Aero Ultimate [MainMenu]

[FDX]

Hello,

My hard drive crashed a few days ago, and I lost all my files.
I started to work on a new UCI, and today I released the first public beta.

My original post on iaudiophile.net:
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Aero Ultimate


Getting started


How to install

After you downloaded the archive (download link is at the end of this post) extract the content into the X:\System\Flash UI\ folder (X is the S9's drive letter).
That's all.



The desktop



The first time you use the UCI, you will see a screen like this.
1. This is the desktop area, where you can place icons and in future releases widgets. In general they are called desklets.
You can switch the desktop by swiping to the left/right.
2. This is the toolbar. Normally you can see a clock, but you can change it by swiping to the left/right.
Swiping to the right opens the quick music panel (3), where you can play/pause, rew, ff.
Swiping to the left opens the desktop control panel (4), where you can shut off your S9 (1st button), edit your desktops (2nd button) and switch the UCI (3rd button).





You can also hide the toolbar, just swipe down, and it disappears. Instead of that there will be shown an indicator about the currently shown desktop (5).
Swiping up make the tollbar appear again.







How to edit the desktop



Don't worry if you see no icons. You jz7st haven't icons placed at the desktop or you use this UCI the first time.
6. This is the grid. If it is enabled, icons snap to the grid so that you can place them easier on the desktop.
You can control the grid with the 2nd button at the toolbar (8). You can choose between grid 1 (small), grid 2 (large) and no grid (snap to grid disabled).
7. This bar is important for moving icons from one desktop to another or deleting them. Dropping an icon over the left/right arrow, the icon is moved to the previous/next desktop. Dropping it over the 'X' removes the icon.
8. This is the toolbar. The 1st button exits the desktop editor. The second one controls the grid (more about that: 6.). The last icon opens the desklets collection (more about that now).



This is the desklets collection, where you can add desklets to the current desktop.
9. Tapping the left/right arrow changes the currently shown page of icons.
Tapping the 'X' exits the desklets collection.
10. These are the icons you can place at the current desktop. Icons already used aren't shown there.
You can add an icon by tapping it. It will disappear from the desklets collection and will appear at the desktop.

Note: You can use the swiping gesture to switch between the desktops also a the desktop editor and while the desklets collection is shown.



Download of the first public beta
http://www.file-upload.net/download-...eta-1.zip.html


Please post your feedback about usability, bugs and your opinion about the UCI here.

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The last sentence applies here, too.

[tenispal7]

wow this looks really nice will definitely try out when i finally get my s9. Any info on what you might do for future versions?

Also I do think you could make a better icon set (or maybe someone else can?!) Where it blends in more or doesnt look as poppy

[cmbtking]

def looks very cool...but i agree with the buttons...try to make some that match better...

installing right now

edit

i like it a lot actually...i'm really excited to see the final version...it's very fast and very responsive to every touch so far for me...very nice job...i really like the toolbar at the bottom with the music, time, and settings

very nice

[cabezazo]

Very good job! It's really amazing!

The desktop is very nice but, as mentioned in the previous replies, I also think the icon set could be much sober. I really would enjoy if the icons resembled the desktop toolbar (clock, music panels). Maybe they could be similar to those displayed for shut off / edit desktop / switch uci / grid 1 / desklets in terms of sharing the same color tone (maybe with black and white as predominant colors in this case).

Note that this was just my personal opinion. In any case, I believe that a theme like Aero Ultimate is something that could make you decide buying the S9 if you were still not convinced about doing so. Well done!

[Enn]

Originally Posted by cabezazo

Very good job! It's really amazing!

The desktop is very nice but, as mentioned in the previous replies, I also think the icon set could be much sober. I really would enjoy if the icons resembled the desktop toolbar (clock, music panels). Maybe they could be similar to those displayed for shut off / edit desktop / switch uci / grid 1 / desklets in terms of sharing the same color tone (maybe with black and white as predominant colors in this case).

Note that this was just my personal opinion. In any case, I believe that a theme like Aero Ultimate is something that could make you decide buying the S9 if you were still not convinced about doing so. Well done!

I agree with the former post. Great job as a whole, but the main menu icons look ugly to me.

[cmbtking]

Originally Posted by cabezazo

Very good job! It's really amazing!

The desktop is very nice but, as mentioned in the previous replies, I also think the icon set could be much sober. I really would enjoy if the icons resembled the desktop toolbar (clock, music panels). Maybe they could be similar to those displayed for shut off / edit desktop / switch uci / grid 1 / desklets in terms of sharing the same color tone (maybe with black and white as predominant colors in this case).

Note that this was just my personal opinion. In any case, I believe that a theme like Aero Ultimate is something that could make you decide buying the S9 if you were still not convinced about doing so. Well done!

i agree....making the icons like the ones in the toolbar would be your best choice in my opinion

[FDX]

Yeah, I will do that. Thanks for your feedback and suggestions.

And there will be another thing related to the icons... you will see it on the next public beta.

[FDX]

Inofficial Beta v1.3

http://www.file-upload.net/download-...enu_x.swf.html

There is an Icon Manager, but nothing there works yet.
I think tomorrow I'll be finished with the Icon Manager.
It is limited to 20 icons (maybe I'll change that again), because of the performance.

[cmbtking]

looks good...im excited to see it when it's finished

[cmbtking]

quick thing...i've found on my s9 that when im playing music on the main menu the buttons on top don't work...the play/pause, volume controls, and the next/previous buttons...

[FDX]

Originally Posted by cmbtking

quick thing...i've found on my s9 that when im playing music on the main menu the buttons on top don't work...the play/pause, volume controls, and the next/previous buttons...

Yeah, I know. Isn't implemented yet because it's still a beta.

[cmbtking]

well that would make sense wouldn't it? lol

[tsupersonic]

just fyi to people that dont go to iaudiophile, it's been updated today w/ world clock and more features...

[eddieroolz]

Installed the original v1.0, I like the look of it so far. But I can't find a way to remove the icons after it's been added. That's the only gripe so far, actually!

[jjin]

having a little bit of an installation problem.
Downloaded your file and extracted to the System: Flash UI Folder:
Contents came out.
Au_settings ; Au_Icon_Recovery; and MainmenuN (which was renamed like you instructed to.)
Remove software, boot up, and default screen shows up every time. I tried 5+ times.
Any ideas thanks.
Other UCI's worked fine, =(.

[jjin]

got it, reset system folder, I guess I had some unnecessary files in there that prevented your UI from booting.

On your beta right now =).

Thanks for the nice UI.

[pete_XCI]

pretty cool. i like the world-clock-thing! and the design is really awesome!!