Widget support

[Shinra04]

Allow widgets with minimalist icons on the top-right portion of screen.

[zbhoy]

I was thinking a page to the right with a list of active widgets would be cool.

[Shinra04]

Oh yes, but I was thinking how to keep it minimalistic.

[jakcharvat]

I wouldn't close this issue so we can keep track of the idea 😉

[Shinra04]

Eh, okay. But my #131 thread has a different suggestion for where the widgets should be. The suggestion I put here would make the launcher look a bit cluttered.

[oliver-cfc]

Just wanted to say that lack of widget support is the only thing stopping me from uninstalling SmartLauncher and moving to this full time. I really miss being able to replace the time/date on the main screen with a weather widget that tells me the temps for the next few hours etc.
I think having the time there is redundant since it's also in the top bar anyway

[preetangad]

Really loving this launcher, first one I've made default ever. I just want to be able to use a couple of widgets, especially a calendar widget 2x4 and some shortcuts like Google maps and reminders (all 1x1).

[8bitPit]

@preetangad Shortcut support is an independent issue, they're easier to implement, see #62

[8bitPit]

but I know that other launchers display them in the widgets section

[vbujanca]

I'd like a dedicated widget page (or more) but also top favourites page

[hasarm]

Hide the Clock Option! Then You can Set a Widget With Full Width! Some People Really Don't need a clock bruh!

[prattsp]

It should allow to lock the screen, if possible just by touching the blank space on home screen.

Also more importantly it should allow us to add the emergency details to add on lock screen.

[8bitPit]

Praveen Chandran wrote in Telegram:

I have an idea for integrating widgets. The top portion that currently has the date and time will be a horizontally scrollable page like thing. So that we can add widget into each page. It's the top area so that it won't interfere with current the swipe gestures

[Shinra04]

@8bitPit

That's a good idea by OP.
I was considering suggesting to use the top right portion of the screen as it's currently serving no purpose. But I wasn't sure if the screen would look crowded or not. Maybe if the icons were small enough it would look fine.
Scrolling the time and date itself seems a tad bit more work to reach that spot, don't you think.
Besides, it's as though the free space at the top right were meant solely for widgets.

EDIT: I realise OP probably meant to scroll the whole of the top section to reveal a new widget page. On this case, I still think having a couple widgets visible to the right of the time and date would be a good idea. It would make it more intuitive to swipe left to reveal more widgets too.

[preetangad]

I love the idea of being able to put one widget on the top right, especially if it's more than 1x1. I really wish I can see my calendar without clicking anything and I'm sure other people have their own things too.

[ShinobiWPS]

I was thinking a page to the right with a list of active widgets would be cool.

+1
To avoid the calendar widget it could be enough (waiting opinion from everybody) to have a persistent expanded Height-space if you make Favourite your calendar app.

using current behaviour, You see events notifications in the launcher from your calendar for the current day only BUT if you press on it, the list of events won't disappear from the launcher Icon.

possible drawback if you have plenty of events for the current day only the list will move favourite apps below it even more.

possible solution: limit the list to 3 rows height and make it scrollable(or not)

[niakoi1]

Just some feedback on the new widget feature. When in edit/resize mode the widget let's you drag it up and down by holding down on the upper bar's arrows.I'm not sure why this is needed, unless more than one widget can be added and repositioning needed, which is currently not  the case. Anyhow, the way it's now, you can drag it all the way down and thus create an unnecessary gap at the top that pushes all home apps to the bottom. Or you can drag it all the way up, but this pushes the clock off the top of the screen. Again not very desirable.Maybe I missed something, but right now dragging makes no sense either up or down and just creates issues.

[chriscam85]

@niakoi1 I use this feature to show my live background. I don't want that section covered, and this helps me position the widget correctly.

[niakoi1]

Not sure what you are saying. I pointed out that dragging it up pushes the clock off the top of the screen. (clock and widget are incorrectly positioned) And dragging it down creates a gap (empty screen space) on the screen. (clock and widget are incorrectly positioned) [image: Screenshot_20190816-154054.png] [image: Screenshot_20190816-154116.png] [image: Screenshot_20190816-154039.png]

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[Rod911]

@niakoi1 the clock going off the screen is not intended and will be fixed. The upper slider is used to adjust the position of the widget relative to the top of the screen. This helps in customization of the user's home screen. When no widget is loaded, you can still use this slider to set the position from which your apps start populating.

[niakoi1]

#response_container_BBPPID{font-family: initial; font-size:initial; color: initial;} I can't find this slider when no widget is loaded. It only exist when the  'resize' option of the widget is activated. Before implementing widget this option was not existing.BTW, these are minor issues. I love this launcher. Sent via BlackBerry Hub+ Inbox for Android From: notifications@github.comSent: August 16, 2019 11:20 PMTo: Niagara-Issues@noreply.github.comReply-to: reply@reply.github.comCc: vassiletropolski@gmail.com; mention@noreply.github.comSubject: Re: [8bitPit/Niagara-Issues] Widget support (#117) @niakoi1 the clock going off the screen is not intended and will be fixed. The upper slider is used to adjust the position of the widget relative to the top of the screen. This helps in customization of the user's home screen. When no widget is loaded, you can still use this slider to set the position from which your apps start populating. —You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

[Giancarlomerida]

Hi chat, is there a way to put more than 1 widget?

If not... will be an option in the near future?

Just found this launcher, in my huawei mate 10 pro with the live earth 3d wallpaper, looks amazing.

Love it so much, but i miss my typical 4 widgets :)

Have a great day people!

[niakoi1]

Ok, another widget issue:
If you do not have the clock enabled and add an widget and move the widget all the way up. Then enable the clock. It will stay off the screen and will not be visible. The same is valid even if you removed the widget before enabling the clock

[MarcAlx]

Don't know if it's the right place to submit that. It would be great to let user chose the position of the Widget (top of favorites, bottom of favorites) as some widgets are more "actions" than displaying information.

For exemple the wikipedia (official) widget that open the app to perform a search is the kind of widget I want on my screen but not on top of it, I prefer it on the bottom easily accessible one hand.

PS I can create a feature suggestions if needed

[Methotrex8]

@Shinra04, I think this is where I should post this suggestion since it's about widgets. Instead of a separate page or a dedicated section of the screen, can you just integrate widgets when you swipe-right on an app? So basically, the pop-up with notifications can accommodate a widget area. I'm thinking along the lines of having it as an alternative to notifications (because notifications and widgets--to me--seem redundant).

If you're concerned about clutter, perhaps a different trigger can be used. For example, a double tap can launch a widget. Swipe-right will be dedicated to notifications.

Also, I'm looking at my widgets now, and the only thing that I want is a quick way to see a calendar, so another suggestion is to put a swipe-right gesture on the date to launch a calendar widget of the person's choosing. I think another person above me also wants a weather widget, so that can also be implemented on the current weather icon. Am I making sense? Hahaha!

@8bitPit, if this is too complicated, know that I'm currently fine without widgets. Imho, I'm using this launcher in the spirit of minimalism, and widgets aren't exactly things that fit the bill. Haha! :P

[victorxls]

Why dont you create a top horizontal scroll for widgets/extra homecreen pages. All my widgets could be accomodated without interfering with rest of the interface

[8bitPit]

@victorxls unfortunately this wouldn't work well with widgets of different size.

[niakoi1]

@8bitPit the widgets bug still exists.
To replicate:

1. Remove clock
2. Add a widget
3. Push it all the way up
4. Remove the widget
5. Add clock
   Expected result: clock appears at the top
   Actual result: clock stays off the screen

It would be nice to have it fixed :)

[TheIntellectualBadAss401]

I get to this is like a one-handed type of deal with the home screen and everything but I do feel that it needs a sense of urgency when it comes to widgets so I was thinking it would probably be a good idea to build a place that we just wherever you want you on the home screen but just as long as in fact it doesn't clash with the actual one handed operation in that sense when I'm basically indicating is on the home screen itself would be a good idea to have widgets allowing different areas but when you actually go to the side to go through and try to find the apps with the lettering the widgets disappear until you go back to the home screen this would be like an ideal type of theme for the most partand I don't believe it would actually mess up anything as far as one-handed operation goes at that point also just wanted to get my feedback. Thanks

[TXDLLL]

The drop-down hover , open a new windows,like wechat

[thor9898]

I was thinking a page to the right with a list of active widgets would be cool.

I'm really really into this if this ever happens I'm not changing launcher because I need more than one widget because of my profession.
I truly appreciate your work and it deserves the money

[8bitPit]

Thank you very much @thor9898. Adding a widget page is not planned, but there may be other ways to add multiple widgets. For more information please read the following comment or visit #1165.

I am not really a fan of widget pages. The only thing widgets have in common there is, well, they’re all widgets. So why should they be grouped together? Showing a weather widget below the clock and accessing your calendar agenda via a swipe / by tapping on a button makes more sense to me. Also, widgets often tend to use much ram. The concept of a widget list would kind of endorse user to cluster the page full of widgets. A swipe menu shows only a single widget at once, so not every widget has to be loaded into ram when you want to access one.
That’s why I’m planning to add the following integration:
You can place a single widget below the clock or replace it for showing weather and / or time, or an at a glance widget.
More widgets can be accessed by swiping right on an app.
Another idea would be that you can customize the google search button at the bottom right, so it can also launch a widget, e.g. your calendar. [Source]