Ed wrote: > Here is a description of Android from long ago: > > "All applications are equal. Android does not differentiate between > the phone's basic and third-party applications -- even the dialer or > home screen can be replaced." > > Really?
The home screen can certainly be replaced on end-user devices. The user gets their choice of which to display; outright eliminating the original home screen requires firmware modifications AFAIK. > In the big picture, I hope that Google will allow users to customize > the look and feel of the home screen (including widgets) as they > promised from the beginning. You can do that today. http://dxtop.wikidot.com/ for example, as Mr. Sutton pointed out yesterday. > I can do this now as a root user Or as a regular developer. > but > again, I don't know why they would make root necessary to do simple > things like change the clock, the color scheme, icons, dialer, > notification bar, and the pull up tab. The functionality doesn't > change, just the appearance. Why is that such a big deal? It's not. Write a replacement home screen that does what you want. The existing home screen implementation is available to you to use as a basis. Here's more: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/d1d92265a28d9b40/c221450a9064deda http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/515888b178b4d10a/e35ac511d5255da4 Or, if you want to add functionality to the existing home screen implementation (e.g., user-controllable graphic assets), submit some patches to http://source.android.com. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com Android Training on the Ranch! -- Mar 16-20, 2009 http://www.bignerdranch.com/schedule.shtml --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
