yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] gthing:
AFAIK the transparency is done with the .png alpha channel. .jpg does not support transparency, only png does.

*and gif, technically, but it does not support varying levels of opacity.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] prattleon:
google listen

anyone able to use google listen in Fresh 1.1? i cannot get it to work at all. i keep getting an error message:

"an error occurred while playing this episode."
[Hero CDMA Android Development] gthing:
Yea, I had the same problem. I reported it on the last page of this thread, and it's good to have another person back me up. :)

You can still listen to the episode if you download it first (menu / download on episode page) and then listen to it after the download is complete. I actually reverted to Fresh 1.0 primarily because of this issue.

I wonder if listen makes calls to Google's location API which was removed from fresh in 1.1.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] grifforama:
@ Flipz.

I'm desperate to give this ROM a go, so I'm starting from scratch again.

However, one thing that could be a deal breaker for me is that I really need Quick Office.

I noticed that you took it out.

I managed to get the apk from my stock ROM, but now having installed it, every time I run it, it Force Closes.

Did you take it out because of this ? Or just to save space ?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 702DROID:
have you tried to install it using the kitchen
[Hero CDMA Android Development] prattleon:
I'm afraid it's something else. it appears that i am unable to stream podcasts using any app. i have to download them first. that's unfortunate.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] gthing:
Go to the episode you want to listen to, click menu and "clear download data" or "remove download." Then try to download again when you are on a stable connection. If it's working you'll see the download progress on the right directly below the title. As I said, you will not be able to stream anything, you'll have to wait until the episode is fully downloaded.

Does that work?

I'd recommend reverting to fresh 1.0. 1.1 seems to have a lot of little issues like this.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Redneck101:
can i use this rom on a non-sprint cdma hero? mine is on the appalachian wireless network.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] equinox654:
OMG It has an old school linux boot screen with the green [OK]'s

How awesome is that. Talk about nostalgia.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] JDMFanatic:
After I installed this, no matter what I do the weather screen on the clock always says Kansas City, and if I use Current City, nothing shows up on the weather. How can I get it to change back to my hometown, San Francisco?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] iFalcon:
The exact same thing is happening to me. I tried a wipe and flash, but still no luck.

Other than that, it's smooth sailing with this ROM...great job!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] grifforama:
No option for QuickOffice
[Hero CDMA Android Development] awesomeindeed:
Same exact problem here. Really like this ROM, but I'm anal about this kind of stuff, so, going back to 1.0.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theresthatguy:
There are other great alternatives like astro.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 702DROID:
have you guys tried to remove the clock from the home screen and then re add it back in
[Hero CDMA Android Development] posguy99:
<shrug> Pick the ROM of your choice that isn't this one, take the APK, push it back to the phone again.

I really wonder if *anyone* did the test linked in the bug, or some random person decided that was the solution to some random "lag" problem, and now everyone is removing it.

I have coarse location turned on 24/7, and GPS when I want it, and I certainly don't see this mythical 100% CPU problem.

Allow me to rephrase... no, it's not mythical, it's real enough that the code was rewritten using an entirely new approach. But whether our Hero is actually subject to the problem?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 702DROID:
go download the new kitchen its in their
[Hero CDMA Android Development] abcdfv:
It's because Flipz removed the HTc location service and it reverted back to Android's location serivce, due to the location check bug that the 1.5 system has. Simply removing the clock, and then setting it to your location instead of relying on current location fixes it, or you can add back the HTc location services, which will kill your battery, and lag your phone, after a couple days without reboot. But if you're on 1.0 then you probably don't mind that ;]

Next time, try reading a changelog or two before you decide to jump the gun and update.

http://geekfor.me/known-issues/known-issues-open/stock-weather-widget-will-not-update-location/
[Hero CDMA Android Development] N0J:
702 said it...

The newest version of Flipz's Pre-Kitchen 0.2 released.

Flipz and I added a kitchen section to the site and I've posted a few lockscreens to get started.

Check it out!

http://geekfor.me/
[Hero CDMA Android Development] equinox654:
Is there anyway to restore the green trim and highlights?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Lessthantito:
that is the main thing I am missing from the 1.0 Rom is the Green Highlights so I tried to restore back to 1.0 and I keep getting an error something about adb (first error message I have gotten trying to restore a previous Rom) what can I do to fix this?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] N0J:
yeah, I know what you guys mean...

I like blue, but prefer the green over it. I was waiting to see if freshlyill was going to make them, but I may go ahead and start. there are a lot of files to change.

I'll be adding more pages with different things other than locks. A custom request page is next.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] iFalcon:
yep, several times. has me stumped.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] iFalcon:
no "jumping the gun" here. i read the mod log first thing.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] riotkid976:
I've noticed an interesting bug. Gmail has no problem bringing in new mail, and when I delete something, its removed from the app; but it isn't removed from Tue server.

At the end of the day it says I have tons of new email, but shows none.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] josue85:
Note to iFalcon

iFaclon: I had the same issue, and re-adding the clock did not help me. I fixed it by doing the following:

1. Tap the clock, so that the clock screen comes up (be sure not to click on the weather).

2. Hit the menu key, and choose "Add City", and add the city you live in.

3. From the same clock screen, tap menu again, this time choose rearrange.

4. Slide Kansas City all the way to the bottom, and move the city you live in to the top (alternately, you can just delete Kansas City from the list of cities).

5. If it's still not showing the correct city, remove the widget and add one more time.

This worked for me, I hope you have the same luck. If that still doesn't work, you can try deleting all other cities and have your city as the only available city.

Cheers
[Hero CDMA Android Development] prattleon:
Random Headphone Detection

My HTC/android problem of the day: when i am using the headphone jack, the stock music player (which sucks) randomly starts up and starts playing a song. it could be a half an hour into a podcast or a minute into listening to pandora. it even occasionally calls someone. and it's difficult to make it stop. very anoying! any help?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jonnythan:
I've had this a couple of times. The only fix I've found that actually works besides a factory reset is to go online and change your Gmail password. This will force the phone back through the Google Account Setup wizard and fix syncing.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] grifforama:
Yeah, got it now. Thanks.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] grifforama:
Continued problems......

Honestly, I'm wondering if I'm ever going to get this thing right.

I reinstalled everything from stock last night, and I have the BARE MINIMUM installed.

So far.

Touchdown (for my work email)

Weatherbug.

Facebook.

Beautiful widgets. 2.55

That is it. Seriously.

So why in the hell would I when trying to add the photo frame widget from HTC, get in a loop ?

I select the widget, screen goes blank. Goes back to the selction. I select it, screen goes blank, ad infinitum...

Update.

Yeah yeah, so a reboot sort it out. Of course it does.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] abcdfv:
Then you would have known how to fix it, and why it's like that :]
[Hero CDMA Android Development] iFalcon:
abcdfv -

Removing the clock would NOT resolve it. I tried multiple times and it would always stay at Kansas City.

It was resolved by the post earlier about moving or deleting Kansas City to another spot in the list.

Later.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] abcdfv:
Because you have to manually set the location...

It's not just a matter of removing it. Read my first post closer.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] grifforama:
Yep, me again.

So I've been watching TV for about 3 hours.

Reach in my pocket to check Facebook, reliase wifi not switched on. Goto settings.

Setting Force Closes, and I now cannot open anything from the apps list.

I honestly have no i dea what I'm doing wrong.

I installed NOTHING else today.

Nothing.

IS anyone else having any random issues like this with Fresh ? Cos I'm getting sick of it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] awesomeindeed:
I deleted all of the cities in my list, AND manually added the city I wanted, and it was still stuck on the last used city no matter how many times I rebooted or removed and re-added the widget.

I read the changelog, somehow missed the part about the weather/location, but at the time I flashed the ROM I wasn't in a city remotely close to my home. Having it stuck there was a no go.

I flashed back to 1.0 in the city I wanted it to reflect, then reflashed to 1.1 so it used the right city. All is well now.

Having said that, I haven't noticed any positive change in battery life since I originally flashed this ROM over 1.0 which was on the 1st. The only thing I have that updates more than once every 4 hours is my exchange email. So, for me, the HTC location services would probably be fine and I may add them back in.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pritch1011:
read more please
[Hero CDMA Android Development] iFalcon:
1. I removed the clock per instructions.

2. I added the clock back.

3. Added my city manually.

4. My city appeared last on the list.

5. Selecting the city would still default to Kansas City on the clock.

6. Didn't matter how many times I removed, added, etc. The clock will not reflect my city.

7. It wasn't until I rearranged my city to higher in the list did it finally work.

I appreciate the input.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] awesomeindeed:
And mine didn't work even after all of that. Which is why I flashed back to 1.0, set it up correctly and then flashed to 1.1 again. For me, that was the only way to fix it without adding the HTC location services back in.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] linkinx64:
Can any of you guys..with HTC hero on sprint. can help me out with my EVDO? :(
[Hero CDMA Android Development] RoidPusher:
Problem streaming

I love the speed of this ROM however there's definitely a problem streaming MP3s. Listen doesn't work unless you download the whole stream first. Also A Online Radio doesn't work playing MP3 channels (AAC does work however). I do not see this in the issue list, is there a known fix for this?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] flipzmode:
Have you tried wiping data / restoring to stock and seeing if the issue persists? It hasn't been reported. In general if you are the only person reporting an issue 8 days after its release then it's not a rom-wide bug.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] RoidPusher:
Yes stock works. So does Fresh 1.0. Interestingly the apps work over wifi but not cellular. Install "A Online Radio" on 1.1 and try listening to a MP3 stream. BTW a few others in this thread have reported the same issues:

And...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 702DROID:
i just checked and streaming audio works fine on mine .....listening to the las vegas pd scanner feed using droidlive lite right now
[Hero CDMA Android Development] RoidPusher:
Interesting. Do you mind downloading A Online Radio from the app store and trying to play (not over wifi) any of the mpeg/audio streams?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 702DROID:
why dont you try droidlive lite same thing ;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tatonka_hero:
sorry if this has been mentioned before, but with 1.1, does anyone have an issue with the "all programs" button (the left one on the bar at the bottom) disappearing when coming out of an app?

Or is it an issue with using the kitchen to replace the 1.1 taskbar with the standard taskbar, and the clear lockscreen?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] RoidPusher:
DroidLive works, however A Online Radio and Listen still doesn't with MP3 streams but does on Fresh 1.0 and stock. Would love to hear if anyone has gotten one of those to work w/ 1.1.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pseudoremora:
Whats the problem you are having? I installed Fresh 1.1, and had some problems with my EVDO myself. It works, but sometimes, it intermittently stops and the icon won't show up anymore. When I open the browser, I get a warning message about turning on my mobile network or wifi network, etc.

The solution that I've been successful with is to reboot the phone; and just see if the problem continues -- it did happen again after my initial reboot; so I rebooted the phone once more and it's behaving now. If you have consistent problems and rebooting your phone doesn't work; I would definitely call Sprint and have them re-provision (that is, reset your data connection) on both ends and see what happens from there. Hope that helps.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theresthatguy:
What file are you actually editing?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ItsDon:
Something strange happened. I'm running 1.1 clean (wipe/install) and after turning on "fast animations" in Spare Parts I had these cool window transitions and the "Menu" screen bounced when it came up.

I then loaded the Pre-Kitchen (the latest one) and reinstalled the stock task bar, location service, Nexus boot screen and Sprint Lockscreen. Now those animations are gone and I can't get them back through Spare Parts. I've rebooted as well.

Not a deal breaker by any means, I just thought they were cool to look at. Anyone else experience this and if so, did you find a solution?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] flipzmode:
Make sure it is turned on in both spare parts and in Settings < Sound and display < Animation. If it's turned on in both places and you aren't seeing animations then it's likely the stock taskbar that killed it because the animation files are in the framework which is also where the taskbar is. But try that first.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ItsDon:
Yes, turned on in both places and no animation. I'll revert back to your 1.1 taskbar when I get a moment to confirm your assessment but come back to the stock one (much prefer it) and give up the animations. Everything else is working fine.

Oh, I notice no battery degradation at all after reinstalling "location" and I travel a lot and I like to have the weather widget follow me.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] MotherMayI:
idk why...for some reason my phone just started getting FC's everywhere and i have no more service...i checked my sprint account and dont have a bill due or anything im restarting now...dont know what the problem is tho.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] fchipm:
Sorry if it's obvious, but what does enabling fancy animations (spareparts) for text input windows do?

I assumed it made the keyboard appear in a cool way, but I enable it and nothing happens...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] apollooff320:
is there a fix for the flash not working in this version compared to the other version?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] N0J:
with it turned on, open something like messages or browser (anything allowing landscape mode) and you should be able to see what it does, it's the transition from regular to landscape mode that changes
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jamesthomas128:
flash not working

My flash isn't working either. Same problem as with fresh 1.0. It works fine with the stock rom.

Also, the video player seems to be rejecting some video types that used to play on the stock rom. It just says "this video cannot be played"
[Hero CDMA Android Development] flipzmode:
You have too many apps installed. It's a known issue with our phones. Uninstall some and reboot.

Can you tell me what you are doing and what happens? Are you in the browser? Are there errors?

See above. And what types of videos are you trying to play? Can you email me a copy?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tatonka_hero:
nothing on this? Not really a big deal, but just something that bothers me a bit
[Hero CDMA Android Development] silverwolf897:
Self Service

Does anyone know what the name of the Selfservice app is & how to reinstall it? And what is "Field Trial".

running fresh 1.1 btw

Thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] koricua74:
It's a known issue with the ROM and as far as I've read it is an intermittent issue, all you have to do is tap it and it fixes itself. It's happened to me a few times and I was doing different things each time. Flipz has it noted and should have it corrected by the next release.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tatonka_hero:
awesome, thanks. I just hadn't read anything on it and was curious.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] watzone69:
If you're talking about the Youtube player, it's a known problem with the app and not with this ROM.

If you're talking about the default video player, mine is working fine. What format is the video?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] flipzmode:
Exactly why I asked. :D Good looking out watzone!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Nextelian:
I'd like to know as well. Are we going to be able to get OTA updates without it? I hear there is a VM update being pushed today, but that could just be a rumor.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kraash:
i was hoping that my received picture message not downloading problem would go away with fresh, but it has not..

anyone know of a fix? WIFI is not on. my searches have revealed nothing. thanks.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] OBSt4l0n:
this is a fix that someone has found. my carrier does not allow mms on hero so i have not tried it.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5252563&postcount=72
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jamesthomas128:
Flash not working...

I don't know exactly what types of videos they are. I'll have to look into it. I know they are some 3gp variant that worked before.

On another note, is it possible to download a video player and make it a default for a file type (so they can be opened in the appropriate player through the browser)? I can't seem to find anything on this.

Also, with regards to flash, pretty much everything gives the grey hourglass (loading...), then follows with the flash error logo. Even youtube videos, which played through the flash player (on the desktop youtube site) before, no longer play.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] abcdfv:
If I remember right, Youtube videos are in the .flv format.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jamesthomas128:
2 separate issues

These are two separate issues:

1. Video player is not playing 3gp videos that it did before.

2. Flash player is not doing much of anything. I used the desktop youtube site as an example. Just try watching a video on gizmodo or engadget (most of them are youtube) with flash. It used to work, and now doesn't.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] abcdfv:
Ah.

Video player is still being a pain in my ass, not wanting to play h.264, or even just .MP4 videos. Just spits out audio and the screen stays green.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] apollooff320:
flash don't work in the browser...that's what i'm talking about.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] redram38:
I just installed HTC Sync on my Windows 7 32 bit and my Hero shows up as a HTC Dream Composite ADB Interface. HTC will not even see the phone. The phone shows up in ADB shell. Does this Rom have something to do with this happening?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zippy-man:
Nevermind....
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jamesthomas128:
Turn off USB debugging...

Try turning off USB Debugging. Settings -> Applications -> Development

Last time I used Sync (long time ago...) I had to turn it off.

EDIT: Don't forget to turn USB Debugging 'ON' for typical use. Otherwise you will not get root access.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] josue85:
As for #2, this does not seem to be unique to the Fresh 1.1 ROM. I have the same problem, and after doing some research, youtube issues are happening to many HTC Hero users on sprint regardless of ROM used.

There is a thread over @ androidforums that talks about it (I don't have enough posts to give a link, sorry.)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] flipzmode:
Yea the youtube app has issues and there isn't much I can do about that. However I have confirmed flash player issues and I'm working on a fix.

Thanks for letting me know guys.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jamesthomas128:
None of this is in regard to the youtube player. I mentioned a problem playing youtube videos via flash in the browser. This makes no use of the youtube player app. It's just an example of flash not working as it did before.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] josue85:
flipz, there is a special place in heaven (or the afterlife of your choice) reserved for you! :) Thanks for the hard work, if you need a beta tester, I'm happy to assist.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] flipzmode:
Yea, PM me your email. I'm testing 1 more thing and then I'll be packing the update. You too, james.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Sanc7ified:
I've got a question, and its probablly as stupid one, but i havent been able to figure it out lol. When someone sends me a picture message, it has the option to download it, when i do, i have no idea where it goes lol. its definatly not in my albums.

thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] davedank:
i think i have a resolve for the clock widget with tempature not working.... all i did was add the small weather widget (i selected style 2/3 .. 3/3 is even smaller) and selected current location and then added small clock widget under that and used current location also
[Hero CDMA Android Development] flipzmode:
Patch for flash player not working in the browser released. Check page 1 or http://geekfor.me
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Sanc7ified:
I'm guessing my question is to dumb to be answered.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] flipzmode:
No such thing. It was just late and I was working on that patch / bug fix. I didn't even get a chance to read it.

What messaging app are you using. Handcent, chomp, or the stock one?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dalvarez7:
Compression

Hey flipz,

What compression do you use when making these ROM's?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] flipzmode:
When just creating the zip you mean? The default windows 7 "send to archive". The kitchen does / will be using 7zip.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dalvarez7:
I was wondering more about the actual files themeselves....like the png's and system files. Do you use a compression method to improve the speed of the ROM? Just curious that all :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] gomorrah:
I just used the Flash update and it wiped all my saved bookmarks and restored the default ones. Did anyone else have this happen?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ejqr5:
That's never happened to me and I've flashed quite a few times.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] gomorrah:
I don't mean the ROM. I mean I applied the Flash player patch for the browser from the previous page. Im using TA Utility to put my browser cache on my SD card and it turned that off too. It's like it totally reset the browser.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Agimax:
I just put the FLASH Fix file on the phone, and it Definitely Erases all your saved bookmarks and restores the factory. Thanks for reporting this and hopefully all other users will heed this as a warning.

NOTE: FlipzMode, would be nice to have a message to warn users before they download and flash the Flashfix to their phones....:)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 702DROID:
he does have it noted on his page geekfor.me