For the past few days, I've been re-installing my build system, which explains the time passed since the last build.
I'll be now building on a 1210 Ubuntu rather than a OS X ML one.
It should only take a few more hours to a day or two and then I'll roll out a new build.
Showing posts with label Updates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Updates. Show all posts
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Tablet UI - Second Take
The main issue I (and most of you) see with Tablet UI is the Trebuchet rendering. It seems problematic especially in Landscape mode, but Portrait is no paradise as well.
The reason for that - I opted for the any-DPI approach when supplying Tablet UI - not all apps are set for that. The good thing, though, is that Trebuchet is part of our code base - and a correction is possible.
So, today or tomorrow, you'll get the better looking Tablet UI with the new CM 10 style battery.
Stay tuned - soon.
The reason for that - I opted for the any-DPI approach when supplying Tablet UI - not all apps are set for that. The good thing, though, is that Trebuchet is part of our code base - and a correction is possible.
So, today or tomorrow, you'll get the better looking Tablet UI with the new CM 10 style battery.
Stay tuned - soon.
Sunday, 7 October 2012
Tablet Mode is (almost) Here
Tablet mode is finally working.
The toggle is the first one in the new Sapir Settings item.
This is how it looks on AT&T Samsung Galaxy S III, for example:
It should work on all devices, though I'm still testing it.
Not everything is working yet - for example, I still need to add the battery icon to some of the views and clock will only show on the expanded bar, but it's already usable as it is.
Looking forward to hearing your comments after I release this. Probably later today.
The toggle is the first one in the new Sapir Settings item.
This is how it looks on AT&T Samsung Galaxy S III, for example:
It should work on all devices, though I'm still testing it.
Not everything is working yet - for example, I still need to add the battery icon to some of the views and clock will only show on the expanded bar, but it's already usable as it is.
Looking forward to hearing your comments after I release this. Probably later today.
Friday, 5 October 2012
Transparent Goverments
I enjoy the transparent status bar, and so do quite a lot of you guys.
But - not all of you. And then again, some of you wanted it to be more transparent than it is.
What to do? What to do? :)
A few minutes ago, the status bar in my build started to have a life of its own - which is good, because that's what I was aiming for. I'm just going to put the Settings part in, build it and then you'll be able to control the transparency as you wish.
See you soon in the build post.
But - not all of you. And then again, some of you wanted it to be more transparent than it is.
What to do? What to do? :)
A few minutes ago, the status bar in my build started to have a life of its own - which is good, because that's what I was aiming for. I'm just going to put the Settings part in, build it and then you'll be able to control the transparency as you wish.
See you soon in the build post.
Sunday, 23 September 2012
The battery goes round and round
How much battery juice do you have left? I have 98%. Exactly.
I'm testing and uploading - but just to give you a taste:
Do you want the text centered?
Do you want just the text?
Or, of course, the circle battery?
I just merged AOKP battery styles into Sapir.
Build incoming soon.
I'm testing and uploading - but just to give you a taste:
Do you want the text centered?
Do you want just the text?
Or, of course, the circle battery?
I just merged AOKP battery styles into Sapir.
Build incoming soon.
Thursday, 20 September 2012
A Kernel of Truth and a New Device
My beloved Galaxy Tab 7 (OG) was the original reason I started building Sapir, well - the second reason. The real first reason was a missing field in the email app in CM10.
I just couldn't get along with the fact that meeting times were usually missing from the invitation messages and I had to fix it.
Then, I decided to breathe some life into my old Samsung Galaxy Tab 7". Now - it's just like having a cheap, but useful, Nexus 7 wannabe. My users also seem happy with that and especially with the fact I decided to keep the partition layout.
But - a few days ago - the builds for the Galaxy Tab started to lose stability - at least for some users. As a developer, one of the most frustrating situations is not being able to reproduce bugs reported by your users. Before going into a real frenzy, though, I'm simply going to dump the biggest change - I'm going to revert to CM kernel and see if the stability returns.
Worry not, this is only applicable to the GT builds, not to the other devices.
And now, speaking of devices, I just got the AT&T variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III - so my Galaxy Nexus is going to lie low for a while. I just built a Sapir for that - but it's still missing the camera stuff, so I'd wait a bit if I were you.
Builds are running as I write, so nightlies are coming soon.
I just couldn't get along with the fact that meeting times were usually missing from the invitation messages and I had to fix it.
Then, I decided to breathe some life into my old Samsung Galaxy Tab 7". Now - it's just like having a cheap, but useful, Nexus 7 wannabe. My users also seem happy with that and especially with the fact I decided to keep the partition layout.
But - a few days ago - the builds for the Galaxy Tab started to lose stability - at least for some users. As a developer, one of the most frustrating situations is not being able to reproduce bugs reported by your users. Before going into a real frenzy, though, I'm simply going to dump the biggest change - I'm going to revert to CM kernel and see if the stability returns.
Worry not, this is only applicable to the GT builds, not to the other devices.
And now, speaking of devices, I just got the AT&T variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III - so my Galaxy Nexus is going to lie low for a while. I just built a Sapir for that - but it's still missing the camera stuff, so I'd wait a bit if I were you.
Builds are running as I write, so nightlies are coming soon.
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Next in Line
As some of you may know, I almost lost my build environment.
Thankfully, though, I was able to recover it and continue the builds.
The last release saw a significant performance boost, thanks to the new init changes.
Keeping the "old" partition layout for the OG Galaxy Tab seems like a good decision - users are happy with it, and other ROMs may return to it sooner than expected.
So - what's next?
Many of you have written that the DPI changer is a feature that should stay, and I agree - although it will be part of Flux in the future. However, Flux will take some time to ship, which means I need to work on more immediate changes, to keep Sapir a fresh ROM.
I may start with merging Tablet mode, but I'm currently debating other possible changes as well. Feel free to share your opinion in the threads or here.
Thankfully, though, I was able to recover it and continue the builds.
The last release saw a significant performance boost, thanks to the new init changes.
Keeping the "old" partition layout for the OG Galaxy Tab seems like a good decision - users are happy with it, and other ROMs may return to it sooner than expected.
So - what's next?
Many of you have written that the DPI changer is a feature that should stay, and I agree - although it will be part of Flux in the future. However, Flux will take some time to ship, which means I need to work on more immediate changes, to keep Sapir a fresh ROM.
I may start with merging Tablet mode, but I'm currently debating other possible changes as well. Feel free to share your opinion in the threads or here.
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