September 15th 2010 | Posted by
Dieter Bohn
There are a lot of patches for webOS, but after awhile the most popular ones tend to become apparent until the good folks who create them turn them into ‘Advanced’ patches with lots of configuration options – to the point where they almost feel like full-fledged apps.
Such is the case with Advanced Configuration for App Launcher by Sconix. It basically makes all other Launcher patches unnecessary by offering darn near all of the as configurable options. Want to set the number of icons in a row and their spacing? Check. Want to add pages, name them, and manage their order? Check. Want to hide the QuickWave Launchbar? Check. It’s the kind of patch that makes you want to donate to WebOS Internals.
Be sure to remove other Launcher-related patches before you install it then spend some time tweaking your settings. You’ll be glad you did. New to patching and homebrew? No worries – this how-to article will get you started.
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July 25th 2010 | Posted by
Dieter Bohn
Once you get starting down the path of homebrew and patching, it can become pretty addicting to tweak the heck out of your device with your own mix of patches and apps. PreCentral forum member snowdizx put together his list of patches and tweaks that truly make his Pre a power user’s dream.
After the break, find his list of patches and tweaks and settings, all done, we might add, without the need to flash a ROM, unlock a bootloader, or ‘get root’ on the device. Yeah, webOS is truly open even if it’s not opensource.
Since today is the homebrew-aversary, we thought it would be a good time to ask our Power Users: what is the mix of patches and tweaks that make your webOS device yours?
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May 17th 2010 | Posted by
Fred Patton
Hot on the heels of Lecture 5, Lecture 6 in Stanford’s Developing Mobile Apps class is now available on YouTube. This lecture is taught by our own Justin Tulloss, and covers multi-stage apps, dashboards, popups, and re-launching of apps. The lecture is also available on iTunes U.
The slides from the class are posted on Slideshare:
Enjoy!
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