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Those little things...

Those little things make life perfect and so do they make the Android.
Unfortunately they are not easy to find but if you do its like an "AHA"-effect.
Maybe that's even the good thing about them?
Still they make handling Android so much more comfortable I do not want to just step over them.
So I want a list!
Where would I find something, or do we want to setup one here (if not exists already)?
What I mean:
- like when you are in the gallery and select one folder and drag it, it will float through all images still in gallery overview
- or when you type into the keyboard and swipe the finger up you get the numbers and one more swipe you get some extra characters
Man that stuff comes handy!
Maybe you discovered on your first day but I didn't

DarsVaeda said:
- or when you type into the keyboard and swipe the finger up you get the numbers and one more swipe you get some extra characters
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Sorry, do you mean this as a wish list or a list of existing features? My Android 2.2.1 stock keyboard certainly does not do this.

Nein das ist keine Wunschliste (No it's not a wishlist)
I'm on FRG83D and it does it!
Hold the "T"-Key pressed, then swipe the finger upwards -> do this face

I love this "swipe up for numbers" thing. Its way faster than long press or switching to the special characters.
But it seems that features has been removed in gingerbread.

Personally, I've always felt the notifications system in android was pure genius. Its the one thing I *REALLY* miss now that I've got an iphone.

tameracingdriver said:
Personally, I've always felt the notifications system in android was pure genius. Its the one thing I *REALLY* miss now that I've got an iphone.
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iphone?! you're a fool! haha
i gotta say...
i like my 'menu' button.

cezegg said:
iphone?! you're a fool! haha
i gotta say...
i like my 'menu' button.
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You can express your opinion, but there's no need for name calling.

tameracingdriver said:
Personally, I've always felt the notifications system in android was pure genius. Its the one thing I *REALLY* miss now that I've got an iphone.
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the iphone doesn't have a real notification system unless you count those in-your-face-pop-ups-that-interrupt-everything-you're-doing. hopefully they create a better notification system in ios 5

hircus said:
Sorry, do you mean this as a wish list or a list of existing features? My Android 2.2.1 stock keyboard certainly does not do this.
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Your keyboard is broken lol

mikeacela said:
Your keyboard is broken lol
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It's not - the gesture actually worked once a full explanation was given as to how to activate it.
Sheesh, the childish responses from some people...
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DarsVaeda said:
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- like when you are in the gallery and select one folder and drag it, it will float through all images still in gallery overview
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How do you do this??? I just tried it in my Gallery and it doesn't work. I pressed and hold on one folder and it just show the check mark as if i want to select that folder or all folders in the Gallery. I can't hold and drag like icons on the homescreen.
Running CM 6.1.1 latest with iNexus custom icons/theme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cEYjuyEpUE
go to 1:00 there he does it
although it does not make to much sense with only 4 pictures

DarsVaeda said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cEYjuyEpUE
go to 1:00 there he does it
although it does not make to much sense with only 4 pictures
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HOLY BABY JESUS!!!!!!! i never knew about this bad ass feature!!!!!!!!!! Thanks a lot man haha... just fall in love with android and Nexus One all over again

That's exactly the reason for this thread
I hope lot more ppl take part and share their experience.

If you do not know yet:
the newest version of Google Googles allows you to use the LED as a flashlight

K69 said:
But it seems that features has been removed in gingerbread.
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Very disappointed when I found this. Why the HELL would they take this out?

3D interface for Nexus S (works on N1)

Check out this cool 3D interface for the Nexus S. I installed using Dropbox On my wife's Nexus S and was so impressed I tried it on my N1 and it seems to be working fine. So smooth... just like the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys7gua-noOE
MOD EDIT: This is an unauthorized and leaked beta build. As such it is considered warez and has been removed.
You have to have 2.3.3

Wow, that's great! Thank you so much!
But aren't there any settings to configure it?

I'm still playing with it but I find the N1 menu key works on most screens and some screens have there own menu key at the top right.

tank you very nice

Looks great, downloaded onto N1 but cant access it. How did you apply this to the N1
Thanks

Press home.
What's 3D about it exactly anyway? Just a bunch of homescreens? Quite funky though.

I used Dropbox. It installed without an issue. My Nexus one is stock. My wife's Nexus S is also stock.

It's SPB shell

phyntox said:
Wow, that's great! Thank you so much!
But aren't there any settings to configure it?
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At first it doesn't look like there are but it's actually pretty customizable. You can re-arrange and/or remove panels by pressing menu and then choosing Manage Panels. If you long press on any icon (Not in 3D) you can then press the arrows to view the different layouts of certain applications/settings. Some items like Tools have an additional editing button (Available when the arrows can be pressed) which allows you to move certain items around or add/remove them.
It's a nice launcher but the 3D interface seems very touchy, is anyone else finding that also?

Pretty sure this is about to get locked.
Isn't this warez?

Yeah, this is an illegal leaked copy, isn't it?

I don't have any idea the language and it can't even dl.
Sent from my Nexus One

Have any of these glossy launchers built with OEM licensing in mind ever taken off? Can't think of one.

Syntax323 said:
I don't have any idea the language and it can't even dl.
Sent from my Nexus One
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Spanish? Dl for me haha xda warez
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Tried it, it pretty much sucks. No customization... ooh move screens around. Meh. Haha
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Testing
Hello I just wanted to let everyone know I tested this on my nexus one running cm7 rc1 which runns off of android 2.3.2 and it works with no problem.
Would keep it on my phone but just for showing it off.. since it is pretty cool put otherwise it eats up ram like crazy!

Might be warez, it's not even realeased yet. http://spb.com/android-software/mobileshell/
Edit: It's in a private beta, so the version you posted is probably a leaked one. http://getandroidstuff.com/spb-mobile-shell-android-50-home-replacement-app-hits-beta-sign/

Looks very impressive but it's not for us minimalists! Great to show off to your friends though

Well, its not for the rest of us here anyway until cm7 come with 2.3.3.
Im not trying it yet but from what i see its to much animation. I still prefer the Miui interface.
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DownloaderZ said:
Pretty sure this is about to get locked.
Isn't this warez?
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I believe this is a leaked beta.

Homescreen Lag

every time I put my Xoom in portrait mode, the homescreens lag, likely around 15 - 20 fps. landscape mode is perfect, probably like 60fps. I'm just wondering if anyone knew a fix for this, or just an explanation lol

Oasisplayer311 said:
every time I put my Xoom in portrait mode, the homescreens lag, likely around 15 - 20 fps. landscape mode is perfect, probably like 60fps. I'm just wondering if anyone knew a fix for this, or just an explanation lol
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I also was getting that while using stock launcher, I stopped using it last week and switched to ADW so everything is super smooth.

Oasisplayer311 said:
every time I put my Xoom in portrait mode, the homescreens lag, likely around 15 - 20 fps. landscape mode is perfect, probably like 60fps. I'm just wondering if anyone knew a fix for this, or just an explanation lol
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same here. Not terrible but noticeably slower. Wondering if its because it has to render the widgets in portrait and theyre optimized for landscape? I really don't know.

p2flol said:
I also was getting that while using stock launcher, I stopped using it last week and switched to ADW so everything is super smooth.
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I gave Launcher Pro a try since I use it's on my Droid X, but the small App Icons just bugged me. Is ADW any better?

martonikaj said:
same here. Not terrible but noticeably slower. Wondering if its because it has to render the widgets in portrait and theyre optimized for landscape? I really don't know.
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could be. I haven't tried removing the Widgets and seeing if it increases the speed. might give that a try. But rendering Widgets in portrait shouldn't be any slower than landscape... "shouldn't" lol

Oasisplayer311 said:
I gave Launcher Pro a try since I use it's on my Droid X, but the small App Icons just bugged me. Is ADW any better?
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You mean on the homescreen? Not sure how small you're talking about, here's my HS:

p2flol said:
You mean on the homescreen? Not sure how small you're talking about, here's my HS:
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I'm talking about the app drawer. sorry I wasn't specific

Oasisplayer311 said:
I'm talking about the app drawer. sorry I wasn't specific
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I have mine setup like this, transparent background, I beleive the icons are the same size as the homescreen ones. I could set it up to have multiple pages, but I like having everything on one screen lol.
I also have the text set to white instead of black, I can see it just fine, camera doesn't really pick it up though.

martonikaj said:
same here. Not terrible but noticeably slower. Wondering if its because it has to render the widgets in portrait and theyre optimized for landscape? I really don't know.
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That seems logical, however, it's just as choppy and laggy when you have the Xoom upside down (camera down, HDMI up). I only observe smooth transitions when in the standard, landscape position (and even this isn't always lag-free).

p2flol said:
I have mine setup like this, transparent background, I beleive the icons are the same size as the homescreen ones. I could set it up to have multiple pages, but I like having everything on one screen lol.
I also have the text set to white instead of black, I can see it just fine, camera doesn't really pick it up though.
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that's how launcher pro looks. I just don't like the small app icons. Plus I'm ADD so looking for an app in that is like looking for buried treasure haha

dxTop
I use dxTop Pro on my Xoom, pretty nice interaction. But I didn't set it as default. So each time I hit the home button I get a pop up to select either dxtop or launcher (the xoom default home). I find dxTop as a good alternative. That's why I don't use it as default, just when I wanna play around with a new home. Plus it offer the same exact 3D effects as the default home on the xoom. But with dxTop you have a "cube like" interface. So you can swipe up, swipe down, swipe left and right, and there is a swip for the center. So in all u have about 5 different swipe positon. Not just the current left to right position on the xoom default. You can google it for a demo and more info. Just thought i'll add my 2¢.

[App] 3D launcher for tablet\phone that isn't $15

Well i was look for new launcher came across this.
I installed it works OK still needs some work have a look!
Called Full screen launcher full version has alot more 3D effects.
I don't have paid so if anyone does let me know.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.isodroid.fslfree
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I bought the full version to try it out. So far so good. Runs pretty smoothly on the Iconia. Thanks for the heads up.

JdgM3NT4L said:
I bought the full version to try it out. So far so good. Runs pretty smoothly on the Iconia. Thanks for the heads up.
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Thanks for letting us know I haven't bought it but just was looking at it seems pretty cool
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I tried it, but I dont like it. The one long continuous home screen is cool, but I dont like the dullness that is the app drawer. All I want is the stock launcher with the ability to go to 1 home screen and change the grid size. Anyone know of such a thing for honeycomb?

i do not get the need to change to launcher ui.when I have my tablet in my hand im looking at a app I use. Don't care much for all the not needed flash .keep it simple save the CPU cycles and memory for the apps and browser.
With that said the pics look nice. Just dont see tthe point

Good responses I didn't like it cuz I have SPB shell and this launcher still needs alot of work to it in my eyes. That being said FOR THOSE THAT WANT CHANGE and don't wanna spend 15 on a 3D launcher this might be of interest which is why I decided to post
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erica_renee said:
i do not get the need to change to launcher ui.when I have my tablet in my hand im looking at a app I use. Don't care much for all the not needed flash .keep it simple save the CPU cycles and memory for the apps and browser.
With that said the pics look nice. Just dont see tthe point
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keeping it simple is why i want to removeall but 1 home screen and change my grid, but sadlyall these launchers app drawers are so bland

nifterific said:
keeping it simple is why i want to removeall but 1 home screen and change my grid, but sadlyall these launchers app drawers are so bland
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Adwex can change grid size if u have it.
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dincdoes.me said:
Adwex can change grid size if u have it.
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i do, and it suffers from the same bland drawer problem every other launcher does. thanks for the recommendation though.

nifterific said:
keeping it simple is why i want to removeall but 1 home screen and change my grid, but sadlyall these launchers app drawers are so bland
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Who needs an App Drawer when you can have these Folder Cubes.
This video is after an hour or so of goofing with it.
No way was this a quick process. But it was easy to do.
Yes I did move every app from my App Drawer to the Folder
Cube on the desktop.
And no. You haven't lost or began to need reading glasses.
Just try imagine that I took the time to clear up the video a little bit.
There's not a lot that I can do to lessen the pointlessness. So. Much like the video. I didn't
even try to correct that one. Sorry E.R.
Not too bland eh?
It is easy to see that the larger icons take a few seconds to load. I will send a link to this video to the dev and see if there is a way to put large, and even customized icons (for the ones that it doesn't find.) into the cache somewhere. Maybe it will be an easy fix. Other than that I have to say that it is pretty nice on the Iconia. I don't regret buying it one bit. Now to find the Nook Color...

nifterific said:
keeping it simple is why i want to removeall but 1 home screen and change my grid, but sadlyall these launchers app drawers are so bland
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Look for a app called Folder Organizer.. I have it and set it up once it allows you create groups with menus on your home screen .. not exactly what your looking for but you might like it.. also DENSITY CHANGER APP.. im not sure the exact name .. changes the screen density . This changes the icon size not sure if it will allow you to drop more on there or not..
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Sorry for getting off topic good luck

JdgM3NT4L said:
Who needs an App Drawer when you can have these Folder Cubes.
This video is after an hour or so of goofing with it.
No way was this a quick process. But it was easy to do.
Yes I did move every app from my App Drawer to the Folder
Cube on the desktop.
And no. You haven't lost or began to need reading glasses.
Just try imagine that I took the time to clear up the video a little bit.
There's not a lot that I can do to lessen the pointlessness. So. Much like the video. I didn't
even try to correct that one. Sorry E.R.
Not too bland eh?
It is easy to see that the larger icons take a few seconds to load. I will send a link to this video to the dev and see if there is a way to put large, and even customized icons (for the ones that it doesn't find.) into the cache somewhere. Maybe it will be an easy fix. Other than that I have to say that it is pretty nice on the Iconia. I don't regret buying it one bit. Now to find the Nook Color...
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Looks great man thank you for the video I may have to buy it let us know how the convo with Dev goes please!
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dincdoes.me said:
Looks great man thank you for the video I may have to buy it let us know how the convo with Dev goes please!
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No problem. This app works just as well on the Nook Color as it does on the Acer. (?!?Maybe even better?!?) Thanks again for sharing the find. I'll use this for a solid couple of days and report back on the stability. As well as any news. So far so good though.

Touchwiz appreciation thread.

Is it just me, or is touchwiz on a tablet actually really nice :L
i know it slows the tab down, but the widgets icons and notification bar r really minimalist and generally not bad looking!
And the fact that stock touchwiz hc roms come with polaris office and a pen memo means that i dont really mind the occasional lag it has :L
Im also looking forward to the ics touchwiz build aswell.
Does anyone agree with me?
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adamski123 said:
Is it just me, or is touchwiz on a tablet actually really nice :L
i know it slows the tab down, but the widgets icons and notification bar r really minimalist and generally not bad looking!
And the fact that stock touchwiz hc roms come with polaris office and a pen memo means that i dont really mind the occasional lag it has :L
Im also looking forward to the ics touchwiz build aswell.
Does anyone agree with me?
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Wow dude. This is bold. I don't totally disagree with you (in fact, I don't have much of an opinion one way or another), but you're definitely in the minority around here... I'll apologize in advance for the nonsense flames you'll get for posting this.

slack04 said:
Wow dude. This is bold. I don't totally disagree with you (in fact, I don't have much of an opinion one way or another), but you're definitely in the minority around here... I'll apologize in advance for the nonsense flames you'll get for posting this.
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Yeah that's the thing though, a while I understand touchwiz on a phone is ugly. On a tablet its actually nice. :L they (samsung) havent done that much in terms of looks with tw, which is gd.
So yeah, bring on the trolls

I don't really see it. I have been using touching HC 3.2 for as long as I have the tablet. I just recently installed touchwiz-less ICS and now never want to go back to touching. I do not miss polarised office at all since it doesn't work with swiftkey tablet x, and ihave replaced pen memo with quill, which was only 20 cents. But I guess tastes are different...

Localhorst86 said:
I don't really see it. I have been using touching HC 3.2 for as long as I have the tablet. I just recently installed touchwiz-less ICS and now never want to go back to touching. I do not miss polarised office at all since it doesn't work with swiftkey tablet x, and ihave replaced pen memo with quill, which was only 20 cents. But I guess tastes are different...
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Fair enough mate.
I can understand why u dont like touchwiz, and i know ics is amazing.
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Well, there are a few things I didn't like about TW:
1. Bright settings menu. The whole tab felt that it should have a dark theme and in most places it did. But then there was the settings menu that feels out of place.
2. The statusbar is annoying. I don't know how often I accidentally made a Screenshot when I didn't want to. Or brought up the pop up bar which contains alps I never use.

Localhorst86 said:
Well, there are a few things I didn't like about TW:
1. Bright settings menu. The whole tab felt that it should have a dark theme and in most places it did. But then there was the settings menu that feels out of place.
2. The statusbar is annoying. I don't know how often I accidentally made a Screenshot when I didn't want to. Or brought up the pop up bar which contains alps I never use.
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Ok yeh i get it about the settings. But the screenshot button is useful. And im sure in the newer versions of tw u can have custom apps in the pop up bar?
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Localhorst86 said:
2. Or brought up the pop up bar which contains alps I never use.
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is there a way to change those apps on the pop up bar? That would actually be useful if you could customize that.

mike-y said:
is there a way to change those apps on the pop up bar? That would actually be useful if you could customize that.
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I vaguely remember seeing the gtab 7.7 having the option to edit the pop up bar...
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Ok yeh i get it about the settings. But the screenshot button is useful. And im sure in the newer versions of tw u can have custom apps in the pop up bar?
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Having a Screenshot function available is nice, but I agree. But I prefer the way the ICS Rom I am using implements it: hidden in the power menu. I mean, why would you need it readily available at all times?

Localhorst86 said:
Having a Screenshot function available is nice, but I agree. But I prefer the way the ICS Rom I am using implements it: hidden in the power menu. I mean, why would you need it readily available at all times?
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Im not sure that stock ics has the screenshot function in the power menu. Its only added in later on through custom roms and tweaks such as enabling it in rom control :L
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Yeah, but in the same respect I am not even sure if the things I complain about a HC or TW features

Localhorst86 said:
Yeah, but in the same respect I am not even sure if the things I complain about a HC or TW features
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Haha fair enough. Tbh HC was a bit of a fail on googles part. It felt rushed and ill prepared. Hopefully ics will iron out everything.
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Im not sure that stock ics has the screenshot function in the power menu. Its only added in later on through custom roms and tweaks such as enabling it in rom control :L
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nah its there by default in ics
its one of ics main selling points
btw for the record i love touchwiz just because of the extra features like mini apps
the ui hasnt really affected me as i probs only have had my tab with stocktouchwiz theme for about 2 weeks when i got it

BroBot175 said:
nah its there by default in ics
its one of ics main selling points
btw for the record i love touchwiz just because of the extra features like mini apps
the ui hasnt really affected me as i probs only have had my tab with stocktouchwiz theme for about 2 weeks when i got it
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Whoops my bad xD haha yes the calculator and task manager r soo useful
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Honeycomb is a very good concept but a "beta version" software: slow, laggy, unstable and incomplete in several ways... I got my G.Tab 10.1 in January and 2 weeks later I flashed (and kept updated ever since) ICS KANG and loving it.
That said, I do like the added Samsung apps and functionality (on both my Note and my G.Tab 10.1) so as soon as it comes out I will flash Samsung's ICS update.
The Note is already great as it is on the latest LB1 Gingerbread ROM so I don't mind waiting a little more for ICS BUT I really can't wait to get Samsung's ICS ROM for the Tab 10.1 and pretty pissed off that they can't seem to be able to give a less vague date.
I hope they make it up to me by adding the split screen funcionality shown off on the Note 10.1 and a revamped note app which syncs across my Note's S Memo app and Outlook notes..

I think touchwiz on 3.X is amazing, really improves the experience. I cringe whenever I see the stock notification bar (I have to open it, hit settings and then hit settings again to actually open the settings compared to open it and hit settings once in touchwiz).

If touchwiz is that amazing, what's HTC sense? Sense is great on both phones and tabs. Look at the HTC jetstream, HTC did a much better job then Samsung.

I don't mind Touchwiz. I like some of the little extras, etc. Stock Honeycomb is still fugly so TW helps a tad, but since it's so light, not much. ICS is a huge improvement on phones, but not so much in tablets. It's bascially what Honeycomb should have been in the first place.
I'd rather have HTC Sense, but since HTC never had any good wifi tablets last year, it just wasn't in the cards. I will say, the GT 10.1 has been a good tablet and does everything I need it to do, but I won't be buying anymore Samsung products like.... um.... Ever. My next tab will be W8 and probably from Asus or something.

I have never liked HTC Sense at all, Touchwiz is a great compromise between adding functionality and staying as close as possible at the "Android experience" (which keeps on getting better and better). Ideally I would like to have a consistent experience across all Android devices with, at best, "touches" added by the different makers and design and hardware to differentiate among them. Sense goes totally against this.