more sensitive carousel - Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Does anyone Find that the carousel feature on sense 3.0 isn't sensitive enough? HTC came into work to demo the latest phones and I realized how easy its intended to be to get into this mode. I want to try work on a fix but I'm not sure where to start. The first thing to work out is if just controlled in the Rosie APK or could it be to do with screen sensitivity controled in another file.
If anyone has any knowlage about this it would be greatly appreciated

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Easy, looks good in slow motion
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FCW said:
Does anyone Find that the carousel feature on sense 3.0 isn't sensitive enough? HTC came into work to demo the latest phones and I realized how easy its intended to be to get into this mode. I want to try work on a fix but I'm not sure where to start. The first thing to work out is if just controlled in the Rosie APK or could it be to do with screen sensitivity controled in another file.
If anyone has any knowlage about this it would be greatly appreciated
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i believe it is in the smali code of rosie.apk
but i am no apktool pro.
also this is the wrong section for Q&A's

killersloth said:
i believe it is in the smali code of rosie.apk
but i am no apktool pro.
also this is the wrong section for Q&A's
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danton11 said:
Try Hamdirs Rosie
Easy, looks good in slow motion
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I'll have a look at this in the morning. I intended this to be more of a development thread as I intend to be able to work this into something to include in a rom. would be a good addition to the dev forums. Its so much easer to use on devices like the evo 3d and sensation xl, We should be able to change this with a bit of knowledge about the coding

Why?
Its only 5 screens, and all it does is spin you back to the same screen you were on. I don't want mine more senstive than it is really, otherwise it will be kicking off at random when I don't need it.

Sense 3.5 and Sensation based roms such as Virtuous Unity 2.39 seem to have much more sensitive carousels (1 full screen slide = spin). Its just the official HTC RUU 3.06.405.1 roms such as Revolution that have really difficult to spin carousels.
I'm pretty used to using the carousel to spin 3-4 screens, even though its probably slower... (But at least its just a full swipe and a tap, instead of 4 half slides)
Its only 5 screens, and all it does is spin you back to the same screen you were on. I don't want mine more senstive than it is really, otherwise it will be kicking off at random when I don't need it.
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Its 7, and even on sensitive roms such as VU and sense 3.5 roms, its pretty difficult to activate without trying as you have to slide around 75% of the screen somewhat quickly.

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[Q] Hack for enabling landscape in Sense?

Sorry if this has been raised elsewhere, but I couldn't find it anywhere...
I know many don't like HTC's Sense. Personally I like it fine, with the huge exception that I can't use my phone in landscape half the time. I don't suppose it would be possible to enable landscape would there?
I'm running rooted stock 2.2.
Do you mean on the home screen???
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jm5503 said:
Do you mean on the home screen???
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yeah the home screen for sure, but since contacts, calendar, music, etc... are all modified by sense then none of them can go landscape either.
This is the number 1 reason why I don't use sense/Rosie. Its utterly ridiculous that sense doesnt do landscape.
MSmith1 said:
This is the number 1 reason why I don't use sense/Rosie. Its utterly ridiculous that sense doesnt do landscape.
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The sad part is all the images are there (in the framework) for Rosie to go into landscape, they just don't let it. I've seen a mod done that accomplishes this but it looked terrible and would have taken a lot of work to get all the elements to look right. Maybe they gave up and decided to focus on a more important project.. like Sprint Nascar.. or the Sprint Promotion app..
Rosie has such potential but is such a let-down. If they weren't going to go the extra mile and make Sense own everything else then they shouldn't have wasted their time on such a crippled UI.
Sense for Windows mobile does landscape. Why not the Android version HTC? Thats one of the reasons I use adw
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nebenezer said:
The sad part is all the images are there (in the framework) for Rosie to go into landscape, they just don't let it. I've seen a mod done that accomplishes this but it looked terrible and would have taken a lot of work to get all the elements to look right. Maybe they gave up and decided to focus on a more important project.. like Sprint Nascar.. or the Sprint Promotion app..
Rosie has such potential but is such a let-down. If they weren't going to go the extra mile and make Sense own everything else then they shouldn't have wasted their time on such a crippled UI.
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I completely agree. Its like they got to a point that they were happy and just gave up. The fact that landscape wasn't a high prirority is either lazy or dumb or both. This is basic functionality. As soon as I found adw way back when, Rosie has never touched my phone.
Yeah it does seem pretty dumb. Well I wonder if when the G2 comes out with an actual keyboard it'll mean that we finally have a landscape Rosie...
http://i.engadget.com/2010/09/15/htc-desire-z-is-the-qwerty-slider-your-androids-been-waiting-fo/
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bonikowsky said:
Yeah it does seem pretty dumb. Well I wonder if when the G2 comes out with an actual keyboard it'll mean that we finally have a landscape Rosie...
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Id hope. You'd think that the Evo would have had it since they promoted the hell out of the kickstand. What good is a kickstand if you have to turn the phone vertically to use its most basic functions? Thank God for ADW.

Landscape Rosie

Is it at all possible to mod rosie.apk to display in landscape when rotated? I know now the Desire Z has this function. I'm just hoping we can get it to work on our Desires with HD roms (or even without?).
So far i hear that if you modify rosie.apk then you need to resign it. But what if you modify it, then add the modified files from modded rosie.apk to a clean rosie.apk. Would that still break the signature?
Also mentioned is that it will only work if it detects that the hardware keyboard has been slid out. I'm sure there must be a way to "lie" to the launcher when it hits landscape mode to think the keyboard is always out?
I'm looking for thoughts on this from anyone but especially people who know what they are doing. I have decompiled rosie.apk and haven't a clue where to start. Just having a look at all the .smali files has headfucked me.
Thanks.
Some interesting info on the subject.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=562739
(please correct me if I'm wrong, I'm still pretty new to android)
I was thinking exactly the same.
I don't think you can replace modded files in rose.apk, because they would be signed different and cause rosie to crash...
The "lie" option is a possibility I think.. But we would have to make a widget to switch.... or a set vice which checks the phone's orientation and changes the value when the phone is turned.
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I was using Apk manager yesterday and I saw an option for modding system .apk.s and keeping them signed if that helps with the signing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695701
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If any one can get this working then ill dig into my wallet
cjm1979 said:
I was using Apk manager yesterday and I saw an option for modding system .apk.s and keeping them signed if that helps with the signing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695701
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I don't think the problem is just signing rosie.apk i think if you re-sign rosie you need to resign all of its widgets and other .apks it uses.
I think the best option would maybe "tricking" the phone into believing the Android keyboard (hardware) is open. We would probably need a Desire Z port in that case too doh!
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I don't think the problem is just signing rosie.apk i think if you re-sign rosie you need to resign all of its widgets and other .apks it uses.
I think the best option would maybe "tricking" the phone into believing the Android keyboard (hardware) is open. We would probably need a Desire Z port in that case too doh!
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I'm trying right now to push Z's rosie in the HD rom to see if it crashes or not...
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GANJDROID said:
If any one can get this working then ill dig into my wallet
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I would love this feature too, it bugs me when my phone is on my windscreen mount (used for Google sat-nav) because I have to tilt my head sideways to dial in a number, not the safest thing in the world, lol
live_0978 said:
I would love this feature too, it bugs me when my phone is on my windscreen mount (used for Google sat-nav) because I have to tilt my head sideways to dial in a number, not the safest thing in the world, lol
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Haha, hope I dont meet you on the roads
live_0978 said:
I would love this feature too, it bugs me when my phone is on my windscreen mount (used for Google sat-nav) because I have to tilt my head sideways to dial in a number, not the safest thing in the world, lol
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Please use voice dial
Just pushed Z's Rosie.apk in my HD rom, and as expected, the result was a bootloop
This means that even if the Rosie.apk will be successfully modified, it will only run on a Desire Z Rom, unless someone manages to mix those two Rosie.apk's (the one from the HD rom and from the Z rom) up and makes them work.
Pardon me if I am wrong, but ephumuris I think this Landscape Rosie is associated with the sliding keypad of Desire Z. Isn't so ? Well if we start modding it, wouldn't it happend that we got remove and add many associations of Rosie specially related to Hardware and furthermore we will have to associate the Hardaware sliding rotation to the Accelometer Sensor. I think it's quite painful task.
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Pardon me if I am wrong, but ephumuris I think this Landscape Rosie is associated with the sliding keypad of Desire Z. Isn't so ? Well if we start modding it, wouldn't it happend that we got remove and add many associations of Rosie specially related to Hardware and furthermore we will have to associate the Hardaware sliding rotation to the Accelometer Sensor. I think it's quite painful task.
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No, apparently if someone works out a way to trick the desire into thinking it has a slide out keyboard that has been activated then it could work. The other problem is that a lot of other.apks have to modified for the landscape feature, its a complicated task.
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Honeycomb 3.0

Hi,
Attached is a build of Honeycomb for DesireHD, I managed to find this by browsing the net and take no credit for creating it whatsoever.
I'm hoping one of our more clever members can do what needs doing with this to make it work on our beloved HD2.
Thanks.
http://www.multiupload.com/DLJ46IG55Q
Nobody is interested? Or is it a fake? Can anybody (with the right skills and tools) check this please.
???
Are you serious ?! someone can verify that build or can you make some screenshots ?
Could be, but dont know if his link is trusted.
http://tweakers.net/nieuws/72741/ontwikkelaar-installeert-android-honeycomb-op-htc-desire-hd.html
Also wrong section.
honeycomb is not really made for phones as I understand?
FrAsErTaG said:
honeycomb is not really made for phones as I understand?
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Yes that's what i read
but hey
DFT can make it a reality as usual XD
If you check the link in my post, ist already ported and working.
There is a video there to, its a Dutch site though.
Yes its ported to EVO & is working..!!!
PS: - I haven't tried yet though
The LINK
[ROM-DEV] ||Honeycomb on EVO||Alpha||SpyderComb||Honeycomb Android 3.0||2/17/2011||
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957842
It is a genuine link, I haven't tested because I don't have a desire, I have seen video footage of it running from the same source and I have inspected the file which looks about right to me, just needs correct drivers and repackaging I believe. If only I knew how to do the repackaging and which driver files were needed I would do it myself.
Yup this is built for tablets and not phones but there are a few tablets with screens not much bigger than our hd2's. It may not even be practical for daily use but I'd love to have a play. : )
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May be we can have a working one on our HD2's, can't say, DFT & the cheifs here ROCK..!!!
I like the lock screen & the home screen, it a really an evolution from the older Android Versions..!!!
So hope we get a working port pretty soon..!!!
here's a video for DesireHD release..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5-yO4FOAvI&feature=player_embedded#at=75
I know that mdeejay or one of the other devs on here could get it working in no time, I just don't have the knowledge, fingers crossed.
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the expert cooks should be working to port it to the archos tablets
Booted it on my HD2, but... it lags, nearly nothing works by now etc, and it's hard to hit interface buttons... not sure this will be really useful, but I'll try to work on it
Don't ask for upload please...
Can someone point me in the direction for a tutorial for creating clockwork mod roms please?
this would be probably better suited for viewsonic g tablet
Probably, would still be fun to play with on my phone though.
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I haven't had any fun
Nothing really works, sdcard mount, wifi, radio, bluetooth, etc etc, even some buttons are not properly mapped, so i couldn't turn the screen off, i haven't took a closer look though.
Default launcher, and some interface parts lag SO much
But this will really take time, cause everything should be fixed, and cause it's still preview SDK - not really worth it.
imilka said:
I haven't had any fun
Nothing really works, sdcard mount, wifi, radio, bluetooth, etc etc, even some buttons are not properly mapped, so i couldn't turn the screen off, i haven't took a closer look though.
Default launcher, and some interface parts lag SO much
But this will really take time, cause everything should be fixed, and cause it's still preview SDK - not really worth it.
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i appreciate you taking the time and look forward to IF anything can be done.
Would someone mind posting the half working version so I can have a look please?
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[ROM][04/28/11] Droid_X_Vision_Gingerbread 2.3.3_Port (v1.1)

Hey guys i finally got this port to a level of usefulness i wanted, i had some insane problems while porting it mainly the capacitive keys not working, but i got around that today, so yea today i kindly bring you the Droid X Gingerbread MotoBlur G2 port.
To lock Gps Use this radio 26.04.02.17
To other Devs if you plan on porting this rom to a different device, please pm me before doing so, i really out did my self with this port and it would suck if people start porting it without giving me proper credit.
Working:
GSm
Hw3d
Sound
Bluetooth
Sensors
Data
GPS
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Not Working:
Wifi
Camera
Camcorder
video playback
Sim Card contact syncing
Sdcard mount promt from the pull down menu
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Changelog:
v1.1
Fixed the gsm crash while making or receving calls
Rebased the whole rom on the new tmous stock leak.
Fixed gps not sure if its working, as i dont have any internet to test it with.
ScreenShots:
Video: This video is old, when capacitive keys did not work, so ignore the key app on the right.
Download Link:
v1.1
http://www.mediafire.com/?h4bu4hecuk5aozt
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v1.0
http://www.mediafire.com/?bbcw1dy9gtba6qj
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Known Issue:
Do not try to play any video it will break sound, but dont worry if you do just Restart your phone, sound should be back again.
Thanks:
911sniper for the leak
And google for there libs ofc
kosmikick for his great ideas.
Awesome Magic. I will try this out tomorrow.
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wow, awesome btw, you must be have a lot of time, doing porting a lot of project...
always give us surprise, thanks
Rom is done uploading enjoy guys.
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Rom is done uploading enjoy guys.
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Awesome, like always a hard working dev.
Quick question, is landscape mode supported?
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GunToYoMouth123 said:
Awesome, like always a hard working dev.
Quick question, is landscape mode supported?
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I think its not since the Droid X is all touch screen
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Giving it a shot!
Amazing work though!
Woo finally a Droid x port!
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GunToYoMouth123 said:
Awesome, like always a hard working dev.
Quick question, is landscape mode supported?
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Yes landscape mode is supported when you slide out the keyboard.
2 issues i have been having is gps doesn't work and command rm not found when using root explorer to clean up verizon apps.
Getting a new error when opening browser after like 5 seconds it closes w/o force close. I looked in alogcat and it showed process 3048 browser started then after a couple line it showed process 3048 terminated by signal(11)
Can't wait for this good job
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Badass!!! Can't wait to try this! Definitely one of the best LOOKING roms i ever seen!
Working pretty well....
Launcher is a little choppy...but seriously! Cant complain! Love the UI animations though!
Definitely looks spectacular, I'll probably try it out and get back. Hope you get the WiFi and such worked out, will post back after test running
ok - not to be a **** or anything but this begs the question:
Why do you WANT blur on your phone? Everyone i know with a blurred motorola phone struggles to make it blurless and wants to remove that crap as much as possible - it is a serious detriment to performance and battery life.
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ok - not to be a **** or anything but this begs the question:
Why do you WANT blur on your phone? Everyone i know with a blurred motorola phone struggles to make it blurless and wants to remove that crap as much as possible - it is a serious detriment to performance and battery life.
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A bit of variety, perhaps?
yea im aware of the many issues, i still have alot of work left with this rom, about landscape mode it should be working just fine even with the keyboard out, also the browser im not sure as i havent fixed wifi so i cant use the internet on the rom. And yes i figured gps was not working again iv got no internet so i have no way of fixing that, i need wifi for that XD. anyways im glad you guys like it.
sundar2012 said:
ok - not to be a **** or anything but this begs the question:
Why do you WANT blur on your phone? Everyone i know with a blurred motorola phone struggles to make it blurless and wants to remove that crap as much as possible - it is a serious detriment to performance and battery life.
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Because this version of blur is different from the others and better, and well because we on the g2 forums deserve variety, other than the 3 classic roms, sense,cm7 or miui. And no i dont think this rom will drain that much battery or affect performance, our gpu's beats the crap out of the omap that the droids have.
Also found that when calling someone it will restart the phone and it will keep you on the call till the os finishes reloading.
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siulmagic said:
Because this version of blur is different from the others and better, and well because we on the g2 forums deserve variety, other than the 3 classic roms, sense,cm7 or miui. And no i dont think this rom will drain that much battery or affect performance, our gpu's beats the crap out of the omap that the droids have.
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siulmagic said:
Because this version of blur is different from the others and better, and well because we on the g2 forums deserve variety, other than the 3 classic roms, sense,cm7 or miui. And no i dont think this rom will drain that much battery or affect performance, our gpu's beats the crap out of the omap that the droids have.
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i'm guessing this is based on the Droid X GB leak - the blur is different than the blur on 2.2? My girlfriend was running stock 2.2 on the DX and getitng like 12 hrs of battery life. Then running Liberty 2.1 (blurless 2.2 based) she was getting 24 hours +. I flashed her over to the Liberty GB alphas (has a lot of blur in it) and have yet to see how the batt life is.
What i do know is that if you look @ running services (on the DX Liberty GB) and use an app like autostarts to see the on startup apps - blur has a whole ton of blur stuff that runs in the background from startup on - unrelated to ui changes and widgets.
What i fail to understand is not manufacturer ui (which differentiates) but why it has to be baked in so deep into the OS and kernel that it makes it impossible to remove if - god forbid - you want a more stock experience.
I have a lot of respect for any dev who brings more variety and software choice for our phones and i dont mean to undermine his work. I guess i just get pissed that companies like motorola make it so hard to go stock (particularly mess with that damned bootloader) that they would rather u ruin your device (i soft bricked my gf's droid x once and the only way to get back to stock is a complete SBF flash - a rare turn of events that i've never had the displeasure of running into on an HTC phone).
On a related note to this ROM, i noticed on Liberty GB (but not on Liberty 2.x) you can remove stuff from the notification area because there is a minus button (ie you dont have to clear all notifications or click on the notification itself to clear it - there is a button that enables its removal). Is this part of blur? I'd love to see this ported to AOSP.

[req\q] screen off on animation?

Anyway for us to get the GB screen off/on animation. Maybe ported to rmk's gb. Or similar. rom? I know its been asked in themes and apps but was never answered. Thanks in advance...
I have been trying all day and still not able to get the downanimation to work.
EDIT: this guy claims to have the process to make it work, although I have tried and am still not able to get my downanimation to work.
Try this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942976
I don't know why Verizon or HTC (whomever) left it out of our gb updates.
I see your referring to the screen turning off and not the shutdown animation. my bad lol.
and how is this development?
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Anyway for us to get the GB screen off/on animation. Maybe ported to rmk's gb. Or similar. rom? I know its been asked in themes and apps but was never answered. Thanks in advance...
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its generally just one edit in bools.xml in the framework-res (at least it is on other phones)
Yea this is really unfortunately HTC left off the Gingerbread lock screen animation. It's my favorite thing about Gingerbread besides the performance tweaks (smooth scrolling).
What they SHOULD have done under "Skins" is have a pure Gingerbread skin that includes this animation, that would have been excellent.
There doesn't seem to be any known way to enable this either
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and how is this development?
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You changed your clown!
I think the new one is more creepy.
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ph1nn said:
There doesn't seem to be any known way to enable this either
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well the normal edit doesnt work
its been done on the tbolt (havent checked over dinc2 sense roms) might need sense 3.0 though...i havent really spent much time looking though
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You changed your clown!
I think the new one is more creepy.
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Umm I'm pretty sure IT is wayyyyy creepier
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