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[Android Apps and Games] edakimling:
Patience...

I think you misunderstood. Most of us here are very patient, because GMD is an amazingly responsive dev and cranks out features at a pretty darn fast pace. None of us are complaining.

My re-post was simply because GMD solicited input, which I gave and except one other poster, nobody else commented on the topic. Sometimes the thread goes another way if some other interesting topic pops up, so I wanted to make sure my post was seen.

Like I said, I *may* be interested in developing the feature myself as a plugin. I am a developer, although not on Android but willing to get into it. This might be a nice project to get into - but no promises, have very little time.

Cheers 'ya all!

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Hey GMD,

here's a food for thought - a suggestion

I wonder if it is, or will be, possible to do multiple triggering for a gesture. I suppose an example will explain this better.

- I have an app, 'screen dimmer', which supports 'cycling' of various brightnesses. This is the best thing so far, till you implement a 'slider' functionality. Anyways, I have a double tap for this gesture. Each time I double tap, the app runs and increments the brightness, till it reach the end of the presets and starts from dim setting up again.

It would be awesome if:

- I could put one finger down (tap), and tap with only one finger subsequently (for cycling). This works even better, if, let's say you do a 'hold' gesture with two fingers. You hold one finger and then lift the other and then put it down again to execute another hold - without needed to lift the first finger again.

I know, this is perhaps laziness, but I was just wondering if it would be possible to execute the gesture again, since the finger is still on the screen and thus the system never raised the event that the finger was released. It could open up interesting possibilities (or issues, since I did not think about this in-depth)

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On another note, if you do end up creating GMD in such way as to allow plugins, it may be a good idea to allow 'grouping' of gestures. Perhaps the plugin would be a group, I don't know. It would allow one to disable / enable / pause / etc the entire 'group' (or plugin). If I were to ever implement the cut and paste, which I thought of having multiple gestures, it would be useful if there could be common properties on the entire plugin.

Cheers!

Cheer
[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
New version 5.0.1

5.0.1:

- Turning animation OFF for Previous/Next application now will turn it off for Alt-tab too.

- Tuned tap gesture recognition.

1) Turning animation off for Alt-tab will allow faster switch. If left ON, it uses default system animation as before.

2) In last version I fixed some misfires of tap gestures, but this also reduced sensitivity and it became harder to execute them. Did some tuning and now it should work properly.

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1) Plugins (in general) - I want to do them properly. Most of them will not be just plugins but can be used as independent full featured applications. However they will have integrations with GMD GestureControl. I already started 2 :o, but I better won't get into details.

I'm still thinking how incorporate them better into GC user interface (like you say "grouping"), but it can be separate task. For start I probably just group actions in custom gesture dialog selection.

Grouping of gestures can be helpful too, but I see it more related to specifying applications where particular gestures are enabled/disabled.

2) Copy-paste - I added this to my list, however you can try working on it. Shortcut interface should be enough for it, because action don't need touch coordinates or gesture path.

3) Brightness - this is high on my list and I want it to be smart and awesome :o. I don't want to give up all details, but I can say it will have dim filter.

Action re-triggering like you described would cause conflicts in gestures recognition and I cannot add it. Devices do not sent events if you don't move you finger so after you lift up 1 finger, I don't know how many (if any) is left on screen and if you put back 1 finger, again I cannot know how many fingers are on screen, I know only about that 1.

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On the side note: is anyone suffering from 2nd gesture triggering after first one? I mean if you have swipe in same direction for 4 and 3 fingers. Do swipe with 4 - application trigger first action. Then lift 1 up and continue swiping with 3. It will trigger 2nd action. Is this happening for someone accidentally? Should I add pause between gestures?
[Android Apps and Games] polstein:
When you program brightness, if you can please include firing something like Screen filter by calling it or implementing something similar. At night, even with Screen Brightness = 0, it's too bright. Still might be just me & I'll have to call it manually as a separate thing.
[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
This functionality will be built-in.
[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
New version 5.0.2

Minor update:

5.0.2:

- Fixed accidental triggering of several actions with one gesture.

If you don't know what I mean you probably didn't experience this issue :o
[Android Apps and Games] fg:
I love how every time I give up looking for something, someone sneaks up and creates it. purchased.
[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
tiho5 suggested that gestures could be working by default on upper part on screen even if keyboard is visible. I think its a good idea.

So I will change current option in 'Gestures' tab with global option: 'Disable bottom half of screen when keyboard is visible'.

Question is does anybody need options:

a) to enable some particular gesture on the whole screen even if keyboard is visible?

b) disable particular gesture on the whole screen when keyboard is visible?

So far I'm leaning just to remove that 'disable on keyboard' option from custom gestures.
[Android Apps and Games] tiho5:
Thank you!

It's all possible, because you have done all that work on the zones already. So everything is prepared for a step like this.

For a) may be somebody would have a bottom border single point gesture like "R L R" which he is used to do while on keyboard because has arrow keys on the bottom of the keyboard and doesn't bother doing it over the arrow keys part of it. Too far fetched, but still decided to mention. :)
[Android Apps and Games] thebobp:
Disabling just the part of the screen where the keyboard is (as opposed to the entire bottom half) would be nice, since most keyboards are smaller than half the screen.
[Android Apps and Games] littld:
I wanted to thank you for this amazing app. Frankly, without I would have returned my Nexus 7. I keep the status bar hidden all the time and I use gestures for all the normal Android functions. This was just my second purchase from the Android Play store.

Is there a way to save settings for backup and copy to another device? I think some other people might like the way I use it.
[Android Apps and Games] ofmb:
can you re-enable (or optionize) lockscreen gestures? thx
[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
I will check if I can detect keyboard size. If not then I will allow user to specify the size 50/50 being the default.

This is popular request and I'm working on it.

This will be added in the future.
[Android Apps and Games] kersh:
Hi

Just bought it an awesome app, but I miss some other kind of gestures like for example 2 finger clockwise or counter-wise, as for example nova do it.

Could you or do you plan to add gestures based on 2 different directions by fingers?

For example:

finger 1 up, finter 2 left -> new gesture action.

rotation clockwise, counter with 2 3 4 fingers

using pinch in apps that doesn't use it by itself with also 2 3 or 4 like the predefined actual launchpad but with more fingers and selectable option for 4 fingers.

etc

The actual limit where all the fingers must go in the same direction feels like a little limited.

And another thing that will be great, it is gestures by app. Now GMD can detect an app to disable, pause, exclude next prev, etc but if instead that only 4 options we could have another to make a list of gestures to work with the app that is is runing, like photoshop mobile gesture list, another to work with chrome and for any app, other within the launcher, it will be much more useful.
[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
I keep adding more gesture types and rotation gestures are in my list.

Not sure about different finger directions. How you execute it? Move one finger first then other? You can try installing development version and turn on option in Advanced tab to display paths. It will show paths for each finger. I actually cannot draw 0:U 1:R with fast pace.

Note that application supports drawing gestures with 1 finger while holding others still. So if you don't like to draw U-R with 2 fingers, you can trigger the same gesture by holding 1 finger still and drawing U-R with just 1 finger.

Application gestures are in my list too. I'm planning to allow just 1 application for gesture and you could specify if gesture should be enabled or disabled in that application. Do you think it would be sufficient? I'm afraid that specifying multiple application would cause a mess in settings and application behavior.
[Android Apps and Games] vingar:
Where is shortcut launchpad for whatsapp contact ?

For me is important.

Thanks for the best app of play store!

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[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
Install QuickShortcutMaker (free), add 'Shortcut' to LaunchPad and select 'Activities'. Enter 'Whatsapp' and select row with 'com.whatsapp/com.whatsapp.ContactPicker'
[Android Apps and Games] tiho5:
This is indeed a nice app. I used it to create a shortcut to a *.doc file (I use Quick Office for the *.doc-s), but I was unsuccessful... It is that under 'Activities' I have plenty of Quick Office 'Activities' but none that works for this purpose.

I can make this with a file manager activity and it opens the *.doc file, but then I do not have the Quick Office app/icon showing in the recent apps and thus not that convenient when switching multitasks. The recent apps show me the icon of the file manager instead. This way also I can't use the File manager app to browse files, cause it is running the opened doc file.

Then I decided to use Tasker. It does the job of opening the *.doc file in Quick Office, but then I dunno why I can not see any icon in recent apps of it (neither Tasker icon nor Quick Office icon), although the file is opened and running. As a matter of fact it is also in this way skipped by Alt+tab action.

And then I stopped looking for a solution and asked you to see if you can produce one in one of my previous posts... :)

Do you know of any other shortcut app that might do the work? I've tried a few (for example Smart shortcuts). All no avail.
[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
Are you trying to create shortcut to file or directory? You can do both with TotalCommander. It will execute file, however in recent apps appear both totalcommander and program that opens doc.
[Android Apps and Games] tiho5:
I'm trying a shortcut to a file.

And yes, both totalcommander and program that opens the doc are showing but then when you choose the Total commander icon from recent apps it opens not the actual total commander but other window. (Try it: This is only if total commander was not opened from before.) So to use it you need to reopen it.

I admit that it works to some point. But not clean as if it is a file shortcut.

That is why I was trying to find a shortcut creator app and asking if you knew any.
[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
I will let you know if I find something. I'm also working on similar application and I will add shortcuts to file.
[Android Apps and Games] Satch09:
This app is amazing! I'm a long time android user and can honestly say that I will always have 3 core apps on my phone always- tasker, titanium and GMD! The rest is trivial!

Some requests/ comments

As mentioned (mentioning to reiterate the demand) multi finger gesture would exponentially increase this apps utity. IE. Swipe finger up on left and at the same time swiping down on the right would perform a separate task. This and permutations thereof would make this app sublime!

I've noticed that the consumption of events in unmarkated areas is not very efficient, android system seems to execute the gesture sooner than gmd can intercept. I can understand this so I'm not complaining but only to mention it, maybe (since root is available) this latency could be overcome? I know a custom ROM makes this super easy to remedy :p

Edit: I have gestures (which are not demarcated to execute a touch gesture) that when touched (not held) are being registered by the foreground app as a long press. Just wanted to mention this

I am by no means complaining about this app at all, I use it all day, everyday. I only wish to impart user experience of the app, I use about 22 custom gestures so I might be classified as a "Power user".

Otherwise THANK YOU FOR THIS, I will gladly support any improvements and additions to this app!
[Android Apps and Games] biopsin:
Suggestion : Launch Power dialog

add gesture for opening the power dialog, if possible?

A toast with "loading menu" since it takes a second to open..
[Android Apps and Games] polstein:
New Request?

I'm not sure if I (or someone else) may have asked before.

Is it possible to make a combination LaunchPad with both user defined apps/shortcuts AND recent apps?

I'm thinking something like User Apps on the top, then some sort of dividing line, then recent apps on the bottom.

I currently use 2 4-finger gestures - one for the center launchpad for user-apps & one for bottom launchpad for recent events. I just can never get the 2 straight. Ideally, I'd like 1 gesture and see both! :)

Assuming this is do-able, I'm not sure if you should show recent apps that are already in the user-app area (ie, do we need to see the same app on both sides of the dividing line?) My gut says no, but not a bid deal either way.
[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
I will keep multifinger multidirectional :silly: gesture in mind, but I have not decided yet.

Starting zones are intended to work this way. I wanted that clicks would go through, that is why these zones start consuming touch evens only from second event. Applications can scroll a bit because of that, but on the other hand you can click anywhere without worrying about starting zones. This helps when clicking soft keys or app drawer icon.

Good idea, I already added custom action in development version. I use different method and it is a bit faster than your example. It will appear in next update.

I got several requests to allow displaying several launch pads with one gesture and was thinking to add it. But I can add LaunchPad type to display user items and recent apps too. I'm thinking about adding 1 row below user items for recent apps in this case. I don't think I should remove user items if they are duplicated in recent apps row. Its better to keep them in familiar positions.
[Android Apps and Games] polstein:
Sorry, I meant the other way around. Defiantly keep the user-favorites alone. I meant possibly remove it from the *recent* apps if it's already in the user-defined ones.
[Android Apps and Games] Bucika:
If you could get unlock screen gesture to work with that app, that would be the best app hands down, even without that the app rocks! Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] thebobp:
I've just realized a decent idea when the status bar is disabled would be locking/unlocking screen rotation, as well as gestures for rotating the (locked) screen orientation by 90 degrees. These could even be the first default rotation gestures!

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[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
I will leave everything. will be more obvious this way.

I cannot turn on screen, if that is what you mean.

Device rotation is under development.
[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
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[Android Apps and Games] tiho5:
:)

Never doubted. This is the best app that I have. Number one of my lists. Keep up the great work, Goodmood! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
[Android Apps and Games] ungureanuc:
Mine either! And also, really love the support and very prompt and accurate answers/replies.
[Android Apps and Games] threethirteeneleven:
system utilities like toggle wifi gps screen rotate etc. pleaseandthankyou => soon GMD will take over the phone/tablet experience mwahaha

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[Android Apps and Games] tiho5:
For me it already took it over. Nicely said. :)
[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
Updated development version.

- new action: Power Menu

- new action: Search long press

- fix: some shortcuts were not appearing for selection

One of the shortcuts that was not appearing is Desktop VisualizeR. Now it is possible to use it to change icon that appear in LaunchPad. Another application that had problems, but should be working bow is Application Folder.
[Android Apps and Games] Klarostorix:
Hey guys,

I just found this app when doing some research on the question, how I will handle my future nexus 4 without those ugly soft keys right on the screen. I would really like to buy this app, but I don't have the chance to buy it in the Play Store due to missing credit card... Is there another way to get this app via PayPal?

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[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
Yes, donate to Paypal, enter your Google account email and I will generate key to unlock Lite version.

Paypal
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[Android Apps and Games] ungureanuc:
Unfortunately there's none so far. What I did is to go on app's settings an set to hide the status bar on specific apps... Looks like the notifications are related to the process that's killing the status bar...
[Android Apps and Games] biopsin:
there is a ugly way, hardcode statusbar to 0. It works very well, at least for me..
[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
At the moment I cannot overcome this. As ungureanuc suggested, try hiding bar only when need to.

On the side topic, I probably could implement status bar dimming (when all icons are replaced to dots), but I haven't decided why it would be needed.
[Android Apps and Games] thebobp:
"Mirrored" gestures:

In the case of phones, it's often a good idea to have the same gesture on both sides, so that it can be easily used with either hand. For example, lock screen is d-l on the top third right edge, and can be "mirrored" to be d-r on the top third left edge so as to be also easily reachable by the left hand.

However, doing this effectively doubles the number of gestures you have to customize. It is also prone to customization error, since it's hard to keep track of right vs left, and having so many gestures makes the gesture list harder to read/debug.

In light of this, I suggest a "mirror" option for each gesture. This would set both the gesture in question and also a "mirrored gesture", in which all "lefts" and "rights" are exchanged in the start region and gesture trigger.

I guess I was being "greedy" in not suggesting this before, since I'd already set all those gestures manually. However, having such a clean option would be useful for newbies, and especially useful for large phones like the Galaxy Note, or one-handed tablets like the Nexus 7.
[Android Apps and Games] ungureanuc:
Hmm, would you, please, explain, or give us instructions how you did it? I'd like to have the status bar hidden and still be able to receive/see notifications.

Thanks in advance!
[Android Apps and Games] polstein:
I agree with this 100% - I did the duplication for all my edge ones as well, and it is a bit of a pain to change both & not mess up the mirror. If there was a check for 'mirror gesture' I'd use it :)
[Android Apps and Games] vw_mkv:
Great app, would like a simple request to add to the blacklist. Can you add the option to toggle "Consume multi touch events"per app?
[Android Apps and Games] vingar:
Stupididea i want shortcut for a single contact not for list. Swipepad for this work well!

Any solutions?

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[Android Apps and Games] polstein:
How does this one work - is this to assign a long press to a custom gesture?

Can it be done the other way around (ie, I long-press my Search button to bring up a Launchpad)?
[Android Apps and Games] threethirteeneleven:
How about a gesture to display the time and battery status in a toast notification!

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[Android Apps and Games] HoochieCoo:
I just upgraded my Nexus 7 to 4.2. GMD seems to work except for the Notifications action. I have a custom gesture setup to display the Notifications, and nothing happens when I do it. Actually, something does happen... Sometimes, I lose the ability to get to Notifications until I turn the screen off, then back on.
[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
I will answer all questions tomorrow. It is late now. I was working on the port lately and today I published first development version :D

XDA: GMD SPen Control

Answering in advance: I had to port it as separate application. SPen protocol and mechanics are too different. But it does borrow some UI. Let me know what you think :o
[Android Apps and Games] tiho5:
This is for galaxy note only, right?
[Android Apps and Games] vingar:
Stupididea you have fixed shortcut for contact whatsapp with gmd s-pen gesture!!

You are wonderful!!

I wait update for gmd gesture!

Thanks

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[Android Apps and Games] StupidIdea:
I can add it. Should it be global setting or separate for each custom gesture?

I want to refactor UI of blacklist a bit, but after that I can add it.

This action simulated Search long press and will trigger any action assigned to that event. I could add action triggering when long pressing Search button, but I don't think one action is worth it. I will add it when if I decide to add more triggers (accelerometer events, etc).

Good suggestion, but I don't think toast is suitable for it. I have 2 ideas:

1) external plugin that can toggle information overlay on/off/off with timer

2) option to display clock and battery on LaunchPads

Application uses a lot of private functions that can change (and changes) in new APIs. I have Nexus7 myself so hopefully receive update soon and will fix it.

Great :o
[Android Apps and Games] gr8hairy1:
Just a heads up about 4.2, Kill App no longer works. The toast still comes up, but nothing happens.

4.2 is pretty sweet.
[Android Apps and Games] thebobp:
Definitely separate. Less important gestures could be side-dependent.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] threethirteeneleven:
Both are excellent ideas! The first sounds like it would work best for displaying the notification bar so you can see missed calls and what not as well. The second is just super convenient. I'd ask for both but I simply cannot do that because you already put more time into the app than I can thank you for.

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[Android Apps and Games] tiho5:
I still haven't tested the last Dev version.

I was hoping that soon we will get the settings import/export function and i would use this to set up easily the test apps.

Can anybody comment if the new options/shortcuts added there are working OK.