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PictureViewer - call for developers, designers, and beta-users

Hi all,
The idea is to create an amazing picture viewer for Android, free, open-source, and community powered. This thread is a call for Android developers, designers, and users so that we can kickstart this project.
IMO, we should start by:
1) users saying what they would like to see in a picture viewer app (in terms of UI, features, ...)
2) gathering a team of developers - everyone is welcome independent of their skill level (if you just want ot learn as we go thats great too)
3) gathering a team of designers - same as above
4) creating a few app concepts (devs and designers involved)
5) kick-off development
6) iterate the app with users feedback
So anyone (dev, designer, user) that is interested please post here the skills you are willing to contribute with, and your preferred way of communication, and project management software (IM, forum, etc)
So... what are you waiting for, get involved!
Cheers,
about me: I am the developer of RockOn (http://abrantix.org/rockon.php)

I'm in! I will be the token learner! My prefered form of contact/conversation is IM and email. I have accounts for all of the major messengers.
As for concept ideas, the ability to swipe to change picture is very high on my list. Also, as mentioned in the rock on app thread, a layout similar to the rock on layout would be nice for thumbnail viewing.

yeah, i'm happy to help out =]

I might be able to help out. Either development or testing. I prefer email, but also have Google Talk. As for project management, whatever works for everyone else works for me.

Sounds good to me. I am a C/Linux guy who dabbles in Java when he has to. I have almost no GUI skills that lead to anything besides functionality, I am an engineer. I prefer IM or group chat for lengthy design discussions.
As far as functionality I would personally like, I think the RockOn look/feel is pretty close:
Basic:
- scrolling list of thumbnails (maybe like a film roll?) while showing a larger version of the active item in the scrolling film roll
- tap any image to see full screen (best fit maximize, best fit crop, possibly scale to fit (yuck))
- auto rotate of course
- slideshow in order or random with variable delay time in seconds (1,2,5,10,15, tap only)
- optionally override screen timeout when on charger and on battery
Advanced:
- ability to rotate/delete/edit pictures
- show any picture info (mainly titles/when taken/where taken)
- transitions, possibly opengl?
- select background music playlist (which is part of why I thought RockOn was such a good fit)
- defined slideshows (like playlists for music) (maybe as easy as selecting what directories should be in this slideshow and what playlists to use for music)
- widget control to select and start/resume a slideshow (or maybe just a shortcut per slideshow?)
- show subdirectories like the built in picture viewer does? (by creating custom thumbnails)
Really out there stuff:
- integrated media station for pictures/music/movies since they can all benefit from a nice coherent GUI frontend

knoxbrder said:
Sounds good to me. I am a C/Linux guy who dabbles in Java when he has to. I have almost no GUI skills that lead to anything besides functionality, I am an engineer. I prefer IM or group chat for lengthy design discussions.
As far as functionality I would personally like, I think the RockOn look/feel is pretty close:
Basic:
- scrolling list of thumbnails (maybe like a film roll?) while showing a larger version of the active item in the scrolling film roll
- tap any image to see full screen (best fit maximize, best fit crop, possibly scale to fit (yuck))
- auto rotate of course
- slideshow in order or random with variable delay time in seconds (1,2,5,10,15, tap only)
- optionally override screen timeout when on charger and on battery
Advanced:
- ability to rotate/delete/edit pictures
- show any picture info (mainly titles/when taken/where taken)
- transitions, possibly opengl?
- select background music playlist (which is part of why I thought RockOn was such a good fit)
- defined slideshows (like playlists for music) (maybe as easy as selecting what directories should be in this slideshow and what playlists to use for music)
- widget control to select and start/resume a slideshow (or maybe just a shortcut per slideshow?)
- show subdirectories like the built in picture viewer does? (by creating custom thumbnails)
Really out there stuff:
- integrated media station for pictures/music/movies since they can all benefit from a nice coherent GUI frontend
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All very good points, I agree 100%. I'd like to add "browse pictures by swipe" to that list though, and double-tap to zoom in and double-tap-hold(xxx ms) to reset zoom.
I don't know the first thing about java/coding, but I have experience in graphical design (Android themes/icons/etc).

Unfortunately, I have so little experience with linux that I might as well know nothing and I'm going deeper C++ so no Java yet =( and no knowledge of GUI programming either) but I do have a suggestion, you could try a format similar to the ScatterView that is on Microsoft Surface, there is already source code that somewhat does this made my Luke Hutchinson for multitouch In the middle of this page If there is anything I can help with I would be more than happy to.
BTW: I prefer E-Mail/IM for communication ([email protected])

Take a look at the LOL Cats application. The picture browsing is great, left right swipt to navigate, up swipe to go to "film strip" and tap to zoom. It doesn't have all the features we'd be looking for but it would be a start. Perhaps they'd be willing to share some code.

I will be happy when any developer add multitouch (like in browser from JF )
and gesture

Alright so we have a few people interested in joining already, and nice ideas to start with. Let's schedule a date for an IRC/MSN/Skype conference to kick this off and start creating some app concepts and distributing tasks.
As for myself, I am really into animation-related stuff like rotations, translations, and 3d-like whenever possible. Id also like to add features for automatic categorization of pictures (for instance making dynamic albums by data- last week/month/6 months/whatever -, location, or even image similarity).

I will have a few hours Wed April 29, 2009 say 9pm-11pm EST.
Busy Thursday / Friday.
I will be free Sat May 2, 2009 after 6pm EST or pretty much any time Sun May 3, 2009 8am - 10pm EST.

@bjehsus, nEx.software, mannyb - Check your PMs
@knoxbrder - check you email (sent via the forums).

Ok well to help out with the project I'm trying to find out how to code the inertial movement for teh scatterview. If anyone has any ideas please E-Mail me ([email protected])
Edit: Please note that I have very little knowledge of Java so it will be in C++ syntax but should be easily translated from what I've been told

I am not a dev and can't really contribute to your work. However, please allow me to make one suggestion....
You already noted that you may wish to integrate the following:
widget control to select and start/resume a slideshow (or maybe just a shortcut per slideshow?)
I would suggest that you integrate a widget into your app. The widget could act like an table top lcd picture frame in which the photos change periodically.
Long press on the widget could open up the full app. Closing the app returns to the home screen with the widget on the screen.
Also, please make it so that the user can designate a folder for the widget, and one (+ the widget folder) for the full app. That way a user could have family photos alternating in the picture frame widget folder, but when the full app opens the user could look at all of the photos (widget file + regular file).
You would also have an icon in the app grid for those who didn't want to use the widget.
Just my $.02. I'm excited to see your progress and will be willing to be a beta tester if you want. I like to have photos of my wife as my "desktop" but, love photos in general. I've been waiting for an app like this!!
Thanks for considering these ideas.
***Note: If you consider working on the widget first you could enter the widget into the contest and then build the app after the widget. Just something to consider.***

maybe you can PM haykuro / JF to help you get the kernel for multi-touch and incorporate that into your photo viewer :]]
i would so pay for this!

shaneaus said:
I am not a dev and can't really contribute to your work. However, please allow me to make one suggestion....
You already noted that you may wish to integrate the following:
widget control to select and start/resume a slideshow (or maybe just a shortcut per slideshow?)
I would suggest that you integrate a widget into your app. The widget could act like an table top lcd picture frame in which the photos change periodically.
Long press on the widget could open up the full app. Closing the app returns to the home screen with the widget on the screen.
Also, please make it so that the user can designate a folder for the widget, and one (+ the widget folder) for the full app. That way a user could have family photos alternating in the picture frame widget folder, but when the full app opens the user could look at all of the photos (widget file + regular file).
You would also have an icon in the app grid for those who didn't want to use the widget.
Just my $.02. I'm excited to see your progress and will be willing to be a beta tester if you want. I like to have photos of my wife as my "desktop" but, love photos in general. I've been waiting for an app like this!!
Thanks for considering these ideas.
***Note: If you consider working on the widget first you could enter the widget into the contest and then build the app after the widget. Just something to consider.***
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We have a list of ideas we (and other users) would like to see, I will add this to our list, and we will see what happens
maybe you can PM haykuro / JF to help you get the kernel for multi-touch and incorporate that into your photo viewer :]]
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This is definitely in our list of wants! It may not happen right away, but we will have to see how the project plays out.

Updated [16/11]: [App] [G-Sensor] [Brand New] The XSense v1.0

Credits:
Foremost, let us all acknowledge Koushik for his brilliant "Sensors" library upon which most if not all non-HTC apps that use the G-Sensor, Light-Sensor, and Navi-Sensor are built, simply ingenious. Moreover, I would like to recognize No2chem for the NeuLed2 library which is an equally exquisite peace of code that allows access to the Diamond/Pro Leds. Without those two guys, accessing these advance interfaces on the diamond/pro would be inapproachable at best.
Reason: Since I bought my Diamond, I constantly thought HTC gave it a lot of sensors but nearly no .."Sense".
......... X-Sense ...........
* Hopefully, an innovaton & integration of RANDOM but needful features...
Features:
1. Courtesy Settings:
- Select Volume Profiles to activate on Face-Down & Face-UP events. Choose from: None, Silent, Normal, and Vibrate. You can also choose to suspend the Phone when its facing down (duh!).
- Automatically activate/deactivate the Speakerphone during phone calls depending on the phone's posture. In other words, if you're not holding the phone up then it will automatically activate the Speakerphone.
2. Notifications-Sense:
- IF there is/are any outstanding notification(s), the device will vibrate whenever you move it at customizable intervals: Missed Call(s), Voice Mail, and SMS only.
3. Stylus-Sense:- When the Stylus is in/out: Will play faint sound + Blink the Back button's light +/Vibrate. Moreover, the device will vibrate whenever you move it at customizable intervals.
- When the Stylus is out and the device is moved: Device will vibrate twice on every posture change + blink the Back button's light to REMIND you that the Stylus has not been placed back in. This goes ON until the Stylus is placed where it should be.
* Uses "in.wav" & "out.wav" files in the \XSense\ Dir; you can use whatever wave files for this.
4. General Settings:
- Polling Interval: From 200 to 3000 Miliseconds. This determines the rate at which the G-Sensor is polled. Lower values give higher response times and fluid operation at the cost of battery life & CPU utilization.
- Flash Navi Lights: Will blink button lights to notify you of Profile changes and Stylus In/Out.
- Vibrate on Events: Will induce very subtle vibrations to notify you of Notifications and Profile changes.
- Suspend when UP-Side-Down: Your phone will suspend if you hold it up-side-down (duh!)
- Light Navi Button When Suspended: Will do just that. This is an independent setting that turns ON the Navi button's light at suspend time, and OFF at Resume time (this is Event Driven, so no polling is involved). This feature really helps if, like me, you want to see where the damn thing is in the dark - before you launch it against the floor.
6. Installs to "\Program Files\XSense", and Creates 2 shortcuts:
"Start Menu\Programs\XSense" and "Startup\XSenseSvc".
Program Settings are saved to the Registry at "HKCU\Software\XSense\".
Use of System Resources:
1. Diskspace: 162 KB RAM footprint: 374-535 KB Battery: NOT observed.
2. CPU Usage: %0.29 Average. Spikes for 2 seconds to %2.7 - %8.5.
* Indicated CPU usage occurs ONLY when there is an EVENT (posture changed, stylus in/out Sounds playing,
etc)
Logic:
- During phone calls, All features are suspended except the Speakerphone-specific code.
- Program will respond to posture changes only 2 seconds after they have occured, this is to
avoid unintended operation ( as much as possible ).
- Vibration: The way I like it is in waves of 200 miliseconds length! I generally hate vibrations, so if you want it at 201 ms. you're welcome to make your own program and enjoy the merits of your personal taste.
- This prgram Registers Event Handlers for: "G-Sensor", "Incoming Call", "Phone Call in Progress", "Stylus in/out", and Power Manager events. DO NOT move it to Internal Storage, you have been warned.
Requirements:
.NET 3.5 + Diamond or Raphael.
Restrictions:
Only for the Diamond/Raphael (vis-a-vis, it will crash on any other device!)
Bugs/Limitations:
Knock yourself out...
Disclaimer:
This program is provided strictly on "as is" basis. It is intended only as a proof-of-concept. Although fully functional, it must NOT be considered for daily use. This software is very likely to compromise the integrity of your data as well as invariabley cause your device to malfunction in any way, shape, or form. Therefore, the developer shall be absolved of all responsibility towards testers and/or their computers & devices. While using this software you agree to be solely liable for all and any damages you do to yourself, your device, or any damn thing you possess and care for!
Release Notes:
- Download & Install the CAB
- Run the XSense from your Start Menu\Programs, customize to taste, and enjoy!
- IF you want it, download it from the Diamond section.
NOTE: Further releases/upgrades will NOT work on the Raphael/Diamond PRO.

wheres the cab?

Cab?!?
This program sounds sweet.. Im willing to give it a go, but no cab.

This is like the april fool joke for the wireless charging app. It's a joke, the app is too good to be true
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klasital said:
This is like the april fool joke for the wireless charging app. It's a joke, the app is too good to be true
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I fell for that too man, it was NOT funny tho! Its October btw..

shirreer said:
I fell for that too man, it was NOT funny tho! Its October btw..
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And you still haven't posted the app...
Roger

96cobra said:
And you still haven't posted the app...
Roger
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Released: On first post.

Release: available on the first post. Tell me what you all think (compliments/complaints)...

shirreer said:
Release: available on the first post. Tell me what you all think (compliments/complaints)...
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can i have your permission to review this app on a video? i have a youtube dedicated to the FUZE but also other stuff
looks promising and nice

Nice but . . .
OK first off I love this program it works very smoothly, except for one thing, and I am sure this is a simple fix. I unzipped and copied everything to the root folder of my device. Started the application and it starts working, very cleanly I might ad. However the stylus function isn't working for me. I am sure it just has to do with the file of the wav, should I put these in any specific folder?

XERO_Racer said:
can i have your permission to review this app on a video? i have a youtube dedicated to the FUZE but also other stuff
looks promising and nice
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Go right on man, and thanks for the "cheer up". Enjoy

jewill00 said:
OK first off I love this program it works very smoothly, except for one thing, and I am sure this is a simple fix. I unzipped and copied everything to the root folder of my device. Started the application and it starts working, very cleanly I might ad. However the stylus function isn't working for me. I am sure it just has to do with the file of the wav, should I put these in any specific folder?
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Tell me more:
- Did the stylus-out/in sound EVER play?
- Did you change the original wav files?
- Is the phone's system volume (not the Ringer) loud enough to be heard?
Notes:
- The wav files (in.wav and out.wav) are supposed to be in the same directory as the program.
- The original wav files are subtle, they are meant to merely "hint" at you.

Glad that this app really works. Maybe in the next release you could add some settings so we can customize it as we wish. The only small problem that I encountered is that the phone doesn't turn back to loud mode when I flip it unless I push the wake button to turn the screen on. This can be annoying sometimes because I missed a call this way...
Good job on this app. It's really subtle but useful at the same time.

bedobela said:
Glad that this app really works. Maybe in the next release you could add some settings so we can customize it as we wish. The only small problem that I encountered is that the phone doesn't turn back to loud mode when I flip it unless I push the wake button to turn the screen on. This can be annoying sometimes because I missed a call this way...
Good job on this app. It's really subtle but useful at the same time.
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Thank you mate. I intend to create a settings screen altough that would be both cumbersome and useless for the current feature-set except for the stylus sounds.
I am thinking of adding a launcher to the stylus events, perhaps a new note would open on stylus-out, then save+close on stylus-in.. who knows, eh?
As for the missed call......LOL... I think that's just the point ...Seriously though, WM devices cannot survive the battery strain if they don't sleep (suspend). So, we do with what we got
Cheers

only issue i am having is.. I would prefer not to have the navi lights on all the time... whether the phone is face up or down my navi lights are always on

Short Review
ok soo far i tested the app and i have to say is this is a real good app, only problems im encountering is the vibration is very very faint, but i guess thats ur deal of conserve battery life? theres no problem to it and besides...speaking of battery life, leaving the NavLight on and messing around with the app for 5 mins straight didnt even take a percent off of my battery, ill try for a more deeper battery challenge but anyways, heres a list of suggestions, pros and cons, btw this app makes my TouchPro look 5000 times more cooler too something ive been wanting on this phone
PROS:
-Courtesy Sense seems to be very effective
-doesnt kill my battery much(yet)
-not a CPU Heavy app, still can run TP flawless
-Stylus Sense is responsive
-not a memory heavy app
CONS:
-Response of every "sense" is very slow, takes like 2 seconds to switch
-Courtesy Sense can sometimes be out of control, can possibly switch the volume off and on since i have my TP in my vertical case(but that can be fixable i guess)
-Cant close the app(if user decides to) but theres a way to close it through task manager(not HTC TM though)
-Backlights dont light up anymore if app is in use
-Cant unmute unless you switch the device on
Suggestions:
-Make a settings menu where u can adjust the poll speed and sensitivity and what Senses you can turn Off or On
-Should make the Stylus notification light blink every 15-30 seconds or 1 min at the most
-Also to add on the Notifications Sense is the famous blinking LED Light whenever you shake the device
-Close/Exit option onto the app
-When the device's volume is set on silent or vibrate, the Common Sense should be turned off until the device volume is set back to normal
-and probably something crazy, the Party Light Mode, where you can make the lights blink with noise or fade different paterns or blink with some random pattern just for FUN lol
Overall Score 9/10 and thats my honest opinion...this is a great app especially in Alpha stage
Video Review coming up this weekend, ill be posting a link soon, thnx for the great app

Video Review
here ya go everyone, a review video courtesy of me feel free to subscribe if you like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds2Brq8L_dY

XERO_Racer said:
here ya go everyone, a review video courtesy of me feel free to subscribe if you like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds2Brq8L_dY
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Bro, let me thank you for a VERY groovy flick, I enjoyed every bit of both your written and video reviews.
I must praise you further for a great job at a thorough & constructive critique. Your stylish review and suggestions are valuable and are noted with all due enthusiasm. I will try my utmost to reflect what I can on my next attempt - the Beta. Also, I will contemplate creating this "feast of lights" you're craving as a token of gratitude for your effort
Cheers

Here's v1.0 ... fully customizable.

This seems to be unneeded around here, So... for the few who want it, y'all can download it from the Diamond Section - In the meantime, I'll be contemplating ways of making new versions unusable on the Raphael for the obvious unpopularity of this device, and equally evident lack of enthusiasm from those who have it
Cheers

hd7 and wp7 still rough around the edges

I bit the bullet this weekend and actually purchased a HD7 after noticing the bargain basement price of £380 for the phone on O2 PAYG.
Windows phone 7 is pretty cool except that microsoft and/or HTC forgot that this phone sits on your desk in Landscape mode.
What Microsoft need to is enable these changes and it'd be a pretty good phone.
1. enable the start screen to rotate to landscape and scroll horizontally through the tiles.
2. enable zune player to rotate to landscape including the radio.
3. enable the lock screen to convert to landscape if on charge and enable the proximity sensor to flick the screen on to show the current time when you get closer to it.
4. enable custom colour selection of the Accent colour (color for US). (i personally dislike most of the options)
5. enable custom ringers
6. when we touch the top let us turn on and off different connectivity options or a shortcut to the settings - I don't need or want a live tile for this but having to scroll constantly to find settings is hell.
7. make the volume level more visible - volume across the screen not vertically.
8. enable bookmark on zune. I may have video or music that i want to continue where I left off from if I play something else. In fact I do.
What HTC need to do is
1. pump up the volume on the phone. it's got more speakers than the hd2 but so much quieter and this phone is supposed to be a multimedia phone.
2. optional install of your htc font - I fell in love with your font on the desire hd.
3. speed up your notes application launch time. I love the notic board but it took a while to open it when I needed it today.
I'm sure there's many more things but this'll do to start with.

I believe MS has done a tremendous job In WP7. Sure, there are shortcomings with every first release of new operating systems, however, many of these will no doubt be addressed at some point in its' further development.
I've had the HD7 for a few days - it shows good promise and I've decided to stick with it for as long as possible. A few rough edges but it's got what it takes to be a solid and robust operating system that I believe most would easily adopt.

Thanks for the input. When you mention volume. How is the ringer volume and text message volume?

ratchetjaw said:
Thanks for the input. When you mention volume. How is the ringer volume and text message volume?
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awful, but the range of tones is appalling tbh and they are all very tinny so it doesn't help. Also the volume being centralised means if you adjust the volume in a game or in the zune player, the ringer gets changed also.

frontieruk said:
awful, but the range of tones is appalling tbh and they are all very tinny so it doesn't help. Also the volume being centralised means if you adjust the volume in a game or in the zune player, the ringer gets changed also.
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Oh okay that's no good. Thanks for the info. Is the vibrate strong at least?

ratchetjaw said:
Oh okay that's no good. Thanks for the info. Is the vibrate strong at least?
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yeah do tell, the vibe on the HD2 is pretty bad compared to the TP2

[APP] XBMC remote modified for Gtab

EDIT: Official version on the market has been updated to support tablets.
I modified the official XBMC remote app so it scales properly on the Gtab. You now get a huge ass 10" remote control
beta 1.1:
- Fixed force close when Official XBMC Remote app not installed. You need to uninstall the old version sorry.
beta 1:
- Remote control scales to full screen in portait and landscape.
- Status bar displayed when using remote control (so you can use soft back, menu, home buttons).
- Playback controls on "Now Playing" view scales to screen width.
Todo:
- Gesture remote full screen
- Layout fixes for Library view
- Landscape view for library, now playing, etc
Credits to Team XBMC for the original app.
Disclaimer: This app will probably cause your device to explode so don't use it.

I installed this but when I try running the app I get a forced close.

I installed it, replacing the official xbmc App. It fired up and connected to our xbmc hosts. Wife walked by, saw the scaled out remote control buttons and laughed.
Cool beans and thanks.

Follow up:
I started with a clean VEGAn ROM.
Installed your XBMC remote and was getting the forced close after trying to run the app. I then installed the official app from the market and the forced close for your app went away. I then uninstalled the official app and the forced close for your app returned.
shredness: Do you have both apps installed (official plus this one)?

Yes, I installed this over the official.

I did change the app at the last minute so it wouldn't replace the official app. Must have missed something. I'll fix when I get a chance.
EDIT:
This is fixed. You need to uninstall the old version of my app first sorry.
Sent from my VEGAn-TAB-v1.0.0b3 using Tapatalk

shredness said:
I installed it, replacing the official xbmc App. It fired up and connected to our xbmc hosts. Wife walked by, saw the scaled out remote control buttons and laughed.
Cool beans and thanks.
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Haha the remote could do with a redesign for our screens. Suggestions welcome
Sent from my VEGAn-TAB-v1.0.0b3 using Tapatalk

WickedStyx said:
Haha the remote could do with a redesign for our screens. Suggestions welcome
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I'd love volume up/down/mute buttons

Awesome! Thanks for all your hard work!

bittrix said:
I'd love volume up/down/mute buttons
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You can use the physical volume up/down buttons to change XBMC's volume but I'll add on screen buttons when I'm back home after Christmas. I'm thinking about adding a gmote style touchpad since there's so much space to work with.

Used Your mod on Dell Streak
Happened to be playing around with the official XBMC Remote app and it worked, except it wasn't scaling properly. I came across your mod decided to give a go and it works at least as well as the official app. Everything is scaled a lot better. About the only issues I observed on the Streak is the movie posters does not fix that very large dvd frame and the slider to filter movies...actors...files...whatever, looks a little cramped.
Thanks guys...will be following this closely.

WickedStyx said:
I modified the official XBMC remote app so it scales properly on the Gtab. You now get a huge ass 10" remote control
beta 1.1:
- Fixed force close when Official XBMC Remote app not installed. You need to uninstall the old version sorry.
beta 1:
- Remote control scales to full screen in portait and landscape.
- Status bar displayed when using remote control (so you can use soft back, menu, home buttons).
- Playback controls on "Now Playing" view scales to screen width.
Todo:
- Gesture remote full screen
- Layout fixes for Library view
- Landscape view for library, now playing, etc
Credits to Team XBMC for the original app.
Disclaimer: This app will probably cause your device to explode so don't use it.
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Would you please look into doing this for Nook Color?

WickedStyx said:
I modified the official XBMC remote app so it scales properly on the Gtab. You now get a huge ass 10" remote control
beta 1.1:
- Fixed force close when Official XBMC Remote app not installed. You need to uninstall the old version sorry.
beta 1:
- Remote control scales to full screen in portait and landscape.
- Status bar displayed when using remote control (so you can use soft back, menu, home buttons).
- Playback controls on "Now Playing" view scales to screen width.
Todo:
- Gesture remote full screen
- Layout fixes for Library view
- Landscape view for library, now playing, etc
Credits to Team XBMC for the original app.
Disclaimer: This app will probably cause your device to explode so don't use it.
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Looks good!
Any way you could share the code so I can make it go upstream? A diff would be most appreciated. And BTW at forum.xbmc.org there is a board for the remote, so you'll probably reach more people looking for issues concerning the remote there.
Cheers,
-freezy.

freezy3k said:
Looks good!
Any way you could share the code so I can make it go upstream? A diff would be most appreciated. And BTW at forum.xbmc.org there is a board for the remote, so you'll probably reach more people looking for issues concerning the remote there.
Cheers,
-freezy.
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PM'd you the changes.

xboxexpert said:
Would you please look into doing this for Nook Color?
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Does it not install/run or is it not scaling properly on your screen?

WickedStyx said:
PM'd you the changes.
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Cheers! Will push out a new market build as soon as I got those tablet issues straightened out.

Committed in r717*. At least the remote screen. Now playing and others will be done soon.
code.google.com/p/android-xbmcremote/source/detail?r=717

WickedStyx said:
Does it not install/run or is it not scaling properly on your screen?
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Once I hit the remote screen it just closes out completely.

I still can't post any links because of the superb spam filter in here.

However once I can I'll post the link to a build. Would be great if you guys could test it and if it crashes, post a log.
Cheers!

[Idea][Droid 1] Dedicated media player?

I've been thinking a bit. Now that most of the D1 users no longer have the D1, I'm sure they would like to be able to use it for something else. I was thinking that it would be kind of cool to turn it into a device that no longer has the ability to connect to a phone tower. Simply put, it would be a media player. I'm not sure how many people are interested in this, but I'd like to see it done. I think it should still be able to use wifi and bluetooth, but other than that, no wireless signals of any sort. What do you guys think?

brainard52 said:
I've been thinking a bit. Now that most of the D1 users no longer have the D1, I'm sure they would like to be able to use it for something else. I was thinking that it would be kind of cool to turn it into a device that no longer has the ability to connect to a phone tower. Simply put, it would be a media player. I'm not sure how many people are interested in this, but I'd like to see it done. I think it should still be able to use wifi and bluetooth, but other than that, no wireless signals of any sort. What do you guys think?
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I completely agree with you I too have a Droid 1 that I intend to use as a media player now that my Galaxy S3 is here. I am currently working on a media (Very Early Stages) ROM so to speak that would essentially just be like you said Bluetooth and Wifi only connectivity, in a stripped down configuration optimized for playing media. What features would you like to see in a media ROM?

shimp208 said:
I completely agree with you I too have a Droid 1 that I intend to use as a media player now that my Galaxy S3 is here. I am currently working on a media (Very Early Stages) ROM so to speak that would essentially just be like you said Bluetooth and Wifi only connectivity, in a stripped down configuration optimized for playing media. What features would you like to see in a media ROM?
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Mind telling me what you've done so far? I'd like to know what ROM you're using as a base as well please. I really don't know what features I'd like to see except those I've already mentioned. Maybe I'll get some ideas after I know a little more.

Why not just take a popular ROM and delete all the cruft with Titanium Backup?
There are guides for making a bare bone system around.
-CM7 on DInc2

Progress so Far
For those of you who were wondering what progress has been made so far as I mentioned in my first post in this thread, the media ROM I am working on is still in the very early stages. Today I came up with some design concepts and have a few questions for what peoples preferences would be in terms of a base ROM to be used. Would people want AOSP Froyo, AOSP Gingerbread, CM7, or Peter Alfonso's stock and rooted FRK76 ROM?
Concepts
ROM would be deodexed, rooted, busybox, init.d boot scripts support, etc.
Performance tweaks so you can enjoy your media lag free
AROMA Installer to customize pre installed apps and things along those lines
Custom launcher optimized for media (See Concept Art section below)
Lockscreen tweaks optimized for media (See Concept Art section below)
Lightweight and as performance efficient as possible
Kermel optimized for battery life so you can enjoy your videos, pictures, and music for as long as possible
Bluetooth and Wifi will be the only active radios all others will be disabeled
Non-media essential apps will be removed (Can be customized with AROMA Installer)
More ideas to be added latter
Concept Art
{
"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"
}
Lockscreen Concept
Homescreen Concept
Concept Art Explained
Lockscreen
At the top of the lockscreen you see the time of day and the date these are pretty self explanatory. Below is the battery indicator, self explanatory. Next comes the "Shake to Unlock!" message, rather then taking up valuable room with a slide to unlock feature or something similar, this would allow the user to quickly unlock the phone (Options for slide to unlock, may be added). Then the speaker icon allows the user to tap the speaker icon to adjust the media volume and alarm volume (Ringer volume would be disabled because cellular radio would be disabled) all from the lockscreen. After this comes the three album covers which represent the cover flow lockscreen widget, this would allow the user to browse their music collection through a cover flow view and when they found the album they wanted to listen to they could tap on the cover to select it. Long pressing on the album cover would show the list of songs in the album and they could then select an individual song to listen to, all without having to leave the lockscreen. Lastly the music controls at the bottom would allow the user to skip songs forwards and backwards and pause/play songs that are playing.
Homescreen
The main concept behind the home-screen is a simplified view that makes it easy to enjoy your media. User would be able to customize a 4x4 grid of tiles for their home screen, allowing them to chose the size (I.E. 1x4, 3x2, 4x4, 2x2, etc.) background color, icon, and other attributes. In my concept example the "Rise Against" 2x1 icon is an example of how if you listen to a particular song, artist, or album a lot you could have a shortcut on your home-screen that when you tap on that tile automatically takes the user to that song, artist, album, or playlist. The 2x1 "Music" icon is an example of how the user can specify a application shortcut which when they tap on that tile takes them to the application they specified (Taping the "Music" tile open the music application). The 4x1 "Movies + Videos" tile when tapped by the user would open the video player application and from their the user could chose what movies and videos to view. The 3x1 "Quantum of Solace" tile is an example of a homescreen shortcut the user could create for a specific movie, TV show, TV series, video, etc. that when that tile is tapped on the specific video plays (Tapping the "Quantum of Solace" tile plays the movie Quantum of Solace). The 1x1 "Pictures" tile allows you to access the gallery to view your pictures. The "Google Play" tile allows you to access Google Play (Must be connected to Wifi, certain Google Apps will be an optional install using AROMA Installer). The "Apps" tile brings up your app draw (Horizontal paginated for maximum smoothness) to view all apps. Lastly the "Browser" tile allows you to access the internet (Again, must be connected to Wifi.
Wrapping It All Up
Further development will be begin in the next few days, and I will be periodically updating my progress and posting my early builds. Please remember Rome wasn't built in day and neither will this ROM. Any suggestions, comments, etc. feel free to post them in this tread or PM me.

ROM would be deodexed, rooted, busybox, init.d boot scripts support, etc.
Performance tweaks so you can enjoy your media lag free
AROMA Installer to customize pre installed apps and things along those lines
Custom launcher optimized for media (See Concept Art section below)
Lockscreen tweaks optimized for media (See Concept Art section below)
Lightweight and as performance efficient as possible
Kermel optimized for battery life so you can enjoy your videos, pictures, and music for as long as possible
Bluetooth and Wifi will be the only active radios all others will be disabeled
Non-media essential apps will be removed (Can be customized with AROMA Installer)
More ideas to be added latter
make a nandroid backup XD
i think that using root explorer or titanium backup it's possible
wipe un-necessary files (telehpone,mms etcetera)
place launcher 7 on it and link the application that we use more.

nziria said:
make a nandroid backup XD
i think that using root explorer or titanium backup it's possible
wipe un-necessary files (telehpone,mms etcetera)
place launcher 7 on it and link the application that we use more.
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This is basically what I would do for an early build but eventually by the final 1.0 release I would replace launcher 7 with my own launcher built from the ground up. And yes always do a backup before testing anything
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shimp208 said:
For those of you who were wondering what progress has been made so far as I mentioned in my first post in this thread, the media ROM I am working on is still in the very early stages. Today I came up with some design concepts and have a few questions for what peoples preferences would be in terms of a base ROM to be used. Would people want AOSP Froyo, AOSP Gingerbread, CM7, or Peter Alfonso's stock and rooted FRK76 ROM?
Concepts
ROM would be deodexed, rooted, busybox, init.d boot scripts support, etc.
Performance tweaks so you can enjoy your media lag free
AROMA Installer to customize pre installed apps and things along those lines
Custom launcher optimized for media (See Concept Art section below)
Lockscreen tweaks optimized for media (See Concept Art section below)
Lightweight and as performance efficient as possible
Kermel optimized for battery life so you can enjoy your videos, pictures, and music for as long as possible
Bluetooth and Wifi will be the only active radios all others will be disabeled
Non-media essential apps will be removed (Can be customized with AROMA Installer)
More ideas to be added latter
Concept Art
Lockscreen Concept
Homescreen Concept
Concept Art Explained
Lockscreen
At the top of the lockscreen you see the time of day and the date these are pretty self explanatory. Below is the battery indicator, self explanatory. Next comes the "Shake to Unlock!" message, rather then taking up valuable room with a slide to unlock feature or something similar, this would allow the user to quickly unlock the phone (Options for slide to unlock, may be added). Then the speaker icon allows the user to tap the speaker icon to adjust the media volume and alarm volume (Ringer volume would be disabled because cellular radio would be disabled) all from the lockscreen. After this comes the three album covers which represent the cover flow lockscreen widget, this would allow the user to browse their music collection through a cover flow view and when they found the album they wanted to listen to they could tap on the cover to select it. Long pressing on the album cover would show the list of songs in the album and they could then select an individual song to listen to, all without having to leave the lockscreen. Lastly the music controls at the bottom would allow the user to skip songs forwards and backwards and pause/play songs that are playing.
Homescreen
The main concept behind the home-screen is a simplified view that makes it easy to enjoy your media. User would be able to customize a 4x4 grid of tiles for their home screen, allowing them to chose the size (I.E. 1x4, 3x2, 4x4, 2x2, etc.) background color, icon, and other attributes. In my concept example the "Rise Against" 2x1 icon is an example of how if you listen to a particular song, artist, or album a lot you could have a shortcut on your home-screen that when you tap on that tile automatically takes the user to that song, artist, album, or playlist. The 2x1 "Music" icon is an example of how the user can specify a application shortcut which when they tap on that tile takes them to the application they specified (Taping the "Music" tile open the music application). The 4x1 "Movies + Videos" tile when tapped by the user would open the video player application and from their the user could chose what movies and videos to view. The 3x1 "Quantum of Solace" tile is an example of a homescreen shortcut the user could create for a specific movie, TV show, TV series, video, etc. that when that tile is tapped on the specific video plays (Tapping the "Quantum of Solace" tile plays the movie Quantum of Solace). The 1x1 "Pictures" tile allows you to access the gallery to view your pictures. The "Google Play" tile allows you to access Google Play (Must be connected to Wifi, certain Google Apps will be an optional install using AROMA Installer). The "Apps" tile brings up your app draw (Horizontal paginated for maximum smoothness) to view all apps. Lastly the "Browser" tile allows you to access the internet (Again, must be connected to Wifi.
Wrapping It All Up
Further development will be begin in the next few days, and I will be periodically updating my progress and posting my early builds. Please remember Rome wasn't built in day and neither will this ROM. Any suggestions, comments, etc. feel free to post them in this tread or PM me.
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This is a great start Personally, I'm not too fond of the W7-like homescreen... I think that if we had a media-oriented homescreen, it should include media controls and an app drawer. Maybe a shortcut to the video player, or something. One single screen as default, and the possibility to add a shortcut page by swiping left or right (for apps). Nothing else. What do you think?

brainard52 said:
This is a great start Personally, I'm not too fond of the W7-like homescreen... I think that if we had a media-oriented homescreen, it should include media controls and an app drawer. Maybe a shortcut to the video player, or something. One single screen as default, and the possibility to add a shortcut page by swiping left or right (for apps). Nothing else. What do you think?
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Yeah I like your suggestions starting builds would use Launcher Pro or ADW (Preferences? Alternate suggestions for launcher?), I might try and use Rock Box for media controls. Ideally I want to get it to the point where people can chose between a one homescreen setup launcher and my custom style launcher from the concepts. And im not 100% clear on what you mean by "possibility to add a shortcut page by swiping left or right (for apps)" care to explain this more.:good:

shimp208 said:
Yeah I like your suggestions starting builds would use Launcher Pro or ADW (Preferences? Alternate suggestions for launcher?), I might try and use Rock Box for media controls. Ideally I want to get it to the point where people can chose between a one homescreen setup launcher and my custom style launcher from the concepts. And im not 100% clear on what you mean by "possibility to add a shortcut page by swiping left or right (for apps)" care to explain this more.:good:
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Uhm... I guess that there would be a custom app drawer on either side of the main screen... If that makes it any simpler.

brainard52 said:
Uhm... I guess that there would be a custom app drawer on either side of the main screen... If that makes it any simpler.
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Yup I get what your saying that's a great idea, I'll have to think how best to implement that :thumbup:
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Any updates?

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Any updates?
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Yes for those of you wondering about updates I have been meaning to post an update on my progress. In the next couple of days I should upgrading my computer, and following that the first very alpha builds should begin to roll out. I will post an update as things get closer
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shimp208 said:
Yes for those of you wondering about updates I have been meaning to post an update on my progress. In the next couple of days I should upgrading my computer, and following that the first very alpha builds should begin to roll out. I will post an update as things get closer
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I'll be waiting

Me too!
Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2

Is this still going on?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

Yeti89 said:
Is this still going on?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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I'm sad to report this project is currently on hold due to various situations in my life. The project is not dead its just dormant and I intend to resume it in the near future once some things have settled down. I appreciate all the support you guys have given this project, and just remember dormant not dead

shimp208 said:
I'm sad to report this project is currently on hold due to various situations in my life. The project is not dead its just dormant and I intend to resume it in the near future once some things have settled down. I appreciate all the support you guys have given this project, and just remember dormant not dead
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Lol I guess I'll have to try jb ROM for the droid 1 until then! We'll be waiting haha
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Thanks for the support
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Thanks. Looking forward to it. When you need beta testers I'm in.