Launcher problems--almost nightmares!!!

[Nite Hawk]

Howdy,
I tried- go launcher pro and found it very complicated and cluttered so i unistalled and I downloaded ADW launcher. It seemed to be what I was looking for much simpler and less cluttered,that is until I was trying to place an icon onto the dock bar. The app drawer launcher was accidently pushed out of the dock bar and disappeared! Nothing I could find to do, would make it "re-appear" and I had NO VISIBLE ACCESS to the app drawer to unistall adw launcher or anything else for that matter!!. Didn't matter what button I pushed the app drawer buttons /shortcuts/ icons0 were GONE.
Thankfully I had a short cut to the app manager on the "desk top", and I could go in and uninstall the adw launcher app and get my stock launcher back so I could use my phone!!
so I am back with my stock launcher, and stuff on the dock bar that I don't want there, and can't remove. I wanted to add stuff to my Stock launcher "desk top" and opened the "Add" button. It asked if I wanted a widget added to the desk top, or a short cut.
What is the difference between a widget being on the dest top or a shortcut??
Is zeam a good launcher? I do not want a repeat of what happened with adw launcher where I almost had a major boo--boo where I couldn't access anything!!
Appreciate your help!---thanks
Nite Hawk

 

[jerofld]

In ADW, to get the App drawer back, long press on the desktop and select "Launcher Actions" then push "Open/Close App Drawer". It recreates the app drawer shortcut.

A widget runs in real time, and can update to show you current information (like current temperature, time, etc). A shortcut is like a shortcut in windows...it's static - it doesn't change.

Zeam is ok, but it has fewer features than ADW. I have, use, and love ADW. Zeam just was underpowered in comparison.

 

[Nite Hawk]

jerofld, Thanks for the tip concerning ADW and getting back the app launcher!
Concerning Widgets, I put- go sms messaging on my phone and the "add" feature asked if I wanted to put a widget, short cut or whatever on the "dest top". It appears I simply put the whole program on the 'desk top" not the widget. It that the thing to do? I want the go sms messaging program to notify me when I get messages, and be able to message from the desktop without having to open my app drawer.
Another thing I find annoying is that when I am trying to use Wi-Fi, sometimes I get a bad connection, ( in our area bad connections are common even with Wi-Fi, often our technology here is still in the stone ages) and it crashes and I have to open the app drawer-settings-Wi-fi---ect just to see what the connection is doing and then try to go back to what ever down load I was working on before it crashed. I would like to put a short cut or something to the settings or wi-fi- app.
Is that possible?
thanks for advice!
Nite Hawk

 

[RyanB]

OP, there should be an option within ADW to toggle whether or not you can swipe away the dock bar. Turning that option off should go a long way towards preventing it from disappearing in the future. Regarding your Wi-Fi, depending on what phone you have you may already have a Wi-Fi related widget. You could also do a search within Google Play to see what you could find. I ran a search for "Wi-Fi widget", got a ton of hits, and thought this one might help you:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rb.wifiwidget

 

[thedrizl]

My $.02: I tried both LPP and ADW. Had ADW the longerof the two, but eventually became frustrated by its limitations. There's a ton of replacement launchers on the market, some paid and some free. It takes just a little research to find the one you think will be right for you.

Full disclosure: I've been using GO Launcher EX for well over a year now and have been quite pleased with it. It does everything and nothing I don't. I found all the options a little intimidating at first, but like everything elde it just taking a little play time to get used to all the features. Plus, the dev team offers constant support for issue. Really nice. Give it a try if you haven't already.