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[Defy Themes and Apps] Step666:
I personally found it to be like a poor copy of LauncherPro, lacking some of the features that make LauncherPro so good.

But you're right, it's all a matter of personal preference.

Personally, I'd say LauncherPro is the best out there.

I've also tried ADW, Zeam and Go Launcher and none of them came close IMO.

The only thing that could be improved about Launcher Pro is if it added the LG 'categories' system for sorting the app drawer.
[Defy Themes and Apps] willbeh:
Using go launcher ex. Better than stock. Will try launcher pro to compare. Anyone using the paid version of that?
[Defy Themes and Apps] SimboXXX:
I like the Agenda wgt on Launcherpro Plus. The SNS wgts would be good if you could change the font size - it's too small for my liking at the moment.

ADW is much better for theming - a lot more themes and easier to apply.

Didn't notice any performance difference between the two.
[Defy Themes and Apps] Phut:
Am I the only one that thinks LauncherPro is clunkier than Motoblur's launcher (Froyo version) during scrolling?

It's particularly noticeable in the App drawer. In the motoblur drawer the applications scroll silky like on my mate's iphone4, but in LauncherPro it's obvious that the app drawer is stuttering.

I've gone back to blur for now. The main thing I miss customisation abilities on the home screen.
[Defy Themes and Apps] Woif:
I´m using Zeam Laucher. It´s very small and fast. You can create up to 8 rows and columns. Unfortunatley, they stop developing.
[Defy Themes and Apps] luizzeross:
I like LauncherPro and use it with just 3 desktops. There's no more lag switching between them. I think that I'll try the ADW Launcher too, since everyone says it's decent too.

Motorola's default launchs is so sluggish that I thought the mobile was a bad one. I changed my opinion after trying LauncherPro. The Sony-E's X10-Mini default launcher are lightning fast too, but I don't think they're available for non-Sony devices...
[Defy Themes and Apps] 8Ball:
I use launcher pro too. So much faster than blur on my Defy and my Galaxy Tab.
[Defy Themes and Apps] psixda:
Recently I moved to adw launcher ex because on launcher pro I couldn't change shortcut icons after being added to desktop (and I found it quite annoying cause I change them quite often :-)).

Same speed and memory usage, more or less.

Sent from my MB525
[Defy Themes and Apps] josidhe:
I go between Launcherpro and Go Launcher EX depending on my mood. LP has a smoother app drawer, but Go let's me assign functionality to swipe gestures on the home screen.

It's very easy to get used to hiding the status bar and assigning a downward swipe to slide open the notification drawer anyway. :)
[Defy Themes and Apps] psixda:
That's so true!

Sent from my MB525
[Defy Themes and Apps] danielck78:
Hmm...when i use Launcher Pro - Quadrant Score is 1635.

When i use Go Launcher EX - Quadrant Score is 1532.

Go figure....
[Defy Themes and Apps] agrickard:
LauncherPro can add swipe gestures to each dock icon including fullscreen (hide status bar).
[Defy Themes and Apps] peetr_:
And icons for applications can be changed too :-)
[Defy Themes and Apps] luizzeross:
That is fact! I'd tried the ADW and sided with Launcher Pro, its an old turtle..
[Defy Themes and Apps] eventus7:
the original home is best. i'm used more launcher and always back to moto home. it's clean and fast.
[Defy Themes and Apps] x7iBiT:
Are you kidding? :-S

...

For me Launcher Pro is the fastest, and GO Launcher has some interesting features. ADW Launcher however is like a Bulldozer: powerfull, but too heavy and slow.
[Defy Themes and Apps] ebait:
I love Zeam. Great and clean launcher. Tried them all, always getting back to Zeam. Fast as can be.
[Defy Themes and Apps] bobbyphoenix:
+1

I used LPP, ADW EX, Go, Ahome, GDE, and some others I can't remember, but I always go back to Blur. It's just nice, clean, smooth, and easy to use. The only downside for me is I can't re-assign the contacts button. Why it's there I have no idea because once you press the phone button you get the contact also.
[Defy Themes and Apps] Khrushy:
I use paid version of Launcher Pro. I'm a big fan of the Bookmarks, SMS and Calendar widgets.

Also, the transition effects in the newest version are great. I know it's an optical illusion, but a couple of them really do add to the snappy "feeling" when you switch homepages.

But as has been said - try a few for yourself - most are free to try, and you won't lose anything other than a bit of time playing around.
[Defy Themes and Apps] onlinejobwork:
Hi Can u tell me how to remove blurhome.apk file from folder? please mention step by step for it am i need to root my phone?

Thanks
[Defy Themes and Apps] SimboXXX:
I switched to Go Launcher EX. It's as fast as LPro, more easily customised & skinnable, and the app draw extra functionality is great, especially the easy way you can organise apps in folders.
[Defy Themes and Apps] ttocs99:
Im usin launcher pro n it lags lyk f@!k on app draw. Is ther any way i can sort dis owt and the speed is alredy on a hundred if ya get me lol or n 1 ova think in the settings ov lp i cant use home button 2 open app drawer even tho i checked it 2 any help wud b great thanx
[Defy Themes and Apps] lordarus:
Gingerbread launcher is my favorite because use the very app 3d view but is slower than launcher pro or adw.
[Defy Themes and Apps] fei6290:
I recomend the GO luancher！
[Defy Themes and Apps] maltloaf:
Is it safe to delete the motohome.apk file then ? I'm using Launcher Pro and very happy with the speed increase and that I've got more icons on my homescreen now.

Just wondering how people switch between launchers ? When I installed LP it was just there when I exited from the market, and when I uninstalled I got the standard moto one back, with all my old settings. I never got an option. Is there some switcher I can use ?

cheers,

malty
[Defy Themes and Apps] SimboXXX:
Homeswitcher does this.
[Defy Themes and Apps] ABC_Universal:
Should it be BlurHome.apk? Yes it can be deleted. But note that if you do a wipe after deleting it, there will be no home app and you will get a black screen after startup.

If you do not set a default home app, you will be asked which to use after startup and when return to home screen. Default setting can be cleared in the current default app (launcherpro in this case) in Manage Applications.
[Defy Themes and Apps] :
Also use LauncherPro. It's fast. I ike the dock. I don't need themes or so, just a fast practical launcher.
[Defy Themes and Apps] maltloaf:
Got to the bottom of my problem, seems BlurHome.apk defers to any other installed launchers automatically and cannot be run unless all other launchers are deleted.

Someone has created an app to unlock this feature and put it on the Market.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nightshadelabs.motoblurhome

I installed that and now I can clear defaults in Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > LauncherPro > Clear defaults (this option was not there before the above 'fix')

Hope this helps someone else in the same quandry

cheers,

malty
[Defy Themes and Apps] sonelmanso:
I use launcher pro too is the best I've tasted and have tried almost all
[Defy Themes and Apps] peetr_:
I bought Launcher Pro Plus about few months back and due to lack of improvements I changed now to Go Launcher Ex for free. And now I see Go Launcher Ex is not yet perfect, but with almost the same functions, it looks better than LP+ to me.
[Defy Themes and Apps] lanfearxt:
I tried uninstalling the default launcher using system/apps but can't. Rooted phone
[Defy Themes and Apps] ABC_Universal:
What did you use to uninstall blurhome.apk? I was able to uninstall it with SystemApp Remover.
[Defy Themes and Apps] leoninx:
Nice tip! Been using Go Launcher EX for some time, but never thought about it.
[Defy Themes and Apps] loi91:
Mind that most of the Blur Widgets wont work if Blur Launcher is uninstalled!

By the way I favour Launcher Pro or Zeam Launcher!
[Defy Themes and Apps] Bl4ck3urn:
I am using GO Launcher EX on my Moto Defy
[Defy Themes and Apps] Antszej:
On Barebones 1.4 Im using launcher from xperia play and arc. If i clear ram with atk, there is 210 - 230 mb left, thats nice.
[Defy Themes and Apps] SimboXXX:
Seems little. I'm still on stock 2.51 with Go Launcher EX, i get 290-300mb free after reboot.
[Defy Themes and Apps] salimbest83:
Im big fan for Go Launcher Ex. Main reason .

Almost same speed as LP.

Integrated task manager

Integrated apps uninstaller ( just long clik those apps)

ITs FREE <3<3<3

XDA app on DEFY™ CM7 Beta6
[Defy Themes and Apps] Jason78729:
I always use HE launcher. I love the samurai style with the transparent drawer.
[Defy Themes and Apps] lmmfs:
What is the best launcher for defy????
[Defy Themes and Apps] edition-:
I tested many, the one i liked the most and is one of the simpliest is Gingerbread launcher by eugene.

Just look for it in the market, it works just like gingerbread and it is fast.
[Defy Themes and Apps] bobbyphoenix:
Thanks for the recommendation. I gave it a try on my Desire HD. I can honestly say I can't tell the difference between it, and the actual stock GB launcher on my Nexus One. I'm gonna give it a try on my Defy too. I love the stock experience. Thanks again.
[Defy Themes and Apps] brnoadhi:
I use Launcher Pro Plus because of the facebook widget. If that widget available without the launcher maybe I will not use that launcher. The best launcher I think is zeam launcher. It's small size and very smooth.
[Defy Themes and Apps] stefa_vr6:
I use Zeam Launcher. It is very fast (the fastest from all launchers I used) and you can costumize it however you want (it also works in landscape mode)
[Defy Themes and Apps] ciberpapa:
I personally prefer GO Launcher over Launcher Pro or AWD, but as many others said, it's more a matter of personal taste rather than functionality.

Each one has its advantages and disadvantages. I like the app drawer in GO since you can create folders, because I'm a little bit obsessed with order, and it also has this tab which shows which apps are running at any given time.

Apart from that you can add themes if you are into it. I keep the default one since I like minimalistic looks.

Try a few and gives us some feedback.

Cheers
[Defy Themes and Apps] yalouf:
Launcher pro ! Fast and the widgets are great !!!!
[Defy Themes and Apps] rbeier1221:
Been using a modified version of the Sony Ericsson home. No real customization but I like the way the folders function. Wish some of the other launchers would do something similar.
[Defy Themes and Apps] MazaMoto:
Currently I have installed ADW & Launcher Pro 0.8.6.

Mostly I make use of ADW, because of the customizing options that it has.

I have also tried SPB Shell 3D, but pressing the Home key on phone starts the Default Launcher. Is there any way to avoid this or atleast get a Launcher selection option? (Any how the Sehll3D is less customizable than LauncherPro & ADW)

If any one else using the two please comment on ill-effects of the two launchers.

thanks
[Defy Themes and Apps] yalouf:
Download home switcher on the marier and you can set another default home when pressing the button.

You can also go in the control panel/application/manage application/"your home" and there you can remove the default action for that application as well.

Hope it helped !
[Defy Themes and Apps] mn78jag:
For me launcher pro 8.5 seems snappier than 8.6. Anyone else ?
[Defy Themes and Apps] RexXxuS:
8.6 runs good for me.
[Defy Themes and Apps] Nizhu83:
Go launcher Ex!! it is the best for my!
[Defy Themes and Apps] dd23:
I use Zeam Launcher. Pretty fast und customizeable. :)
[Defy Themes and Apps] de_angellis:
Using ADW Laucher EX at CM7 Gingerbread.
[Defy Themes and Apps] duguschi:
LauncherPro is fastest and simple.
[Defy Themes and Apps] 1ab2:
I like the 3D drawer of Launcher Pro. Looks as nice as the stock launcher from Gingerbread on nexus s.
[Defy Themes and Apps] Cristi_10:
LauncherPro all the way
[Captivate General] SpoonerPS3:
Hi guys. I gave my brother my Captivate, which I had to unlock because he's on Claro network. He can access the market but on the main screen of the market it says: "No matching content in androit market".

I tried using Market Enabler but no luck. Is there any other tool for that?

Thanks!
[G Tablet General] ACDFx3:
Today, Amazon.com, announced free streaming video for their Prime Members.

Watching The Green Berets on my GTab. :D
[G Tablet General] Mantara:
Not familiar with Amazons services beyond buying junk. Is that a pay service?
[G Tablet General] ACDFx3:
We use the Amazon Prime Membership for free 2day shipping, it costs 79.99 per year. They have now added free streaming of movies and TV shows to the same membership.

They are launching an effort to compete with Netflix, etc., anyone can rent movies and TV shows from their site and watch them on a Flash enabled device, i.e. the GTab.

HD is outstanding on the GTab.
[G Tablet General] dwkennedy:
I just got a trial of netflix, and was feeling depressed that it worked on iPad/windows but not Android and Linux. This new service seems like just the ticket.

Unfortunately, a lot of movies that are on amazon aren't on netflix and vice-versa, so I guess the intrepid streaming video pioneer will have a foot in both camps.
[G Tablet General] jrfree:
Awesome that Amazon decided to do this - and for those who are already Prime members it is a welcome addition to the service. Even if you don't use Amazon the price point for it isn't too bad at all.
[G Tablet General] vide infra:
took some screen shots for anyone wondering:
[G Tablet General] forpar:
Amazon video is not working on the g tab

All excited for the prime video so I grab the G tab with Dolphin HD. I can hear sound but I can't see the video??? What am I missing?
[G Tablet General] Mantara:
Did you try changing your dolphin browser settings to desktop and your plugins from ondemand to always on?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezzarmicu:
Hello,

I'm currently running on Trigger 2.1.1 with a kernel with voodoo sound support and I am having an intermittent audio/video sync issue when recording in HD (not sure with resolutions below HD as I only record in HD :D)

This issue only happens when I have hi-fi record oversampling checked/ticked. Turning it off brings the audio/video sync to normal level.

Any of you guys having this issue as well? And does ticking hi-fi record make a real good improvement compared to when it's not ticked?

Thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rrryan2:
I'm increasingly convinced that the compass may be at least partly to blame for poor gps tracking. I'd like to experiment with disabling and/or tweaking the compass but don’t know where to start fiddling with compass settings.

Suggestions?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] creepyncrawly:
There has been some work on what causes the gps problems with captivate, notably by developers CLShortFuse and Da_G. Some of the discussions are quite technical. I don't recall the compass being implicated, however. If you are interested in pursuing gps info, search out threads by the above two developers. For starters, try this one.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zinkoxyde:
I know this is an old thread, but I think there is something to it...

@creepyncrawly: I came to the same conclusion last night. The Captivate gets brilliant SNo while sitting on my desk. If I turn it while still on the desk, I lose all satellite locks. I think that is what introduces the error.

Open up GPS Test and watch the compass output. It's all over the place, while for me at least, the lat/long stay pretty steady. For example, completely still it wobbles, a lot. When I rotate the phone, the bearing wildly fluctuates. Turning it 180 degrees doesn't give a 180 degree shift in bearing either.

I think the phone is being mislead into thinking its moving by either the accelerometers or the compass. I think my next test will be a good strong magnet in close proximity while the phone is stationary.

I tried killing the compass daemon, but it comes back. I've tried removing it from the init script, but it must be a protected file. Next trick will be to just delete the binary I think.

My second idea is decreasing the port speed of the GPS module, not sure that would do anything constructive though.
[Android] jkat797:
I was in root explorer and accidentally deleted the swype.apk file from system/app. I then restarted my phone and I no longer have swype in my input methods. I tried taking the apk of it off of my friends phone and installing it onto mine but it said installation failed. Please help!
[Android] SteveG12543:
Are you a registered user on their site? If so, go there and just download the installer again and reinstall Swype. If not, you can search around and I'm sure you could find the files relatively easily.

Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS5.3.
[Android] dsixda:
Please stay on topic with these new threads, guys. This is a Chef forum.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] [Ramad]:
We have by now repackaged a firmware of 1 tar file to 3 tar.md5 files, these files are now ready to be tested before flashing or sharing.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] [Ramad]:
reserved...
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] g00ndu:
I believe 7zip can make tar files, but NOT able to use when flashing.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] ragin:
I use peazip or IZarc to create tar files in windows.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] DamianGto:
nice.

never tryed them.:rolleyes:

But we can say now there is zero reason to install cygwin just to pack tar files.:p
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Bandis710:
Ramad, thank you for the guide .. Interesting to read and will definitely try it.

Could you maybe also make a guide how to deodex and zip align a rom ? I saw you posted quite a few deodexed and zipaligned roms ( i am using your xwjs5 deodexed rom).

I would like to be able to deodex/zipalign / add root my self .. I have asked this question before , but the only answer I get is : google is your friend :-( ..I have x-ultimate 2.2.2 , but that clearly isn't enough ..
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] g00ndu:
xUltimate is to deodex, apk manager can be used for zipaligned. Both can be run in batch mode.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] [Ramad]:
I have answered a part of your question here at post #43: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=11585682#post11585682 . That took a lot time to write, the whole process may wait till I have more time in the future.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] DamianGto:
This guide could be a very good.

I do like the pictures to show the steep.

But some of them is unneeded and you can make it better and use a faster and simpler way that works good.

Some that read this Maby think Im to hard and hate this guide and the person that wrote it. You cant be more wrong.

But if you make a guide or program do have some development pride and make it with high quality. If op do change things so the steep is better and all errors in the text is fixed then i have no problem to recomend this guide to people that ask this kind of questions.

**DamianGTO Ultimate kernel. 350MB Ram. 600HZ. all ext2. Steam Rom. Js5**
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] ock:
Thanks for this, had been looking for something like this :)

There's always more than one way to skin a cat, some more troublesome etc. But let's not dampen the sharing spirit of fellow xda members :)

Now let's concentrate on making this guide better for everyone.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] ragin:
Everything OP says in the first post is correct & working. I have been using a similar method myself when I started making ROMs for my ConvergeROM. Well, there is a simpler way available that does all this using a script. You can find it HERE - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=943588
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] ragin:
@Ramad,

You can add a reference about adding costum kernels into the PDA made. You just have to find the correct zImage & replace it in the PDA.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] BlockbusterF:
A very good guide! Thank you very much Ramad. Would be just nice if there were such a guide some weeks ago :-)

Now I found out myself to create my own ROMs and packages. And...I also do it with cygwin. It the only way for me it worked without any errors.

I wish more people here at xda would share there knownledge. Since a while more and more people start to make secrets of their work.

Thank you very much! :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] ragin:
My few PDAs were done with peazip. Wonderful tar application under Windows.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] bdl1969:
Guys, this is a very helpful post. Personally I've been using Cygwin to tar up ROMs for a while now and although I don't agree with all the steps Ramad has included (eg. you don't really need to MD5 the files in my opinion for one), or all the information (eg. I agree with DamianGTOs comment about what low level packages include), the instructions do work and it's the first time I've seen someone trying to provide instructions on this so thanks go to Ramad for that. This is the second thread I've come across recently that's been a battlefield between Ramad and DamianGTO and with respect guys, it really puts people off a thread if it turns into a battleground like this. For the sake of the community is there any chance you could tone it down a bit please?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] [Ramad]:
@bdl1969

You don't have to use checksum option, I would like to advice using it.

I did not see anyone raise there hands against md5 checksum, like here : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7940762&postcount=1

And here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=802909/QUOTE

And many other many other firmware releases leaked by Richthofen, because it's Richthofen writting...

I did not call the packages High package, Medium package or Low package, but Low Level...was referring to format, however, as it appears to me that we have a problem with the guy calling a bird..."birdie" not with the word it self, and how a word is that is going to effect taring and flashing firmwares is yet not obvious to me!! But I Have removed these words as Low Level, because I have no desire to have these irrelevant discussions.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] DamianGto:
Maby i spell weird sometimes. I blame my phone and English is not my native language.

But fact still remains.

I have asked him to make the guide more clear what user he is targeting.

I also give advice to make some steep easier for the novice users.

I also sad that this could be a very good guide. But if you put up your work you must understand that people can correct things thats wrong or make a suggestion to make it better.

But op have from the start decided that all thing a say is wrong.

That's why i say this guide is not good and has errors and lie in it.

It has been very easy to correct the part that's wrong and add a little notice that tell people they can use a simpler way.

**DamianGTO Ultimate kernel. 350MB Ram. 600HZ. all ext2. Steam Rom. Js5**
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] overground:
@ DamianGTO: After reading the thread over, it seems the steps laid out by the OP are working for many people. I believe it is your intention to streamline / update the guide. This is the wrong place. If you have suggestions for the OP, please do it via PM and no longer in this thread. The language barrier may have made things worse here than they really need to be. I think if you could clearly delineate to the OP (via a well constructed PM to him), I'm sure he would appreciate the help, and credit you for your suggestions.

To sum up. Please move your discussion to PM. If the OP chooses not to respond, please leave him and this thread alone. The guide seems to work for many as it stands.

Thank you for your consideration and cooperation on this matter.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] mab71:
+1000000000
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Widget21:
Great guide and tutorial! Exactly what I was looking for! Now can anyone advise on the steps to create a flashable zip file on CWM instead of Odin? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.