Homebrew A few suggestions to make the HBL better

[Idaho]

As I see more and more people customising the HBL bringing new features to it, I thought i'd make a few suggestions of my own to improve it (as I don't have enough programming skills to do it on my own):

- Grid and list choice to display homebrews
- Wallpaper support
- Color themes support
- Folder support
- Add an option to sort homebrews in any order we want
- Integrate a basic file browser to it and if possible integrate multimedia functions to this file browser (like mp3, jpeg, avi...etc).
- Add an option to turn wifi off or on (we don't all have an old3DS with a physical wifi switch)
- Add an integrated FTP to the HBL
- Add the RegionFreeLoader to the 1.1 version
- If possible Add a way to execute .cia installed on the 3DS
- If possible Add a way to execute .3ds files
- If possible Add a way to execute .elf files
- If .cia, .3ds and .elf execution is possible and an option to filter which of the 4 programs format are displayed on the HBL (tick boxes from a menu maybe?)
- Add firmlaunch and/or firmware spoof to it so you can launch as much games as possible using the RegionFreeLoader no matter your firmware version

Now if any dev sees this I beg you to do your best to add this into the HBL

Maybe not all of my suggestions are possible but I think that if at least a few of them are made possible it'd greatly improve the user experience of the HBL...

 

[arse]

The most important addition would be a WiFi switch in the menu for those using a New 3DS. Theres no physical switch anymore on the console, so the only way to turn WiFi on and off is via quitting to the system menu. It's a pain.

I know its in your post too, but it needs repeating.

 

[Asia81]

@smealum

 

[AmandaRose]

Some of your idea's have already been done in other launchers and the rest of your idea's are impossible until kernel access is possible on 9.5 and up

 

[ric.]

The most important addition would be a WiFi switch in the menu for those using a New 3DS. Theres no physical switch anymore on the console, so the only way to turn WiFi on and off is via quitting to the system menu. It's a pain.

I know its in your post too, but it needs repeating.

I don't think the HBL is capable of turning the wireless off. But I might be wrong.

 

[Idaho]

Some of your idea's have already been done in other launchers and the rest of your idea's are impossible until kernel access is possible on 9.5 and up

I mean I'd just like them to be all in the same and not separated,...

 

[VegaRoXas]

The most important addition would be a WiFi switch in the menu for those using a New 3DS. Theres no physical switch anymore on the console, so the only way to turn WiFi on and off is via quitting to the system menu. It's a pain.

I know its in your post too, but it needs repeating.

Same on 2ds.

 

[zoogie]

@smealum

He's already addressed this

@EthanShnesy well its open source what are you waiting for

— smea (@smealum) September 16, 2015

 

[Philip3ds]

A CIA version is necessary.

 

[Kurt91]

You know, if you manage to get the file explorer, homebrew sorting, WiFi switch, integrated FTP, etc. working, you might as well just look into using the Homebrew Launcher itself as though it's a CFW. I mean, adding in those features would pretty much kill any reason to actually go into the Home Menu for anything ever again.

 

[Jwiz33]

You literally just described Sunshell.

 

[kehkou]

"What are you waiting for?"

Did I miss something or is knowlege of C++ as common as the a-b-c's now. Because most cannot tell C apart from the sea.

 

[shinyquagsire23]

"What are you waiting for?"

Did I miss something or is knowlege of C++ as common as the a-b-c's now. Because most cannot tell C apart from the sea.

Then learn, you can do it just as well as anyone else. If you want something, why not do something to get towards that goal? Same goes for OP.

Also, you can't just add .cia and .cci (.3ds) loads into the homebrew launcher, they have encryption which needs ARM9 intervention (plus there's romFS to deal with). Firmlaunch and firmware spoof belong in the CFW features, and require ARM9 access anyhow.

 

[Idaho]

Then learn, you can do it just as well as anyone else. If you want something, why not do something to get towards that goal? Same goes for OP.

Also, you can't just add .cia and .cci (.3ds) loads into the homebrew launcher, they have encryption which needs ARM9 intervention (plus there's romFS to deal with). Firmlaunch and firmware spoof belong in the CFW features, and require ARM9 access anyhow.

But ARM9 access is possible with the 9.2< exploit, also the scene need to advance, we can't affor to wait for some people to learn in order to have features implemeted or the chances to ever see those features will become very slow,...

 

[Idaho]

You know, if you manage to get the file explorer, homebrew sorting, WiFi switch, integrated FTP, etc. working, you might as well just look into using the Homebrew Launcher itself as though it's a CFW. I mean, adding in those features would pretty much kill any reason to actually go into the Home Menu for anything ever again.

But not everyone here can launch a CFW on their device, also your reflexion is stupid, the HBL should be rustic because all the cool stuff can be done through a CFW? What about people that want to use only the HBL? And again at least if we've got all those features in the HBL we're not relying on nintendo's code anymore so it can be better customised,...etc

You literally just described Sunshell.

But sunshell is broken for now and it doesn't have ALL of these features...

 

[Kurt91]

But not everyone here can launch a CFW on their device, also your reflexion is stupid, the HBL should be rustic because all the cool stuff can be done through a CFW? What about people that want to use only the HBL? And again at least if we've got all those features in the HBL we're not relying on nintendo's code anymore so it can be better customised,...etc

That's what I said. If we have all the features of a CFW on the Homebrew Launcher, other than launching .3dsx files instead of .cia (which would then functionally be about the same thing, except easier to update), then we could easily just enter the Homebrew Launcher and stay there instead of using the Home Menu for any reason. We could essentially use the Homebrew Launcher itself as a CFW.

 

[Jwiz33]

That's what I said. If we have all the features of a CFW on the Homebrew Launcher, other than launching .3dsx files instead of .cia (which would then functionally be about the same thing, except easier to update), then we could easily just enter the Homebrew Launcher and stay there instead of using the Home Menu for any reason. We could essentially use the Homebrew Launcher itself as a CFW*.

*Except for piracy

 

[shinyquagsire23]

But not everyone here can launch a CFW on their device, also your reflexion is stupid, the HBL should be rustic because all the cool stuff can be done through a CFW? What about people that want to use only the HBL? And again at least if we've got all those features in the HBL we're not relying on nintendo's code anymore so it can be better customised,...etc

If you can't launch a CFW then you won't be able to do half of these features (once again, .cia and .3ds are encrypted formats and need ARM9 access). I mean, I suppose a home menu replacement for CFW would be somewhat neat, but the argument of 'not relying on Nintendo's code' is garbage because all the services are still Nintendo's code. Heck, 90% of the code you'll be using will be Nintendo's still, you're only replacing a tiny part of the system by replacing the menu.

 

[Idaho]

If you can't launch a CFW then you won't be able to do half of these features (once again, .cia and .3ds are encrypted formats and need ARM9 access). I mean, I suppose a home menu replacement for CFW would be somewhat neat, but the argument of 'not relying on Nintendo's code' is garbage because all the services are still Nintendo's code. Heck, 90% of the code you'll be using will be Nintendo's still, you're only replacing a tiny part of the system by replacing the menu.

But this part is important, it's the UI, it defines the user experience if it can be fit to the the need of a hacked console then it's better,...

 

[kehkou]

Then learn, you can do it just as well as anyone else. If you want something, why not do something to get towards that goal? Same goes for OP.

Also, you can't just add .cia and .cci (.3ds) loads into the homebrew launcher, they have encryption which needs ARM9 intervention (plus there's romFS to deal with). Firmlaunch and firmware spoof belong in the CFW features, and require ARM9 access anyhow.

Indeed, I'm actually a programming student, but not everyone is. I never said 'I' couldn't tell the difference. Anyone could slap code together, but to create something truly wonderful and efficient takes skill, cleverness, and many sleepless nights.