Gateway, Sunrise, and Mission Control

So I know I posted on Google+ last week that I would have something new up on the weekend and that I was working on something new to make applying these themes easier. However, I overestimated the amount of time I was going to have and unfortunately have only got around to posting this now. I have been working on something to help with applying my templates, but unfortunately it's not ready for a beta release...yet. Regardless, I've got three more screens for you guys. Enjoy!

Gateway

You may have seen this one on Google+ already if you're a part of the MyColorScreen or Zooper Widget Awesome Beta Testers communites. I used a flat white background, then placed the widgets over top. I know, I could have set the widget background colour to white, but I like to make you guys work for it...ok maybe not that much. Here's a great app for single colour wallpapers, although I'm sure you can find something similar. Remember, as always, I'm using Nova Launcher Prime, 16 x 9, no margins or shadows, with the notification bar hidden. Als,o for those with on-screen navigation keys, I would highly recommend flashing a custom ROM that enables expanded desktop mode. I use these settings for all my home screens so if it's any different in the future, I'll let you know. Of course you'll need the latest Tasker beta, Zooper Widget Pro beta, and the AutoNotification beta with unlock key (downloaded in-app or via Play Store).

Templates and Tasker profiles can be found here. Be sure to download the fonts MyColorScreen has so graciously made available through their Themer resource files. I feel bad that I'm not at least encouraging you to download their app. If you feel bad too you can always download Themer, and pull the fonts out yourself.

Sunrise

This is a much simpler theme. It's very basic; only one rather large widget per screen. I used the flip scroll effect in Nova Launcher, but of course you can choose what suits your preference. You'll need Tasker, Zooper and AutoNotification (Pro and betas for each) as well as Media Utitlies for this one. Isn't it just so pretty and peaceful?

Relax, here's the templates and profiles.

Mission Control

I also posted this one on Google+ not too long ago. It's fairly simple with some clear drawing mode cuts and transparency. The progress bar on the first screen is your battery level, and the second screen's progress bar is the track play time. Also, the circles on the time and notifications screen will change if you've received a new notification, or if the battery is charging. Again, I borrowed the icon font from the Themer app so thanks again to everyone at MyColorScreen for being so awesome.

Templates and profiles? BOOM! (man, I'm steali...I mean borrowing everything from MyColorScreen today).

I'm working hard on keeping these screens coming and I hope you guys enjoy trying them out. Hopefully I'll have a beta release of the Android Workbench Widget Helper ready for you guys sometime in the next little while so you can easily download a theme and have it ready to go in no time. As always, thanks for reading and supporting my work. Feel free to leave a comment below, share with your friends, or even just +1. Let me know if things are working for you or any bugs you might find, send me an email or follow me on Google+. See you next time!

Frames

$#TVISITCOUNT#>1?Welcome back, friends!:Welcome!$

I'm a nerd. Deal with it.

Hey guys! Here comes another home screen filled to the brim with awesome-sauce! This one took me a little bit since I wanted to implement a feature I've never seen before with Zooper. Of course, the internet is a pretty big place so I'm not going to say I'm the first to do this, but I know after this post I'm not going to be the only one!

Frames

I know you're probably asking, "Why is the text all out of order?" or maybe "Why is he always listening to Tool?" First of all, Tool is awesome. End of story. Second, I've created a ticker text widget [insert maniacal laughter]! Yeah, yeah, not so exciting, but to create something like this for yourself with Tasker and Zooper is extremely satisfying. Now, I will warn you, it's not without its bugs. Occasionally the text will have a pretty big lag, and sometime the letters really do come in out of order, but hey, it works!

Set the Nova Launcher Prime desktop settings to (with labs enabled) 16 x 9, no margins, no shadows.

You'll also need Zooper Widget Pro (Beta? Sign me up!) and Tasker (Also beta!) as well as AutoNotification Pro, Media Utilities Beta...and maybe a box of Krispy Kremes. You guys knew that already though.

You can download the Zooper templates and Tasker project here, and if you'd like, check out the rest of my posts! If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future posts, feel free to do so in the comments below. I'm open to any ideas and I'd like to see what you guys are doing to add to or improve on my templates. Let me know what you think! +1 and share!

Thanks for reading!

Steel Tech

I think I'm on a roll with these home screens. I certainly hope you guys are enjoying the templates and turning some heads. How about some more?

I like to call this one Steel Tech. I'm becoming a fan of layering rectangles to create fades and transparency effects. Although I've only posted a screenshot of one, this setup includes three screens. I've set the Nova Launcher grid to 16 x 9 with no margins. I also made sure that shadows are turned on and the scroll effect is set to wipe.

To set this one up, download the files from here, copy the font into your Zooper Widget font folder and import the Tasker project. Then, place the widgets. The top widget on each screen is the Steel Tech - Album Art and Status widget. The other three go on the bottom of each separate screen. The cool thing about the wipe effect is that it creates the illusion that only part of the screen has changed as long as everything else is exactly the same. Of course, you can also change the apps that are monitored by changing the Tasker AutoNotification states' package names and monitored apps, as well as the variables that are transmitted to Zooper. If you've been following my blog, you'll know what apps you'll need (and that you'll probably need the beta versions of all of them to make it work).

Let me know what you think in the comments below, +1 and share with your friends!

Thanks for reading, and see you next time!

Adrift and at Peace

I've been busy this weekend. Not writing an endless tutorial has really freed up a lot of time. I hope you guys don't mind...

I thought I'd get in on this glass theme craze that's been sweeping the theming world recently. Now, I know it's not as simple a theme as you might be used to, but here it is:

Adrift and at Peace

This screen is not inspired by the Nine Inch Nails song, Adrift and at Peace, but I think it fits the theme rather nicely. After you apply this template, sit back and enjoy the music. You'll see how it fits.

Well, enough of my rambling. Here it is; the templates, Tasker project and wallpaper.

Of course, you'll need Zooper Widget Pro, Tasker, Media Utilities and AutoNotification Pro. Try the beta versions if you run into any issues. I'm using Nova Launcher Prime with a 16 x 9 grid and no margins, and SlimKat 3.2 in expanded desktop mode (SlimPie!), but you can use whichever launcher or ROM (even stock if you don't have a navigation bar) you prefer.

You will need to enable overlapping widgets, as you can see in the screenshot below. I'm sure there's another way I could have done it, but it works!

You can do what you want with shortcuts and such, but I've set the clock, when tapped, to open my clock app, the notifications each open the apps they monitor, and More Apps opens the app drawer. For music control, tapping the album art opens Google Play Music, tapping the track information skips to the next track, and tapping Play/Pause, plays and pauses the song.

Thanks for reading! Please +1, share, and/or comment. I value any feedback or suggestions. Don't make me beg people! See you next time!

Rebel

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

Rebel

I've been working on this screen for the past week and have been plagued with indecision and uncertainty of what to actually do. It wasn't supposed to be a Star Wars theme, but hey, what can you do? Sometimes these are the droids you're looking for. I had originally planned to use a live wallpaper, and by no means am I telling you not to, but for some reason this wallpaper stuck. I don't know about you guys, but I like it.

As some of you may already know, I usually post a lengthy tutorial that goes into excruciating detail about each module and widget. Not this time. HALLELUJAH! It's just too much; too much time for everyone involved, and redundant when I just post a link to all the templates and Tasker projects at the end.

Pointless, really.

This time around I'll just post a link here, and give you a brief rundown of the features.

On the top, you've got the time, battery level, and status, as well as some text taken from Google Now notifications. It will change depending on what the notifications say, and whether there's a title and text, or not. At the bottom, there's a play/pause button, a shortcut to Google Play music that changes the text to the song title and artist name if you have a track playing, as well as Hangouts and Google+ notifications. It's fairly simple, but it gets the job done.

Many thanks to +Bryan Raymond for helping me realize that you need the beta version of Tasker to import the xml file. I'd also recommend signing up for the beta versions of Zooper Widget Pro and +João Dias's AutoApps (you'll need to check each individual app here to sign up). It's worth the minor bugs and hiccups. Believe me.

For this screen you'll need:

Tasker
Zooper Widget Pro
Media Utilities
AutoNotification Pro

If you want to switch out the apps you monitor for notifications (say, Facebook or Twitter), simply change the app and package names for the AutoNotification states in Tasker, as well as the variable names in Tasker and Zooper.

If you need any help, I'm always here.

Please feel free to +1, comment, share, and follow. There's always more on the horizon!
If you have any suggestions for features or themes you'd like to see in the future, I'd be more than happy to work it into my next project.

Thanks for tuning in, and may the Force be with you.