Hi everybody, I'd like to know if there's a way to map the buttons of the dock.
I would like to change the "search" button of the phisical keyboard and let it open the recent app.
Is it possible?
Thank you in advance!
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Ok so after some search I've found out that the easiest way to have something similar is to modify /system/usr/keylayout/asusec.kl using root explorer or similar.
If you modify the 'key 217' with 'APP_SWITCH' command and reboot you'll have the option to bring the app switcher and not the recent used app.
Still better then a useless key to me.
Check that your 'key 217' is now binded with the SEARCH command before modify it! If not search your number
Cheers
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Scratch that, I'm a moron and didn't mount as r/w. I'm assuming though that there's no known way to map the hc/ics task switcher from the soft key?
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hello,
im not sure if anyone found this to be a problem, but i would love to have a keyboard with a send button in landscape mode without having to hide keyboard
i have found that if you flip the phone back to it's normal position, the keyboard goes back to its normal self with a send button. i've been doing that lately instead of hiding the keyboard.
yeah i was just wondering if there was something that didnt involve the hide/turning phone. just type and send.
+1 I would like to know about this too. Maybe someone can do a IME mod
Puma81 said:
+1 I would like to know about this too. Maybe someone can do a IME mod
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the htc ime mod can do this in the stock messaging app, theres an option to use the enter key as send. OR you can disable the fullscreen l;landscape all together so that you still see the text field with the send button next to it.
I find it easiest to simply hit the hard back button which hides the keyboard. Unfortunately I do like using paragraphs in my posts too much to want my return key changed to a send key.
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wrecklass said:
I find it easiest to simply hit the hard back button which hides the keyboard. Unfortunately I do like using paragraphs in my posts too much to want my return key changed to a send key.
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AFAIK the htc ime mod only assigns the return key to send while using the stock messaging app. It should not affect your need for using paragraphs while using any other app.
Yes, this would be a good mod. If you could fit a "Send" key somewhere on the keyboard
Does anyone know of a way to change the physical search button behavior on the SGS4G? I don't use it and would really like for it to open my dialer or something instead.
that would be awesome if that was possible
u need to be rooted.
then use buttonremapper on the market or launchkey
QuickDesk can be set to launch on a press-and-hold (in any context). Not exactly what you might be looking for, but I find it pretty slick.
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I have been having problems with the enter button on the keyboard lately. Does anyone have locations of keyboard firmwares to try Out?
Maybe there is a simpler solution.
Problems
1. Hitting enter when entering in a web address inserts a space instead of activating the search/URL
2. In youtube Enter normally submits the comment. Now it will go to the next line and there is no way to submit the comment in the You Tube application.
All modifiers have been tried (alt, ctrl, and shift)
Any help would be greatly Appreciated! Thank you so Much!
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Which keyboard-fw are you using currently (look in Settings -> About Tablet)?
Hello,
Thank you for the response. It is EP101-0213
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instead of firmware...
what keyboard layout are you using? AFAIK if you change it, it can change the dock keyboard layout as well... PITA if you ask me...
Does anyone know if u are able to reprogram the search button as multitasking? If not is anyone here capable and willing to reprogram it for some of us who I'll use it because I rarely touch the search button. Anyone else would like this except for me? Btw I'm running eagesblood, Thanks in advance
I second that request. That'd be way more useful than the search button
Do you mean the recently used/running task list? That's accessed by pressing home one the first home screen.
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I would love this. Seem to remember CM7 having custom application launching for touch and hold search button so it might be a feature that just hasn't been implemented yet.
I have seen customizable keyboard modifications for devices with physical keyboards in order to remap some of the less useful keys to something worth while. When I have more time I may try to dig it up and see how complicated it is. Anyone care to tackle this? I probably don't have the knowledge to complete.
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Do you mean the recently used/running task list? That's accessed by pressing home one the first home screen.
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I know u can long press home but that is time consuming sort of in a way and I get annoyed by doing it.
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You can customize the home key in cm9 like you can customize the search key in cm7. You need to install Apex launcher. It have a lot of features you would like. This launcher do everything like cm7. Try it out.
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Can you just remap it with Button remapper or Tasker?
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Can you just remap it with Button remapper or Tasker?
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Button remapper won't work because it doesn't remap the long press stuff like multitasking.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1450138
[HOWTO] Remap hardware button to ICS recent apps
Is that what you're looking for?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1450138
[HOWTO] Remap hardware button to ICS recent apps
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Yeah that is is, has anyone tried this yet on our phone? I went back to cm7 so can't try this atm. Ill switch back to ics when i don't need my phone for anything important.
I was on the CM forums and someone was asking how to remap the virtual buttons on the bottom of the AT&T skyrocket. Not sure about the filenames on the Rogers flavor of this phone... I researched a little bit and found the correct file to change and thought I would share...
The user over there asked how to change the search button to the multitask since he doesn't use the search button...
If you have root, open your file manager of choice.
You need to navigate to /system/usr/keylayout/
You should see a file called melfas_touchkey
Open in it a text editor.
It should have a line that reads
Key 217 SEARCH VIRTUAL
Replace the word SEARCH with the word APP_SWITCH
Save the file.
Reboot.
So far I have had no problems after I rebooted and used the search key as a task manager...
If you find problems with my method, please share.... I am just starting to get into the deeper parts of Android and learn how to DEV some... I hope to get to the point of guys like sk8terwitskil and the likes but I am not even that far out of the Noob camp... well ok, maybe I have been modding my phone for a bit...
Would love to do this but I don't have the Melfast file in the location you mention.............
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Are you on Rogers or AT&T?
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You may have to poke around a little bit and find he file that lists your virtual keys.
Its in that directory for sure...
The # and SEARCH VIRTUAL will be there also...
It only has 4 entries.... hence the 4 buttons at the bottom....
Hope that helps....
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