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Trying to Move from LauncherPro to ADW EX

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BankZ

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Overall I really like what I see with ADW. The one thing I can't get over is the dock. I really like the dock better in LP. I like the swipe actions on the icons and I like being able to swipe sideways for more icons. The hidden dock doesn't seem as nice. Anyone else run into this? Any suggestions?
 
I've always preferred ADW over LP. Running ADW Ex currently and really like it. I'm no help with the dock though, sorry.
 
yeah, I keep going back to LP even though I think ADW is better. I am really hooked on LP's dock.
 
You need to try Go Launcher. It really is a nice combination of LP and ADW EX, plus more. There are no LP-like widgets, though. It has a much better implementation of the continuous homescreen looping. For me, the initial swipe to change screens after turning on is instantaneous. LP and ADW had a slight lag. REALLY happy with it.
 
BankZ said:
Overall I really like what I see with ADW. The one thing I can't get over is the dock. I really like the dock better in LP. I like the swipe actions on the icons and I like being able to swipe sideways for more icons. The hidden dock doesn't seem as nice. Anyone else run into this? Any suggestions?
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i felt the same way when i first switched to ADW EX from LPP. 3 months later and i'm still very happy with ADW. i set the "swipe up" gesture to show/hide the dock by swiping up on the screen. that makes showing/hiding the hidden dock a lot easier and more consistent than swiping up directly over the dock. i also enabled the "auto-close hidden dock bar" feature so the dock automatically hides after selecting an app from it. i like the "lock desktop" feature too, makes using scrollable widgets much more enjoyable (no accidental moving or deleting while attempting to scroll).

while i was initially very hesitant to switch from LPP to anything else, i really like ADW EX (sorry Fede).
 
I'm gonna try GO. Any suggestions for widget replacements? I use the Friends and Agenda LP widgets.
 
Is it me or is Android Agenda widget fugly? And it might not be the Friends widget it use. Its the one with FaceBook and Twitter.
 
BankZ said:
Is it me or is Android Agenda widget fugly? And it might not be the Friends widget it use. Its the one with FaceBook and Twitter.
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Have you tried some of the themes? There's a crazy amount of options to choose from.

Don't have a widget idea for FB/Twitter.
 
I always stood behind LPP very strongly until I really gave ADW EX a try. I like it so much better. The dock can be customized in MANY different ways. I have mine so it's always shown and you cannot swipe up or down to bring it up or get rid of it. Also I have the LPP icon app downloaded so I can use some of the cool backgrounds that LPP offers on ADW EX

Easily my favorite launcher and extremely customizable
 
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