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WebOS3.0 Launcher Tweaks
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Included are tweaks that will Add/Rename/Reorder the Touchpad Launcher pages in webOS 3.0
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PROCEED WITH CAUTION! SEE ISSUES AT BOTTOM OF PAGE BEFORE PROCEEDING!
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== File Locations ==
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All files are located in /var/luna/preferences/launcher3/
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'''launcher_fixed.msave''' - Includes details on the Launcher Page Listing.
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'''page_ReorderablePage_APPS_{6b63679a-9ce6-449b-892f-6b684d9b03c6}''' - Each launcher page has a file like this, with "APPS" changed to the launcher page name and the seemingly random long string of characters different per page
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== To Rename a Page ==
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# Go into the "page_ReorderablePage_..." file
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# In the [header] section, you will find a row labeled "pagename="
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# Change the "pagename" to the name you want.
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# Reboot your Touchpad.
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# Interestingly, if you change the name of "APPS" to "NEW", a new file will be created called "page_ReorderablePage_NEW_{6b63679a-9ce6-449b-892f-6b684d9b03c6}" with the same PageID
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== To Reorder the tabs: ==
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* Go to the " launcher_fixed.msave" file
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* To rearrange the pages, all you need to do is change the "pageindex" values of the pages.
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* Perform a reboot and the data in same file with automatically be rearranged based on your pageindex values
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SAMPLE CODE:
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[General]
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nul=0
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[header]
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num_pages=4
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save_sys_version=7
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simple_name=default
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time_created=1309879687727
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[pages]
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1\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_APPS_{6b63679a-9ce6-449b-892f-6b684d9b03c6}
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'''1\pageindex=0'''
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1\pagetype=ReorderablePage
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2\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_DOWNLOADS_{21227633-7ee8-43df-8679-07a13d72fc7b}
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'''2\pageindex=1'''
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2\pagetype=ReorderablePage
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3\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_FAVORITES_{0a8f06aa-0b35-4f93-8380-5f9b712e5474}
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'''3\pageindex=2'''
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3\pagetype=ReorderablePage
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4\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_SETTINGS_{fd41ac63-451f-4924-ad64-ae8770ee14b9}
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'''4\pageindex=3'''
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4\pagetype=ReorderablePage
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size=4
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== To Add Launcher Tabs: ==
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This was a bit more difficult
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You can either copy an existing file and edit, or you can create a new file in the directory. Here is an example of the file you should create
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* '''FILENAME''' = page_ReorderablePage_NEW_{7b63679a-9ce6-449b-892f-6b684d9b03c6}
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* '''''Make sure you change the PageID listed in the filename'''''. I just took an existing ID and changed the first character
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TEXT IN FILE:
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[header]
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pagedesignator=NEW
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pagename=NEW
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pagetype=ReorderablePage
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pageuid={7b63679a-9ce6-449b-892f-6b684d9b03c6}
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[icons]
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size=0
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* Save the file.
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* Open launcher_fixed.msave
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* Change the "num_pages" in the [header] section to 5
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* Change the last row of the file from "size=4" to "size=5"
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* Copy the 3 lines of any one of the existing launcher pages and paste it where you want to add the page (in the example below, I added it at the end)
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* Change the number at the beginning of the row to increment the pages correctly
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* Change the "pageindex" values to order the pages correctly
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* Change the "filepath" to the filename of the new file
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See changes to the launcher_fixed.msave file below. NEW code is in '''BOLD''', CHANGED code in ''ITALICS''
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[General]
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nul=0
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[header]
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''num_pages=4''
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save_sys_version=7
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simple_name=default
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time_created=1309879687727
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[pages]
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1\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_APPS_{6b63679a-9ce6-449b-892f-6b684d9b03c6}
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1\pageindex=0
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1\pagetype=ReorderablePage
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2\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_DOWNLOADS_{21227633-7ee8-43df-8679-07a13d72fc7b}
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2\pageindex=1
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2\pagetype=ReorderablePage
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3\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_FAVORITES_{0a8f06aa-0b35-4f93-8380-5f9b712e5474}
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3\pageindex=2
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3\pagetype=ReorderablePage
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4\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_SETTINGS_{fd41ac63-451f-4924-ad64-ae8770ee14b9}
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4\pageindex=3
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4\pagetype=ReorderablePage
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'''5\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3/page_ReorderablePage_NEW_{7b63679a-9ce6-449b-892f-6b684d9b03c6}'''
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'''5\pageindex=4'''
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'''5\pagetype=ReorderablePage'''
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''size=5''
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*Perform a reboot
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== Known Issues: ==
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# After apply tweaks, App Icon locations would not stick. I could physically move them from one launcher page to another, but once I reboot the device (Luna or Full restart), all apps returned to their original position

Revision as of 20:46, 5 July 2011

WebOS3.0 Launcher Tweaks

Included are tweaks that will Add/Rename/Reorder the Touchpad Launcher pages in webOS 3.0

PROCEED WITH CAUTION! SEE ISSUES AT BOTTOM OF PAGE BEFORE PROCEEDING!

File Locations

All files are located in /var/luna/preferences/launcher3/

launcher_fixed.msave - Includes details on the Launcher Page Listing.

page_ReorderablePage_APPS_{6b63679a-9ce6-449b-892f-6b684d9b03c6} - Each launcher page has a file like this, with "APPS" changed to the launcher page name and the seemingly random long string of characters different per page


To Rename a Page

  1. Go into the "page_ReorderablePage_..." file
  2. In the [header] section, you will find a row labeled "pagename="
  3. Change the "pagename" to the name you want.
  4. Reboot your Touchpad.
  5. Interestingly, if you change the name of "APPS" to "NEW", a new file will be created called "page_ReorderablePage_NEW_{6b63679a-9ce6-449b-892f-6b684d9b03c6}" with the same PageID


To Reorder the tabs:

  • Go to the " launcher_fixed.msave" file
  • To rearrange the pages, all you need to do is change the "pageindex" values of the pages.
  • Perform a reboot and the data in same file with automatically be rearranged based on your pageindex values

SAMPLE CODE: 

[General]
nul=0
[header]
num_pages=4
save_sys_version=7
simple_name=default
time_created=1309879687727
[pages]
1\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_APPS_{6b63679a-9ce6-449b-892f-6b684d9b03c6}
1\pageindex=0
1\pagetype=ReorderablePage
2\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_DOWNLOADS_{21227633-7ee8-43df-8679-07a13d72fc7b}
2\pageindex=1
2\pagetype=ReorderablePage
3\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_FAVORITES_{0a8f06aa-0b35-4f93-8380-5f9b712e5474}
3\pageindex=2
3\pagetype=ReorderablePage
4\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_SETTINGS_{fd41ac63-451f-4924-ad64-ae8770ee14b9}
4\pageindex=3
4\pagetype=ReorderablePage
size=4


To Add Launcher Tabs:

This was a bit more difficult You can either copy an existing file and edit, or you can create a new file in the directory. Here is an example of the file you should create

  • FILENAME = page_ReorderablePage_NEW_{7b63679a-9ce6-449b-892f-6b684d9b03c6}
  • Make sure you change the PageID listed in the filename. I just took an existing ID and changed the first character

TEXT IN FILE: 

[header]
pagedesignator=NEW
pagename=NEW
pagetype=ReorderablePage
pageuid={7b63679a-9ce6-449b-892f-6b684d9b03c6}
[icons]
size=0
  • Save the file.
  • Open launcher_fixed.msave
  • Change the "num_pages" in the [header] section to 5
  • Change the last row of the file from "size=4" to "size=5"
  • Copy the 3 lines of any one of the existing launcher pages and paste it where you want to add the page (in the example below, I added it at the end)
  • Change the number at the beginning of the row to increment the pages correctly
  • Change the "pageindex" values to order the pages correctly
  • Change the "filepath" to the filename of the new file

See changes to the launcher_fixed.msave file below. NEW code is in BOLD, CHANGED code in ITALICS 

[General]
nul=0
[header]
num_pages=4
save_sys_version=7
simple_name=default
time_created=1309879687727
[pages]
1\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_APPS_{6b63679a-9ce6-449b-892f-6b684d9b03c6}
1\pageindex=0
1\pagetype=ReorderablePage
2\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_DOWNLOADS_{21227633-7ee8-43df-8679-07a13d72fc7b}
2\pageindex=1
2\pagetype=ReorderablePage
3\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_FAVORITES_{0a8f06aa-0b35-4f93-8380-5f9b712e5474}
3\pageindex=2
3\pagetype=ReorderablePage
4\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3//page_ReorderablePage_SETTINGS_{fd41ac63-451f-4924-ad64-ae8770ee14b9}
4\pageindex=3
4\pagetype=ReorderablePage
5\filepath=/var/luna/preferences/launcher3/page_ReorderablePage_NEW_{7b63679a-9ce6-449b-892f-6b684d9b03c6}
5\pageindex=4
5\pagetype=ReorderablePage
size=5
  • Perform a reboot


Known Issues:

  1. After apply tweaks, App Icon locations would not stick. I could physically move them from one launcher page to another, but once I reboot the device (Luna or Full restart), all apps returned to their original position
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