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⚠️ v4.0 UI Transition Notice - In Process: The release of Total Launcher v4.0 has introduced significant user interface changes. Please note that this page does not yet reflect these updates. The new layout paths, folds, and visual maps are currently being compiled and will be deployed shortly.
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Using Variables
Total Launcher has the capability to import data values from several other automation applications
- Tasker - an android automation application available from Google Play Store
- macroDroid - an android automation application available from Google Play store
Tasker Variables
- In Tasker (see Tasker's help at Kustom Heavy Industries [https://help.kustom.rocks/] for a more detailed explanation), a task has two actions:
- Variable Set
- Send Variable
- From Tasker's Action category “Plugin”
- select “Total Launcher” from the alphabetical dialog
- enter the following information with the symbols and brackets included. Substitute the appropriate varName.
- Tasker variable name
- %varName
- Total Launcher
- <varName>
- In Total Launcher
- Turn Edit Mode on
- Navigate to the desired screen
- press Object Add (+} in the upper right screen area to open a dialog of element types
- Select Graphic. The dialog will list the built-in element types:
- Select Text
- A dialog “Action on Tap” opens
- tap the back button
- the text element will shows on the screen
- Tap and hold to move the text element to the desired location
- Tap the Options icon (gear) icon to enter the object's Edit dialog.
- Tap the label “Text” for a list of settings for this element
- Scroll to the end of the listing and select
- Advanced - Variable
- click on Variable
- Enter the desired varName next to Text as <varName>
- Any text entered prior to or after <> will be displayed as literal.
- Tap OK
- The varName value will now appear on the screen
- Should the varName be displayed literally, the variable has no recognized value. Re-check your work and insure Tasker has transmitted the data.
Variable notes:
- When using variables within Total Launcher, a newline character (\n) works as a line break.
- If using quotes in Total Launcher, text will not display unless the quotes are escaped by double quotes (“” n “”)
- In macroDroid, it appears 3 escape characters are required (\\\“)
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