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flashlight to top quick menu?

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      developerbayman
      last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 08:57

      basically menu diving sucks to turn on a flashlight!! ......pretty self explanatory.....should just be at the top there yeah?

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        Moem
        last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 09:09

        I have the uTorch app pinned to my launcher.
        Done ✔

        Is currently using an Op5t
        Also owns an Op1, a BQ E4.5 and an Xperia X, as well as a BQ tablet and a Pinetab2. Please, someone... make it stop.

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          developerbayman @Moem
          last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 09:17

          @moem and now i know thank you! ....really most thing come as a app huh? .....i still say it should be a UT menu feature

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            Moem @developerbayman
            last edited by Moem 28 Jan 2023, 11:00

            @developerbayman said in flashlight to top quick menu?:

            i still say it should be a UT menu feature

            There are no 'should's here, but you get to want what you want! And one day, you may be able to help make it happen. There are apps that place icons on the notification bar (what you are calling the top quick menu), so it's not impossible.

            Is currently using an Op5t
            Also owns an Op1, a BQ E4.5 and an Xperia X, as well as a BQ tablet and a Pinetab2. Please, someone... make it stop.

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              Lakotaubp @developerbayman
              last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 11:05

              @developerbayman Pull down top black bar, tap battery, tap flash light?

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                developerbayman @Lakotaubp
                last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 12:14

                @lakotaubp i seen that ....what really prompted this thread was i was bumbling in the dark and to many clicks to figure out

                so i was like "this needs to be right here" then i came and typed this lol 😛

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                  AppLee @developerbayman
                  last edited by 29 Jan 2023, 11:50

                  @developerbayman
                  It is right here, you are just not used to it.
                  Or it may vary depending on the user.

                  If you haven't noticed, the top bar "dropdown" menu is sensitive to where your finger is while dropping (left to right).
                  So while you're swiping down, you can adjust the menu you want by slightly scrolling left or right.

                  So to get the flashlight, it's:
                  1- press the power button (or double-tap on screen for those compatible)
                  2- swipe down on the battery menu
                  3- tap the flashlight

                  It cannot be easier or faster without creating another complex feature to accommodate some very niche use cases.

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                    cliffcoggin
                    last edited by 29 Jan 2023, 13:38

                    To my way of thinking the notification bar is cluttered enough without adding such non essential functions to it. If a two row bar was to be developed then that would be the place for such things, but there are far more important hurdles in UT to overcome before considering that sort of change.

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                      kugiigi @cliffcoggin
                      last edited by 29 Jan 2023, 17:30

                      @cliffcoggin Maybe that's a good idea. Adding another row or 2 for configurable quick toggles. I'm gonna experiment with it 😁

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                        developerbayman @kugiigi
                        last edited by 29 Jan 2023, 19:21

                        @kugiigi nice also got me wondering about "home screen" while technically UT dont have one in a traditional sense

                        im wondering if i can lock a app open so it always is in the main screen even if you change open task or the app menu?

                        im working on a neat 3d menu

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                          Moem @developerbayman
                          last edited by 29 Jan 2023, 19:33

                          @developerbayman said in flashlight to top quick menu?:

                          so got me wondering about "home screen" while technically UT dont have one in a traditional sense

                          There are several apps that take over the "home screen" function. One that I have used is Launcher Modular, you might want to give it a try.

                          Is currently using an Op5t
                          Also owns an Op1, a BQ E4.5 and an Xperia X, as well as a BQ tablet and a Pinetab2. Please, someone... make it stop.

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                            developerbayman @Moem
                            last edited by 29 Jan 2023, 19:37

                            @moem yeah ill have to check it out i wish i could find some more in depth info about clickable and project permissions and the like im trying to roll my own

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                              developerbayman @cliffcoggin
                              last edited by 29 Jan 2023, 19:40

                              @cliffcoggin i wonder if it could just be responsive so whenever you add a item iy just produces another row ......i really hate to say it i really do ......but we should take a really good look at how and why android does things (i just realized android does this) ....i say we make the billions in R&D work for us

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                                Moem @developerbayman
                                last edited by arubislander 29 Jan 2023, 19:53

                                @developerbayman said in flashlight to top quick menu?:

                                ....i say we make the billions in R&D work for us

                                1. Not everyone wants their OS to resemble Android.
                                2. The core devs have very much enough on their plate. Let's not try to get them to do even more. There's hardly even a handful of them.

                                Is currently using an Op5t
                                Also owns an Op1, a BQ E4.5 and an Xperia X, as well as a BQ tablet and a Pinetab2. Please, someone... make it stop.

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                                  developerbayman @Moem
                                  last edited by 29 Jan 2023, 20:10

                                  @moem very true ....once i learn a few more things i have plans on diving in myself

                                  ....right now im still trying to conquer clickable once i do that i can add functionality all over the place via apps

                                  as far as core development goes im still stuck on building halium so once i figure that out itll be sweet

                                  i have a few more devices id like to add to the list ....also on thing i have to deal with is since my laptop died a few weeks back

                                  my main computer is a orange pi 5 16gb ram model its pretty sweet but im kinda limited to arm64 and the ubuntu image im running isnt the cleanest being freshly rolled

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                                    developerbayman
                                    last edited by 29 Jan 2023, 20:21

                                    My current dev box

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                                      cliffcoggin @developerbayman
                                      last edited by 29 Jan 2023, 23:33

                                      @developerbayman said in flashlight to top quick menu?:

                                      @cliffcoggin i wonder if it could just be responsive so whenever you add a item iy just produces another row .....

                                      That would be a nice improvement once UT is a fully functional OS for all supported phones, but I don't see the point of tweaking the bells and whistles of minor functions while major functions such as the camera have not been maintained for over a year, the Adblock application is about to lose its maintainer, VOLTE (or do I mean VOIP, I never remember the difference,) does not work, not to mention the enormous amount of effort involved in the transition from Ubuntu 16 to 20. My impression is that Ubuntu Touch is on the verge of collapse for lack of people willing and able to take part in the core development work.

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                                        developerbayman @cliffcoggin
                                        last edited by developerbayman 30 Jan 2023, 00:05

                                        @cliffcoggin i think your right .....thats kinda why im trying to light the fire of making ubuntu touch more like ubuntu desktop giving you the pc in the pocket advantage

                                        ...make a very public release that this change has happened ....id bet a dollar to a donut the users and developers come in droves

                                        no one is interested in a linux distro that dont linux .basically the current philosophy is going to ultimately strangle UT to death

                                        not trying to be mean (to whoever makes that call) ......but the writing is on the wall

                                        ubports repos should be locked and only UT compatible software should be allowed there

                                        but then have a user/sources.list that enables other repos with a explicit warning things wont work ....UT's biggest issue is the fact it cannot leverage the history of linux .....development has been limited to one thing (clickable~as far as i know?)

                                        UT only has a handful of apps and half of them are web apps and the others are buggy or dont work ........basically all terminal apps work for the most part but i cant even download htop without modding the rootfs (R/W permissions)

                                        put 2 versions in the wild...

                                        what we currently have and another that tries to be like ubuntu desktop (even with the mobile desktop environment limitations)
                                        watch the download count then the forum members #'s

                                        also why not run other desktop environments? ...so what i only have a six inch monitor? lol ........p.s dont try to run another desktop environment it will currently render your device a brick

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                                          developerbayman
                                          last edited by developerbayman 30 Jan 2023, 00:18

                                          i guess i dont even get why we are even trying to use libertine at all ....other than display issue cause the small screen ......and im not biting on the more secure bit ......i get it but its not worth it in my eyes ......maybe ensure compatibility across board with software like any good distro

                                          the real magic would be to get lomiri/unity8 window manager to interpret opening windows in a size/dpi that fits your screen

                                          idk its all just wishing helplessly .....if i can ever build halium im gonna try to roll my own distro based on UT but be more as described

                                          basically the only differences should be lomiri/unity8 and halium other than that just like any other ubuntu desktop experience

                                          IF ANYONE EVER DOES THIS AND CAN WALK ME THRU BUILDING HALIUM I WOULD GLADLY BE THE FIRST TO TRY IT ....whoops caps ....but yeah ill keep it

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                                            developerbayman
                                            last edited by 30 Jan 2023, 00:37

                                            a general rule iv learned over the years with linux is any distro after a fresh install needs to be built up by the user to gain usefulness

                                            ....cant really do that on UT as of yet .....i know people be like "try mobian"

                                            .....but that is not my point... my point is when the first flagship of a linux mobile operating system dropped on the world ubuntu touch

                                            it fell flat on its face because its nothing like linux
                                            i feel like this was a great sin to linux

                                            (i know i know ...im a broken record on this topic)

                                            i have a bunch of python id like to move to apps but i still dont get how to initialize python in the clickable package all the docs and tutorials appear to skip over how to do that exactly

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