[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] THEDEVIOUS1:
floating multiwindow test

im surprised [MENTION=4948919]xperiacle[/MENTION] hasnt mentinoned it yet or maybe i missed it (although i've read this entire thread PLUS the other one) but there MAY be a way without using the multiwindow manager...see my response below

i think your question has already been answered but yes the floating shortcut feature is only available in the pro verion although there MIGHT be a workaround...please read the following reply

i was searching the internet looking for answers about the note 3 multiwindow function (the minimize feature to be exact) and i came across the above posts...i was reading through the thread thinking to myself "where is [MENTION=4948919]xperiacle[/MENTION] when u need him?" not even realizing that u were actually the op & developer :D i have a few questions for u (of course :laugh:) that i should probably send through pm but since they're somewhat related i guess i will ask here while its on my mind...first is there a trick to modifying the framework2.jar where it wont reboot/restart? it seems that everytime i try i have issues but no problem with changing any other jar file (well sometimes services gives me trouble...i'm starting to think it needs to be recompiled to the exact same filesize as it was before but thats just an educated guess)...since samsung has removed the multiwindow code form the systemui and added more to the framework2.jar beginning with 4.2.2 it's starting to become more important to our mods. Second and what i actually wanted to know which i why i came to the thread...have u had these guys try the delete/rename "com.sec.feature.phone.xml" trick in order to be able to use floating windows directly from the flashbar? (although i see that your app floats fine i see that there is still some interest)

for anyone who wants to float apps directly from the flahbar without using the multiwindow manager and is willing to try...give this a go & report back

FLOATING MULTIWINDOW TEST

1. navigate to "sytem/etc"permissions" and find the file "com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml" and add ".bak" to the end of the filename (or create a copy on your sd card then delete) then reboot

2. instead of "dragging" apps from the flashbar as u would do normally try to simply "click" the icon...if it works like it does on most other devices u should get a floating window just as if u had clicked a shortcut from the pro version of the manager

3. if the windows do not float after renaming/deleting the mentioned xml then u MAY need to also lower the dpi until u get the desired effect...i'm not sure to what value but i would go as low as the device is still bootable first (based on the report [MENTION=4190053]mscion[/MENTION] gave below this step is most likely mandatory)

alternatively [MENTION=4948919]xperiacle[/MENTION] already created a mode switcher app for the note 8 which performs step 1 automatically (requires busybox to be installed and MAY not work on the note 3 for some random reason which i why i mentioned the manual way first)...i will link provide the link below

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2304228

^MODE SWITCHER (this app is also used to switch from phablet to tablet ui but do NOT attempt this on your note 3...it wont work and may even bootloop)

i apologize if this has already been mentioned before guys but on a related note (no pun intended :silly:)...i wanted to know if someone could please upload a screenshot of their apps actually minimized because it worked "normally" on 4.1.2 devices (the only issue being that the minimized apps would sometimes disappear) but the 4.2.2 mod turned into a huge icon when minimized. I'm assuming that has been fixed since i see no complaints...well i THINK thats all i need to know for now so thx in advance for your time