Am I the only one, who has regularly a hard time identifying apps?
This is especially hard, when similiar apps are open.
Actually the easiest one are usually android apps, because you can see the whole app design.
The hardest ones are browsers etc.
Currently my best idea is, do add an option that, if enabled, shows the application name above the application in the switcher.
Does something like that exist, can I modify it, is it planned?
Should be maybe doable?
Take a look at the sources of @coderusā patch āNotifications count in Switcherā
Iām all in with this! While I read and understand in no time, it takes me considerable lifetime to decode and understand Icons, symbols or images, emojis being the hardest of all.
Iām not having any problems with the covers being unidentifiable. It would take valuable space away on the app covers if they were to show their app icon and name on top.
That said, I personally wouldnāt mind if they were shown in the āedit modeā, where you can close and reorder applications. I use the covers in that mode only for identifying the application and not for reading data on the cover, so I wouldnāt mind if there was the application name and icon overlaying or replacing the cover.
If that would go to the os, it should be an optional feature. Iām also not too fond of the icon of the application for some reason, the name would be totally sufficient for me.
But @ahappyhuman, I guess you might be interested in an option which would force the grid to stay 2xn and not switch to 3xn?
Yes, I am. Right now Iām using a patch to make it happen, but I wouldnāt mind an optional implementation.
You got me curious, so I started experimenting, ans got this far by modifying CoverBackground qml fileā¦ I just have to figure out the code to change āsome_textā to the app nameā¦
As a workaround, you could easily add the code to each app individuallyā¦ Glad to post specifics if interested .
I tried this:https://github.com/thigg/sailfish-appswitcher-names
but i cant get the patch running in the patchmanager yet
As for me most of the native apps are recognizable. But some of Android apps looks as twins. For example apps with pin-code screens instead of content preview.
I remember that there used to be a patch that replaces the cover of Android apps wirh their respective icon instead of the live preview. āBeautiful covers for Android Appsā was the name, I think.
