So when going to Settings > Applications > Quick launch, it's clear that you can set up keyboard shortcuts but the keystroke involves the Search button.
What?
Didn't think of that one, T-Mobile, when you were whipping up your "oh-so-important and awesome" Genius button, now did ya? Lol
lol no we didn't. you'll have to have s-off and root to remap the genius key to search... now i have quick launch.
lol there were definitely a few "oversights" with this phone...
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Hi dudes!
I got an idea as I miss the "enter" button from my diamond1 a bit
Now that we can scroll through the file explorer and so on (with zoombar) it would be great to have a "button" to click on the selection. As there was an app for the diamond1 that made the Multi-Touch-Buttons customizable (hold, click, tap, double tap) I thought it would be possible to use the zoombar as different buttons:
Button 1: Tap the zoombar on the left (magnifier(-) to 3rd line)
Button 2: Tap the zoombar in the middle (between 3rd and 7th line)
Button 3: Tap the zoombar on the right (7th line to magnifier(+))
Would something like that be possible? With customizable actions?
I would create it by myself but I'm not skilled in WindowsMobile-programming.
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I am think about that way too.. wish someone can make it possible.
thx
I found the opposite of what I'm searching for...
would this help anyone to build some buttons out of the zoombar?^^
Blackstone Button to zoombar
Hi!
Hopefully some of the "core" developers here at XDA will by themselves a D2! Then I think we will see all sort of cool stuff for the D2 as well. I like the idea of having the zoom bar emulating buttons, as long as this not interferes with the zoom functionality.
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PK
Thats an awesome idea. i hope a dev takes this up
We have our dev (when he get's his device^^)
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Hopefully he receives it soon
Hi, is there an app that would creat a tapable icon on your homescreen which could be used to invoke the multitasking overlay? something like statusbar expander but instead of statusbar it would invoke the multitasking. Is there anything like this out there?
May I ask why? I thought tap and holding the home button was already simple enough and easier to use
Yeah, I don't understand why you would want to do this :\
You want an action icon on your homescreen that opens the recent apps list?
I understand why you'd want that.
I almost never use the multi-tasking feature. Using the home button it takes too long to open to be really useful.
If there was an onscreen button as on the Nexus, I'd probably use it more often.
However, the screen of the S is too small for such a bar.
Ideally I'd love to open the multitasking menu by double tapping the home button. Would this be possible?
you can use search key instead..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448576
Great! Just what I need. Thanks
I have AOKP Milestone 6 installed and I love how it looks, especially the Hide Notification Bar option because it makes my TF feel more like a netbook when I have it docked. The only problem is that the long press shortcuts don't work on the keyboard (ex. long pressing the home key doesn't give me the recent apps menu, it just brings me to the home screen).
I was wondering if there was a way to re-map some of the shortcut keys in the top row (bluetooth toggle, camera, internet, etc...) to my own custom actions such as launching the recent apps menu, killing a window and bringing up the notification bar. I know it's possible to do this in Linux since I just did it for a remote that I use with XBMC (the remote emulates a keyboard), I just didn't know if they feature is extended to Android or not.
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its possible but not easy. Some things can be remapped in the users/ect files such as ausec.(c something) but other more complex things like recent apps have to be done in framework-res.apk as far as i remember
Check out /system/usr/keylayout/asusec.kl.
I'm not sure if you can map keys to specific things like killing a window or bringing up the notification bar. However, recent apps is accessible through alt+tab (try it!) and so you may want to swap the Search and Alt keys.
EDIT: Some useful key names to look for and replace:
ALT_LEFT: left alt
ALT_RIGHT: right alt
SEARCH: search key
FORWARD_DEL: delete, as opposed to backspace. not mapped to anything by default
ESCAPE: escape key. I have this bound to the wifi key because I always accidentally hit it, and sometimes escape is useful in terminals or remote desktop
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Check out /system/usr/keylayout/asusec.kl.
I'm not sure if you can map keys to specific things like killing a window or bringing up the notification bar. However, recent apps is accessible through alt+tab (try it!) and so you may want to swap the Search and Alt keys.
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Thats right usr/keylayout not user/ect don't know what i was thinking there. I know there is a way to exchange the stupid alt-tab icon recent apps to the cards recent apps but i don't have time to do that right now. I was also going to work on getting a guide set up on how to remap everything because it seems to be a pretty common desire.
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Found it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1450138
Thanks for the info guys, I'll give it a try! I definitely think I'm going to stick with AOKP for a while since it seems to give me the best experience since I've had my TF (over a year).
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brando56894 said:
Thanks for the info guys, I'll give it a try! I definitely think I'm going to stick with AOKP for a while since it seems to give me the best experience since I've had my TF (over a year).
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Have anyone result at this field ?
Is it possible to disable ALT-TAB (that switch android apps)?
I need this combination bee free for RDP.
I think it was an excellent idea for Google to push for the elimination of the menu button. It makes sense and encourages developers to unambiguously put the rest of their program's menu options in the app itself, easily accessed. On the other hand, having a dedicated key for app switching seems kind of unnecessary. The Windows Phone layout makes sense to me. The search button seems like a good idea. The only problem is, on WP, the search key is always bound to the Bing web search.
I think Google could use this sort of layout better. Keep back and home, of course, but let users access the recent apps list by double-tapping the home key. Google Now Voice could be accessed by holding down home. Swap the app switch key for search, and default that to in-app search, which would be pretty useful for quite a few apps. Double-tapping (or long-tapping, I suppose) the search key could bring the user to the android universal search, and let them search through their phone and Google for general search terms, as well as the Play Store for apps that aren't currently on the phone.
Or, hell, just let users remap the keys to their heart's content right out of the box. Customization is why we went Android, isn't it?
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I think it was an excellent idea for Google to push for the elimination of the menu button. It makes sense and encourages developers to unambiguously put the rest of their program's menu options in the app itself, easily accessed.
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Except . . . . that it doesn't really encourage them to. Too many app developers still haven't done it. And when they do, its always in a different place, which is counter-intuitive.
redpoint73 said:
Except . . . . that it doesn't really encourage them to. Too many app developers still haven't done it. And when they do, its always in a different place, which is counter-intuitive.
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A lot of devs haven't updated their apps in a while, yes, but the ones that adhere to Holo guidelines always have the overflow menu at the top or bottom right. The icon is also universal, so it really isn't that hard to find.
Plus, just how many ICS-style three-button (or touchscreen only) devices are there out there right now?
personally i would prefer they ditch the multitask button and bring back the menu button as some of my apps now are losing screen realestate to the menu button being at the bottom part of screen. they could have easily just made a long press of the home screen open the multitask, and a double press of home key to open up the multiple launcher option.
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personally i would prefer they ditch the multitask button and bring back the menu button as some of my apps now are losing screen realestate to the menu button being at the bottom part of screen.
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I agree, I use the Menu button more than multitask. But I know that some people are just the opposite. The implementation on 2.23, where you can pick from different button mappings (with long press mapping also going to either multitask or menu), is the way to go IMO.
As far as the search button, I hardly ever used it on my old Desire Z.
You already have a dedicated search button. Hold down the Home button and talk to it. On Jellybean, you access Search by swiping up from the bottom bezel of the device, and the Google Now search page opens.
Letting users remap keys out of the box isn't the answer either, because everyone complains about OS fragmentation. Now that Google is taking steps to combat that, people are again complaining. You can't please everyone all the time.
nooomoto said:
Letting users remap keys out of the box isn't the answer either, because everyone complains about OS fragmentation. . . . You can't please everyone all the time.
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A simple remap option in settings to me does not constitute fragmentation. The OS does not have to be 100% identical between all devices. Giving the user the option to select the key mapping gives the best chance of actually pleasing the most people (if not everyone).
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A simple remap option in settings to me does not constitute fragmentation. The OS does not have to be 100% identical between all devices. Giving the user the option to select the key mapping gives the best chance of actually pleasing the most people (if not everyone).
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True I should have worded that better. However, even if Google did implement the ability to remap the keys in stock android, you can be sure some if not all of the manufacturers would disable it to prevent the mass market consumers from screwing up their devices and making warranty claims.
Everyone has a different opinion on how the hardware keys should be oriented, and Google is trying to simplify an OS that a lot of people claim is too complicated for them. Throwing in the ability to remap keys is going backward, not forward in terms of simplifying it for the average user.
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Hey there, i was wondering if anyone know's how to remap the Search (Or pretty much any) key on the TF Dock to open recent apps?
PhyscoAssassinx said:
Hey there, i was wondering if anyone know's how to remap the Search (Or pretty much any) key on the TF Dock to open recent apps?
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+1 on this!
Hold down ALT then hit TAB, wait 1 second then release ALT key. If you keep hold down ALT you will see all the apps, if you release too fast it will open up google now. I don't think you could remap the search key.
buhohitr said:
Hold down ALT then hit TAB, wait 1 second then release ALT key. If you keep hold down ALT you will see all the apps, if you release too fast it will open up google now. I don't think you could remap the search key.
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remapping the search key should be as easy as the "browser fix" done in ICS. Essentially map that key, redirect to a new application, and done! Of course its a little more involved than that but it should be possible. Maybe ask one of the devs who did the browser button map hack see if they can help you
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remapping the search key should be as easy as the "browser fix" done in ICS. Essentially map that key, redirect to a new application, and done! Of course its a little more involved than that but it should be possible. Maybe ask one of the devs who did the browser button map hack see if they can help you
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That exactly what I meant, you need dev's works. On my droid charge I could edit my keyboard file to map key almost anyway I like. If we figure out the parameter (word) for the search key, it should work. The file to edit should be in /system/usr/keyboardlayout/file.kl