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Maker Of Shoes: Sep 4, 2006; We're giving you a hint.

Come one, come all! Show us why your desktop is the best desktop. Android is awesome because we have complete control over the screens we see everytime we turn on our phone. There are infinate possibilities out there so let's explore them.

GROUND RULES

Source your work! We're all a bunch of copy cats in here so help a goon out and tell us the apps and images you used to create your masterpeice. If image work is something you made and don't wish to share it that's fine too but just let us know how you did it. Discussion in this thread is fine as long as it isn't a bunch of "hurf durf what is that?" kind of crap. Let's keep our picture posts as informative as posible. Moderators, I really need your help with this.
Describe the basics. Device, ROM (stock or otherwise), Launcher type (vanilla, LauncherPro, Sense, etc), notification bar work (if necessary)
Obviously this is going to be an image heavy thread so lets make sure we're cognizant of existing SA image rules. NSFW when necessary and mind your tables.
Be aware of what you're sharing. Some of your desktop pictures might contain personal information you'd rather not let the entire internet aware of so mask information as you see fit.
Wallpapers. We love them. Feel free to post them.
Android screens are getting pretty big in the resolution department. Let's try to be good about using the "timg" tag so we don't break our scrolling fingers getting through this thread.

How to take a screen shot

Rooted: Get yourself a screen shot app from the Market. I personally use ShootMe. Please be aware that apps that take screen shots can't immediately inject images into the gallery so you might need to refresh your media. If this happens you can simply reboot your device or use a media refresher app like Media Rescan.

Stock: You'll need a good ADB compatible driver that works with the Andoird SDK. Once you install the SDK there is an application called DDMS within the tools directory. Once launched, select your device on the left then open the Device menu and click Screen Capture. I'll leave SDK driver discussion to the device threads unless someone wants to help a brother out but I don't want this turning into a tech support thread.

Maker Of Shoes fucked around with this message at Sep 20, 2010 around 06:14

# ? Sep 20, 2010 04:58

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# ? May 22, 2013 14:31

Maker Of Shoes: Sep 4, 2006; We're giving you a hint.

Click here for the full 480x800 image.

Nexus One running CM6 Stable.
Launcher Pro Plus. Icons on the dock are Launcher Pro specific.
On screen items would be Beautiful Widgets small with the back ground hidden, CM6 4x2 Music widget and CM6 Power Control widget.
Notification bar is CM6 modified to show cell db and battery percentage.

Wallpaper:

Click here for the full 960x800 image.

Maker Of Shoes fucked around with this message at Sep 20, 2010 around 05:06

# ? Sep 20, 2010 04:58

Hazbon: Mar 20, 2010

Wasn't aware cm6 had its own power bar app...
Alright, ill post mine.

Nexus one(At&t) Running CM6 stable with launcher pro plus, the battery percent and signal db settings in cm6, beautiful widgets weather, and extended controls.

Wallpaper is "Snow" by Lawrence Yang http://www.suckatlife.com

BTW the battery life with cm6 is amazing. 27 hours on a charge of moderate/heavy use.

Hazbon fucked around with this message at Sep 20, 2010 around 05:54

# ? Sep 20, 2010 05:37

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; my god

we're adrift in the heavens

Moved.

Aatrek fucked around with this message at Oct 30, 2010 around 14:47

# ? Sep 20, 2010 10:46

deong: Jun 13, 2001

Nothing fancy.

Screen1: CM Power Widget/Audio Manager Widget large
Screen2: Music mod widget
Screen3: Beautiful Widget
Screen4: Pure grid calendar
Screen5: LP+ Facebook

I'm using a few icons from http://launcherpro.droidicon.com/ (my tracks, mint not shown)

# ? Sep 20, 2010 12:31

EVGA Longoria: Dec 25, 2005; Let's go exploring!

Not mine, but A guide to laying out your homescreen like Windows Phone 7.

I'm working on redoing my homescreen, so nothing exciting from me for the moment.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 13:04

Doctor Butts: May 21, 2002; AFC NORTH PITY FUCK

ROM: Skyraider Vanilla RC2
Launcher: LauncherPro Plus
Notification Bar: Smooth Sense 50% transparent

Main Screen:

Beautiful Home Weather Widget, using my custom skin: DigiWTrans
SwitchPro Widget
LP dock and Icons from market: Windows 7 Icons with custom LP dock skin
Live Wallpaper: Quads by Kaj Bjurman

Right Screen:

FolderOrganizer folders, using Windows 7 Icons

One of the things that FolderOrganizer does for you if you've never used it:

Left Screen:

LauncherPro Plus calendar widget
Sundroid widget
Shortcut to RadarNow!

PNG file for dock background:

Doctor Butts fucked around with this message at Sep 20, 2010 around 13:54

# ? Sep 20, 2010 13:51

Fiannaiocht: Aug 21, 2008

Minimal Matte Metamorph Theme, KaosFroyo Eris (CM6)
Digital Clock - part of the Minimal Matte theme
Weather and News - the theme makes the bg transparent
Smooth Calendar
Power Controls

Launcher Pro background is from http://launcherpro.droidicon.com/ and I also have the keyboard from this thread. I applied the black keyboard zip before the metamorph theme. The background is one of many that I found from this thread under android textures. CM6 UI options allows you to turn off the notification bar clock.

Click here for the full 640x480 image.

The XDA forums have a lot of themes and most either use Metamorph or a flashable zip.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 14:12

Couch Life: Aug 20, 2010

Sense-style clock is Weather & Toggle Widgets
Astrid Tasks widget
Some random icons and a pretty much default Launcher Pro.

Nothin' crazy but I think it's pretty.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 14:50

traslin: Feb 19, 2004; Hooked On Phoenix

I'm using the 3.2 Fresh ROM, the Revolution Theme, and ADW Launcher (the third screen shot is with the dockbar showing). Widgets are digital clock, snowstorm weather, calwidget, and switch pro. Icons modified with FileExplorer using The Droid Collection from digitalstylewars.com (maker of the Revolution Theme), and I'm also using his modified battery indicator.

Background:

Click here for the full 960x800 image.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 14:53

Require More Fire: Feb 18, 2010; "Think of the deeds of hellish cruelty, the hidden wickedness which may go on, year in, year out, in such places, and none the wiser."

Casao posted:

Not mine, but A guide to laying out your homescreen like Windows Phone 7.

I'm working on redoing my homescreen, so nothing exciting from me for the moment.

I really like that. Question: How do you make Desktop Visualizer have no label? I see an option for transparent background but not transparent text.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 15:29

Bubble-T: Dec 26, 2004; You know, I've got a funny feeling I've seen this all before.

Living Vicariously posted:

I really like that. Question: How do you make Desktop Visualizer have no label? I see an option for transparent background but not transparent text.

Just edit the text and delete it all.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 15:34

FAG: Jan 12, 2005; 'Look what you made me do, look what I made for you - A Bomb!' - Jay-Z Denton

It was pretty popular when I first displayed it in whichever android thread a couple of months ago, so here is my transparent theme again.

Row 1 Beautiful Smaller Home Weather with the LTTRS clock and weather skin
Row 2 BattStatt Medium and SwitchPro Widget
Row 3 & 4 Pure Calendar (Agenda) widget with the Transparent skin.

The LauncherPro icons I'm using are TallMin by Lekky

edit: Oh, and I have the Smooth Sense icons in the notification bar, with the battery replaced by one I made in the Sense Theme Kitchen. It doesn't work with AOSP roms, so when I switch back to CM6 or OD I'll add in what I've got on there or whatever.

FAG fucked around with this message at Sep 20, 2010 around 15:56

# ? Sep 20, 2010 15:49

EVGA Longoria: Dec 25, 2005; Let's go exploring!

Little more in-depth version of what I posted before - handles Launcher Pro/Desktop Visualizer in general.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 16:32

explosivo: May 23, 2004; Fueled by Satan

Fiannaiocht posted:

My god, thank you. I didn't even know Metamorph existed until now.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 17:08

Maker Of Shoes: Sep 4, 2006; We're giving you a hint.

Aatrek posted:

Games (folder), Facebook, ES File Explorer, ShootMe, LogMeIn (all custom icons).

How did you get a folder on the dock?

# ? Sep 20, 2010 17:16

Fiannaiocht: Aug 21, 2008

explosivo posted:

My god, thank you. I didn't even know Metamorph existed until now.

Be careful though I just tried the Black Keyboard zip flash then metamorph on the latest build of KaosFroyo and it made my phone go into a reboot loop. Themes might be finicky with certain roms so have your rom zip on hand if it bugs out and you don't know what to do.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 17:17

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; my god

we're adrift in the heavens

Maker Of Shoes posted:

How did you get a folder on the dock?

It's an app called Folder Organizer.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 17:24

Maker Of Shoes: Sep 4, 2006; We're giving you a hint.

Aatrek posted:

It's an app called Folder Organizer.

Holy gently caress I love you.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 17:31

letsgoflyers81: Aug 7, 2003; C IS FOR COOKIE!

HTC EVO 4G running Fresh 3.2.0.0 with battery percentage modification for deodexed ROMs. I shamelessly stole my wallpaper from Maker Of Shoes. I'm using Launcher Pro Plus with three screens. I change my setup every so often, but here's what I have right now.

Main screen with Beautiful Widgets and CalWidget

Launcher Pro Plus Bookmarks widget

MixZing widget

The three docks are not tied to any screen, I just used each with a different screen to show them all. The third screen shot shows Folder FolderOrganizer labels in the dock which opens folders.

And here's my QuickDesk screen for good measure with some random shortcuts and two Extended Controls widgets.

letsgoflyers81 fucked around with this message at Sep 20, 2010 around 18:58

# ? Sep 20, 2010 17:53

Maker Of Shoes: Sep 4, 2006; We're giving you a hint.

letsgoflyers81 posted:

I shamelessly stole my wallpaper from Maker Of Shoes.

You can't deny that the Android mascot is ridiculously cute.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 18:22

Prowler: May 24, 2004

Mine be simple but kinda pretty.

Dock and icons:

http://www.launcherpro.com/forum/vi...php?f=11&t=2569

I'm wanting a lighter wallpaper that's similarly minimalistic. I'm probably going to need to create one myself--probably cannibalizing some of my older wallpapers.

EDIT: It is pretty straightforward, but I guess I should give more information:

Launcher Pro Plus (the other screens have way too much poo poo I'd need to redact)
First row: Snowstorm Widget 4x1
Second Row: Digital clock (large)
Third: SwitchPro
Fourth: Battstatt

I really wish there were a sort of "themes" manager for Launcher Pro. Because I'd change my theme daily if that were the case.

Prowler fucked around with this message at Sep 20, 2010 around 19:41

# ? Sep 20, 2010 18:33

letsgoflyers81: Aug 7, 2003; C IS FOR COOKIE!

Maker Of Shoes posted:

You can't deny that the Android mascot is ridiculously cute.

No I can't. Andy is awesome!

# ? Sep 20, 2010 18:59

Nut Bunnies: May 24, 2005

Droid Incredible running Launcher Pro Plus with rooted Sense 2.2

e: Oh goddammit why don't these have the resize thing in timg

# ? Sep 20, 2010 19:01

danishcake: Aug 15, 2004

Mine is fairly vanilla compare to most of these, I like to use my desktop for my most commonly used programs. Background is a live wallpaper of my own making, called LiveMaze. I'm quite fond of the little CPU monitor widget - Temp+CPU V2

In motion it looks a bit like this:

Fine setting

# ? Sep 20, 2010 19:51

Combat Pretzel: Jun 23, 2004; No, seriously... what kurds?!

Prowler posted:

Mine be simple but kinda pretty.

Best one yet. Weather needs to go to look better. --edit: Or at least look less busy. Simpler uni-/two color icons, less text.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 19:53

Maker Of Shoes: Sep 4, 2006; We're giving you a hint.

danishcake posted:

LiveMaze

This is a mindfuck. How can you look at that every day?

# ? Sep 20, 2010 19:58

Prowler: May 24, 2004

Hazbon posted:

Wallpaper is "Snow" by Lawrence Yang http://www.suckatlife.com

Did you scale that one portion of his artwork for your background? The preview image on his page is rather small/too small for the portion you have. I may be missing a larger version on his webpage.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 20:13

danishcake: Aug 15, 2004

Maker Of Shoes posted:

This is a mindfuck. How can you look at that every day?

It is rather busy. I run it a lot slower, and in black & white mode. That and I love it as a parent loves their retard child.

danishcake fucked around with this message at Sep 20, 2010 around 20:24

# ? Sep 20, 2010 20:22

lifenomad: May 8, 2009

Whoah, launcherplus is freaking amazing! I just downloaded it on my Droid X after sifting through this thread.

I will certainly spring for the pro version $2.99 before the night is over.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 21:20

Eripsa: Jan 13, 2002; by Y Kant Ozma Post

Maker Of Shoes posted:

You can't deny that the Android mascot is ridiculously cute.

I modded my Android hat with EL Wire for Burning Man this year because it was so cute.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 21:25

salted hash browns: Mar 26, 2007; ykrop

danishcake posted:

What widget is displaying the time?

# ? Sep 20, 2010 22:34

Obviously Erratic: Oct 16, 2008; Give me beauty or give me death!

I like to keep mine pretty simple.
3 Screens using Launcher Pro on Defrost 4.3 - HTC Desire

Click here for the full 480x800 image.

Click here for the full 480x800 image.

Wallpaper is cycling every few hours using Wallswitch
Icons are Suave!
Power Bar is SwitchPro Widget
Desktop Icons are Launcher Pro shortcuts.
SuperCircle Battery Mod installed via Defrost Setup App
Bookmarks & Agenda/Calendar widget are LauncherPro Plus

EDIT: In regards to having to use MediaScanner or rebooting the device. It's possible to simple go to Settings > SD Card & Phone Storage and Unmount then Mount the SD Card to refresh aswell - faster and less hassle than a full reboot at least.

Obviously Erratic fucked around with this message at Sep 20, 2010 around 23:35

# ? Sep 20, 2010 23:33

Sepist: Dec 25, 2005

Using:

Launcher Pro Plus
Desktop Visualizer
Digital Clock Widget

background is from googling "smiley face crashing into earth"

dock: first page of http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=781455

Sepist fucked around with this message at Sep 21, 2010 around 12:35

# ? Sep 20, 2010 23:40

I Dont Like You: Jul 6, 2003

Prowler posted:

Mine be simple but kinda pretty.

Dock and icons:

http://www.launcherpro.com/forum/vi...php?f=11&t=2569

I'm wanting a lighter wallpaper that's similarly minimalistic. I'm probably going to need to create one myself--probably cannibalizing some of my older wallpapers.

EDIT: It is pretty straightforward, but I guess I should give more information:

Launcher Pro Plus (the other screens have way too much poo poo I'd need to redact)
First row: Snowstorm Widget 4x1
Second Row: Digital clock (large)
Third: SwitchPro
Fourth: Battstatt

I really wish there were a sort of "themes" manager for Launcher Pro. Because I'd change my theme daily if that were the case.

Which Digital clock are you running? Love the look of that, but there are way too many Digital clock apps in the market, and can't tell which is which..

Gah, nevermind, poster JUST above this uses the same one and mentioned it being Digital Clock Widget.

I Dont Like You fucked around with this message at Sep 20, 2010 around 23:56

# ? Sep 20, 2010 23:45

Maker Of Shoes: Sep 4, 2006; We're giving you a hint.

Sepist posted:

Using:

Launcher Pro Plus
Desktop Visualizer
Digital Clock Widget

background is from googling "smiley face crashing into earth"

This is really creative. Props!

# ? Sep 20, 2010 23:47

Nupraptor: Feb 8, 2003; Vae Victus

It's still very much a WIP, but I wanted to show off my progress with Desktop Visualizer:

If there's interest, I can post the psd files. I had to guess the dimensions for my phone (Droid X) and still wound up with some slight gaps, but the rounded edges make it less pronounced.

Beautiful Widgets binary clock. Launcher Pro dock is "Touch Flow Carbon".

Nupraptor fucked around with this message at Sep 21, 2010 around 07:38

# ? Sep 21, 2010 00:28

big mean giraffe: Dec 13, 2003; Eat Shit and Die

Sepist posted:

Using:

Launcher Pro Plus
Desktop Visualizer
Digital Clock Widget

background is from googling "smiley face crashing into earth"

Care to post your dock?

# ? Sep 21, 2010 00:31

Nut Bunnies: May 24, 2005

Hazbon posted:

BTW the battery life with cm6 is amazing. 27 hours on a charge of moderate/heavy use.

Wow, I lost 20% in airplane mode this morning on CM6. Have you underclocked or something?

# ? Sep 21, 2010 00:38

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# ? May 22, 2013 14:31

Maker Of Shoes: Sep 4, 2006; We're giving you a hint.

Captain Charisma posted:

Wow, I lost 20% in airplane mode this morning on CM6. Have you underclocked or something?

Nope. CM6 through and through. (I helped him root it)

# ? Sep 21, 2010 00:51

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