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How do I go about having text only for app links from the homescreen?
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If your talking about the menu structure, you don't.
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Try this ShortcutMe, Fastest BlackBerry Shortcuts Application - Utilities BlackBerry Apps - Crackberry BlackBerry Apps Store

I searched the CrackBerry Store for the word ' shortcut '. I got a number of hits.

There are other apps too that will do what you want like QuickLaunch - The Swiss Army Knife of BlackBerry Apps! - @ VOTED BEST APP 2010, 2009 by Crackberry! - Utilities BlackBerry Apps - Crackberry BlackBerry Apps Store.

You could also have a theme designed that has a list of app names displayed as text/words on the Home Screen. These could be made to reflect the icons on the Desktop Screen.
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You could also have a theme designed that has a list of app names displayed as text/words on the Home Screen. These could be made to reflect the icons on the Desktop Screen.

As a theme builder, this is actually what I was asking in this post. I was asking how I could make a theme with only text names for apps, with no icon.
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Make icons that are the names and insert them using Composer.
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Make icons that are the names and insert them using Composer.
Wouldn't that only work for stock icons though? I'm looking for a way to show only the name (on the homescreen) for all icons (even non-stock apps).
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Play with this code.....It will show your icon1 & icon2 in text only...add the others you want by using the same code but changing to slot3,4,5 and so on. Change X,y for location. (may wanna shorten the width as well)

Code:
<image 
      id="app_focus_font0"
      x="-180"
      y="-233"
      width="360"
      height="16"
      xlink:href="x-object:/EntryDescription?showname&amp;width=360&amp;height=16&amp;font-family=BBAlpha Sans&amp;font-style=plain&amp;font-size=16&amp;fill=fefefe&amp;id=slot0&amp;align=center&amp;showinfo=left"/>

<image 
      id="app_focus_font1"
      x="-180"
      y="-217"
      width="360"
      height="16"
      xlink:href="x-object:/EntryDescription?showname&amp;width=360&amp;height=16&amp;font-family=BBAlpha Sans&amp;font-style=plain&amp;font-size=16&amp;fill=fefefe&amp;id=slot1&amp;align=center&amp;showinfo=left"/>

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I will check that out, thanks!
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Wouldn't that only work for stock icons though? I'm looking for a way to show only the name (on the homescreen) for all icons (even non-stock apps).
It will work with whatever apps you place on the homescreen. It would not work for app ordered icons.
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It will work with whatever apps you place on the homescreen. It would not work for app ordered icons.
Which is what I was looking for (app ordred). I have been swamped and haven't had a chance to try molson's code yet though.
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try it, It will work.
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i just had someone else ask me this... Molson is correct..

more info on it:

Code:
<g id="icon_slot0">
<image id="Slot0_Text" x="0" y="0" width="150" height="18" xlink:href="x-object:/EntryDescription?showname&amp;width=150&amp;height=18&amp;font-family=sans-serif&amp;font-style=bold&amp;font-size=18&amp;fill=FFFFFF&amp;id=slot0&amp;align=lef t&amp;showinfo=left"/>
</g>


<loadScene xlink:href="x-exec://slot0" begin="icon_slot0.activate"/>
like that...
if you change the width & hieght.. you need to change it in the xlink section as well..

you can change the font (to some of the default fonts) and font size.. make sure the heigh matches (or exceeds) font size. If its too thin of an area to click.. you can add a rect to expand it.. like this:

Code:
<g id="icon_slot0">
<rect x="-10" y="-10" height="38" width="170" fill="none"
<image id="Slot0_Text" x="0" y="0" width="150" height="18" xlink:href="x-object:/EntryDescription?showname&amp;width=150&amp;height=18&amp;font-family=sans-serif&amp;font-style=bold&amp;font-size=18&amp;fill=FFFFFF&amp;id=slot0&amp;align=lef t&amp;showinfo=left"/>
</g>
note.. I made the rect 10px bigger than the text all the way around (so its 20 higher & wider)
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I guess I'm still too green at coding SVGs. Attached is a test SVG I threw together with just 2 buttons to play with. I'm not even sure where to begin editing to add the code(s) above.
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To add to the above, there may be an easier way, if possible;

Is it possible to simply add the name to icons in Composer? If so, I could use a custom image (1x1 clear png) and then simply add the name to that "button"?
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If your not using a button at all.

I wouldnt even bother with composer.

I would do it from scratch using the code i posted above.
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