My Home Screen [**WORK IN PROGRESS**]

mapara · 06/30/2009, 07:34 AM

ACTIVE HOME SCREEN for Palm Pre

MORE INFO: Active Home Screen for Palm Pre

PUBLIC VERSION THREAD: precentral.net/homebrew-apps/200982-ahs-public.html

******* UPDATE 8/16 **********

New AHS v0.3.5 is ready for beta testers. ETA: 8/18

CHANGES IN THIS VERSION (0.3.5)

Main screen
- added 3 swipeable (left-right) widgets: Clock, QuickContact and Game Widget
- fixed weather, news and QC bugs
- improved functionality and speed

QuickContact widget
- uses your QuickCall data to: call, text or email

Clock widget
- analog clock - 3 different designs (tap to change)
- displays date and weather conditions (will be replaced with Calendar in next version)

App settings
- UI redesigned, new icons
- smarter and faster

QuickCall settings
- redesigned for better functionality
- all you need to do is to tap/select contact's picture; all other data are retrieved automatically - edit them if needed

Weather Info/Settings
- redesigned
- added more than 20 world cities

RSS settings
- users can enable/disable news ticker

Installation
- Due to significant changes, all settings will be reset. More info will be emailed.

SCREENSHOTS

******* UPDATE 8/03 **********
0.2.5 changes:

- fixed news ticker bug
- fixed wallpaper # 5 bug
- widget browser removed
- "Breakfast at Tiffany's" - removed

- weather icons changed
- size of Launchbar buttons increased

******* UPDATE 7/26 **********
What's new :

- fixed RSS bugs (most of them) | - fixed weather bugs (all of them)
- new, improved weather icons, including night
- settings for News Ticker (20 RSS feeds)
- same for "big" news widget

- local picture files can be used as wallpapers
(update: do not use your 2+MB photos as wallpapers! create your own or download --- 325x490px and keep it under 100kb)

- Todo list "jumping" every 5 seconds as requested
- updates (news/weather) on 20 min timer

******* UPDATE 7/17 **********
Build 3 is out
- Lauchbar is now EDITABLE
- QuickCall - bigger widget NOW DRAGGABLE (see updated pic)
- News ticker scrolling (14 headlines)
- fixed issue with "movable" main page
- ALL updates are now on 10 min timer - news, weather, calendar/date icon
- Full News widget - background darker
- Weather ICONS now ... ummm... do stuff... you know... like when it's sunny, rain, snow etc.

- 5 new backgrounds

******* UPDATE (07/12) *********

******* UPDATE (07/07) *********

New "full weather info" widget finished.

leowyatt · 06/30/2009, 07:37 AM

Looks really promising fella

wabearden · 06/30/2009, 08:10 AM

The one thing that I miss from my HTC Touch (with custom ROM) is having my next two appts from my calendar on my homepage. I would love to see that down below the moon.
I would also like to see the current weather conditions at the top, rather than the simple sun or moon. My office has a window, so I can usually tell if it's day or night.
I would love to help but I am not a programmer. Perhaps I can donate if you get a nice home screen app out there. Thanks and keep up the good work!

wabearden · 06/30/2009, 08:11 AM

Oh, and I really like the six-item launcher and the new icons.

zna03 · 06/30/2009, 08:54 AM

Neat, but I don't need my phone telling me if it's day or night

Unless your living completly underground you'll usually find that out pretty effortlessly (is that a word?).

hrdcamjc · 06/30/2009, 09:07 AM

Thats very cool and neat man.. Keep up the good work.. Sorry cannot think of any cool must have widgets

teranenrique · 06/30/2009, 09:50 AM

Weather and traffic incidents around you (using location services

)

dcoaster · 06/30/2009, 10:00 AM

Yes please! You next upcoming appointments/tasks!

ryleyinstl · 06/30/2009, 10:05 AM

Nice work....I like where you are going with this!

kaze0 · 06/30/2009, 10:15 AM

Nice, but isn't this pretty useless once you actually run a few apps and their cards take over the screen. Or is it intended ot be used with no cards or just small cards? The clock looks like it would be covered by even small cards.

dabadman · 06/30/2009, 10:36 AM

Awesome!!! Can't wait to see the finished product! Love the extra icons on the Launcher!

RottingOrange · 06/30/2009, 10:39 AM

Looks awesome!

xandrake · 06/30/2009, 10:41 AM

I'm up for a traffic/news by location service!

kaze0 · 06/30/2009, 10:42 AM

Oh think, I may have misunderstood this, this is more akin to the Today screen on the Centro, rather than a replacement for the main screen. Right or wrong? It looks like this is just a regular app running, as you can see by the MHS menu in the upper left.

aonic · 06/30/2009, 11:24 AM

You should make it modular so its easy for 3rd party devs to make new widgets for it. I can help with this if needed

caj27 · 06/30/2009, 11:40 AM

daily agenda

vkewalra · 06/30/2009, 12:07 PM

This makes more sense as the lock screen. Things I would like to see are weather, time/date, next few appts/tasks, next alarm, battery%, along with the current notifications.

As for the home screen, I like the idea of more apps in the quick launch. It'd actually be great if apps had a different appearance in the card view: more basic and readable summary. So the weather would be just the temp and rain/sun, a sports app would just have the score and time/period. This would be benefited by a way to see multiple cards up at once, using more of the screen and being larger than the rearrange card view.

jwdesselle · 06/30/2009, 12:12 PM

Awesome work so far. Can't wait for the final product.

notell2 · 06/30/2009, 12:50 PM

That's fabulous! Inform us if you have any progress pls!

mapara · 06/30/2009, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xandrake

I'm up for a traffic/news by location service!

Sounds good.

06/30/2009, 08:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
wabearden Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 18 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts	Background The one thing that I miss from my HTC Touch (with custom ROM) is having my next two appts from my calendar on my homepage. I would love to see that down below the moon. I would also like to see the current weather conditions at the top, rather than the simple sun or moon. My office has a window, so I can usually tell if it's day or night. I would love to help but I am not a programmer. Perhaps I can donate if you get a nice home screen app out there. Thanks and keep up the good work!

06/30/2009, 08:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
wabearden Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 18 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts	Launcher Oh, and I really like the six-item launcher and the new icons.

06/30/2009, 12:50 PM	#19 (permalink)
notell2 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 16 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	That's fabulous! Inform us if you have any progress pls! __________________ Yet another pre forum: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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06/30/2009, 07:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
leowyatt Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 95 Thanks: 9 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Looks really promising fella

06/30/2009, 08:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
zna03 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 287 Thanks: 93 Thanked 28 Times in 21 Posts	Neat, but I don't need my phone telling me if it's day or night Unless your living completly underground you'll usually find that out pretty effortlessly (is that a word?).

06/30/2009, 09:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
hrdcamjc Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New York Posts: 144 Thanks: 84 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts	Thats very cool and neat man.. Keep up the good work.. Sorry cannot think of any cool must have widgets

06/30/2009, 09:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
teranenrique Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 29 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Weather and traffic incidents around you (using location services )

06/30/2009, 10:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
dcoaster Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 336 Thanks: 25 Thanked 35 Times in 19 Posts	Yes please! You next upcoming appointments/tasks!

06/30/2009, 10:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
ryleyinstl Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: STL, MO Posts: 1,605 Thanks: 38 Thanked 317 Times in 215 Posts	Nice work....I like where you are going with this!

06/30/2009, 10:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
kaze0 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 70 Thanks: 1 Thanked 52 Times in 11 Posts	Nice, but isn't this pretty useless once you actually run a few apps and their cards take over the screen. Or is it intended ot be used with no cards or just small cards? The clock looks like it would be covered by even small cards.

06/30/2009, 10:36 AM	#11 (permalink)
dabadman Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 30 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Awesome!!! Can't wait to see the finished product! Love the extra icons on the Launcher!

06/30/2009, 10:39 AM	#12 (permalink)
RottingOrange Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: US Posts: 40 Thanks: 15 Thanked 10 Times in 5 Posts	Looks awesome!

06/30/2009, 10:41 AM	#13 (permalink)
xandrake Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 43 Thanks: 25 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I'm up for a traffic/news by location service!

06/30/2009, 10:42 AM	#14 (permalink)
kaze0 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 70 Thanks: 1 Thanked 52 Times in 11 Posts	Oh think, I may have misunderstood this, this is more akin to the Today screen on the Centro, rather than a replacement for the main screen. Right or wrong? It looks like this is just a regular app running, as you can see by the MHS menu in the upper left.

06/30/2009, 11:24 AM	#15 (permalink)
aonic Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 309 Thanks: 18 Thanked 609 Times in 57 Posts	You should make it modular so its easy for 3rd party devs to make new widgets for it. I can help with this if needed

06/30/2009, 11:40 AM	#16 (permalink)
caj27 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 122 Thanks: 19 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	daily agenda

06/30/2009, 12:07 PM	#17 (permalink)
vkewalra Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 43 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	This makes more sense as the lock screen. Things I would like to see are weather, time/date, next few appts/tasks, next alarm, battery%, along with the current notifications. As for the home screen, I like the idea of more apps in the quick launch. It'd actually be great if apps had a different appearance in the card view: more basic and readable summary. So the weather would be just the temp and rain/sun, a sports app would just have the score and time/period. This would be benefited by a way to see multiple cards up at once, using more of the screen and being larger than the rearrange card view.

06/30/2009, 12:12 PM	#18 (permalink)
jwdesselle Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 262 Thanks: 97 Thanked 46 Times in 31 Posts	Awesome work so far. Can't wait for the final product.



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