Is there a way to create a shortcut in home to launch appdrawers?
I can't even remember what application provides appdrawers, but I do remember having it installed sometime a while back. If you'll refresh my memory, I'll try to help.
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I noticed this the other day and it happened again today on my 2 day old 8125.
Everything is going great, and then after some time some of my shortcuts in my start menu just up and vanish. For example, my calculator is no longer in the start menu. It's still in my windows folder, and I can still use the calculator, but my shortcut to it is missing. Therefor, to start the program I need to use the file explorer to navigate to the windows folder and launch it from there (or, of course, copy the file and create a new shortcut to bring it back to the start menu).
Same goes for about 7 other applications (about 1/3) of what I have installed. They're on my device (and some on the SD card), but their shortcuts from the start menu have simply vanished. Any ideas?
This has happened to me as well. Cant find Pocket IE or Calculator! :?
Maybe we can figure out why this is happening. It's probably a third party app bug or something.
I don't remember about the first time it happened, but the 2nd time it happened I noticed some (not all) of the links in my "app" section of iLauncher were missing. Those missing from iLauncher were also missing in my start menu. The other programs in the different tabs in iLauncher were fine. I only had this problem with 1 section of iLauncher which makes me think iLauncher may have caused this issue. Do you have iLauncher installed?
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Hi Guitarlp,
Sorr to be such a noob but how can i find out if i have ILauncher installed?
You don't then. It's a 3rd part app from SBSH.
Basically, I created a shortcut using Resco File Explorer so that OmapClock sets the clock to 240, starts the Camera.exe, and then restores the clock speed to the default. The thing is, I want to be able to start the camera from the camera button like usual, except with the new shortcut. How can I add the shortcut to the list of available functions to bind to the buttons in the settings menu? I can't seem to find any resources on the web that explain this.
HButtons, OR MortButtons. put a link to shortcut in program files and add it to hbuttons. but I would NOT overclock past 195 when using camera. it goes bananas.
In HTC home plug, I can set one of the soft buttons on the launcher to "launch programs folder". Is there a way to map this function to a hardkey? I don't want to download a third party launcher--I just want to be able to press a button and open the programs folder (and not in the file explorer view).
Any help would be wonderful.
Another folder in which I could put shortcuts in would also work. I just want the icons large and finger friendly like the programs folder.
Is it possible to use folderview.exe to do this?
Check here for the solution...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1644004&postcount=7
I used this to create a shortcut in each and every sub folder under Programs so once in a sub folder, I can easily go back to the Programs folder without having to close the window and open the Programs again from the HTC Home App.
I called the shortcut '!Back to Programs.lnk' so it appeard at the beginning of every folder and the shortcut is setup as follows...
Code:
53#\Windows\folderview.exe #?\Windows\shellres.dll,-8208
Copy the above into simple binary text editor and save to have your shortcut.
I guess you wouldn't need the '53#' and '?\Windows\shellres.dll,-8208' bits to link to hardkey. This is more to give the shortcut a nicer icon in the folder view.
Been looking for this. google search "launch programs folder" found this thread. Ought just be a 'icon view' option in file explorer dontcha think? Thanks!
Hmmm... it's not doing quite what I'm after...
As the FolderView is an application, when you click the X in the top right corner, it closes the window. If you were in the 'Start' => 'Programs' folder and were in a sub folder, pressing the OK button would simply return you to the previous folder.
I counter acted this by adding a shortcut to the FolderView app in every folder as mentioned above but for some reason this no longer works correctly. I think it has something to do with the HTC Task Manager I have upgraded to (v 2.0.30995). Works better than previous version but for this one thing, I think it's stopping multiple instances of the FolderView app.
So, this brings me to... How can you load the Programs Folder so you can go back from a sub folder?
Can anyone hack the FolderView app? A simple 'Up' button could be added to the lower left of the window, similar to the view of File Explorer. This way, the X can still be used to close the FolderView App and the 'Up' button takes you back up the Programs list.
In case your wondering, I have various apps loaded on my Pocket PC and have categorised them and placed into sub folders. I've then created an icon association to each folder so it looks a little more pleasent when viewing. However, I want to freely browse the folder. See attached Tumbnail...
the link works on sprint touch. I call it "_Up" so it always appears at first position.
I note that folderview when you close it doesn't appear in task menu like file explorer and most other app.
folderview with some options would be great because it's a fast finger friendly interface ... must faster and easier to configure than various cubes.
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I came across this in another thread. I haven't tried it yet but I'm gonna take a look when I get a chance.
Possibly it could be used to add some features to folderview:
http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/
I'm glad I stumbled across this thread because I think it's exactly what I want to do...I just need a little help as I'm not as savvy as some of you guys might be.
What I'm wanting to do is create sub directories in my programs folder like viglante_xix does (grouping Office, GPS Programs, Media Programs, etc.) and point to it as a shortcut in rlToday. I think I might have been able to figure this out on my own after tinkering, but I don't have the folderview.exe in my windows dir. Can someone send me a copy or know of an alternative?
Also, I'm not completely ignorant to programming; I know a little VB, Java, and C++. I understand how the code above works, but what program do I use to make this shortcut...preferably something free.
Thanks in advance.
I have a document that I always access and I want to be able to quickly access them via the Home launcher. Is it possible?
On the side, is their an appliaction where I can put multiple apps in different categories?
Launcher only allows quite a few, I need to add more but I dont really want to install a today plugin just for this, I will be accessing it via soft button or clicking on HTC launcher, then clicking on shortcut there which will then start that launcher ap with multiple tabs/folders (office, media etc..)
Im using Quickmenu now but I cannot seem to move the shortcuts on the progams folder (example calculator> office folder) it warns me it mite give me problems.
I kinda sovled this by using Ultimate launcher
Before 1.5, I used AnyCut to edit the length of my Home shortcuts. For example, "Power Manager Pro" is too long to fit in the icon space allotted. So I'd fire up AnyCut and shorten it to "Power" or something.
But 1.5 seems to have broken this ability: instead of getting a selection of shortcuts to edit, I just see a blank screen.
I asked in the #android channel last night, and someone said they helped write Home and that these were in a SQLite database.
If so, can I change them myself using some tool like SQLite Admin? I've looked for a database where it seems logical, i.e. /data/data/com.android.home and the like, but haven't found it yet.
You can try Bettercut maybe, which is an enhanced version of anycut. Or a Home app like dxtop, you can change names and icons on any shortcut. Sorry, don't know about the technical stuff, but it will work.
why dont you just make the shortcut with anycut and once it tells you to enter the name of it just chage it to what you want......
EX: long press home screen>shortcuts>anycut>activity>power manager pro>"change the name"power>ok and your done
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EX: long press home screen>shortcuts>anycut>activity>power manager pro>"change the name"power>ok and your done
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I hadn't thought of it that way. So I tried, but it would only create shortcuts if I didn't change their name. When I renamed them, nothing at all was put on the screen.
The problem seems to be that Cupcake changes where (and maybe how) the Home shortcuts are stored. Which breaks certain programs, Anycut in particular. But also, MyBackup had to be updated so it could again back up Home shortcuts in Cupcake phones (same went for the browser bookmarks, I think).
These shortcuts are in /data/data/com.android.launcher/databases/launcher.db in a SQLite database. Use a SQLite admin tool to look at table "Favorites", field "Title" -- this is where the names on the icons are stored.
The problem is, editing that file. It seems to be "in use", so you can't make edits or replace it (tried, failed). I guess I could try the sqlite3 tool included on the platform. But it's CLI/text only, and pretty obscure to me so far.