So it looks like my theme was a BIT of a success; it's currently the most downloaded theme
Still, that doesn't tell me anything about retention rates; how many of you actually use it? What do you like, what don't you like? What would you like to see added or removed? Let me know
Latest version: 2.3
* I intentionally didn't add the Power Control widget or a Settings button. I strongly recommend downloading a free app from the market called Quick Settings which puts all your most-used settings in the notification bar so you don't have to clutter your screen with them.
* Top screen is just a changelog. Mostly because at the time I couldn't come up with a better use for that screen. I've grown to like it
CENTER screen: COMMUNICATION
- Features one-touch access to your Dialer, Contacts, Android Market, and Handcent SMS
- Toggles back and forth between a clean and simple clock widget and a pair of trays for social networking apps and finance / account-based apps.
- Known bug: sometimes have to toggle back and forth between the two screen-sets before they show & hide correctly.
LEFT screen: MULTIMEDIA
- Features one-touch access to your camera and gallery apps
- Minimizable menus featuring music, video and gaming content
- Music menu now features a playlist tray for quick access to your favorite songs and albums
- NEW Video menu features a favorites tray for quick access to your favorite clips, recordings, shows and movies
RIGHT screen: INFORMATION
- Features one-touch access to your Gmail and DocsToGo
- Minimizable menus featuring the PureCalendar widget, news apps, gps apps and navigation locations
- The calendar menu brings up the widget and a button to launch Astrid Tasks
- The GPS menu now separates the location shortcuts from the gps apps
- The news menu now keeps track of all your news, sports and weather.
BOTTOM screen: APPLICATIONS
- Simple app drawer
- Looking for user suggestions. Keep it simple or add a background?
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My goal with this theme is to make it light and powerful. I didn't want to use too many flashy widgets and pictures; instead focusing on using text, gradients and transparencies to create a theme that would work well with nearly any wallpaper the user wishes to use.
Last edited by El Blacksheep; January 29th, 2010 at 07:33 AM.
I can't find this to download anymore... I have been using your older version because I find the layout to be fantastic and really clean.... Nothing to clutter up the screen and makes my droid just look incredible
1) Themes -> Popularity. Recently it's jumped all the way to #1 with over 3000 downloads
2) Themes -> Search. By author: elblacksheep
3) Themes -> Search. By name: SmallCaps
4) Themes -> Recent. Whenever I update, it's back on the most recent list.
great theme, i was trying to tweak it a bit and was having trouble...it is set to default browser when i use dolphin...if you could make the springboards more editable would be cool because the gps is one that i didnt think was worth a whole folder...it is the best and mostversitile of the sweeterhome themes ive seen
I happened to notice somebody directly copied my theme and uploaded it as their own. I don't mind if anyone wants to use my theme as a starting point and modifies it from there, but FFS at least change the name and description!
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Originally Posted by Sturge[Droid]
great theme, i was trying to tweak it a bit and was having trouble...it is set to default browser when i use dolphin...if you could make the springboards more editable would be cool because the gps is one that i didnt think was worth a whole folder...it is the best and mostversitile of the sweeterhome themes ive seen
Ah yes, that deals directly with how I made the theme itself. Here's how you would go about changing it from using the default browser to Dolphin:
1) Go into Edit mode
2) Long press on the browser label, and select Custom Tray:browser:browser
3) Change Locked from Yes to No
4) Exit Edit mode
5) Long press on the browser label, and drag the invisible browser app out of the tray.
6) Long press on the browser label, and add a new application to the browser tray. (Select Dolphin from the menu)
7) Go into Edit mode
8) Long press on the browser label, and select Custom Tray:browser:browser
9) Change Locked from No to Yes
10) Exit Edit mode
Simple once you realize how it all works lol. You can do the same for the others.
Last edited by El Blacksheep; January 26th, 2010 at 03:14 AM.
I happened to notice somebody directly copied my theme and uploaded it as their own. I don't mind if anyone wants to use my theme as a starting point and modifies it from there, but FFS at least change the name and description!
Ah yes, that deals directly with how I made the theme itself. Here's how you would go about changing it from using the default browser to Dolphin:
1) Go into Edit mode
2) Long press on the browser label, and select Custom Tray:browser:browser
3) Change Locked from Yes to No
4) Exit Edit mode
5) Long press on the browser label, and drag the invisible browser app out of the tray.
6) Long press on the browser label, and add a new application to the browser tray. (Select Dolphin from the menu)
7) Go into Edit mode
8) Long press on the browser label, and select Custom Tray:browser:browser
9) Change Locked from No to Yes
10) Exit Edit mode
Simple once you realize how it all works lol. You can do the same for the others.
sorry for accidental paste...i was trying to edit the theme (i hope you dont mind) and accidently uploaded the theme...thanks for the help
I happened to notice somebody directly copied my theme and uploaded it as their own. I don't mind if anyone wants to use my theme as a starting point and modifies it from there, but FFS at least change the name and description!
I think some new users do it by mistake sometimes...
I suppose you're right. BTW thanks for featuring my theme on sweeterskins
For version 2.4, I'm thinking along the lines of:
- *MAYBE* Add a speed dial menu in place of Contacts
- *MAYBE* Add a post-it note widget to Top screen
Version 3.0 will be another revamp once SH2 gets a new public release.
Last edited by El Blacksheep; January 29th, 2010 at 07:30 AM.
I could fix the theme for landscape but it's not a priority for me... it'd double the size of the theme. The next SH2 release will give you the option of disabling landscape mode.
So, the Phone and contacts shortcuts at the bottom are broken, and searching the market gives me a connection failure. Also the 1x4 clock widget doesn't show the date correctly it is cut off at the bottom?
So, the Phone and contacts shortcuts at the bottom are broken, and searching the market gives me a connection failure. Also the 1x4 clock widget doesn't show the date correctly it is cut off at the bottom?
Using the method to change default browser I was able to fix the phone and contacts problems, the widget is still needing to be, fixed, going to try to change the touch here to start to display a peep widget. (ERIS)
I have a question, I want to change the contacts buttons, to Speed Dials I have the shortcuts and trays set up, but how do I make the clock and clock BG disappear only when I click the Speed dials springboard, when I do it it makes it so they appear only when I do that?
Yes, okay I'm working on optimizing this for me and other Eris/Hero users, I will post screens soon.
Changes include all fonts to 10px, much easier to see on Eris.
Sounds good for you and all the Hero / Eris users
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Originally Posted by deman89
I have a question, I want to change the contacts buttons, to Speed Dials I have the shortcuts and trays set up, but how do I make the clock and clock BG disappear only when I click the Speed dials springboard, when I do it it makes it so they appear only when I do that?
EDIT: The directions below don't work. Apparently there are issues with the way SH handles logic. I'll find a work-around.
Currently there are 2 springboards on that screen: ShowClock and ShowApps. They're both in group 'main'
ShowClock will make the clock, clockbg and "Touch to begin." text appear.
ShowApps will make the Social and Accounts trays and the "Touch to close." text appear.
To mod Speed Dial instead of Contacts:
(Optional) Change the Contacts label to Speed Dial or something else
1) Remove the Contacts custom tray
2) Copy/Paste the ShowClock (or the ShowApps) springboard, and move it over your speed dial text
3) Rename the new springboard to ShowContacts or something similar
4) Under controlled blocks, have it control your new Speed Dial tray (and any other trays you may also want to appear)
Now, this screen wasn't meant to have a 3rd springboard togglable, so you'll have to fix the first 2 as well:
5) Edit the ShowApps springboard
6) Under controlled blocks, add the ShowClock springboard
7) Edit the ShowClock springboard
8) Under controlled blocks, add the ShowApps springboard
This will make it so that when your speed dial list is up, those other springboards will be hidden. But now we have another issue: once the contacts springboard is open, there's no way to get back to the clock/apps. Even if it's minimizable all you get is a blank screen! Here's the fix:
9) Copy/Paste the ShowClock springboard again
10) This time, move it somewhere on the screen and give it a label (I'd suggest a red X or something similar)
11) Rename it to HideContacts
12) Edit ShowContacts and include the HideContacts springboard for controlled blocks.
Now, when you open the contacts tray you'll have a 'button' you can press to close it and return back to the clock screen. It's a bit dirty but it works!
Well I found out why it doesn't work: the new version of SH2 nests springboards, which completely screws up what would've worked otherwise.
But alas, I found my workaround:
To mod Speed Dial instead of Contacts:
(Optional) Change the Contacts label to Speed Dial or something else
1) Remove the Contacts custom tray
2) Copy/Paste the ShowClock (or the ShowApps) springboard, and move it over your speed dial text
3) Rename the new springboard to ShowContacts or something similar
4) Under controlled blocks, have it control your new Speed Dial tray and TouchLabel2 (and any other trays you may also want to appear)
5) Make sure your Speed Dial tray isnt covering the "Touch to close." label & springboard, they're the only way to get back to the clock without causing serious bugs.
It comes with a bug: since springboards are now nested, we can't put the ShowApps springboard in the ShowClock springboard's controlled blocks list without causing errors. This means you can press the empty space where you know the springboard is and go from Contacts to Apps. To get around this bug, you can:
1) Hide it. Make your Speed Dial tray large enough that it covers the ShowApps springboard, and move the ShowApps springboard down to a layer below the Speed Dial tray so you can't select it.
2) Make it a feature. Add an additional text label to the Contacts controlled blocks list that says "Show apps" or something.
This will be in my next version, along with:
* A new Tools/Productivity menu replacing the DocumentsToGo button (for apps like WiFi Tether, DocsToGo, SetCPU, Settings, Clock, Astro, Calculator, etc.)
Last edited by El Blacksheep; February 1st, 2010 at 04:45 PM.
The problem... The Home springboard remains, after I change the Speed Dials switch off, and it causes the clock to disappear, so how does one get around this?
Your new release springboards were still buggy, I have it working on my device with a transparent block overtop the home springboard at layer 1, only problem is it creates a small dead spot...
The sides are pretty much the same but no need to have two email buttons on the right screen so now its one big Speed Dial button. Also The way to have the touch to beggin buttons work right I realized if you put the springboards in custom trays it would work much better.
Anyone who uses my theme regularly probably noticed by now I've released v2.4, and yet this thread only shows 2.3. Yeah, I've been quite busy. I'll get this thing updated eventually.
v2.4 changes:
- Speed Dial menu
- Tools menu replaced Docs button
- Landscape screens removed permanently (reduce theme size)
Anyways, looking for some ideas for v2.5. As much as I'd like to include a post-it note widget somewhere, I'm not too fond of including yet-another widget.
Actually, are there any GOOD post-it note apps that aren't widget-based?
Last edited by El Blacksheep; February 6th, 2010 at 05:40 AM.
How do I fix the errors that I am getting. Ex. When I click on camera it says "You attempted to trigger a missing item named Camera. The author of this theme may have included an application that you do not have installed....Find in market or Do nothing.....find in market results in an server error has occurred."
Need critics for my SH2 theme, SmallCaps
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