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[Q] A cursor for the text

Hi everyone,
I'd just a lil' question for you !
I've a friend on htc desire who has a small arrow just below the text that he can move to put the text cursor where does he want. The fact is he had a cyanogen rom on it so maybe it comes from here but i dunno and neither does he.
I've found on google that it could comes from the htc keyboard but nothing really concluding.
So I just would like to know if you have heard something about an app or something which could give me this arrow.
ps: i'm definitly not looking for arrows on keyboard but something like a bigger cursor than the common one that I don't consider precise enough

I think your friend is using some copy and paste app.
chaudman said:
Hi everyone,
I'd just a lil' question for you !
I've a friend on htc desire who has a small arrow just below the text that he can move to put the text cursor where does he want. The fact is he had a cyanogen rom on it so maybe it comes from here but i dunno and neither does he.
I've found on google that it could comes from the htc keyboard but nothing really concluding.
So I just would like to know if you have heard something about an app or something which could give me this arrow.
ps: i'm definitly not looking for arrows on keyboard but something like a bigger cursor than the common one that I don't consider precise enough
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Is his rom cm7? Cuz all gb roms got that
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It is the GB keyboard. Download from market or search for it here.
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yeah for sure he s on a gb roms and i took a look on the market and the description about gb keyboard so i have to thank you again guys

very useful when u got a pointer like that ... i have try J's rom cm7 and it have same pointer as that one

Ok maybe im fool but i dl the gb keyboard and can't found where is the settings to get the cursor someone please help the poor lil boy

Its for Gingerbread (2.3) ROMs. Try like CM7 or Trips 2.3 MIUI ROM and you'll have those markers.

chaudman said:
Ok maybe im fool but i dl the gb keyboard and can't found where is the settings to get the cursor someone please help the poor lil boy
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Long press on a text field and select select all.
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[Custom][Recovery] RZRecovery for your Inspire!

Hey there everyone
There's a new recovery out for the Inspire that isn't CWM and I think you might want to give it a try. If you used to be a Droid user, you might remember this:
check it out here
It's tons faster than what clockwork mod recovery is (but can still flash your cwm backups!) and you can use your capacitive buttons at the bottom of your phone to navigate!
Plus changing the colors is a snap - built in utility for it! Only thing that doesn't work consistently is touch screen scrolling.
Go ahead and give it a try (if you're brave enough, I am not, nor is RZR liable for any damages, but you all already knew that =p). Definitely worth the shot.
edit: fixed broken link

Your link's broke
here

Thanks, fixed in edit

Thanks, working well thus far.
Cheers.

+1 Very fast and responsive. Matches my theme perfectly!! Very cool using the capacitative buttons to navigate
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You can use the soft keys to navigate cwm...
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heydabop said:
You can use the soft keys to navigate cwm...
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For some reason on cwm I can only use back softkey, and only that.
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I can't use any on cwm
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cookw24 said:
Hey there everyone
There's a new recovery out for the Inspire that isn't CWM and I think you might want to give it a try. If you used to be a Droid user, you might remember this:
check it out here
It's tons faster than what clockwork mod recovery is (but can still flash your cwm backups!) and you can use your capacitive buttons at the bottom of your phone to navigate!
Plus changing the colors is a snap - built in utility for it! Only thing that doesn't work consistently is touch screen scrolling.
Go ahead and give it a try (if you're brave enough, I am not, nor is RZR liable for any damages, but you all already knew that =p). Definitely worth the shot.
edit: fixed broken link
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If you didn't make it then you should not be posting it. Sense this is a link to another thread this is not development and ill move it to general

Not a problem, thanks mod.
Also, I can't every use anything in cwm but my volume rocker and power button. I love being able to use the capacitive ones. Much easier for me

[QUESTION] ICS on OLDER PHONE LIKE US

hello we all own a DS but as the following link says that even we get ICS then ,
"What'll happen on phones that do have physical
buttons, then? Will Ice Cream Sandwich work on
those types of devices?
Yep -- only instead of getting the on-screen
navigation buttons, you'll use your phone's physical
buttons in the same way you do now. The menu key
will load any contextual on-screen menus, and long-
pressing the home key will load the multitasking tool,
just like it has in past Android releases."
reference:http://blogs.computerworld.com/19133/android_ice_cream_sandwich_faq
I'd seen superkids ICS but there I see those on screen keys present.
someone make it go ...
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Well it will obviously work on those devices because Google will update the nexus s which has capacitive buttons
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SDK port is working on the original HTC Desire.

dan-fish said:
Well it will obviously work on those devices because Google will update the nexus s which has capacitive buttons
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i know it will work but as we already have capacitive buttons so the on screen buttons seem obsolete taking up space of our screen without any freaking need . so devs should make it go away somehow . dont look at me I am not a developer i just dont wanna loose my pixels over those obsolete onscreen button for us ...
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rayulove69 said:
i know it will work but as we already have capacitive buttons so the on screen buttons seem obsolete taking up space of our screen without any freaking need . so devs should make it go away somehow . dont look at me I am not a developer i just dont wanna loose my pixels over those obsolete onscreen button for us ...
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if you use sense you have onscreen buttons anyway.whats the problem?

djisgod said:
if you use sense you have onscreen buttons anyway.whats the problem?
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that is like dock like only in homescreen but we are talking like almost everywhere onscreen back home and multitasking button..isnt it a bit of clutter for us?
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rayulove69 said:
that is like dock like only in homescreen but we are talking like almost everywhere onscreen back home and multitasking button..isnt it a bit of clutter for us?
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You won't get the software buttons on phones with hardware buttons.

TonyLeMesmer said:
You won't get the software buttons on phones with hardware buttons.
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i saw different on desire s port and even on samsung galaxy s 2 port . saw on youtube
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rayulove69 said:
i saw different on desire s port and even on samsung galaxy s 2 port . saw on youtube
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They're sdk ports. Also the files have to be changed for our devices because they're all based on the galaxy nexus
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Superkid will remove these once the whole lot is working I should assume. No need to worry! We are not running on old phones, so there is a slight possibility we will get an OTA update

i personally think htc will update the desire s to ICS since they did upgrade the ds to sense 3 and they said they won't. Also sony ericson is promising ics on every phone with a 1ghz processor released in 2011, and if they deliver htc will be under fire for not giving ics to both the desire s and incredible s. Also htc will lose the excuse of saying the hardware is too old/slow to support ics since the current list only consists of dual core phones.

I've tested Superkid Alpha ICS but it won't stop crashing! We'll get ICS but wait for it a bit longer... ^^

It crashes because of wallpaper, and i deleted the phisical bottons already, check last page in my post

I'll calm down and looking forward to have that ROM to wear on my DS. I'm sure all DS owners are looking at this thread and do a following up information how an ics goes far...
I hope to test it soon or one days

May I add one more question , Ive read somewhere that the nexus prime is capable of Portable mass storage (external harddisk) is this coz of ics or is it hardware related? If software will it mean that if we get our ics update we will also have the same thing? That would be neat!
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Mario Christian Oquias said:
May I add one more question , Ive read somewhere that the nexus prime is capable of Portable mass storage (external harddisk) is this coz of ics or is it hardware related? If software will it mean that if we get our ics update we will also have the same thing? That would be neat!
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To my understanding that's a hardware thing so even if we do get ics it wont be there as you need usb host support to be able to use portable hdd, gamepad etc.
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Just to keep you informed, i've tested 2.3.1 of SuperIce from Superkid and it's really really good but it lacks hardware accelaration!
I gives a greap overview of what could be ICS on our desire s

I will wait for official release because I didn't find anything that works...

Anyone miss the on screen buttons from the gnex?

I miss being able to customize the buttons on screen (aokp of course), from my old gnex. Am I alone?
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God no. The on screen buttons were the primary reason I ditched my GNex. Worst. Idea. EVER.
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at first I liked it, but then I didn't, and then I realized our buttons are really just onscreen buttons... and we can have hidden buttons...

Eeewwwwww, gross! :what:
Long live the One X

veliksam said:
Eeewwwwww, gross! :what:
Long live the One X
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lol, our 'buttons' are just mapped out locations on the screen. try out the alpha 5 of CM9, they have 4 buttons, they have a hidden one programmed to the right of the multitask button

bloodrain954 said:
lol, our 'buttons' are just mapped out locations on the screen. try out the alpha 5 of CM9, they have 4 buttons, they have a hidden one programmed to the right of the multitask button
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I understand but i just can't justify wasting actual pixels on buttons, if they were on the blacked out portion of the screen like other devices then it's cool
Long live the One X

veliksam said:
I understand but i just can't justify wasting actual pixels on buttons, if they were on the blacked out portion of the screen like other devices then it's cool
Long live the One X
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Not for nothing, but I find a lot of apps still are not following Google's suggestion to build in an action bar that includes a menu key so those wasted pixels are getting wasted as we speak anyway. Just look at the XDA app: one row *just* for the stupid menu key.
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Getting the One X on Monday, but that's going to be the biggest thing I miss from my Gnex.
I love being able to program the buttons, and change them, theme them, and that they hide when watching a movie of when I use the phones auto rotate, even upside down, the buttons are easily within reach, and not across the entire screen.
To each his own I guess.
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Floating Recent Apps Button for phones with hardware buttons

I have created this little app out of frustration with the hardware buttons on my Galaxy S3. I don't really mind the back, menu, or Home button implementations but I am really annoyed because of the implementation of the recent apps. On a Galaxy S3, we all know that one has to press the hardware home key for a while to open the recent apps view. This greatly hampers multitasking and, honestly, it even turned me off of the idea of multitasking using the recent apps view.
But I recently used a friend's Galaxy Nexus and found that the recent apps view was not only very convenient to switch between apps, but also very effective. And the convenience was amplified by the fact that the recent apps button was ever present on the phone's screen. So I decided to implement something similar for my phone.
I came across STANDOUT , a library made by Mark Wei (xda member pingpongboss) which perfectly suited my needs for this app and made creating this app a breeze. Thanks a lot Mark!!
So here is my app called "FLYING RECENTS". It is a floating button that does nothing but open the default recent apps view. It is draggable via the handle attached at its bottom, it is semi-transparent so as to not be too distracting, and it can be closed by clicking its notification in the notification shade. Go ahead. Give it a try. I am sure people with hardware buttons will appreciate the utility of this app once they use it. Do offer suggestions if any, and I will try to incorporate them into the app as much as i can.
Made for a Galaxy S3. Ideal use case is for phones like Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy S4, etc. All phones with hardware buttons running Android 4.0+ benefit from this app.
UPDATE: Version 1.01 includes a better looking drag handle. Thanks to pratyush997 for the suggestion!!
UPDATE: Version 1.02 includes a transparent notification bar icon.

I'm thrilled I was looking for something like a long time ...
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darko150 said:
I'm thrilled I was looking for something like a long time ...
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Thanks for your response. I hope you enjoy using this. If you don't mind, hit thanks, and tell people about this app. Everybody deserves the ease of convenience don't they?

Very very nice, been looking for a while for something like this.
I have a suggestion Don't u think it would be more practical and less obstructive if it was more like a gesture based launcher (like swipepad, sidebarpro).
We set it up that once u swipe from the home button upwards the screen, it will launch the recent apps. I've tried many apps but none were perfect for that simple task.
Thx for the nice app, would be appreciated if u can consider my suggestion.
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Hope there was something like this for Gingerbread phones like galaxy y too.

Goodm7sn said:
Very very nice, been looking for a while for something like this.
I have a suggestion Don't u think it would be more practical and less obstructive if it was more like a gesture based launcher (like swipepad, sidebarpro).
We set it up that once u swipe from the home button upwards the screen, it will launch the recent apps. I've tried many apps but none were perfect for that simple task.
Thx for the nice app, would be appreciated if u can consider my suggestion.
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I have been working really hard to implement this sort of a possibility that you have described. If I have any success in the implementation, I will surely update and post here.
Do hit thanks and tell your friends about this app. Cheers

rkmiks said:
Hope there was something like this for Gingerbread phones like galaxy y too.
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You can try installing this but i cannot guarantee any success since I have not tested it on any Gingerbread sporting phone. Do let me know the results.

Thanks for that app
was searching for the same for long time

pratyush997 said:
Thanks for that app
was searching for the same for long time
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You are welcome. Do tell more friends about it and have fun using it!!
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punitvthakkar said:
You are welcome. Do tell more friends about it and have fun using it!!
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CAn you make that move icon a bit eye friendly ?

pratyush997 said:
CAn you make that move icon a bit eye friendly ?
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HOLY CRAP you are right!! Let me get back to you on this.

pratyush997 said:
CAn you make that move icon a bit eye friendly ?
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DONE!! install the new apk and enjoy! Replacing screencaps shortly. Do show me your homescreen after the update

punitvthakkar said:
DONE!! install the new apk and enjoy! Replacing screencaps shortly. Do show me your homescreen after the update
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Screen Shot
http://i.imgur.com/B83j8Du.png
Btw can your make the ICON(in status bar) invisible or else create a option to make it invisible just like folks did in Sidebar?
And yeah I just wanted move the the button a bit down the screen :/
Anyway to make that happen?
http://i.imgur.com/10HpYv7.png

pratyush997 said:
Screen Shot
http://i.imgur.com/B83j8Du.png
Btw can your make the ICON(in status bar) invisible or else create a option to make it invisible just like folks did in Sidebar?
And yeah I just wanted move the the button a bit down the screen :/
Anyway to make that happen?
http://i.imgur.com/10HpYv7.png
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Give me some time, i will get back to you about this.

^^ Yeah No problem!

DO you know this kind of "virutal button" on the Iphone 4s?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDfM6s6k5z8
Can you make something like this for Galaxy S3 4G ?
Thanks

pratyush997 said:
CAn you make that move icon a bit eye friendly ?
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Yes, after a few hours of use, I‘ve seen that this part disturb.
Better will be just Icon - to muve as Widget
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darko150 said:
Yes, after a few hours of use, I‘ve seen that this part disturb.
Better will be just Icon - to muve as Widget
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Trust me it was my original aim to make this app just like that (i.e. dragging the button itself) but I cannot for the life of me make it draggable. That is why I had to include the handle. Feel free to suggest any coding workarounds if you can. It would greatly benefit me.

Useful app! May I suggest the addition of floating 'back', Home', 'menu' buttons as well?
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SammiSaysHello said:
Useful app! May I suggest the addition of floating 'back', Home', 'menu' buttons as well?
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As far as I can tell, adding the back button is not possible without rooting. But i will get back with the home button implementation soon.