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What do the CTRL and TAB buttons do?

I have a Fuze, so I lack these buttons by default. I was wondering if I should try to get them, but I don't know what they do yet to consider it.

what a crazy question?
Do you know what they do on a standard keyboard ,thats connected to your PC? The CTRL and TAB buttons on the standard PC keyboard do the same thing as on the PPC

Well, thats still not good enough.
I mean what good is a CTRL button on a phone? What can I do with a CTRL button on my phone? Turn on italics that doesn't exist?
What about tab? Does that let me go back and forth from clickable links? That'd be pretty useful. Does SHIFT+TAB work?
What about a keyboard button or two that lets me use the soft keys on-screen? The tilt had these, and this phone has a ton of useless buttons. Do any of these do that? Or maybe any of these you guys usually remapp for that? Can I remapp to that?

copy, cut paste comes to mind

exactly along with undo, save and open
if you don want them and dont have them whats the point of the thread?
Rory

Whats the point of this thread?
Are we ignoring the questions about TAB and focusing on the CTRL button? So I don't type up word documents or e-mail on my phone - suddenly I'm being attacked? Jesus calm down. I asked a simple question - I didn't see the need to copy and paste in text messages and you guys want to murder me for it.

alt+tab is a shortcut for windows Pc,but not for PPC...however,you can use a small software to switch window by alt+tab..

Well what about shift tab, which tabs links up instead of down? Does that work?

tab and hold for copy paste dont work in all apps
but in most cases using ctrl c/v works using the small onscreen keyboard
this is usefull one one need to copy something out of textbox like a phonenr or something like that
tab is useful if one is using a program where one have to fill various fields with data
and tab then moves the focus around between the input fields
shift is useful if one wish to make capitol letters
so the real answer is that keys functionality and usefulness is the same as they
are on normal computer keyboards

ctrl+a is very useful, selects all text or files.

Alright. So theoretically, how does this keyboard layout sound. (On the Fuze)
Caps - Changed to Tab
OK - Changed to CTRL
- (+) - Changed to OK (where it belongs.)
I would like to change more, maybe try and get softbuttons on, say, the left and right buttons. And the bottom left area is full of useless shortcuts to me, but I don't know what else to change them to.
AND DOES SHIFT + TAB WORK LIKE ON A COMPUTER?

Cab file that hides selected programs from showing in my task manager?

is there anything for this? thanks in advance

You should have a CAB file for every app (or apps combination) you want to hide, so that if we have thousands of apps and thousands of people, the CAB collection should be infinite.
I suppose there's a "task manager configurator" which allows to create a list of files, but this is also in some other task managers, so that you must go into "settings" "system" and search if you have any way to do that.
If not, the best way is surfing the registry and adding the app to the list.
Knowing what kind of task manager you have, you'll know which is the way to create this list.

i dont think i correctly explained what im looking for. for example, i have an accelorometer app that(when its running) allows any program im using switch to portraight or landscape in relation to the way im holding my phone. im looking for something that when i click the task manager(top right corner of the home screen) that program wont show so in final, i wouldnt be able to "x" it out

joeyc1123 said:
i dont think i correctly explained what im looking for. for example, i have an accelorometer app that(when its running) allows any program im using switch to portraight or landscape in relation to the way im holding my phone. im looking for something that when i click the task manager(top right corner of the home screen) that program wont show so in final, i wouldnt be able to "x" it out
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Just add the exclusive with taskmanager will take just as long to install a .cab "Taskmanager-Middle Button-tap & hold on the prog add exclusive"
The location for exceptions is:
Code:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager\ExclusiveList\System]
[B]eg[/B] "repllog.exe"=dword:00000000

joeyc1123 said:
i dont think i correctly explained what im looking for. for example, i have an accelorometer app that(when its running) allows any program im using switch to portraight or landscape in relation to the way im holding my phone. im looking for something that when i click the task manager(top right corner of the home screen) that program wont show so in final, i wouldnt be able to "x" it out
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Yes, you're searching an app.cab "dedicated" to your accelerometer app !
Are you clicking the Task manager (top right) ?? Or the X button ? And what kind of X button ? If you're using some kind of X-button, you can go to settings-system-TaskManager and add your accelerometer to the ignored apps list. If you use another task manager, maybe you can't or you're finding this config page on another place.
In the most of cases, you'll be able to add your app's name into the registry so that the task manager won't show it as listed.
On the other side, if you "X" it out, and "x" is configured to "hide" but not to "close" (or you can play with short/long taps) then you'll have it.
Just surf a few asking for "task Manager" or "X button" and you'll find lots of literature here,

im using the stock htc task manager and when i click and hold on the "exclusives" box, nothing happens. thats whats messing me up. my setting is "tap and hold" to close programs.

joeyc1123 said:
im using the stock htc task manager and when i click and hold on the "exclusives" box, nothing happens. thats whats messing me up. my setting is "tap and hold" to close programs.
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To add a program to the exclusive list. it needs to be running and then it will show up in that list and you check the check box next to it to exclude it.
dwizzy130

thanks, i forgot to have it running

(Q) How to select text, copy & paste in browser

Is there a "long press" style option, using an app perhaps that replicates the Win7 accelerator right click option? A way to EASILY highlight a word(s) (besides menu + e etc) while browsing internet, and then search for the highlighted items?
I love the ability to highlight and then search, or map etc.
Haven't seen a solution for android phone or tabs.
Thanks so much

nascardudette said:
Is there a "long press" style option, using an app perhaps that replicates the Win7 accelerator right click option? A way to EASILY highlight a word(s) (besides menu + e etc) while browsing internet, and then search for the highlighted items?
I love the ability to highlight and then search, or map etc.
Haven't seen a solution for android phone or tabs.
Thanks so much
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I'm sure there must be an app for that but for now for copy/paste I do it (while in the browser) by hitting Settings, More, Select Text and then drag my finger across the text I want to copy and then long press in textbox and select Paste. For searching I hit Settings, then Find on Page.
I thought I had read on the VEGAn thread that they got an external mouse to work (before they fixed the accelerometer which made it so you couldn't use the mouse). I wonder if the right mouse click did anything while it was working.

On my Droid 1 I can just long press to copy items in a text box but it apparently doesn't work on the viewsonic. Is there a way to copy on the stock browser or do I need to download Dolphin?

[Q][Tasker] How can I do these things in tasker?

Sorry for the non-descriptive title, there are many actions I want to do which can't be written in a title.
I want to do following things, but can't work them out. Please help:
1. Clear new message notification (tasker says that it can only clear its own notifications, and not of other apps)
2. Or set message as "read". (so the notification will clear itself ? )
3. I have made a scene which opens when I click a tasker's notification. There is a TextEdit box in it, I want it to be on focus automatically and hence want the soft keyboard to be opened. (I can open the keyboard by making a task but the box is not on focus, so I have to touch the box again anyways.)
4. The text I write in TextEdit box is not wrapped. It just goes on horizontally in one line, I want to wrap it as the text box is three rows in height.
ignore these, I worked them out now.
5. Use volume button to move cursor left and right while typing something.
6. Send email to a predefined contact when we touch a notification, or anything that I define (e.g a floating scene).
I want to fill up the TO box with a contact and press send when I am composing email.
This is done, too.
And, how do I share a single profile here? Because I would like to share some in upcoming days. now.
This is done, too.
EDIT: I have not only made these profiles and tasks but also have shared them on xda here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42858967

Edit Favorite Apps missing apps

Anyone else figure out how to add apps that are missing from the choices of apps to use when you edit the favorite apps for the edge?
I cannot find Calendar app which I use often.

Hardcore73 said:
Anyone else figure out how to add apps that are missing from the choices of apps to use when you edit the favorite apps for the edge?
I cannot find Calendar app which I use often.
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It's there on mine...well sort of. Here are the steps on how I got to mine and other "missing" apps.
1. Go to the edge setup screen and choose Manage Panels then click the "pencil" in the favorites panel
2. look on your favorites edge for a folder with multiple apps. You may have to scroll vertically on the edge to get to it. Then click on it.
3. Select "Open Folder" and your calendar should be there. you can click the "minus" sign on any of the apps in teh folder and it will place them back into the main Favorites page. From there you can drag and drop the calendar icon into your favorites panel.
There's also an S-Panel Edge you can download from your manage Edge panels screen that will allow you to see your tasks and get to your calendar.

ricerx that was it! Because it was in a folder it would not let me put into the side. You are the man! Thank you.

How do you edit the second fav panel? There is no edit pencil icon on that. This is an AT&T version. The first panel I can edit but second I have no clue how I do that.

I have exactly the same issue with the T-Mobile version.
JoganJani said:
How do you edit the second fav panel? There is no edit pencil icon on that. This is an AT&T version. The first panel I can edit but second I have no clue how I do that.
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I have the exact same problem, but with the T-Mobile version SM-N915T. The favorites star at the top of the second favorites panel which, when pressed, pulls up the favorites list and allows one to alter the app list, is not selectable. Works fine on the first favorites panel, but not the second. Curiously, the second favorites panel's star is not solid (only outlined) whereas the first panel's is solid (filled). Anybody have a fix?

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I have the exact same problem, but with the T-Mobile version SM-N915T. The favorites star at the top of the second favorites panel which, when pressed, pulls up the favorites list and allows one to alter the app list, is not selectable. Works fine on the first favorites panel, but not the second. Curiously, the second favorites panel's star is not solid (only outlined) whereas the first panel's is solid (filled). Anybody have a fix?
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Every model of this phone comes with a carrier specific panel next to the favorites panel that is locked to either carrier-branded or carrier-promoted apps. This can't be changed. I'm sure someone will figure out a mod though.

Hardcore73 said:
Anyone else figure out how to add apps that are missing from the choices of apps to use when you edit the favorite apps for the edge?
I cannot find Calendar app which I use often.
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There is a calendar edge screen app you can download from Samsung. That will give you quick access and a quick glance at your days events.

some games not showing
I'm still having this problem, I have a few game apps that aren not in folders and aren't showing or selection in the favorite applications selection screen