Hello, Martin Eisenstein.
>Thanks for the posts about Initiate, and the comments about Zlauncher. I
>used Zlauncher until it caused faily common resetting with destruction of my
>saved preferences.
>
>I am now using PowerRun as a launcher with good results. I would ask Jeff
>K, and other, what advantages beyond a launcher can I get from trying
>Zlauncher again with Pref Doctor?
My main reason for using it is the status indicators and "gadgets".
With a single glance at the launcher screen, I can see my cell signal
strength with roaming or data indicators, BT on/off, speaker on/off,
memory usage, battery level, time and date. I also have gadgets
on-screen to give me direct access to prefs, a backlight brightness
controller with finer 5Way control, and Send Via BT, plus others I may
put in.
ZLauncher also supports plugins, and 4Cast has a ZL plugin so I can
access the weather forecast without having to switch views.
ZLauncher is also a DeskAccessory launcher, I can add DAs to the gadget
bars.
I can put apps into hidden tabs, be it because I want to hide them from
others or because they're ROM apps I never use and don't want them
cluttering my launcher views.
Launchers such as ZLauncher have better control over
uninstalling/deleting applications than the built-in.
I can also move apps between the internal and card storage without
having to open a file manager. The Info gadget provides more
information about a file/app than the built-in Info list. I can change
the category of an application without having to scroll through a list
of every app on the device.
If you've used ZLauncher before, then you should already know most of
this stuff. The question is, do you want or need any of these
features? Features you cannot get with the built-in launcher. For me,
the answer was "yes". And until I was able to get ZLauncher running
without crashing, my fall-back was LauncherX, which I was using since
my days with the OS4 Clies.
Quite simply, I like this style interface and always have.
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