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[Nook Color Themes and Apps] lechiffre:
No problem. :)

Thanks again to fliparsenal for his awesome layout idea!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] fliparsenal:
enjoy guys. post some of yours!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] calee2009:
My hubs

loving it.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] lechiffre:
Still working on my layout, here's what I have for now:
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] chadillac0000:
Just google image search.

Here I zipped them up for you.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Puddynose:
Many thanks!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Phatdawg:
This is my repository for making my "hubs"

http://s1090.photobucket.com/albums/i369/phattydawg/

My wallpaper backgrounds were split between:

Home (blue themed wallpapers)

Games (Anime)

Tools (Robot/watch/construction workers)

Media (Movies/Music themed stuff)

Photos (Famous photos)

Other (Wallpapers that looked cool but weren't blue so not home hub material)

The stuff is basically work safe to borderline work safe. No nudes of course.

These have all been resized and cropped for a landscape 1024/600 use.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] dkymala:
So I set up a different folder for each window to pull pics from but all I get is the same pic on all three screens. The double tap works to change the pics but all the screens are the same.

I'm using LP. Anyone else had this issue?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Phatdawg:
There should be an allow wallpaper scrolling option.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] BradHP:
Where is this option? I think I've been through every menu for Multipicture and ADW and don't see this anywhere.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] darien87:
Why not??? :D
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Disco180:
ADW setting -> behavior settings -> animation & effects
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] actorman46:
How do you get rid of the text in minimalistic text?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Phatdawg:
you should need to get to a preset and go to custom and then in custom will light up. Then click on custom and then a box will come up allowing you to edit the information. You kinda need to treat this part of the program like adw widgets, you hold down on a section to pick it up and remove it. you +green to add a new section or a line if you need. Then just tapping on the section will alow you to edit it where the trashbox would be if you held down the textbox.

Confusing, I know, but just work through it. It'll make sense at the end of everything I said if you do it while reading my instructions.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] mradamlj:
Wallpapers don't show up or load

Guys, I needs few detailed answers to the following tasks.

First, I need help actually downloading wallpapers. I'm running a nightly version of CM7. When I go to any website, let's say 4walled.org for wallpaper, I long hold and select save image, it downloads, but when I trying to set the wallpaper from either ADW EX or LP+, there is nothing there or a blank wallpaper insted of the image. However, if I long hold from the website annd select "set as wallpaper" it sets the wallpaper fine. The problem is that if I can't download it to setup "hubs" or wallpapers for each screen.

How do I fix this? Is there a work around?

Secondly, what do you guys mean when you say "set up hubs" for home, media, movies, etc.

I have launcher pro+, ADW EX, MultiPicture Wallpaper, etc installed, but I'm having problems pulling this all together.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] SoldierOfCatan:
The different "Hubs" for home, media movies, etc refers to each screen. By default ADW (free or paid) has 5 screens. Each screen is given a theme (I use Social, Games, Home, Media and News). Then you use some sort of text icon to name the screen. The idea is to group content appropriate for each screen so everything is easy to find.

To go along with this many of us have chosen to use the mulitimage live wallpaper app from the market that allow you to have a different wallpaper on each screen.

Download the Multiimage live wallpaper

long press on the screen and select wallpapers/live wallpapers

select Multiimage and choose settings.

press the button labeled "Add individual settings" so you get screen settings for each screen

now select each screen setting and add the source. You will need to have folders on the sd card for each "Hub" and then have wallpapers inside.

-TIP- I use the dropbox app and set the Multiimage wallpaper app to pull from that. This way I can add wallpapers on my desktop and pull them into my phone without having to connect it via usb.

Hope that answers your questions.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] rhester72:
Is this automatic? I thought the Android dropbox app required you to manually pull down each file by hand.

Rodney
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] SoldierOfCatan:
No its not automatic. You do still have to open dropbox and pull them in but it does help to make the process easier.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] nolesrule:
I was going to ask how to get Live wallpapers to work on a stock rooted NC to use the MultiPicture Live Wallpaper, but I found the answer at NookDevs. adbWireless FTW.

Some of the ideas in this thread are really inspiring, and I plan to rip off... I mean flatteringly imitate many of them.

I've also bought more apps in the last 2 days than I have in the 1 year+ since I got my first android phone... just to support screen creation.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] chuccck:
can i just say I absolutely love this idea. This is what my Nook was meant to do. Setting this up is all I will be doing in my very rare free time, thanks so much for the ideas.

I have it started a little bit but my screen Buttons (i.e. home, gaming, media, etc) look small and I can't figure how to make them look bigger... I tried making the font bigger in simple text but it looks like it gets cut off in the box. I can't resize the widget itself can I? Mine screen buttons look nothing like the ones I have seen here.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] JdgM3NT4L:
Thanks for that. I installed MultiPicture on my Iconia and it is fantastic. Now to get it on my Nook Color...

@SoldierOfCatan, Hope you don't mind I am going to quote you and link to your post over at the Iconia Forum. Thanks for making that so easy.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] liam.lah:
Doesn't putting widgets on SD card break them?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] chuccck:
I am kinda of stuck on building these screens. I got the overlap itself set up the way I want it using 5 screen widgets with 1 black column minimal text widget and 1 white square minimal text widget in the first screenshot below. In the second one the black column ends up ON TOP of the white square. WHen I put them on the desktop I went with white first then black column and it looked right.

...wait... should I just reverse the process (black first then white) and reboot so it will reverse itself to the correct layering? Then it should be perma-correct no?

Also, where do you guys get the nine 9 dot smaller app drawer launch icon? ADW ex's is too big.

edit: yeah that worked. if you place them on the screen in the incorrect order, it reboots (3x times) in the correct order. strange.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] liam.lah:
Here are mine, still a work in progress. I'm liking it so far, still have to figure out how to get the grey minimalistic widget to stick underneath, rotating the screen often helps bring the widgets to the top.

I have also found if i make the wallpapers 1024x1024 and have the feature of the image in the middle, it will be the correct resolution whether vertical or horizontal, i do use vertical a lot.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] o0adam0o:
What lockscreen app are you using?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] fliparsenal:
widget locker
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] gnocchi_ny:
Would you be able to PM me or post the high-def image of the old books. Really nice pic for a "reading" hub
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] taylor.fowler:
Attached. [10 char]
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] hultrain:
Newbie here. Can someone explain to me how to set up the multipic app to get different wallpapers for each screen? In the settings I have set each screen to "show single picture" and set a different pic for each screen, but instead of each screen showing the individual pic I selected every screen just shows the pic I selected for screen 3 (the home screen). Running CM7 on an SD with ADW ex. Thx.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] rhester72:
Is wallpaper scrolling enabled in the launcher?

Rodney
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] bert269:
I am on the latest version of AWD EX....

And mine still have a un-occupyable (new word?) border of about 1" on the left and right of the screen.....I also have autostretch enabled in AWD ex under UI Settings", "Screen Prefs", "Advanced settings" - always have been.

Any ideas of how to occupy this real-estate?

THX
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] hultrain:
Duh. I thought that I had, but when I looked again, the box was un-checked. Thanks.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] jfhenry:
Chadillac,

how many rows and columns are you set up at?

when i try to create my text icons in Simple Text App and replace my screen shortcut icons, they come up really small (almost unreadable), any suggestions?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Kerflop:
+1 I was gonna say the same thing.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] rrbm:
I don't know how to create large icons (2x1) for "go to screen #" action.

I made it with 1x1 icons (Set size of icons to 128 in ADWLauncher EX settings). You can prepare 10 icons (5 inactive and 5 active icons) with Simple Text and use these icons for ADWLauncher EX actions.

You can see example of screenshots and icons in attachment.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] lemdaddy:
assigning widget to action

For the life of me I can't figure out how to get the widget to go to the screens I want. Could someone please explain it to me? Thx
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Cuzoe:
Let's see if I am tracking you. Hold an open spot on your screen, or hit menu>add and choose Launcher Actions. Scroll to the bottom and there should be shortcuts to each screen. The list will autoupdate if you add/delete homescreens.

If you're trying to create your own text icons you'll need to have "Simple Text Icon Creator" (free on the market) installed. Long press the shortcut you just made, go to edit, tap the icon, then tap "ADWTheme IconPacks," then Simple Text. That will take you into the Simple Text editor where you can create your text icon.

Extra things to make it easier:

After you've installed Simple Text Icon Creator, you can go to it in your app drawer to make and save all your icons before hand, that way when you're setting up your screens you can just choose them. For the text, for a clean look, first make an icon for your screen with the longest name. (My screens are home, read, social, play, music, media, and util) So I made an icon for the "music" screen, using the largest text size that would fit. Used that as a reference so all the text ends up being the same size (38 for my chosen font). I recommend not using the autofit or autostretch feature, you'll end up with text of different sizes for each icon, it's not nearly as clean.

You will have to go through the process of adding/editing screen shortcuts on every screen so you will want to save your icons in the Simple Text editor to avoid having to "make" them every time. Still, it can be a lengthy process but it's worth it in the end. :p
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] lemdaddy:
I am using Minimalistic text. Is it easier with the method you described to make them? If it is i'll get the program you talked about. If not I'll wait for info on how to do it with what I have. I don't have the page shortcut options in Launcher actions menu, I'm using ADW. I have it set for 5 screens. Thx alot for your reply.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Cuzoe:
I'm not sure that it's possible to use Minimalistic Text Widget alone to create shortcuts to other screens. As far as I can tell the only way is through Launcher Actions. I'm also using ADW EX (1.3.3.1 as 1.3.3.5 removed the hidden dock feature), maybe try reinstalling it. EX is the paid version but I'm almost positive the screen shortcuts are available in the free version as well.

For reference, in Launcher Actions I have:

Move to default desktop

Show previews

Open/close app drawer

Show/hide status bar

Open/close notifications

Open/close DockBar (this may have changed in the newest version)

ADWSettings

Screen 1

Screen 2

Screen 3

Screen 4

Screen 5

Screen 6

Screen 7

...in that order, it's those screen shortcuts, with icons created from Simple Text Icon Creator that I'm using on each of my homescreens.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] davewuvswaffles:
Whenever I try to make a black bar on the sides of my device, it always leaves a gap between the edge of the screen and the bar.

In other words, I can't get the bars to go to the edge of the screen.

Anyone have any idea why? I'm on a Nook Tablet running ADW Ex, but I don't see why being on a NT rather than a NC would make much of a difference in this regard.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Cuzoe:
@SG Pillar, I'm assuming you're using the most recent version of ADW EX 1.3.3.5(or 6). In that version, even though it is possible to "hide" the dock, this doesn't expand the desktop, meaning the space where the dock would be, is unusable. Don't know how long you've been using ADW EX but version 1.3.3.1 (I restored from a previous Titanium Backup after the last two updates) allows you to disable the dock with the option to "expand desktop" thus making that space usable. If you have a backup, version 1.3.3.1 is the version I recommend for the "hubs" setup.

I'm not sure if you're setting up your desktop for landscape or portait (my homescreen is locked in landscape, apps use the sensor) but if landscape, you still won't be able to put black bars (or anything else) directly adjacent to the far right/upper edges due to the space (a few pixels) left for screen indicators. However, this space is so narrow that I don't notice it anymore. You will be able to place things directly adjacent to the lower/left edge though.

Also, (again) assuming you're resizing widgets, you'll want to check the option in ADW EX to make widgets fit grid space. The option you want is ADW Settings>UI Settings>Screen Preferences>Advanced Settings>Auto Stretch.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] davewuvswaffles:
Thank you very much, that worked perfectly. On my way to a much improved UI now, thanks a ton.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] nmadd:
Awesome setup. Well done.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Cuzoe:
No problem, I had a good 10-12 tabs open in Chrome while trying to get this setup right. I saw it when this thread had just began and procrastinated until about a month ago to implement it myself. It's sweet, enjoy.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] HiTech126:
Trying to emulate this setup on a Transformer Prime, but I am having the same problem as the guy a few posts ago; widgets won't move all the way to the edge of the screen. I have disabled the dock but that did not seem to make a difference, does anyone have an idea?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] joenathane:
The stock launcher isn't going to let you have that much freedom, you'll need to move to a launcher like GoLauncher EX if you want to be able to have that level of customizability. There is on going work on launchers based on the stock ICS launcher that should one day have this ability but it may be a little time from now until they have it.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Cuzoe:
@HiTech126, I'm quoting myself here, but if you're using ADW EX, this may be the issue you're having.

FWIW, I dont' know if ADW has been updated (possibly fixing this), since I posted that as I have it "detached" from the market using Titanium Backup so that it doesn't notify me of updates.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] fliparsenal:
Finally Updated with in depth tutorial and videos
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] zires:
@fliparsenal,

You have video out on your nook color?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] ratlhead:
Thanks for the tutorial and everything provided here. Absolutely love this.

It's too bad there's not a big 'super widget' that handles creating these menus with bars for you (that I know of). Using all these apps together gets the job done, but that a huge job it is.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] deanerh:
Pesky Top Bar

Per the Instructions on the first post for ADW Launcher EX:

"To remove top bar-Press and hold and empty area on your home screen then click on "Launcher Actions" > "Hide/Show Action Bars".

When I look at the options under Launcher Actions , there's a "Show/Hide Status Bar", but no "Show/Hide Action Bars". I have tried using the "Show/Hide Status Bars", but the only perceptible change is that when I tap the menu button when I'm on the Home Page, the pop up window with Add, Wallpaper, etc., appears shoved to the right, partially off the screen. The top bar remains no matter what. Suggestions?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] plasticarmyman:
Mizuu...

which version of mizuu did you use for the nook color? the play store says it is incompatible....just wondering if a previous version WAS compatible..
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] deanerh:
Current version is not compatible with Gingerbread/CM7 but works with CM9. There is a previous version but the developers website says it is lacking a number of current features.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] deanerh:
This is probably the issue I referenced in my post a few after yours (yes, I feel like a dolt). Any ideas on how to downgrade ADW to the older version that allows you to recapture the top of the screen?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] plasticarmyman:
post edited for stupidity
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Miltani:
can anyone tell me what settings i need to use in minimalistic text to create the home / welcome back tab?

also what rss feed widget do i need to use to achieve that widget between the home and the apps button?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] EverythingNook:
where do you guys find cool wallpapers like that?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] calee2009:
I use the flikie app from the market or I just Google images for the nookcolor's resolution.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] lechiffre:
Flikie. I need to figure out how to properly resize flikie wallpapers though, they're always square.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] EverythingNook:
whats the right screen size?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] calee2009:
I believe 1024X600
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] lechiffre:
Unfortunately my problem isn't just a simple resize, its also about finding a way to make the wallpapers work in portrait as well. Square wallpapers seem to be a working compromise right now...
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Philosophy757:
Anyone else having an issue displaying pictures? I have five folders, one for each screen. If i set the Common settings to an individual picture and scroll past my five defined screens it will show the image. I can scroll through and see the screens are being defined as they are changing 1-5. On the five screens that I have directed to folders I just get "Screen X:Picture is unavailable. Need to setup or releoad." I have tried all the workarounds under the advanced settings with no luck. I like how this setup makes it look kinda like XBMC is the only reason that I am still messing with it. I'll try for the rest of the day I guess.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] lathavim:
Unable to download from market. For some reason Market is telling my Nook Color CM7 device as not compatible.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] fliparsenal:
Nice! Any way you can pass that transparent youtube widget?

Hmm try leaving the common settings alone and place the settings individually per screen.

Here, since its free in the market.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] chadamir:
Are you using vt launcher? That was my problem. It doesnt work.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] calee2009:
Tranparent widgets

Found it here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=796399
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] b_fizzle:
I was/am having the same problem. I am running Launcher Pro, but I also tried it with ADW (basic). I started trying to set up one main screen and I received the same error. I went into the settings and created some common settings to 1 image and then a screen specific to a folder. The 4 "common" screens displayed correctly, but the 1 specific threw the error message. After about 90 minutes of fooling with it, I went to bed. I'll go back into it and start from scratch this evening and see what happens.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Philosophy757:
I do have it installed but not set as default. Once my Nook charges I'll uninstall it and see if that makes a difference.

Edit:Can someone who has this running properly using ADWEX backup your ADW settings and the Desktop Config and post them?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] chadamir:
Do you have wall paper scrolling enabled? That seems to have done it for me.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Philosophy757:
Yes. If I turn if off it will stay on one screen but if i turn it on it shows that the screens are changing. Still working on it though.....

Edit:Finally got it to work. Had to uncheck "search from gallery" in the folder settings.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] jumbojetdreams:
I've got the multi wallpapers working except that on my far left and far right screens I have to slightly slide the screen back towards center before the wallpaper will switch. Is anyone else having this problem. I'm using ADW EX.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] lechiffre:
Do you have the slide transition enabled? If so disable it.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] reaper12:
Thanks Flip for the quick writeup with instruction on how you got your homescreen looking that good :) I used your method to create my own "hubs" and I am very happy with how they turned out.

I am using Launcher Pro and they work perfectly. The only thing is the pictures I am using are 1024*600, and they look perfect in landscape. When I switch to Portrait there is black bars top and bottom, but The title and clock widgets fit into that space so it looks ok :)

Here is a link to my screens,

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13233415&postcount=714
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] jumbojetdreams:
Nope, transitions are off. Thanks for the suggestion though.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] b_fizzle:
Wahoo! The search from gallery uncheck did the trick! Much appreciated (thanks to op as well)!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Philosophy757:
Really dope setup. This live wallpaper really changes the overall feel of the Nook. Respect OP.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] PMDColeslaw:
I have everything working except for the wallpaper changing when I go to different screens. I set up 5 folders and have different images in each one. I set up 5 diferent screen settings and pointed each setting to the correct folder. But for some reason it just randomly chooses one of the folders and uses those images for all the screens. Ive tried awd and launcher pro with the same results.

EDIT: nevermind I fixed it. I had to enable wallpaper scrooling in LP
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] hopefulpoet:
Excellent work. Reminds me of the Plex UI. Tight!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Miltani:
how do you set the wording GAME HOMe and so on for each page?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] lechiffre:
minimalistic text widget
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Miltani:
i'm using that widget but all i could put on it was the time. Is there any settings that i could add text to it?

also multipicture live wallpaper seemed to be working on my adw launcher and not my adw launcher ex. Could it be that both of them are conflicting? IS there a way to uninstall adw launcher cause i can't seem to find it under manager applications, I'm using Phiremod 6.1 btw
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] calee2009:
You need to go into the minimalistic text settings/preferences and go to predefined layout and choose custom layout.

From custom layout, you need to press and hold the boxes to remove them(hour text, minute part1, minute part2) and then press the add sign off to your right to bring up a separate menu.

Select misc and from there you should see, locale variable and static text. Press and hold static text to drag and insert it into your custom layout box, click static text and type. :)
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] PMDColeslaw:
Check that all the settings for adw launcher ex are the same as the settings in adw basic. Some launcher settings will bork the lwp
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] taylor.fowler:
Same here....anythoughts?