Activator Alternative

[rosenstar]

Looking for something similar to activator, accept with a dialog box.

Ideally, I'd swipe across the status bar, and instead of just SBSetttings (or whatever else comes up) a dialog box comes up (without having to unlock or exit out of the current app) with user defined choices.

So for example, I swipe across the status bar and a dialog box appears. The first option in the dialog box is BiteSMS quick compose, the next is qtweeter, after that is iWhiteBoard, and then an SBSettings button. To compose a text, I hit the BiteSMS button. To open SBSettings, I press that button, etc.

Does that make sense? Are there any apps like this available? Anything that could work together with activator to accomplish this? I like that I can access an app from any place on my phone (with activator), but since I only have about 4-5 things that I'd want to 'quick-activate', I'd rather have one action that brings up a menu, as opposed to 4-5 different actions.

 

[Massie]

I love this idea...you should try asking the dev about it on Twitter: Ryan Petrich (rpetrich) on Twitter

 

[rosenstar]

I love this idea...you should try asking the dev about it on Twitter: Ryan Petrich (rpetrich) on Twitter

Thanks! Happy you liked the idea. Can't speak for everyone else, but I'd definitely drop a couple bucks on an app that can do this. I'll tweet at Ryan.

 

[Massie]

One word of advice: be sure you're clear about wanting a list of choices and not multiple activations...someone else asked him about using Activator to enable multiple things at once and he was decidedly against it: https://twitter.com/rpetrich/status/97630416281944064

 

[rosenstar]

One word of advice: be sure you're clear about wanting a list of choices and not multiple activations...someone else asked him about using Activator to enable multiple things at once and he was decidedly against it: https://twitter.com/rpetrich/status/97630416281944064

I just tweeted a link to the thread to him, does he usually respond to tweets? Or should I contact him from the email shown in his twitter?

 

[Massie]

He seems pretty responsive to tweets, just give him time.

 

[rosenstar]

Great! If I hear back from him I'll be sure to update the thread.

 

[rosenstar]

Heard back from the Activator Dev today, this feature is already included in activator. It's called the menu feature. Open activator from the spring board, and scroll down to menu. Create a new menu and then assign it to an activation method.

 

[Massie]

Oh, geez...I'd actually played around with that a while back without making the connection to what you were asking. Feeling stupid but glad it worked out for you!

 

[Massie]

And by the way, since it might come up: to delete an action from a custom menu, just swipe across the action name in the list.

 

[brutal truth]

Interesting....I've never thought of doing this but it's cool that you can.