diff --git a/res/drawable-mdpi/tab_unselected_holo.9.png b/res/drawable-mdpi/tab_unselected_holo.9.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..848f3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable-mdpi/tab_unselected_holo.9.png
Binary files differ
diff --git a/res/drawable-xlarge/all_apps_bg_gradient.9.png b/res/drawable-xlarge/all_apps_bg_gradient.9.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d88a7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable-xlarge/all_apps_bg_gradient.9.png
Binary files differ
diff --git a/res/drawable-xlarge/customize_bg_gradient.png b/res/drawable-xlarge/customize_bg_gradient.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb3ec90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable-xlarge/customize_bg_gradient.png
Binary files differ
diff --git a/res/layout-xlarge-land/all_apps_tabbed.xml b/res/layout-xlarge-land/all_apps_tabbed.xml
index fd9d9cb..89a3104 100644
--- a/res/layout-xlarge-land/all_apps_tabbed.xml
+++ b/res/layout-xlarge-land/all_apps_tabbed.xml
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
         android:layout_height="match_parent">
         <TabWidget
             android:id="@android:id/tabs"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_width="952dp"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
+            android:background="@drawable/tab_unselected_holo"
             android:tabStripEnabled="false" />
         <FrameLayout
             android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
                 launcher:cellCountY="5"
                 launcher:pageLayoutWidthGap="36dp"
                 launcher:pageLayoutHeightGap="6dp"
-                launcher:pageLayoutPaddingTop="0dp"
+                launcher:pageLayoutPaddingTop="15dp"
                 launcher:pageLayoutPaddingBottom="15dp"
                 launcher:pageLayoutPaddingLeft="40dp"
                 launcher:pageLayoutPaddingRight="40dp">
diff --git a/res/layout-xlarge-land/customization_drawer.xml b/res/layout-xlarge-land/customization_drawer.xml
index 8c60e68..9115259 100644
--- a/res/layout-xlarge-land/customization_drawer.xml
+++ b/res/layout-xlarge-land/customization_drawer.xml
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     launcher:widgetCellCountX="16"
-    launcher:cellCountX="7"
-    launcher:cellCountY="4"
-    launcher:pageLayoutPaddingTop="10dp"
+    launcher:cellCountX="8"
+    launcher:cellCountY="3"
+    launcher:pageLayoutWidthGap="32dp"
+    launcher:pageLayoutHeightGap="12dp"
+    launcher:pageLayoutPaddingTop="40dp"
     launcher:pageLayoutPaddingBottom="25dp"
     launcher:pageLayoutPaddingLeft="20dp"
     launcher:pageLayoutPaddingRight="20dp" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/layout-xlarge-land/launcher.xml b/res/layout-xlarge-land/launcher.xml
index f42d72b..e5ba393 100644
--- a/res/layout-xlarge-land/launcher.xml
+++ b/res/layout-xlarge-land/launcher.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         layout="@layout/all_apps_tabbed"
         android:id="@+id/all_apps_view"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="600dip"
+        android:layout_height="600dp"
         android:layout_gravity="top"/>
 
     <!-- The workspace contains 5 screens of cells -->
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         launcher:defaultScreen="2"
         launcher:cellCountX="8"
         launcher:cellCountY="7"
-        launcher:pageSpacing="32dip">
+        launcher:pageSpacing="32dp">
 
         <include android:id="@+id/cell1" layout="@layout/workspace_screen" />
         <include android:id="@+id/cell2" layout="@layout/workspace_screen" />
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
             android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/configure_button"
             android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/toolbar_button_spacing"
             android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/toolbar_button_spacing"
-            android:textSize="18dip"
+            android:textSize="18dp"
 
             android:onClick="onClickAllAppsButton"
             android:focusable="true"
@@ -131,20 +131,19 @@
     <TabHost
         android:id="@android:id/tabhost"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="500dip"
+        android:layout_height="460dp"
         android:layout_gravity="bottom">
         <LinearLayout
             android:orientation="vertical"
-            android:background="#40000000"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="match_parent">
             <TabWidget
                 android:id="@android:id/tabs"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_width="952dp"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
-                android:tabStripEnabled="false"
-                android:paddingBottom="10dp" />
+                android:background="@drawable/tab_unselected_holo"
+                android:tabStripEnabled="false" />
             <FrameLayout
                 android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/res/layout-xlarge-port/all_apps_tabbed.xml b/res/layout-xlarge-port/all_apps_tabbed.xml
index d61c979..65e3729 100644
--- a/res/layout-xlarge-port/all_apps_tabbed.xml
+++ b/res/layout-xlarge-port/all_apps_tabbed.xml
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@
 -->
 <com.android.launcher2.AllAppsTabbed
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    xmlns:launcher="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.launcher"
-    android:paddingTop="?android:attr/actionBarSize">
+    xmlns:launcher="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.launcher">
     <LinearLayout
         android:orientation="vertical"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent">
         <TabWidget
             android:id="@android:id/tabs"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_width="700dp"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
+            android:background="@drawable/tab_unselected_holo"
             android:tabStripEnabled="false" />
         <FrameLayout
             android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                 launcher:cellCountY="7"
                 launcher:pageLayoutWidthGap="36dp"
                 launcher:pageLayoutHeightGap="36dp"
-                launcher:pageLayoutPaddingTop="0dp"
+                launcher:pageLayoutPaddingTop="25dp"
                 launcher:pageLayoutPaddingBottom="10dp"
                 launcher:pageLayoutPaddingLeft="20dp"
                 launcher:pageLayoutPaddingRight="20dp">
diff --git a/res/layout-xlarge-port/customization_drawer.xml b/res/layout-xlarge-port/customization_drawer.xml
index d3ca457..28127ea 100644
--- a/res/layout-xlarge-port/customization_drawer.xml
+++ b/res/layout-xlarge-port/customization_drawer.xml
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     launcher:widgetCellCountX="10"
     launcher:cellCountX="5"
-    launcher:cellCountY="5"
+    launcher:cellCountY="3"
     launcher:pageLayoutWidthGap="36dp"
-    launcher:pageLayoutHeightGap="36dp"
-    launcher:pageLayoutPaddingTop="25dp"
+    launcher:pageLayoutHeightGap="12dp"
+    launcher:pageLayoutPaddingTop="40dp"
     launcher:pageLayoutPaddingBottom="25dp"
     launcher:pageLayoutPaddingLeft="20dp"
     launcher:pageLayoutPaddingRight="20dp" />
diff --git a/res/layout-xlarge-port/launcher.xml b/res/layout-xlarge-port/launcher.xml
index 20debca..13b69fe 100644
--- a/res/layout-xlarge-port/launcher.xml
+++ b/res/layout-xlarge-port/launcher.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         layout="@layout/all_apps_tabbed"
         android:id="@+id/all_apps_view"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="1040dip"
+        android:layout_height="1040dp"
         android:layout_gravity="top"/>
 
     <!-- The workspace contains 5 screens of cells -->
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         launcher:defaultScreen="2"
         launcher:cellCountX="8"
         launcher:cellCountY="7"
-        launcher:pageSpacing="64dip">
+        launcher:pageSpacing="64dp">
 
         <include android:id="@+id/cell1" layout="@layout/workspace_screen" />
         <include android:id="@+id/cell2" layout="@layout/workspace_screen" />
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
             android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/configure_button"
             android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/toolbar_button_spacing"
             android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/toolbar_button_spacing"
-            android:textSize="18dip"
+            android:textSize="18dp"
 
             android:onClick="onClickAllAppsButton"
             android:focusable="true"
@@ -131,20 +131,19 @@
     <TabHost
         android:id="@android:id/tabhost"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="800dip"
+        android:layout_height="800dp"
         android:layout_gravity="bottom">
         <LinearLayout
             android:orientation="vertical"
-            android:background="#40000000"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="match_parent">
             <TabWidget
                 android:id="@android:id/tabs"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_width="700dp"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
-                android:tabStripEnabled="false"
-                android:paddingBottom="10dp" />
+                android:background="@drawable/tab_unselected_holo"
+                android:tabStripEnabled="false" />
             <FrameLayout
                 android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/res/layout-xlarge/all_apps_paged_view_application.xml b/res/layout-xlarge/all_apps_paged_view_application.xml
index 48b5712..7458222 100644
--- a/res/layout-xlarge/all_apps_paged_view_application.xml
+++ b/res/layout-xlarge/all_apps_paged_view_application.xml
@@ -27,5 +27,7 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+    android:singleLine="false"
+    android:maxLines="1"
 
     style="@style/WorkspaceIcon.Portrait" />
diff --git a/res/layout-xlarge/customize_paged_view_item.xml b/res/layout-xlarge/customize_paged_view_item.xml
index e427345..bbc04d7 100644
--- a/res/layout-xlarge/customize_paged_view_item.xml
+++ b/res/layout-xlarge/customize_paged_view_item.xml
@@ -26,15 +26,7 @@
     android:id="@+id/customize_icon"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
-    android:paddingTop="2dip"
+    android:singleLine="false"
+    android:maxLines="1"
 
-    android:textColor="#FFFFFFFF"
-    android:textSize="14sp"
-    android:shadowColor="#FF000000"
-    android:shadowDx="0.0"
-    android:shadowDy="1.0"
-    android:shadowRadius="1.0"
-
-    android:maxLines="2"
-    android:fadingEdge="horizontal" />
+    style="@style/WorkspaceIcon.Landscape" />
diff --git a/res/layout-xlarge/customize_paged_view_widget.xml b/res/layout-xlarge/customize_paged_view_widget.xml
index cfc0ca0..fab2a9b 100644
--- a/res/layout-xlarge/customize_paged_view_widget.xml
+++ b/res/layout-xlarge/customize_paged_view_widget.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     xmlns:launcher="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.launcher"
 
     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-    android:layout_height="425dp"
+    android:layout_height="365dp"
     android:paddingLeft="12.5dp"
     android:paddingRight="12.5dp"
     android:paddingBottom="50dp"
diff --git a/res/values-xlarge/dimens.xml b/res/values-xlarge/dimens.xml
index aa602be..742b59a 100644
--- a/res/values-xlarge/dimens.xml
+++ b/res/values-xlarge/dimens.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
     <!-- Vertical spacing between edge of screen and mini cell layouts when they
          are minimized to the top when the customization drawer is showing -->
-    <dimen name="customizeSmallScreenVerticalMarginLandscape">70dip</dimen>
+    <dimen name="customizeSmallScreenVerticalMarginLandscape">90dip</dimen>
     <dimen name="customizeSmallScreenVerticalMarginPortrait">180dip</dimen>
 
     <dimen name="toolbar_padding">10dip</dimen>
diff --git a/res/values-xlarge/styles.xml b/res/values-xlarge/styles.xml
index bf79b4d..83cdbcc 100644
--- a/res/values-xlarge/styles.xml
+++ b/res/values-xlarge/styles.xml
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
 
     <style name="WorkspaceIcon.Portrait">
         <item name="android:drawablePadding">0dip</item>
-        <item name="android:paddingTop">1dip</item>
+        <item name="android:paddingTop">0dip</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="WorkspaceIcon.Landscape">
         <item name="android:drawablePadding">0dip</item>
-        <item name="android:paddingTop">1dip</item>
+        <item name="android:paddingTop">0dip</item>
     </style>
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/AllAppsPagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/AllAppsPagedView.java
index 4dcdb81..351384f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/AllAppsPagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/AllAppsPagedView.java
@@ -18,14 +18,13 @@
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.ActionMode;
-import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
@@ -95,6 +94,12 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    protected void init() {
+        super.init();
+        mCenterPagesVertically = false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public void setLauncher(Launcher launcher) {
         mLauncher = launcher;
         mLauncher.setAllAppsPagedView(this);
@@ -294,7 +299,22 @@
     }
 
     private void removeAppsWithoutInvalidate(ArrayList<ApplicationInfo> list) {
-        // loop through all the apps and remove apps that have the same component
+        // End the choice mode if any of the items in the list that are being removed are
+        // currently selected
+        ArrayList<Checkable> checkedList = getCheckedGrandchildren();
+        HashSet<ApplicationInfo> checkedAppInfos = new HashSet<ApplicationInfo>();
+        for (Checkable checked : checkedList) {
+            PagedViewIcon icon = (PagedViewIcon) checked;
+            checkedAppInfos.add((ApplicationInfo) icon.getTag());
+        }
+        for (ApplicationInfo info : list) {
+            if (checkedAppInfos.contains(info)) {
+                endChoiceMode();
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Loop through all the apps and remove apps that have the same component
         final int length = list.size();
         for (int i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
             final ApplicationInfo info = list.get(i);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/CustomizePagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/CustomizePagedView.java
index 5cfc38f..156bc20 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/CustomizePagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/CustomizePagedView.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap.Config;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.Region.Op;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
@@ -130,6 +131,12 @@
         setupWorkspaceLayout();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void init() {
+        super.init();
+        mCenterPagesVertically = false;
+    }
+
     public void setLauncher(Launcher launcher) {
         Context context = getContext();
         mLauncher = launcher;
@@ -144,7 +151,7 @@
         Collections.sort(mApps, LauncherModel.APP_NAME_COMPARATOR);
 
         // Update the widgets/shortcuts to reflect changes in the set of available apps
-        update();
+        invalidatePageDataAndIconCache();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -170,7 +177,7 @@
         addAppsWithoutInvalidate(list);
 
         // Update the widgets/shortcuts to reflect changes in the set of available apps
-        update();
+        invalidatePageDataAndIconCache();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -197,7 +204,7 @@
         removeAppsWithoutInvalidate(list);
 
         // Update the widgets/shortcuts to reflect changes in the set of available apps
-        update();
+        invalidatePageDataAndIconCache();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -212,7 +219,7 @@
         addAppsWithoutInvalidate(list);
 
         // Update the widgets/shortcuts to reflect changes in the set of available apps
-        update();
+        invalidatePageDataAndIconCache();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -231,8 +238,6 @@
     }
 
     public void update() {
-        Context context = getContext();
-
         // get the list of widgets
         mWidgetList = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(mLauncher).getInstalledProviders();
         Collections.sort(mWidgetList, new Comparator<AppWidgetProviderInfo>() {
@@ -260,7 +265,11 @@
         mWallpaperList = mPackageManager.queryIntentActivities(wallpapersIntent, 0);
         Collections.sort(mWallpaperList, resolveInfoComparator);
 
-        // reset the icon cache
+        invalidatePageDataAndIconCache();
+    }
+
+    private void invalidatePageDataAndIconCache() {
+        // Reset the icon cache
         mPageViewIconCache.clear();
 
         // Refresh all the tabs
@@ -438,6 +447,17 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Helper function to draw a drawable to the specified canvas with the specified bounds.
+     */
+    private void renderDrawableToBitmap(Drawable d, Bitmap bitmap, int l, int t, int r, int b) {
+        if (bitmap != null) mCanvas.setBitmap(bitmap);
+        mCanvas.save();
+        d.setBounds(l, t, r, b);
+        d.draw(mCanvas);
+        mCanvas.restore();
+    }
+
+    /**
      * This method will extract the preview image specified by the widget developer (if it exists),
      * otherwise, it will try to generate a default image preview with the widget's package icon.
      * @return the drawable will be used and sized in the ImageView to represent the widget
@@ -451,28 +471,21 @@
             if (drawable == null) {
                 Log.w(TAG, "Can't load icon drawable 0x" + Integer.toHexString(info.icon)
                         + " for provider: " + info.provider);
-            } else {
-                return drawable;
             }
         }
 
         // If we don't have a preview image, create a default one
+        final int minDim = mWorkspaceWidgetLayout.estimateCellWidth(1);
+        final int maxDim = mWorkspaceWidgetLayout.estimateCellWidth(3);
         if (drawable == null) {
             Resources resources = mLauncher.getResources();
 
             // Create a new bitmap to hold the widget preview
-            final int minDim = mWorkspaceWidgetLayout.estimateCellWidth(1);
-            final int maxDim = mWorkspaceWidgetLayout.estimateCellWidth(3);
             int width = (int) (Math.max(minDim, Math.min(maxDim, info.minWidth)) * sScaleFactor);
             int height = (int) (Math.max(minDim, Math.min(maxDim, info.minHeight)) * sScaleFactor);
-            Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Config.ARGB_8888);
-            mCanvas.setBitmap(bitmap);
-            // For some reason, we must re-set the clip rect here, otherwise it will be wrong
-            mCanvas.clipRect(0, 0, width, height, Op.REPLACE);
-
-            Drawable background = resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.default_widget_preview);
-            background.setBounds(0, 0, width, height);
-            background.draw(mCanvas);
+            final Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Config.ARGB_8888);
+            final Drawable background = resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.default_widget_preview);
+            renderDrawableToBitmap(background, bitmap, 0, 0, width, height);
 
             // Draw the icon vertically centered, flush left
             try {
@@ -488,13 +501,34 @@
 
                 final int iconSize = minDim / 2;
                 final int offset = iconSize / 4;
-                icon.setBounds(new Rect(offset, offset, offset + iconSize, offset + iconSize));
-                icon.draw(mCanvas);
+                final int offsetIconSize = offset + iconSize;
+                renderDrawableToBitmap(icon, null, offset, offset, offsetIconSize, offsetIconSize);
             } catch (Resources.NotFoundException e) {
                 // if we can't find the icon, then just don't draw it
             }
 
             drawable = new FastBitmapDrawable(bitmap);
+        } else {
+            // Scale down the preview if necessary
+            final float aspect = (float) info.minWidth / info.minHeight;
+            final int boundedWidth = (int) Math.max(minDim, Math.min(maxDim, info.minWidth));
+            final int boundedHeight = (int) Math.max(minDim, Math.min(maxDim, info.minHeight));
+            final int scaledWidth = (int) (boundedWidth * sScaleFactor);
+            final int scaledHeight = (int) (boundedHeight * sScaleFactor);
+            int width;
+            int height;
+            if (scaledWidth > scaledHeight) {
+                width = scaledWidth;
+                height = (int) (width / aspect);
+            } else {
+                height = scaledHeight;
+                width = (int) (height * aspect);
+            }
+
+            final Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Config.ARGB_8888);
+            renderDrawableToBitmap(drawable, bitmap, 0, 0, width, height);
+
+            drawable = new FastBitmapDrawable(bitmap);
         }
         drawable.setBounds(0, 0, drawable.getIntrinsicWidth(), drawable.getIntrinsicHeight());
         return drawable;
@@ -605,7 +639,7 @@
 
             PagedViewIcon icon = (PagedViewIcon) mInflater.inflate(
                     R.layout.customize_paged_view_item, layout, false);
-            icon.applyFromResolveInfo(info, mPackageManager, mPageViewIconCache);
+            icon.applyFromResolveInfo(info, mPackageManager, mPageViewIconCache, true);
             switch (mCustomizationType) {
             case WallpaperCustomization:
                 icon.setOnClickListener(this);
@@ -659,7 +693,7 @@
             final ApplicationInfo info = mApps.get(i);
             PagedViewIcon icon = (PagedViewIcon) mInflater.inflate(
                     R.layout.all_apps_paged_view_application, layout, false);
-            icon.applyFromApplicationInfo(info, mPageViewIconCache, false);
+            icon.applyFromApplicationInfo(info, mPageViewIconCache, true);
             icon.setOnClickListener(this);
             icon.setOnLongClickListener(this);
 
@@ -761,5 +795,4 @@
     public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode mode, MenuItem item) {
         return false;
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/HolographicOutlineHelper.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
index bca3f71..658490a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
@@ -183,4 +183,4 @@
         thickOuterBlur.recycle();
         thickInnerBlur.recycle();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
index c14c22c..6b1290d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
@@ -991,9 +991,13 @@
     View createShortcut(int layoutResId, ViewGroup parent, ShortcutInfo info) {
         TextView favorite = (TextView) mInflater.inflate(layoutResId, parent, false);
 
-        // Temporarily, we are scaling up all shortcuts on the workspace
-        int scaledSize = parent.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.temp_scaled_icon_size);
-        Bitmap b = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(info.getIcon(mIconCache), scaledSize, scaledSize, true);
+        Bitmap b = info.getIcon(mIconCache);
+
+        if (LauncherApplication.isScreenXLarge()) {
+            // Temporarily, we are scaling up all shortcuts on the workspace
+            int scaledSize = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.temp_scaled_icon_size);
+            b = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(b, scaledSize, scaledSize, true);
+        }
 
         favorite.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(null,
                 new FastBitmapDrawable(b),
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedView.java
index 9739b15..e9829fb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedView.java
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
     protected int mPageLayoutHeightGap;
     protected int mCellCountX;
     protected int mCellCountY;
+    protected boolean mCenterPagesVertically;
 
     protected static final int INVALID_POINTER = -1;
 
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@
         mPageViewIconCache = new PagedViewIconCache();
         mScroller = new Scroller(getContext());
         mCurrentPage = 0;
+        mCenterPagesVertically = true;
 
         final ViewConfiguration configuration = ViewConfiguration.get(getContext());
         mTouchSlop = configuration.getScaledTouchSlop();
@@ -394,7 +396,8 @@
             final View child = getChildAt(i);
             if (child.getVisibility() != View.GONE) {
                 final int childWidth = child.getMeasuredWidth();
-                final int childHeight = (getMeasuredHeight() - child.getMeasuredHeight()) / 2;
+                final int childHeight = (mCenterPagesVertically ?
+                        (getMeasuredHeight() - child.getMeasuredHeight()) / 2 : 0);
                 child.layout(childLeft, childHeight,
                         childLeft + childWidth, childHeight + child.getMeasuredHeight());
                 childLeft += childWidth + mPageSpacing;
@@ -755,7 +758,9 @@
                 // by a distant descendant, so use the mAllowLongPress flag to block
                 // everything
                 final View currentPage = getPageAt(mCurrentPage);
-                currentPage.cancelLongPress();
+                if (currentPage != null) {
+                    currentPage.cancelLongPress();
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedViewIcon.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedViewIcon.java
index c59ef80..6c6c4dc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedViewIcon.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedViewIcon.java
@@ -156,12 +156,16 @@
     }
 
     public void applyFromResolveInfo(ResolveInfo info, PackageManager packageManager,
-            PagedViewIconCache cache) {
+            PagedViewIconCache cache, boolean scaleUp) {
         mIconCache = cache;
         mIconCacheKey = info;
         mHolographicOutline = mIconCache.getOutline(mIconCacheKey);
 
         mIcon = Utilities.createIconBitmap(info.loadIcon(packageManager), mContext);
+        if (scaleUp) {
+            mIcon = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(mIcon, mScaledIconSize,
+                    mScaledIconSize, true);
+        }
         setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(null, new FastBitmapDrawable(mIcon), null, null);
         setText(info.loadLabel(packageManager));
         setTag(info);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
index 2ddd044..263c3a6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@
     // Paint used to draw external drop outline
     private final Paint mExternalDragOutlinePaint = new Paint();
 
+    /** Used to trigger an animation as soon as the workspace stops scrolling. */
+    private Animator mAnimOnPageEndMoving = null;
+
     /**
      * Used to inflate the Workspace from XML.
      *
@@ -462,6 +465,12 @@
         if (!mDragController.dragging()) {
             hideOutlines();
         }
+        // Check for an animation that's waiting to be started
+        if (mAnimOnPageEndMoving != null) {
+            mAnimOnPageEndMoving.start();
+            mAnimOnPageEndMoving = null;
+        }
+
         mPageMoving = false;
     }
 
@@ -594,6 +603,8 @@
             super.dispatchDraw(canvas);
 
             if (mDropView != null) {
+                // We are animating an item that was just dropped on the home screen.
+                // Render its View in the current animation position.
                 canvas.save(Canvas.MATRIX_SAVE_FLAG);
                 final int xPos = mDropViewPos[0] - mDropView.getScrollX();
                 final int yPos = mDropViewPos[1] - mDropView.getScrollY();
@@ -767,8 +778,7 @@
             // We shrink and disappear to nothing in the case of all apps
             // (which is when we shrink to the bottom)
             newY = screenHeight - newY - scaledPageHeight;
-            finalAlpha = 0.0f;
-            extraShrinkFactor = 0.1f;
+            finalAlpha = 0.25f;
         } else if (shrinkPosition == ShrinkPosition.SHRINK_TO_MIDDLE) {
             newY = screenHeight / 2 - scaledPageHeight / 2;
             finalAlpha = 1.0f;
@@ -899,6 +909,9 @@
     // never dragged over
     public void onDragStopped() {
         updateWhichPagesAcceptDrops(mShrunkenState);
+        if (mShrunkenState == ShrinkPosition.SHRINK_TO_BOTTOM_VISIBLE) {
+            shrink(ShrinkPosition.SHRINK_TO_BOTTOM_HIDDEN, true);
+        }
     }
 
     // We call this when we trigger an unshrink by clicking on the CellLayout cl
@@ -1143,8 +1156,6 @@
         final CellLayout parent = (CellLayout) view.getParent();
         final CellLayout.LayoutParams lp = (CellLayout.LayoutParams) view.getLayoutParams();
 
-        mDropView = view;
-
         // Convert the animation params to be relative to the Workspace, not the CellLayout
         final int fromX = lp.oldX + parent.getLeft();
         final int fromY = lp.oldY + parent.getTop();
@@ -1156,18 +1167,21 @@
         final float dist = (float) Math.sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy);
         final Resources res = getResources();
         final float maxDist = (float) res.getInteger(R.integer.config_dropAnimMaxDist);
-        final int duration = (int) (res.getInteger(R.integer.config_dropAnimMaxDuration)
-                * mQuintEaseOutInterpolator.getInterpolation(dist / maxDist));
+        int duration = res.getInteger(R.integer.config_dropAnimMaxDuration);
+        if (dist < maxDist) {
+            duration *= mQuintEaseOutInterpolator.getInterpolation(dist / maxDist);
+        }
 
         // Lazy initialize the animation
         if (mDropAnim == null) {
             mDropAnim = new ValueAnimator();
             mDropAnim.setInterpolator(mQuintEaseOutInterpolator);
 
-            // Make the view invisible during the animation; we'll render it manually.
+            // The view is invisible during the animation; we render it manually.
             mDropAnim.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
                 public void onAnimationStart(Animator animation) {
-                    mDropView.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
+                    // Set this here so that we don't render it until the animation begins
+                    mDropView = view;
                 }
 
                 public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
@@ -1180,6 +1194,7 @@
         } else {
             mDropAnim.end(); // Make sure it's not already running
         }
+
         mDropAnim.setDuration(duration);
         mDropAnim.setFloatValues(0.0f, 1.0f);
         mDropAnim.removeAllUpdateListeners();
@@ -1196,7 +1211,15 @@
                         mDropViewPos[0] + view.getWidth(), mDropViewPos[1] + view.getHeight());
             }
         });
-        mDropAnim.start();
+
+
+        view.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
+
+        if (!mScroller.isFinished()) {
+            mAnimOnPageEndMoving = mDropAnim;
+        } else {
+            mDropAnim.start();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1253,7 +1276,7 @@
                         mTargetCell);
 
                 if (mTargetCell == null) {
-                    mLauncher.showOutOfSpaceMessage();
+                    snapToPage(mDragInfo.screen);
                 } else {
                     int screen = indexOfChild(mDragTargetLayout);
                     if (screen != mDragInfo.screen) {