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[G1 Apps and Games] jhankinson:
It is sort of possible already, if you decrease the number of desktop screens then it will just drop whatever is your last desktop screen, however when you increase it back to the previous number it seems to still remember all of the shortcuts and widgets that you had on the extra page. Just go to "Destkop Settings" and change the number of visible desktop screens and click the bottom button to restart GDE. This won't help if you have a wallpaper that is not for prying eyes but will at least let you hide a page of potentially objectionable widgets. I hope that helps you.

Also rogro82 if you have a chance could you update the changelog? I'm curious to know what was changed in 0.1.9.7, Thanks!

GDE is the best!
[G1 Apps and Games] johnuopini:
Feature requests

I've tried GDE on droid but i wont keep it because its missing:

- Ability to set custom app in the sortcut areas (left and right), im using "aContacts" so its annoying not being able to add it on the corner

- Ability to set "sticky" widgets, i want clock and meteo to be always displayed (without adding 3/5 of them)

- Lag on Droid its a bit high, maybe you need to use some acceleration APIs? I mean, its strange, it should be quite faster

Other than that, great app! Ill buy it if you add this.
[G1 Apps and Games] FormelLMS:
I've got an HTC Hero and I'm using now GDE.

It looks very nice and the themes are quite very good.

I've got one question:

Many Themes brings their own wallpapers.

Is it possible to make this wallpapers to lockscreen, too?

It looks not so nice with an other lockscreen, than wallpaper.

If that is possible to get the wallpapers to lockscreen with one click, it is more than sweet!!
[G1 Apps and Games] Redflea:
0.1.9.9 is out!

Not sure what's new, if anything, but it's nice to get another update. :D

(Rogro - can you update the change log?)

And per above conversation on the Conversation widget, mine still appears to be updating fine, no issues with it at all.
[G1 Apps and Games] monkeydog:
0.1.9.9 seems to have fixed the conversation widget not updating without a restart for me. Things show up instantly again.

There were a lot of people posting about this problem over on droidforums.net hopefully it can be confirmed by them that the update really did fix it, if the dev doesn't post first.
[G1 Apps and Games] Redflea:
Really want that one as well, as others have also requested... :) But...can aContacts be set as the default contact app? I've done that for Handcent and it launches when I hit the Message icon in the shortcut bar. For some apps that does work...

I don't actually understand your second request...What do you mean by "...always displayed (without adding 3/5 of them)"? Doesn't make sense to me.

I've asked (I think) for the ability to save home screen settings (all widgets/icons/placement, etc.) so that it can be setup quickly again after a reset...maybe that's what you mean?
[G1 Apps and Games] zeiroe:
Using Droid. Only complaint I have is that the update to GDE has made the homescreen really laggy and choppy. Previous version was great but the update ... lets just say I'm not feeling it.

Already rebooted and recreated my home layout ... even with one widget placed brings on the choppy/laggy transitions.
[G1 Apps and Games] rogro82:
I indeed fixed the updating of the conversation widget ;) I also was having the update issue myself so when people complained i noticed it. It should be all ok now.

I am also changing some parts that should make it load faster.. Still some work to do.

If there is anyone here with a droid thats having fcs please post a message or send me a pm so I can take a look at it.

@Zeiroe

What transition are you using?
[G1 Apps and Games] FormelLMS:
Now I want to say: Thank you! You did a very great job.

If you can do something with lockscreen, it will be quite nice.
[G1 Apps and Games] astokes:
I have the same laggy/choppy home screen issue on the latest release, before 1.9.9 it was really smooth, now whenever I have a widget on my homescreen it stutters when I change screen and thats using the normal transition.

I love GDE though, tried them all but decided it was worth paying for GDE over the free alternatives, hopefully this lag issue gets cleared up fast.
[G1 Apps and Games] camezaga:
Me too. It is somewhat choppy. I only have the power widget on my screen and have 3 screens defined only. You can definitely notice it when clicking on the arrow to see all your applications. How can I go back a version without loosing my settings? BTW, I also love this app. It make the Droid look much better.

Thanks..
[G1 Apps and Games] raziel200:
normal transition is also laggy for me
[G1 Apps and Games] MontAlbert:
I got onto the hancent bandwagon yesterday. So I have set the new SMS button on the gde launcher to usehandcent by default. Problem is when I use this it goes to the new SMS button without anywhere to put the recipient. I can go through menu to get it but figured when I hit the new SMS button it should come up with a screen with both recipient and message boxes/textfields.

Is there a handcent setting I am missing or a workaround for this?
[G1 Apps and Games] zeiroe:
I set it to normal
[G1 Apps and Games] rogro82:
Thanks for letting me know. I will look into the normal transition speed. Will make sure to get it right in the next update. Can you check if the other transitions are better?

As for the handcent sms. Is it a paid app? Else ill buy it to check to see whats wrong there.
[G1 Apps and Games] Wysie:
Rogro82: its a free app. I believe you can fix it by changing the intent portion, tho it seems like handcents fault. Im out now or id have passed you what i did for the contacts mod. Check out my github in the meantime :)
[G1 Apps and Games] bkmo:
Things have slowed down a bit for me on cube, but not really that noticable. What really has changed lately is the speed of the app drawer. It is extremely choppy and slow moving. I thought it might be cyanogens latest beta rom, but it crawls on a clean install of Dwang too.
[G1 Apps and Games] MoreGone:
I would love to see android 2.1 support. Just upgraded my droid and would like to have the new app drawer and transition, the desktop cards are cool but not something I see myself using regularly.

Oh and the Live Wallpapers would be cool too!!
[G1 Apps and Games] jhankinson:
New update 0.1.1.9 causes fc on motor Droid when you change orientation (i.e. any time you change between landscape and portrait on the gde home screen). Anyone else having this problem? Please fix ASAP, thanks!
[G1 Apps and Games] bkmo:
Finally had to uninstall GDE

For me GDE has become worse with each update. It is slow and choppy, but worst of all it makes my phone quite unusable as a phone. If I use the default home app then my contacts app stays in memory. With GDE running it keeps getting killed and takes 10 seconds to load.
[G1 Apps and Games] rogro82:
@bkmo sorry to hear that... in the update i just pushed to the market the app list scrolling should be better and also the default transition.

Did your contacts app stay in memory before when using GDE? because memory usage hasn't became more then before. Maybe you could use ddms to see what apps are always running and using a lot of memory?
[G1 Apps and Games] gixxerjoe:
Rogro,

Love GDE! I am a advid fan! Anyways the last update seemed to make GDE so much better for me, however the only issue I have now is when removing my Droid from the car dock or media dock GDE is force closing on me. I don't know if this issue happened with previous versions or not as I just got the docks yesterday for Christmas. Everything else seems to be great!
[G1 Apps and Games] bkmo:
It seems to have happened with the last couple of cyanogen rom updates. A

ll I know is that I don't have the problem with the stock launcher. I will try the new update, and also try to figure out what is using memory as soon as I get a chance. But as it stands now, the phone is so much smoother with the stock launcher. I am curious if Wysie is seeing this because it is his contacts app that takes forever to load with GDE running.
[G1 Apps and Games] astokes:
Ahhhh with the latest update im back to being smooth running again :) thanks for the fast fix.
[G1 Apps and Games] kron2:
Dialer is slow for me to running cm 4.2.10.1. Works slow on home++ to.stock home screen is fast.gde is working fast just dialer is slow
[G1 Apps and Games] rogro82:
So basically i should also make a new dialer app ;)

Gives me something to think about.. :)

Before I forget... merry christmas to everyone in here!
[G1 Apps and Games] nikkilocke:
what is the application dock for?

What is the purpose of the application dock? How is having a 4 x 1 scrolling icon bar better than having as many screensful of icons as you want, also accessed by scrolling?

I think I must be missing the point somewhere.
[G1 Apps and Games] littleman00:
Force-close and black screen issues!

Hi, I've been trying to figure out what's going on with my copy of GDE. I've downloaded all the updates, and I'm still receiving force-close messages and black screens. Almost every time I exit out of an application and try to get to the home screen, either by pressing the 'home' button or by pressing the 'back arrow' button, I run into a force-close message or I get stuck on a black screen, sometimes for whole minutes at a time.

I've tried ways to fix this, such as deleting icons from the homescreen, deleting the scrolling application bars, widgets, etc. I've also limited the amount of homescreens (trying from 7 to just 3 screens), and even changing themes. I have a task killing app that I've used to delete all tasks except the necessary ones, but that doesn't seem to speed things up either.

I'm running this on a Sapphire (MyTouch 3G) with Android 1.6.
[G1 Apps and Games] JonKyu:
hey rogro, just wanted to tell you that normal transition is smoother now but the "pickup" is kinda laggy now. Before the last two updates the normal transition was perfect.
[G1 Apps and Games] tony31b:
add widget menu gone

Hello I have a question about the menu button for gde, I changed the right button to contacts and now I can't get to the gde menu or being able to add Widgets anymore please help thank u
[G1 Apps and Games] mknoebel:
I'm getting the force close message whenever I put my Droid into the multimedia dock.

On another note, I'm wondering about a GMAIL button for the screen. I've seen it mentioned a few times but don't know whether it's possible or not, willing/not willing to add it as a feature.

Thanks. Overall enjoying GDE!
[G1 Apps and Games] Redflea:
I'm using the current GDE version w/out any force close from multimedia dock. Just another data point.

I've had one FC today on GDE...the next time it happens I'll try to capture a log for you, Rogro.

Seems much better overall since the 2.0.1 update, 1.9.9 was pretty scary. ;)

I get choppy behavior on the transitions occasionally, but overall it has been good. App drawer scrolling is

GDE is current 5% of my battery use...other top users are below. That seems like it might be a little high...are others seeing batter usage from GDE in this range (this is on a Droid, Android 2.01).

Display 34%

Phone Idle 13%

Cell Standby 11%

Android System 11%

Market 7%

Android Core Apps 6%

GDE 5%

Shapewriter keyboard 3%

Android OS 3%
[G1 Apps and Games] ulakala:
milestone

hi i want to know if GDE is compatible with my moto milestone.

thx.....
[G1 Apps and Games] FormelLMS:
I did a little review of GDE on our german forum.

I hope it's okay:

http://www.handy-faq.de/forum/android_forum/114130-gde_homereplacement_fuer_android.html

In the pictures I used these two themes:

1. frosted glass

2. iDroid

If it's not okay, please give a pn.
[G1 Apps and Games] Barkleyfan:
+1 on orientation change causing FC on Droid. Not consistent, however, so I can't pin down what else is involved.
[G1 Apps and Games] Redflea:
Rogro...I sent you an email w/a log from my Droid after an FC today - appeared to be an out of memory problem. Hope that helps - it occurred when I was unlocking my Droid, as the home screen tried to appear.
[G1 Apps and Games] lucky58:
dialer

Can you make it possible to choose another dialer (call) then the stock one for the toolbar. Or even better, to choose whatever app one wants?
[G1 Apps and Games] sublimnl:
two things, and sorry if its been asked before, but this thread is LONG and yes, I did search :)

1. Is it possible to re-code GDE so that if I launch the browser from one of my two shortcuts that it does NOT open a new window? I would like it to just go back to whatever browser window I last had open, otherwise its easy to end up with quite a few windows open.

2. Is it possible to move the app dock to the left button and the phone to the center by creating a new theme? I have downloaded the SDK and Eclipse, but not sure where to start with making a change like this. Is this hard-coded into GDE itself?

Thanks!
[G1 Apps and Games] brucemcl:
I don't ususally use the browser as a shortcut but I confirm that it works the way you describe for me. What is interesting is that any other way I can use to return to the browser does not open a new window.

I don't think this is possible as GDE exists now. The position of up and down grip buttons in the toolbar are not changeable in themes. They stay in the center.
[G1 Apps and Games] Wysie:
sublimni, brucemcl: The browser issue has been raised by me before. It's on the to-do list actually :).
[G1 Apps and Games] DeaDnuLL:
I know this has been asked before but will GDE support custom icons in the future and if so do you have an eta?

Thx
[G1 Apps and Games] motionUS:
I'm using GDE on my HTC Droid Eris. I have found one issue. It seems that when I click on the dedicated hardware search key, the google search is no longer opened. If I hold it down for a few seconds, I do get the voice search to open. I tried searching but did not find any solutions. I use the google search key many times, so this might be a deal breaker for me.

Thanks,
[G1 Apps and Games] nikkilocke:
Anyone?

Does anyone use it?

What for?

Why is it better for you than just having all the apps on the home screens?
[G1 Apps and Games] FormelLMS:
Yes, it's 10000x better.

It's ugly to have 234 Icons on 7 screens if you can da a slight wipe on this application dock.

That's why I loved this Home Replacement.
[G1 Apps and Games] nikkilocke:
So you can put 234 icons in the application dock and find them easier?
[G1 Apps and Games] FormelLMS:
Hey guy, it's just easy for you:

Don't use it, if you don't like it, bro! Cheers! :D
[G1 Apps and Games] nikkilocke:
Sorry, I was hoping foran explanation of what I was missing. I was going to ask what the conversation widget was for next (I just see a large blank area).

I am one of those weird people who like to read the manual!
[G1 Apps and Games] pierce1:
help buying gde

Hey I am having trouble buying gde my card buy other apps but when buying gde its always say declined please help..........
[G1 Apps and Games] brucemcl:
Call the number on the credit card and tell them you want to make a purchase in euros.
[G1 Apps and Games] MontAlbert:
personally i prefer folders than the dock. but each to his own...
[G1 Apps and Games] MontAlbert:
re: handcent new message: any update on this rogro/wysie?
[G1 Apps and Games] jj71787:
the only small problem i have is my alarm clock icon changed to the amazon mp3 icon
[G1 Apps and Games] Pinesal:
Is this app still being updated?

I would like the ability to add shortcuts (such as contact shortcuts) directly to the Applications Menu (the one that can hold folders, right now you can put a shortcut into a folder and then into the apps menu but I would like they directly in the menu).
[G1 Apps and Games] Barkleyfan:
Can't speak for anyone else, but the app docks clean mine up. One app dock for all my GPS/fitness apps, another dock for games, and another for frequently used contacts. I hate a cluttered iPhone looking screen, and app docks fix that. Now if we could just fix the fc on orientation change...
[G1 Apps and Games] vixsandlee:
People are busy with real life stuff this time of year.
[G1 Apps and Games] brucemcl:
That happened to me one time. Shutting down the phone and removing the battery for a while and then starting up again fixed the problem.
[G1 Apps and Games] petrochemicals:
How do I get the original search widget in gde, the one that lets you type in it instead of the thing that pops up at the top of the screen. I bought this app because it was said you can use your original widgets. Seems I can't.
[G1 Apps and Games] schifley:
GDE - Wish List

Rogro, thanks for the hard work and great app.

Dialer - Saw some mentions of you developing a dialer...if you do, a winmo like dialer that starts searching names as soon as you hit numbers would be great. It's the only winmo thing I truly miss. So if you hit 7...6 and you've called ROGRO or have it in contacts, it comes up. I've mentioned this to other Android users and they just don't appreciate the ease of a better dialer.

App Doc - Ability to sort any way and not only alphabetical

Any way to have user assigned names for the home screens such as 'games' 'utilities' 'communication'? Then we could select the home screen by name as well.

Long press on phone button could have some cool dialing functions as well such as last numbers dialed.

Thanks again!
[G1 Apps and Games] luci_explode:
help

where can i find android gde, because i have android 1.5 version
[G1 Apps and Games] kron2:
super fast on the nexus just need live wallpaper added :D
[G1 Apps and Games] kron2:
new theme based on the nexus one.apk. is in the zip file

updated all black drawer background and fixed settings and add icons
[G1 Apps and Games] Barkleyfan:
Yes. You can organize application docks by program type.dedicate one for games, one for gps, one for communication, etc. The screen isn't as crowded this way. The tabs for panda do a similar job, but they can get crowded quick.
[G1 Apps and Games] Barkleyfan:
Dude, anything I can do to help? Is the app abandoned?
[G1 Apps and Games] brucemcl:
The Android 2.1 APK was released today. So as of now it is theoretically possible for live wallpaper support to be added.

We will find out soon enough. If there is no support for Android 2.1 coming in a few weeks, that should tell us something.
[G1 Apps and Games] bkmo:
The answer seems pretty obvious to me.
[G1 Apps and Games] gixxerjoe:
I doubt this app has been abandoned since it was just updated in the market again. ;)
[G1 Apps and Games] on1ydabest:
Yeah it did but under a different dev name. He might have handed it off to someone.
[G1 Apps and Games] bkmo:
I installed it again and after less than 10 monutes uninstalled it. I cannot live with the dialer taking a good 20 seconds to load. It loads instantly with the stock launcher. This app is now just a big waste of my time. AMF
[G1 Apps and Games] nakeman:
Regarding GDE Theme...

May i ask how to change the background/wallpaper of the app drawer?

Thanks:)
[G1 Apps and Games] mkloharry:
0.2.0.2 GDE on Droid

I 1just installed latest update on my Droid running stock 2.01 OS. The application dock widget no longer functions smoothly. When you try to scroll left or right is shakes. This never happened before. Wish I backed up GDE before update. Everything else seems to work very smooth.
[G1 Apps and Games] Hotas:
I have 0.1.9.7 available as an .apk. I never updated to 0.2.0.1. or 0.2.0.2 as they were said to be slower or something on the drawer.

Cheer,

Hotas.
[G1 Apps and Games] Hotas:
Sure? I see it is provided by MiroMind as it was before.
[G1 Apps and Games] mkloharry:
Thanks for the offer, I found 0.9.9. 9, everything is working as before.
[G1 Apps and Games] gixxerjoe:
I am having the same issue with the app dock. the good thing I noticed was I do not get force closes when putting it in my car or media dock
[G1 Apps and Games] rogro82:
Im still alive but have been ( still am ) very busy on the latest development lately, because of all the new phones/android updates etc.

So sorry for not being able to respond as quick as I normally do in here, but I had to spend all time I have to make some changes.

I will look into the appdock widget issue at first now.
[G1 Apps and Games] gixxerjoe:
saw there was another update in the market and that seems to have fixed the app dock issue
[G1 Apps and Games] pkwjr:
After loading the 2nd update today, the memu touch now takes me to all apps instead of the GDE options.

Can't get to those options in any way now.
[G1 Apps and Games] mkloharry:
0.2.0.3 fixed the problem I was having with app dock widget. Everything is very smooth again. Thanks for the quick fix.
[G1 Apps and Games] billquinn1:
anyone ever made the application dock work with the regular home (not gde)?
[G1 Apps and Games] niko1986:
You talk about adding an advanced search in the todo.

I know it would be a big task but would a ubiquity style widget be possible?
[G1 Apps and Games] joephein:
Great home replacement. I used dxtop which works great too.

GDE has more options but is a bit heavier, up to 10M USS using procrank compared to 7M for dxtop.

I am getting a FC when I click on a call in the conversations widget.

sms messages open fine (using shompsms). I am using latest CyanogenMod-4.2.13 on a G1. Anyone here that is experiencing the same?

ERROR/AndroidRuntime(957): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to resume activity {com.android.contacts/com.android.contacts.CallDetailActivity}: java.lang.NullPointerException

Please find the traces.txt and ddms log attached.
[G1 Apps and Games] lax01:
First off, thanks for a great app...I really like it.

I'm having an issue where the phone locks itself during a phone call. Obviously this can be quite annoying especially if you have to use the dial pad during the call or want to put the call on or off speakerphone. Is this an issue with GDE? It did not do this before I updated the GDE software the other day (and yes I have the latest update from today).

I am using a Droid.

Thanks

EDIT: Errr...just rebooted the phone and its now fine...guess it was unrelated to GDE. Thanks for the great app!
[G1 Apps and Games] NetGenSuperstar:
I love GDE. So far, it's the only home replacement I liked enough to purchase. However, I have found a few issues:

1. There seems to be a bug when selecting only one home screen. On normal transition, the wallpaper doesn't render properly, and instead shows what appears to be an empty buffer. I know I'm the only crazy person who wants only one home screen, but since GDE gives me the dialer and messaging icons at the bottom at all times, I no longer need my home screen at all. I'd rather it simply center the wallpaper on the single screen, and not allow scrolling at all.

2. I can confirm what others have said before: that custom contact ringtones don't seem to work in GDE. This is weird, since it shouldn't make a difference what home screen is being used, but I've confirmed that using GDE makes my contact's custom ringtones not work. Unfortunately, this is close to being a deal-breaker for me, because I spent a lot of time making those custom ringtones. If you need help finding what the problem is, I'll do what I can.

3. Sometimes the applications list only shows half of the installed applications, and in a scrambled order. Resorting the list twice fixes the problem. Only a minor annoyance.

Other than this, GDE is perfect. It sometimes takes a while for the contacts list or dialer to appear, but that was always a problem anyway, and GDE actually seems faster than the core launcher.

For reference, my phone is the T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream).
[G1 Apps and Games] Brainze:
I am having no issues at all while using Manup's Eclair_2.1-v1.5.

Only question is... Any word on 2.1 Live Wallpaper compatibility? ;)
[G1 Apps and Games] kron2:
+1 on live wallpaper
[G1 Apps and Games] Brainze:
Awesome!... Love your theme, but wasn't diggin' the colorful background. Black one looks sweet. :cool:
[G1 Apps and Games] Brainze:
Ideas for future development:

1. The ability to completely hide the left/right soft menu buttons.

2. The ability to use ANY shorcut on the left/right soft menu buttons.
[G1 Apps and Games] brucemcl:
My Casual series of themes do that.

http://software.brucemcl.com/casual