Been searching for over an hour between google and XDA.
I am simply trying to find a photo viewer and slideshow app that does true fullscreen. Some people claim it's not possible. But the Youtube app does it perfectly with full screen video. No top bar and no soft buttons on the bottom of my 4.2.2 tablet.
So far all the apps I have tried, at best will hide the top status bar. But many apps of various uses, do that.
Does anyone know of any photo apps that can do this? And if there truly is none currently, I should start looking into what it would take to write one.
xenon2000 said:
Been searching for over an hour between google and XDA.
I am simply trying to find a photo viewer and slideshow app that does true fullscreen. Some people claim it's not possible. But the Youtube app does it perfectly with full screen video. No top bar and no soft buttons on the bottom of my 4.2.2 tablet.
So far all the apps I have tried, at best will hide the top status bar. But many apps of various uses, do that.
Does anyone know of any photo apps that can do this? And if there truly is none currently, I should start looking into what it would take to write one.
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QuickPic show the pictures in full screen ... ! (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder)
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QuickPic show the pictures in full screen ... ! (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder)
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QuickPic and JustPictures, both do not do true fullscreen. They still have the soft buttons at the bottom which they turn into 3 dots. They only hide the top status bar.
With the Youtube app, when you play a video fullscreen, it's true fullscreen. Both the top and bottom Android bars become hidden and the video uses the full pixel count of the screen.
There are plenty of apps that hide the top status bar. I don't remember the names of all the apps I have tried, but so far none of them hide the bottom soft buttons like the Youtube app.
xenon2000 said:
QuickPic and JustPictures, both do not do true fullscreen. They still have the soft buttons at the bottom which they turn into 3 dots. They only hide the top status bar.
With the Youtube app, when you play a video fullscreen, it's true fullscreen. Both the top and bottom Android bars become hidden and the video uses the full pixel count of the screen.
There are plenty of apps that hide the top status bar. I don't remember the names of all the apps I have tried, but so far none of them hide the bottom soft buttons like the Youtube app.
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Oh .. You want like that ... Then you could use in combination with this app to hide your nav bar ...
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QuickPic show the pictures in full screen ... ! (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder)
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Oh .. You want like that ... Then you could use in combination with this app to hide your nav bar ...
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Sorry, I guess I am not being specific enough. It appears that my original thoughts are correct. There simply are no apps that will view photos on demand or present a slideshow using the full screen. I will have to research options for programming my own app to do such a thing. Though if it was a simple thing, I am pretty sure ALL the apps would offer it, at least as an option.
Another thing I didn't mention in the original post is that I know there are workarounds such as using the app mentioned above. But I am trying to specifically find an image viewer and slideshow app that will do true fullscreen. And I was using the Youtube app as an example.
Given that apps like Hide Bottom Bar, exist. I would think the method used in that app could be used within image viewing and slideshow apps. So I wonder how it's done code wise.
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Sorry, I guess I am not being specific enough. It appears that my original thoughts are correct. There simply are no apps that will view photos on demand or present a slideshow using the full screen. I will have to research options for programming my own app to do such a thing. Though if it was a simple thing, I am pretty sure ALL the apps would offer it, at least as an option.
Another thing I didn't mention in the original post is that I know there are workarounds such as using the app mentioned above. But I am trying to specifically find an image viewer and slideshow app that will do true fullscreen. And I was using the Youtube app as an example.
Given that apps like Hide Bottom Bar, exist. I would think the method used in that app could be used within image viewing and slideshow apps. So I wonder how it's done code wise.
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Hiding a Nav Bar (i mean totally hiding) is quite simple ... You could use it to make your app (if you're planning to)
Code:
View view = findViewById(R.id.scrollView); // scrollView is the parent view of that activity layout
view .setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION);
I just now tested it and it works ... :good:
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Hiding a Nav Bar (i mean totally hiding) is quite simple ... You could use it to make your app (if you're planning to)
Code:
View view = findViewById(R.id.scrollView); // scrollView is the parent view of that activity layout
view .setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION);
I just now tested it and it works ... :good:
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Thanks. I will try it out. I would love to write my own full screen image viewer and slideshow app. This would be a perfect excuse for me to try.
One thing I noticed in the reviews and the notes for the Hide Bottom Bar app, is it mentioned it requires root for JB. And one reviewer said it doesn't work on 4.2.2. I wonder if your code example works on a non-rooted 4.2.2 like the Google Nexus 7 and others. Though I don't have a non-rooted 4.2.2 to test it on.
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Thanks. I will try it out. I would love to write my own full screen image viewer and slideshow app. This would be a perfect excuse for me to try.
One thing I noticed in the reviews and the notes for the Hide Bottom Bar app, is it mentioned it requires root for JB. And one reviewer said it doesn't work on 4.2.2. I wonder if your code example works on a non-rooted 4.2.2 like the Google Nexus 7 and others. Though I don't have a non-rooted 4.2.2 to test it on.
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I tested it on a Galaxy Tab 2 running Android 4.2.2 (CM10.1) with root permissions disabled ... It works ... :good: :good:
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I tested it on a Galaxy Tab 2 running Android 4.2.2 (CM10.1) with root permissions disabled ... It works ... :good: :good:
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Awesome! Thanks for the confirmation. Wonder why isn't not being used in any of the apps already out there. I would think this would be top of the list for a image viewing app.
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Awesome! Thanks for the confirmation. Wonder why isn't not being used in any of the apps already out there. I would think this would be top of the list for a image viewing app.
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Yea... They could use it ... ... And once you make the App, do tell me .. :fingers-crossed: .. All the best .. ! :good:
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saved for me....
another one for me...
Flashes, but only takes a split second to do so. Once I reboot, nothing is changed.
Edit: re-downloaded and all is good
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Flashes, but only takes a split second to do so. Once I reboot, nothing is changed.
Edit: re-downloaded and all is good
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App
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Probably a bad download. Thanks for letting me know it works.
No problem!
This is a great theme. I would like to give MrDSL a big thanks as he does not even have a MT4G to test this theme on. Oh and there is much more skinned than shows in the screen shots. Many of the apps like gmail, and market etc have also been reskinned. The market is a beautiful transparent with a touch of blue.
I will try to get some screen shots of this up today.
Where's the redhead? lol
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Where's the redhead? lol
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I think you have to get that wallpaper separately. I'm not where I can upload it right now. Maybe MrDSL can upload it.
It should have done the wallpaper with the theme but maybe its handled different on MY4G..You can get it here
How would I go about getting JUST the cool status bar? Really digging the battery speedometer. =0)
MrDSL for some reason the Wallpaper is not working. I did see your wallpaper in the framework-re.apk/drawable-hdpi but for some reason it is not installed or even available through the wallpapers function in settings.
MrDSL I have noticed a couple more minor things. The Google Search widget is completely transparent, not sure if this is by design? There are just 2 symbols on either side, the microphone and Google icon on the other, nothing in the middle but the text search. Also in the widget selection menu after selecting google search widget, the list of options or type of search widget, the icon for web is missing.
When you open up the search in the browser the microphone on the right side can't be seen as it is white in color and so it blends in with the search frame.
I hope this makes sense and I will later put up some screen shots for you.
great work!
This is the real deal right here, love the color scheme with great detail!!
Great job!!
Ok MrDSL here are some Screen Shots of some of the possible minor issues. I will post some more screen shots in another thread also, don't want to be too confusing.
Great job. I really like it.
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MrDSL I have noticed a couple more minor things. The Google Search widget is completely transparent, not sure if this is by design? There are just 2 symbols on either side, the microphone and Google icon on the other, nothing in the middle but the text search. Also in the widget selection menu after selecting google search widget, the list of options or type of search widget, the icon for web is missing.
When you open up the search in the browser the microphone on the right side can't be seen as it is white in color and so it blends in with the search frame.
I hope this makes sense and I will later put up some screen shots for you.
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Yeah the Google widget is transparent by design although that blue Google icon on the right isn't suppose to be there..I missed a image edit there..attached is how it should look..I will fix it later..its a market app so if you want just delete it and install it from market.
Personal preference I guess cause I like it transparent on my home screen and I know the icons are there
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Yeah the Google widget is transparent by design although that blue Google icon on the right isn't suppose to be there..I missed a image edit there..attached is how it should look..I will fix it later..its a market app so if you want just delete it and install it from market.
Personal preference I guess cause I like it transparent on my home screen and I know the icons are there
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OK thanks for the clarification, I think you forgot to attach the image. Also any ideas about the calendar and youtube?
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OK thanks for the clarification, I think you forgot to attach the image. Also any ideas about the calendar and youtube?
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I'll have to look when I get home cause I don't notice anything..I need a bigger screen haha
Okay I see the calendar..whats wrong with youtube?
on Samsung phones, also on SGS3, websites doesn't get rearranged by zooming in - that means when you zoom in a website, the text appears larger, but then it's necessary to scroll left and right to see all the content - doesn't matter which browser you use (testet with stock-browser, chrome, mozilla and dolphin). That's completly different with HTC-phones (tested with Desire HD and One X): when you zoom in using a browser (and it also doesn't matter which browser you use) then the text will be rearranged, so it's only necessary to scroll up and down, but NOT left and right - the text automatically fits in the browser window in horizontal direction! Is there any known hack or tool to get this behaviour on my SGS3? thanks Gerald
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on Samsung phones, also on SGS3, websites doesn't get rearranged by zooming in - that means when you zoom in a website, the text appears larger, but then it's necessary to scroll left and right to see all the content - doesn't matter which browser you use (testet with stock-browser, chrome, mozilla and dolphin). That's completly different with HTC-phones (tested with Desire HD and One X): when you zoom in using a browser (and it also doesn't matter which browser you use) then the text will be rearranged, so it's only necessary to scroll up and down, but NOT left and right - the text automatically fits in the browser window in horizontal direction! Is there any known hack or tool to get this behaviour on my SGS3? thanks Gerald
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PLEASE use the search button before posting, theres a discussion already about this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638990&highlight=browser
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PLEASE use the search button before posting, theres a discussion already about this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638990&highlight=browser
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sorry for that "double-post", I've used "search", but I didn't find this post...
Check the settings so the text can fellow. Easy.
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Maybe try the following in your browser on the SGS3:
Menu > Settings > Advanced > Auto-fit pages
After enabling this feature, I find that text on a website appears in a narrow column, which perfectly fills the phone's screen after zooming in using a double-tap.
I think this would only apply if the website styles are set up so that the width of the text element is relative to the width of the browser window.
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Alex Charles said:
Check the settings so the text can fellow. Easy.
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you can be sure that I've searched for such a setting, but I didn't find it! Can you give me a hint where to find it?
gekap said:
on Samsung phones, also on SGS3, websites doesn't get rearranged by zooming in - that means when you zoom in a website, the text appears larger, but then it's necessary to scroll left and right to see all the content - doesn't matter which browser you use (testet with stock-browser, chrome, mozilla and dolphin). That's completly different with HTC-phones (tested with Desire HD and One X): when you zoom in using a browser (and it also doesn't matter which browser you use) then the text will be rearranged, so it's only necessary to scroll up and down, but NOT left and right - the text automatically fits in the browser window in horizontal direction! Is there any known hack or tool to get this behaviour on my SGS3? thanks Gerald
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U need to double tab on samsung phones to rearrange the text thats how it is on.my s2
christhorn said:
Maybe try the following in your browser on the SGS3:
Menu > Settings > Advanced > Auto-fit pages
Chris
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I've this option checked, but that doesn't change anything! - HTC renders the same websites anyway completly different! And as I've mentioned: this can not be a browser-setting, because this behaviour ist browser-independent!
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U need to double tab on samsung phones to rearrange the text thats how it is on.my s2
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doesn't work on SGS3!
Maybe you could post a link to one of the websites?
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Maybe you could post a link to one of the websites?
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for example: http://forum.xda-developers.com
you can also watch this video to see what I mean: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UtXAkNd9k68
OK, I understand what you mean now.
Zooming beyond the double-tap zoom level does not cause the text to re-flow like it does on the HTC One X.
No idea what to do about that - sorry.
christhorn said:
OK, I understand what you mean now.
Zooming beyond the double-tap zoom level does not cause the text to re-flow like it does on the HTC One X.
No idea what to do about that - sorry.
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correct! ;-) and this is not a "feature" from the One X, that works in the same way also on the (old) Desire HD!
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I've this option checked, but that doesn't change anything! - HTC renders the same websites anyway completly different! And as I've mentioned: this can not be a browser-setting, because this behaviour ist browser-independent!
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I can confirm it doesnt work either. My SGS has no problem doing it on stock browser.
Don't have the phone, but it shows you how on this video
Hope this helps. Sorry can't post links so this is the name of the youtube video.
Samsung Galaxy S3 - Stock browser review.
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Don't have the phone, but it shows you how on this video
Hope this helps. Sorry can't post links so this is the name of the youtube video.
Samsung Galaxy S3 - Stock browser review.
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thanks for that hint - but this "trick" is not a solution for me, because only a few websites do provide this "special icon" - with a HTC-phone the text reflows in every browser on every website when zooming in!
Use Opera Mini. Reflows like a boss on double tap and pinch and zoom. I've tried all the browsers, and it's the only one that does it.
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Ok i have found a way to make any wallpaper appear with transparent notification and onscreen keys just like stock wallpapers, on stock launcher. It is so easy and i just haven't seen it reported anywhere so I thought I should mention it. All u need to do basically is to zoom in just a little bit on the wallpaper when selecting it. I mean crop it just a little bit. You will see it works like a charm
Updated instructions: long tap on homescreen. Go to wallpapers. Select ANY picture u want. Comp!ete action using "Crop picture". Tap on the upper blue arrow and drag it down just a little bit( really just a timy bit is enough). Select crop. U are done. Enjoy
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Ok i have found a way to make any wallpaper appear with transparent notification and onscreen keys just like stock wallpapers, on stock launcher. It is so easy and i just haven't seen it reported anywhere so I thought I should mention it. All u need to do basically is to zoom in just a little bit on the wallpaper when selecting it. I mean crop it just a little bit. You will see it works like a charm
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im trying to do it but i cant... Can you explain it a bit more? Maybe some screenshots will help.
Doesn't work....
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im trying to do it but i cant... Can you explain it a bit more? Maybe some screenshots will help.
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Screenshots incoming, sorr for zip format but size was too big for jpeg and i had no time to upload them to another site and then post urls. It works like charm the photo i set is one i took with my camera but works on any pic or wallpaper
You can crop it even less than i did but i cropped so much so that it shows on screenshot
that "semi transparent" notification bar is usual. The really transparent notificaton bar is when you dont see any edge of it. So, sorry but its nothing new.
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that "semi transparent" notification bar is usual. The really transparent notificaton bar is when you dont see any edge of it. So, sorry but its nothing new.
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Then quick question. If i dont do the above, i get black bar and black (non transparent) buttons on my homescreen unless i select a stock wallpape?that means there is something wrong with my device? Please advise... Only thing i get that semitransparent effect with other pics is when i do the above. Is there something wrong?
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Then quick question. If i dont do the above, i get black bar and black (non transparent) buttons on my homescreen unless i select a stock wallpape?that means there is something wrong with my device? Please advise... Only thing i get that semitransparent effect with other pics is when i do the above. Is there something wrong?
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Maybe... I tried a camera pic and it show me a semi transparent bar. So, maybe you have something wrong.
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Maybe... I tried a camera pic and it show me a semi transparent bar. So, maybe you have something wrong.
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Ok will try reflashing stock and see if it is solved. Also can a moderator close this thread?
Hi,
I have played with Themer and widgets last few hours, and it looks very nice. I have looked through the introduction videos, and they were informative, but there is always some information missing, and here is what I could not find:
How to lock widgets without right click?
When we unlock the widgets for editing, we need to lock them back. Every tutorial that I looked does this using right click on screen, but what if there is no place on screen available to right click (widget occupies to whole screen)?. I guess we could add one screen temporarily, lock the widgets, and remove the "dummy" screen, but I guess there should be some quicker method?
How to dock particular widget to appear on all screens?
I would like one widget to appear on all screens, something like a Dock on the stock Android. How to mark widget as docked (locked) on all screens?
How to preview a custom (exported) theme?
In the video tutorials it is said to put an image with the same name to thumbs folder (I noticed that it must be png also, not jpeg). However, this only shows the screenshot in the thumbnail preview of exported themes. What about when we select a particular theme, which opens a screen with Delete Apply choices? This preview is still blank screen, which means that it does not use the image from the thumbs. The same behavior is seen in the video tutorials.
How to know if there is an empty widget on screen?
For example, lets say that I have dropped a widget on the screen accidentally, and I did not place any element in it. This widget would be transparent by default. How can I see those widgets, so I can remove them?
Thanks.
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Hi,
I have played with Themer and widgets last few hours, and it looks very nice. I have looked through the introduction videos, and they were informative, but there is always some information missing, and here is what I could not find:
How to lock widgets without right click?
When we unlock the widgets for editing, we need to lock them back. Every tutorial that I looked does this using right click on screen, but what if there is no place on screen available to right click (widget occupies to whole screen)?. I guess we could add one screen temporarily, lock the widgets, and remove the "dummy" screen, but I guess there should be some quicker method?
How to dock particular widget to appear on all screens?
I would like one widget to appear on all screens, something like a Dock on the stock Android. How to mark widget as docked (locked) on all screens?
How to preview a custom (exported) theme?
In the video tutorials it is said to put an image with the same name to thumbs folder (I noticed that it must be png also, not jpeg). However, this only shows the screenshot in the thumbnail preview of exported themes. What about when we select a particular theme, which opens a screen with Delete Apply choices? This preview is still blank screen, which means that it does not use the image from the thumbs. The same behavior is seen in the video tutorials.
How to know if there is an empty widget on screen?
For example, lets say that I have dropped a widget on the screen accidentally, and I did not place any element in it. This widget would be transparent by default. How can I see those widgets, so I can remove them?
Thanks.
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Hi Goran,
So sorry for taking an incredibly long time to reply, I'm on a semi-vacation in Thailand at the moment and getting access to internet isn't easy. I'll try help as best I can.
1. Thanks for pointing this one out! The option to do this via the app drawer was removed in the last update, so I'll speak to the team about adding it in again. The only other way would be to enable the Themer notification bar, which has a Themer icon that brings up new themes. From here you can tap the back button to go into the Advanced Settings and then into Desktop.
2. This feature has been requested before, however it will take us a while to add it into Themer, as the resources required are quite vast to say the least. Hopefully in the new year we will have more time to focus on features like this. Right now the team is more focused on fixing bugs and improving the performance.
3. Another requested feature. We still want to improve the front end as much as possible before moving onto the back end. Trust me though we haven't forgotten about the designer side of Themer.
4. I've never heard of this feature before, but it sounds like a good one to have. I think because many users focus on adding widgets that instantly show information, it hasn't been as a priority. I'll speak to the team and see what they think.
I hope this has answered your questions. If you have any more just ask, I have a stable connection now and will be able to reply within the day.
- Marco
coming from the Note I used the S-pen to crop my screenshots which I used almost every day. The cropping software would always form a perfect box around the image you wanted to isolate. With the LG we get the very cool dedicated button for screen shots. How do you crop the picture so that the lines are perfectly straight around the borders and not the free hand type lines?
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coming from the Note I used the S-pen to crop my screenshots which I used almost every day. The cropping software would always form a perfect box around the image you wanted to isolate. With the LG we get the very cool dedicated button for screen shots. How do you crop the picture so that the lines are perfectly straight around the borders and not the free hand type lines?
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I use quickpic galery app, always did, allows hiding folders and has edit features I need on the phone :good:
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coming from the Note I used the S-pen to crop my screenshots which I used almost every day. The cropping software would always form a perfect box around the image you wanted to isolate. With the LG we get the very cool dedicated button for screen shots. How do you crop the picture so that the lines are perfectly straight around the borders and not the free hand type lines?
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The stock Google Photos app allows for cropping with straight lines. I open the photo on Gallery, hit the pencil icon and get asked which app I want to use to edit it.
I've also used Snapseed and that has the same cropping capabilities.
This bothered me too. I save the whole screen shot to my gallery and then go into the gallery pic, tap the screen, tap the 3 dots on the top right and then tap crop. The Samsung way is definitely better and I hope LG implements that method.
With V10, you can use Capture+. You can select the portion you want to capture before saving or sharing it.
yes but when using Capture±
how do you crop it there with straight lines? when I click on crop button it only allows you to draw around the screen shot with curved lines. having to save it to a second app is fine for once but not ideal if you use screen shots a lot like I do. t
speaking about screenshots, does anyone else get a line at the very top of the screen, only in screenshots? I'm rooted w/xposed, gravity box/g4 tweaksbox and xstana. is this a phone issue, or something I've done? I seem to remember the change log for the 5.1.1 patch included something to do with this
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speaking about screenshots, does anyone else get a line at the very top of the screen, only in screenshots? I'm rooted w/xposed, gravity box/g4 tweaksbox and xstana. is this a phone issue, or something I've done? I seem to remember the change log for the 5.1.1 patch included something to do with this
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i'm assuming youre on the latest patch that fixed the FP scanner with the metal rails? I'm on tmobile so I havent gotten that update. I believe it's part of that, because i just flashed the stock rom and it's happening there as well.