January, 2014
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Android 4.3 device samsung galaxy s4
When closing exiting an app with the “back” button, sometimes, it goes back to the default launcher instead of llx
]]>Another bug report from users of my template:
Folder window options defined at current desktop (top 424, height 528). Folders at desktop use those defaults, no overrides.
But when template is applied to device with higher resolution (note 3 vs nexus 4), settings of each folder are changed (top 1120, height 1503), values are marked as “custom”. Desktop folders’ defaults are original (not scaled). So changing default values no longer apply to existing folders.
When fixing, please keep in mind to rescale not only when applying a template, but also when loading different styles for desktop.
]]>Christmas and the New Year Day are already behind us…
I might be a bit late, but I nevertheless wish you all an Happy New Year !
Now it’s time to get back to work 😉 And I would like to share my plans regarding Lightning Launcher. There are tons of things to improve. I won’t list them all here, but a few big things are standing out.
Bug fixing
As usual. A rather long list of bugs have been collected since the last release and they need to be fixed.
Add scripting to the app
This would allow… everything ? Maybe not, but surely a lot of elaborated behaviors, such as conditionally executing a list of actions, handling events depending on the current state (current desktop, whether a folder is open, scroll position, etc), maybe animations too.
I regularly think at this, and the feature is starting to shape nicely. As of today, I can confirm that this will be JavaScript based and this will be an advanced feature for LLX only.
Allow one or more desktops to be used as a lock screen
It has been first requested maybe one year and a half ago… This is a bit tricky because this is not a standard Android feature, and for this reason Lightning Locker will only be integrated with Lightning, it won’t be available as a standalone lock screen (at least not soon). It will be either built-in or as an addon.
Maybe some sort of custom widget
This is a long term evolution which would help reduce excessive widget weight and template sharing. This would also hugely benefit of scripting.
Maybe at some point a poll will be great to schedule things a bit 😉
]]>I’m not sure if this is actually a bug, or more a “necessary evil” due to the nature of panels, but (!!!!) one…
I just found myself “stuck”, after placing 4 rectangular panels butting up to each other, taking up all real estate. All scrolling inside the panels is vertical, so I thought horizontal scrolling could be used to the next “page” (or desktop). No such luck. Any solutions?
]]>Zsolt Golenya
Zsolt Golenya
This is the menu I get when long pressing an application during the add process
]]>Is there a way to add more than one app at a time to a panel?
Step-by-step Tutorials
Has anyone considered developing text-based tutorials as opposed to creating videos?
I’m new to Lightning Launcher and I sense it to be a superior launcher for customizations. Along with that power there is a steep learning curve and I understand that. What I haven’t been able to find online is very much documentation and I have found the videos which I have difficulty following, probably due to no audio, little explanation as to why a step is needed, small video size and to rapid changes.
]]>Don’t know if request exists already?
Hi Pierre Hébert.
Please allow to define custom folder position not just from “top” and “left”, but to choose an individual anchor position (like Zooper does). Or better let us define margins for all 4 sides. It should still be possible to enter width/height. When editing settings, 1 of 3 values (left/width/right and top/height/bottom) must be zero (“automatic”), that’d do the trick.
The reason I chose “bug report” instead of “feature suggestion” is, that in my “Hide and Seek”-template folders are positioned by top and height, but on devices with resolution different from mine folders are placed too high, too low or even are partially reach out of the desktop. I got complaints about that, but can’t do anything against. Position folder relative to bottom would’ve helped.
Please take a look and think about a proper solution. Thanks in advance!
… and BTW: please don’t forget inheritance of folder settings from desktop to folders in panels 😉
Best regards and have a great new year.
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