8bitPit / Niagara-Issues

A place to submit feature requests and bug reports for Niagara Launcher, a modern + minimalist Android home screen optimized for one-✋ access and staying focused.
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Add a left-aligned text, no-icon mode. #2633

Closed dessalines closed 3 weeks ago

dessalines commented 1 month ago

Is your feature request related to a problem?

Many simple launchers such as Olauncher, don't use any icons, as it creates a less-distracting homescreen.

Currently, I'm using the blank icon pack to simulate a no-icon mode for niagara launcher, but it doesn't look great since the text is not left aligned:

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Compare with Olauncher:

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Describe the solution you'd like

It'd be great to have a no-icon mode added to niagara launcher.

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NiagaraSupport commented 1 month ago

Hey there, thanks for your request. Unfortunately, it's unlikely that we will implement complete left alignment for icons. Even if we add a toggle to disable icons, left-handed users need to be able to use the left side of the screen to navigate the alphabet and all app lists. Have you considered trying the Outlined icon pack? It could be a great alternative.

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dessalines commented 1 month ago

The left-handed hidden alphabet list is still to the left of your icons anyway (in the margins), so removing the icons and shifting the title left (but not past the margins), shouldn't cause any conflicts.

NiagaraSupport commented 3 weeks ago

Yes, I just mentioned that, because it wouldn't be as much to the left as in the Olauncher screenshot. To the actual request, there are no current plans to remove icons as a whole. If there are more requests in the future It may get reconsidered, but for now I'll close this. Appreciate the understanding