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So, as we're all aware, the One X has no menu key, and instead has a multitasking key, and programs now either utilize an overflow menu in the top-right, a la Play Store, or a large bar taking up the bottom of the screen. What I'm wondering is if the bar is an HTC creation, as some people seem to believe, or if Android itself puts it there for phones without a menu button that are running apps that don't have an overflow menu.
RIght now I'm seeing plenty of mods (or maybe just one mod in several places) that remap the multitasking key into a menu button, and remove the bar. But then I'm left with a button whose function doesn't match the symbol on the key and it doesn't match Google's vision for Android either. I rather like the idea of the overflow menu and what I'd much prefer is to keep the intended functionality of the multitasking key, and instead force programs to use an overflow menu and get rid of the overflow BAR at the bottom all together. I can't seem to find a mod to this effect, and I'm not entirely sure it's even POSSIBLE...hence, this thread...
I believe it would have to be coded into the app itself, hence why some apps use the bar at the bottom of the screen. Those apps haven't been coded to use the menu button at the top.
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bradleyG said:
I believe it would have to be coded into the app itself, hence why some apps use the bar at the bottom of the screen. Those apps haven't been coded to use the menu button at the top.
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You are correct. The overflow menu in the top right must be hard coded into the app. The bar at the bottom is Android's (not HTC's) way of dealing with the lack of a menu button and lack of an implemented overflow menu.
What a godforsaken annoyance this 3dot bar is.
You have the 2nd largest screen (not counting the Note) to the S3, and a fair bit of it is wasted in a game all for that bar.
Does anybody know of a way to disable this bar without rooting? I've never done this, and since this is a transitionary device, I'd like to keep it stock for resale.
Either root or upgrade firmware to 2.2x. What's funny, is on firmware 1.44, their pre release build you can press small arrow on that 3 dot bar and make it disappear, then hold recent app button for a second to bring it up again when needed
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18th.abn said:
.....What's funny, is on firmware 1.44,.....
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ouch!
that's not funny at all. that's mean!
So I just installed ViperXL today and I can't find any way to disable the onscreen bottom menu button for apps that don't have it built in like Facebook.
In CM10 and CleanROM there was a way to have it so I could set up my recent apps key to do multitasking on tap, and menu on long press. By default that would disable the built in 3 dot menu in apps like Gmail but in those roms you can reenable the 3 dots and still use the recent apps key as a menu key.
Is there any way to hide that on screen menu button that shows up at the bottom of the screen in Viper?
Thanks!
riveracarlosm said:
So I just installed ViperXL today and I can't find any way to disable the onscreen bottom menu button for apps that don't have it built in like Facebook.
In CM10 and CleanROM there was a way to have it so I could set up my recent apps key to do multitasking on tap, and menu on long press. By default that would disable the built in 3 dot menu in apps like Gmail but in those roms you can reenable the 3 dots and still use the recent apps key as a menu key.
Is there any way to hide that on screen menu button that shows up at the bottom of the screen in Viper?
Thanks!
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yes its somewhere in the viper tweaks settings. cant remember exactly where. its called soft menu or something
Venom Tweaks>Buttons>Soft menu bar
Same screen also has the button remaps for the "Recents" button.
redpoint73 said:
Venom Tweaks>Buttons>Soft menu bar
Same screen also has the button remaps for the "Recents" button.
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I found those options without a problem.
If I disable the Soft Menu Bar, it fixes the problem with apps like facebook and XDA, however in Gmail and other apps I lose the 3 button overflow from within the app itself.
In my attachment, the part circled in red is lost with the Soft menu bar disabled. When the Soft menu bar is enabled, I get back that button but also get the annoying black bar at bottom with the 3 dots in Facebook/XDA. CM10 and CleanROM both had a way to have the 3 dots from apps as well as disable the black bar while having the recent apps key do both menu and multitask.
I believe it is a build.prop change so there is no way to have it show just the in-app menu button
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priddyma said:
I believe it is a build.prop change so there is no way to have it show just the in-app menu button
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Yes, but there is on stock ROMs...
I changed key binding so long press on recent apps brings up menu, its in venum. Tweaks under buttons right next to cpu tab
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I hate how we can't have the best of both worlds with ViperXL 3.2.1. Before, we could turn off the menu bar, have the in-app 3-dot menu, and have the long-press menu button for apps that have yet to update their UI.
Now we have to long-press the menu button for every app, and constantly guess if the app we're using has a menu or not. Some people think this is fine. I don't. I thought the whole point behind custom ROMs and Android was the ability to change things to what we want, and not being limited by decisions made by people who think they know everything.
Lol then find a rom that does what you want or make it yourself
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Hi, obviously I'm new to posting on the forum but I've been reading this forum for many months, just S-Off'd my One XL earlier today and installed the unofficial Xylon 2.3.3 A6 Experimental Build 3
This is an incredible ROM with one gripe... I can't find a way to change the Navigation Bar settings properly. Ideally I'd have the back button be 'back', the home take me to the home screen and the recent apps button bring up the menu with one press and recent apps for a long press. This is oddly not the case, holding the home button brings up the recent apps instead and holding the recent apps button yields nothing and I've searched the forums, read through the official thread, can't find a way to change this. I've gone into Xylon Tools in Settings and the only nav bar options only change the optional on-screen Nexus nav bar which I obviously don't want since I've already got capacitive buttons for that.
Other than this one problem, this ROM is golden from what I can tell.
TL;DR - how do I change the nav bar buttons on the Xylon ROM, only
So I'm on rooted stock CM 11S (would like to stay on 11S cause it's running so great and smooth). I don't use the capacitive keys nor the on screen nav bar, I use LMT launcher (which is indispensable, IMO , with this big beautiful phone). One problem, when typing on the keyboard (I use SwiftKey) I often inadvertently hit the capacitive home button when pressing the space bar. Now I know you can disable the capacitive keys on some custom roms, but is there a way to do it on 11S? Maybe with Tasker, but I couldn't see a way to do it. Maybe with Xposed, but I'm using ART (and loving it). Any ideas? Thanks!
I don't have the phone yet, but yes you can. In fact, it is, kinda, one of the selling points: choice.
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Felimenta97 said:
I don't have the phone yet, but yes you can. In fact, it is, kinda, one of the selling points: choice.
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Yeah, you can choose between on-screen nav bar or capacitive ones but I am not using either one (again, I'm using LMT launcher). So, the capacitive keys are enabled (specifically the home key as you can actually disable the back and menu key in settings by assigning their short press action to "none") and, again, when I type I often accidentally hit the home key and it takes me out of what I'm doing.
scott62185 said:
Yeah, you can choose between on-screen nav bar or capacitive ones but I am not using either one (again, I'm using LMT launcher). So, the capacitive keys are enabled (specifically the home key as you can actually disable the back and menu key in settings by assigning their short press action to "none") and, again, when I type I often accidentally hit the home key and it takes me out of what I'm doing.
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Disable Capacitive buttons, then disable software buttons with other tools (there is one, but can't remember the name now though) ,???, profit.
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Gravitybox, xposed module
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DuckMcQUack said:
Gravitybox, xposed module
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Yeah, I thought of that but I'm using ART runtime.
You can use expanded desktop leaving the status bar visible. The soft keys will show if you drag from the bottom of the screen though.
tiny4579 said:
You can use expanded desktop leaving the status bar visible. The soft keys will show if you drag from the bottom of the screen though.
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How do you leave the status bar visible with expanded desktop? Don't think you can with stock CM11S. Plus, when you bring up the keyboard the hidden nav nar automatically comes up with expanded desktop.
scott62185 said:
How do you leave the status bar visible with expanded desktop? Don't think you can with stock CM11S. Plus, when you bring up the keyboard the hidden nav nar automatically comes up with expanded desktop.
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Yep that's true. It's under the display and lights menu and shows as expanded desktop style. Oh you can turn off backlights and edit the keylayout file.
scott62185 said:
Yeah, I thought of that but I'm using ART runtime.
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Why not go back to Dalvik, ART is not final yet and it almost doesn't make any difference. I tried both but didn't see any advantages of ART just disadvantages of not be able to do some customizations, like you want to do now.
Using Root Explorer (or CM file manager w/root), navigate to System > usr > keylayout, and open Generic.kl and put "#" before those lines
key 139 MENU VIRTUAL
key 102 HOME VIRTUAL
key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
key 217 SEARCH VIRTUAL
Hi, i have a question about menu button (three dots) in apps.
Is there a way to force it to show up while using hardware buttons?
I know that it shows up when using soft keys, but I want to take advantage of that additional pixels and also not use long press action on hardware keys. I've been trying to find a way but with no luck.
no you can't because in some apps the three dots come in the nav bar
Check xposed modules I think there is one for that
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