I just pushed out version 1.0.0.8 to the market this afternoon. The big new feature is for Scrolling Dock users, you can now swipe up or down on the dock area to show or hide the dock giving you a little more clear space to enjoy your background. There are also settings for the dock to "auto-hide" after a time period which also includes immediately (well, 15 second delay).Also as per a suggestion from a user, there is now an option to dim the dark clock immediately as well. Once again it's really a 15 second initial delay... I figured you needed a short delay just to show the transition from non-dimmed to dimmed. The other thing that is new for the dark clock is that the proximity sensor is now being monitored. Typically the proximity sensors is located by the speaker at the top of the phone. If the clock is dimmed and you wave your hand close by the sensor, the screen will un-dim for 15 seconds. I figured that would be good for someone who wakes up in the middle of the night and wants to check the time. This way the screen is only lit up for a short time instead of the five minutes (or more) for when the screen is touched.
I also linked the proximity sensor the the hidden dock as well. If the dock is hidden and you trip the proximity sensor it will open the dock for 15 seconds. This feature is a little more of a novelty, but the code was all there for the dark clock to do it and this program is a learning tool for me, so why not put it in?
The next thing up is the much requested "static" location for the weather... now that I know how to handle this for international locations.
the hide feature works well, thanks!
ReplyDeleteif it's 15 seconds and not immediate, i would think you should just put in "15 seconds", not "immediate" ? less confusion.
hi, i've noticed a bug in the last couple of versions, i've tried to customise the first icon in the dock, it works fine for a while (maybe until the desk clock app is stopped), but after a bit it will just revert to the default grey alarm icon.
ReplyDeleteall the other icons stay customised to the apps i chose, it's just the first one that keeps reverting.
Thanks.
Omniwolf, do you mind zipping up and sending me the DeskClockPlus folder? I'm not sure why the alarm icon would work one time and not another...
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ReplyDeleteIn my SD card there is only a Theme/Salt folder in the DeskClockPlus folder with a couple of PNGs, i assume from a theme i downloaded a while ago. there's nothing of interest in there. If you mean the /data/data/com.DevBob.DeskClockPlus/ folder, i'd rather send it privately.. how can i contact you? happy to do it via g+, or email.. whatevs.
Email would be fine... I haven't played with g+ too much yet... email would probably be best for this anyway. My email is in the market and in the app.
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