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Android Phone 7 Theme

paulmz said:
Hello everyone,

I'm writing this post due to something that I only now just realized. I have been noticing that, despite all of my insane OCD reworking, layouts on some devices are not spacing correctly. The only reason I can see for this issue is the possibility that the "Auto-Fit Items" option is not selected in LauncherPro Settings. Please see the following for a visual explanation and how to fix the problem:



If you do not have the "Auto-Fit Items" option check marked, it apparently makes the vertical spacing asymmetrical. The middle image is with "Auto-Fit" turned on, and the right-hand image is with "Auto-Fit" turned off. As you can see, the black vertical lines between the widgets stays the same but the black horizontal lines between the widgets gets smaller.

To remedy the problem, follow these steps:



When the pop-up screen says "Restart required" press [Yes].

Done! Hope this helps.
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This is EXACTLY how I fixed my problem! I was messing around with the Preferences and came across that Preference, tried it and all the widget photos fit in just perfect! I will get some screen shots up here soon. Thanks again for all your help!

Everyone that I show my phone too loves it and wants to know how to do it themselves! I love it!
 
Here are my screenshots!

ScreenShot3.png


ScreenShot1-1.png


ScreenShot2.png


Here's the font I used: The Tim Burton Collective - Fonts

Feel free to use any of the Widget Photos I made
ImageShack Album - 61 images

Or create your own!
ImageShack Album - 63 images

Enjoy!
 
BlondeeLox said:
This is EXACTLY how I fixed my problem! I was messing around with the Preferences and came across that Preference, tried it and all the widget photos fit in just perfect! I will get some screen shots up here soon. Thanks again for all your help!

Everyone that I show my phone too loves it and wants to know how to do it themselves! I love it!
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BlondeeLox,

No problem. Glad I could help! Thanks for posting the screenshots, too. They look awesome.

PS: When is my name going next to Kelmar's in your signature?... (Just kidding. Kelmar is my hero, too. He helps me keep my thread nice and neat... just the way my OCD likes it... Thanks, Kelmar!)
 
choccy said:
1x2: 110x260
1x3: 110x395
1x4: 110x665
2x1: 230x125
3x1: 350x125
4x1: 470x125
4x4: 470x665
Large (3x3): 350x395
Middle (2x2): 230x260
Small (1x1): 110x125

Are these correct sizes for Desire?

Still not matching Paul's ones in size :confused:
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choccy:

Theoretically, these dimensions should be correct. Are you questioning in relation to the krze@XDA icons? I haven't looked at those icons yet but plan to do so.

Also, posting screenshots is always helpful to see what is not working correctly.
 
jedigoam said:
can anyone tell me if u can make a direct call or txt to a persone with this if so how??
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jedigoam:

Of course you can assign a Desktop Visualizer widget to a "Direct Dial" or a "Direct Message". Here's how:









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I know this explanation might be a bit visually drawn out, but...

Anyway, I just used a generic image file and a non-personal contact. You, of course, can select these options to your needs. You can also do the same thing as a text message by selecting "Direct Message" (underneath the "Direct Dial" option - see image 9 above).

Also, this is all based on using LauncherPro. I'm not sure exactly how the menus are listed for other home systems (but they should be similar if not the same).

Hope this helps!
 
jamesnmandy said:
@paul

i actually like the slightly off space, it gives it more of the abstract look i'm after, i am OCD'ish and usually gravitate towards symmetry to the point of being obnoxious about it at times, but for some reason the asymmetry of the layout is oddly appealing to me
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jamesnmandy:

I definitely like the way that your layout looks. The spacing gives it character, makes it look less cluttered, and allows the wallpaper to show through. (I was just checking to see if you needed help lining the icons up and I wanted to make sure you weren't getting frustrated about it and just left them spaced apart.) The intentional asymmetric spacing does work very well. I have seen a couple of people do this and it looks good.

Yeah, my OCD kept me up a couple of nights figuring out how to get the spacing perfect on the image widgets.
 
Hello everyone.

Just wanted to make sure that everyone is aware of and are downloading their Desktop Visualizer app update.

One big feature myself and Saucier noticed is the new Image Quality option. Here's how to set it:



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That's it! There are a few other options for "Cell Memory Usage", but these are more of a performance setting than a quality setting. Adjust them as you will.

There should be a noticeable difference in the quality of the images with the first setting.
 
paulmz said:
Yeah, my OCD kept me up a couple of nights figuring out how to get the spacing perfect on the image widgets.
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Oh god, tell me about it. I feel your pain, man. You should see how people ask me to arrange some of my wallpapers! :eek::D Sometimes it's actually difficult for me to put a main element off-kilter! As if their fancy widget placement is more important than my sanity! :D

We should start an AF group for the Theme section Minnesotans with OCD. :p

BTW - Your last batch of icons (the retro 50's ones) look fantastic!
 
JQwerty91 said:
After tweaking the rows vs. columns on the Launcher Pro settings I got this. Enjoy ;]:

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All of the square tiles are 300x300. My device screen resolution is 800x400 (Samsung Fascinate)
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Hi JQwerty91,

Do you mean 800x480?

And is your home screen set to 5 columns x 5 rows?
 
Thanks for those icons.

Think I'll have to sit myself down and try to do some myself as there are a few I want to add onto what you did already.

But feel free to add more when you can ;-)
 
Hi paulmz,
i really like the idea of the "theme" but i cant seem to get ot work on my HTC legend coz i cant find the right resolutions to it and maybe some settings i got wrong, i set it to 5 rows and auto fit but i can find any resolution that fit my legend which prob have a resolution of 640x480 if i aint mistaken so can u help ?!
 
paulmz said:
PS: When is my name going next to Kelmar's in your signature?... (Just kidding. Kelmar is my hero, too. He helps me keep my thread nice and neat... just the way my OCD likes it... Thanks, Kelmar!)
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She's my wife :p


... and anytime :)
 
Sorry if this is a real basic question, i am using the stock home on the Droid X. This thread has the pixel height and width for other Home Apps. I believe the stock home only has 4 rows and 4 columns. Does anyone know the pixel height and width to use for the icons provided on the Droid X w/ stock home?

Thanks
 
bido19 said:
Hi paulmz,
i really like the idea of the "theme" but i cant seem to get ot work on my HTC legend coz i cant find the right resolutions to it and maybe some settings i got wrong, i set it to 5 rows and auto fit but i can find any resolution that fit my legend which prob have a resolution of 640x480 if i aint mistaken so can u help ?!
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bido:

Actually, the resolution for the Legend is 320x480. The image dimensions are listed in this post:

DROID Eris Desktop Visualizer Image Dimensions

I also added a list in Post 1 for the icons in this thread that fit certain devices (yours included).

Hope this helps!
 
BABLESON said:
Sorry if this is a real basic question, i am using the stock home on the Droid X. This thread has the pixel height and width for other Home Apps. I believe the stock home only has 4 rows and 4 columns. Does anyone know the pixel height and width to use for the icons provided on the Droid X w/ stock home?

Thanks
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BABELSON:

Please see this post: http://androidforums.com/android-themes/199936-android-phone-7-theme.html#post1755757.

Then post or personal-message some full-size screenshots and I'll ses what I can figure out.
 
Paul,

I did an icon last night that looks ok but the text not looking as bright as yours. Did you also use bold?

I'm at work but will try to post in about an hour if I can upload from here.
 
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