With all due respect to those who may think otherwise, or are puzzled by the volume of discussion on the topic,…
It’s a front door to the app, the way it introduces itself to strangers. It’s important. It’s a marketing thing.
When a search returns hundreds or thousands of results, it’s either spend the whole day in the play store or use an arbitrary rule to select which apps to consider.
The rule I usually use is “skip the ugly icons.” A quick glance at the icon (picture, thousand words and all that) reveals a lot. If it looks like an icon from 2010, it’s often because that’s the last time the app was updated.
I am confident I am not the only one out there who uses the ugly icon rule.
Some good ideas have emerged from these discussions . Sometimes it gets a little heated (to be honest sometimes it feels like stepping into a snakepit); but that’s because people are passionate about the app and want what’s best for it.
And if Pierre Hébert wants to change the icon to something outside of current design guidelines, or even to a photo of his kid, for that matter, he can do that. And if after that he finds something he thinks is more appropriate, he can and should change it again.
Because it’s his app, and we are lucky to have the opportunity to continue to help him to make it as uniquely good as it is.
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You are definitely not the only one using the ugly icon rule!
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Well said Carolyn Boyle.
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Harry Buskes thank you.
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For all the things Pierre does do for his users, it shows we’re passionate if we get worked up over the icon.
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Steve Parkin exactly
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I firmly believe 100% LLx is the best launcher available. I also believe it does not get the attention it deserves. I do use the icon rule, probably a little differently than most. I also believe that with all the updates and improvements that Pierre Hébert has made could take LLx to the next level. Something as simple as an icon could be what opens the door.
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thomas greer I love llx. Any other launcher gets considered, used and then rejected as inflexible. I’ve bought adw, smart and nova. Tried most others as well. There’s something about this launcher that does it for me, even though I don’t go to the awesome lengths other people do, llx let’s me make any device work how I want it to.
I think with the scripting, some form of automatically constructed first desktop could be created, giving users a more functional template than the beginning one now. Even if it was just select the icons you want and it whacks them on the first home screen, then offers a couple of styling options. The first screen you get is a little underwhelming.
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Steve Parkin Thank God, I thought I was the only one searching the globe for the perfect launcher! Haha! It’s nice to know I’m not alone, and very reassuring to know we both endorse LLx. Now if we just had the money we wasted on other launchers we could buy Pierre a half page ad in a geek magazine! Lmao
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After drowning my n5 yesterday I’d be happy if I could replace that first. 🙂
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Steve Parkin I took my phone into the hot tub one time. It looked like a fishbowl! Look @ the bright side, now you have the perfect excuse to upgrade. Hmm…now I’m getting ideas. Haha!
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