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--- ui:ui-launcher_action-landing [2026/04/09 08:03] – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation doreps
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+======  Launcher Actions  ======
-=====  Launcher Actions  =====
 Dialog selections are discussed below the image. For navigation to an item make a selection in the Launcher Actions image.
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+{{imapmarkers>:ui:ui-launcher_action-landing.webp?direct&200}}
 [[:ui:ui-option-action_tap|ID1|Action@27,1,41,16]]
 [[:ui:ui-graphic-selection-text-default-option-edit|ID2|Option@50,1,66,17]]
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 There are 2 demo icons on the top menu in this image for visitors to use in this ui tour:
-  - {{:ui:ui-icon_action.png?25}} - Action - This allows the user to link a selected object's action ... what happens when the object is tapped or swiped.
+  - {{:ui:ui-icon_action.webp?25}} - Action - This allows the user to link a selected object's action ... what happens when the object is tapped or swiped.
-  - {{:ui:ui-icon_option.png?25}} - Option - This provides for the customization of the //selected// object. This ui tour can not show the actual object changes, but will expose each visitor to what is available, what each dialog element can cause to happen, and what happens to navigation once selected.
+  - {{:ui:ui-icon_option.webp?25}} - Option - This provides for the customization of the //selected// object. This ui tour can not show the actual object changes, but will expose each visitor to what is available, what each dialog element can cause to happen, and what happens to navigation once selected.
 ==== Text ====
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 The initial characters "Text" will be modified by any launcher action dialog which offers a specific user input.
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-Of course, the text elements of all these Launcher actions can be changed with the object selected and entering Option Edit mode. To see this in the ui demo click [[ui-graphic-selection-text-default|here]] and scroll to the Option area for instructions. Text gives a physical screen presence to this launcher action but it could be hidden with an enabled tap to that screen area (or other object) which would result in the launcher action (see [[:howto:howto-object-hiding|Object Hiding]]). Also a launcher gesture could be used to initiate the action (see [[:section:section-gestures|gestures]]).
+Of course, the text elements of all these Launcher actions can be changed with the object selected and entering Option Edit mode. To see this in the ui demo click [[ui-graphic-selection-text-default|here]] and scroll to the Option area for instructions. Text gives a physical screen presence to this launcher action but it could be "hidden" with a launcher gesture if the object was contained within a window (see [[:section:section-gestures|gestures]]).
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 ==== Expand notifications panel ====
-  * This is the Notification Shade that drops down when swiping down from the top of the screen. See the demo of this action: {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-notif_panel-video.gif?linkonly|Expand notification panel}}. Also, the user may be presented with this Total Launcher initial permission notification with {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-lock_screen_systerm.png?linkonly|this dialog}}.
+  * This is the Notification Shade that drops down when swiping down from the top of the screen. See the demo of this action: {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-notif_panel-video.gif?linkonly|Expand notification panel}}. Also, the user may be presented with this Total Launcher initial permission notification with {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-lock_screen_systerm.webp?linkonly|this dialog}}.
 ==== Expand settings panel ====
-  * Also known as Quick Set Tiles that have been set to show but can be expanded to edit, re-order/show all such tiles. See the demo of this action: {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-launcher_settings-video.gif?linkonly|Expand settings panel}}. Also, the user may be presented with this Total Launcher initial permission notification with {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-lock_screen_systerm.png?linkonly|this dialog}}.
+  * Also known as Quick Set Tiles that have been set to show but can be expanded to edit, re-order/show all such tiles. See the demo of this action: {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-launcher_settings-video.gif?linkonly|Expand settings panel}}. Also, the user may be presented with this Total Launcher initial permission notification with {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-lock_screen_systerm.webp?linkonly|this dialog}}.
 ==== Toggle edit mode ====
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 ==== To a selected page ====
-  * Automatically navigates to a predetermined page selected at Launcher action user input. The selections are listed by page label (title). See the {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-selected_page-dialog.png?linkonly|input dialog}} which in this case is a 9-page setup. Note Total Launcher internally records page sequential numbers even for user-named pages but displays any user-names. To learn more about assigning a page label (title) see ''Item F'' in [[:ui:ui-edit_on|Edit On]].
+  * Automatically navigates to a predetermined page selected at Launcher action user input. The selections are listed by page label (title). See the {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-selected_page-dialog.webp?linkonly|input dialog}} which in this case is a 9-page setup. Note Total Launcher internally records page sequential numbers even for user-named pages but displays any user-names. To learn more about assigning a page label (title) see ''Item F'' in [[:ui:ui-edit_on|Edit On]].
 ==== Open the left drawer ====
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 ==== Set home page to ====
-  * Creates a text object to manage which setup page is designated as the setup's home page. During creation a dialog lists all setup pages {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-home_page_set-dialog.png?linkonly|here}} with the page title assigned to each. The user will designate which page is to be considered the home page. This is a static setting, but additional text objects and employing ''Tap-on-Action'' can be set for designating other home pages (even with multi-directional swiping). This is useful for different scenarios, such as home, office, travel, etc.
+  * Creates a text object to manage which setup page is designated as the setup's home page. During creation a dialog lists all setup pages {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-home_page_set-dialog.webp?linkonly|here}} with the page title assigned to each. The user will designate which page is to be considered the home page. This is a static setting, but additional text objects and employing ''Tap-on-Action'' can be set for designating other home pages (even with multi-directional swiping). This is useful for different scenarios, such as home, office, travel, etc.
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   * It is possible to combine this ''Set home page to'' action with the automation app Tasker (and possibly MacDroid) to create an automatically switch "home" pages based on time of day or geo-location or wifi source. See "[[howto:howto-set-launcher_page-location-wifi-time-tasker-integration|How To: Set Launcher Page based on Location / Wifi / Time with Tasker integration > current]]" to implement this.
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 ==== Open window by name ====
-  * The open window named by the user in {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-window_by_name_open-dialog.png?linkonly|this dialog}} for this launcher action setting will be opened. Note when creating a window, a title is requested. That is the name to be used in this action and it //must// match (no blank spaces, only underscores). It is unusual that the developer requires character entry of the window name in lieu of providing a dialog with the existing names listed (as done for the launcher action ''Close a window'').
+  * The open window named by the user in {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-window_by_name_open-dialog.webp?linkonly|this dialog}} for this launcher action setting will be opened. Note when creating a window, a title is requested. That is the name to be used in this action and it //must// match (no blank spaces, only underscores). It is unusual that the developer requires character entry of the window name in lieu of providing a dialog with the existing names listed (as done for the launcher action ''Close a window'').
 ==== Close the topmost window or folder ====
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 ==== Close a window ====
-  * The window selected from this dialog format will be closed. Note when creating windows, a title is requested. That is the name to be shown for this action. See the sample dialogs for {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-window_by_name_close-landscape-dialog.png?linkonly|landscape}} and for {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-window_by_name_close-portrait-dialog.png?linkonly|portrait}}.
+  * The window selected from this dialog format will be closed. Note when creating windows, a title is requested. That is the name to be shown for this action. See the sample dialogs for {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-window_by_name_close-landscape-dialog.webp?linkonly|landscape}} and for {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-window_by_name_close-portrait-dialog.webp?linkonly|portrait}}.
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 Note: Since screen ratios differ between portrait and landscape, the user wishing to create windows for both positions should configure their use (add the object while in the positional mode) for the proper reproduction.
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 ==== Open tag ====
-  * Tap to open a pre-selected tagged group of apps, windows, or folders. An example of that dialog is {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-tag_open-dialog.png?linkonly|here}} showing both the built-in and user-created tags together. Tags can be user-created and assigned within app widgets with built-in tags available for the user to manage at ''Launcher options > Behavior > App drawer > Built-in tags''. For additional discussion see [[section:section-tags|Tags]].
+  * Tap to open a pre-selected tagged group of apps, windows, or folders. An example of that dialog is {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-tag_open-dialog.webp?linkonly|here}} showing both the built-in and user-created tags together. Tags can be user-created and assigned within app widgets with built-in tags available for the user to manage at ''Launcher options > Behavior > App drawer > Built-in tags''.
 ==== App search ====
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 ==== Open recent apps ====
-  * This presents a card-type view of apps (scrolling left or right) which have recently been used, allowing a quick switch between them. Prior to Android 10, this was performed with a dedicated navigation icon at the bottom of the screen. After Android 10, this is offered by a swipe up gesture from the bottom of the screen. Also, the user may be presented with this Total Launcher initial permission notification with {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-lock_screen_systerm.png?linkonly|this dialog}}.
+  * This presents a card-type view of apps (scrolling left or right) which have recently been used, allowing a quick switch between them. Prior to Android 10, this was performed with a dedicated navigation icon at the bottom of the screen. After Android 10, this is offered by a swipe up gesture from the bottom of the screen. Also, the user may be presented with this Total Launcher initial permission notification with {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-lock_screen_systerm.webp?linkonly|this dialog}}.
 ==== Screen lock ====
-  * Returns the device to screen lock state provided by the Android settings, usually a dark, off display. This is //not// to be confused with the "lock screen" or "always-on-display" screen which will usually present themselves when the "screen lock" screen is tapped. Then the safeguard usually requires either pattern, pin, or password to re-enter the device. Also, the user may be presented with this Total Launcher initial permission notification with {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-lock_screen_systerm.png?linkonly|this dialog}}.
+  * Returns the device to screen lock state provided by the Android settings, usually a dark, off display. This is //not// to be confused with the "lock screen" or "always-on-display" screen which will usually present themselves when the "screen lock" screen is tapped. Then the safeguard usually requires either pattern, pin, or password to re-enter the device. Also, the user may be presented with this Total Launcher initial permission notification with {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-lock_screen_systerm.webp?linkonly|this dialog}}.
 ==== Restart home ====
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 ==== Auto-rotate screen ====
-  * Auto-rotate screen accommodates the screen orientation to the user's eye irrespective of the device orientation. The device itself has android settings to set this state on or off. This launcher action allows the user to set the state without requiring diving into the android setting or its quick tiles. When selecting this launcher action, the user typically sets two separate actions, on and off which will counteract the current android state. The user will designate this {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-auto_rotate-dialog.png?200&linkonly|slider button}} (left and default) or on (right). This is //not// a toggle for the screen or gesture used to activate it, but a discreet action state, therefore requiring two objects or gestures.
+  * Auto-rotate screen accommodates the screen orientation to the user's eye irrespective of the device orientation. The device itself has android settings to set this state on or off. This launcher action allows the user to set the state without requiring diving into the android setting or its quick tiles. When selecting this launcher action, the user typically sets two separate actions, on and off which will counteract the current android state. The user will designate this {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-auto_rotate-dialog.webp?200&linkonly|slider button}} (left and default) or on (right). This is //not// a toggle for the screen or gesture used to activate it, but a discreet action state, therefore requiring two objects or gestures.
 ==== Brightness level ====
-  * Again, this is a discreet setting for a specific level of **screen brightness** (value from 0-100). It is //not// a variable slider. It could easily be used to set indoor-daytime, outdoor, or bedtime setting levels but would require 3 objects or a separate gesture for each setting. When selecting this launcher action, the setting dialog opens to this {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-brightness_level-slide_set.png?linkonly|brightness level dialog}}. //Permission required: Allow modifying system settings.//
+  * Again, this is a discreet setting for a specific level of **screen brightness** (value from 0-100). It is //not// a variable slider. It could easily be used to set indoor-daytime, outdoor, or bedtime setting levels but would require 3 objects or a separate gesture for each setting. When selecting this launcher action, the setting dialog opens to this {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-brightness_level-slide_set.webp?linkonly|brightness level dialog}}. //Permission required: Allow modifying system settings.//
 ==== Media volume level ====
-  * Setting media volume level is similar to brightness level, in that it is for a specific level //not// variable levels. It is adaptable to scenarios (church, game, office) but could be easily hacked to appear as a quasi-slider with each level "bulb" along a "slide line" being a discreet media volume level object. The {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-media_vol-slide_set.png?200&linkonly|media volume dialog}} has a data value range of 0-100.
+  * Setting media volume level is similar to brightness level, in that it is for a specific level //not// variable levels. It is adaptable to scenarios (church, game, office) but could be easily hacked to appear as a quasi-slider with each level "bulb" along a "slide line" being a discreet media volume level object. The {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-media_vol-slide_set.webp?200&linkonly|media volume dialog}} has a data value range of 0-100.
 ==== Do not disturb ====
-  * This is Android's feature to silence or hide notifications, ringtones, alarms, etc. during user customized times. The launcher actions is discreet, either on or off, to override the device's current system on/off setting (but not the user customized features). This is a convenient design method to keep setting control within the setup design and not rely on android access. Using this will require both on and off object when setting the state in the {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-dnd-radio.png?200&linkonly|Do Not Disturb dialog}}.
+  * This is Android's feature to silence or hide notifications, ringtones, alarms, etc. during user customized times. The launcher actions is discreet, either on or off, to override the device's current system on/off setting (but not the user customized features). This is a convenient design method to keep setting control within the setup design and not rely on android access. Using this will require both on and off object when setting the state in the {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-dnd-radio.webp?200&linkonly|Do Not Disturb dialog}}.
 ==== WiFi ====
-  * The launcher action sets wi-fi on or off. To overcome an android limitation, Total Launcher has developed a utility {{:ui:ui-icon-launcher_action-wifi-totaltool.png?25}}**TotalTool** which is automatically offered for download (through a page on the developer's blog: [[http://https://total-launcher.blogspot.com/p/total-tool.html|TotalTool utility]] to the user when initially selecting to use this launcher action.
+  * The launcher action sets wi-fi on or off. To overcome an android limitation, Total Launcher has developed a utility {{:ui:ui-icon-launcher_action-wifi-totaltool.webp?25}}**TotalTool** which is automatically offered for download (through a page on the developer's blog: [[http://https://total-launcher.blogspot.com/p/total-tool.html|TotalTool utility]] to the user when initially selecting to use this launcher action.
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 This download is an apk file and for convenience just search Google for "apk", download one with installer in the title. Install it to the device. Run it and it will find TotalTool (if downloaded to the same device), select it, and installation is completed.
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 ==== Bluetooth ====
-  * For the initial request to change the state of the devices Bluetooth, Total Launcher will request the user's confirmation with a screen {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-bluetooth-toast_verify.png?200&linkonly|"toast"}}. Following that, the created launcher action objects (two: an on and an off) will perform the bluetooth state designated when using the {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-bluetooth-dialog.png?200&linkonly|bluetooth dialog}}.
+  * For the initial request to change the state of the devices Bluetooth, Total Launcher will request the user's confirmation with a screen {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-bluetooth-toast_verify.webp?200&linkonly|"toast"}}. Following that, the created launcher action objects (two: an on and an off) will perform the bluetooth state designated when using the {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-bluetooth-dialog.webp?200&linkonly|bluetooth dialog}}.
 ==== Play a sound ====
-  * This launcher action could //play// right into the hands of a good setup designer ... choose any sound from the launcher's [[section:section1-2-d_understanding_resources|Resources]] Sound library and it's good to go. Although this action links a single audio file to the target object, the launcher offers its [[ui-option-action_tap|Tap-on-Action]] of five results based on object activation (tap, and swipes left, right, up, or down). So the results can be creative. The user will select the specific object's sound from the {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-play_sound-selection.png?200&linkonly|dialog}}.
+  * This launcher action could //play// right into the hands of a good setup designer ... choose any sound from the launcher's [[section:section1-2-d_understanding_resources|Resources]] Sound library and it's good to go. Although this action links a single audio file to the target object, the launcher offers its [[ui-option-action_tap|Tap-on-Action]] of five results based on object activation (tap, and swipes left, right, up, or down). So the results can be creative. The user will select the specific object's sound from the {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-play_sound-selection.webp?200&linkonly|dialog}}.
 ==== Launch browser ====
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 ==== Open URL ====
-  * Think of this as the "King of Customization" or the "Gateway to the Internet". Just hard-code any URL into the presented {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-open_url-input.png?200&linkonly|dialog}}. A user now in control!
+  * Think of this as the "King of Customization" or the "Gateway to the Internet". Just hard-code any URL into the presented {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-open_url-input.webp?200&linkonly|dialog}}. A user now in control!
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+===== Hidden Index Anchors =====
+[[:ui:ui-option-action_tap|ID1|Action@27,1,41,16]]
+[[:ui:ui-graphic-selection-text-default-option-edit|ID2|Option@50,1,66,17]]
+[[:ui:ui-launcher_action-landing_text|ID3|Text@3,44,52,73]]
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+[[#expand_settings_panel|ID5|Expand settings panel@4,90,162,111]]
+[[#toggle_edit_mode|ID6|Toggle edit mode@4,115,155,135]]
+[[#open_menu|ID7|Open menu@4,136,103,156]]
+[[#open_launcher_settings|ID8|Open launcher settings@4,157,171,178]]
+[[#show_status_bar|ID9|Show status bar@4,180,126,199]]
+[[#show_navigation_bar|ID10|Show navigation bar@4,204,156,224]]
+[[#to_the_home_page|ID11|To the home page@3,229,140,248]]
+[[#to_the_previous_page|ID12|To the previous page@4,254,159,272]]
+[[#to_the_left_page|ID13|T#o the left page@4,272,116,288]]
+[[#to_the_right_page|ID14|To the right page@4,294,130,313]]
+[[#to_a_selected_page|ID1|Page 3 (To a selected page)@5,316,94,336]]
+[[#open_the_left_drawer|ID15|Open the left drawer@3,336,151,356]]
+[[#open_the_right_drawer|ID16|Open the right drawer@3,359,166,379]]
+[[#open_the_upper_drawer|ID17|Open the upper drawer@2,380,173,399]]
+[[#open_the_lower_drawer|ID18|Open the lower drawer@3,401,170,422]]
+[[#close_sliding_drawer|ID19|Close sliding drawer@2,423,159,444]]
+[[#scroll the current page to|ID20|Scroll the current page to@4,446,192,467]]
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+[[#close_the_topmost_folder|ID4|Close the topmost folder@3,534,185,552]]
+[[#close_all_windows_and_folders|ID6|Close all windows and folders@4,577,197,595]]
+[[#close_a_window|ID7|Close a window@3,601,121,619]]
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+[[#contact_search|ID11|Contact search@3,687,121,706]]
+[[#Search|ID12|Search@3,707,64,728]]
+[[#open_recent_apps|ID13|Open recents apps@2,730,134,751]]
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+[[#auto-rotate_screen|ID16|Auto-rotate screen@4,793,142,813]]
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+[[#auto_brightness|ID18|Auto brightness@4,837,123,855]]
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+[[#launch_camera|ID8|Launch camera@3,1030,69,1051]]
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+[[#launch_email|ID12|Gmail (Launch email)@9,1160,71,1179]]
+[[#launch_gallery|ID13|Photos (Launch gallery)@8,1179,76,1203]]
+[[#launch_map|ID14|Maps (Launch map)@9,1203,74,1224]]
+[[#launch_market|ID15|Play Store (Launch market)@9,1226,91,1247]]
+[[#launch_music|ID16|YT Music (Launch music)@6,1248,85,1269]]
+[[#launch_alarm|ID17|Clock (Launch alarm)@6,1270,75,1289]]
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+[[#open_url|ID19|https://myurl.com (Open URL)@5,1313,139,1332]]
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