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Disabling Keys on SP5m

is there any way to disable or reasign explorer and windows media key on smart?
If anyone know, please help with guide.
Thx...

go to \Windows folder and look for these:
Short_AP1.lnk = Explorer
Short_AP3.lnk = Player
open then with a text editor and change the targeted apps.

Go to this place:
http://www.surrealnetworks.com/mpx/SDAapps.htm
Find the file called "tcpmp hot keys". It is a cab file w/ some xml file there that reassigns those keys to TCPMP, but the xml can be modified to point them at whatever you want.

thx a lot m8s

oldsap said:
go to \Windows folder and look for these:
Short_AP1.lnk = Explorer
Short_AP3.lnk = Player
open then with a text editor and change the targeted apps.
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These files are readonly and unable to edit/ delete. How to modify these shortcut files?

umeshvishwa said:
These files are readonly and unable to edit/ delete. How to modify these shortcut files?
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they are :
Code:
Short_AP1.lnk for Contacts button (sp5) or Internet button (sp5m)
Short_AP2.lnk for Messages button (sp5) or Previous button (sp5)
Short_AP3.lnk for Play button (sp5m only)
Short_AP4.lnk for Next button (sp5m only)
Long_Home.lnk for long press Home key
Long_VolDown.lnk for long press Volume Down key (VolUp not supported on WM6 - don't know if supported on WM6.1)
Short_Camera.lnk for short press Camera button
Long_Camera.lnk for long press Camera button
Long_POC.lnk for long press Communication Manager button
Just change those shortcut files (located in \Windows) to point to your desired applications.
1) copy to storage
2) Edit them
3) copy back to replace

How to remap a hardware key?

Hi
I need to remap a hardware button to run a program, but I haven't been able to find a reg tweak for it.
I've found these:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\KeyMaps
But from that I can only figure out how to disable or switch the mapping around.
Does anyone know how to do a reg tweak so I can map a hardware button to launch a specific program?
Thanks

Create a lnk file (shortcut) to your desired application, with one of the following names and put it in \Windows folder.
Short_Home - Home
Long_Home - Home
Short_CAMERA - camera
Long_CAMERA - camera
Long_POC - IE button (the one from above long volume up button)
Short_POC- IE button
Aditionaly:
Short_AP1
Long_AP1
Short_AP2
Long_AP2
Short_AP3
Long_AP3
Short_AP4
Long_AP4
for the phones with the 4 extra buttons above softkeys.
eg:
If we want CoolCamera to open at a long press of Camera button:
- make a shortcut to CoolCamera.exe (with Resco Explorer for example)
- rename the shortcut to Long_CAMERA.lnk
- copy the shortcut to \Windows with overwriting.
Aditionaly you can map Long_VolDown & Long_VolUp.
Edit: more info about HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\KeyMaps:
http://www.gpcarreon.com/?p=541#more-541

Thanks, but that doesn't work on the C500.
I don't have any shortcuts called anything like that in my windows folder. I tried creating one to test it out, and it was a no go
Any other ideas?

Not exactly what you are after, but you do know that you can assign programs in your start menu to speed dial right? Sorry if you already knew that. Another option is AEButton or whatever its called, but its pay software.

muude said:
Thanks, but that doesn't work on the C500.
I don't have any shortcuts called anything like that in my windows folder. I tried creating one to test it out, and it was a no go
Any other ideas?
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What OS do you have? WM5.0?
PS: that works fine on my HTC Tornado with WM5.0 and WM6.0
try this:
the instructions remain, just the shortcuts filename will change as follow:
CaLP & CaSP - camera
HomeLP - home
LP is coming from long press
SP is coming from short press

Is there a way to make the side button bring up the dial pad?

Is there a way to make the side button bring up the dialpad program? If so would someone please show me how?
Thanks in advance!

not sure, if you can try making a shortcut link to the Phone.exe (I think) somewhere in the \Windows directory.. and then assign button to it
most WM should already have this phone shortcut in Start->Programes

hanmin said:
not sure, if you can try making a shortcut link to the Phone.exe (I think) somewhere in the \Windows directory.. and then assign button to it
most WM should already have this phone shortcut in Start->Programes
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The program that calls up the dialpad is phonedialer.exe. It's already in the \windows directory.
What I don't know how to do is to assign the button. When I call up the program to do that I just get what seems to be a set a list of programs.
By the way, what steps does one take on these devices to create a shortcut?
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Figured it out - made a shortcut, pasted it into \Windows\Start Menu\Programs and then could assign a button to it.
Thanks!

Use AEButton Plus: http://ae.inc.ru/aebplus.php

Assign a button to 'close' apps?

On an earlier ROM that I flashed (forgot which one) there was an option to assign ' <Close> ' to Button 2 (Start>Settings>Buttons>Select a button>Assign a program)
Currently only <OK/Close> is available to be assigned to that button but that doesn't necessarily actually close the open app, it sometimes just minimizes it depending on the app.
How can I use button 2 (the IE button) to actually/really close an app?
Perhaps put a <Close> into the assign options, but how?
I-Mate K-Jam, TNT 19199 Professional Wizard V.2

here is what I use:
Put the exe in the \windows folder and the shortcut in the
\windows\start menu\programs folder, then assign it to your button
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Thank you, that works well....
but what if I just want to close the application that is currently open, not all of them?

oh Yea...sorry about that..You could try Smartskey, it has the option of assigning a long press of the right soft key to truly close the current app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=885090&postcount=1

How to get installed program to shortcut ?

When i upgrade to rom with w6.5 my program are still installed on memcard and works, but i want to add icons under "program" in sense so i have shortcuts easy. How do i get these programs so i can choose it from "add program" Help !

Use resco explorer. Navigate to exe, then click paste as shortcut to start programs

PauloJ5 said:
Use resco explorer. Navigate to exe, then click paste as shortcut to start programs
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Ok, i reinstalled a couple of programs, then i get the shortcut in right place, but programs like tomtom i doesn´t want to reinstall i will try your way. But i don´t have resco, any regedit program will work, right ?

Here is the right way to assign a shortcut (and WM6.5 "Bronze" icon) for any program
This can be manually added to the registry or via .REG or .PROVXML
This example is for a standard REG (RGU) unicode text file, and will add a start menu ("bronze") shortcut with anasociated icon for a software called "goleada4.0", which is installed in "Program Files\Alcorcon" (just an example, not a real app, just wahtever came to my mind first )
Code:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start\Tools\Goleada4.0.lnk]
"Icon"="\\Profgram Files\\Alcorcon\\Goleada4.0.png"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila\ProgramLauncher]
"\\Program Files\\Alcorcon\\Goleada4.0.exe"="\\Program Files\\Alcorcon\\whatever.qtc"
Notice the last line MUST be empty, following the standard .REG / .RGU syntax
Hope this helps

Wow! That's complicated. Why not just use the file explorer on the device, navigate to the .exe, copy and then go to Windows/Start Menu/Programs and paste a shortcut there?
Or you can use the attached programme.