ICS Digital Desk Clock as a Widget

TrinityJayOne · Dec 22, 2011

In the stock ICS alarm settings from the stock analogue clock widget you can access a digital "desk clock" mode. If you long touch this desk clock, the screen goes black and you get a very sleek blue version.

members.iinet.net.au/~trinityjayone/ICSclock1.png

I have scoured the web and downloaded countless digital clock apps looking for something that achieves this blue digital clock in widget form. One widget came close ( market.android.com/details?id=com.eightsoft.ICSDigitalClock ), but it has a background that can't be removed and the text doesn't even fit into it properly.

Anyone know of a widget that fits the bill? Am I better off just working out how to make it myself?

Al Asmi · Dec 22, 2011

Try HD Widgets. it has exactly what you want, with many digital clocks, weather and background options.

TrinityJayOne · Dec 22, 2011

Sorry, perhaps I wasn't 100% clear. I'm after a clock that looks identical to the screenshot I posted. Same font, same colour (or the options to set it up as such).

Al Asmi · Dec 22, 2011

it may not be exactly the same, but i think it's the closest one available at the moment.

If you find wt you looking for please share it with us here as i also like that blue lock clock.

kerberos7 · Dec 22, 2011

with minimalistic text

In the zip is a .mtpref File. (make a restore wit minimalistic text[free])

fonts: AndroidClock.ttf, Roboto-Regular.ttf

if you mean this

TrinityJayOne · Dec 22, 2011

Indeed it is...and I did try Minimalistic Text but I have no idea how to go about inserting different fonts into it. Perhaps if you could dumb it down a notch for me?

kerberos7 · Dec 22, 2011

TrinityJayOne said:
Indeed it is...and I did try Minimalistic Text but I have no idea how to go about inserting different fonts into it. Perhaps if you could dumb it down a notch for me?

1. Create new folder on sd card called 'fonts.' Make sure there are no subfolders within it - just the actual true type font files.
2. Pick folder 'font,' not specific sub font, in the global settings for font selection.
3. Under each text type on each widget - normal, accented, nonaccented - you must select the font, the list should populate when you do as above.

TrinityJayOne · Dec 22, 2011

Argh so easy! Don't know how on Earth I missed the "choose fonts" folder before. Thank you kind sir!

kerberos7 · Dec 22, 2011

TrinityJayOne said:
Argh so easy! Don't know how on Earth I missed the "choose fonts" folder before. Thank you kind sir!

No Problem

tgmorris · Dec 22, 2011

Thanks! I was just looking for this yesterday and after finally figuring out where the .mtpref file had to go I've got it working.

kassemja · Dec 22, 2011

Try this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=814054

rabaker07 · Dec 30, 2011

I have no idea how to get minimalist text widget onto home screen. No long press for widgets in ICS.

Anybody know how I can get this to work? I installed the app from market but they don't appear in the widgets section...

EDIT: Seems it takes time for newly installed widget apps to populate the widget section. I see them after a while.

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sn707 · Dec 30, 2011

Working and looking great thanks for the "restore" file. I cant even count the number of clocks I have tried and not loved.

colonel_james · Dec 30, 2011

kerberos7 said:
1. Create new folder on sd card called 'fonts.' Make sure there are no subfolders within it - just the actual true type font files.
2. Pick folder 'font,' not specific sub font, in the global settings for font selection.
3. Under each text type on each widget - normal, accented, nonaccented - you must select the font, the list should populate when you do as above.

sorry, but i need you to noob it down even further. first, i need hd widgets correct? then i create the new fonts folder within the sdcard directory and copy the contents of your fonts zip into that new folder. what's with the uhr folder? once those are install i can them go into hd widgets and fiddle with the settings?

appreciate the walk through assistance.

colonel_james · Dec 31, 2011

colonel_james said:
sorry, but i need you to noob it down even further. first, i need hd widgets correct? then i create the new fonts folder within the sdcard directory and copy the contents of your fonts zip into that new folder. what's with the uhr folder? once those are install i can them go into hd widgets and fiddle with the settings?

appreciate the walk through assistance.

oh, minimalistic text the app.....

colonel_james · Dec 31, 2011

took a while, but i finally figured it out.

Shadow-Nexus · Dec 31, 2011

Try using one more clock widget app it has the ics theme that youvwant plus many more and you can change the colors of the clock too

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Mystery252 · Dec 31, 2011

Shadow_Android said:
Try using one more clock widget app it has the ics theme that youvwant plus many more and you can change the colors of the clock too

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That is perfect!

darrenk232 · Jan 1, 2012

I'm a big fan of the one more clock widget, far more elegant than a lot of the other clock apps.

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Peesashiz · Jan 1, 2012

where exactly does the uhr folder go?
i downloaded the minimalistic text app and created the fonts folder with the fonts in it
the minimalistic text widget hasnt shown up yet

thanks for any help in advance