Total Launcher Resources Guide: Customizing Android Homescreen Layouts

Total Launcher features a robust built-in resource management system that acts as the central repository for all custom Android layout assets, including unique fonts, shapes, dynamic images, and automated action sequences. Utilizing these centralized resource categories streamlines the homescreen design process, ensuring that modified elements remain saved within the application for quick application across multiple custom setups. By mastering the storage, categorization, and editing tools within the interface, advanced layout configuration becomes significantly faster and more organized. To begin configuring these advanced design features, enter the Total Launcher Edit Mode, navigate to Launcher options, and select Resources.

1. Enter Total Launcher Edit Mode > Launcher options > Resources.

• Shape - Built-in forms include rectangle, round rectangle, oval, and arc designs which can be manipulated by the user. A complete discussion is available in Resource - Shape.
• Image - Compatible formats: ico, gif, jpg, jpeg, png, webp. These are also discussed in Resource - Image.
• Dynamic image – Objects which change based on various inputs, such as notification badges or counts, time and calendar events, time-based actions, and more. See Resource - Dynamic Image for more details.
• Shadow – The appearance of light, darkness, and color can be created for a selected object at a determined angle. See Resource - Shadow for more details.
• Typeface - Basic fonts are pre-installed in Total Launcher. This dialog lets the user install a single font or a font folder on their device. See Resource - Typeface for more details.
• Sound – Compatible formats: mp3, ogg. See Resource - Sound for more details.
• Window – A window is a container for objects. It can be “hidden” and made visible by another object's action, with animation. Windows have also been used to replace “pages”. See Resource - Window for more details.
• Sequence – An action or multiple ordered actions which can be repeated. Objects can be assigned a sequence to automate the series of actions. See Resource - Sequence for more details.

• When in one of the 8 resource categories, the dialog will show any previously created, imported, and saved objects. The dialog is identical across all categories, with any exceptions noted. See Figures 1-8.

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• Add icon -
  • The shape, image, dynamic image, window, and sequence objects can be created by tapping the “+”.
  • This action is also available during the Add Object >; Graphic >; Image >; Do Nothing process as shown in this video demo
  • Or the action can also be accomplished when working with an existing object through the top Object Design Menu > Options > Edit > Image process as shown in this video demo
  • The sequence and window elements can also be created by tapping the or, alternatively, Add > Graphic > Image > Do Nothing > Design Menu > Action - Action-on-Tap
• Search icon -
  • Located at the top of the dialogs in the shape, image, dynamic image, shadow, and sound resources, search provides for user input to locate previously saved or imported elements.
• Folder Add icon -
  • Located at the top right in the image, typeface (fonts), and sound resources, this allows the user to select any folder on the device and add that folder's entire contents to the Total Launcher resource category.
• Bold/Italic -
  • Located at the top of the Typeface dialog, these icons are used to search for fonts exhibiting the characteristic.
  • The typeface (fonts) element can also show the bold type (B) and italic type (I) fonts available.
• Sort icon -
  • Located at the top right in the image element in Resource - Image, this sets the sequencing format to either
    • Filename
    • Recently added
    • File size

1. Tap any open area of the screen
2. If password or fingerprint protected, enter the appropriate security action.
3. Select the Main Menu icon in the lower left of the screen
4. Select Launcher options
5. Select Resources
6. Select the element category desired
7. To add a single element
   1. Press the add icon (+) in the lower right screen
   2. The device file manager will open. Navigate to the desired device folder or cloud, select the desired file
8. To add all elements in a single folder
   1. Press the folder add icon [[:ui:ui-icon_folder_add.webp?direct&25}} in the upper right screen
   2. The device file manager will open. Navigate to the desired device or cloud folder, then select it.
9. For additional detail on creating
   1. Shapes, see Object: Customizing - Shapes
   2. images, see Dynamic Image – Built-in [insert new link]
   3. Windows, see [add the section here]
   4. Sequences, see [add the section here]

Any element in the 8 resource categories can be deleted by the user.

1. Tap any open area of the screen
2. If password or fingerprint protected, enter the appropriate security action.
3. Select the Main Menu icon in the lower left of the screen
4. Select Launcher options
5. Select Resources
6. Select the element category desired
7. Press and hold the desired element to highlight
8. Select the delete icon in the lower right of the screen to delete the element