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free drink mix software?

finally 21 and now i want software to help me get drunk in delicious fashion soo does anyone know of free software with mixes based on ingredients and such?

Here is one free one that I know of, however it is in no way the best. It actually references an online database to pull the drinks, so you would need a data plan to utilize it. It can be downloaded from freewarepocketpc at http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-pocketender.html
The best one that I have found is not free but was only like $14 USD and is fantastic. It is from Town Compass, but it is quite inclusive... Here's some of the info: http://software.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=490101

App
There's a bunch on this site. check them out. i havent tried it yet thou.
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http://handheld.softpedia.com/downloadTag/drink+mix
http://handheld.softpedia.com/downloadTag/alcoholic+drink
http://handheld.softpedia.com/downloadTag/cocktail
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this is to check if your sober enough to drive lol.( theres probably a better app out there...)
http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Health/AlcoholLevel-67390.shtml
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i personally love the bartender app on the tmobile G1 but i cannot find it for my phone... errrrrr
well i hope i helped some. and if anyone can find the bartender app from tmobile g1 and its compatible with raphael/fuze i would love to know!!
later

After looking through what was available, I'm a bit appalled by how horrible most of those apps look (and work).
I'm a former (and possibly returning) bartender and used to be a regular on one of the bigger online cocktail forums...so trust me when I say that most of the apps I saw are abysmal in both looks and function.
If there's enough interest, I'd consider throwing together an application to do this all much better. Any thoughts?

AvantGo
Try using www.avantgo.com and add the "Drink Boy" channel. You'll get good recipes on a nice interface that you can view and search for offline. When you're online, it updates itself. I've had a lot of fun with it.
Oh yeah! Don't drink and drive.

speed_pour said:
If there's enough interest, I'd consider throwing together an application to do this all much better. Any thoughts?
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I would definately be down. I totally concur. Half the bartender apps are outdated or are a bit difficult to navigate through. Being an amature bartender, I use my database quite a bit, but yeah if there was a program that would allow you to enter in your liquors on hand and priovide you with possibile combinations... Damn... That'd be sweet....
Sorry it's too early in the morning....

speed_pour said:
If there's enough interest, I'd consider throwing together an application to do this all much better. Any thoughts?
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Heck yeah!

+1 as my favorite quote is: "Candy is Dandy, But Liquor is Quicker"
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speed_pour said:
After looking through what was available, I'm a bit appalled by how horrible most of those apps look (and work).
I'm a former (and possibly returning) bartender and used to be a regular on one of the bigger online cocktail forums...so trust me when I say that most of the apps I saw are abysmal in both looks and function.
If there's enough interest, I'd consider throwing together an application to do this all much better. Any thoughts?
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I'd love a drink mixing app.... so count me twice (for each hand that can hold a drink) lol

iam also a bartender and would love an app for mix drinks and shots!!! but dont forget to add the DEATHWISH shot:
DEATHWISH:
1/3 JAGER
1/3 WILD TURKEY 101
1/3 BACARDI 151
SPLASH OF GRENADINE...
(layer grenadine on bottom of shot glass, after pouring in liqours...)
(NOT FOR THE LIGHT DRINKER!!!)

I'll donate to such a cause since I completely agree on the crappy state of the mixing apps!

sherv said:
I'll donate to such a cause since I completely agree on the crappy state of the mixing apps!
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I freely admit, since I'm out of work right now, I'm fine with being a whore
I've already got a bit of this started, but I'm working on another project first that I think will get a lot of wide-spread usage across the forum. But I'll get back to working on this one very soon.
In the mean time, are there any particular features anybody is looking for. I'm sure it'll be easy enough to figure out all of the features the drinkers want, but what about bartenders? Tell me how often you think you'll be entering drinks, what extra features do you need. Will you actually be using this while at work...with your fingers?
I know this is in the Raph section, though it belongs in Q&A or D&H, but does anybody here want a QVGA version, or dare I ask, W(Q)VGA? If this app is going to see finger-based controls (which I'd expect to make sense), it's not really going to work out having small windows controls, so graphics/resolution will be considered for the first version.

This site works well for me Webtender

thedarkness81 said:
This site works well for me Webtender
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I used to be a regular contributor to the forums there...The biggest problem is that the drink database is absolutely cluttered with incorrect entries and missing a lot of common recipes.
When I start building a collection of recipes, there's actually a couple of people from that forum that I'm going to ask for help/collaboration. I'm also going to throw them a heads up to ask for any thoughts from them on what they would like to see.

Any update on this app being made?? Im very anxious to have it...

GoBills2184 said:
Any update on this app being made?? Im very anxious to have it...
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lol, from me, it'll be at least a couple of weeks. I'm in the middle of working on another app that'll be quite a bit more relevant on this forum. But I will be coming back to this app shortly.
I'll post more info to this thread when I start it, and then I'll create a release thread in D&H (and post a link to it here) when there's a reasonably good start on a beta version.
You can help out by giving some ideas of what features you'd like to see in it.

this is very cool that you'd consider putting an app together, pour...the best reference app/source I've found is that DrinkBoy channel on avantgo. That said, my advice would be keep it very simple. Not only will this, hopefully, take burden and time from your investment to the group, but I don't think I'd be looking for anything other than:
-thorough database with accuracy on both contents and how to prepare
-a "my favorites" option for quick look-ups and personalization
-organize at the root based on main ingredient (e.g. rum, vodka, bourbon)
-a search option with fuzzy-esque searchability (e.g. southside, southsides or southsider would produce the same drink recipe)
I guess these may end up being more work than I thought but an accurate db, easy search and browse engine with a "my fav's" organizer would be PERFECTION for me!!

bigred727 said:
my advice would be keep it very simple. Not only will this, hopefully, take burden and time from your investment to the group
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I kinda suspect, with luck, my app will draw attention from hopefully every group....the college students, bar patrons, and even bartenders from different types of places. For that reason, a "simple" app might not be too likely. Simple interface is definitely part of my plan, but the application itself is going to be pretty powerful and probably meant to cover a lot of people's uses.
bigred727 said:
but I don't think I'd be looking for anything other than:
-thorough database with accuracy on both contents and how to prepare
-a "my favorites" option for quick look-ups and personalization
-organize at the root based on main ingredient (e.g. rum, vodka, bourbon)
-a search option with fuzzy-esque searchability (e.g. southside, southsides or southsider would produce the same drink recipe)
I guess these may end up being more work than I thought but an accurate db, easy search and browse engine with a "my fav's" organizer would be PERFECTION for me!!
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- Favorites will be very easy to implement, so this is pretty much a sure thing.
- The database itself is a subject I intend to take more seriously than a lot of people probably expect (more on that in the future).
- I've got several ideas for searches/filters, each will be fleshed out as I build it. I'm aiming mostly for live searches and the first will be using quick ingredient filtering.
- fuzzy search...I'll see what I can do, but that's one I know very little about. Some quick googling turned up some information that's possibly VERY usable, but it's all written for the the big brother .Net Framework while the Compact Framework gets no love. I'll bookmark some of this stuff and see where I can go with it after I've released a first version. As much as it might be cool, I can't justify porting Lucene.Net to the compact framework for this project. In the mean time, I can use a "Sounds Like" mechanism that would probably do pretty well for an early version. I'm also a little worried about performance.
As a note, I'd previously said that I wouldn't be starting this until I finished another application. I feel a little dumb for not seeing it sooner, but I discovered Sashimi exists (though I haven't started testing it). While it sorely lacks about half of the features I planned to build, it does a far better job at the other half of the features I had in mind. I'm going to try out Sashimi for a while to determine if there's enough reason to build my app (or possibly a configurator/extension of sorts for use with Sashimi, if possible). As a result, I'm going to put that project on hold and move on to this one.
Second note...err, request actually...I'm ok with graphics...sometimes...But I want to make this app graphically attractive and possibly add skinning ability. At the very least, I will need a few decent looking icons for a few things, at the most, it might turn into an entire interface design. One of my goals is to make this app roughly comparable to something people might expect to buy form the iPhone AppStore (after all, everybody is *****ing about the lack of pretty WM apps). So, if anybody has decent graphics skills and is up for helping out, drop me a line and we'll bump some ideas around when I get to the right stage.

wow i had almost forgot about this thread glad to see something has come of it!
definetly excited to see what you come up with

Is this program still in active development? I hope it is because it sounds like it could be really nice/useful!

Finally, an ORGANIZED place for cooks to put their ROMs

I am working on a website where XDA cooks along with others can post their custom ROMs. I always tought this site is a disorganised mess if you are a newcomer. I built this solution from scratch and it's fully dynamic (PHP+MySQL). I'm almost done with the basics (registering, submitting, browsing...) but I'm still open to suggestions.
Here are a few screenshots. I'd love to get some opinions.
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A few possible domains for the website:
deviceroms.com
wmroms.com
To-do:
-Implement the ratings system
-Spread the word
-"Share this page" and other similar features.

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I'm also looking for a complete list of Windows Mobile devices so I can list them in the catalog. I already have HTC devices, but I'd need the devices from Acer, HP and the rest too.

So, what do you people think?

Too many usernames
Hi,
That's a tidy looking design, from a user point of view I like XDA Developers because I sign in, and have access to some user support, software downloads, and ROM updates - without having to sign-up for another website...
I really like the idea of a dedicated portal for ROM updates, and detailed instructions for newbies - how about using your portal as an affiliate to XDA developers? So, for instance, I would use the same credentials to log into either site, or even a shared cookie / user database?
For obvious reasons I do not like to use the same credentials between sites, so for you to broker an arrangement with the administrator of this website for sharing the credential database / profiles / and web site traffic would make life for people like me easier....
If I were the administrator of this website with a large following I'd jump at the opportunity for portals and shared resources on other hosts to boost popularity...
There is a new portal on xda-developers coming soon, perhaps they'll address this?

there's no place like xda for ROMs, i'll pass. nice effort though.

mybetrayal said:
I really like the idea of a dedicated portal for ROM updates, and detailed instructions for newbies - how about using your portal as an affiliate to XDA developers? So, for instance, I would use the same credentials to log into either site, or even a shared cookie / user database?
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mybetrayal said:
If I were the administrator of this website with a large following I'd jump at the opportunity for portals and shared resources on other hosts to boost popularity...
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Unless they bring you on as a contractor to add something to their existing vBulletin install, having a new 3rd party website access their user database is a major security worry. I guess they could create a user authentication API for you to plug into but that'll still be something to be concerned of both from XDA and existing XDA users trusting a new website.
Also with the gray shade legality of these non-MS authorized ROMs, I wouldn't expect their stance to be that accomodating to this. Perhaps you should consider focusing on helping them orginize these new software releases created by the XDA community. That's even harder to sort thru than the ROMs.
Just giving honest opinion from a fellow web developer.

I mostly made this to practice PHP while creating something that could potentially maintain itself financially (domain name+hosting).
I want to provide a way for newcomers and old users to easily find and compare ROMs for their devices. The forum as it actually is is not exactly a welcoming place for those looking for step-by-step guides and organized information. As for software releases, I'd be glad to support them to and even host them if I can afford it. Once the main frame is built, it can and will be reused for Android and software.
As for working with XDA-developers, I'd love it. I aim to integrate XDA-devs as tightly as possible with the rest of the site. However, credentials will stay separate from this site. It's not secure as stated above and might require ridiculous amounts of work from me and the (possibly disinterested) XDA-developers admin. Yet, there will be XDA-developers integration to a certain level.
deviceroms will be a tool, not a community.

I like this concept, please make it real soon and use a better design and simpler design for it

Semseddin said:
I like this concept, please make it real soon and use a better design and simpler design for it
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I tried to make it as simple and efficient as possible; navigation is simple, registration does not require email confirmation and everything is listed as to make browsing easier for a "ROM shopper". There WILL be moderation as I opted for full HTML support in the description.
As for the delivery date, expect it to be soon enough. I've got only a few work hours and I've done 75 percent of the job after already after 40 days.
The site as it is works but lacks critical features (editing existing listings, rating ROMs and changing account password).

If you need help with maintenance or moderating, let me know. Btw a small forum wouldn't hurt,too. At least a tool to comment on roms will be nice. People might read the reviews of them before downloading.
All the best !

nice job
really hope that you finhish the site soon

Semseddin said:
If you need help with maintenance or moderating, let me know. Btw a small forum wouldn't hurt,too. At least a tool to comment on roms will be nice. People might read the reviews of them before downloading.
All the best !
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Hey, you just gave me an idea! I know there are a lot of support/bug report posts in the ROM threads. This will also happen in the comments, so I'll include a dropdown box where they can select the comment's nature so they can be filtered.

You're welcome

That's a great idea.
N1c0_ds said:
Hey, you just gave me an idea! I know there are a lot of support/bug report posts in the ROM threads. This will also happen in the comments, so I'll include a dropdown box where they can select the comment's nature so they can be filtered.
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You should consider DIV tabs separating between comments/bug reports. Also you should consider doing a multi-faceted rating system:
Speed
Stability
Free Memory
Built-in Applications
Style/Visual
Then allow people to search and filter based on date plus the rating criteria they are looking for. (ie. within last 3 months that have average 5-star speed ratings)

Also please please please make sure your coding is secure.
The last person who posted on the board showing off that he made a windows mobile application blog/website had made his site public with major security flaws (SQL injection). If I didn't point it to him that there was a major flaw, it might have been left open and someone could have stolen all the e-mails and login info. Since it was a custom job he could have also stored the passwords in plaintext in the database, so any hacker using sql injection could have gotten XDA member's e-mail addresses and passwords which could be horrible if the XDA member is the type that uses the same password on multiple websites.

SeanFromSoCal said:
You should consider DIV tabs separating between comments/bug reports. Also you should consider doing a multi-faceted rating system:
Speed
Stability
Free Memory
Built-in Applications
Style/Visual
Then allow people to search and filter based on date plus the rating criteria they are looking for. (ie. within last 3 months that have average 5-star speed ratings)
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That's a great idea. There is no ratings system yet, so that might be a cool idea. I still can't figure out a better way than storing individual votes in a table to limit users to a single vote per ROM.
SeanFromSoCal said:
The last person who posted on the board showing off that he made a windows mobile application blog/website had made his site public with major security flaws (SQL injection). If I didn't point it to him that there was a major flaw, it might have been left open and someone could have stolen all the e-mails and login info. Since it was a custom job he could have also stored the passwords in plaintext in the database, so any hacker using sql injection could have gotten XDA member's e-mail addresses and passwords which could be horrible if the XDA member is the type that uses the same password on multiple websites.
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I'm a starter but I am well aware of the risks of SQL and script injection attacks. I am actively reading on the topic in order to prevent these before going live.

N1c0_ds said:
That's a great idea. There is no ratings system yet, so that might be a cool idea. I still can't figure out a better way than storing individual votes in a table to limit users to a single vote per ROM.
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Yeah that's the best way to do it. You could always have a CRON script to run everynight to parse the votes and store that value in a separate "ROM_Rating_Summary" table.
ROM_ID, RatingCount, AverageSpeedRating, AverageStabilityRating, AverageMemoryRating, AverageFeatureRating, AverageStyleRating, TotalSpeedPoints, TotalStabilityPoints, TotalMemoryPoints, TotalFeaturePoints, TotalStylePoints
So the cron will add up all the SpeedPoints from each user rating (4+3+5+2+3+4+4) and then divide it by RatingCount. 4+3+5+2+3+4+4 = 25 / 7 = 3.57 avg rating in Speed category. The cron will add the last days' new rating points and increment the rating count and then you divide and get the revised average rating. By parsing only the last day's worth of comments this way, it should be fast to loop thru even 1000 ROMs.
Have fun with it.

Alright folks! I'm 90% done! Once I get the BBCode support working, I'll upload it online for bug testing

PixelReason: Tell me what to draw and it shall be done!

Hey Guys!
I've been on XDA for about 6 years now and you guys have always helped me out alot with ideas on how to tweak my ever changing smartphones (I think 6 in 4 years?). I've always wanted to contribute but couldn't figure out how until now.
I've been a professional artist/illustrator for over 15 years. Working on projects ranging from kids cartoons to movie projects (Check out Disc2 of the Finding Nemo DVD. Special feature: Mr Ray's Encylcopedia? I created the thing Photoshop. Then the 3d guys animated it in Lightwave!). And for the next 2 or 3 months I should have some free time. Which gave me an idea:
Free custom wallpaper for cellphones, desktops, laptops. Free illustrations you guys can use anywhere (except commercial use).
You guys can tell me what you guys would like me to illustrate. Anything. Seriously. Girls, comic book characters, animals, architecture, you can even send me pictures of your loved ones if you want (but i prefer stuff that would appeal to as many people as possible) and I will pick several at a time and draw them whenever I can. I specialize in comic book characters and girls by the way.
Now here's where I think it's cool. After I draw it, I'll upload it to my blog and this site and you guys can download it and use it however you want for free (as long as it's not for commercial use). I'll even resize and crop the final art for you if you guys give me the dimensions you would like the art to fit into (ex/ phone vs desktop sizes). And another bonus: If you reeeeally likes the artwork, you guys can buy the original. I think that I'll only ask a minimum of a $20 donation (should cover supplies and lunch), but basically it will be for whatever piece you want. If you're very happy and would like to donate more, then please feel free and it will be very appreciated (trying to make this a good Christmas for my family). It will be a "set your own price" kind of thing.
This is going to be an ever evolving experiment. So we'll see if we need to change the concept as we go. But my core goals are to contribute something (free) to you guys and give an opportunity to sell some cool artwork too. So everyone wins. So please tell me what you'd like to see me draw in this forum or on my blog and let's try this out!
Thanks guys!
Here's some stuff to give you an idea about my style(s):
pixelreason.com
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:: Suggested guidelines for posting your requests ::
When posting your requests please include the following information:
1.) Your request. Feel more than free to also include additional info (why you would like this particular piece, what mood you'd like it to be done in, whatever you'd like to add)
2.) Type of device the artwork will be used on.
If Laptop or Desktop, please include screen size (15.6", 17", etc)).
If Cellphone, please include model name (example: HTC Evo, Samsung Captivate, etc). Same for tablets (example: Samsung Galaxy Tab, iPad, etc).
This should help people identify if the wallpaper is good for their phone/tablet more quickly (since most people wouldn't be able to identify the proper wallpaper by just the dimensions)
3.) Size of the wallpaper you're going to need it to be. Width X Height.
(example: 1280x800, 600x800, etc)

Do you do graffiti? Like the lettering in general?
If so could you do one with like an android figure and.under that the word android on there in graffiti letters. Any style.
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I played with graffiti style a really long time ago, but I'm sure I could totally do that. give me a couple days. Are you hoping to use it on your phone wallpaper or desktop/laptop?

Phone wallpaper. & thank you!
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I'm always looking for interesting dark wallpapers for my android... I like odd subject matter..
. Like impossible situations or colors, serene dusk or daybreak views with something interesting ...like leaf too bright or tree with snow while ground has none or plant emerging from rock, dark metallic fractals, etc. Just like the abnormal, but like the dark colors for phone... Any colors for desktop
Aaron - via Tapatalk

Hey Guys,
I'm eating at Macaroni Grill Restaurant right now and they have a crayon and the paper table cloth. Which can only mean one thing: Instant request time!
Please comment on my blog under the latest post what you'd like to see me do a quick sketch of and I'll do it right now! Then I'll take a semi decent picture of it (dark lighting in here) and upload it for everyone's enjoyment. I'll leave the sketch for them to keep here, but I think it's a fun idea to try out. So please comment this request on my blog and I'll see you guys in about an hour

PixelReason said:
Hey Guys,
I'm eating at Macaroni Grill Restaurant right now and they have a crayon and the paper table cloth. Which can only mean one thing: Instant request time!
Please comment on my blog under the latest post what you'd like to see me do a quick sketch of and I'll do it right now! Then I'll take a semi decent picture of it (dark lighting in here) and upload it for everyone's enjoyment. I'll leave the sketch for them to keep here, but I think it's a fun idea to try out. So please comment this request on my blog and I'll see you guys in about an hour
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Can you make me a logo? Id like to have the same as my avatar but with a different color scheme.I couldn't do that lately...See if you have time and can help me out with that!

Galaara,
let me see what I can think of. This one will probably take some more time since it's more broad.
Shr,
What color(s) would you like to use? I can do it, no problem!
And looks like the restaurant experiment didn't work out. That's what I get for posting a call to action in the middle of the night! Haha

PixelReason said:
Galaara,
let me see what I can think of. This one will probably take some more time since it's more broad.
Shr,
What color(s) would you like to use? I can do it, no problem!
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Make it wild...With the -SHR- bright over the background...Heres a pic of how wild i want it to be!
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Hope the resolution fits my 15.4 inch laptop screen...

shr said:
Make it wild...With the -SHR- bright over the background...Heres a pic of how wild i want it to be!
Hope the resolution fits my 15.4 inch laptop screen...
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Isnt graffiti amazing?
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New drawing up! It was a request for Green Lantern. Graffiti coming next!

very amazing drawing. good job!

PixelReason said:
New drawing up! It was a request for Green Lantern. Graffiti coming next!
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Thanks cant wait!
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@JonJonK- Thanks!
@everyone- "Green Lantern brings the Android Invasion" wallpapers are up now under the same post. They're formatted in a bunch of sizes for whatever device you guys would like to use it for. Click it, download it, be happy.
Behind the Scenes for the making of the piece is also up!
I have an appointment with my bed now. See you guys soon!

PixelReason said:
@JonJonK- Thanks!
@everyone- "Green Lantern brings the Android Invasion" wallpapers are up now under the same post. They're formatted in a bunch of sizes for whatever device you guys would like to use it for. Click it, download it, be happy.
Behind the Scenes for the making of the piece is also up!
I have an appointment with my bed now. See you guys soon!
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Hey you can take your own time with that..And PM if done...I'd grab the links!
P.S.: I WANT IT UNIQUE, SO IT WOULD BE FOR MYN PERSONAL USE. DON'T MAKE IT PUBLIC.

Alex530,
Graffiti is just about done. 2 things: What's your phone's wallpaper size? and can you post the android graffiti request under one of the posts on my blog? That way, the readers aren't confused where the request came from.

PixelReason said:
Alex530,
Graffiti is just about done. 2 things: What's your phone's wallpaper size? and can you post the android graffiti request under one of the posts on my blog? That way, the readers aren't confused where the request came from.
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Its 960x800 and will do!
Sent from the Bermuda Triangle.

Hey, just had a look at your website and WOW the green lantern wallpaper is amazing..you got skills.
I'd like to make a request, if it's not too much trouble:
I'd like a Thai Boxing wallpaper for my computer (1280x800), preferably a dark background (but not too plain) with 2 silhouettes, one head-kicking the other, kind of like this http://popularmyanmarnews.com/epaper/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/muay_thai.gif but with more color, making the wallpaper stand out.
If you don't really know what a head kick looks like in action, i'd recommend you watch from 2:30 to around 2:50 here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6zI4Y_P7S0 (watch it all to appreciate how asweme thai boxing is ).
Also, maybe if you're not sure about the style of the wallpaper you could search for muay thai wallpaper in google images. Add your own touch/ideas to it
Sorry if it's too specific, lol.

@Alex and everyone
New art is up! Android Graffiti
If you guys want other sizes for the phone wallpaper, let me know on the blog and I'll be happy to do it for you guys.
@shr
I'm going to have to think about how to approach your request, because it's something you specifically want and since it's your logo, nobody else can use it. The idea behind the PixelReason blog is for me to make cool stuff that can be used by anybody. For specific logo requests and things like that, if I were to take up the work, I'd probably treat it like commercial work and have to charge for it. But I'll think about it some more and let you know.
@me_
I like the idea. I have something that just clicked inside my mind as I was re-reading your post and I think you'll like it. This one will take a little bit of time because I'll be busy for a few days but also because I need to do some research on muay thai to get this right. Oh yeah, and I have one request in front of yours, but I'll probably work on both at the same time

and headsup:
I'm going to be giving away the "Green Lantern brings the Android Invasion" piece within the next few days.
The original requester of the piece will have a few (very few) days to get first dibs. If he doesn't respond in time, it will go to whoever posts the request on my "Giveaway" post first (which won't be up for a couple days). The only thing I require is a minimum $20 donation (to cover postage and supplies). And if you want to donate more, it's definitely appreciated.

Rom Glossary with Reviews.

Big Changes coming. go to last post to see!​
ROM Makers!:
If you don't want your ROM on here let me know (on private message). I will gladly remove it in less than a day! Thanks.
ROM Users!:
I'm not responsible for anything that happens to your device.
ROM review's by personal experience!
My Mission
My mission is to provide a easy decision for new users to pick on ROM's providing best Fluidity, Customization, and Stability. This will make up the grading guide for these ROM's and this is not meant to pick on ROM developers since they spend there free time providing free work for users like you and me to use and so there contributions are greatly appreciated. I test these ROM's for three days and write my experiences on here. This thread gets updated mainly on weekends.
Grading Guide
The ROM's are graded from one to ten. One being the worst (for me, not meant to hurt the developer) to Ten being the greatest. This will consist of Fluidity, Stability, and Customization. I will list my definition of these terms since sometimes they could spread unclear messages because your meaning cant fit my definitions at times. All notes added to these notes are not counted for the ROM score there just rants, so clarify these don't count against the total score.
Fluidity: Smoothness with no UI stutter while using the device.
Stability: The devices amount of app crashes and force reboots that occurs during use.
Customization: The amount of options to changing the UI and addition to features added.
ROM Format
Name: (The ROM's name)
Link: (ROM Thread Link)
Date: (Last time it was reviewed)
Review: (The review it self)
Note(s): (Opinion about the ROM)
Scores:
Fluidity: (Graded from 1-10)
Stability: (Graded from 1-10)
Customization: (Graded from 1-10)
=Total Score (Averaged out by using Fluidity, Stability, and Customization Scores)
All suggestions welcomed!

ROM Review's
Name: MAHDI-ROM
Link: (Temporarily Unavailable)
Date: October 11th, 2014
Review: MAHDI-ROM offers great features and one of the few smoothest ROM I ever tried with keeping a aligned stock experience. It offers great speed with no catch to it with apps opening instantaneously and also boot up speed being around ten seconds its wonderful and excellent. The developer is always ever so nice helping out the users problems and try to identify them with logs. I never experience no hiccups when using Instagram, Google+, or YouTube. The battery life was a great point of the ROM getting almost three hours on screen time and eight hours of battery life with causal looking at Instagram and Google+ with brightness being at a quarter brightness. One point being ART is working on this and I haven't ran into much much crashes and no reboots at all while using this ROM. UI stutters only happening when going swiping down too quickly but, that's reasonable since it has to load up the data. I am amazed how the ROM has so much customization that you would expect from Carbon ROM for example and the customization menu is sorted neatly in a nice menu, but I sometimes find my self having to look for the wanted feature. I also noticed some parts that are scattered in the setting menu and to find the options you want at times can get difficult. I almost forgot one thing too, features. This ROM features Floating Window, Heads-Up, Active display along with other lock screen notification features. It does lack Hover but, that's replaceable with Heads-Up and much more.
Note(s): Nothing to say.
Score:
Stability: 8
Fluidity: 9.5
Customization: 10
= 9.1

This is so wrong. In so many ways.

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this IS wrong. what you are doing is grading developers, who spend their own personal time on roms, who do not get paid for this, in your own subjective ways, in your own opinion. also, what you think deserves a 10, someone else will think deserves a 5.

End it.....

Also *glossary.
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Also *glossary.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
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As well, *reviews.

Thread review- 1 out of 10.
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Ok everyone. I contacted forum administration to come and have this thread for review and check if its infringing any of the forum rules. I want to clarify it says in the first paragraph that there work are still greatly appreciated and its not to pick on ROM developers. The grammar issues happen since I was awake quite late in forming this thread (I live in the Pacific Timezone). I'm going to get those checked and thanks for correcting me. If the thread is infringing on any rule it will be taken down.

Araan45 said:
Ok everyone. I contacted forum administration to come and have this thread for review and check if its infringing any of the forum rules. I want to clarify it says in the first paragraph that there work are still greatly appreciated and its not to pick on ROM developers. The grammar issues happen since I was awake quite late in forming this thread (I live in the Pacific Timezone). I'm going to get those checked and thanks for correcting me. If the thread is infringing on any rule it will be taken down.
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its not that its infringing any rules. its that the idea of rating developers, who work on roms and kernels on their own free time, without pay for it. especially rated just by you. rating them does not show any appreciation. basically, you also are not giving us accurate information. what you are doing is giving your personal opinion. opinions can be very off in accuracy. so its best just not to do it. and as you can see, already every response to you was unfavorable for starting this thread. all you are going to do is upset many more people. is that what you really want to do?

Until very recently, literally the past few days, Moderators would routinely close what we think of as "comparison" threads for phones, Apps, ROMs etc. The reasons we gave for doing this were that often such threads would encourage trolling and fanboyism. Also, comparisons are subjective; what suits me does not necessarily suit another Member with different needs and likes.
However, we have reviewed our policy and we have decided that Members views of ROMs, Apps and Phones, if they contain some level of analysis, can be useful to new Members or those who haven't yet tried them. It doesn't mean of course that you have to agree with the subjective views expressed in such threads and Members can express different views provided they do so in a reasoned non-trolling way.
We all compare things every day, we read or listen to the views of others before we buy things or use them. We probably don't just listen to one person but research different ponts of view before making decisions. Those who make ROMs, should expect that Members can express views on whether it suits them and what they find good and less good about them. Comparison threads must always be respectful to the developer however and must adhere to our basic rules on language and tone.
So we understand that many will be surprised we have changed our policy on this, but let's see if we can run this thread successfully. That means Members must respect each others views whilst expressing counter opinions if they disagree.
Note, this is not a comparison of Developers, it is a comparison of particular ROMs produced by them. A Developer may well have some excellent ROMs, but also some that are less good than one made by another Developer, accepting of course that a ROM can be good for one Member but not for another.
This thread and other comparison threads will succeed only if Members always respect the Developers and support their comparisons with as much evidence as they can. Also note that if a ROM comparison thread exists in a forum, it should be used rather than creating several different threads for the same purpose.
Mike

Araan45 said:
Ok everyone. I contacted forum administration to come and have this thread for review and check if its infringing any of the forum rules. I want to clarify it says in the first paragraph that there work are still greatly appreciated and its not to pick on ROM developers. The grammar issues happen since I was awake quite late in forming this thread (I live in the Pacific Timezone). I'm going to get those checked and thanks for correcting me. If the thread is infringing on any rule it will be taken down.
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It's not infringing any rules, but it's just morally wrong towards those few people who actually do some work around here.
Another point is that this system of rating is very subjective. Let's take Mahdi ROM as an example (since you mentioned it), it's definitely one of the best ROMs around here, with almost every feature and customization option available out there, but i would never give it more than 8/10 for fluidity, nor 10 for stability. Someone else will come and rate it different. It just doesn't make any sense, and leads to nowhere.
Some people want more customization options, other are looking for simplicity, some others want battery life, some use hotplug in kernels, other don't. There is no one size fits all

the original nexus 5 "best" rom thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/best-rom-nexus-5-t2893766

simms22 said:
the original nexus 5 "best" rom thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/best-rom-nexus-5-t2893766
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This a comparison of ROM's on terms of Stability, Fluidity, and Customization. I don't mean to have the best 'ROM' when I rate them it doesn't mean there the "best". I'm pretty sure people will look at the rating for Stability, Fluidity, and Customization. The average is just there to have a fit score. Again, I don't mean to pick on developers since they work hard on there software.

rayiskon said:
It's not infringing any rules, but it's just morally wrong towards those few people who actually do some work around here.
Another point is that this system of rating is very subjective. Let's take Mahdi ROM as an example (since you mentioned it), it's definitely one of the best ROMs around here, with almost every feature and customization option available out there, but i would never give it more than 8/10 for fluidity, nor 10 for stability. Someone else will come and rate it different. It just doesn't make any sense, and leads to nowhere.
Some people want more customization options, other are looking for simplicity, some others want battery life, some use hotplug in kernels, other don't. There is no one size fits all
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I'm using my experience from these ROM's. When in my use I never had much crashes maybe like four but, that's it. I will mark of Stability to eight. I don't rate hotplug since that is kernel side. I'm sure mainly some people are not going to look at the average score but, the sub scores. Again, as stated below and above, I don't mean to pick on the developers since they spend there free time on there software and its greatly appreciated.

Araan45 said:
I'm using my experience from these ROM's. When in my use I never had much crashes maybe like four but, that's it. I will mark of Stability to eight. I don't rate hotplug since that is kernel side. I'm sure mainly some people are not going to look at the average score but, the sub scores. Again, as stated below and above, I don't mean to pick on the developers since they spend there free time on there software and its greatly appreciated.
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4 crashes is an 8? seriously? ive never had a rom crash on me and my nexus 5(since december 2013, regular version and lichtis version of Rastakat).

simms22 said:
4 crashes is an 8? seriously? ive never had a rom crash on me and my nexus 5(since december 2013).
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Will I just got mine in September 6th. I believe this is a issue on my end since I would keep lots of apps open. Not a rom crash, app crashes. I might revise that a FC instead later on. I would experience these FC when I get on Google+ mostly and once in Instagram.

Araan45 said:
Will I just got mine in September 6th. I believe this is a issue on my end since I would keep lots of apps open. Not a rom crash, app crashes. I might revise that a FC instead later on. I would experience these FC when I get on Google+ mostly and once in Instagram.
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i see. you are right though, its probably a user related issue and not a rom related issue.

simms22 said:
i see. you are right though, its probably a user related issue and not a rom related issue.
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I am going to try CM in a few days so I would see if its the ROM, I honestly think its my end though.

Velvet Themes - Support & Feedback, Communication

Hey everyone! So after a bit of a break I'm back and I've brought along some new themes for everyone to enjoy! Some of you may remember me over the past few years from various LG devices. So what the purpose of this thread is, is to provide support, feedback and allow me to communicate, interact and discuss my themes with all members of xda. I know that a lot of people now are pivoting to telegram but honestly albeit convenient it's just not as good for people to find things. With this format other members can view the thread and see suggestions or issues that have been brought up or add their own. I much prefer it this way and with all of my other threads I've found XDA to be the best way to provide support and gather feedback from members all over the world. There are a few rules that must be abided by. First, the purpose of this thread is exactly what the title states; "Support, feedback & communication". It is not to generate sales/revenue and as such I request that no paid links be posted. I understand some people like to make life easier to those who can't find a link but I forbid this as does XDA rules. XDA rules (11) states that
Don’t use XDA to advertise your product or service. Proprietors of for-pay products or services, may use XDA to get feedback, provide beta access, or a free version of their product for XDA users and to offer support, but not to post with the intention of selling. This includes promoting sites similar / substantially similar to XDA-Developers.com.
So let's keep it that way. Next, I don't mind if you ask me about eta's. I know some people get quite fired up about that but it doesn't bother me. This doesn't mean that when you ask, that one magically shows up. My life has become much busier than it was in the past and I spend considerably more time creating themes than I did when I first was making them for the V20, G6, V30. After those devices it became possible to theme more elements and I also believe my abilities improved. So I really try to focus on attention to details. Next let's have some fun in here. After all this is supposed to be a fun hobby that we all share (customizing our devices). I absolutely love screenshots so if you want to post some of your home screen setup while using my themes, by all means show off your creativity. Lastly be kind and courteous to each other. If you've read this far I thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing your input and feedback. Update info:
In closing some of you may ask about (insert theme name) that you used to use on your old (insert name) device. Some of these themes are anywhere from 2-4 years old and honestly they likely won't be. After about a year or two I normally stop updating a theme. Some themes in all honesty don't require updates. More on that in a bit. But here's the thing. LG has an interesting way of doing things. So for example let's say you used pixel experience on your G7 of V40 and you liked using it. Sure I could technically update it to work on the V60. But by doing so it would cause it to stop working on the G7 or V40. That is simply not fair to do to those who have not changed their devices. I've tried to make it work in the past and it always causes more harm than good so for that reason I generally avoid that. Back to update frequency. As I was saying, not all themes will require frequent updates. A theme sometimes reaches a point where it is pretty much bug free and eventually it runs it course and I don't just update for the sake of updating. An update serves a purpose of either improving of correcting something and sometimes less is more.
Now for my first theme which has an optional add-on system icon pack:
E for Extinction​
Screenshots​
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So I really debated making this theme for a long time. I had the odd email here and there over the years asking if I could make this and I always politely declined. But I decided finally to do it... Why not right! Anyway I think this turned out pretty well and it has dark and light mode styles, icons and wallpapers. When you want to switch switch to default theme, then choose either light or dark mode and reapply the theme. If not the icons won't take properly. Here's some more screenshots if you'd rather look at them longer than shown in my video. Anyway I hope you like it! I'm honestly not sure how many more LG themes I'm going to make. It seems with LG discontinuing their mobile division that interest in themes has died down quite a bit.

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Man I'm greedy eh? Taking the entire first page!!!

But I'm probably going to need it!

Wow aren't we a quiet bunch in here. Anyway Check this out

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Hi , how can i get only the system stock original icons ? I need them for an icon pack that im working.

lohigno said:
Hi , how can i get only the system stock original icons ? I need them for an icon pack that im working.
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Pull them from the system apps

delete

Really like this theme. One thing i would like to know is if you could update the brightness slider for android 11. Other than that excellent theme. Thanks for the LG support

Well this by far is the quietest LG themes thread I've ever had sadly. Anyway folks a couple of weeks ago I made another theme and I never announced it here. Anyway this is it here. Check it out. I hope you like it. I honestly don't know how much longer I'm going to continue making LG themes. I've been doing this for a very long time and interest is really dwindling now and I just don't know if I'm going to keep going for much longer.

Negan said:
Hey everyone! So after a bit of a break I'm back and I've brought along some new themes for everyone to enjoy! Some of you may remember me over the past few years from various LG devices. So what the purpose of this thread is, is to provide support, feedback and allow me to communicate, interact and discuss my themes with all members of xda. I know that a lot of people now are pivoting to telegram but honestly albeit convenient it's just not as good for people to find things. With this format other members can view the thread and see suggestions or issues that have been brought up or add their own. I much prefer it this way and with all of my other threads I've found XDA to be the best way to provide support and gather feedback from members all over the world. There are a few rules that must be abided by. First, the purpose of this thread is exactly what the title states; "Support, feedback & communication". It is not to generate sales/revenue and as such I request that no paid links be posted. I understand some people like to make life easier to those who can't find a link but I forbid this as does XDA rules. XDA rules (11) states that
Don’t use XDA to advertise your product or service. Proprietors of for-pay products or services, may use XDA to get feedback, provide beta access, or a free version of their product for XDA users and to offer support, but not to post with the intention of selling. This includes promoting sites similar / substantially similar to XDA-Developers.com.
So let's keep it that way. Next, I don't mind if you ask me about eta's. I know some people get quite fired up about that but it doesn't bother me. This doesn't mean that when you ask, that one magically shows up. My life has become much busier than it was in the past and I spend considerably more time creating themes than I did when I first was making them for the V20, G6, V30. After those devices it became possible to theme more elements and I also believe my abilities improved. So I really try to focus on attention to details. Next let's have some fun in here. After all this is supposed to be a fun hobby that we all share (customizing our devices). I absolutely love screenshots so if you want to post some of your home screen setup while using my themes, by all means show off your creativity. Lastly be kind and courteous to each other. If you've read this far I thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing your input and feedback. Update info:
In closing some of you may ask about (insert theme name) that you used to use on your old (insert name) device. Some of these themes are anywhere from 2-4 years old and honestly they likely won't be. After about a year or two I normally stop updating a theme. Some themes in all honesty don't require updates. More on that in a bit. But here's the thing. LG has an interesting way of doing things. So for example let's say you used pixel experience on your G7 of V40 and you liked using it. Sure I could technically update it to work on the V60. But by doing so it would cause it to stop working on the G7 or V40. That is simply not fair to do to those who have not changed their devices. I've tried to make it work in the past and it always causes more harm than good so for that reason I generally avoid that. Back to update frequency. As I was saying, not all themes will require frequent updates. A theme sometimes reaches a point where it is pretty much bug free and eventually it runs it course and I don't just update for the sake of updating. An update serves a purpose of either improving of correcting something and sometimes less is more.
Now for my first theme which has an optional add-on system icon pack:
E for Extinction
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Nice