Touchwiz launcher and "Go home" Action

Louis

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Sep 6, 2011, 4:27:09 AM9/6/11

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Hi,

Thanks you for your Tasker application, I use it a lot since
downloaded 5 days ago, and will buy a code, but I have an issue with
my home screen application : Touchwiz launcher (default UI on Samsung
galaxy s 2 or i9100 phone) don't take the screen number parameter.

I don't want to download and install another home screen app like
launcher pro, as this one fits me well. Is there any chance that you
could include that one ?

Thanks you for answers

Louis

Pent

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Sep 6, 2011, 4:30:44 AM9/6/11

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> I don't want to download and install another home screen app like
> launcher pro, as this one fits me well. Is there any chance that you
> could include that one ?

It's something that has to be done by the homescreen dev. When
starting the homescreen, I send an extra bit of info out which is the
screen number, the developer needs to use that info.

I included below the developer info, which you can just pass on if you
like.

Pent

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Tasker's Go Home action can specify the page of the home screen which
should be shown. To support this action, a home screen need only
accept the extra

net.dinglisch.android.tasker.extras.HOME_PAGE

with the launch intent, the value being an integer from 1 to 20.
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Louis

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Sep 6, 2011, 6:18:50 AM9/6/11

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Hi Pent,

I understand now how tasker indicates to external home app which
screen should be displayed, but I doubt that Samsung will update its
touchwiz...

Thanks anyway for your quick answer

Regards

Louis

Pent

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Sep 6, 2011, 6:48:29 AM9/6/11

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> I understand now how tasker indicates to external home app which
> screen should be displayed, but I doubt that Samsung will update its
> touchwiz...

Ah, sorry, didn't realize it was the Samsung launcher.

Yes, big companies are not very responsive to user desires. I asked
Google to include it (or a mechanism of their choice) in the standard
Android launcher but got a blunt dismissal.

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PhillySaxon

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Sep 10, 2011, 10:58:20 AM9/10/11

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Did you add is as an issue in the AOSP tracker? I'll happily jump on it as well, as I'm sure many other people would. The tighter the Tasker integration into Android, the better (:

Pent

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Sep 10, 2011, 11:54:03 AM9/10/11

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> Did you add is as an issue in the AOSP tracker?

Me ? No.

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