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Total Launcher Circle Layout Configuration: A Guide To Radial Menus and Spinner Settings

Circle Layout Configuration

The Circle Layout Configuration dialog in Total Launcher provides dedicated options for arranging interactive objects into a radial pattern on Android devices. Modifying spatial alignment, icon behavior, typography, and background properties allows dynamic, functional ring menus and highly aesthetic custom interfaces to be created. This configuration dialog dictates exactly how items align within the circular container, offering unique features like the interactive fidget spinner effect before transitioning into standard animation behaviors.

To place the grid layout on the page:

The layout dialog contains multiple configuration sections, as shown in the edit mode interface here .

Configuration Procedure

Follow this sequence to apply modifications to the radial layout that is now on the page:

  • If not currently selected, tap-hold the grid object to select it.
  • Review the menu panels indicated at the bottom of the interface.
  • Apply the desired variable changes within the respective menus.


or view the fidget spinner!

The Circle Layout Option Dialog

Options - General

Configure the arrangement and interactive behavior of the radial container.

  • Number of items: - Define the total number of interactive placeholders assigned to the circular layout.
  • Launch animation: - Set the animation triggered upon launching an item. Note that this selection requires the PRO version upgrade.
  • Fidget spinner: - Enable this toggle to allow the entire layout to spin freely via physical swipe interactions when the launcher is in standard use mode.

Options - Launch sound

Assign specific device sounds to physical interactions when the radial layout is activated.

  • Tap: - Select the sound played upon a single tap.
  • Swipe up: - Select the sound played upon an upward swipe.
  • Swipe down: - Select the sound played upon a downward swipe.
  • Swipe left: - Select the sound played upon a leftward swipe.
  • Swipe right: - Select the sound played upon a rightward swipe.

Options - Icon

Modify the visual attributes of the icon images contained within the circle.

  • Icon size: - Adjust the overall size (scale) of the icons.
  • Icon padding: - Modify the internal space surrounding the icons.
  • Icon opacity (%): - Adjust the transparency level of the icons, utilizing values such as 100% for solid visibility.
  • Icon saturation (%): - Modify the color intensity, where 100% represents natural colors and reduced values approach grayscale.
  • Icon color filter: - Apply a specific color overlay or tint to all icons uniformly.

Options - Label

Control the display parameters and typography of the text associated with each radial item.

  • Show label: - Toggle the visibility state of the text labels to On or Off.
  • Typeface: - Select the specific font family applied to the label text.
  • Label lines: - Determine the maximum number of lines permitted for text wrapping, ranging from 1 to 3.
  • Font size: - Adjust the structural point size of the label text.
  • Scale X (%): - Stretch or compress the text width horizontally.
  • Text color: - Define the primary resting color of the text using the Launcher's Color Picker and apply a hexadecimal value such as #FFFFFFFF.
  • Text color (pressed): - Same as Text color above, but changes the text color as the object is 'pressed' or tapped.

Options - Shadow

Apply drop shadows to text labels for enhanced contrast against varied backgrounds. See here for more detail on how to use Shadows.

  • Shadow color: - Select the hue of the underlying text shadow.
  • Shadow radius: - Control the blur, spread, or sharpness of the shadow effect.
  • Shadow offset X: - Shift the shadow position along the horizontal axis.
  • Shadow offset Y: - Shift the shadow position along the vertical axis.

Options - Background

Configure the container styling, individual item backgrounds, and spacing parameters.

  • Background: - Set the global color or image for the entire circular container.
  • Margins: - Define the external spacing outside the layout boundary, requiring specific integer values for left, top, right, and bottom.
  • Item background: - Set the resting background color or image for individual items.
  • Item background (pressed): - Set the background visual for individual items during a press interaction.
  • Item background (focused): - Set the background visual for individual items when navigated to via hardware controls or focus states.
  • Item spacing: - Adjust the internal gap distance between individual items placed along the circle structure.