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-====== Total Launcher Layout Objects ====== +====== Total Launcher Layout Objects: Master Android Homescreen Design ====== 
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-Custom layouts are fundamental building blocks within the Total Launcher ecosystem, providing the primary mechanism for organizing clickable graphic objects, shortcuts, and widgets. Unlike simple free-form object placement [[howto:howto-add-app_shortcut|How To: Add An Application Shortcut To The Total Launcher Page]], applying a specialized Layout Object automatically imposes a set of alignment and spacing rules on the content it contains. This guide explains the: +<WRAP> 
-  * **Adding a layout** to the page +Custom layouts serve as foundational building blocks for developing any advanced homescreen layout within the Total Launcher ecosystem. By grouping interactive graphic objects, app shortcuts, and widgets into defined containers, these specialized structures automatically impose consistent alignment and spacing rules across the entire custom setup. Mastering these shared design fundamentals ensures a cohesive, professional aesthetic before diving into specific linear, radial, or matrix configurations. The workflow begins by adding a new layout structure to the workspace and configuring the global properties. 
-  * **Shared design fundamentals** applicable to all layout types +</WRAP> 
-  * **Unique layouts** specific guides: +<WRAP> 
-    * **List (linear)** +^  Layout Selection Dialog  ^ 
-    * **Circle (radial)** +|  {{:ui:ui-layout-selection-v4.webp?direct&150}}  | 
-    * **Grid (matrix)** +</WRAP> 
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 ===== Add A Layout To The Page ===== ===== Add A Layout To The Page =====
 A list layout (linear) is added to a page and modified with the following steps: A list layout (linear) is added to a page and modified with the following steps:
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 === ☛ Launch Sound (Shared Behavior) === === ☛ Launch Sound (Shared Behavior) ===
-While present in the general options, these trigger points exist across all layout types. +While present in the general options, these trigger points exist across all layout types. Technically, this is an interaction behavior rather than a visual style property. 
-  *  **Tap, Swipe up, Swipe down, Swipe left, Swipe right:** Assign device audio files to be played upon specific physical interaction types. +  * **Tap, Swipe up, Swipe down, Swipe left, Swipe right:** Assign device audio files to be played upon specific physical, directional interaction types. 
-Assign a specific interaction to play a device sound (see [[section-sound|Resource - Sound]] when any of the objects in the list layout receives that interaction.  +  * **Sound:** Assign a specific interaction to play a device sound (see [[section-sound|Resource - Sound]] when any of the objects in the list layout receives that interaction.  
-<WRAP alert round 80% centeralign> What this means ...\\ A sound selected for any interaction will play for all objects in the layout that receive that same interaction. For example, a ''tap'' will cause the same sound on any list item 'tapped'.+<WRAP alert round centeralign> What this means ...\\ A sound selected for any interaction will play for all objects in the layout that receive that same interaction. For example, a ''tap'' will cause the same sound on any list item 'tapped'.
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   * **Tap:** - Select the sound played upon a single tap.   * **Tap:** - Select the sound played upon a single tap.
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 To create custom Android interfaces, one of three specialized structural archetypes must be selected. Although they share the visual configuration system detailed above, each utilizes a distinct method of spatial organization. The following documentation details the distinct properties of each layout style. To create custom Android interfaces, one of three specialized structural archetypes must be selected. Although they share the visual configuration system detailed above, each utilizes a distinct method of spatial organization. The following documentation details the distinct properties of each layout style.
  
-Select a layout type to review its dedicated unique options:+Select 1 of the 3 layout types to review its dedicated unique options:
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