[PATCH REQUEST] message count on messaging and emailicon

alioooop · 12/02/2009, 03:27 AM

was just wondering if its possible to make a little indicator at the upper right corner of the messaging icon like the iphone has and even some notifications of different apps

I know that I'm not the only one that would love this

then it would be easier to know if you have unread messages/emails if you forgotten that you swiped away a notification.

this shouldnt be that hard for a good developer so hope someone sees this

alioooop · 12/03/2009, 05:59 AM

is it realy no one that wants this? :O

JayKC · 12/14/2009, 02:16 PM

bump. I think this patch would rock. Any developer think that this is possible?

IMGrant · 12/14/2009, 04:20 PM

Sounds like a quality idea.

74256274 · 01/02/2010, 11:50 AM

Seems to me that this would be a very popular patch. I'd love to see it happen. Thanks for bringing up the idea!!

Red35th · 02/18/2012, 01:40 PM

Sorry to bring this back from the dead, but did anyone ever look into this? I'd love an icon for my e-mail for when I periodically clear a notification and forget about the new message until later.

Thanks!

Herrie · 02/18/2012, 02:05 PM

Can you make some screenshot and then with Paint, Photoshop or the likes add the counter how you'd like to see it? I might be able to have a look

Red35th · 03:47 PM

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll post up a few screenshots of what I have in mind, in my head it's pretty similar to what iOS does now, with a superscript number in the top right of the app icon indicated the number of new messages (though I'd be happy if the icon indicated any new messages, such as with an "!").

Another idea would be to do something similar to Govnah, with the message indicator placed over the middle of the icon.

EDIT: Here is an admittedly pathetic MS Paint version of what I had in mind. Thanks for taking a look in any case!

Screen Cap.jpg

isagar2004 · 02/19/2012, 08:22 AM

AFAIK it's possible, but I won't be able to look into it until I'll finish the webOS scrollbars project.

tobias funke · 02/20/2012, 11:26 AM

It's definitely possible. MetaView wrote a patch that does exactly this for the E-Mail icon for 1.4.5.

k4llle · 02/20/2012, 12:05 PM

Oh, that would be a really great patch!

Herrie · 02/20/2012, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobias funke

It's definitely possible. MetaView wrote a patch that does exactly this for the E-Mail icon for 1.4.5.

Do you have a link or exact name somewhere? I tried to look for it in 1.4.5 feed of the patches, but cannot find it

When I can look at the 1.4.5 patch it should be fairly straight forward to patch it to 2.x

Red35th · 02/21/2012, 12:10 AM

Thanks for the responses everyone! This would be an extremely useful patch, for me at least.

ShiftyAxel · 02/21/2012, 09:15 AM

This patch would be absolutely awesome, I've wanted badge notifications under webOS for ages. I get the feeling it may not be doable until the LunaSysMgr/Launcher source is opened though- 2.x changed the launcher from being a webapp to a compiled native app, which means we can't modify it.

I think Govnah does it by changing the icon.png in realtime, which is a bit hacky in comparison to it being a native API thing (aka iOS)

k4llle · 02/21/2012, 01:27 PM

What about the calendar app? it changes its icon every day... Why not do this with the messaging app and email app? Ok, the calendar doesn't do it every second, but better than nothing...

OldSkoolVWLover · 02/21/2012, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k4llle

What about the calendar app? it changes its icon every day... Why not do this with the messaging app and email app? Ok, the calendar doesn't do it every second, but better than nothing...

This is what the e-mail patch mentioned above does

tobias funke · 02/22/2012, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herrie

Do you have a link or exact name somewhere? I tried to look for it in 1.4.5 feed of the patches, but cannot find it

When I can look at the 1.4.5 patch it should be fairly straight forward to patch it to 2.x

Here it is. I believe I modified it from the original version to use the /media/internal/.scrims directory. Everything else should be the way MetaView wrote it.

12/02/2009, 03:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
alioooop Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 148 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	[PATCH REQUEST] message count on messaging and emailicon was just wondering if its possible to make a little indicator at the upper right corner of the messaging icon like the iphone has and even some notifications of different apps I know that I'm not the only one that would love this then it would be easier to know if you have unread messages/emails if you forgotten that you swiped away a notification. this shouldnt be that hard for a good developer so hope someone sees this
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12/03/2009, 05:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
alioooop Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 148 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	is it realy no one that wants this? :O
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12/14/2009, 02:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
JayKC Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 132 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 46 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	bump. I think this patch would rock. Any developer think that this is possible? __________________ Follow me on Twitter: @jjshore
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IMGrant Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 95 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 10 Thanked 44 Times in 19 Posts	Sounds like a quality idea. __________________ My Patches: Email: Sync all Favourite Folders \| Contacts: Swipe to Delete \| Launcher: Reset to First/Middle Pages
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01/02/2010, 11:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
74256274 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: La Quinta, CA Posts: 31 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 10 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts	Seems to me that this would be a very popular patch. I'd love to see it happen. Thanks for bringing up the idea!!
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02/18/2012, 01:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
Red35th Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 4 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sorry to bring this back from the dead, but did anyone ever look into this? I'd love an icon for my e-mail for when I periodically clear a notification and forget about the new message until later. Thanks!
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02/18/2012, 02:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
Herrie Homebrew Developer Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 643 Likes Received: 74 Thanks: 0 Thanked 162 Times in 101 Posts	Can you make some screenshot and then with Paint, Photoshop or the likes add the counter how you'd like to see it? I might be able to have a look
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02/18/2012, 03:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Red35th Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 4 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the quick reply. I'll post up a few screenshots of what I have in mind, in my head it's pretty similar to what iOS does now, with a superscript number in the top right of the app icon indicated the number of new messages (though I'd be happy if the icon indicated any new messages, such as with an "!"). Another idea would be to do something similar to Govnah, with the message indicator placed over the middle of the icon. EDIT: Here is an admittedly pathetic MS Paint version of what I had in mind. Thanks for taking a look in any case! Screen Cap.jpg Last edited by Red35th; 02/18/2012 at 03:47 PM.
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02/19/2012, 08:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
isagar2004 Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 241 Likes Received: 61 Thanks: 1 Thanked 167 Times in 66 Posts	AFAIK it's possible, but I won't be able to look into it until I'll finish the webOS scrollbars project. __________________ TouchPad vKBD patches with working arrow keys iOS-like browser scrollbars for webOS 2.x Disable video pause when minimized for webOS 2.2.x [Ongoing Project] webOS Scrollbars Like my work? Want to support it? Want to thank me?
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02/20/2012, 11:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
tobias funke Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 638 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 97 Thanked 172 Times in 123 Posts	It's definitely possible. MetaView wrote a patch that does exactly this for the E-Mail icon for 1.4.5. __________________
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02/20/2012, 12:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
k4llle Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 80 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Oh, that would be a really great patch!
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02/21/2012, 12:10 AM	#13 (permalink)
Red35th Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 4 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the responses everyone! This would be an extremely useful patch, for me at least.
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02/21/2012, 09:15 AM	#14 (permalink)
ShiftyAxel Homebrew Developer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Here. Posts: 624 Likes Received: 82 Thanks: 22 Thanked 167 Times in 84 Posts	This patch would be absolutely awesome, I've wanted badge notifications under webOS for ages. I get the feeling it may not be doable until the LunaSysMgr/Launcher source is opened though- 2.x changed the launcher from being a webapp to a compiled native app, which means we can't modify it. I think Govnah does it by changing the icon.png in realtime, which is a bit hacky in comparison to it being a native API thing (aka iOS) __________________ Stuff and Things that I had a hand (or two) in: WiFi File Sharing - Simple Network Sharing for webOS (Now available in Preware!) Enyo Smooth Scrolling, Mojo Smooth Scrolling, Mojo FPS Booster, Mojo Tap Responsiveness, Mojo Flick Regulator, Mojo Speedy Switch, Pre3 Just Type Scrim Fix, HP webOS Carrier String, EDGE Icon Patches. If you like any of the above and are feeling generous, why not ? :]
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02/21/2012, 01:27 PM	#15 (permalink)
k4llle Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 80 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	What about the calendar app? it changes its icon every day... Why not do this with the messaging app and email app? Ok, the calendar doesn't do it every second, but better than nothing...
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