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[Nova Launcher] flx-grafix:
Yes, please. Some widget look really weird, designwise objects need margin to "breathe". Imagine the text on printed pages with no margin ;) Even the "Reply to Thread" box that is around the field in which I'm typing atm has margin because it would look kinda strange otherwise :D

The no-margin thing kinda screwed my homescreen setting up, I tried to fix it by changing the grid, but I can't get to look right anymore.

Would be absolutely awesome to add an option to set the margin. Could be on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 is no margin and 5 would be like it was before beta 8.

Does anyone have a backuped apk from beta 7 so I can get my homescreen setup working again until there is hopefully an option to change the margin?

Otherwise this is a superb launcher, thanks very much for all the efforts, keep up the great work!
[Nova Launcher] OSully:
In the data folder on your SD there is a Nova folder. The apk folder should have what you've downloaded so far. I'm still using beta 5, its been the most to my liking so far.
[Nova Launcher] kerngehirn:
Hey, can anyone tell me why i still have german labels under the shortcuts?

I set my phones language to english and in the launcher settings there are no language settings right?
[Nova Launcher] wolfboy1984:
Why does this happen when changing an icon now?

It never did before...
[Nova Launcher] Jamison904:
[MENTION=2587550]kevin@TeslaCoil[/MENTION] love Nova, have been using it since it was released and include the free version in all my ROMs. I also have prime for personal use. Have to support the developers! Now this being said I have only one complain. The new app feature. It drives me crazy! Now not only do I have to remember to turn this off in the play store but now I have to in Nova. Gets really annoying if you forget and restore with Titanium as every dang page will be full of short cuts. This wouldn't be that big of a deal for normal users but as a developer I wipe, test and flash all day long. I can honestly say on average I have to restore 3 times a day. Suggested solution, would it be too much to ask that you guys default the new app short cut function to off? This way those who enjoy this feature still have it but it doesn't drive the rest of us nuts that despise it? Thanks for all you do and keep up the awesome work guys!
[Nova Launcher] shockem:
The shortcuts come from either the playstore or from Nova.

To disable it on the play store go to the play store settings and turn off auto add widgets.

To disable it on nova, it is under the new apps page.

If I answered wrongly, I think you should make the issue more specific. :)
[Nova Launcher] Jamison904:
Yeah you need to reread my post. Thanks for the info though. Let me elaborate. I was asking if in the next update they could default the new app short cut function to off instead of on so we Dont have to turn it off every time we restore. I am not sure about you but I support many devices and both TW and AOKP so I wipe and restore very frequently. This just gets annoying especially if you forget to do before restoring all your apps.

Sorry half asleep and my comment wasn't meant to be negative. Thanks again for the response man.
[Nova Launcher] elhennig:
Also it would be great if the setting not to add new apps to the launcher would survive updates of the Nova Launcher package.
[Nova Launcher] alescorpio:
s3 Alarm widget problem

I have a little problem with Nova Launcher Prime.

I own a Galaxy S3.

The stock Alarm Widget (1x2) does not show up properly (it is not the correct size and some info are not shown). The two other widget (Assistive Light and Negative Color) work properly.

I use 5 rows for 4 columns.

On Atom Launcher (with the same grid 5x4) and in the stock launcher it works correctly.

If I use 4x4 it shows up properly in Nova, but i prefer 5x4.

Is there a way any way to fix it? I'm sticking with Atom for this reason but I would prefer to switch to Nova.

I attached two pics to show the problem (Atom launcher and Nova Launcher).
[Nova Launcher] peramikic:
ADW Ex import error

Is the import from ADW Ex broken? I am getting security error when trying to import. I tried reinstall as well as changing the permissions in /data/data/org.adwfreak.launcher/* to 777 and converting Nova to System app but no dice. ADW version is 1.3.3.8 on CM10.1. Don't see this mentioned in the thread or anywhere else...

Thanks
[Nova Launcher] Madala_ZA:
Please add ability to re-order folders in app drawer :fingers-crossed:
[Nova Launcher] Volpe92:
Hello I want to know if it will be possible to have Nova Launcher on the ability to change the background of the home page for each desktop

Thank you and fantastic application
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
Try Wallpaper Wizardrii... From what I understand, it works perfectly.
[Nova Launcher] DsturbD:
+1
[Nova Launcher] hnernes:
Is it possible to double the number of rows and columns when the "big grid size" option is enabled?
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
10x10 is too small for you? -_-
[Nova Launcher] hnernes:
Yes, I would like at least 28 rows. (I use 14x6 today)
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
Unfortunately, I doubt that a 28x28 grid size will ever be implemented... There's simply not a lot of demand for it, and without icon resizing, how on earth can you see your icons? O_o
[Nova Launcher] hnernes:
I only need 28x 6. I don't have icons on my screen, I only use widgets (uccw to be precise). And since the available rows is 16 now, it can't be hard to increase that number.
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
Ah, ok. To get a 28x6 grid, Kevin would have to create a 28x28 option though. You can put a request in User Voice (I don't know if Kevin still checks it), but like I said, I'd be surprised if there's a ton of demand for a grid that large.
[Nova Launcher] merwin:
I completely agree... that is an annoying feature for most, since Play Store already does this. There's no need for the Launcher to do it as well unless you are a power-user like James here and circumvent Play Store... and even then, most of the power users I know hate the auto add feature from any source, because they like to have their "custom desktop" stay clean and uncluttered by new icons.

Keep it as an option but turn it off by default.
[Nova Launcher] TexasLTE:
Totally Agree :thumbup:
[Nova Launcher] truonglv:
Hi, i installed Nova newest version but still have same bug like older version, app icon still in folder in Drawer after uninstalled, must delete manually. Any fix for it?
[Nova Launcher] fredryk:
New animations would be awesome.
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
I'd like Nova to make me breakfast, and get me ready for work. Plus, I want Nova to sing me to sleep, and tuck me in. Those transitions would make this launcher awesome...Go Launcher transitions me from night to day, and from day to night. Why Nova can't do this? Please someone tell me... -_-
[Nova Launcher] amarjit_rsingh:
nova is launcher not a human :p
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
Looooool!! Why can't Nova be human though? The dev is human, and I'm human... I really think it would be simple to make Nova do these things! ;)
[Nova Launcher] hawkwind212:
Will dang, I'm not good with sarcasm, so you have to excuse me, thank you for stopping me before I rant on.
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
Dude, I was 100% joking. I was poking fun at the people who constantly ask for dumb features, and I paid for Prime the day it was available (even though I'm part of the private beta team, and got Prime for free). Sorry to be rude, but you just wasted a lot of time writing that. Reading comprehension man... Seriously. -_-
[Nova Launcher] hawkwind212:
Thousand pages later, finally a person with a sense of humor. Now you point itout, my bad, took you seriously. Took you for another one of them people asking for unrealistic feature to add to the launcher. Now I see why Ander Webb of adw launcher stopped responding to his forum.
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
No worries man. I was really making fun of the pay above mind that said "new transitions would be awesome".I really hate posts like that... They're completely useless. Honestly, this thread is redundant in the worst sense of the word.

It's no wonder that Kevin doesn't post anything other than release notes here. I would have bailed on this project long ago if I were him, simply because the IQ of the people who generally post here is probably south of 80. like I said though, no worries... There are too few people with a sense of humor in this thread these days.
[Nova Launcher] lrnt:
Problem : Ugly PNG Icon

Hi Everyone !

Since this morning, when I want to use a custom icon (PNG) on my i9100 to personnalize an app with Nova after selecting the icon, I need to crop so I crop at the maximum as usual but when I come back on the desktop the custom icon on my app is totally ugly, not antianliased and not at the same size as my others icons customized long time ago.

In fact it's since the 2.1.1 version... Has somebody the same problem. I can't figure it out, I tried everything, clear data, etc... I've nothing changed in the icon size settings (They are displayed at 100%)

They just look ugly with no antialiasing... :(

Note : If I use a system icon or default icon it's ok, but even icon from pack are ugly...

Please help !

Thanks in advance and sorry for my english... I'm french
[Nova Launcher] zhiyong:
gonna to download it now. thanks.:D
[Nova Launcher] hawkwind212:
Now that I read about two pages before your post, starting with the power user guy that asked to turn off the new app feature by default. It's actually funny what you were doing, especially with the big grid guys right before. This forum is a monstrosity, how did it get so big with nothing but whining and complaints?
[Nova Launcher] voronwe3:
Must have

I'm using it and I'm glad that someone has made such good launcher. Definitely must have!
[Nova Launcher] BYTeXperience:
I have buyed Prime version of Nova Launcher some time ago hopeing that someday it will integrate a custom sorting of apps in the drawer.

Me and other friends who have also buyed the Prime version have voted on the Feature Requests for this to happen, but i don't see it to be taken under revision even if it's the 2nd most voted feature on the user voice section.

Please, all other big launchers (Samsung Touchwiz, Xperia Launcher, etc.) have this option consider make it happen.

In the rest 1000% satisfied by the quality of this app, thaks a lot for your time Kevin.
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
It's just the nature of the beast man. App threads like this are open to everyone, and with the explosion in Android popularity during the last three years, that means more and more new, inexperienced users are flooding the forums. Xda is the most popular of the forums, due to its huge list of "supported" devices... That means this site gets all the newbies.

Xda had also taken a very n00b friendly approach...They aren't penalized for not knowing the rules, they're being allowed to post in development threads, and they rarely (if ever) read the OP. Add to that, the fact that many of the newcomers are not native English speakers (due to the overseas explosion of Android), and we have ourselves threads like this one - thousands of people, all clamoring for the developer to listen to them, developers who are being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of requests (most of which are redundant) while also trying to overcome the language barrier, and forum admins who can't/won't control their own herd.

Rootz, DroidHive, TegraOwners, and even Droid Forums don't have this problem. Droid Forums has lost its developers, and therefore its popularity, and the other three forums are full of devs and users who crush people who spam, ask dumb questions, and don't follow the forum rules. In the end, threads like this, and the (sometimes poor) attitudes of the new users are on Xda's head. They're losing control of the site, and their developers don't feel protected, so they're going to other sites, along with the knowledgeable people who use their software/firmware. It's sad, but true. :-\
[Nova Launcher] zelendel:
WE are doing what we can and believe me I cut noobs that dont search or follow the rules no slack whats so ever. I do see where you are coming from though. With the influx of android and the fact that people want to think they know what they are doing and then mod their device, comes people feeling entitled. Personally I would like to see it come back where if you didnt search or follow the rules your were flamed to no end, but this is not the case.
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
I know you always so your best, zelendel, and you're a very good moderator. Unfortunately, I don't feel the same way about the admin group as a whole. I agree with you though, that some changes need to be made, in order to curb the lazy behavior here. Unfortunately a lot of the experienced users (myself included) are always presented with the threat of infractions, whenever we come down on other people for being lazy... Many of us here would like to help the mods out, by dealing with minor problems in our own threads, but it's becoming harder and harder to do that. :-\

Keep up the great work though man... I always see you in the threads, regulating. :)
[Nova Launcher] TexasLTE:
U most definately hit the nail on the head ... ( unfortunately ) :highfive:
[Nova Launcher] recDNA:
What do you want, 10 pages of "this is the best launcher ever" posts? It is a great launcher but any thread about any app will always have suggestions and complaints. I hate the posts about stupid noobs who don't search first. I can remember when I didn't have the vaguest idea WHAT to search. If you (I don't mean you personally but the collective "you") don't feel like answering a question let somebody else do it. I don't like noobs disrespecting developers but I also don't like long timers disrespecting noobs.

BTW, Nova is the best launcher ever as is imo.
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
Even n00bs know how to use Google. If someone didn't know what to search for here in the forums, all they have to do is type their problem into Google. That way, there's no language barrier to deal with, no people getting angry at them, and they, therefore, come to the forums more informed. Everyone starts from ground zero, but I remember searching Google, and lurking in threads to get information, long before I started posting. I was considerate, and didn't want to bother others with a problem that Google search could help me solve.

And yes, Nova is the best launcher, as is. :)
[Nova Launcher] recDNA:
I disagree. A noob often doesn't know some key word like "launcher" or "rom" or whatever. When they search using the wrong jargon they may get 1000's of hits that have nothing to do with the problem. I know, I did it.

Like I said, I think anyone should ask any question they want. If you don't feel like answering - don't. Many noobs only have one question to ask and don't have hours and hours to devote to searching out an answer you or I could give in 30 seconds. .. or scream at them to go read the op... when noob might not know what "op" means!

This is my hobby. I enjoy it. Some people just want someone to explain how to make the buzz go away... and often it. only takes 10 seconds to tell them. jmo I know I'm in the minority.
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
You're not wrong at all, and I understand what you mean. I'll just use myself as an example:

When I got the OG Droid, I was happy with it - I didn't have any idea that the world of rooting, flashing, and modding even existed. I went online, looking for the best apps, and a site I visited, linked me to Droid Forums. I had a look at the forum and was interested in the things I was reading, but I was too hesitant to pull the trigger. I spent three months researching and lurking in the forums, before I got the courage to root.

Because I took time to help myself, by gathering information, I was able to come to the forums and ask the right questions to get the answers I needed. I continued to post and learn, I didn't disrespect people, and that allowed me to gain the ability to start doing things on my own. Since then, I've created LauncherPro themes and layouts (I even had an Xda article written about one of my Galaxy Tab layouts, which made me feel really good), I've created themes for ROMs, and now I build my own ROM and kernel.

Obviously we're all here because we love Android, but the forums aren't convenience stores - Xda is a developers site. It's my opinion that we all come here looking for ways to get the most out of our devices, but Android is complex, even if you're not rooted. Too many people just "jump in the deep end", without learning how to (at least) tread water, and they end up doing two things - blaming the lifeguard (the developer) for letting them sink (mess up their device), and they anger everyone else in the pool (the other users), who are trying to enjoy their swim.

I really feel that new users should progress naturally, and grow into the experience. They shouldn't be allowed to post in development threads, and they should be warned and penalized more than they are, for not following the forum rules. Most importantly though, my advice to new users is to take their time. Rome wasn't built in a day, so they can't expect to simply be spoon fed answers... They need to help themselves a bit more.
[Nova Launcher] pauljblo:
can anyone help i am using nova on my s4. and certain apps on the homescreens disapear after a reboot but only when they are grouped in a folder not all app icons do it. it is very strange it never did it on my s3
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
Do you have the aggressive desktop option checked? That may help.
[Nova Launcher] pauljblo:
I tried that it made no difference. Don't understand why only certain apps disappear
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
Is it repeatable? What I mean is, so the exact same apps disappear every time? If you can repeat it, then you might be able to pull a log of the event that Kevin (or someone else) can take a look at.
[Nova Launcher] hawkwind212:
BTW I don't use nova launcher anymore, but I just read the posting in this thread to keep my self amused because of all the unusual request and the way people go about asking for it. Also, I do not like the word "noob" because it's a derogatory word, to make one feel superior to the other just because one know more than the other. When I call it a monstrosity, it is what it is, a thousand pages of mostly requests and repeated questions(first 200 pages were useful, and some in between) . I'm just amazed because I also have adw ex launcher, and Ander Webb stop participating around 02/2013. Webb knew it would grew into something similar to this thread if he didn't stop. "Oh yeah, nova launch is the best launcher, and BTW can you make it just so it can reminiscent touch wiz?" Even I'm getting tire of reading posts such as that, which is about half of the posting, unrealistic request. It was good to bump into people like jizha where he's probably getting fed up with the thread being flooded with people that post the messages that I just mentioned. I'm eager to help other people if I know the answer, noob or no noob, I don't discriminate, at one point in time, somebody probably call me a noob. However, if you keep on answering the same question over and over, you'll get frustrated too. Especially you knew the person that asked the question never read nor searched the old posting, he/she just wanted a quick, easy answer. I'll take 10 pages of useful information over thousand pages of bs any day. As somebody mentioned before, this thread was intended as a discussion site for Nova project. Now it's a take my request and that's compare Nova to other launcher thread. BTW, Nova is absolutely the best launcher out there (why does everyone say this at the end? If it's the best, why do you compare and wish it's something else? )
[Nova Launcher] ikjadoon:
Yup. If someone asks an already answered question and doesn't mention that they have tried searching a number of venues, I won't answer.

They'll learn...no one is incapable is Google.

People just want shortcuts: "please, someone explain what a launcher is". Not gonna deal with that. There are about 500 glossaries Android peeps have painstakingly put together. I doubt this person missed all of them in their "searching."

And people need to understand that devs code whatever the heck they like. If it appeals to users, good for us.

There needs to be a quiz you have to pass to post in an app forum: "Yes or no: the developer needs to listen to our input"... "I understand / do not understand that most of these devs do not work on their app for a living"..... other forums have these...XDA should, too.

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Random: way long shot, but try making a nova backup with them made in the right positions. I've had this happen but in the app drawer--it was fixed by hiding / unhiding them using Nova Settings. But, I think it was once fixed by making a new backup...
[Nova Launcher] andrewilley:
Is there a pattern to the apps that vanish (e.g. they have been moved to external SD card)?

Andre
[Nova Launcher] vahidexis:
I have used most of the launchers on the market, even spb. Nova is by far the most stable and feature rich. I plan to buy prime. The name of the group is teslacoil. They have lived up to the Tesla name.
[Nova Launcher] Michael B.N.:
I have this problem too but I no longer can't find a pattern.

The first times it happened I thought, it was the apps that were moved to SD card that disappeared from my folders. But now it changes at every reboot. At one reboot I can lose e.g. four shortcuts in one folder but at the next reboot no one in the same folder.

But I'm loosing about 5-10 shortcuts in the same two folders at every reboot.
[Nova Launcher] pauljblo:
none of the apps are on the external SD

only pattern there is is that it does it to certain app icons and not others.

if i group my southwest water app with my british gas app the water app disappears every time i reboot. if i put a different icon with it it doesn't disappear.

doesnt make any sense
[Nova Launcher] pauljblo:
i have gone back to version 2.1 and it doesnt do it. it must be a bug in 2.1.1
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
Are you rooted by chance? If so, create a folder with those two apps in it. Download alogcat from the Play Store, and start it up, then go back to your homescreen. Then reboot your phone. Once you're booted back up, check to verify that one of the apps has disappeared, then open alogcat, and save the log. Next, open a terminal emulator, and type:

su

dmesg

That should generate a dmesg file on your SD card. Find it, and post both the logcat and dmesg files here, so we can have a look at the event.

Of course, if you're not rooted, these tips won't work, and we'll have to come up with another solution.
[Nova Launcher] pauljblo:
yes am rooted i will go and do that now for you

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where will the dmesg file be saved. do you know what it will be called
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
It should be called dmesg.txt, and it should show up in the root of your SD card.

Edit: scratch that... I'm an idiot. I gave you the wrong dmesg command. It should be:

su

dmesg > /sdcard/dmesg.txt

Sorry about that...
[Nova Launcher] pauljblo:
got the dmesg file but the alogcat file output is always 0 bytes am i doing something wrong

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the alogcat screen is just blank as well

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can i use this command instead

logcat -d -v time >/mnt/sdcard/logcat.txt

do i put anythink in for the time
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
You could use that, or you can use this, since the app doesn't seem to want to play nice...

logcat -f /sdcard/logcat.txt

Your command is a more comprehensive one, that gives timestamps, and pulls a bigger log. I'm hoping we won't have to resort to that. :P
[Nova Launcher] pauljblo:
the terminal just freezes and a 0 byte file gets written again when i try to get the log any ideas
[Nova Launcher] jjhiza:
Bleh... I'm not sure. Just post the dmesg for the time being, and I'll see if I can find any information in it.
[Nova Launcher] pauljblo:
ok its a samsung s4