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anyway to remap the keyboard?

i was thinking about my mogul and the keyboard there is nice since there is an OK key, START key and two option keys. I wish there was a way where we could remap the ****ion keys. God knows i don't need the Euro, t9, british pound. If we could remap a couple of those keys or add a couple say to ZXCV i think it would make the key board perfect. that way if sensor lock is enabled i don't have to unlock to do what i'm trying to do.
Sid

you could always try ae button plus

PQzII will get the job done for free. Just don't assign commands to pre-existing shortcuts (eg: ctrl+z/x/c/v for undo/cut/copy/paste) or you'll get some weird behavior.
http://nicque.com/PQz/PQzII.htm

fhsieh said:
PQzII will get the job done for free. Just don't assign commands to pre-existing shortcuts (eg: ctrl+z/x/c/v for undo/cut/copy/paste) or you'll get some weird behavior.
http://nicque.com/PQz/PQzII.htm
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hey thanks! PQzII worked perfect for my purpose. i was able to make shortcuts to symbols that were usually hard to reach! recommended program! you can do much more even, like make keyboard shortcuts to programs.

chrisbjr said:
hey thanks! PQzII worked perfect for my purpose. i was able to make shortcuts to symbols that were usually hard to reach! recommended program! you can do much more even, like make keyboard shortcuts to programs.
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That program looks interesting but doesn't work all at for me.
When I click it a small white square appears above the start menu and does nothing. If I try to switch to the program, also nothing happens. And worst of all, if I close it the device stops responding completely, and I have to soft reset. I'm using the Raphael specific version, 0.0.8e2. Do you have any clue on what might be happening?

Is it possible to "reprogram" some of the keys on the keyboard?

Just got my first Raphael and was wondering if it was possible to reprogramme some of the keys, so when I press FN and A I get another letter like Á.
/Carl

you know i was thinking about that the other day. maybe a way to utilize fn+ the unused letter keys to put in some characters that are not on the keyboard. like adding \ or tab or control keys. if anybody has a solution.

The Jack of Clubs said:
you know i was thinking about that the other day. maybe a way to utilize fn+ the unused letter keys to put in some characters that are not on the keyboard. like adding \ or tab or control keys. if anybody has a solution.
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YES!!! That's exactly what I'm looking for. I hope it's out there somewhere. Haven't been able to find it yet.
/Carl

me too
i also wants that kind of remaping.
And make programs open by the same function would be awesome too, but i tryed some search here, but didnt found anything D:

Upcoming version (1.3) of this cute software will have this feature, so stay tuned:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=521786

the_ozyrys said:
Upcoming version (1.3) of this cute software will have this feature, so stay tuned:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=521786
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I'll be looking forward to that

[REQ] Tweaks to remove Arrow Keys from Keyboard

Hi guys, I am not sure if many of you have this problem, but the arrow keys on the bottom row is really a pain, as it is just below the space bar.
More often than not, when I try to tap the space bar, I tend to accidentally hit the arrow keys below it, causing T9 to change to an alternate word.
This has been very annoying to me. I have done some search and found quite a few complains from the others as well regarding this issue.
I personally find no use for the keys to be there. and I believe same goes to most of you HD2 users.
Can I please ask for some help from the expert around to create a tweak or maybe some step by step guide to remove the arrow keys from the bottom row of the keyboard, making the keyboard shorter.
This is something that I believe will help many of us out there. thanks for viewing.
Your help will be appreciated!
PS: I have tried finger keyboard, but it still have the arrow keys, and i am having some problem with the suggesting contact names. I really hope some one could just remove the arrow keys from the original keyboard, as it is really good aside from the arrow keys being there. Thanks Again!

leejiahui said:
hi guys, i am not sure if many of you have this problem, but the arrow keys on the bottom row is really a pain, as it is just below the space bar.
More often than not, when i try to tap the space bar, i tend to accidentally hit the arrow keys below it, causing t9 to change to an alternate word.
This has been very annoying to me. I have done some search and found quite a few complains from the others as well regarding this issue.
I personally find no use for the keys to be there. And i believe same goes to most of you hd2 users.
Can i please ask for some help from the expert around to create a tweak or maybe some step by step guide to remove the arrow keys from the bottom row of the keyboard, making the keyboard shorter.
This is something that i believe will help many of us out there. Thanks for viewing.
Your help will be appreciated!
Ps: I have tried finger keyboard, but it still have the arrow keys, and i am having some problem with the suggesting contact names. I really hope some one could just remove the arrow keys from the original keyboard, as it is really good aside from the arrow keys being there. Thanks again!
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amen too that!

I would also like to see this happen.

me also

Maybe something like the HD Mini, it has a button to switch between having the arrows and disabling them.

chrisrj28 said:
Maybe something like the HD Mini, it has a button to switch between having the arrows and disabling them.
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ya maybe someone can port the hd mini keyboard for hd2

nirvanax said:
ya maybe someone can port the hd mini keyboard for hd2
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This would have the added bonus of freeing up more screen real estate. Or bigger buttons would be nice.

I would also love to see this happen.

The simple solution is for some third-party developer to design an alternative VK that finally utilizes the upgraded screen real-estate.
Android has tons of different keyboard layouts... developers just need to jump on-board with Windows Mobile.

Reignzone said:
The simple solution is for some third-party developer to design an alternative VK that finally utilizes the upgraded screen real-estate.
Android has tons of different keyboard layouts... developers just need to jump on-board with Windows Mobile.
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I hate the arrows as well... We need a project to start working on this

Hi me again. So has any expert programmer out there could please please help us out???
any guidelines would be good. Thanks!!

Search for Nikoan89 wvga keyboard v2.2. That has the function with arrows you want.. Its an old feature btw..

Correction. version 1 see to be better... Pressthe arrow button and magic happen on top of the kb..

Hi, Nikoan keyboard seems to be ideal, however after installing his WVGA cab, my HD2 wouldnt boot and was always stuck at the white screen with the HTC words. At 1 point I tot i have bricked my phone... coz i wasnt able to sync and re flash my rom. However i got it fixed in the end.

i too am looking for something like this as well as modifying the landscape SIP to put the cursor keys on the left side of the KB.
why?
cuz i have small hands/thumbs. if the cursors were on the left, there would be equal reach to the keyboard on both sides, unlike now where the right side is twice the length than the left due to the strip of hardware keys adding to the length of reach.
if someone could reorganize the stock (HTC) keyboard cursors:
1. in portrait: remove the row of cursors or place them along the TOP edge of the keyboard.
2. in landscape: move the column of cursors from the right to the left of the keyboard.
SPB and Resco charge $20-25 for their keyboard solutions. after trying both, i think they both suck and i'm glad i trialed them first.
therefore, i'm willing to pay/donate $25 to the first person who can meet both of my requested modifications without bugs.

I personally prefer those arrow keys to be there. Only because I find it annoying that when I type, and make a mistake, putting my blinking cursor-line right after the mistake only to hit backspace to delete the mistake, is annoying.
I just typed a mu|stake. ARGH! (Must put cursor between U and S in order to edit it. - Always a hit/miss)
Any tips?

Keyboard dock

I know there have been a couple of posts dotted around asking about the keyboard dock but I've seen nothing definitive.
I have the dock and it worked great with Honeycomb. I neglected to think about how it would work with a custom ROM before flashing one.
I've gone for the CM9 ROM and although generally typing on the keyboard works it is far less functional. The majority of the (very useful) hotkeys don't work.
Including:
Home
On screen KB up/down
Menu
Play/Pause Media
Makes the whole thing far less useful :-(
I'm interested in if anyone knows anything I can do to make this better on CM9 or even if it's likely to work better with any different ICS ROM?

Yes, the keyboard dock hotkeys don't work, all except the back key. But even more annoying it is that the software keyboard shows up and it shouldn't.

karnka said:
I know there have been a couple of posts dotted around asking about the keyboard dock but I've seen nothing definitive.
I have the dock and it worked great with Honeycomb. I neglected to think about how it would work with a custom ROM before flashing one.
I've gone for the CM9 ROM and although generally typing on the keyboard works it is far less functional. The majority of the (very useful) hotkeys don't work.
Including:
Home
On screen KB up/down
Menu
Play/Pause Media
Makes the whole thing far less useful :-(
I'm interested in if anyone knows anything I can do to make this better on CM9 or even if it's likely to work better with any different ICS ROM?
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I do not have a genuine Samsung keyboard (yet) but you should be able to map home, menu and the media buttons with my app: http://www.apedroid.com/android-applications/external-keyboard-helper
You can also specify up to 16 apps and create shortcuts for them. For example you could start the browser with Alt+B and Gmail with Alt+G if you want to.

Yep
I remember that happening occasionally before but it's constant now and even more inconvenient without the convenient hotkey to hide it.
Can I assume this is pretty constant regardless of the ROM used?

karnka said:
Yep
I remember that happening occasionally before but it's constant now and even more inconvenient without the convenient hotkey to hide it.
Can I assume this is pretty constant regardless of the ROM used?
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Yes I think so unless it is a HC rom based on a stock ROM.
I'll fix some of it in the CM9 port once I recieve my BT keyboad case and have something to test with. If you just want to get rid of the on-screen keyboard you can use my free app that does that and nothing more: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apedroid.hwkeyboardhelperfree
If you want full control you need my paid app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apedroid.hwkeyboardhelper
Free demo: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apedroid.hwkeyboardhelperdemo

Thanks for the advice. Your app looks really helpful.
I've no problem buying the pro version but want to have a play with the demo one a little more first.
I'm having slight issues trying to map a few things:
App switching: can map keys to this but doesn't seem to do anything
"Internet" / "Mail" - these two keys aren't picked up by the mapping config as they immediately jump away launching the browser (I'd love to remap to chrome) or asking me whether i want Gmail or Mail (and not remembering my selection)
I've mapped home (hooray!) but although it takes you back to the launcher it doesn't necessarily take you back to the default screen as the onscreen home button does (that's a really small issue!)
Any thoughts about those?
On the subject of the demo version of the app... Is the only thing that's different between that and the pro version that the spacebar is mapped to: _This_is_a_demo_version!_?

karnka said:
Thanks for the advice. Your app looks really helpful.
I've no problem buying the pro version but want to have a play with the demo one a little more first.
I'm having slight issues trying to map a few things:
App switching: can map keys to this but doesn't seem to do anything
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The problem with keycodes is that some are handled erlier in the input queue before I can process it in my app. App switcher and Home is two examples. I managed to do a workaround for Home but I have not yet found a way to bring up the app appswitcher programatically.
"Internet" / "Mail" - these two keys aren't picked up by the mapping config as they immediately jump away launching the browser (I'd love to remap to chrome) or asking me whether i want Gmail or Mail (and not remembering my selection)
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Same reason here. Android propably picks up and processes these before the app get a chance and therefor the scancode is never passed on. However, when I get my BT keyboard dock I can investigate this more.
I've mapped home (hooray!) but although it takes you back to the launcher it doesn't necessarily take you back to the default screen as the onscreen home button does (that's a really small issue!)
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This is due to the nature of the workaround. I just launch the launcher which gives almost the same effect as when the system processes the Home keycode (apart for the difference you noticed)
Any thoughts about those?
On the subject of the demo version of the app... Is the only thing that's different between that and the pro version that the spacebar is mapped to: _This_is_a_demo_version!_?
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The versions are identical apart from the space button and some strings (demo vs pro, buy vs rate) so you can test out everything before buying.
You really should try the application shortcuts. Choose apps for A0 to AF and enter A0 to AF instead of characters when doing a custom layout. You could put the Email app on Alt+E and Gmail on Alt+G etc... Setting it up could be bit more userfriendly but once you figure it out it is not that hard to do.

Have got the pro version now and the overall effect is not much worse than the keyboard was under honeycomb so thanks very much.
Have setup a few short cuts (chrome and Gmail) and mapped them to some of the otherwise non-working function keys so that's great too.

[Q] [Request] resizable onscreen button mod

Hi at all!
My request is if it's possible to have a mod that enables onscreen buttons (better if resizable) and disable the soft keys of our one s!
I have to do this request because some people have an issue with soft keys of the one s that interference with gsm antenna and this will be a nice workaround for that, until the official htc radio bug fix.
Here you can find the thread about the issue and there is also a spreasheet to collect signature of the issue. (we are about 150 till now)
Thanks at all, that will take us and help!

masca88 said:
Hi at all!
My request is if it's possible to have a mod that enables onscreen buttons (better if resizable) and disable the soft keys of our one s!
I have to do this request because some people have an issue with soft keys of the one s that interference with gsm antenna and this will be a nice workaround for that, until the official htc radio bug fix.
Here you can find the thread about the issue and there is also a spreasheet to collect signature of the issue. (we are about 150 till now)
Thanks at all, that will take us and help!
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Check Button Saviour - the Pro variant costs only little money and lets you remap the original buttons. Maybe you can disable the buttons too. I am not going to test this as i was using it with my HD2 already and i hated these artificial buttons. I want the real ones to work, but if it helps you, you could always try.

thanks!
but i was thinking about the ics onscreen button like gnexus because they are more integrated in the system.

masca88 said:
thanks!
but i was thinking about the ics onscreen button like gnexus because they are more integrated in the system.
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So, like porting that from the Gnex onto the One S?
But that's kinda hard i think because we have sense on top of Android and that'd mess with it pretty much. Dunno, maybe som Dev has an idea then.
Probably easier to achieve on an ICS only ROM.

Capazitive Buttons
I've looked around a bit with something in the XDA thread CM9 found something interesting, it's there to change the layout / function of the capacitive buttons.
my intention is to find a Workaround regarding this Touch Button Issue
at least I've played around with some of the offered file and I have managed the home and the back button to swap.
This doesnt fix the problem but it makes it a little more tolerable, you can feel the still wriggling in the haptic feedback but the screen just does not jump back and forth., At least a little workaround until there is an update to it.
anyone who feels it can test it out, if necessary, please improve, I'm not the Hero in such Things :cyclops:.
the files can simply be flashed in the recovery.
please excuse my cruel English, it mostly came out of Google Translator
EDIT: it does not work on CM9 ROM !

will it work on Trickdroid?
I will test if it will

will it work on Trickdroid?
i've testet it on Energy Rom, on CM9 it endet in a Boot-loop, so i suspect it will work on stock based Roms.

works on trickdroid. Testing... thnx, btw =)
now it goes back from time to time. Is it possible to put back action to back button, make Recent apps button work like Home and disable Home button?

Beatnix1 said:
anyone who feels it can test it out, if necessary, please improve, I'm not the Hero in such Things :cyclops:.
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You can try it yourself, just edit the cy8c-touchkey.kl withe an Edior like Notepad++
I've figured it out by playing around and this has cost me a few restarts. I'm really not an expert.

i've just figured out how to disable the Home Button, as compensation i use Button Savior
I know it is a crude Workaround, but it helps me to maintain the Hope for a soon Update..
however, for the Moment no more wriggling :victory:
the File can by flashed easy in the Recovery and should work on stock based Roms, NOT on CM9!

Very good. I'm now going to learn from your file
Thank you ;-)
sent from the tip of my finger