ZLauncher vs LauncherX - Treo Forums

lulugirl896 · 09-16-2005, 08:58 AM

After a brief flirtation with LauncherX I have finally settled on
ZLauncher. Here are screens of both.

Why the switch?
So at first I was drawn to LauncherX because of its small file size. But I
quickly learned that the size grows pretty quickly and for no apparent
reason. A check with Filez showed that a file called 'Launcherx cached
icons' was the culprit. Even though I had removed all extraneous icons this
still occured. The file would sometimes grow to up to 1mb! So I would
delete it and then it would just rebuild itself and start growing again.
The other thing I wasn't so crazy about was the screen overlay. I chose
Rose as my color theme for my Treo. So on the corner of the LauncherX
screen you can still see where the color doesn't blend in. Look
specifically by the side icons to see what I mean. Not a huge issue, but I
felt that it restricted me from really going all out with the themes.
Now ZLauncher is not for everyone. It is a ram-hog for sure, but at least
you know what you see is what you get. The size remains steady, unless you
specifically add themes or backgrounds to it. I'm not generally one for
backgrounds and themes, but its certainly a cool feature that it allows you
to store them on the card while not in use.
So at the end of the day, its ZLauncher for me!

Kwan · 09-19-2005, 12:11 PM

Is Zlauncher really good? I'm trying out Winlauncher right now. Have you tried that one yet?

xxpinballxx · 09-19-2005, 12:14 PM

I have tried most of them and feel Zlauncher has everything i want....
The customizable aspect as well as a great UI and a quick launch....
The ease of adding and deleting tabs is nice too.....lets me get rid of obfuscate...

Kwan · 09-19-2005, 12:17 PM

I'm going to give it a try then.

Kwan · 09-19-2005, 12:55 PM

What theme are you guys using with Zlauncher?

lulugirl896 · 09-19-2005, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Kwan

Is Zlauncher really good? I'm trying out Winlauncher right now. Have you tried that one yet?

No, I haven't tried Winlauncher. How do you like it? Please give your likes/dislikes in it.

lulugirl896 · 09-19-2005, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Kwan

What theme are you guys using with Zlauncher?

Now I'm using Panther:

And this was Brushed Metal:

Only a very slight difference (mainly in size and a few icons). I like the Mac OS feel

xxpinballxx · 09-19-2005, 01:29 PM

I use the aquawood and the xp theme and I make my own backgrounds images...
I also have a firefox theme which is pretty nice....Eclipse which is a dark theme and Stones theme....which isn't the rolling stones but more like a rock-like look

lulugirl896 · 09-19-2005, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by xxpinballxx

I use the aquawood and the xp theme and I make my own backgrounds images...
I also have a firefox theme which is pretty nice....Eclipse which is a dark theme and Stones theme....which isn't the rolling stones but more like a rock-like look

Ohhh, any chance of getting some screenshots? And maybe a peek at some of your background images? I've been trying to find ideas for background images that keep the icons still pretty easy to see.

xxpinballxx · 09-19-2005, 01:57 PM

I don't have snapIt on my phone right now.....
I'll put it on and get some shots....
I have a few Palm screens I made up in Photoshop that are pretty monochromatic so to speak so icons are still visible.....

I'll throw a few up on here tonight......I have probably 30 or images for backgrounds and feel free to use any you like...