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[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Ok_Kaleidoscope5109:
don't mean to bump a dead thread but this is an example of a horribly managed development project.

I love devs who make nice apps. I love it when they ask for donations because I'm always quick to donate.... however I hate it when they ask for donations and just stop all their work.

Look at Launcher Pro Plus. We paid, and then what? He half-assed finished his LPP widgets and then abandoned the project. The final LPP widget was instated in July 2010, and since then it's been tiny updates here and there. While other apps have coped with the profile pictures issue and the new GMail API in 2.3.5, LP is totally behind.

Helix is another case. Just as the dev gets out a FAST launcher and asks for development he abandons ship. If you're going to ask for donations, at least push out your development and make people feel like they got their money's worth. Otherwise, it seems more like a pump and dump. Put some effort into development, pump out a half decent project with some interest, ask for money, and run. Shrug.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] djmcnz:
Not sure if you picked the best example to hate upon... Helix was a breakthrough in launchers and any donations were well recovered in value...

QuickDesk Pro on the other hand... same dev, could do with some updates!!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] pitamakan:
Whether or not Helix was a "breakthrough," I felt completely ripped off by it ... the final version (which I donated to) was badly broken and was blithely abandoned by its developer, with no regrets or apologies. I received absolutely nothing for my money, and the experience soured me on the notion of financially supporting independent Android developers in general.

It's too bad, but one bad apple really does spoil the bunch ...
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] djmcnz:
Yes, its a risk, but you knew that when you donated right? I think people should perceive donations as being for past performance, not anticipated future performance...

Sorry you felt ripped off.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] pitamakan:
For some products, I agree that it's appropriate to perceive donations as rewards for past performance, but this wasn't one of them. Helix was a product that required a "donation" to even obtain a legitimate copy of the final version, and there were strong implications of continued updates. That final version wouldn't even run on my -- or many others' -- systems, and the dev made absolutely no public attempt to deal with the situation. So I paid for a piece of software that never worked, and never actually got to use Helix.

I think the combination of those factors makes the term "ripoff" wholly appropriate here.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] :
That's why you don't donate with the expectations of receiving something else.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] djmcnz:
+1

donate != buy
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] pitamakan:
Except this situation wasn't a true "donation," because payment was required in order to obtain the software. It was a purchase, falsely called a donation by the developer ... and as a purchase it was reasonable to assume that the software would at least function at the time of purchase. For many people it never did, it just created an endless boot loop.

But whatever. People can argue about semantics all they want, but the end result is that situations like Helix can leave a very bad taste in peoples' mouths. And it's the honorable developers who end up paying the cost, because folks who get burned by products like Helix are less likely to pay for software in the future.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] :
Ruq gave donators early access to beta software, for donating. Some of those things he added extra may or may not have made it to final. If you didn't want to donate, you could just have waited out and see if they trickled down to the free release.

If I recall correctly, he explicitly told people he would no longer be support helix and then helix 2, right here in this thread.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] G1-:
Hello,

Is there any download link for the latest HelixLauncher version for donut ?

I am searching the internet and all the links are unavailable ..

Thanks in advance.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] BulldogXTRM:
.helix.thumbnail/photothumb

Can anyone tell me if Helix Launcher creates a folder with the name ".helix.thumbnails/photothumb"?

I'm thinking that this folder comes from Real Player but I want to confirm this.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] info[]box1:
Can someone point me to an up to date link? Tia

Edit: I'm noob
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
i emailed you already. ;)

if you need the 3D app launcher, you need to use launcher2. reason being I made this launcher is as a solution for people who cant use the launcher2. you see, the 3d portion of the launcher requires a certain component in the framework which doesn't universally exists across ROMs at this moment, sadly.

Now the other guys, please be reminded that i'll actually be releasing this for free soon. Donators just get early access. Thats all. ;)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] erronr:
I can't use the laucher2. I am on an ese53 build so it's a no go.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
yeah. well, the 3d effect is rom dependent. i can't implement it without breaking compatibility.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] overground:
You should add Rogro82 to your creds. He actually initiated the Advanced Launcher project and Irrenhaus ran with it. I loved that launcher on my G1. This looks really nice, btw...great work, and thanks for your contributions.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Breezer23:
Thanks for the hard work! Nice to see some Droid love from time to time :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Worsty:
doing well and gaining widespread fame in the android circle bro....good job!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Redflea:
Love the updated version...looks a lot better w/the L2 tab.

Suhweet! Woot! Kewl! (And any other over-used joyful interweb cliche I can think of...great stuff.) ;)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
@overground

thanks for the heads up. i will put it.. later though..

@worsty

i've yet to buy my nasi lemak. haha. :P

thanks for the support guys. ;)

@everyone

please don't donate for the sake of getting early access. that's just a privilege i gave to donators, not the main purpose. please donate an amount which you think my effort is worth. if not, just be patient, it won't take long for me to release a version to the public..
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
released 1.1 because some idiot just have to post the apk publicly even though it's supposed to be released to a small group first for testing. i've fixed the shortcuts problem and wanted to release 1.2 altogether to the public but i guess i'll wait that for later then since I've officially released 1.1.

i'm purely disappointed with the majority of droid community.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] caveman_78:
@arctu

Great app, finally a great launcher.

On the other hand, can you tell me wich calendar widget is on your screen capture?, I really like it.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
it's called smooth calendar. ;)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] htcmagic:
Newest version works on stock nexus without any problems. Not a single fc.

Thanks
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] caveman_78:
Thanks. Great app
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jhalsey205:
I love the Nexus Launcher2 Handle in the latest update - looks great on Droid with Smoked Glass theme. Keep up the good work.

John
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Love the update.

Here is a pic of it with new updated theme:
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
lol. DocRambone, you sure love those white icons.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] mamoru16:
This Launcher is awesome! Thanks for your hard work!!!

Don't be discouraged by the Droid community. Many of them are A**&^#%@, but the majority of us really appreciate developers hard work.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] oldblue:
can anyone get bettercut to skin their icons when using this launcher?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Humpa:
Better Cut doesn't work - he knows this though. Perhaps he can fix it - I don't see that he mentioned what is changed in 1.2, and unfortunately it is not in the donate area. :(
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] oldblue:
Hey Humpa from alldroid! thanks.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Humpa:
No, I'm from Boston, though I reside in Dallas. ;)

But if I'm from any cell phone related forum, it is HoFo - that's where I started, though I post about everywhere. :D
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
yes, i know that issue. can't guarantee a fix yet. but i'm working on it. hope i can fix it. :/
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Wysie:
Try looking at intent receivers. I believe irrenhaus had this issue with the standalone advanced launcher initially, may be wrong tho.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Redflea:
arctu:

Sorry to hear someone screwed things up...

Hey - I did have something odd happen. I'm running Simply Stunning ROM from Chevy on Alldroid.

Last night I tried to install 1.1 and 2.05 pre_apk on my phone (already had 1.0 installed). Installations reported fine, but then I tried to launch 2.05 and got into a FC loop that I had to pull the battery to escape.

Any reason why 1.1 and 2.05 can't both be installed at the same time? Would they collide?

Or is it just more likely that 2.5 wasn't playing well w/my ROM...it is ESE53 based.

Thanks - looking forward to 1.2!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
@Wysie: No no. That's fixed. I'm trying to fix bettercut custom icons on the quickshortcut bar. :/

EDIT:

@Redflea: You referring to Launcher2 0.5? If so, they can exist together. I having 3 launchers on my phone. :x

Launcher2 0.5 doesn't work on any other ROM's except Cyanogen (and Koush) reason being they're using the latest Android git which provides the 3d rendering for the Apps Menu.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Redflea:
Thanks...that would explain it, then. Thanks!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] oldblue:
Arctu,

I cannot get better cut to work for any icons, not just the quickshortcuts.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
Yes. I know. It's fixed in 1.2 - not released yet because someone leaked a 1.1 forcing me to release it publicly. (1.2 supposed to be public release) ;)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] oldblue:
Great as soon I see that better cut works on my droid, I will give a much nicer donation. I, like many others, am a poor college student.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
donations aren't compulsory you know. don't donate if you have no money. i don't wish for that. you can always wait patiently. ;)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] oldblue:
I'm not talking about donating to get the release. I am talking about once I have the release I will donate:D
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
that's a very nice though indeed. :D thank you! but please don't torture yourself just because you wanna donate.. don't tell me you don't have money to buy lunch after you donate. :P
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] oldblue:
LOL I'm not that poor. Ok, you got me. I'm a doctor. expect $10,000 in the mail. What's your bank account number again? ;)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] cvhovey:
Upgrade/Update 1.0 > 1.1

Excuse me for being a semi-noob, but even after reading through all the posts so far, I'm not clear as to the proper way to upgrade/update from version 1.0 > 1.1. :o

After trying a few options, I finally gave up and removed 1.0 in order to install 1.1. Of course, that meant losing all the settings and starting from scratch again.

Is there a tried-n-true method to update to a newer version

without losing everything I've set-up

? It's time consuming to re-create 5 pages. :(

Great work by the way! I've never cared for the default launcher(s) in 2.0.1 or 2.1. And rather than using a clunky/slow home replacement on my Droid (running Pete's Bugless Beast v0.8 ESE53), like Home++, this works great!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] oldblue:
adb push it to your phone and it will replace the current launcher

put the new 1.1 Launcer in your tools folder in adb and rename it to Launcher. type this in your command prompt:

adb remount

adb push Launcher.apk /system/app
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
yes, that should work. but i don't recommend it.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] oldblue:
How do you recommend arctu?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
to recreate the 5 screens ofcourse. the reason why it FCs because in 1.0 it's sharing userid with com.android.launcher. this creates a problem on non-rooted phone. changing this affects the data of the launcher.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] cvhovey:
I am on a

rooted

Droid ... but it sounds like I'll just have to cross my fingers that you never update HelixLauncher otherwise I'll have to recreate all the pages each time a change is made. Hmm....
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] The_Rouge:
Neither 1.0 or 1.1 work on my non rooted droid. Astro shows no details once I open the apk, just says invalid apk.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] gleamicus:
I have a couple feature requests regarding screen previews. No idea if they're possible, but they'd be nice:

- Screen preview backgrounds should either be mini-versions of your current wallpaper or at least configurable in color -- grey doesn't work well in some situations.

- I'd love to have the option to have the previews come up over the entire screen (and hide the icons/widgets).. this would let you make them bigger, which would make it a lot easier to differentiate between 4 screens that are full of icons.

Not sure if these are possible or easy to implement, but they'd make the screen preview feature a lot more useful for me. Otherwise, I love this launcher and I'm glad to have donated.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jbzcar:
What would be the simplest method for a regular joe like myself to get Smoked Glass onto this launcher?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] kwan:
Just made a small contribution. Does the latest version have Better cut implementation?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] RobStemen:
So I installed it without uninstalling 1.0 and couldn't enter without FC's (a huge problem, seeing as I set it as default). Are these events connected? And do I just ADB rm /data/app/blahblah.apk to fix it?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jpsiemer:
I love this app... just one annoyance I am having... when I drop a shortcut made from abcOrganizer [FolderOrganizer] the shortcut loses it's icon and reverts back to abcOrganizer's icon -- any workaround for this? Thanks!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jpsiemer:
Oh, and I was thinking. You could probably fix the BetterCut and abcOrganizer icons not showing by just allowing the user to set a custom icon in the Shortcuts (Advanced ONLY) menu. The user could select a PNG from the Gallery app and it would use that as the icon.

This way we can have a cool looking themed menu bar without having to manually edit the icons in the APK's of the files we want to shortcut, especially if some of them are system apps (like phone and contacts), and we don't want to have to edit them every time we install a new ROM...
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] -AdamZ-:
Your Launcher has gained quite a reputation so far. :)

It looks great.

Would you mind if I included it (always the version hosted in your OP of course) in Smoked Glass ROM?

Also... I would also love to theme it to match Smoked Glass, if you wouldn't mind of course.

Thanks man... and thanks for creating something so good. :)

AdamZ
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jrburkh:
One request

I love this launcher. I'm using it on Pete's 2.1 on my Droid and it's crazy fast. My only beef is that the shortcut icons swap positions when switching from landscape to portrait - and vice versa. I understand that the current method keeps them in the same order (left to right, and top to bottom). However, maybe it's just my personal preference, but it would be cool if the shortcuts responded to the change in orientation such that the icons were always in the same positions but rotated appropriately.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] pongalong:
What are the differences between this and your launcher2, I looked it over but maybe I'm missing something.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Geth_Advocate:
I am getting a force close every time I click an icon on any of the home screens. No problems with the shortcuts in the launcher, or from the app drawer.

Any ideas?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jbzcar:
I guess that answers my question better than anything else: let a pro handle it! lol!

Any chance you could release it stand-alone once you theme it, assuming you get permission?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
@The_Rogue

Means your download is corrupted

@gleamicus

Not my focus right now ;)

@jpsiemer, @kwan:

Coming soon. :)

@RobStemen:

Yes they are. And yes, that should fix it. But it's better if you uninstall and then install 1.1

@jrburkh:

it's not possible because it'll interfere with the launcher screens

@Geth_Advocate:

See what I replied to RobStemen

@-AdamZ-, @jbzcar:

Sure. No problem man. Go ahead and theme and use it. But it would help the users if you link back to my thread. Helps them get updated version for bug fixes. Uhm.. if you wanna include it in your upcoming ROM, do wait for the next version first please as 1.1 is still buggy.

@pongalong:

I made it to be similar. But HelixLauncher works on non-CM ROM and should work on any 2.1 ROM. (should work on 1.6 and above if I hadn't include LiveWallpapers)

---------

Okay, over the night I've received quite a number of donations. But they're mostly $1. Because of this, I now have a large list of people accessing the repository. Hence, from now on, only donations $10 and above will get access to the repo. Sorry for the change in rule.

Besides that, most of the updates in the Launcher2 thread will be ported to HelixLauncher. So, stay tune. Something nice is coming your way. ;)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ilanad:
Now if you could come up with a way to apply 'icon packs' it's the launcher/home I've been looking for for the Nexus :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] RobStemen:
By the way, you know what? Arctu, you sir, have officially been deemed awesome. With the interactive LWPs, 1.1 is incredible. I moved it as the primary launcher into the system. (Mostly symbolic, as I don't see how that will affect performance.)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] oldblue:
This is what I have done so far with my version of this launcher. Thanks Arctu. I love it!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] gbdesai:
At first I was curious about this and thought it showed promise, but I just installed 1.1. and am blown away! Amazing job bro! Look forward to more amazing things from you, you can count on my support.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
I'm working on Launcher2 right now which when I'm done, going to port the changes I made to HelixLauncher (where I can). ;)

EDIT: Updated 2nd post for changelog
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Any chance to implement endless scrolling in the home screen?

(as in GDE)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
Probably? :P
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
WOW, love that :)

I must say that your work is tha best. Finally some refresh on the android launchers :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] bakageta:
Ooh, does this mean we'll be seeing a version for 1.6 also? I'd love to have this on my MT3G, but 2.1 just seems so slow on it compared to dwang/superd.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
Not confirmed yet. :]
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
I tried to change the app wallpaper to a semitransparent without luck. The same png is semitransparent in the old android launcher so i guess you have some limitation for this png in your code?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
I removed the reference to the png and used a black background. Believed that made a speed gain though I'm not sure. :P
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
Updated first post ;) Need people to test the market for me. :D
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] lasphyxial:
market download works fine :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] dfran1:
I second that, and great work!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jucytec:
anyway to change app launcher shortcut icon?

anyway to change app launcher shortcut icon? I change the icon's on home screen and when i drag it into my app bar it changes back to the original icons. :(
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
@jucytec:

read previous posts before asking a question. or rather, even the first two posts. :)

@donators:

dropped 1.2 into repo. :D

even if you installed 1.1b from market, you can still do:

adb install -r

changelog on second post. ;)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jhalsey205:
So if trying to upgrade fro 1.1, do you still recommend deleting, and reinstalling fresh?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
Shouldn't need to.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jhalsey205:
and i see 1.2 in the donor repository. Is that separate from 1.1b?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jucytec:
yes, its newer.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Paraglider1982:
Can you make a menue point for choosing between touple tap or long menu press for screen preview?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jhalsey205:
OK - i uninstalled 1.1, which i installed yesterday. I then went to the android market and reinstalled HelixLauncher. I next went the donor repository and updated to 1.2 - installing the .apk over the recent market installation.

Everything running fine on my rooted Droid running Pete's ese53 (2.1) rom.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jucytec:
lol... no fair, you posted this while i was asking this question.! thanks for the fast update,

but... the newly created icons are now a bit re-sized and looks fractured? should i say? any way to support fullsize icons? in 1.2b perhaps!... i just uninstalled Launcher.apk thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
hmmm.. i dont know what you mean by fractured?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jucytec:
looks resized... the edges are not smooth anymore...

this is when i drag a custom bettercut icon into the appbar
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Redflea:
Things are beautiful...1.2 installed and running/looking great.

You are going to get tons of requests for the launcher, arctu, because it is getting very popular. Everyone will have their own must-have feature.

Please remember the very important feature that can be killed by all the others piling on...performance. Right now Helix is fast and fun to use. Please ensure that the great performance is maintained as you continue your development.

Five-stars for helix...I'm telling all my friends, even those who don't have an Android phone. :-)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Humpa:
I had 1.1 and upgraded to 1.1b from the Market - flawless, as has been reported. And as also reported, great work - much appreciated. ;)

BetterCut works now. But you lose the custom icon if you try and use that shortcut as one of the 4 shortcuts down on the app drawer bar. Not sure if this is something that can be easily rectified or if there is another way to use a custom icon?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jucytec:
lol you asked the same q i did... it is rectified in 1.2.. for donators only... (for now)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jucytec:
How do you use this feature????

1.2 Donators' only FOR NOW:

* Implemented custom icon - Now you can use Bettercut custom icon or alternatively /data/data/com.helixproject.launcher/icons/

i pasted 4 icons in there but have no idea how to call them.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Humpa:
Ah, I missed the answer I guess. I noticed he is answering questions "in bulk", so I probably didn't notice the response. ;)

I was one of the earlier "cheap" donators (I only gave $3 - seemed like fair market value for a Home app), so I don't have access to 1.2 yet. :D

EDIT: oh, he didn't change the password to the donate section. But now I feel guilty and don't want to install 1.2 until the Market tells me there's an update.:rolleyes:
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
can't be? i mailed everyone with their paypal email. what's your mail?

@juicytec:

just use bettercut ;)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jucytec:
ok... and your app is fine, my icon package was only 48x48... when i installed a 72x72 pack the launcher shortcuts look fine.

Thanks!

also when i uinstall launcher apk, bettercut complains that there no home... i tried reinstalling bettercut with no luck... am i doing something wrong?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jlevy73:
Really nice job on this. Didn't even know it existed until I saw posted over in Hero's rom thread. Donation coming your way sir.