[T-Mobile LG G2x] capncybo:
Being a G2X user and experimenting with various custom ROMS; most of us are all to familiar with the so called SOD (Sleep of Death), AKA: BSOD (Black Sleep of Death) or (Black Screen of Death).

Regardless of what we choose to call it...

IT SUCKS.

We want Performance, Reliability, & acceptable Battery Life.

Having a Frozen or Locked-Up G2X(Phone)... JUST PLAIN SUCKS. :(

So to pay respect to the unpleasant/familiar SOD condition, I've decided to have fun with it.

I would like to introduce to you, what I call...

The: BSOL (Black Screen of Life).

I know a few of you were probably thinking (Bull SH!T Outta Luck) Lol

Anyways Here's the concept...

By stacking some of my favorite applications together & theming them.

I've attained a rather pleasant setup that seems to compliment the G2X's lack of RAM & other quirks and various limitations.

Here's the setup and why.

Feel free to use some or all of my settings. (Some will be based on Personal preference.)

My G2X screen loves to turn on as soon as there is a USB connection.

It's just annoying... this setup minimizes the impact.

Were going all Black... “How much more black could it be... None More Black!!!”

Let's start with the launcher.

-Lightning Launcher

I use it because it is light weight on resources, fast, stable, & highly configurable on my G2X.

Under: Customize Lightning> Current screen> Wallpaper & background>

I unchecked: Display the wallpaper & set Plain Color to... BLACK.

Then do the same for the App drawer.

Now over to the status Bar... cleaner is better so.

Remove the battery strength & all I show is: Data, Signal Bars, & Time.

We will load...

-T.E.A.M. Battery Bar for a Top Bar and change the Automatically Color Settings

I use: Green for Charging, Cyan Blue for Regular, Red for Full, Orange for Medium, & Red for low.

Oh I forgot to mention, I like Black therefore I like ICS themes, I use...

-Ice Cream Sandwich CM7 Theme

Lots of CM7 style ICS blue & black... Yum.

Anyways one of the best things about Lightning Launcher is the Drawer.

It can be infinitely Big, or infinitely small, I kinda use both.

You'll see later, but let me also state from a user standpoint I like Gesture swiping.

So we will set a swipe down to open the app drawer & a swipe up to show/hide the status Bar.

But better yet, Let me introduce some of you to...

-Sidebar Lite/Pro

Anyways by swiping from the edge of your screen, you can Always bring up your favorite apps.

Note: even from another application, without having to return to your launcher.

It's slick & once you try it, I doubt you'll ever want to go without it.

(Think of it similarly to the Ubuntu Mobile phone launcher)

Anyways back to the setup.

I'm right handed, so I set my Lightning Launcher's Swipe right to be:

-Fast Dialer

It's kinda Ugly by default, but once you go into settings & change TEXT=CyanBlue & Button/Backgrounds to Black it looks sick.

YES I too find the ads annoying (and wish the developer would release an ad free version) But...

It can be configured so: I can find & dial a contact in 2 clicks

Caveat: If you have so many contacts that start with the same letter you might have to scroll.

CONFUSION/CONFLICT & CLARIFICATION

Yes, BOTH Sidebar & Fast Dialer are configured to launch when swiping right

But... Swiping from the left edge of your screen (AKA edge-swipe) differs from swiping right from anywhere else.

As I said, “I am Right Handed”... So far we have the following.

-Swiping up= Shows or Hides the status bar

-Top screen Edge-swipe down = Shows Notification bar

(Inside I have my favorite Power widgets & Yes they are CyanBlue too)

But I also changed the carrier name to custom, & Inserted: First & Last-name

(I know that my carrier is WIND but having my name personalizes it even further)

-Left screen Edge-swipe right = Sidebar ALWAYS does (Even from another application)

-Swipe right = Fast Dialer (and I can find contact & dial in 2 clicks)

-Swipe down = Launcher drawer (I typically have mine sized to see every icon I have)

I don't need to read them as I know them by icon but if you need to you can zoom in.

Note: it supports pinch zoom in & out, but by hitting your menu button & then selecting Zoom it will toggle between: Fit ALL & Normal Icon Size.

Oh I almost forgot here's one of my favorites, I use...

-Screen Off and Lock

Then after enabling it, I configure Lightning launcher so that when I double click on any blank Spot

-The screen turns off without having to reach for the power button.

In this case it's basically anywhere on the phone. This adds both convenience & prevents your power button from wearing out prematurely.

Almost done.

Under Tablet tweaks inside CyanogenMod tweaks, I disabled the lock-screen.

(Before you crucify me about how insecure this is... I know the risks, thank you for your concern).

Why...???

After I Push the Power Button, the phone is ON. It's all black or if I kept the status bar displayed...

I can see the time & any new notifications... then I double tap & the screen turns off.

VOILA, VERY, Very Slick.

To Finish the Set-up I use...

-Small Call

Why...???

I hate when I'm doing something on my phone & the dialer snaps to the forefront and kicks me out of what I was doing. This incoming call is usually from someone I don't know or even want to talk to.

Small Call let's me continue what I'm doing & in a more subtle manner choose to accept or Ignore calls.

I have a semitransparent black box near the bottom of my screen where I can read texts & click to respond or ignore. You can even set a default decline action.

Clicking the RED X in the box will close the pop-up box yet leave the mail notification as un-read.

Perfect for an angry wife or girlfriend cause you can show them how you never even checked your message... LOL (Just kidding).

Anyways...

That's my setup, & I Like it... hope some or maybe all of these suggestions can improve your G2X.

Time for some screen shots...

Wish me Luck, as I've never posted any before.