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[Tips] gingerbread web bowser optimization (new download tip!)

So I have two tips... (edit 3 tips)
first is to set your plugins to on demand (menu/more/settings/enable plugins) currently adobe flash (until update) is not optimized for gingerbread and if you are experiencing any lag in the browser it is caused by this
second, download apk's and zips from xda (or other websites)
-go to the market and download "linda file manager"
-open it and change "Download Plugin" to (On & Menu)
-thats it...download away
third, change your user agent (useful so you don't have to go to mobile sites)
1-go to google and scroll to the bottom and select view google in "classic"
2-type " about:debug " (without quotations) in the address bar and press go/enter (even though it is in the google search in the picture, search from the address bar)
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
3-goto menu/more and you will see the new dump options (under settings) if you have done it right, it may take a couple trys...
4-click settings and scroll all the way to the bottom, click uastring
5-choose what you want...
enjoy

Nice write up bro
My phone drops tomorrow, will keep this in mind
You will have to hook me up with your funky theme as well Ogster
JD

ogdobber said:
1-go to google and scroll to the bottom and select "desktop"
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You mean "classic", right? Desktop isn't an option...

zachthemaster said:
You mean "classic", right? Desktop isn't an option...
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yes, changing...

ogdobber said:
yes, changing...
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Oh cool, anyhow, nice write-up, although it ain't workin haha.

Mine says desktop.

generalagony said:
Mine says desktop.
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Using the stock browser? Weird.

Having some trouble getting that uastring to show up
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mklgee said:
Having some trouble getting that uastring to show up
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once your in "classic" try putting the " about:debug " in the address bar hit go and then menu/settings,etc

ogdobber said:
once your in "classic" try putting the " about:debug " in the address bar hit go and then menu/settings,etc
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There you go! I wasn't using the address bar to search! Thanks =D
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ogdobber said:
once your in "classic" try putting the " about:debug " in the address bar hit go and then menu/settings,etc
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AWE-SOME. Thank you so much.

Will this stick after reboots

Thank you.
Although I'm not sue what to select under UAString. I went with Desktop.

Thx you ROCK!

thanks for this
although, how to undo the " about:debug "?
options still showing in the menu...

sinatosk said:
thanks for this
although, how to undo the " about:debug "?
options still showing in the menu...
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it's not an issue if they are still there...gives an easy option if you need to go back to android (gameloft for example)

I could not understand about the 2nd tips:
second, download apk's and zips from xda (or other websites)
-go to the market and download "linda file manager"
-open it and change "Download Plugin" to (On & Menu)
-thats it...download away
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It is not quite clear to me ...
Thanks for your effort to compile this tips though.

How do I make the about:debug stick?
It seems that the browser defaults back to its original settings after a while which is very annoying.

Themed HTC keyboards (8 now) Added 5 more!

Here are some themed htc ime keyboards, one thing to note, greenandblack and silver are transparent.
HOW TO INSTALL: Download directly to phone. Navigate to sdcard/download using astro file manager from market, press on keyboard and select open application manager, then hit install. Home button -> menu -> settings -> language and keyboard -> checkmark HTC_IME mod -> home button. Now find a text field, long press on it, choose input method press HTC_IME mod
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Could u do more colors like gold and silver maybe . nice themes though

Here are the rest, only allowed 8 apks per post.
For gingerbread keyboard (to make it like in picture) : menu - settings - language and keyboard - HTC_IME mod - User interface - key width adjust 6px - key height adjust 10px - back key (hardware) - scroll to bottom - kill keyboard - DONE

nice
like the green one

Sorry for it being so confusing, but now everything has been moved up to posts 1 and 3.

Love the black n green one! superb work!
But can you do it with the nexus background? Think that would look awesome!
Again great work!

working on it now gimme a few minutes EDIT:greennexus up now, picture coming

Yeah! Thx the green nexus looks awesome! Better than i tought :-D
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No problem, I'm using it now too
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Thanks for these!

How do I apply these on my phone?
When I try to open it it says no application to open with. I'm using Swiftkey as well btw.

Hi.............newbie here. Have rooted my phone and have Sense and LauncherPro. How do I apply the keyboard to my phone? Any help appreciated.

Thanks a lot

Navigate to sdcard/download using astro file manager from market, press file and select open application manager
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Great work do you fancy doing this to a keypad key board ?

Such beautiful keyboards..However integration into Rom package fails..On copying into /system/app of the rom and flashing it leads to force close on boot

What exactly are you trying to do, integrate it as stock keyboard for a rom? Is the rom starburst?
if your looking for a particular colour combo for your rom id be happy to make it. problem is im no dev so i wouldnt know how to help integrate

mark1316 said:
Great work do you fancy doing this to a keypad key board ?
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Settings>language and keyboard>HTC_IME mod>keyboard type>choose one

Hi!
Thanks for your work! Could you also try to make a "Gingerbread style" keyboard? Maybe you can use the same graphics and colors? That would be awesome
Thanks dude!

what exactly do you mean? a themed gingerbread keyboard, or a sense themed keyboard that looks like gingerbread?

ADW Launcher EX Question

I am using ADW Launcher EX on my Desire, however, I wondered if there was a way to place icons on the Homescreen(s), but not have them align to the grid?
I would like to put 3 icons on one line of my homescreen, with equal spacing at either side.
I hope this makes sense? Is there anyway to do this?
Very roughly, I want to go from this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
To this:

Have you tried desktop visualiser from market.

gippy2 said:
Have you tried desktop visualiser from market.
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Yeah, but I am not sure how that would help? Any chance of a pointer?
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good morning,
I think you can do this job on two ways.
First you can variegate your desktop columns. For example to 5.
Second way is to install the "simi folder widget". With this app you can adjust the size of your icon. This app can be so useful and looks very nice.
I hope I could help you.

Jamin_1 said:
good morning,
I think you can do this job on two ways.
First you can variegate your desktop columns. For example to 5.
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But this would Screw up the top column, there would be a gap in there?
Jamin_1 said:
Second way is to install the "simi folder widget". With this app you can adjust the size of your icon. This app can be so useful and looks very nice.
I hope I could help you.
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I have simi folder widget installed and have been using it, however, I cannot figure out how to resize the size of the icon (I know how to resize the Icons within the folder, but not the actual Widget Icon).
Thanks for the help

StuMcBill said:
Yeah, but I am not sure how that would help? Any chance of a pointer?
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I use adw with 10 columns and rows,
[1] unlock desktop,[ 2]longpress homescreen select widgets.[ 3] select DV (1x1)small [4]configure 1c+1r [5]dv on homepage short press to options.[ 6]select icon now image if you want to change the application looks or just select application icon.scroll to app and select.[7] now select action,press launch app.select the app, if you dont want a label select clear.press ok and you now have the icon on homepage in the look you want but very small [8]longpress on icon and press option edit. [9] You now have 4 arrows and you can drag and enlarge to wherever you want. Hope this helps.
PS play around with the dv size options a well.

I know how you feel, Ive been wanting the ability to go "of the grid" ever since i started using android. (My last win mobile rom allowed me the ability to but any icon anywhere on the screen, including half on one screen half on another, stacking icons and so on.)
However I think for your situation the easiest solution would be to just change to 9 or 7 columns as follows
_#_#_#_#_
__#_#_#__
or
#_#_#_#
_#_#_#_
You can keep your equal spacing and have your icons staggered

Cool design idea for Windows 8 Desktop

I love Windows 8 but switching from the wonderful Modern UI Start screen to the standard Desktop - well... how can I put it... there is no consistency. So I decided to make my desktop wallpaper be 'connected' to my Start screen, to keep it all consistent.
Basically, when I enter my desktop, what appears to happen is all my tiles vanish and I am just left just with the background, profile pic/name (top right) and the word 'Start' changes to the word 'Desktop'.
Start Screen:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Desktop Screen:
This how to recreate it:
1) Either pinch to zoom out to see all your tiles smaller, or if you are using a mouse click on the small minus sign in the lower right corner.
See image below:
2) Press the "PrtScn" button (Print Screen) on you keyboard to take a screen capture of this view. The screen is automatically copied to your clipboard.
3) Open up Photoshop or any other image manipulation software. Create a new file. It should automatically have the correct resolution based on your clipboard. Paste the screen shot into your canvas.
4) Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool, draw a rectangle around the tiles.
5) Using the Eyedropper tool, get the same colour as your background and use a large brush to erase all the tiles.
See image below:
6) Create a new layer and type the word "Desktop" in white colour using Segoe UI font (Semilight) with a font size of 17pt or whatever size is closer to your Start font. This font is very close to the 'Start' font. Move the word Desktop so it exactly covers the word Start and then erase the word Start on the layer below.
7) Flatten image and save to a folder.
8) Apply new wallpaper by right clicking your desktop and choosing Personalize.
Hope you like it!

This is great. Thanks.

Excellent tip. I am so doing this. I hate seeing the old desktop.
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MikeGolfW said:
Excellent tip. I am so doing this. I hate seeing the old desktop.
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I also did this on my Surface. Had to do a screen shot of the Surface and redo the mod as different resolution to my desktop.

Did you know?

Did you know you can turn off magazine app from opening when pressing the home button. There is an option for it ....... when magazine app is open press the menu button, then settings, then select open using the home key, un-check the box.

Well that was simple. Thanks, that stupid thing drove me nuts.

While on the subject, anyone know of any way to add new news sites to my magazine? Ie specific sites and not just a category?

Thanks I hate it too.

That thanks was purely for the sense of humour. He he
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Did you know that you can create shortcut icons in the Multi Window panel that will automatically open paired windows of your choice?
If you didn't here's how.
Open the Multi Window panel on the left side of the screen, then open two apps that you use together. Now with both apps on your screen open the Multi Window panel again and look for the up arrow at the bottom of this panel and touch it. A little menu will open, select create. A box will then appear that let's you give it a custom name if you like.
More tips will follow and if you have a tip please feel free to add one.

kkretch said:
Did you know that you can create shortcut icons in the Multi Window panel that will automatically open paired windows of your choice?
If you didn't here's how.
Open the Multi Window panel on the left side of the screen, then open two apps that you use together. Now with both apps on your screen open the Multi Window panel again and look for the up arrow at the bottom of this panel and touch it. A little menu will open, select create. A box will then appear that let's you give it a custom name if you like.
More tips will follow and if you have a tip please feel free to add one.
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How can I add Apps to the selection? There are a few apps on the tab but I would like to add apps I use the most. Seems I have tried everything but the right thing.

jonling said:
How can I add Apps to the selection? There are a few apps on the tab but I would like to add apps I use the most. Seems I have tried everything but the right thing.
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You have to root it and install Wanam Xposed. That has a setting that lets you pick what apps you want to make available for multi-window.

Multiwindow Plus and Pen Window Manager will also do it, you have to be rooted for both though.

Xposed is easier, free and does lots of other awesome things
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Does it require ROOT also?
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jonling said:
Does it require ROOT also?
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Yes. But welllll worth it. You'll see. One of the best things for root on this tablet.
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Did you know? Pen window manager is awesome.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}