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[Android Apps and Games] joe0:
I'm trying this app out at the moment, and I'm generally pleased with it so far.

However, there's a couple of features I'd like to see, which would really improve the experience for me:

1:

Configure size/height of vertical launcher.

Bit of precedence for this one:

Android's traditional folders take up most of a home screen. I'd be happy if I could achieve this with SiMi, too. Not worried about the cool-looking arrow pointing to the widget -- that can gracefully disappear as the launcher itself gets bigger. :-) Configurable size (%, px, however) would be great.

2:

Choose the size of the font in the launcher. The widget font size can be chosen, but the text in the launcher is just too small for me, at the moment.

--

It's possible that these features are available in the pro version. If so, please let me know. I struggled to find out, based on reading this thread. (It's really helpful to have a clear free/pro comparison chart!)

What do you reckon, hateman?

Many thanks for this app!
[Android Apps and Games] xhanatos:
Thanks for this amazing app, it's awesome!
[Android Apps and Games] tdiman:
Small bug - an app I use recently changed its icon, but the icon is not updated, even after rebooting, in simi folder.

Love the app otherwise!
[Android Apps and Games] 3rdstring:
In the tools section there is an option to reset default icons.
[Android Apps and Games] tdiman:
Thanks, that fixed the icon, but the title of the app changed also, and this is not updated.
[Android Apps and Games] amarpatel:
I have one more suggestion. Is there any way to add a feature where whenever you add a new contact or install a new app, the program can ask which folder you want it in? or maybe a list of all apps/contacts that are currently not sorted? I like to keep everything tidy, and this is definitely the tool to use!
[Android Apps and Games] 3rdstring:
I also think it would be cool if you could list apps that are not in a folder.

I also have a small issue. The main applications button seems to list all the apps I've ever had installed (even after reloading the datacache), when I go to an app folder & add an app the list of apps is right, its just the main application button. Does anyone else see that?
[Android Apps and Games] flashsam:
I have exactly the same problem with old apps showing in the application option.
[Android Apps and Games] wolverine73:
I love the widget :)

However i am struggling with the bookmarks feature.

I try and add bookmarks to the folder during creation but it wont allow me to......

I use the 'Dolphin HD Browser' as my default and have about a dozen bookmarked sites on here and i can add these to my homesecreen but i cant for the life of me work out how to add them to the Simi folder Widget.

Do i need to be using the default android browser by any chance to allow this to work?

Any help would be great :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] ChezDigital:
Love this app and the clock...I'll def donate when I get home from vaca.

+1 to ask to add new apps to folders and sort apps not in folders.

A couple other wishes...

Is there any possibility of being able to drag apps into folders.?

Also, I was impressed when, after I rooted my TB and had to reinstall my apps, simi remembered the folders they belonged in and automatically added them after each was installed. But this list of apps in each folder that simi seems to have stashed away...is there any way that can be made accessible in case rooting snafus require app reinstallation? That way one can ensure they've reinstalled all of their apps...

Also...the latest versions don't seem to like adding a folder to a simi clock launcher.

Are there any variations of this widget that group simi folder icons in a bar of some sort?
[Android Apps and Games] Orochi77:
hateman, terrific program.

I love it. :)

I have few suggestions.

1. Would it be possible to add an option that would enable direct calling for contacts.

2. Ending the call would return to homescreen rather than to submenu.

3. Would be it possible to make translucent background for widget, like it is for most icons. (Maybe the option is there I am just not sure how to do it.)

Thank you :)
[Android Apps and Games] fromincredibletodroidx:
How do you have the items inside the folders have pictures? I.e. if I make a bookmarks folder, how can I have the links inside have pictures instead of the stock globe icons?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] JohnnyOla:
Hey,

did you ever think about a switches folder with wlan, gps, 2g/3g toggle and so on?

Would be awesome.
[Android Apps and Games] Tooggll:
This is such a great app, running perfectly on my Desire with Android 2.3.

Also I'm lovin the App SimiClockWidget and the SimiCalenderWidget! ;)

A very nice replacement for the standard sense Widgets and folders ;-)
[Android Apps and Games] ChezDigital:
Wish list addition: when I'm in folders settings and I click on a folder, I want to delete an item from that folder -- maybe the add button could list all of the folder's current contents first to make this easier.

Or even better yet, when the folder is selected (in settings), allow a long press on an item within the folder to display an item with two options: a) move to folder, and b) delete from folder
[Android Apps and Games] usn.mustanger:
I'd love to know where you found this one! hateman only lists the folder and clock widgets on his website.
[Android Apps and Games] nibynoga:
I think he meant this:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.anod.calendar&feature=search_result

:)
[Android Apps and Games] usn.mustanger:
Ah, right. Not hateman's product, but patterned after his SiMi Clock nonetheless. Nice find.

:cool:
[Android Apps and Games] LordManhattan:
Hey, i can't get rid of the labels. I've tried everything. Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] 3rdstring:
The label of your folder? Widget settings >> widget layout
[Android Apps and Games] v4nelle:
guys i have create a contact folder...

I add some contacts inside but these contacts dont appeared inside the folder....why?
[Android Apps and Games] LordManhattan:
I've tried that. Still doesn't work.
[Android Apps and Games] hateman:
Still alive....

Hi

Sorry for the long absent. I had a lot of work in the last 3 weeks.

I will try to answer all your question on the weekend.

I am working on a new version with more customization's for the Launcher and try to fix all the bugs :-)

Have fun
[Android Apps and Games] amarpatel:
Great News! I'll definitely have my eyes open for the update...let me know if you need testers!
[Android Apps and Games] usn.mustanger:
Glad to see you back, hateman.

Now another feature request (actually a repeat, as I've mentioned it a time or two on here). You've made great strides with this widget app, and I LOVE what it's become. And I happily parted with my money to buy the Pro version. However, there is still one little feature that I would LOVE to see implemented--current folder assignment indication on the Apps list. If you look at how Folder Organizer does it, on the apps list, just below each app's listing, you can see what folder(s) each app is assigned to, if any, at a glance. This way, I could quickly scroll through the app list and instantly see what apps haven't been assigned to any folders yet, and I could also quickly identify what folder an app is assigned to in case I've forgotten, or accidentally mis-assigned it.

So that's it--that's really the only thing that I see this widget app as lacking. Other than that, it's pretty much nearly perfect.:cool:

(Well, aside from the fact that the app list continues to show apps that have long since been uninstalled, no matter how many times I reload datacache.):confused:

Thanks again, hateman!
[Android Apps and Games] 0mie:
I LOVE this app :)
[Android Apps and Games] uxu:
Awesome app. Installed it today, and would not live without it anymore :)

Are there any icon-sets available ?
[Android Apps and Games] ChezDigital:
I've noticed that when a folder is open, then my screen times out and my phone locks, I unlock it and open a folder, but the previous folder is still open, so two folders are simultaneously open with one in the foreground and the other in the background.
[Android Apps and Games] LiquidSolstice:
Hi there, love this app, just one small request (don't know if it's really small, but asking anyway); the only thing stopping this app from being perfect for me is the lack of custom icon support. Yes, the folder icon can be anything I want, but unlike LauncherPro or Go Launcher etc I can't change the individual app icon.

Is there a way to do that?
[Android Apps and Games] usn.mustanger:
Yes, you can. It's already there. Open the SiMi Folder app, select "Applications", choose the app you want to change the icon for, and then click the great big "Change Icon" button at the top left. :p
[Android Apps and Games] resadent:
Love this widget, I was looking for something like this. Will consider buying pro version ;-)
[Android Apps and Games] ChezDigital:
Let me append to this: the issue actually occurs when I open a folder and, without closing it, change home screens, then revert to that homescreen and open another folder. The two folders are then layered atop one another.
[Android Apps and Games] Rycon33:
just installed it today, may i ask anybody how to make the the apps inside the folder to show it above and not below the folder. Only those bottom-placed folders are showing it above. TIA.
[Android Apps and Games] Alirix:
thanks man for installation help !! and all the versions
[Android Apps and Games] malichone:
SiMi Folder custom Icon problems

A co-worker and myself absolutely can not change a folders widget icon. this is what we are doing:

open folders then select any previously saved folder.

select Settings

select Widget Settings

select icon then Gallery

select the .png file desired

press ok then save

If you go back into the widget settings the icon did not save.

our hardware is Moto Droid v1, Android 2.3.3, Kernel 2.6.32.9 - deprimed, Mod version CyanogenMod 7.0.3 - Droid, SiMi Folder Pro version 2.1.1
[Android Apps and Games] tecjam:
This is a great app! :)

Is there any way to create 'icon packs' from folders of icon sets or similar?
[Android Apps and Games] Little Dragon:
Noob help! How do you do the folders in folders thing? Just purchased the pro version
[Android Apps and Games] 3rdstring:
When you create a new folder there's a combined option
[Android Apps and Games] Little Dragon:
just found it myself. was about to edit my post!

thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] Muter:
Great app, am currently redesigning my home screens, and am having shortcut and links down the left and right side with text being vertical.

Is there any way to change the orientation of the text to have it reading sideways from bottom to top, or top to bottom? It's probably a far stretch, but I have removed the directory icon, and am just wanting to click on the text to open the directory.

Sorry if this has been addressed, but I read 20 odd pages before posting, couldn't find it anywhere :P
[Android Apps and Games] ChezDigital:
Do a search for simi icon packs and you should find a guy that made a bunch of them, including text icons. I can't recall who it was but you shouldn't have to dig deep. I hope that helps
[Android Apps and Games] revenge50:
nice app,android will dominate apple :)
[Android Apps and Games] usn.mustanger:
Still loving this app, hateman, but I'd be so very grateful if you would squash the bug where the apps list continues to show apps long after they've been uninstalled, no matter how many times I reload the datacache. My apps list has become quite unwieldy.
[Android Apps and Games] 3rdstring:
+1

My other requests would be icon pack support. It would be nice if SiMi could use the same icon pack that LPP or ADW uses. Also if the sort could ignore case so adb Wireless doesn't come after ZipThemer.
[Android Apps and Games] dulcificum:
Completely agree. There's a dearth of folder apps and the default implementation is trash. Folder Organizer doesn't really change that.

hateman - I love this but there NEEDS to be a way to customise the height or to make it stretch to fit the apps it contacts in the y-direction.
[Android Apps and Games] noobhero:
sad to see his last activity on the board is

Last Activity: 17th May 2011 08:24 PM
[Android Apps and Games] usn.mustanger:
Sad, yes, I agree, but I'm sure he has his reasons. hateman has been a very responsive dev in the past. Patience...:cool:
[Android Apps and Games] dulcificum:
Yeah, hopefully he'll come back. Does he have an known email address?
[Android Apps and Games] ChezDigital:
A couple questions about the backup operations for folder and clock apps...

First, would it be possible to append the current system date and time, so there are multiple backup files in the event one is corrupt?

Also, there is a caution alert when I click backup...is there something occurring that might be reason for caution? I wouldn't imagine, but I just want to inquire.

Thanks again! I haven't donated yet, a little overdue. Just let me know you're breathing and I'll hit you up via paypal.
[Android Apps and Games] dulcificum:
Still nothing about making folders better or alternative apps that do folders sensibly?
[Android Apps and Games] LiquidSolstice:
Why, are you mad about something you get for free?
[Android Apps and Games] freak4dell:
I love this app. Way better than the standard cluttered app drawer.

Would it be possible to have the option for scrolling text in the future? Like under the app icons, sometimes the app names are too long, so it just cuts off. If these scrolled, that would be cool.

It would also be nice to be able to have the option to go back to the previous folder when I hit back, rather than just closing all the folders and going to the home screen. I realize some people may not want this, which is why I said option and not change.

Brilliant work so far, though.
[Android Apps and Games] usn.mustanger:
And this app, along with his other one, SiMi Clock Widget, haven't been updated in almost 3 months. Ordinarily, this alone wouldn't be much of an issue, but up until this point, hateman was very responsive and a bit more prolific with updates. I hope everything's alright with him.

hateman, you still out there?
[Android Apps and Games] CescVicious:
i am pretty sure hateman is busy, he will be back when he feels like to i guess XDD

btw i love this app so much :cool: but i really needed to change a few things so i modded this app a little bit for my own personal use, i just wanted to show you how it looks like so far maybe hateman can get some ideas :p
[Android Apps and Games] theo80:
Feature Request:

Option to display menu to the side of the widget.
[Android Apps and Games] Gh0stHunter:
Truly great app!! My only problem is with hidden status bar :( When i open folder status bar shows up... and i dont wanna it... is there way to solve it?

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] 5hi7h34d:
Feature Request:

Have the app not show old, uninstalled apps. In some cases I have

updated apps where it shows the app multiple times and I need to

trial and error to see which one actually still is the installed one. :eek:
[Android Apps and Games] Heart1010:
+1 for that one
[Android Apps and Games] theo80:
Why don't I have this problem? I uninstalled an app without removing my link to it but the simifolder removed it automatically from the list.
[Android Apps and Games] 3rdstring:
So if you hit the applications button you don't still see the uninstalled app?
[Android Apps and Games] uxu:
really annoying, hopefully it get fixed soon :)
[Android Apps and Games] 5hi7h34d:
"the list" is a wildcard here.

What list are you referring to?

I'm talking about SiMi >> Main Menu >> Applications.

Evidently you might be talking about a folder widget you created with SiMi where, yes, it does remove the app from "the list" if you uninstall it. I am referring to the master list of applications the app uses.
[Android Apps and Games] usn.mustanger:
Yeah, this has been a problem for a while, and has been mentioned in this thread a few times, but it does bear repeating. Unfortunately, hateman seems to have gone MIA, so I'm not sure if it's gonna get fixed. Man, I sure hope so.
[Android Apps and Games] theo80:
Oh, that list. Yeah its there. Didn't notice it becase when I add an app to any folder the uninstalled apps doesn't show up anyway.
[Android Apps and Games] 5hi7h34d:
You're the only one I've heard of.
[Android Apps and Games] theo80:
Weird right? But true.

Here's my SiMi >> Main Menu >> Applications

But when I add apps to folder:

I uninstalled mVideo and zeamlauncher. That's why I didn't notice at first.
[Android Apps and Games] usn.mustanger:
I think you guys are misunderstanding each other. theo, that's exactly what the rest of us are seeing. Uninstalled apps don't show up in the app picker list for each folder, but they do still continue to show up in the main Applications list. So we've all got the same problem. Unfortunately, I think development on this app has ceased, as noone has heard from hateman in a while--neither this app nor his SiMi Clock app have been updated since early April. :(
[Android Apps and Games] 5hi7h34d:
Yes, and to add to that I use the App list with erroneous entries to click on the given app to see which SiMi Folders it is attached to. I guess it just depends on how you use SiMi... I prefer adding new apps to the pertinent SiMi folders right away with this method otherwise I end up digging through the app drawer for it later.
[Android Apps and Games] hateman:
Back!

Hi

sorry for the long absence. I didn't had time to work on my Android Project's in the past 2 month. I had alot todo at work and some other things which I had to look into.

At the moment I am working on a new version with lot of Bugfixes and some of the features you would like to see in SiMi Folder.

I also got my Xoom last week so there will also be a version for Honeycomb in the near future.

Have Fun
[Android Apps and Games] ChezDigital:
Welcome back!
[Android Apps and Games] usn.mustanger:
Definitely glad to see you back, hateman. I absolutely can't wait for the next update. :cool:
[Android Apps and Games] T1RKazz:
Excellent widgets man thanks
[Android Apps and Games] 5hi7h34d:
This is excellent news, great widget.
[Android Apps and Games] cjoshua:
Hey guys is there any way to "extend/make bigger" the "pop up" height of a custom launcher layout?
[Android Apps and Games] usn.mustanger:
Currently, no. But it's been asked for many times before, and hateman is working on an update, so keep your fingers crossed!
[Android Apps and Games] meazz1:
great app/widget.

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] cjoshua:
Really good app. Will buy it when the new update comes out with more customizable features for the pop up.
[Android Apps and Games] 5hi7h34d:
Ditto

/10char
[Android Apps and Games] pbaumi:
wow - looks great. How did u manage to show icons with mini-icons of the ?first 4? icons in this folder?
[Android Apps and Games] ludovic.audoin:
hello, I used this great apparently since few days. but, even if I ask to hide the foldername under the folder icon, the name is always here. is there any way to remove this foldername under the icon on the desktop ?

thanks for your help.

best regards
[Android Apps and Games] An Droid:
Under the folder settings, change the widget layout to one without text.
[Android Apps and Games] ricc@rd:
Can the horizontal view of folders in homescreen be disabled? It's very annoying to see that when I exit from a landscape application/game the folders open in landscape, even if the HTC launcher has not landscape mode. It would be very useful if we could remove the landscape view in options...
[Android Apps and Games] Nitsson:
Outstanding. I'm very interested in getting something where you can add, remove and rearrange folder content as smoothly as in iOS, but without it's limitation like number of items etc. Don't know if that's in the pipline but I'm hoping.
[Android Apps and Games] ChezDigital:
I've recently been playing with folder organizer...very easy to move items from folder to folder by changing labels
[Android Apps and Games] Dark_Wizard:
Looking forward to this update! Best Folder Organizer app hands down!
[Android Apps and Games] lawgone:
First, thank you so much for this wonderful app.

I can't do a backread of all the pages so forgive me for asking, how will I change the background image of the pop-up? :(
[Android Apps and Games] ChezDigital:
Ask hateman, he will have the answer.
[Android Apps and Games] lawgone:
Do you also know the answer?
[Android Apps and Games] ChezDigital:
I'm sorry, unfortunately I'm not familiar with that feature.
[Android Apps and Games] 5hi7h34d:
I don't know for sure because I have the free version, but I bet if you had the paid version the "custom" style (versus the iphone style) probably has a setting for that. In the free version you can only change the background, border, text, and arrow colors. Guessing the paid version lets you select an image.

Or, I could be completely wrong. :p
[Android Apps and Games] lesp4ul:
You only can change the background with plain color. Not textured or cropped it from picture.
[Android Apps and Games] 5hi7h34d:
Yea I finally went and looked at the features of both versions, looks like all you get for buying is folders in folders.

I'll buy this as soon as the new version is released. Doesn't seem to make alotta sense to buy it right now...

[edit] Looked at start of this thread for the first time in a while and saw this:

Knew I saw it somewhere.
[Android Apps and Games] freak4dell:
You can do the folders in folders thing with the free version, too, actually. Create shortcuts to your folders first, then put those shortcuts in the top folder.

I'm still going to buy the Pro version just because I love this thing so much, and I also just discovered SimiClock, which is awesome, so I feel like I should donate. Just thought I'd throw that out there about the folders in folders thing, though.
[Android Apps and Games] 5hi7h34d:
Oh, I took it to mean you could have the virtual Simi folders inside each other... sounds like you are talking about real Android desktop folders in a Simi folder?
[Android Apps and Games] freak4dell:
No, I was talking about Simi folders, too.

I use Simi Folder to replace the app drawer, because I find the app drawer to be horribly organized and completely cluttered. So, I have folders called Programs, Games, Media, etc. The Programs folder is my main folder. Within this folder, I have put shortcuts to the other folders. It basically accomplishes what I think you're looking to accomplish, but it takes longer to set up.

First, you have to set up all the folders you want (make them Combined folders). Then, you go back to the main screen of Simi Folder, and click on Shortcuts. Click Add Shortcut, and choose Simi Folder. Select the folder that you want. Repeat this process for whatever folders you want and however many of them you have. Then, go back to the main screen, go into Folders, and go into whatever main folder you wanted. Click Add, then Shortcut, then choose the shortcuts to the folders that you want to be placed as subfolders of the main folder.

I hope that clears it up, but if not, I can try and take some screenshots of the process if needed.
[Android Apps and Games] 5hi7h34d:
I have tinkered with this app endlessly, and I did stumble into the quoted bit a week or 2 ago. On my particular phone when I get there I get a FC every time. Never bothered to report it since supposedly the dev has resumed work on a new version.

I'll wait until then, buy it, then fiddle some more.
[Android Apps and Games] hateman:
New Version

Sorry for the long delay.

New version with lots of bugfixes is online now.

Next version will include new features.

Have fun
[Android Apps and Games] usn.mustanger:
I knew you wouldn't let us down. Thanks, hateman!
[Android Apps and Games] Orochi77:
Is it possible to change folder type after the folder was created?

I want to do what freak4dell suggests but I don;t want to recreate all my folders unless the folders' settings could be saved somehow.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] hateman:
Hi

In the next version I will add the possibility to change the folder type to "Combined".

Have fun