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French · 12-16-2010, 11:17 PM

For the weather widget...press and hold it until it lets you drag it and it should hopefully stick. But I have had issues with another clock apparently being just enough too big the widget wouldn't fit.

For the wifi and brightness I actually searched the market and downloaded ones that looked nice to me. I then tested them to make sure they worked to my satisfaction. One of the wifi toggles wouldn't reconnect my router.

The battery app is called battery indicator. There is a light version I think but I'm not sure if it included the widget. There is also a pay version and that's what I have installed. Try the free one first.

SCION · 12-16-2010, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by zeroh

Here's my screen. It's mostly games for my daughter so it's easy for her to get to them. otherwise she may accidentally do something that I won't be able to fix. She's done that before with other stuff of "daddy's"...

Very nice! Is that live wallpaper?

zeroh · 12-16-2010, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SCION

Very nice! Is that live wallpaper?

no.. just a normal wall paper from interfacelift.

gtriever · 12-17-2010, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Care

... Very cool stuff guys. I have no reason to need a NC, but now I want one just so I can fiddle with it, lol.

Eggg-zackly! When the NC was announced, I wasn't planning on buying one, because of the non-replaceable battery. Now there's one under the tree (thanks, honey!) and Auto-nooter 2.12.15 is loaded and waiting. Pics to follow after unwrapping...

KryptoNyte · 12-17-2010, 05:04 PM

I found an image of the Nook Color internals last night, along with a quick review on some forum (somewhere), and the person mentioned that after cracking the NC open that you will find a battery with pull-off connectors (not soldered). 10 screws and a pull-off connector, I can handle that.

Anybody else with some nifty desktops?

rogerperk · 12-18-2010, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by KryptoNyte

Desktop.

How do you do that? Particularly the weather and such? I can't figure out how to get my newly downloaded icons into my Extras screen! I KNOW I'm smart enough! Must be the equipment...

SCION · 12-18-2010, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by rogerperk

How do you do that? Particularly the weather and such? I can't figure out how to get my newly downloaded icons into my Extras screen! I KNOW I'm smart enough! Must be the equipment...

We have installed a home screen replacement launcher. It replaces the default NC homescreen (you can still easily access it though).

The common home screen launchers are Launcher Pro (there is dock of icons that can't be replaced...you're stuck with a phone icon), ADW Launcher, and Zeam. Krypto and I use ADW. French uses Zeam.

People use widgets for their date, time, and weather. I use Beautiful Widgets. There are many others. You can ask for recommendations.

What do you mean by "getting my downloaded icons into my Extras screen". Sometimes you have to reboot for them to show up in the stock Extras screen if you don't have another home screen launcher.

KryptoNyte · 12-18-2010, 02:18 PM

(I apologize ahead of time if I oversimplified anything here, especially if you already have a firm knowledge of this stuff)

Roger, I'm not totally clear on your question, but I'll see if I can give my view on it. Keep in mind, the NC's are rooted (hacked), so they don't really look anything like the stock B&N Nook Color after you bring it home from the store. Per Scion's recommendation, I'm also using ADW.Launcher which allows you some new options on your desktop (amongst a few other nifty things). You could liken any custom "launcher" to a customized Windows desktop I suppose, with extra icon trays and shortcut bars and such.

[post rooting] The Android OS basically only has (2) Screens, the "desktop" (or Home) screen, and the "Drawer" screen. The Android desktop (home) screen is of course what appears after starting up the NC. The Drawer is basically a list of all your installed applications.

If you want to have an icon (shortcut) of any application on your desktop, go to the drawer, and hold down on one of the app icons, at which point your desktop will appear and you can further place the new icon shortcut anywhere you wish on the desktop. So, you see all the icon shortcuts on our desktops.

The nifty calendars and weather/clocks and stuff that you see on the desktop are not shortcuts, but rather "Widgets." Some programs, like calendar, may already be installed, but don't really have a nice widget for that application. So you download a custom widget, and then activate the widget on the desktop. As I recall, my clock and weather widgets were called "Fancy Widget."

After rooting, you should have access to the Android Market, where you can download all these nifty apps and widgets, some free, some cost a couple dollars (most have a free version you can try out first).

rogerperk · 12-18-2010, 06:21 PM

Thanks Scion and Krypto! I was using Launcher Pro and just changed to ADW. I have a rooted HD2 so I'm not a total newb but I'm struggling with this for some reason. I appreciate the patience and help. Krypto, what I was trying to say was that my apps that I have downloaded don't have icons in the Extra area where the other apps are. But I'll learn this and stop pestering you guy! (eventually...)

slayda · 12-18-2010, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by rogerperk

Thanks Scion and Krypto! I was using Launcher Pro and just changed to ADW. I have a rooted HD2 so I'm not a total newb but I'm struggling with this for some reason. I appreciate the patience and help. Krypto, what I was trying to say was that my apps that I have downloaded don't have icons in the Extra area where the other apps are. But I'll learn this and stop pestering you guy! (eventually...)

And when you learn it, I'll probably be pestering you

since I'm still a week or so from rooting.

jswinden · 12-19-2010, 09:07 PM

My screens on my non-rooted NC. I went for a nautical theme with three views from a simulated ships bridge.

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Bookworm_Girl · 12-20-2010, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

My screens on my non-rooted NC. I went for a nautical theme with three views from a simulated ships bridge.

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Very cool! I like that.

tubemonkey · 12-20-2010, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by zeroh

Here's my screen. It's mostly games for my daughter so it's easy for her to get to them. otherwise she may accidentally do something that I won't be able to fix. She's done that before with other stuff of "daddy's"...

Sounds like Santa needs to get her a rooted NC for Christmas.

SCION · 12-20-2010, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

My screens on my non-rooted NC. I went for a nautical theme with three views from a simulated ships bridge.

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Very nice.

Grimm · 12-25-2010, 01:48 AM

Here's mine after rooting tonight. Risqué perhaps but not obscene.

12-16-2010, 11:17 PM	#16
French Groupie Posts: 151 Karma: 1002968 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: none	For the weather widget...press and hold it until it lets you drag it and it should hopefully stick. But I have had issues with another clock apparently being just enough too big the widget wouldn't fit. For the wifi and brightness I actually searched the market and downloaded ones that looked nice to me. I then tested them to make sure they worked to my satisfaction. One of the wifi toggles wouldn't reconnect my router. The battery app is called battery indicator. There is a light version I think but I'm not sure if it included the widget. There is also a pay version and that's what I have installed. Try the free one first. Last edited by French; 12-18-2010 at 08:07 AM.

12-19-2010, 09:07 PM	#26
jswinden Nameless Being	My screens on my non-rooted NC. I went for a nautical theme with three views from a simulated ships bridge. ... Attached Thumbnails

12-25-2010, 01:48 AM	#30
Grimm DRM killer Posts: 471 Karma: 793120 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Just northeast of Atlanta, GA Device: ASUS Transformer Prime (Sold: Nook, Kindle 3, Nook Color, Nook STR)	Here's mine after rooting tonight. Risqué perhaps but not obscene. Attached Thumbnails

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12-17-2010, 05:04 PM	#20
KryptoNyte Shepherd Posts: 313 Karma: 663 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook Color, LG Optimus V	I found an image of the Nook Color internals last night, along with a quick review on some forum (somewhere), and the person mentioned that after cracking the NC open that you will find a battery with pull-off connectors (not soldered). 10 screws and a pull-off connector, I can handle that. Anybody else with some nifty desktops?

12-18-2010, 02:18 PM	#23
KryptoNyte Shepherd Posts: 313 Karma: 663 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook Color, LG Optimus V	(I apologize ahead of time if I oversimplified anything here, especially if you already have a firm knowledge of this stuff) Roger, I'm not totally clear on your question, but I'll see if I can give my view on it. Keep in mind, the NC's are rooted (hacked), so they don't really look anything like the stock B&N Nook Color after you bring it home from the store. Per Scion's recommendation, I'm also using ADW.Launcher which allows you some new options on your desktop (amongst a few other nifty things). You could liken any custom "launcher" to a customized Windows desktop I suppose, with extra icon trays and shortcut bars and such. [post rooting] The Android OS basically only has (2) Screens, the "desktop" (or Home) screen, and the "Drawer" screen. The Android desktop (home) screen is of course what appears after starting up the NC. The Drawer is basically a list of all your installed applications. If you want to have an icon (shortcut) of any application on your desktop, go to the drawer, and hold down on one of the app icons, at which point your desktop will appear and you can further place the new icon shortcut anywhere you wish on the desktop. So, you see all the icon shortcuts on our desktops. The nifty calendars and weather/clocks and stuff that you see on the desktop are not shortcuts, but rather "Widgets." Some programs, like calendar, may already be installed, but don't really have a nice widget for that application. So you download a custom widget, and then activate the widget on the desktop. As I recall, my clock and weather widgets were called "Fancy Widget." After rooting, you should have access to the Android Market, where you can download all these nifty apps and widgets, some free, some cost a couple dollars (most have a free version you can try out first).

12-18-2010, 06:21 PM	#24
rogerperk Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 632 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Salt Lake City, USA Device: NC Rooted	Thanks Scion and Krypto! I was using Launcher Pro and just changed to ADW. I have a rooted HD2 so I'm not a total newb but I'm struggling with this for some reason. I appreciate the patience and help. Krypto, what I was trying to say was that my apps that I have downloaded don't have icons in the Extra area where the other apps are. But I'll learn this and stop pestering you guy! (eventually...)

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