patch request: 4x4 icons in launcher

zalmy2 · 05/06/2011, 09:14 AM

so can gonna someone please make to be able to have other sizes of the apps in 2.1 like it was in 1.4.5?

johncc · 05/06/2011, 09:36 AM

Can't be done. The launcher is now lower level non-patchable code. We need HP to recognise that people want higher icon densities, and make it a user selectable preference.

4r4qg · 05/06/2011, 09:46 AM

Yes i agree!

zalmy2 · 10:14 AM

so we need to let theme know I hate it like this what about a patch to hide the apps that I don't even use this is possible?

passlogix · 05/06/2011, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zalmy2

so we need to let theme know I hate it like this and I don't even have the option to hide the apps that I don't even use this is possible?

Well, I think we've been telling them we hate it. And homebrew community stepped up and fixed it, made it 100 times better. Yet, they don't have any clue what user wants. I hope they do little more research on this matter soon.

whodo_voodoo · 05/06/2011, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by zalmy2

so we need to let theme know I hate it like this what about a patch to hide the apps that I don't even use this is possible?

Do what I do and create a special page for them after the system page. Keeps them out the way but accessible if you do ever need them.

Jonesey · 06/27/2011, 07:41 AM

WHAT!!! Just got the Veer, added Preware... and now find this thread. Especially on the Veer, this is just pathetic. The stock icons on the dock row ARE smaller... perfect size, actually. Top bar with the page heading (which I've always thought was useless, or at least a colossal waste of screen space..) makes it so that you can barely see 3x3 on the screen. BOO! and I really miss the slick dark glass effect theme on launcher... have to check to see if that's still working too..

Patches made the Pre, so without some help, the Veer is probably going to go for a Pre3... but even then I'll want the icon density better.

sinime · 06/27/2011, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonesey

WHAT!!! Just got the Veer, added Preware... and now find this thread. Especially on the Veer, this is just pathetic. The stock icons on the dock row ARE smaller... perfect size, actually. Top bar with the page heading (which I've always thought was useless, or at least a colossal waste of screen space..) makes it so that you can barely see 3x3 on the screen. BOO! and I really miss the slick dark glass effect theme on launcher... have to check to see if that's still working too..

Patches made the Pre, so without some help, the Veer is probably going to go for a Pre3... but even then I'll want the icon density better.

I believe the background images can still be changed as it's just a matter of swapping some PNG images...

http://forums.precentral.net/webos-p...-launcher.html

http://forums.precentral.net/webos-p...pre-2-1-a.html

Achill3s · 06/27/2011, 10:27 AM

Yeah this is terrible. The default icon appearances look ridiculous. I believe some of the reasoning behind it was because they were trying to make the launcher faster. Fail.

etphoto · 06/27/2011, 08:05 PM

The 4x4 was probably one of my favorite patches back in the Pre Plus days. When I got the Pre 2 I was sad cause of no more 4x4. However, several months later, I don't miss the 4x4 patch one bit. Kind of like the look now.

ET

Jonesey · 06/27/2011, 08:10 PM

Yeah, I might buy that on a Pre3... but on the Veer, it's just silly to waste the screen space. It's like the app catalog, with the bars on top and bottom, only like 2 1/2 apps show on the screen as you scroll.

kataran · 07/30/2011, 11:00 AM

thanks for the pep talk because I fear I will miss this patch to much starting next week along with the delete email on notification patch

Quote:

Originally Posted by etphoto

The 4x4 was probably one of my favorite patches back in the Pre Plus days. When I got the Pre 2 I was sad cause of no more 4x4. However, several months later, I don't miss the 4x4 patch one bit. Kind of like the look now.

ET

Orion Antares · 07/30/2011, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johncc

Can't be done. The launcher is now lower level non-patchable code. We need HP to recognise that people want higher icon densities, and make it a user selectable preference.

Is it possible to put it into a kernal modification?

Moosbart · 09/17/2011, 09:40 AM

Hi there, any news on this subject?

Church Punk · 09/23/2011, 03:57 AM

Guess not :/

05/06/2011, 09:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
zalmy2 Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 106 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	patch request 2.1 : 4x4 icons in launcher so can gonna someone please make to be able to have other sizes of the apps in 2.1 like it was in 1.4.5?
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05/06/2011, 09:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
johncc Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Adelaide, AU,.... (EU Pre 3, TP 32GB, P100UEU 2.1.0) Posts: 3,910 Likes Received: 87 Thanks: 544 Thanked 453 Times in 331 Posts	Can't be done. The launcher is now lower level non-patchable code. We need HP to recognise that people want higher icon densities, and make it a user selectable preference.
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zalmy2 Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 106 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	so we need to let theme know I hate it like this what about a patch to hide the apps that I don't even use this is possible? Last edited by zalmy2; 05/06/2011 at 10:14 AM.
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06/27/2011, 07:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
Jonesey Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 254 Likes Received: 19 Thanks: 27 Thanked 197 Times in 187 Posts	WHAT!!! Just got the Veer, added Preware... and now find this thread. Especially on the Veer, this is just pathetic. The stock icons on the dock row ARE smaller... perfect size, actually. Top bar with the page heading (which I've always thought was useless, or at least a colossal waste of screen space..) makes it so that you can barely see 3x3 on the screen. BOO! and I really miss the slick dark glass effect theme on launcher... have to check to see if that's still working too.. Patches made the Pre, so without some help, the Veer is probably going to go for a Pre3... but even then I'll want the icon density better.
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06/27/2011, 10:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
Achill3s Forum Moderator Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,999 Likes Received: 59 Thanks: 262 Thanked 539 Times in 392 Posts	Yeah this is terrible. The default icon appearances look ridiculous. I believe some of the reasoning behind it was because they were trying to make the launcher faster. Fail. __________________ Achill3s' Palm Pre: Modded and patched to death!!
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06/27/2011, 08:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
etphoto Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 936 Likes Received: 122 Thanks: 31 Thanked 95 Times in 66 Posts	The 4x4 was probably one of my favorite patches back in the Pre Plus days. When I got the Pre 2 I was sad cause of no more 4x4. However, several months later, I don't miss the 4x4 patch one bit. Kind of like the look now. ET
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06/27/2011, 08:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jonesey Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 254 Likes Received: 19 Thanks: 27 Thanked 197 Times in 187 Posts	Yeah, I might buy that on a Pre3... but on the Veer, it's just silly to waste the screen space. It's like the app catalog, with the bars on top and bottom, only like 2 1/2 apps show on the screen as you scroll.
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09/17/2011, 09:40 AM	#14 (permalink)
Moosbart Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi there, any news on this subject?
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09/23/2011, 03:57 AM	#15 (permalink)
Church Punk Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 110 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 18 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Guess not :/ __________________ HP Veer Remastered II Theme
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