PointUI - New Home UI Revolution - MERGED

[Centz]

I think this app is pretty sweet. The exe file installs from the desktop and handled everything for my 6700. This runs MUCH faster than any of the cube variations I have tried (when I had WM5 and now WM6), and the gesture recognition is much improved. The primary caveat I have is that they did not account for the length of the "verizon wireless" that runs across the top of most screens, sure telus or at&t fits, but it runs into the clock, or other icons on the home screen.

This has given me a great first impression. Certainly a WIP but a welcome alternative.

[pdx77]

Originally Posted by AstronusX

I'm supprise this hasn't spread to PPCKGeeks yet.

It has, there's a thread about it on the front page still. http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=14714

[Gilliland]

Originally Posted by pdathekid

thats the beta..the official one drops at 12 i believe

No, the official first release became available yesterday (actually, it was probably New Year's Day in Australia). That's the one that we've all been talking about on the "Home" thread. It's a very cool app, but it's really not ready for prime time yet. There's a lot of work yet to be done. At the moment, it's buggy and very limited in flexibility.

[pdathekid]

yeah i tried it..it wasnt super responsive

hopefully they fix it soon..it looks promising.

[codyppc]

http://www.pointui.com/Home.aspx

has anyone tried this? i have only played with it for a few minutes and seems kind of cool.

[stroths]

Here's the cab version (zipped) for those who don't want to run the installer on their computer or don't have a PC.

[stroths]

I attached the cab version (zipped) to the post below for those who want it in that format.

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.p...50&postcount=7

[soundworkspr]

it looks awsome!!!! i like it...

[nbohmer]

Well I've been playing with this program since last night and I defineatly think this program has a ton of potential. Here are my pro's and con's.

Pro's:
- Great interface - Smoothe scrolling (from my experience others may differ), integrates very well.
- "Ribbon" system used for things like tasks, calenders, clocks, etc. so you have half screen size rograms that you swipe across to view
- Launcer bar at bottom of screen is useful.
- Built in sliding unlocker

Con's:
- Most hardware buttons disabled. To use you have to go back to today screen.
- Program does not close running programs. To close them you have to go to Down Arrow > Currently Running > Click on program name > Click Force Close > Then it takes you back to the Today screen. VERY ANNOYING
- Finger scrolling system is counter intuitive
- Locker will not turn on automatically.
- Not customizable - Can't change background, default programs (ie. Windows Media Player)

Overall I think this is program WILL be very great and the dev's have done a fantastic job for a 1.0 release. For me it's still not user friendly / customizable enough to use it as my home screen. I do look forward to new releases and I'm really excited to see something innovative like this.

[Yay 4 Juggs]

i tried it last night wasnt impressed with its lack of customization and its total dominance of ram...after uninstalling it i noticed it totally hijacked my left soft button space where sms resided...even after uninstall it was still there...have to remove it via total commander or resco explorer from the startup folder then had to reinstall your threaded sms to so sms could take its righful place on my today screen in association with the left soft key. it looks nice in theory but as the saying goes you can paint a piece of poo all shiney and gold but its still a piece of poo. thats just my opinion and i could be wrong.