I believe that the built-in home screen won't show up once the user tells the system to always use a 3rd-party one (up to the point where they either delete their 3rd-party version or unmark it as their preferred app for that action in the settings).
I haven't actually tried it though, so I might be wrong. JBQ On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > -- Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru Android Engineer, Google. Please don't contact me directly. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
