[HD2 Android SD Development] RobE.:
Originally Posted by RobE...

Besides... I never considered myself a genius. (j/k)

I looked it up

... REDUNDANCY:

1. The state of being no longer needed or useful.

2. The use of words or data that could be omitted without loss of meaning or function; repetition or superfluity of information.

Doesn't really fit the new 'me' but OK, I'll give it a try... just for You... and just this ONE time. ;)

Since you insist; You must know, these are personal choices. I don't care for the looks of CM7's battery% widget. For me, BMW's battery% widget is far nicer looking and offers superior functionality. As the battery drains, the icon color changes from Green to Yellow to Red, and I can see at a glance the general state of remaining power. That the numbers are displayed on the opposite side of the taskbar away from the clock is also my own personal preference.

I wouldn't say I like to hide as much as possible on the taskbar. I like it to look clean & well-organized, displaying info which I deem necessary and important to me. I like that little red icon. I want to have immediate (quick) access to LBE from wherever I am on the system. By showing the icon on the taskbar, it's simply a quick pull-down of the notification screen and one touch access to be in the program. For app mgmt access, your way isn't nearly as efficient.

Great question! I'm really glad you asked this one. :) I don't waste space. I use space as I see fit. I have plenty to spare, all efficiently organized to my own liking. I choose to use seven launcher screens. If I need more I can add them. I keep the power control widget on the home screen because it's efficient for the way I use my device. One button push to the home screen and all of the widget controls I want to quickly access are right there.

Your way is a quick pull-down access to the notification screen, but the widget controls are spaced for the screen to display only six of them at a time. If you use more than six (which I do), you need to scroll horizontally to access your additional controls. Yes, it works, but I think it's time consuming and sloppy. Fwiw, a button push will retract the pull-down screen with other launchers also.

I never took your informative post as a criticism. Just so you know, the 'method of my own madness' is a preference for efficiency in the way I choose to work. Each of the launcher screens I use are organized into general categories. One is GPS focused, another for multimedia, another for utilities, another for personal information mgmt (PIM), another for games, internet, miscellaneous, etc.. The main 'Home' screen you viewed in my screenshot I don't consider as wasted space, and I think it looks good. It shows time & weather; access to more complete weather info... the markets I access, Titanium b/u... there are three scrolling 5-position dock rows, and the power control widget. Works for me. And YOUR ways work for you. I think the important 'thing' is to make the device your own.

I'm still pretty much an Android noob, but a semi-experienced one. :) I change things around quite a bit, and I'm still learning so... maybe there's hope for me. :cool: (still no genius). :D

Rob