Home Screen Preview?

[Cindi]

When editing a home screen, is there any program that will let you preview what it will look like, versus actually transferring it to the phone and installing it, and THEN seeing what it looks like? I am nervous but willing to try making my own but I foresee having to install/uninstall it a lot until I get it right. I have it all sketched out how I want it, I just have to bite the bullet and try it. Many years ago I worked with a scientific publishing program called TeX which seems similar to the xml, but there was a way to 'run' it and see the final version, so I could make corrections as needed along the way. Just wondering if there's something like that for this.

Cindi

[n99hockey]

i use this
http://www.madbeetle.com/HomeScreenBuilder.html
i create it on the PC and then put it on the Q and rearrange it in xml after i see what needs tweaking....cuts down on the back and forth....
give it a shot

[Cindi]

Originally Posted by n99hockey

i use this
http://www.madbeetle.com/HomeScreenBuilder.html
i create it on the PC and then put it on the Q and rearrange it in xml after i see what needs tweaking....cuts down on the back and forth....
give it a shot

Scott! You are my hero! Thank you so much, I'll try it tonight.

[n99hockey]

great!!
now i warn you it doesn always look exactly the same on the Q so you have to do a little bit of xml coding but nothing much...and if you get stuck just post what you need help with on the board and we can figure it out!
happy creating!

[rudeboy]

Originally Posted by n99hockey

i use this
http://www.madbeetle.com/HomeScreenBuilder.html
i create it on the PC and then put it on the Q and rearrange it in xml after i see what needs tweaking....cuts down on the back and forth....
give it a shot

ahaa.. and here i was thinking you were a hard code xml'er like myself :}

[n99hockey]

HAHAHA i just found this a little while ago...saves my eyes from all that code!
but i do have to go back in to the code to fix things...for some reason the orientation gets messed up and tranparent doesnt work so i have to make that...but hell cuts down on time...
but it doesnt work with facade and fizz so that stuff you have to know what your doing...

[Pony99CA]

Here's my current list of Home screen editors. Note that while they can simplify the task of making basic Home screens, they probably won't be able to help with fancier Home screens that use non-standard plug-ins.

1. MadBeetle Home Screen Builder -- Runs on your PC (free).
2. Omega One 1-HomeEdit -- Runs on your Q.
3. Ruttensoft Homescreen Designer -- Runs on your PC.
4. V2R Home Screen Editor -- Runs on your Q.

[meika79]

Originally Posted by Pony99CA

Here's my current list of Home screen editors. Note that while they can simplify the task of making basic Home screens, they probably won't be able to help with fancier Home screens that use non-standard plug-ins.

1. MadBeetle Home Screen Builder -- Runs on your PC (free).
2. Omega One 1-HomeEdit -- Runs on your Q.
3. Ruttensoft Homescreen Designer -- Runs on your PC.
4. V2R Home Screen Editor -- Runs on your Q.

UMMM Ok is it just me or is the Ruttensoft Homescreen Designer not able to download, from anywhere. I've done searches and all that and they all lead me back to that damn page where I can't do anything .

[Pony99CA]

Originally Posted by meika79

UMMM Ok is it just me or is the Ruttensoft Homescreen Designer not able to download, from anywhere.

I can't say whether it's just you, but I can download it.

Click on the Smartphone.net link on the page and you'll see a Download button. (Clicking the Handango button probably does the same thing.)

Steve