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Widget cycle trigger button
First of all, thanks for the great app. I just discovered it recently and it is exactly what I am looking for in a gallery app. In my opinion a thing that would improve the app would be:
- a setting to control the display duration of an image in the photo frame widget
- maybe a option to change to the next image in the widget? If you click on the left half it keeps the current behavior, the right half next image or one of the other options (open album etc.). Could be a problem if the frame is to small... so I am not sure about that feature.
- automatic update
The display duration is specified via a static configuration file (cf doc) and I don't think I can modify this duration on the fly with a user specified setting.
Maybe the widget update could be triggered from a service. But Aves would need to declare and run a background service, which I'd like to avoid.
As of Aves v1.7.8, the duration is set to 1 hour (shortening it would mean more battery drain for all users). By the way, the Android system does not let widgets automatically update more frequently than every 30 minutes.
- manual update
The widget already changes the displayed item when you tap on it and the app opens. So even without a dedicated button, it's possible to make it update. Not as smooth, but possible.
I'm not fond of the left half / right half idea because hidden areas are unintuitive and require some explanation. But I'm considering an option to display a small icon button in the corner of the widget, which would trigger an update when tapped. The button would always be visible, though.
Given that it's already possible to trigger an update by tapping the widget and that I like the widget to be clean without extra UI controls, I wouldn't use such a button myself, but maybe that would be suitable for your needs. What do you think?
Thanks for the reply.
- automatic update
I think you are right to avoid an background service only for such a feature. As for the duration I did not know that limit existed. I personally would prefer 30min, but as it is a fix value for all users 1h is probably a better fit.
- manual update
I am all for a clean widget without extra UI controls, hence the idea with the two invisible buttons. But I get your arguments. Maybe make the two invisible button version optional? The problem (for me) with the current setup is that the "click to open app and close it again" to change the picture is not fun. But obviously opening the app/picture is the most important function and will always be my first choice. Longpress is not an option, so besides the two mentioned option I cannot think of anything else.
Personally I would also use the extra button. Maybe semi-transparent or just quite small (black,white adaptive?). I am just using the rectangular design though, not sure how it would look with the others.
But it is also quite possible that I also would dislike the UI and change to the current setup. The in-app slideshow has all the features I could want, so using this one more frequently is also an option.
I just love this feature at my desktop, as it is a great opportunity to see some random pics of yours without having to open an app. But I guess we are missing a middle-mouse-click :)