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[GAME]Bantumi Diamond (Old Nokia 3310 Game)

My second game for Windows Mobile!!!
yay?
This is a remake of an old Nokia 3310 Game that I used to play all the time.
Good old days!
Explanation of the way the game is played:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mancala
This game is made for 2 people to play against each other.
I might add a singleplayer if I have the time to!
Since everyone has their own rules for this game I will write them down real short:
When ending your "seeding" in a empty hole on the opponent's side you will capture a point.
When you end up in your own main hole you get an extra turn.
The opponent's main hole will not be skipped while "seeding"
There I hope I explained it well enough.
Any suggestions or bugs reports are more than welcome!
Enjoy gaming!
DEMO VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCSgZQZ-XMk

what, no screen?

not4you said:
what, no screen?
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maybe you should try asking a bit more politely lol

mancsoulja said:
maybe you should try asking a bit more politely lol
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"Screens or it didn't happen"
or
"Screens or GTFO"
Is that polite enough?
J/k Thanks for the effort!

Hi Freckle
could it be possible to get som screenshots please ?
And a single player version would be awesome !!!

Screen shots are a must, some users never put something on there phone without knowing how it will look

oh I totally agree, I would never put something on my phone without seeing a screenshot or a video of it.
Definitely not from an unknown developer like me
Video is uploaded, check my first post!!!

Can I be honest with you ?
The graphics are not really beautiful...., I would love to see it looks like a real wood one
I do love this game, I spent hours playing on it on my nokia and I also have a real one in my house
something like this would be definitely better
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"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
cheers

hanackin said:
Can I be honest with you ?
The graphics are not really beautiful...., I would love to see it looks like a real wood one
I do love this game, I spent hours playing on it on my nokia and I also have a real one in my house
something like this would be definitely better
cheers
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Seconded. Since that 3D dice app was cancelled (I was working on the graphics for that) this could be a fun project to take on. Give me a day and I can whip up something that's at least on par with the above screenshot - I'll try to make it look better .

Not everyone knows how to create apps like the one you showed us from the screenshot.
I appreciate your honesty, but I started giving C# a shot 2 weeks ago.
And I haven't ever made a 3d/graphical application before.
Also I'm not following a ICT/"Programming" education yet, have to wait 1 and a half years for that.
If someone could give me a push in the right direction, that would be appreciated.
***I think I have an idea to spice it up, give me some time.

mancsoulja said:
maybe you should try asking a bit more politely lol
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sorry, was not my intension to bee impolite, if I it is SORRY. I'm just adding more text in the window because was "to short".
If Freckle got offended SORRY again.
I agree with the graphics I would like it more developed. Wy not use a genuine mancala:
Anyhow respect to Freckle for work and sharing

not4you said:
sorry, was not my intension to bee impolite, if I it is SORRY. I'm just adding more text in the window because was "to short".
If Freckle got offended SORRY again.
I agree with the graphics I would like it more developed. Wy not use a genuine mancala:
*pics*
Anyhow respect to Freckle for work and sharing
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That's alright mate ;-)
I'm working on the board right now, the board is almost finished.
I'm trying to add some cool text that will look like it's sort of cut into the board.

The new board (without buttons)

now it looks better dude
Your on the good road

I just can't figure out how to get the picturebox transparent so I can put actual round images in it without having a white overlay.

Freckle said:
I just can't figure out how to get the picturebox transparent so I can put actual round images in it without having a white overlay.
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I'd use a ImageButton with transparency set to true,
this should also help you "catch" the clicks
But IMHO I think it is better to complete the the coding prior to the cosmetics, I'd rather see a fully functional game which doesn't look that nice then a not working game which looks great.
with fully functional I meant including a single player version...
because that is the real challenge
Anyway I'm glad you started this thread, because I almost forgot about this great game. thank you
keep up the good work

Mr_Gee said:
I'd use a ImageButton with transparency set to true,
this should also help you "catch" the clicks
But IMHO I think it is better to complete the the coding prior to the cosmetics, I'd rather see a fully functional game which doesn't look that nice then a not working game which looks great.
with fully functional I meant including a single player version...
because that is the real challenge
Anyway I'm glad you started this thread, because I almost forgot about this great game. thank you
keep up the good work
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I'm glad I could remind you of this game as it's an amazing game!
I choose to do the design first as that's what people mainly wanted.
After that I'll do my best to get the singleplayer working.
Thank you

One problem,
ImageButton is for ASP (Websites)
Any ideas?

Freckle said:
One problem,
ImageButton is for ASP (Websites)
Any ideas?
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Maybe, but it can also be used in other development languages,
I use Basic4PPC to develop and there the control has already been created
http://www.basic4ppc.com/help/imagebutton.html
What application/language are you using?

Mr_Gee said:
Maybe, but it can also be used in other development languages,
I use Basic4PPC to develop and there the control has already been created
http://www.basic4ppc.com/help/imagebutton.html
What application/language are you using?
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Microsoft Visual Studio
C#
I will code it in then, I probably have to put in "using System.Web;" and create the button manually
I'll try it when I get back from school.

Gingerbread SDK details

Here it is!
http://d.android.com/sdk/android-2.3-highlights.html

Someone please port this to the Nexus One.
Thanks!

chetanthaker said:
Here it is!
http://d.android.com/sdk/android-2.3-highlights.html
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Went to through the details there. Although there are some interesting upgrades on the developer's side, the end user side looks YAWNnnn.
If you take into consideration that it was advertised as an sizeable upgrade of the UI. Which is not.

agovinoveritas said:
Went to through the details there. Although there are some interesting upgrades on the developer's side, the end user side looks YAWNnnn.
If you take into consideration that it was advertised as an sizeable upgrade of the UI. Which is not.
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It wasn't advertised as such. That was way back when gingerbread was still 3.0.
Obviously that changed and so did most of the UI changes.

i particularly enjoy
One-touch word selection and copy/paste
When entering text or viewing a web page, the user can quickly select a word by press-hold, then copy to the clipboard and paste. Pressing on a word enters a free-selection mode — the user can adjust the selection area as needed by dragging a set of bounding arrows to new positions, then copy the bounded area by pressing anywhere in the selection area. For text entry, the user can slide-press to enter a cursor mode, then reposition the cursor easily and accurately by dragging the cursor arrow. With both the selection and cursor modes, no use of a trackball is needed.
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iphone-esque

mojonation1487 said:
It wasn't advertised as such. That was way back when gingerbread was still 3.0.
Obviously that changed and so did most of the UI changes.
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Actually it was. They made a point of it.
http://thetechjournal.com/electronics/mobile/google-works-on-gingerbread-ui.xhtml
Well, there are tons of different sites that state the same. They all come from statements made by Google, granted a while back. However once they changed it to 2.3 instead of 3.0 which was like a month ago through a tweet of all things, they never changed their stance on the UI issue. So yes, it was advertised as such, and they rode that horse, among other things, until pretty much up to the video that was released for their voice app less than week ago.

agovinoveritas said:
Actually it was. They made a point of it.
http://thetechjournal.com/electronics/mobile/google-works-on-gingerbread-ui.xhtml
Well, there are tons of different sites that state the same. They all come from statements made by Google, granted a while back. However once they changed it to 2.3 instead of 3.0 which was like a month ago through a tweet of all things, they never changed their stance on the UI issue. So yes, it was advertised as such, and they rode that horse, among other things, until pretty much up to the video that was released for their voice app less than week ago.
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ahem notice the date. was still considered 3.0 then.

sn0warmy said:
Someone please port this to the Nexus One.
Thanks!
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wow read much?

agovinoveritas said:
Actually it was. They made a point of it.
http://thetechjournal.com/electronics/mobile/google-works-on-gingerbread-ui.xhtml
Well, there are tons of different sites that state the same. They all come from statements made by Google, granted a while back. However once they changed it to 2.3 instead of 3.0 which was like a month ago through a tweet of all things, they never changed their stance on the UI issue. So yes, it was advertised as such, and they rode that horse, among other things, until pretty much up to the video that was released for their voice app less than week ago.
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All rumors.
From the first sentence in the second paragraph:
Citing multiple unnamed sources...
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Edit: Having looked at the first pictures in the link posted by OP, I can't imagine how you think those are ui improvements. It's not like they were gonna mimic sense ui or miui lol.
The user interface is refined in many ways across the system, making it easier to learn, faster to use, and more power-efficient. A simplified visual theme of colors against black brings vividness and contrast to the notification bar, menus, and other parts of the UI. Changes in menus and settings make it easier for the user to navigate and control the features of the system and device.
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This was Android 1.0:
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"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",
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This was Android 2.2:
This was Android 2.3:
These are just homescreens but if you compare other areas, 1.0 to 2.2 wasn't such a big visual change but 2.2 to 2.3 is. We might just be looking at that "huge" UI change. And IMO it (or whatever it is or you want to call it) ain't that great.

Award Tour said:
These are just homescreens but if you compare other areas, 1.0 to 2.2 wasn't such a big visual change but 2.2 to 2.3 is. We might just be looking at that "huge" UI change. And IMO it (or whatever it is or you want to call it) ain't that great.
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You don't HAVE to use it

wdfowty said:
You don't HAVE to use it
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What am I supposed to use then? A amateur made theme? I think it's okay to expect a little (a lot?) more from the creator (who is loaded with talent) of the OS itself especially since Froyo looked way better. Anyway, this type of discussion doesn't really belong in this forum so I'll stop here.

nexus14 said:
i particularly enjoy
iphone-esque
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That it is, but you have to say the iPhone cut / paste really works.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

I like it. It's still pretty basic, but the white status bar I'm glad to see go. I usually have it set to black now in CM 6.1 anyway, but it's nice that it's the standard. From previous links it looks like the pop up windows are slightly tweaked as well. It's not a huge departure form the previous versions, but it's significant. Not sure about the green icons though.

agovinoveritas said:
Actually it was. They made a point of it.
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There were reports a month or so ago that the UI designer they got from Palm was still working on stuff, so the Gingerbread UI updates got pushed back.

If you want MASSIVE UI changes, MIUI is your friend
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does gingerbread allow you to stream your itunes music to your PC like they showed at Google IO or is this a later feature or do we still have to rely on 3rd party apps?

Dai323 said:
If you want MASSIVE UI changes, MIUI is your friend
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+1 for MIUI! UI overhaul.
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Dai323 said:
If you want MASSIVE UI changes, MIUI is your friend
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ditto
but i want to see features from gingerbread

To those saying that this isn't "the big UI overhaul" we've been hearing about, I don't know but it seems like Google thinks it is. As part of the Nexus S youtube introduction they highlight the "refreshed UI" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SBMrauRSX0) on a dedicated video. I'm pretty sure that this is it. Disappointing really.
I don't even care about a whole new user experience (sure some maybe some new things which I guess 2.3 does kind of brings) but realistically I just wanted it to be a visual improvement from Froyo. What I see is just a bunch of sub par design choices that destroys the original identity of Android (white, matte, simplistic design with orange highlights). 2.3 brings a lot of visual inconsistency, loud/ugly/clashing neon color combinations, black void, and a whole lot of ugliness in terms of graphic design.
Man, I just can't get over how bad the design/graphics/visuals are in 2.3.

KIN Skins

Well, the time has come.
Kinuser1 has gotten into the phone and was able to reskin and change configs a little bit. Making the phone have no icons and no status bars on bottom (time and recent).
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
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"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"
}
Also a few glitches were found.

He stated a guide will be put up tomorrow sometime to show how he made the Kin Writable so lets see if hes telling us the truth or not. This could be a big breakfor us. Crossing Fingers

4LC4PON3 said:
He stated a guide will be put up tomorrow sometime to show how he made the Kin Writable so lets see if hes telling us the truth or not. This could be a big breakfor us. Crossing Fingers
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Indeed sir. If I get access to the KIN's filesystem, then I'll try to make some modifications to Themes, Apps, and maybe Sounds.

Interesting, very interesting.
But on the other hand, i think that skinning is the last thing we should do, if the OS storage is opened.
Trying to open any non-kin-native App and/or the storage to the "user" like crazy peeps could be better.
So i like that "few glitches" instead "reskin"

johnkussack said:
Interesting, very interesting.
But on the other hand, i think that skinning is the last thing we should do, if the OS storage is opened.
Trying to open any non-kin-native App and/or the storage to the "user" like crazy peeps could be better.
So i like that "few glitches" instead "reskin"
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you can follow all the progress on FaceBook page.
I personally want to reskin the most. If new OS becomes available, then I'll update.

I guess that i will wait. The relationship between facebook and me became a bit cold.

He said he will be posting a guide here on XDA around 5:30 or 6pm. Hes at school. Once this guide is up Im looking at you Kussack to get cracken if this thing is real. We want a new OS lol

4LC4PON3 said:
Once this guide is up Im looking at you Kussack to get cracken if this thing is real
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That's guaranteed to happen if a door is open... lol.

lol yeah I cant wait. I so want Android or even windows 7 mobile. I really do hate the Kin OS

wow, I've been reading a lot of John's and 1's post, I'm by far the biggest noob to this but I want to help.

4LC4PON3 said:
lol yeah I cant wait. I so want Android or even windows 7 mobile. I really do hate the Kin OS
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and I love the thought of windows phone 7 on the kin, even a watered down version would be enough for me. I would just like to see some apps and facebook integration back, that would be awsome. Idonno something like the live blocks on phone 7 with the contact syncing we see in phone 7 or even the non M kins.

calm down, calm down. Putting another OS here is not a piece of cake, and in any attempt, there is the (high) risk of bricking. That including a normal flash, not a experimental space orbital thing.
Also, we dont know if we can replace things around, or just put red instead green in colour things... so slooow down.
who is in the line to do the tests? I'm not buying another kin though! (3 is too much).

I'm all for exploring this rabbit hole as far as it goes, but I agree with JohnKussack that we should calm down about this being the breakthrough for a new OS. It may or may not be. Personally, I think even some small improvements to the OS we have can go a long way, such as being able to add or remove (Win CE?) apps, change the skin, replace the browser, enable flash, etc.

yea your right, just wishful thinking

johnkussack said:
calm down, calm down. Putting another OS here is not a piece of cake, and in any attempt, there is the (high) risk of bricking. That including a normal flash, not a experimental space orbital thing.
Also, we dont know if we can replace things around, or just put red instead green in colour things... so slooow down.
who is in the line to do the tests? I'm not buying another kin though! (3 is too much).
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how many have you bricked xD I think 1st we should come up with a recovery, which I'm sure your opensorce file system could help with

Just 1 one (and was enough, rofl).
I'm kinda .... skeptical yet. Personally, i doubt that a new os is feasible and think that just "filetweaking" is available (which would be OK for testing apps).
On the recovery... that's why i got another one. It's older brother is awaiting in a fridge.
Unfortunately, the mtp->storage wont be an option for it.

One thing I would like to see honestly is the Kin being able to play games. Not through Wifi either. games like angry birds or something.

I might be able to help.
johnkussack said:
calm down, calm down. Putting another OS here is not a piece of cake, and in any attempt, there is the (high) risk of bricking. That including a normal flash, not a experimental space orbital thing.
Also, we dont know if we can replace things around, or just put red instead green in colour things... so slooow down.
who is in the line to do the tests? I'm not buying another kin though! (3 is too much).
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I might be able to do some testing on things. I am new to kins, actually mine is arriving soon, but not new to bricking phones. I have done alot of work with android, and now have a tablet. I use it so much, I am giving up my thunderbolt, and switching to the kin twom to save money on data. I like the look of the phone, but I can't resist hacking away at every piece of electronics that get into my hands. Anyway, I am looking forward to being part of the kin community, and I hope more people get into this phone.

4LC4PON3 said:
or even windows 7 mobile
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There's a mobile version of Windows 7? Do tell...

Great launcher idea!

Just had a great idea for a new launcher that I think would work really well on the Android platform (well, what doesn't? [don't answer that]). Going to post a mock up pretty soon so watch this space, hopefully if people like it then maybe someone could build it?
I wouldn't have the first clue where to start to actually build one, but would really like to learn how.

Tell us something about it or maybe someone will help you with it.
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Will do, I just made the post so I can add to it as I go along designing things
Here is the first mock up of the messages and how it would look:
{
"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"
}
The idea is that the dock has all of the apps in it, and you scroll through them easily, and if you want to view say, the messages for instance, you scroll through to the messages tab (would have to be a nice smooth fast action, not scrolling through pages) and then drag up on the icon to reveal the messages.
To close the app you would then have to simple drag down from the top bar and it would slide away into the dock at the bottom.
I feel if someone could help me make this that it has a lot of potential, the only problem is that standard apps would have to appear within the constraints of the bubble, which may be a problem, but hey, it's day one so I'm open to suggestions.
Please let me know what you think, I'm going to making previews for as many apps as possible if I can today, but I have other stuff to do, so watch this space!

Obviously some apps won't be all lovely and transparent like the mock up here, but if they could just appear within the bubble that would be pretty awesome I think. It's a much more swipe friendly design that some of the launchers out there at the moment, that I feel are constrained by what is already on the market or what others have already seen.

siravarice said:
Obviously some apps won't be all lovely and transparent like the mock up here, but if they could just appear within the bubble that would be pretty awesome I think. It's a much more swipe friendly design that some of the launchers out there at the moment, that I feel are constrained by what is already on the market or what others have already seen.
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It looks very very promising, altough it looks complex and hard. I hope you can find the way to do it, because you can go really far with this.
Good luck, I will definitely have an eye on this.

Mock up of an actual message being written. If I could create a transparent keyboard I would do! Don't have the time at the moment.

Forgot to add the back button at the top, oops :|

So basically a webos like "card" system but not as good
From something awesome

killersnowman said:
So basically a webos like "card" system but not as good
From something awesome
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This does not help me at all, but thanks for the demeaning comment.

Not wanting to pour water on your fire. I can tell you are all 'fired up' about this launcher, but why waste your time making these lovely screenshots and 'hoping' that some dev will come along and make the launcher for you.
You are obviously talented, why not do some reading on the forums and have a go at making your own launcher. Once you have a basic one running, I'm sure there will be plenty of members of the community willing to help you.
Just a thought

That's what I'm trying to do, i just don't know where to start!
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killersnowman said:
So basically a webos like "card" system but not as good
From something awesome
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He might have meant it as a poke to investigate webos for inspiration... not all comments are based on emotions you know

siravarice said:
That's what I'm trying to do, i just don't know where to start!
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+1
I am also willing to develope launcher, lockscreen, etc, but never know where to start.
Lots of concepts and no development at all.
P.S. I know abit of android programming.
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Maybe we can help each other? I'm completely starting from scratch but would really love to get stuck into it and start building my own apps.

I would love to contribute as well
BUT
I have absolutely no experience in programming at all......so yea.....
I'm just reading a bunch of stickies and googling to see if I can find anything that breaks everything down nice and simple instead of the FAQ on android.com

siravarice said:
Maybe we can help each other? I'm completely starting from scratch but would really love to get stuck into it and start building my own apps.
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Sure! If I can help. XP
On summer holiday so have plenty of time.
Will be in camp for next few days and will TRY to make something after it.
Hope that your design will become true!
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Me too! Yeah the Guide on the Android Dev website is a bit convoluted to say the least!

siravarice said:
This does not help me at all, but thanks for the demeaning comment.
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Not trying to demean you or this launcher just trying to describe this launcher using existing os ideas like those of webos. But the fact that the os isnt designed for this type of use would inherently make it not as good as webos.
And yes ill agree that the documentation on home screen replacements is rather lacking. Your best bet would be to look at the source of the Android default home screen
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All great things have to start somewhere. I think the concept is good, real nice. I also will be looking out for it. Can not help with building it (no idea how) but I can offer to help test it.....

tt0204 said:
Sure! If I can help. XP
On summer holiday so have plenty of time.
Will be in camp for next few days and will TRY to make something after it.
Hope that your design will become true!
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maybe we could meet up sometime if this project ever gets kicked off, to collaborate and stuff?
siravarice said:
Me too! Yeah the Guide on the Android Dev website is a bit convoluted to say the least!
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I tend to agree.....just reading through in order for the first few pages has stumped me...but I have a very basic, basic idea now.
i'm going to the library to see if I can borrow this book which seems pretty good
http://www.amazon.com/App-Inventor-Android-Experience-Required/dp/1119991331

[MOD] Star Wars Vehicles Pattern Lock

Why not make your phone look awesome before you start using it?
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"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",
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Presenting some pattern lock mods that use vehicles from Star Wars to make your phone look...well...awesome!​
If you want to use these, you can do so in four separate ways:
If you know how to decompile files (if you don't, you really should), download the icons you want by selecting one of the '?_Pattern_Lock_Icons.zip' files and add them to the appropriate 'drawable-?dpi' folder in your 'framework-res.apk'.
Or, if you don't like decompiling files yourself and you're on Android 4.1 or above, try flashing one of the '?_PatternLock_Flashable_JB.zip' files. Because of the way that Android works, I can't guarantee that this will work on your particular setup. If it works for you, your existing 'framework-res.apk' will have these icons added to it, so any other mods you may have done won't be touched. And if you flash in CWM, you'll even get a flashable backup automatically made for you!
Or, if the above two options aren't working for you, you can make the changes with ZipThemer. Just install the ZipThemer app, which you can find on Google Play, download the '?_PatternLock_ZipThemer.zip' file you want and use it.
What if you're one of those amazing, clever, innovative and incredibly good-looking people who use 'Tickle My Android', you can add these icons to your current selection. Just download 'Star Wars Pattern Lock TMA Icons.zip', extract it in 'user_files\ICONS\PATTERNLOCK\' and run the tool as normal. TMA will automatically add the icons to the list you can choose from.
And this is what they look like. Be aware, these images might be a bit large but they need to be to show off the icons properly.
Jedi Star Fighter
Naboo Star Fighter
Slave 1
Tie Fighter
X-Wing
Y-Wing
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Enjoy!

You Sir, Are Crazy Awesome

Very nice, any chance you can make this into an xposed module, that way you wont need all the separate zips.

I haven't made an Xposed module yet, but I can certainly look into it!

Excellent work Ticklefish
gave me a chuckle

thanks a lot man you are amazing:laugh:
but I have a question:
can I add styles pattern lock like this to xperia themes
thanks

no death star?? ;/

mohamad khubayb said:
thanks a lot man you are amazing:laugh:
but I have a question:
can I add styles pattern lock like this to xperia themes
thanks
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You can, yes. All you'd need to do is add the icons to an existing theme apk.
le grande magnetto said:
no death star?? ;/
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I'll work on one for you.

In the last few days, these icons have been featured on androidpit in a section about theming your phone with Star Wars!!
Check it out here: http://www.androidpit.fr/personnaliser-smartphone-android-star-wars

Wow that looks amazing, would it be possible the dots stay stock but the line you drag in a red or blue or green saber color?

SovPanda said:
Wow that looks amazing, would it be possible the dots stay stock but the line you drag in a red or blue or green saber color?
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Maybe...what version of Android are you using?

gregbradley said:
Very nice, any chance you can make this into an xposed module, that way you wont need all the separate zips.
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Ticklefish said:
I haven't made an Xposed module yet, but I can certainly look into it!
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Amazing... count on me for any help needed for that

serajr said:
Amazing... count on me for any help needed for that
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Wow. Thanks!! :highfive:
That's very kind of you to offer. :good:
The trouble is, though, LP uses a different type of pattern lock. It's much more compact. I haven't tried but I would imagine these icons would be too bulky...

Ticklefish said:
Maybe...what version of Android are you using?
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Sorry for late response, 5.02 Xperia z3

SovPanda said:
Sorry for late response, 5.02 Xperia z3
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Possibly... Lollipop is a bit different to previous versions of Android in the way it uses image files, but I can have a look.
It won't be for a few days though. Work is a bit too busy right now.
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Ticklefish said:
Possibly... Lollipop is a bit different to previous versions of Android in the way it uses image files, but I can have a look.
It won't be for a few days though. Work is a bit too busy right now.
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Take your time and thanks :victory:

Waiting for an xposed release, since it will make things much simpler. If you need help, don't hesitate to ask. I would very much like to see included the TIE Interceptor or TIE Phantom, which are some of my favorite starfighter designs, if you have the time and patience. Otherwise, it is a great mod and kudos to you! My sister will also love it!

Feregorn said:
Waiting for an xposed release, since it will make things much simpler. If you need help, don't hesitate to ask. I would very much like to see included the TIE Interceptor or TIE Phantom, which are some of my favorite starfighter designs, if you have the time and patience. Otherwise, it is a great mod and kudos to you! My sister will also love it!
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Well, the Interceptor is a very sexy craft but the Phantom? Really? Oh well...if that's what you like!
All kidding aside, I'll see what I can do.
Work is a bit crazy right now but, once I've got some free time, I'll look into doing a module for this. :good:

Ticklefish said:
Well, the Interceptor is a very sexy craft but the Phantom? Really? Oh well...if that's what you like!
All kidding aside, I'll see what I can do.
Work is a bit crazy right now but, once I've got some free time, I'll look into doing a module for this. :good:
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Wow! It's been a long time. Did hi by any chance made any progress on the above? Would love to hear about it.
Anyway, I hope you had a great start to 2017!
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Feregorn said:
Wow! It's been a long time. Did hi by any chance made any progress on the above? Would love to hear about it.
Anyway, I hope you had a great start to 2017!
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It has been a long time! Strange coincidence though...I finally saw Rogue One yesterday and you posted while I was watching a video about Star Wars fan theories on YouTube.. Maybe this is going to be a Star Wars week? lol
Anyway I'm afraid I haven't done anything with your request. The problem is that there are no decent images for the TIE Phantom anywhere. There's plenty of fanart but for this mod you really need an icon - the ship would be facing the right way and it'd be surrounded by a lot of transparent space. Icons are what I used for the other mods in this thread.
It's possibly because it's not a canon ship I guess. There doesn't seem to be any suitable files for the TIE Striker yet but that might take time. The TIE Defender seems to be a canon craft now so somebody might do something for that eventually.
The trouble is that I'm no artist - there's no way I have the skills to make the right sort of image myself. Maybe if somebody's reading this, is skilled with Photoshop and feels like a challenge...?
Unfortunately it wasn't long after I posted this that Sony changed things and stopped using image files for the pattern lock. Instead it's all rendered by smali now. So this mod sadly never went any further.
And my 2017 is pretty sucky at the moment but I'm sure it'll get better. After all I'm bound to win the lottery sooner or later!