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markusfisch / PieLauncher

Android home screen launcher that uses a dynamic pie menu instead of tables of icons.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.markusfisch.android.pielauncher
MIT License
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Cancel option #20

Open bob-u opened 3 years ago

bob-u commented 3 years ago

Have you considered a cancel option out of the circle menu? Perhaps second finger press (while still dragging with the first)?

This is going to be a great car launcher for people like me who don't like clutter on their head unit! Right now I'm using Discreet Launcher.

Also, I don't know if it's possible but it would be great if one could invoke the menu while in another app - I guess that's called a docker - perhaps a different program?

markusfisch commented 3 years ago

Hi, and thanks for the ideas!

Right now the cancel option is to lift the finger in the center of the pie menu 😉 But I'm already thinking about another optional "mode", where the pie menu is always visible and in the center of the screen. Maybe that would be a good fit for use in car too 🤔

And yes, showing the menu over other apps is technically possible but would require a permanent icon (maybe at an edge of the screen) to trigger the menu.

bob-u commented 3 years ago

Hi

My use case is Android Head Unit (radio) with 9" screen in portrait mode using pointer finger at arm length. As you can imagine, going back to the center requires precision which is hard to do while driving and requires extra attention off the road. One of the pie menu advantages is that, although it does look cool, it can be used without looking at it once you learn icon position (and there's reasonable amount of icons).

Personally (I do see some people liking it), I want my car screen to be free of icons so I like the idea of menu only visible when interacting with the screen. I think this feature is actually one of the differentiating factors from other launchers.

Launching from any screen would be a killer feature! Given that menu is a circle the icon would probably be a little off the edge? If it can be semitransparent and movable - it would be great.

markusfisch commented 3 years ago

Ah, okay, now I understand why the default cancel option isn't enough! And it's fairly easy to cancel the menu as soon as there's another finger. So I will add this feature with the next version.

Also good to know it's not an option for you to have the menu permanently visible. I really like my screen free of icons too and this option I described would always be just optional - but I'm not completely sure if I should add it yet.

Launching from any screen is on the list now!