V10.7b1 beta (hummm… I think it will be a long post…)
This is an early preview of the “visual refresh” that has been announced earlier. It’s far from being complete and a huge improvement, and I mostly hope that the UI will be a bit more consistent, but I would be glad to get your opinion on this preview, even.
So what’s inside exactly? Changes mostly deals with the “chrome” (menus, configuration screens, dialog boxes, etc.). In a nutshell the app adopts a light theme. More precisely it uses the Holo theme on Android versions from 3.0 to 4.4, and the Material theme on Android 5+ (with fancy ripples that you often don’t see because your finger is over the button). Sorry 2.3 users, you won’t see a big difference because the app mostly stays with the old dark theme.
The default setup has not been revised yet, except for the default item style, which is nevertheless a very visible update. A profound rework of the default setup is scheduled for the next update. (By the way I will once again request the help of the community in the next days or weeks with various polls…)
One thing is special on Android 5: the app is customizing the color palette with red (the same red as the bolt). This color is most notably seen in the status and action bar. That’s great to give some sort of “branding”, which is suggested on the “Best practice for user interface” page, but on the other hand I fear the amalgamation with other well known apps such as G+ or Gmail. Given the reduced amount of distinguishable colors and the ever growing number of apps, I don’t know how this can be avoided though… I am nevertheless interested in knowing what you think about that.
Also worth of interest is the introduction of a new “User menu” which consists in a special folder populated with various shortcuts (edit layout, add item, select wallpaper, etc.). Since this is a folder, it can be customized at wish. By default it is plugged on the menu key on devices having one and replaces the old default (Lightning menu) and can be reached with a new action “User menu”.
There are also a few new script functions (changelog) but all other pending bug fixes and new features are stacked in a parallel branch. Please be patient until the merge 😉
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Sweeeeet 🙂
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Sound great. Some screenshots? Am tempted to try, but can’t right now.
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NICE, Thanks!
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Preferences looks gorgeous if anyone’s interested here’s the hex color code for the red
#E33B3B = Actionbar
#BD2727 = Statusbar
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So it’s a LIGHTning launcher now 😁
Pierre Hébert… Why no more dark theme?
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Lutz Linke because I believe light seems more modern. This is 100% subjective though.
Josh Gray do you mean the desktop wallpaper ? I tried this at the moment and it seems to work. But theme changed can have subtle effects, and I wouldn’t be surprised of a border effect with the wallpaper. Can you still see the system wallpaper ?
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Ok 🙂
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Quite heavy bug posted in bug report (update just unusable on my Galaxy Note 3)
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This update also fixed one of the most annoying bugs (IMO) When applying an icon pack some of the icons ended up smaller. Applying the icon pack again now fixes this :)
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this update has produced a small bug perhaps….. some of my apps (at least one counted) now say not installed even though it clearly is. what was the fix for that again?
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Refresh?
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i thought that was it, but i couldnt remember….. that fixed it thanks Jay M
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Awesome!
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I loved the look of this update until I realized I couldn’t use it. Thanks for fixing the bugs so quickly, hope that the visual stuff comes back. Soon. It was pretty.
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