More Alternative Launchers in MCR Kitchen?

[Guest chipyy]

So, sorry if it is bad form to make a seperate thread about this but having posted it on the MCR R9 thread a couple of times, no-one seems to have even noticed the post let alone reply to it so I'd like to know how people feel about this.

I personally would like to have the option in the kitchen to bake in more alternative launchers like ADW and LP. I know the MCR ROMs are as close to stock as possible, however a lot of people use these launchers and it would be nice for the the sake of performance to be able to have them installed to /system.

Would anyone but me be interested in having such an option, and Paul, would you ever consider allowing these options in the Kitchen?

[Guest dchuraman]

id love this

[Guest EddyOS]

You can always add them yourself to the ZIP once baked and then flash the ROM...takes 2 seconds

OR

Add a ZIP to the baking process with the Launcher you want in it

Edited September 15, 2010 by EddyOS

[Guest chipyy]

Yeah, I know, I just thought it would be nice to have them in the kitchen, since we are getting other non-stock mods added now.

For example, I personally would wager that more people use alternative launchers than they do things like the Smooth Sense battery icon thing.

[Guest EddyOS]

But the smooth sense icons are stock in their look, so it's something that enhances the stock ROM...

[Guest chipyy]

By the same tack you could argue that ADW/LPP are just enhancements of the stock launcher :lol:

edit: By the way, a question. If I added LPP for example by the method you suggested, could I completely remove Rosie/Launcher2 from my ROM before flashing or would that sod things up? Would the phone know to use the alternative launcher on first boot or would it try and use the stock one and fail?

edit#2. I'm not massively fussed, by the way. If Paul's not up for adding these and no-one else is interested then that's fair enough, it's just one of those "nice to have" things.

Edited September 15, 2010 by chipyy

[Guest EddyOS]

LPP should go in as it would do removing Sense and adding L2 I believe, if not it'd give you the option at startup to choose between LPP and whichever Launcher is left (might be worth leaving Sense and add LPP and choose at first boot)

[Guest dchuraman]

id like to remove the stock launchers, but last time i did this by accident, the phone would not work, obviously as it had no launcher, but i couldnt even get anywhere to install LPP.

does baking in your own zip add it to /system? also, how do i get a zip from the APK for the launcher?

[Guest EddyOS]

you create the ZIP as if it was the correct file structure. e.g:

/system/app/******.apk

[Guest dchuraman]

sorry im new to this area of things, do you mean i just create a folder structure of system/app/launcherpro.apk (for example) and then zip that up?

[Guest chipyy]

So if you flashed a ROM that only contained Launcher Pro for example, would it work?

[Guest EddyOS]

In theory, yes...do a nandroid and give it a try

[Guest Sleepydude]

So if you flashed a ROM that only contained Launcher Pro for example, would it work?

Yes, that's exactly what I did. Bake your Rom & download it, then open the zip file and from /system delete the Sense/Launcher2 apk and just add the Launcher Pro apk. Works like a charm.

[Guest chipyy]

Yes, that's exactly what I did. Bake your Rom & download it, then open the zip file and from /system delete the Sense/Launcher2 apk and just add the Launcher Pro apk. Works like a charm.

Sweet. I will give it a bash. I still think it would be a really nice kitchen option though to be honest.