Patch request...Navigate to first launcher page from last page

[mike_pre]

Now that I have multiple launcher pages, 6 to be exact, it would be great if I could swipe to the Left when on page 6 and it will take me back to Page 1, instead of having to swipe to the Right 5 pages to get to 1. I didn't see any requests like this, and think it will be very useful patch.

[cas_esq]

That's a great idea. It fits intuitively with the design. I also would like the launcher icon in the quick launch bar to take me to the first launcher page. I know it's lazy, but I would like to get from page 3 to page 1 with one swipe of the wave. I hope someone is intrigued by these patch request.

[SirWill]

Great patch idea.

[balderson]

Do you mean swipe left in the gesture area or swiping left in the launcher?

[arsenalrule]

+1 would like a fully rotational launcher

[mike_pre]

I was referring to a swipe in the launcher, the same way you swipe right to get to the next page. So if you were on Page 1, swipe right would take you to page 6 (if you had 6) and if you were on page 6 for example, swiping left would take you to page 1.

[balderson]

Originally Posted by mike_pre

I was referring to a swipe in the launcher, the same way you swipe right to get to the next page. So if you were on Page 1, swipe right would take you to page 6 (if you had 6) and if you were on page 6 for example, swiping left would take you to page 1.

Maybe I just don't get it, but how would get to pages 2-5?

[SirataXero]

Originally Posted by balderson

Maybe I just don't get it, but how would get to pages 2-5?

It's kind of like a looping incrementer.

Imagine if you had a counter that went from 0-9. As of right now the counter (the launcher) goes from 0 to 9, and then stops. So you have to reduce the number if you want it to go back to 0. Instead, you should just add 1 to 9 and the counter should check and realize, it can't display anything bigger than a 9 and go back to 0.

Same principle applies to the launcher pages. A swipe essentially tells the launcher page number to increase by 1. When it reaches the maximum, it stops, because it doesn't know what else to do.

This would be a really good idea, and, imo, a VERY easy patch to do. All you have to do is set up a checker that lets you increment and decrement the page numbers normally, but if you reach the maximum, it would set the next page as 1.

[balderson]

Oh duh! Sorry about that, I'm a little slow tonight... I got my rights and lefts mixed up...

[Lclarkjr]

There is now a patch available in Preware for this.

App Launcher - Wrap Pages

[mike_pre]

Thanks lcalrkjr, I have been working on that one since I posted the request, I thought I had it working, but it had some issues. Is there a place that I can look at the changes that you made so that I can see how far off I was and if I was looking in the correct place?

[Lclarkjr]

Originally Posted by mike_pre

Thanks lcalrkjr, I have been working on that one since I posted the request, I thought I had it working, but it had some issues. Is there a place that I can look at the changes that you made so that I can see how far off I was and if I was looking in the correct place?

You can look at the .patch file at:

Patch Launcher Wrap Pages - WebOS Internals

I do have an issue where the onPageChange event sometimes fires late so the markings at the bottom are not correct. I am working this issue now.

[pre1561]

How do I add more Launcher Pages? I have the 3 the Pre came with. I would like to have more but I can't find any "how to" yet in my search. Thanks.

[Lclarkjr]

Originally Posted by pre1561

How do I add more Launcher Pages? I have the 3 the Pre came with. I would like to have more but I can't find any "how to" yet in my search. Thanks.

Your looking for the Enable Add/Delete Pages patch. It is available in Preware and WebOS Quick Install.