Sweeter Home Beta 2 – NEW BUILD
There is a new beta build now up that contains bug fixes and a couple of small feature additions.
PLEASE UPDATE TO THIS LATEST VERSION:
Sweeter Home 2 BETA [UPDATE] Download
This build contains many bug fixes, more improved image handling and caching, better pixel grading on rounded corners, the option to turn off portrait mode, and hierarchy in Springboards (closing parent closes children).
Important info:
- Please ensure you download and install the correct build for your phone (1.5, 1.6 or 2.0+).
- If you experience bugs or crashes please log them!
- Remember this is a BETA with all that beta means and entails.
If you’re new to Sweeter Home:
- On starting the app create an account and log in
- Sweeter Home Forums
- Sweeter Home Documentation (work in progress)
- More!!!
Dark Rising
January 31, 2010 by Lemon · 2 Comments
Built for G1, Magic etc.
Find it in the Sweeter Home Theme List:
* Search Author: “Lemon”
* Search Theme: “DarkRising”
Friday Feature – 29 Jan
January 29, 2010 by Lemon · Leave a Comment
Featured today is a theme that quickly became one of the most downloaded on the Sweeter Home server Theme List to date. SmallCaps by elblacksheep is one of the most polished of many “clean and simple” themes. It’s focus is being lightweight and clear in it’s layout.
Built for Droid.
Find it in the Sweeter Home Theme List:
- Search Author: “elblacksheep”
- Search Theme: “SmallCaps?
Read more and post comments:
http://www.sweeterhome.com/boards/10/topics/951
Using custom images in Sweeter Home
January 27, 2010 by Lemon · 11 Comments
In Edit Mode Sweeter Home is aligned into a 16×16 grid. Due to different screen resolutions this means the actual pixel size of each grid division is different depending on the device you’re using.
To help those of you who like to create custom images for their themes, and want to get your image alignment perfect, attached are PSD (Photoshop) files with a graphical (pixel) grid on a layer as well as actual Photoshop guides already laid out for you. At the moment I’m supplying portrait only.
(If you don’t use Photoshop and want these supplied as just a PNG or JPG please comment here and let me know).
HotDock
January 23, 2010 by Lemon · 20 Comments
Built on 1.6 for G1, Magic etc.
Find it in the Sweeter Home Theme List:
- Search Author: “Lemon”
- Search Theme: “HotDock”
Updated: 24 Jan ’10
- Used Text blocks instead of images
- Added indicators to active springboards
Sweeter Home 2 beta – NEW BUILD
January 22, 2010 by Lemon · 3 Comments
There is a new beta build now up that contains many bug fixes and several security fixes.
And oh yes, there’s a 1.5 version too!
PLEASE UPDATE TO THIS LATEST VERSION:
Sweeter Home 2 BETA [UPDATE] Download
This build contains over 40 bug fixes including but certainly not limited to widgets updating and blurry icons. Depending on performance in the wild there may be another close release to address memory issues.
Important info:
- Please ensure you download and install the correct build for your phone (1.5, 1.6 or 2.0+).
- If you experience bugs or crashes please log them!
- Remember this is a BETA with all that beta means and entails. Crashes, lag and slowdown are an unfortunate part of the beta process. With your help and patience the developers can continue to improve the app.
If you’re new to Sweeter Home:
- On starting the app create an account and log in
- Sweeter Home Forums
- Sweeter Home Documentation (work in progress)
- More!!!
Friday Feature – 22 Jan
January 22, 2010 by Lemon · Leave a Comment
Today’s inaugural Friday Feature is from theme author LJB: the highly anticipated Android 2.0.
Built on Nexus One, should work for Droid.
Find it in the Sweeter Home Theme List:
- Search Author: “LBJ”
- Search Theme: “Android_20″
Read more and post comments:
http://www.sweeterhome.com/boards/10/topics/599
Friday Feature!
January 20, 2010 by Lemon · 4 Comments
Starting this week – every Friday I’ll be featuring a Sweeter Home theme from you readers out there. The theme must be live and downloadable from the Sweeter Home theme list, or the SLX must be available online.
The best place for you to show off your themes is in the Themes Forum, but I may find themes from browsing other Android forums, or in the SH theme list itself. We want you to SHARE!
I’ll be picking themes that use custom content, or inventive layouts, or clean, beautiful design – OR a combination of all these.
So for consideration post your theme previews up for all to see!
Community
Since the launch of the Beta there are thousands of users building theme’s with Sweeter Home, and hundreds of themes have been shared to the Sweeter Home server.
A vocal and helpful community is developing too, so here’s some more places you can go to talk to others other Sweeter Home:
Here! sweeterskins.net!
- Subscribe to my RSS feed so you don’t miss out on news and fresh info
- Follow me on Twitter
- Check out the #SH2tips hashtag. Use it to add your own tips.
- Connect with other users, ask questions and share your themes in the Forum
- Read through the Documentation (work in progress). You can add docs through this topic.
There are several Android forums with great Sweeter Home topics right now. The most vibrant are:
There is one particular situation where Sweeter Home needs community feedback desperately. A small number of Droid users are reporting a boot hang after a crash where the screen appears stuck on the Red Eye. While there are a couple of quick fix workarounds, what we really need is is a logcat of the boot process. If you have experienced this (or are experiencing it right now) please READ THIS HELP PAGE. With your help we can fix this experience for all Sweeter Home Droid users.
Android 2.0 Theme
Really great work in progress here from LJB. Keep an eye out for it when he drops it.
