Hey.
After replaycing the housing of my nexus the 4 touch buttons (BACK, MENU, SEARCH, HOME) dont works.
Does anyone know if these 4 button are on the touch display or separate?
Sorry for my bad english.
Thanks.
I think the buttons are part of the screen as you can keep scrolling down on the soft keys. More info I can't give you, maybe flash another from?
Greetzz, Jojoost
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i experienced that too.
it happened when i did full wipe twice
jusejure said:
Hey.
After replaycing the housing of my nexus the 4 touch buttons (BACK, MENU, SEARCH, HOME) dont works.
Does anyone know if these 4 button are on the touch display or separate?
Sorry for my bad english.
Thanks.
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-try a couple different roms and kernels.
-go into cmw and go to the option that says something similar to button test
-take it apart again and make sure there is no visible damage to the buttons/wires/etc
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Since i use vegan tab and have all the soft buttons on the screen at all time (home, menu, back) is there anyway to disable the capacative ones so that i dont actually hit them while holding the tab?
bump ^^^ anyone??? robeet?
I asked something like that earlier, but no one responded. There's a thread under Themes and Apps about Settings Catcher. Maybe a concept like that could be used, in the opposite way (assign invalid activities), to essentially make the keys do nothing?
Jim
This is definitely possible to do.
Use Root Explorer to go to /system/usr/keylayout. I am guessing it's the file gpio-keys.kl in that directory.
For a guide as to how this works, check out this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695936
I haven't tried it yet, but I'm guessing you can map those keys to something like ENDCALL that doesn't have a meaningful activity associated it with it on our tablets. Or maybe there's a null activity or something like that.
You'll have to experiment a bit. I haven't tried any of this yet myself.
hmmm, pull out the device back and unclip it?
Seriously though, I'm not certain. Possibly it's linked to the file /usr/keylayout/tegra-kbc.kl. So you might be able to REM out some of these and it could actually disable the tactile buttons.
How would you get out of a full screen app that hides the status bar?
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How would you get out of a full screen app that hides the status bar?
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thanks, was thinking the same lol
WickedStyx said:
How would you get out of a full screen app that hides the status bar?
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pmcnano said:
thanks, was thinking the same lol
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Yeah i didnt think of that. damn... its just annoying when im in the browser or something and i hit it by accident
I was hoping to find an app/hack that would let me set the duration of a soft key press required to register as a stroke. It would then be easy to make a widget to turn the delay on and off for times when you know you will be more prone to bump the buttons.
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I was hoping to find an app/hack that would let me set the duration of a soft key press required to register as a stroke. It would then be easy to make a widget to turn the delay on and off for times when you know you will be more prone to bump the buttons.
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I'm bumping this to see if anyone has any ideas on the above or disabling them completely. I (or one of my kids) *always* bump one of the capacitive buttons while using the gtab. It is frustrating, infuriating even, when you're in the middle of something and BAM, you have to start over.
TIA!
If you could get rid of the buttons you can just use button savior. I'm using the zeam launcher in fullscreen and barely ever touch the buttons on the side now
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I'm bumping this to see if anyone has any ideas on the above or disabling them completely. I (or one of my kids) *always* bump one of the capacitive buttons while using the gtab. It is frustrating, infuriating even, when you're in the middle of something and BAM, you have to start over.
TIA!
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I use 'Button Remapper' to map the hard buttons to 'focus' which effectively disables them. I then use 'Buttton Savior' to provide on-screen buttons.
Works well and ends the frustration of the buttons not being back-lit or accidently hitting them when holding the tablet.
Thank you! I think that will do the trick. Do you use the galaxy tab version?
ETA: just searched the market from my Droid and saw a third vanilla version of button remapper. I will go with the assumption that its this one.
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Please? I sooooooo want to make it useful, like Browser or Msgs.
Thumbs up for that request
Like buttons remapper ?
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This would be great. This was one of the first things I did to my MT4G.
+1. You can long press on the screen to get to the Personalize menu; why have it as a button as well?
ui build.prop
i know when i had the mytouch 4g you could remap the "g" button by editing the UI/Mapkey file something like that. will try and find the thread
edit: ok found the thread, but dont know if it also possible on sensation or not....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836702
update: pretty sure it not the same thing since it was a hardware button the was remaped. just trying to help
I know this was done in at least one ROM on the MT4G, and there are MODS in the Desire Z / HD/ G2 forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876464
Aha! HERE'S one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1210563
Would like to see this as well. Played with a customizable skin on the iPhone. Very useful!
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+1. You can long press on the screen to get to the Personalize menu; why have it as a button as well?
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Can`t do that on mine
davemazo said:
Can`t do that on mine
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What, not on any of the homescreens? Long press and the Personalize menu comes up?
It's a core Android feature; they wouldn't remove it.
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What, not on any of the homescreens? Long press and the Personalize menu comes up?
It's a core Android feature; they wouldn't remove it.
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Nope. If I long press on a blank or empty part of any screen nothing happens. Its a UK T Mobile
davemazo said:
Nope. If I long press on a blank or empty part of any screen nothing happens. Its a UK T Mobile
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Weird. What ROM you on?
Stock t mobile rom
I`ve since discovered that I can get to the personalize screen by long pressing the screen if there is an empty space for a shortcut icon. Previously all my homescreens were full so obviously I had to remove a shortcut to be able to then personalize that screen.
Sorry, my mistake but in my defence it is my first Android phone and I`m slowly finding my way around it.
Just wondering if there is a mod similar to the Softkey Enabler for the International One X? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797850
I tried that mod on CM10 on my One XL (AT&T) but hit hangs on boot.
Thanks
Ask your fav dev to enable it, I'm not sure why you would want this?
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superchilpil said:
Ask your fav dev to enable it, I'm not sure why you would want this?
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for one. I replaced my screen so I have screen separation issues.
would be nice to enable softkeys (disable soft keys) so that the LEDs from the capacitive buttons don't shine through.
rubensun said:
for one. I replaced my screen so I have screen separation issues.
would be nice to enable softkeys (disable soft keys) so that the LEDs from the capacitive buttons don't shine through.
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To each their own, I would just disable the backlight on the buttons
Like I said just ask a dev to make a patch, most will be happy to when they have time
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Thanks for the info. I'm coming from a Galaxy Nexus, and I like the soft bar. The rotation of the softkeys is nice, and I tend to hit the silkscreen by accident either when holding the phone.
Being a bit new on this forum, any suggestions a dev that may be amenable to requests
Thanks
The hugest reason for enabling soft keys are for iphone people. We are extremely used to having "safe" areas to grab a phone, esp in landscape. I have used an android phone for six months and I don't know where to grab the thing in landscape. I'm always accidentally touching the home or back button and going between apps, it's annoying. And it really hampers usability. This is something that I can't get used to. I definitely think Apple is right to have a hardware old-fashioned home button, or at least some bezel space. This is why I want the soft keys patch for the One XL.
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The hugest reason for enabling soft keys are for iphone people. We are extremely used to having "safe" areas to grab a phone, esp in landscape. I have used an android phone for six months and I don't know where to grab the thing in landscape. I'm always accidentally touching the home or back button and going between apps, it's annoying. And it really hampers usability. This is something that I can't get used to. I definitely think Apple is right to have a hardware old-fashioned home button, or at least some bezel space. This is why I want the soft keys patch for the One XL.
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decompile framework-res.apk for the ROM you are using.
I think softkey enabling is in bools.xml.. if not search through strings, arrays, or public.xml
When you find it and change it, recompile and push it to /system/framework
lamenramen said:
The hugest reason for enabling soft keys are for iphone people. We are extremely used to having "safe" areas to grab a phone, esp in landscape. I have used an android phone for six months and I don't know where to grab the thing in landscape. I'm always accidentally touching the home or back button and going between apps, it's annoying. And it really hampers usability. This is something that I can't get used to. I definitely think Apple is right to have a hardware old-fashioned home button, or at least some bezel space. This is why I want the soft keys patch for the One XL.
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TUTORIAL: How to Turn Off the Hardware Keys - Function, Lights and Vibration
This will work for any AOSP ROM.
1) I used AOKP 4.2.1, you can disable your hardware keys(sort of) editing 2 files in you system/usr/keylayout folder: keypad_8960.kl & synaptics-rmi-touchscreen.kl
Edit these entries in both files, you must open then as a text file and be using a root explorer.
Set key 102, 139, 158, 217 to FOCUS, this will make them do nothing when you are in every app except in camera, when they make it focus.
Save each file after editing and reboot.
2) To turn off vibration go to settings/sound and turn off vibrate on touch.
3) To turn off other hardware key backlights use: AdjBrightness
In AdjBrightness turn off the buttons by pressing the button marked "buttons" under the light toggles. To lock then off so they dont come back on after locking and unlocking, press settings key in that app to bring up a menu, then press Option. Then, under buttons check the first one, "Lock off button lights".
That is it you are done. The only thing is you have it open AdjBrightness after a reboot so it can apply the settings.
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To each their own, I would just disable the backlight on the buttons
Like I said just ask a dev to make a patch, most will be happy to when they have time
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Try this, worked for me!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sleepydragon.capbutnbrightness
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Hello
Is that possible ? the factory combination of pressing vol plus power button is tricky or at least I like to save the power button as much as possible...
Any useful idea is appreciated..
Thanks
mahanddeem said:
Hello
Is that possible ? the factory combination of pressing vol plus power button is tricky or at least I like to save the power button as much as possible...
Any useful idea is appreciated..
Thanks
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Out of curiousity.. what rom are you running?
btm fdr said:
Out of curiousity.. what rom are you running?
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Stock UCLF6 deodexed rooted
Dont know if this may work but its definitely worth a shot at least
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5zbWFydC5zd2tleSJd
as well i do know tat Mohan_kr maker of Embryo was able to remap. maybe a quick PM to him might also help since i searched and cant find anything
after a little more research i was able to find out the that it can be change in the residing location: /system/usr/keylayout or in the framework. sorry couldnt be much help but this is what i could find
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Dont know if this may work but its definitely worth a shot at least
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5zbWFydC5zd2tleSJd
as well i do know tat Mohan_kr maker of Embryo was able to remap. maybe a quick PM to him might also help since i searched and cant find anything
after a little more research i was able to find out the that it can be change in the residing location: /system/usr/keylayout or in the framework. sorry couldnt be much help but this is what i could find
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Thanks for your input ... I am not looking for an app as most of them filled with silly ads or taking unnecessary resaurces ... I need to mod system to remap some key to take screen shots ... And I guess you're right it's somewhere around /system/usr/keylayout
Afaik not possible in stock but aokp/cm9+10 allows that remap in settings
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There is an app called "screenshot er" that lets you take screenshots by holding down the search key, and it has a delay that you can set for however long you want, and it works amazingly well. No extra crap, just a really good app. I know it's not what you want, but it's worth checking out.
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i agree with atrix ive used then Screenshot er app before the remmaping became available and works flawless
The power button and home key works for screen shots
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I know this is an old thread, but all the screenshot remapping threads seem old, so I'm hoping I can get some help here anyway. My stock ICS on my S2 has home+power for screen shots. Hardware buttons died (home, menu, back, search) so i use softkeys to navigate, (Button Savior, works amazing, saved me a major headache) never the less, the screen shot doesn't work by pressing power and the home soft key. I've used other roms, like CM, where the screenshot is power+vol down and i want to use this method on my stock ICS. I to, don't want an app to do it, i just want power+vol down
Been trying to use xposed additions to remap for screenshot. not working so far and unsure of reasoning why, even bought the pro version to allow a multi step action to occur
please any can helpme on this? today some part of the touchscrenn ( up in vertical mode) dont respond... in any program.. but when I put the phone in landscape mode, the buttons works good, but if any diferent button stay in the left side , dont respond..
this thing happen when my phone its work fine, but a few hours ago, this happen to my phone, and I try installing a new rom , a different rom, but its the same,
please look the pictures ..
Picture 1.- if I use the phone in vertical ( normal ) mode, all things or buttons when I open any program thats button dont respond
Picture 2.- but the same program open, if I put in landscape mode, all that button works fines, but in this landscape mode if any button stay in the left side... cant works...
I noted this start happen, when I try to slide down the status bar and have problem to slide down ( dont respond good ) I need to leave my finger in the status bar ( the up status bar) and then try to slide my finger to the left and then with problem I can slide down... ( to know the notifications, or to change how to conect the phone with my pc, or to only clear all the notifications ) of course in landscape mode all works fine...
please any idea ???
Oh man sounds like you digitizer has gone bad. I've seen this a couple times. My friends Samsung and my daughters inspire has a dead spot. hope you can get it covered under insurance.
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What Rom are you on? For a workaround for some things like notifications window, you can configure what your capacitive buttons can do (I.e. long press home button) to activate notifications.
Aside from that, I'm sorry to hear that you may have a failure in the phone
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Sounds like the digitizer, but try flashing the ruu for your phone, if that doesn't help it time to send it of to HTC for repairs. It will be covered under the warranty.
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I try installed Scott Clean Rom 5.1 and its the same....and my phone its not under warranty.. I buy on ebay 3 months ago and its used......:crying:
What Rom are you on? For a workaround for some things like notifications window, you can configure what your capacitive buttons can do (I.e. long press home button) to activate notifications.
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Iam on viper rom . . . . where can I find to see maybe are like ToxicWaste write.... maybe any settings ??? :crying:
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I try installed Scott Clean Rom 5.1 and its the same....and my phone its not under warranty.. I buy on ebay 3 months ago and its used......:crying:
Iam on viper rom . . . . where can I find to see maybe are like ToxicWaste write.... maybe any settings ??? :crying:
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Ok then. Go into your Viper Tweaks section. There at the bottom you'll find all of the various ways you can modify the Rom.
Select Buttons. From there you can see where you'll be able to change and customize what the capacitive (3 lit up buttons) will do. You can assign them from there.
Make sure if the tweak you perform needs to be updated (refresh button on top right side of tweaks window) or some changes require a quick reboot.
I looked and one option for you is to have a button long pressed to toggle the status bar.
Good luck
Jon
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From what you pictures show.... the dead spot is opposite to the captivate buttons. All the tweeks on that are just for changing the button operation for ui.
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Letme try about the buttons on viper rom
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nop.. no work with the settings on viper rom..... oh no!! I need to start to find a digitizer....