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COURAGE:-) MDAIII - Key remapping project

Hi all ...
we need some (maybe a lot) help from programmers to try to remap the hard keyboard keys from mda3.
As many guys know, we are a lot that we buy the mda3 with german hard keyboard layout... and now that we all have an english os, we must remap the key and symbols.
Any idea will be appreciated, we have all files from german os an english os.
Nobody want to broke the keyboard to glue the buttons in other place...
Nobody now how and where can order another english keyboard and replace it phisically.
Remain two thinks:
1. find the file with the layout and remap the symbols via hex edit
2. recompile a new layout (and here may be usefull for future progs)
All idea wiil be apreciated, all guru's invited
Please help us ... we can not take advantage of the new hard keyboard in this mode.
Thanks all before and...
COURAGE FOR ALL NEW POSTS THAT MUST BE UPDATED(POSTED) !!!
DenisJ

Actually, keys and numbers are fine. It's punctuation that is almost impossible to use unless you have a good memory
From what I remember of the old thread that got wasted, a few things were looked at but it seems harder than it should. You would think one or two files transferred from the PDA2K to the MDA III, like a keyboard dll and a mapping data file, would do the trick but, as usual with engineers, they made it harder than it should.

I can suggest another way for this remapping: just writing a kind of program lookind for keypressings and substitute them with another keystrokes.
I've already done it for Russian keyboard (project home page is http://ae.inc.ru/bahrus.html , but it is Russian only). Current state is "beta".
I can do some key remappings this way. But I need to know which of the keys should be replaced with which one. Or replacement table may be simply saved in config.

I'll do a tabel with the replaced hex value ...
You need only the xex value for this or need more ?
Thanks a lot
Denis

Let's try (before find all remapping simbol) to remap only the two letters z and y.
Symbolic constant Value (Hex) keyboard equivalent
VK_Y 59 Y key
VK_Z 5A Z key
like ... if '59' then '5A' and viceversa...
If we can remap this two letters, we can remap all we want.
Thanks a lot
Denis

german to english
since the site posts went down i have received my mda3 in german of course and would love to know how to flash it with an english rom, all other threads however speak of xda3nbftool which i can't find anywhere, also many of the links for required files don't work. any help please?? thank you

Re: german to english
paulmurphy777 said:
since the site posts went down i have received my mda3 in german of course and would love to know how to flash it with an english rom, all other threads however speak of xda3nbftool which i can't find anywhere, also many of the links for required files don't work. any help please?? thank you
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Go here:
ftp://xda:[email protected]/
and look for Bluangel folder.
Regards

Ok, I decided to implement more general solution for this problem and develop customizable hardware key-remapping software. This application wil allow to remap not only BlueAngel built-in keyboard but almost any hardware keybord connected to wince (some of my friends use Luch or Flexis external keyboards with PDA).
Hope first beta version will appear next week.

thank you!, sure i'll be back with more questions though!

Fantastic!
I'm excited about this

AE said:
Ok, I decided to implement more general solution for this problem and develop customizable hardware key-remapping software. This application wil allow to remap not only BlueAngel built-in keyboard but almost any hardware keybord connected to wince (some of my friends use Luch or Flexis external keyboards with PDA).
Hope first beta version will appear next week.
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Wow, that's great news. (exactly what I wanted to hear!) Keep up the good work. (you rock)

AEKMap is available at http://ae.inc.ru/aekmap.html
To make "remapping" you need:
- install the program;
- run Start - Programs - AEKMap Settings and choose "AZERTY MDAIII with English ROM" in first combo box
- set three other optional layouts to "unassigned" and/or unassign "switch" key.
If you want to create specific layout, you may start with editing one of the existing. Use \Program Files\AEKMap\AEKMapScan.exe to define keyboard pseudo-scan codes.
To find unicode character codes use Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Character Map on your desktop
This program may be closed with popup menu on system tray (lower-right corner of today screen).
And I'm definitly sure that some bugs are in this utility now. Let me know if you find them
Also send me with your layouts to be published on site (will appear in a days)
P.S.: AEKMapper may be used to remap almost any external or built-in hardware keyboard recognized by system.

AWESOME!
Thanks for doing this. If i understand correctly, what's needed now to get the German MDA III keyboard mapped correctly, following the imate english rom installation, is to:
use AEKmapscan.exe to identify all the keys that need remapping
then look up the correct unicode characters for the desired keymapping
enter them into a .AEK file and put into the Program Files/AEKMap directory on the MDA III.
If i get some free time today, that's what I'll do. If anybody beats me to it, please post!
thanks again, AE!

So here is a mostly working layout file for the MDAIII German. The only thing that seems to be not working is the semicolon/colon key just to the right of the space bar. that key seems to have no shifted mode, according to aekmapscan.exe
also: if aekmapscan.exe is running, this appears to stop the keyboard from working at all in applications. it needs to be stopped entirely.
Thanks again for this great tool!

It is always nice to know your job is needful to someone
As for the problem with semicolon: changing CapsLock/Shift processing flags should help:
HookShift 1
HookCapsLock 1
Probably I'll find a better solution for this later, but now I can't...
Official project home page will be available at http://ae.inc.ru/aekmap.html

thanks for the tool, works great. Can you add an option to not have the mapping name on the bottom, i.e. DenisJ Layout? It covers up the wireless icon that I use to turn Wifi on & off.
thanks again for the app

you already can turn it off. that's the "hint" option in the settings.

A parts from thanks the great job from AE, i wan't to try to ask a question:
In the registry there's a part...
HKCU/Keyboard Layout that have a profile value..
Could it be usefull..
My German Mda3 have... preload/1 set to e0010409.
Can anyone post the english Pda2K value...
Rups..

Bug report
AEKMap works quite well, thanks to the developer!
But...
I noticed that, when AEKMap is on, you can´t adjust sound/volume levels from the external button on the left side of the screen. Is that a bug or a feature? :roll:
Second thing is that if you switch the AEKMap off, you can switch it on only by softreset. Is that ment to be?
Can anyone confirm those features, or is it just in my MDAIII?
-Jigi

Sorry guys but i just arive from my fisrt (this year) snowboard weekend
AE many many thanks from me and (as can you see) from all other guys with the same german mda3...
I just tryed some days ago to begin something like this using EVC++ 4.0 ... but it's too much to study for an as400 programmer
This will be surrely in my startup programs for a log live time of my mda3...
Surelly we will ask you some options in future ...
Another lot of thanks
DenisJ

PhonePlus! 3: SMS

Hi All,
We have released PhonePlus third edition.
The new relase features (among other things) new easy-on-the-eye skin and SMS support.
Thank you for the support, beta testing and feedback.
We are now looking for contributers of language packs.
PhonePlus! support easy extendability of lanuages.
We currently have English and Hebrew, but if anyone is willing to translate to other langs he is very welcome to send us the translated lang file.
We will post them in our site, as well as on the retailers (PocketGear and HandAndGo).
Our site, www.mesoftware.biz, has the template for the empty lang file, feel free to experimante:
Edit this file on your computer using "notepad".
In the first line you have "name=" please add your language name in the blank area, for example: name=spanish.
Now fill in every number line your own language letters.
i.e. - "1.Text= abc" just like on your usual cell phone, and continue filling in all of those ".text=" places.
If you have uppercase letters on your language, fill those blanks with your uppercase letters as well.
After you have done all that, save the file as "your language.lng" for example "spanish.lng".
This file should be placed under the /program files/phoneplus folder in your device.
When opening your phoneplus software, you will notice that the right button has changed and now has your language name on it. You can choose your language as the default language by going to "options". Now you can write SMS or look for contacts in any language you want.
We may release in the future some app to automaticly (or GUI-ly) edit the lang files, but for now we feel it is rather stright-forward.
So, I would to hear more feedbacks and comments, if aynone can spare some...
Regards,
Micha

Hi,
thank you for your work and the posting above.
I made a language-script for german-spiaking users attached.
Have fun!
markimark

Good Work!
Hi markimark,
If you'll go to http://www.mesoftware.biz/language.htm you'll see that we have updated your contribution to languages supported.
Thanks a bunch!

Update
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the effort in the language department.
We now have 5 language free for all to download and use at http://www.mesoftware.biz/language.htm.
These of you with German ROMs: The porblem is fixed and a new version is avaiable for download, SMS problem fixed!
2003 SE: Also working with fixed icons problem.
Look for v3.03 in http://www.mesoftware.biz/downloadfinal.htm and PocketGear/HandAndGo.
Regards,
Micha

As Pocket PC Phone Edition users, we are facing some problems with the Built-in SMS Application, I hope you can solve it...:
- Sending and Receiving EMS, or at least Receiving only...
- Sending and Receiving vCard and vBusiness with normal mobiles like Nokia, SE, Moto...etc...

Nice application but.... (yes, there's always a 'but')... :lol:
There seems to be a problem with the Green Button assignment on my MDA2. It worked for some brief time but eventually failed and launches the original dialer.
It seems more like a problem with the OS, since I tried other dialers (MobiDial) and the same Green Button problem exsists there....
Any ideas? :?:

FOUND !!! working Traditional Chinese Input Method Editor

After much scouring the forums here & everywhere and trawling the web, today I finally found a working app that allows for Traditional Chinese pinyin input.
The app is "QQ pinyin input (mobile edition)" - literal translation - and you can get it from this website url, http://mobile.qq.com/py/ . The download is a cab file. There is an Android version if you are an Android phone owner. Also a version for Symbian phone users.
This app is currently in beta 1 and is FREE. Usually I would give beta app a miss but decided to give it a go after stumbling on it.
The actual download page is http://mobile.qq.com/py/download.jsp . I am using the 1180Kb "enhanced" version although HD/HD2 is not listed in the device supported. The difference between the standard and professional edition - I called it "enhanced", is in the number of words/phrases in the dictionaries. The professional edition has a larger set.
And it did not disappoint me ! It is a breeze to use.
I sent off a CHT sms to a Samsung UltraTouch S8300 (SEA) phone which was later forwarded back to me. The message was not altered in anyway. I saw for myself the message on the Samsung UltraTouch. It turned out beautiful.
Another CHT sms was sent to my bro-in-law in Taiwan who has a phone that displays squares if the message is in Simplified Chines (CHS). I will report back later on this when I get confirmation on receipt of my CHT sms.
I have not discover any adverse effect other than uninstalling the app which I did for testing. There was a bit of a lag during uninstall. Also, after rebooting from the uninstall, the backlight options for "On battery power" and "On external power" were both adjusted to 100% ! Not sure whether was it because prior to the uninstall, I did a couple of screen capture via pocket XNView which I had to forcibly terminate as there was no option to exit pocket XNView. Anyhow, I don't plan to uninstall it till the final version is released unless it really messes up.
FYI, neither did I install any other font nor is my HD2 on any cooked ROM.
Thanks for reading.
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Phone : HTC HD2 (T8585) / HTC Sense
Manila : 2.5.19211619.0
ROM : 1.66.707.1 WWE (Asia)
Radio : 2.06.51.07
* Today is yesterday's tomorrow. Today is also tomorrow's yesterday !
Then is the present the past's future or the present is the future's past ? *

Ok, I got comfirmation from Taiwan that the CHT text messages I sent were readable. No abnormalcy reported.
More Traditional Chinese pinyin IME available .
The IME from the 2 Chinese big names had exactly the same interface. I read on the web that both are fighting to provide bigger, better and more diverse word/phrases databases.
(v1.4)
- http://shouji.sogou.com/
(beta)
- http://ishouji.baidu.com/input/index.html
Advice : Go for v1.4 from SoGou if you are not too keen on beta apps. I'm sticking with QQ Pinyin input. I like their interface.
[30-Mar-2010]
Came across 2 much earlier threads - mine was quite similar to one of them - that mentioned QQ mobile input. I am acknowledging and crediting their discoveries here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=637806
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5626935
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Phone : HTC HD2 (T8585)
Manila : 2.5.19211619.0
ROM : 1.66.707.1 WWE
Radio : 2.06.51.07
* Today is yesterday's tomorrow. Today is also tomorrow's yesterday.
Then is the present the past's future or the present is the future's past. *

Can you either repost the links or up load the ime file (I assume it does simplified too?)... the interface looks nice, I use sogou at the moment and sometimes touchpal... but this one looks nice...

Shadowdh said:
Can you either repost the links or up load the ime file (I assume it does simplified too?)... the interface looks nice, I use sogou at the moment and sometimes touchpal... but this one looks nice...
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Done. Just needed to prefix the links with "http://". Was and still a newbie, had no power then to post clickable link but just got my status revised after posting the 10th post.
I am on WWE rom and the default is Simplified Chinese. In the menu settings of QQ mobile input, there is an option to enable/disable CHS/CHT the input mode. See the 2nd from last screen capture, capture007.jpg.
Which TouchPal version are you using ? The interface is really nice and looks easy to use as well. It was my first choice but had hesitated and decided not to install it as they were user complaints in TouchPal forum and CooTek admittted that Traditional Chinese input is problematic in TouchPal v4 if one is running WinMo 6.5.
That led me to a 3 month 'worldwide' search for a switchable Simplified/Traditional Chinese pinyin input, fumbled on the below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611894&page=2
that upset me a little, later found the CHS/CHT IME, tested it and decided to join the forum, create a new post and share.

SlideIT 3.1.2.1 HD2 registered CAB! :)

is not appreciated by users

First, this version of SlideIT is not fully compatible with the HTC HD2. Only registered users of SlideIT get the pre-release version 4.1.0.2 (pre-released on March 10th 2010) from the developer Dasur, which is the full version and compatible with the HTC HD2.
Second, as you describe it, it sounds like a warez release to me and is surely not allowed to be uploaded here.
Third, i request to warn the topic-starter and/or ban him.

If thats so, moderator remove this topic pleas...
But anyway if you dont like it its fine...
But is it allowed to hack and crack WP7S and post it on xda? Or alot of other programs on this site? But if this is against the rules...ok please remove this topic moderator!
Thnx

Also: the Dutch language pack doesn't work...it only gives me english suggestions

pietme said:
Also: the Dutch language pack doesn't work...it only gives me english suggestions
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It does work!
Go to "[email protected]" on the keyboard > Options > Languages tab and set primary language

Please remove the link to the installer cab file. If this version of SlideIT is really fully registered, then i can't imagine that it is allowed to be linked with this forum in any way.

it works
I confirm that it works, but it takes some getting used to,

it does not work in landshape
it crashed the phone
have delete it...

Didn't i tell you, that it is not compatible with the HTC HD2?... tzzz...
Register yourself at Dasur.co.il and pay for SlideIT. It's not that expensive, it's worth the money and the actual 4.1.0.2 pre-release is compatible with the HTC HD2.

SlideIT is fully compatible with the HTC HD2
You can all get the new version, not only registered users of SlideIT get the it.
Dasur relese tow days ago a new version 4.1.0.3 which is fully compatible with the HTC HD2.
try the demo version first, then go and buy it, it's not that expensive !!!

You can get a lot of sites in trouble by posting Warez because they can be sued/shutdown if they're not doing their utmost to remove or discourage posts like this.
Just a friendly message.

I might suggest you guys not to use this "shareware" version in case it doesn't work anyway.
Unless you'd like to spend money so that you can get a working version, I think it's better off to use simplier and free touch keyboards.... the more you save energy, the less it gets on your nerves

sorlan said:
You can all get the new version, not only registered users of SlideIT get the it.
Dasur relese tow days ago a new version 4.1.0.3 which is fully compatible with the HTC HD2.
try the demo version first, then go and buy it, it's not that expensive !!!
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FWIW - I am running SlideIT 4.1.0.3 on my HD2 and it is, put quite simply - AMAZING! Blows Swype into oblivion - its far easier to use; much nicer to use & @ the current price of under $8 USD is a steal!

Is there any way to make the keys vibrate like the default keyboard?

Since we're discussing options:
-I hate it how it ALWAYS uses a SPACE after I type something. Granted, it's nice when you're typing normally, but when you're writing a word that isn't known or when you try to edit a word, it gives you spaces between the letters;
-When I'm entering a password, it automatically starts with capital letters.
So, what can I do about it?

pietme said:
Since we're discussing options:
-I hate it how it ALWAYS uses a SPACE after I type something. Granted, it's nice when you're typing normally, but when you're writing a word that isn't known or when you try to edit a word, it gives you spaces between the letters;
-When I'm entering a password, it automatically starts with capital letters.
So, what can I do about it?
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Download the free SlideIt manual - tells you all about entering passwords, email addresses etc.
Cheers

[Q] Windows Phone Mango bugs

Yesterday I updated to Mango and already had a huge dissapointment...
First of all I live in Israel and surf in few Hebrew sites. The new IE does not support any of them!!!
Even not Google.co.il.
The screen just splits in half or the IE goes crazy (I will post a video that demonstrates it later). You can't even zoom in or out. It wasn't like that in NoDo version.
The second problem is that the hebrew keyboard I installed previously is not freezes in Marketplace and some other aplications, and i can't write anything.
If anyone knows about this faults (especially the first one), and how can I fix them, please let me know.
Just check it yourself by entering some hebrew site like, kama.co.il and see for yourself IE go crazy...
Thank you.

kickasser said:
Yesterday I updated to Mango and already had a huge dissapointment...
First of all I live in Israel and surf in few Hebrew sites. The new IE does not support any of them!!!
Even not Google.co.il.
The screen just splits in half or the IE goes crazy (I will post a video that demonstrates it later). You can't even zoom in or out. It wasn't like that in NoDo version.
The second problem is that the hebrew keyboard I installed previously is not freezes in Marketplace and some other aplications, and i can't write anything.
If anyone knows about this faults (especially the first one), and how can I fix them, please let me know.
Just check it yourself by entering some hebrew site like, kama.co.il and see for yourself IE go crazy...
Thank you.
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Check out the WP7 general forum. Those guys in there might have experience with any of these bugs. Make sure to list your phone make & model.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=605