Beta 4.0b4+ (Android Version 4.0+)

[Pent]

Here's your daily beta update:

http://tasker.dinglisch.net/beta.html

I whited-out the default notification icon but the edges don't look
very smooth now that I double-check, will have to try again.

Feel free to post on the earlier thread about issues brought up there.

Pent

Cumulative Changes In b4

beta: bugfix: took out duplicate hd_av_play_reverse builtin icon
beta: bugfix: custom notification layout was causing monitor crash
beta: bugfix: notification icon wasn't showing up in Monitor prefs
beta: bugfix: default notification icon more white
beta: bugfix: root (and other things relying on internal shell
execution) wasn't working
beta: bugfix: ignore more dirs when doing USB device detection
beta: bugfix: USB Connect: parse device classes as hex values
instead of integer
beta: bugfix: problems with list item text colour on main screen
beta: bugfix: task edit, block statements, collapsed indicator
wasn't animating correctly
beta: bugfix: task edit, block statements, collapsed indicator
respects animation pref
beta: bugfix: main screen, cancel confirm dialog: tapping outside
stays in UI, buttons properly handled
beta: bugfix: state Calendar Entry: wasn't including calendar
provider in selection
beta: bugfix: Prefs screen: cancelling after resetting to defaults
behaves as expected

[Wes Stacey]

Excellent now that i got it up and running I do have a couple issues all involve Task Widgets.

for clarity sake this all happens when i long press the home screen and add a Task Widget from there.

1. Task widgets don't work - I set them on the home screen and the when i click them nothing happens.

2. Confusing when selecting the Task - After you select the task Widget it shows the actual task with a rocket ship icon in the bottom left corner, It is VERY UNCLEAR what that button does and i basically wiped out my task and had to recreate it when i pressed it. Also in order to actually use the task you have to push the Tasker icon at the top. This is very confusing while the Back to save and exit is something that i can get used to in the rest of Tasker, I don't think it is the best solution when selecting a task for a widget i would suggest replacing the rocket icon (i have no idea what the point of that button is) with the a check mark that actually selects the Task to use as the widget.

3. Widget look bad - I downloaded the Green Orb HD Icon pack and it works perfectly with the previous version of Tasker, but now the icons don't resize and are bigger than the size of a standard icon, also the text which shows the Widget name is right justified instead of centered. Acreen shots attached to show the difference. The 2 widgets are green orbs in the center of the screen.

Let me know if you need anything else.

-Wes

[RudeboyX]

I'll mention it here in case you havent noticed.

I've e-mailed a log to the support address per you request in the beta3 thread.

Regards
RBX

[RudeboyX]

I have just had a play assigning other app shourtcuts to power toggles and they all work fine apart from tasker and secure settings shourtcuts. I asume the secure settings one isnt working because it requires you to select an icon from tasker or an ipack to save the shortcut.

Maybe the issue is something to do with how tasker assigns icons to the taskcuts.

Regards RBX

[Pent]

Which Android version do you have, Wes ? I thought that greyed oval
background to the app text was gone by ICS.

I could reproduce widgets not working, thanks for mentioning.

Pent

[Wes Stacey]

I'm using 4.1 JB but I'm using Launcher Pro that has the Grey Oval Background.

[Pent]

> I have just had a play assigning other app shourtcuts to power toggles and they all work fine apart from tasker and secure settings shourtcuts. I asume the secure settings one isnt working because it requires you to select an icon from tasker or an ipack to save the shortcut.

OK, I'll try one of the apps you mentioned when I get the chance.

Pent

[Wes Stacey]

Ok i'm having another weird issue.

If you have a project with enough profiles in it that you have to scroll, if you scroll up and down, it seems that some of the profiles that are scrolled off screen are getting turned off, you'll see the switch being moved to "off" position and if you scroll it could get re-enabled again.

It seems random which profiles get disabled and if you continually scroll up and down you'll see random profiles getting disabled and re-enabled.

Has anyone else seen this?

-Wes

On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:46:47 AM UTC-6, Pent wrote:

[Roberto Cocchiararo]

Android 4.2.1

NExus 4

I install this new beta (over last official version, non betas with the new ui) > get to main screen > accept dialog > do a flick scroll to the bottom of the list 

Scrolling is kinda of "stutery"

I get back up in the same way > Random profiles get enabled/disabled

I keep repeating this, more mayhem.

I reported this in b3, albeit, with totally different wording, dunno if i'm making more sense now.

If not, i will make a video later

[UncleMike]

I was easily able to reproduce this on my Galaxy Nexus (4.2.1), but only on the first project in which I scrolled. After selecting a different project tab I was unable to duplicate the problem.

I then wanted to exit Tasker without saving my changes, but couldn't see how to do so in the new UI.

[Adamx]

Tasker error popups are unreadable on my phone. I thought it was just a dark box, until I got a screenshot where I could barely make out the text. The Tasker theme was defaulted to "Light".

Also, I'm assuming you know that there's no website for the Tasker 4 version user guide.

The Task edit screen is a little confusing. If I add an action, it's not clear that you just hit back (via back button or the logo) to save your changes. Can you make the logo button display text like "Save and go back" if you long-tap it?

Haven't spent a lot of time with this new beta, but overall feels pretty good!

[BossMan]

I was easily able to reproduce this on my Galaxy Nexus (4.2.1), but only on the first project in which I scrolled.  After selecting a different project tab I was unable to duplicate the problem.

It seems to depend on the sort mode - it happens when I have sorting set to User, but not happens on another profile with "Active, alphabetic" sorting.

 

I then wanted to exit Tasker without saving my changes, but couldn't see how to do so in the new UI.

Click "x" in the action bar (or whatever the name is - at the top basically) - that's how you "cancel" in any other window now :)

A. 

[tr91]

Same issue I mentioned in beta 3 thread. Idk if it's fixed now

[UncleMike]

I was easily able to reproduce this on my Galaxy Nexus (4.2.1), but only on the first project in which I scrolled.  After selecting a different project tab I was unable to duplicate the problem.

It seems to depend on the sort mode - it happens when I have sorting set to User, but not happens on another profile with "Active, alphabetic" sorting.

On mine it happened with active, alphabetic sorting.

 

I then wanted to exit Tasker without saving my changes, but couldn't see how to do so in the new UI.

Click "x" in the action bar (or whatever the name is - at the top basically) - that's how you "cancel" in any other window now :)

Thanks. 

[Vladimir Oz]

Wow!

Bandwidth Limit Exceeded
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later.

Too sad.

[Pent]

> I then wanted to exit Tasker without saving my changes, but couldn't see how to do so in >the new UI.

There's a big cross in the action bar, no ?

Pent

[Pent]

> The Task edit screen is a little confusing. If I add an action, it's not
> clear that you just hit back (via back button or the logo) to save your
> changes. Can you make the logo button display text like "Save and go back"
> if you long-tap it?

I just followed the design guidelines for the icon meaning 'save and
up a level'.
Seems a lot of people aren't aware of that.

Pent

[Pent]

> Bandwidth Limit Exceeded

Yeah, sorry, will phone them today.

Pent

[tr91]

"
Wes Stacey

Ok i'm having another weird issue.

If you have a project with enough profiles in it that you have to scroll, if you scroll up and down, it seems that some of the profiles that are scrolled off screen are getting turned off, you'll see the switch being moved to "off" position and if you scroll it could get re-enabled again.

It seems random which profiles get disabled and if you continually scroll up and down you'll see random profiles getting disabled and re-enabled.

Has anyone else seen this?

"

I'm thinking this is the same issue as mine just reworded in another way.

[Thomas Frederick]

I've noticed the same bugs re profiles turning on and off randomly when scrolling.  Also had bug where turning one profile on turns another off.  Also sometimes a profile will disable/enable itself a couple seconds after being enabled/disabled. 

Also had a thought re design of profile lists - now that the on/off is more intuitively slid from one to the other, rather than tapped, it is really easy to move profiles around accidentally. Maybe make it need a long-press in order to move?

Think I found another possible bug to do with profiles enabling/disabling correctly.  Had a profile with context "Wifi Connected" (and nothing else).  When wifi was connected and profile on, profile was activated.  However, when the profile was turned off, the profile did not disable, but stayed active.  It only disabled once wifi was disconnected. 

Thomas

[Glen]

can someone send me the beta apk?
Bandwidth exceeded so cant download it.
Also, is this app factory compatible already?

[Kevin]

It's because we're used to the save button from previous versions. But thank you for sticking to the guidelines.

[Vladimir Oz]

Yeah. I've got it on B4. There wasn't on B3.

Feeling like wobbler :) Never knows what's true :)

среда, 23 января 2013 г., 0:22:27 UTC+4 пользователь Wes Stacey написал:

[BossMan]

I noticed in the landscape mode a nice and shiny "search" button in the main app window. I understand that there's no room for it in the portrait mode, but could you at least hook the search feature to the search button (physical) that could be used for that?

A.

[BossMan]

Tasker main activity window does not behave in the same way as other apps when opening the app. On slower devices (like mine), there is an akward moment before the main app window is loaded, when there is nothing displayed.

Other apps (tried contacts, sms, email..) opens a window with only the action bar/title bar and a blank, white "content" until everything is loaded, but when I open Tasker (e.g. when switching between open apps) I get "nothing" displayed (i.e. homescreen with the status bar etc) after which the complete Tasker window is shown.

Any chance for changing this behaviour?

A.

P.S. I can record a short clip and send it to you if you're not sure what I'm refering to :)

On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 5:46:47 PM UTC+1, Pent wrote:

[Adamx]

Hmm, trying to figure out why my "Bluetooth Connected (name and address) + Power (Any)" isn't working I stumbled on this one. 

Also, the profile doesn't activate no matter whether I put the bluetooth name and address in the right places or switch them. 

On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:39:44 AM UTC-8, aleatorvb wrote:

Event bluetooth - searching for name and bluetooth id and then selecting an item populates the two fields in reverse: in the name field it sets the bluetooth id and in the bluetooth id it sets the name field.

[BossMan]

Hmm, trying to figure out why my "Bluetooth Connected (name and address) + Power (Any)" isn't working I stumbled on this one. 

But you are using the beta version, correct? This thread is only about the very recent beta version.

A. 

[Adamx]

Yes, this is with the b4 beta. My profile had been working fine until I started running the beta.

[Adamx]

I don't have lag like that when opening Tasker on a Galaxy Nexus, so it does sound like a device speed issue. A simple window like you describe sounds like a good idea in that case.

But when I click Home button to close Tasker, my home screen apps and widgets show up on top of Tasker for a second, before my wallpaper shows up. Is anyone else seeing this behavior? I also updated to CM 10.1M1, but no other app is doing this. 

I also just found if I click the "recent apps" button, then click it again, it doesn't go back to Tasker as expected but instead goes back to my home screen.

[Pent]

> Yeah. I've got it on B4. There wasn't on B3.
> Feeling like wobbler :) Never knows what's true :)

Sorry about that, turned out to be a result of making the switches
respond to being slid on or off. Took me a few hours to find and fix,
grrrr.

Can't upload a new version because my ISP someone lost that option
while upgrading my hosting account for more bandwidth.

Pent

[Pent]

> I noticed in the landscape mode a nice and shiny "search" button in the
> main app window. I understand that there's no room for it in the portrait
> mode, but could you at least hook the search feature to the search button
> (physical) that could be used for that?

I tried, it's like the home button, can't be intercepted any more by
the app. Just shows Google Now. Perhaps via the Android search

I'll see if it interacts OK via the search intent or manager.

Pent

[Pent]

> Tasker main activity window does not behave in the same way as other apps
> when opening the app. On slower devices (like mine), there is an akward
> moment before the main app window is loaded, when there is nothing
> displayed.

It's a consequence of the ability to dynamically set the theme.

I load first with no display because otherwise Android loads the
default theme, then when I set the theme in the app it loads that,
resulting in much slower startup.

The display delay is probably noticeable because you have tonnes of
data as well as a slow device.

I guess this will ameliorate with time.

Pent

[Pent]

> Editing pre-existing task, tap on icons (3x3 grid right and down on screen)> myicons >

What's 'myicons' ?

Pent

>
>some seconds with Tasker freezed > FC > Ok > Tasker reload with
>
> this log:
>
> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XTguEiUITao/UQAEP-2qGbI/AAAAAAAAAg...>
> Trying to help...
> Rafa

[Wes Stacey]

I'm seeing that there is now a b5 Version on the Beta page, yet there is no topic here yet. Is Version 5 ready for testing Pent?

[Pent]

> I'm seeing that there is now a b5 Version on the Beta page, yet there is no
> topic here yet. Is Version 5 ready for testing Pent?

Yes, sorry, got my uploads out of order.

beta: bugfix: widgets were not clickable and widget icons were
badly sized
beta: bugfix: various oddities around profile enable switches
beta: bugfix: global enable/disable wasn't correctly locked when
lock code set
beta: change: Prefs: moved Defaults action bar item to overflow
menu
removed: 'create from app' button in widget/shortcut configure
screen, was just confusing people

Not much in the list today because those cursed enable switches in the
profile list took up my whole afternoon.

Pent

[Pent]

> It's an option of Tasker UI :)

I think those are local directory icons or an ipack you've made ?

Can you tell me which ?

Pent

[Wes Stacey]

Ok downloaded it and it did fix the enable switch issue, good work.

Now the Widgets actually work and while the icon resizing has improved it still isn't quite right. and the title text seems to go right justified when the name is longer than one line. I found that they look exactly the same when i use the default launcher as well as LauncherPro.

[Rafa Gisbert]

?

Oops, my apologies, I have one local directory (dont know why) named myicons under /tasker/.icn/. Don't remember when I created that one, maybe testing something. Again, my apologies.

R

[Pent]

> Now the Widgets actually work and while the icon resizing has improved it
> still isn't quite right. and the title text seems to go right justified
> when the name is longer than one line. I found that they look exactly the
> same when i use the default launcher as well as LauncherPro.

What did you say your Android version was ? Stock ?

Pent

[RudeboyX]

Wih regards to the shortcut issue (not sticking) and the task icon issue (repeat source select screen) I was having. I have experimented further.

in power toggles if i select a tasker shortcut and use the icon that is already assigned to the task then the shortcut doesnt stick

If i try it again but opt to choose another icon in the taskcut task screen (local media), once i select the icon i get the error:-
"error, data blocked, please return to the main app and exit via the main screen"

now everytime I select taskcut I just get the error and kicked out until I return to tasker and exit again.

If i try it again but opt to choose another icon in the taskcut task screen (built in icon) I, dont get any error but the shortcut doesnt stick still

The two issues I reported definatley seem related.

Regards
RBX

[Adamx]

Here's what I see when I close 4.0 beta, just for a split second. 

[RudeboyX]

I relation to this. the apps where the shortcuts worked (nova launcher & notification widget), these apps dont take the icon provided by the task, but instead use taskers launcher icon by default.

From all evidence, its definatley something to do with the way tasker assigns the icon and hands it to the calling app.

Regards
RBX

[Wes Stacey]

4.1.1 Stock for Sprint Galaxy Nexus.

[Matt R]

Probably due to some publicity you're getting: http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/22/tasker-beta-released-completely-revamped-ui-gives-app-new-life/

Matt

[UncleMike]

There is.  I just haven't adapted to the new UI yet.  I didn't mean to imply that it wasn't possible to exit without saving changes, just that I didn't know how to do it.

On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 2:04:07 AM UTC-5, Pent wrote:

> I then wanted to exit Tasker without saving my changes, but couldn't see how to do so in >the new UI.

There's a big cross in the action bar, no ?

Pent

[UncleMike]

b5 task timers still don't fit in the 2x1 area allotted.  Days and hours are displayed, but minutes and seconds are cut off.  They appear to still be sized for the 3x2 area they were originally using in the 4.0 betas.

[Tommy]

Installed, and noticed that my Task widgets are not working. ICS ond RAZR rooted.

The task need Secure Plugin which is installed in system.

Bug or i am missing something?

[Wes Stacey]

Are you using beta 4 or beta 5, one of the fixes in 5 was to fix the fact that task widgets weren't working.

[Tommy]

Beta 4, will install right now Beta 5. Will provide feedback

[Tommy]

Installed Beta 5 and widget working flawless.

Thanks

On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 7:12:34 PM UTC-3, Wes Stacey wrote:

[Vladimir Oz]

Hi, Pent.

Did anyone mention that with theme "Light with Dark Action bar" Actions' labels became unreadable - black back with dark gray foreground text

B5 is OK :)

 

[Pent]

> Did anyone mention that with theme "Light with Dark Action bar" Actions'
> labels became unreadable - black back with dark gray foreground text

Adam had mentioned it with light theme, which I couldn't reproduce.
Maybe he was on Light with Dark AB, since I can reproduce it with
that, thanks.

Pent

[Vladimir Oz]

Adam was right

CM10 

четверг, 24 января 2013 г., 10:53:54 UTC+4 пользователь Pent написал:

[BossMan]

Checked on both themes, both show the same effect. 

A.

[BossMan]

P.S. And I think a related issue is the one with "warning messages displayed with black text on dark gray background".

[BossMan]

I observe the same behavior sometimes when e.g. returning from the task edit window to the main window - for a brief moment, a previous app/homescreen is visible, until the main activity window is opened.

A.

On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 2:54:23 PM UTC+1, BossMan wrote:

Tasker main activity window does not behave in the same way as other apps when opening the app. On slower devices (like mine), there is an akward moment before the main app window is loaded, when there is nothing displayed.

Other apps (tried contacts, sms, email..) opens a window with only the action bar/title bar and a blank, white "content" until everything is loaded, but when I open Tasker (e.g. when switching between open apps) I get "nothing" displayed (i.e. homescreen with the status bar etc) after which the complete Tasker window is shown.

Any chance for changing this behaviour?

A.

P.S. I can record a short clip and send it to you if you're not sure what I'm refering to :)

[BossMan]

1) When editing an action/state/anything, after pressing the "reload" button (the one that shows other actions/states) and back to cancel the change, any changes made in the action/state are gone and it is at its default state.

2) Torch action - why don't you remove it? As far as I remember, it no longer works on ICS+, so it's not possible that it will show up on any phone, in Tasker 4.0+, right?

If you intend to keep it, you can remove the <i> from the warning message that pops up after clicking it.

A.

[Thomas]

Nice to see the beta coming along so quick! I've just noticed a bug in b5 (it could have been in b4/3 aswell? but I didn't notice it) that I don't think anyone else has posted about so far.  

When dragging actions up/down in a task they don't end up in the right place. I haven't been able to establish a reliable pattern yet, every time I try and reproduce more than a couple times it seems to bug in a different way.  

When dragging actions down one place, about half the time they swap as they should, but the other half the action moving ends up one spot above.  Eg. action 4 to 3 instead of 4 to 5.  Dragging actions more than one place down is harder to pin down, but pretty much never ends up in the right place. 

The only reliable reproduction I've managed is in tasks with 10 or more actions, it's pretty weird. Dragging any action from 9-10 / 10-11 / 11-12 ends up with that action in spots 4 or 5 or 6 (I think it depends on exactly how many actions are in the task.  However, regardless of the number of actions, if you drag the 2nd to last action into the last spot, it ends up at number 7.  Very odd.  

Also in tasks where there are enough actions where you have to scroll, it becomes more random.  Sometimes it will move up, sometimes down by 1 or 4 places, (when you've tried to move it 10), and sometimes it won't move at all. I think it might have something to do with the 'scrolling' area - where you drag the action down far enough to start scrolling and somehow that stops the action moving and instead drops it there, even though it looks as if it continues as normal.   

I should also mention that it seems to only be with moving actions down the task list. Moving them up is pretty reliable. 

Thomas

[Pent]

> 2) Torch action - why don't you remove it?

Maybe I'll get round to investigating one day, in the meantime the
Tesla reference is useful.

Pent

[Pent]

> I observe the same behavior sometimes when e.g. returning from the task
> edit window to the main window - for a brief moment, a previous
> app/homescreen is visible, until the main activity window is opened.

Yes, I suspect it's related to the 'no display' speedup I mentioned.
Perhaps I can find a simple default theme for the manifest that
prevents it.

Pent

[Pent]

> Checked on both themes, both show the same effect.

Curses, I managed to reproduce it once, then when I went to look at
the code and tried again I can't anymore.

I can't even see *why* it would happen: I'm not setting the background
of the label, it should be transparent. Will try setting it
transparent explicitly for both light and dark.

Pent

[Vladimir Oz]

Maybe labels are black exactly because they are transparent? What lies under them? Black hole? ;)

четверг, 24 января 2013 г., 14:10:55 UTC+4 пользователь Pent написал:

[Adamx]

After spending some time creating/modifying profiles/tasks, using the logo button for "save and go back" in Tasker is starting to feel natural. To the point where I'm tapping the logo on the main screen, and waiting for it to exit Tasker. D'oh! :)

The Task edit screen is a little confusing. If I add an action, it's not clear that you just hit back (via back button or the logo) to save your changes. Can you make the logo button display text like "Save and go back" if you long-tap it?

[Pent]

Your daily beta release b6 is up:

beta: bugfix: tinkering with image selection handling, sometimes
specific selection screen shown twice
beta: bugfix: state BT Connected: was selected address for name
and vice-versa
beta: bugfix attempt: set arg label background explicity
transparent
beta: bugfix attempt: set default grey background theme globally,
hopefully look better for people with slow devices on icon click, and
prevent occasional visibility of previous app
beta: bugfix: selecting icon from subdirs of .icn wasn't working
beta: bugfix: centre widget text, scale icon better
beta: bugfix: toasts from background were unreadable
beta: bugfix: drag margin was invisible in dark themes
removed: Profileify 'Browse Examples' entry (site gone)

Pent

[Pent]

> After spending some time creating/modifying profiles/tasks, using the logo
> button for "save and go back" in Tasker is starting to feel natural. To the
> point where I'm tapping the logo on the main screen, and waiting for it to
> exit Tasker. D'oh! :)

That's 2 plus me is 3 that want it to save and exit :-)

Android design guidelines say no, so I'm collecting votes :-)

Pent

[TomL]

Why not make it a global preference in Tasker, and leave it to the users?  And have option default to how Pent wants it. :)

Tom

[Wes Stacey]

I'm getting used to it now, however one thing that bugs me is that the cancel button is on the main screen (the exit without saving button) but the "Save and Exit" option is in the menu, seems to me it should be reversed.

But putting the "Save and Exit" button as the icon would also fix this issue. So my vote is yes.

[BossMan]

    beta: bugfix attempt: set arg label background explicity
transparent

Looks fine now, on both themes :)

 

    beta: bugfix attempt: set default grey background theme globally,
hopefully look better for people with slow devices on icon click, and
prevent occasional visibility of previous app

Thanks, it works. It'd be even cooler though if it could behave similarily to built-in apps, i.e. until the window is loaded, the "stub" window is shown that looks like the app, but without the content, i.e. only the action bar with the app icon is shown :)

A.

[Scott Miller]

> Android design guidelines say no, so I'm collecting votes :-)

Guidelines are not rules. Do what seems to make the most sense for your application. It's annoying that some people seem to think the UI needs to change every time Google blinks.

BTW, I like the new look, even though I need to learn a few things again. What would we do in life if we didn't need to deal with change.

[Wes Stacey]

    beta: bugfix: centre widget text, scale icon better

 
Ahh it finally fixed it for me. Thanks for the hard work.

[BossMan]

Your daily beta release b6 is up:

I reported a similar issue, but it might not be the same root cause for both of them:

1) in a task, with one action, if I hit the drag area (avoiding slide), I end up with editing the action (that's not new), but when I exit, instead of the "+" key, "thrash" icon is shown. However, if I press it, it opens the new action selector

2) cosmetic: can you change the color of the marker in the calendar context selector? At the moment it's orange that does not seem to suit anything other in the UI.

A.

[Pent]

> Thanks, it works. It'd be even cooler though if it could behave similarily
> to built-in apps, i.e. until the window is loaded, the "stub" window is
> shown that looks like the app, but without the content, i.e. only the
> action bar with the app icon is shown :)

The problem is, you have to specify a theme in the manifest. That's
what's shown before the dynamic call to set the theme in the app takes
place.

If I specify a dark theme in the manifest, then the screen goes
completely black and then completely white if you have a light theme
selected in prefs , which isn't very pleasant.
And vice versa.

I could do some clever stuff and have launchable activities in the
manifest with different fixed initial themes, which I enable and
disable dependent on the user-selected theme.

It works in the default browser, but I have a suspicion it will cause
problems in 3rd Party launchers.

So I can't event show a 'loading' theme with an action bar, because it
has to be fixed, and the AB could be light or dark dependent on the
user theme.

In other words, it's a price we're paying for theme flexibility.

Pent

[Vladimir Oz]

My vote is - make projects tab accessed by tap on Tasker icon in main activity.

четверг, 24 января 2013 г., 20:46:20 UTC+4 пользователь Pent написал:

[Adamx]

Using the icon as a "save and exit" button I think will feel natural to frequent users, but as a new Tasker user I don't think I would expect it to do that. 

Maybe wrap it into the Beginner mode preference? If you uncheck beginner mode, the icon becomes "save and exit"? Can I vote for that?

[Brian]

Mine's all locked up.  I tried hitting the phone's back button from within a task and nothing happened.  So I exited with the home button.  Now when I go back in I can't open any tasks, or really do anything.  SG3 rooted.

[Wes Stacey]

You tried rebooting the phone?

[Brian]

Reboot helped but I can reproduce it but trying to pick an icon from .ico/subdirectory.  When I exit it locks up.  Menu bar at top works, so does profile bar at bottom.  Just can't open tasks, or settings menu.  Wait!  Just got an error - "Tasker isn't responding.  Do you want to close it?"   Picking yes fixes it.

[BossMan]

I had exactly the same issue, twice, and it was also icon-related, i.e. I tried changing icons in a notification action and in a task I guess. I did not select any special/custom icon folders though - just the built-in ones. I tried to reproduce the issue but did not manage to.

A.

[Thomas Frederick]

I agree with this! Make the tasker icon the project selector! Then you won't have a half-cut-off project title at the bottom right of the screen. Instead you could have the static profiles/tasks/scenes/vars!

[writer]

Clone in the Scene Options still doesn't work in b6.

And I'd like to have icon size options when create widget. Sometimes big icons (like in b3) with no widget labels look better. See the attatched screenshots.

Galaxy Nexus stock 4.1.1

[Wojtek]

Hi Pent,

 

Just discovered the new beta and tried it out this morning. Looks good!

Here are two bug reports from my short time testing.

 

1. In Scene editor screen, status bar is not hiding when editing scene, even though hide status bar is ticked in preferences. The top and bottom bars overlay the resize buttons in the scene editor making it impossible to resize scene objects.

 

2. Icons in the "Set Widget Icon" actions are only sometimes working. I am finding that the widget task's own icon keeps overriding the icon set by "Set Widget Icon"

 

3. When upgrading from 1.3.4 to 4.0b beta, all icons from the built-in tasker set of icons are updated to the dark grey ICS icons which are impossible to see and is an absolute pain in the butt to go through all my tasks to fix them all to the lighter coloured version also in the new built-in set. Can you fix this so that when upgrading from 1.3.4 or earlier versions that the new icons in the built-in set default to the light coloured icon range rather than the dark grey?!

 

Thank you again Pent.

[Pent]

> Reboot helped but I can reproduce it but trying to pick an icon from
> .ico/subdirectory.  When I exit it locks up.  Menu bar at top works, so
> does profile bar at bottom.  Just can't open tasks, or settings menu.
>  Wait!  Just got an error - "Tasker isn't responding.  Do you want to close
> it?"   Picking yes fixes it.

This is b6, right ?


By 'when I exit' you mean 'after clicking an icon in the selector
dialog' ? Does the icon show in the bottom bar ?

Pent

[Pent]

> I had exactly the same issue, twice, and it was also icon-related, i.e. I
> tried changing icons in a notification action and in a task I guess. I did
> not select any special/custom icon folders though - just the built-in ones.
> I tried to reproduce the issue but did not manage to.

I think there's a timing or memory issue there somewhere, I also had a
lock at some point but couldn't reproduce.

Could you send me a system log when it locks up ?

Thanks,

Pent

[Pent]

> And I'd like to have icon size options when create widget. Sometimes big
> icons (like in b3) with no widget labels look better. See the attatched
> screenshots.

Sorry, I won't be doing more than the bare basics for widgets right
now. This is a UI update, not a widget update.

At some point I'd like to make widgets configurable to some degree,
but not now.

Pent

[Pent]

> 3. When upgrading from 1.3.4 to 4.0b beta, all icons from the built-in
> tasker set of icons are updated to the dark grey ICS icons which are
> impossible to see and is an absolute pain in the butt to go through all my
> tasks to fix them all to the lighter coloured version also in the new
> built-in set.

You can change the UI theme to change the icon set (for project and
task icons).

I chose dark grey for default because it matches with the default
light theme for the UI.

> Can you fix this so that when upgrading from 1.3.4 or earlier
> versions that the new icons in the built-in set default to the light
> coloured icon range rather than the dark grey?!

Then they would be invisible in the UI...

Pent

[Pent]

> 1. In Scene editor screen, status bar is not hiding when editing scene,
> even though hide status bar is ticked in preferences.

Does for me. What have you got the preference set to ?

Pent

[Pent]

> 2. Icons in the "Set Widget Icon" actions are only sometimes working. I am
> finding that the widget task's own icon keeps overriding the icon set by
> "Set Widget Icon"

I tested with builtin icons without problem. At what point are they
'overridden' ?

Is it for particular types of icons ?

Pent

[RudeboyX]

I think a drop down menu next to the icon would be good as a projects tab. I think ultimatley the lack of a true action bar has let the UI update down. it would have been perfect for multiselecting actions/tasks/profiles for cloning/deleting etc. (like the default e-mail app). But I understand the huge amounts of time and effort Pent has put into it and It looks the part.

As for the save and exit idea for the icon on the main screen, Its correct as it is. look at the default gallery/e-mail apps etc. this is exactly how they work also, its just going to take you a bit of time to get used to the new layout.

Regards
RBX

[Dave F]

I already suggested using the Google Maps type layout for the projects. Makes way more sense to me, but hey ho :)

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/tasker/xZxt8e0A_lo/mIn99dp_glkJ

On Friday, 25 January 2013 02:01:37 UTC, Thomas wrote:

[RudeboyX]

Hi Pent. Just to confirm, when selecting local media for Icons now, it sets correctly instead of prompting to select the source again. however, If i flick through a few tasks one after the other selecting new icons from taskers builtin ones, every couple of times, the icon list locks up and lags like a memory leak or somthing.

Selecting taskuts through other apps still fails with the majority.

Also I cant edit any of my scene actions. it just clears the title of the element so it wont save.

Regards
RBX

[Vladimir Oz]

That's OK while You have 6-8 projects. what will You do with 15-20 and more?

Grouping of projects and left tab as in G+, G-Media :)

пятница, 25 января 2013 г., 13:16:54 UTC+4 пользователь Dave F написал:

[Dave Fisher]

Assuming its possible via the Android APIs, I'd move my finger to the end of the list and scroll down, personally :)

How would you select from 15-20 projects when you click on the Tasker icon via your suggestion ? i.e. what would you be presented with when you click on the Tasker icon ?

[RudeboyX]

Scrollable list?

[Thomas Frederick]

Win! Although we should maybe wait for some of pents input before finalizing design layout lol

[Wojtek]

I had the preferences set to "Hide Status Bar: When Editing Scenes"

> 2. Icons in the "Set Widget Icon" actions are only sometimes working. I am 
> finding that the widget task's own icon keeps overriding the icon set by 
> "Set Widget Icon" 

I tested with builtin icons without problem. At what point are they 
'overridden' ? 

Is it for particular types of icons ? 

Pent 

I have a widget called Power Menu which allows me quick access to various tasks such as "Car Mode Start", "Night Mode", "Data On", etc...

I also set it to change the icon depending on whether I have the phone plugged into charger, usb or not charging. The default widget task icon was a dark grey battery (I didn't change it yet) and the "Set Widget Icon" tasks set them to light grey plug/battery/usb icon however after it does that it appears to revert back to the widget task's origninal dark grey icon

[Vladimir Oz]

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/tasker/zN3Sh-C7TkU/v2lwpEGbMNYJ

пятница, 25 января 2013 г., 14:20:01 UTC+4 пользователь Dave F написал: