Hi guys!
I'm using TCMP as mp3 player and it works fine but... how can I lock the buttons and the touch screen when I'm listening the mp3s?
If I take my Jam in a pocket I'd like to lock every buttons....
go to Options > Settings > Hot Keys > Screen on/off and press Assign to choose a key ( let's say camera key ) and you'r done
to lock all other buttons, try to un-assign those who are allready assigned
But i'd say you'll need some buttons to go forward, increase sound...etc
cheers mate :wink:
Thanks!
But the hw buttons of the Jam (notes, volume ecc...) are still alive...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=32501&highlight=deltalock
cheers!
how about Settings-->System tab--->backlight try to "uncheck" Turn on backlight when a button is pressed
not sure that works
dinoalbert said:
how about Settings-->System tab--->backlight try to "uncheck" Turn on backlight when a button is pressed
not sure that works
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Then it still runs the command binded to that key. Deltalock is the best solution i have found so far.
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Is it possible to turn of the screen when listening to music in windows media player???
I hate it when the screen light stays on and asks for me to type in my password :!: :?: :!: :?:
Thanks in advance
Sanj
SBouri said:
Is it possible to turn of the screen when listening to music in windows media player???
I hate it when the screen light stays on and asks for me to type in my password :!: :?: :!: :?:
Thanks in advance
Sanj
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In windows media player, go to: Menu > Options > Keys (or buttons?) (last tab) Here you can assign a hardware button to toggle the screen on/off during playback, when using this option al buttons will be available to raise/lower volume, next/previous song.
If you also want to block all keys you could use a program called DeviceLock and assign it to a hardware button:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=45953
thanks mate
1-2tje said:
In windows media player, go to: Menu > Options > Keys (or buttons?) (last tab) Here you can assign a hardware button to toggle the screen on/off during playback, when using this option al buttons will be available to raise/lower volume, next/previous song.
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Hello to all
I've got the same kind of problem, even if i've choose the "Switch on/off the display" with a harware key...
I've set up a "down pressed button" to toggle display... but after a moment, the screen appears with the password... whatever i do...
Do you know another trick to do as PPC2002 know how to ?
TIA !
nice tip, thanxs
YoLoLo said:
Hello to all
I've got the same kind of problem, even if i've choose the "Switch on/off the display" with a harware key...
I've set up a "down pressed button" to toggle display... but after a moment, the screen appears with the password... whatever i do...
Do you know another trick to do as PPC2002 know how to ?
TIA !
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You could try deltaLock http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/deltalock.shtml - it says PPC2003, but it may work on 2002... Assigning a hardware button (I use the notes button, as I never use notes) to this program, and it turns off the screen and locks the buttons until a preset button configuration is pressed
SBouri said:
Is it possible to turn of the screen when listening to music in windows media player???
I hate it when the screen light stays on and asks for me to type in my password :!: :?: :!: :?:
Thanks in advance
Sanj
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Apart from being able to use a key assigned by Media Player itself, I've found that you can just press the power button and the device turns off (acording to the KeyLock settings in Control Panel). I've even had this work when streaming music over GPRS - I just press the power button, and the music stops for less than a second, then continues playing. I think that you'll get prompted for your password after the timeout though. This I can't remember.
CJBS said:
You could try deltaLock http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/deltalock.shtml - it says PPC2003, but it may work on 2002... Assigning a hardware button (I use the notes button, as I never use notes) to this program, and it turns off the screen and locks the buttons until a preset button configuration is pressed
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Thanks both for answer : I run today with a WM5 device...
With my old ppc2002 device, i was able to switch off the display with a harware button IN Windows Media Player, but the password screen was not displayed after a certain delay... With WM5, i can toggle off the display, but after a few minutes (according to the password settings) my device light on, and display the password screen... What i would like to know, is ther any soft to prevent the password screen to pop-up, because my device is not idle... like a soft named Disable Password On External Power... Except that it's not for the external power... only the "turn off" function of media player !
Sorry - I can't help with WM5, as I'm still on 2003SE...
The Wizard has the option, when it is in...ummm...standby(?) mode (i.e., when you push the power button), to only return to normal mode when you press the power button. In other words, the other hardware buttons, let alone the touchscreen, do nothing.
What I'm interested in is a way of doing something similar, but when I'm using it as an MP3 player. The various Wizard cases I've tried are all too snug, so putting the Wizard back in the case after starting up the MP3 player bumps buttons or the screen and causes problems (e.g., stops the music).
Are there any tricks to restricting input for cases like this? Ideally, from my standpoint, the device would accept user input when either the middle button of the D-pad is pushed, or if a call comes in (so the call can be accepted).
Thanks!
You can try using the WM5 Today's lock device plugin. There are various other software that utilize (similate) this lock feature. Do a search.
hanmin said:
You can try using the WM5 Today's lock device plugin. There are various other software that utilize (similate) this lock feature. Do a search.
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Hanmin, I do exactly as you suggested but I wonder if is there a more efficient way to lock the device especially with media player on top. I use the Treo case which actually has a hole for the headphone jack in the proper location for the k-jam, however, one has to thread the headphone through the case, start one's music, bring up the today screen, and then lock the device. If one could have the option of placing lock the device on the start menu as opposed to having it only on the today's screen that to me may be a big help, and then as you come out of unlocking the device, you would be right there at the media player.
What I'm afraid of is one time while I'm fidgeting to get the device into the case and coordinate the starting/locking of music, I'll drop the device on the NYC subway platform and watch it dash on to the tracks as a subway is on coming :roll:
Try deltaLock I use it together with WMP10 and wired/bt headsets.
Would it help if you could map the device lock to a button?
Armstrom has made a great program for that:
http://www.mr2-power.com/downloads/DeviceLock.CAB
You don't have to go back to the today screen at all, just press the button you mapped it to.
you can also assign a button to sreen on/off in Windows Mediaplayer itself! Then you can use the d-pad buttons (that's what you wanted not?) to adjust volume and select next and previous, however you screen is blacked out, so the touchscreen will not work and power consumption drops. Ideal for use as MP3 player.
WM Player > Menu > Options > Buttons > Screen on/off, > assign e.g. the middle button.
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WM Player > Menu > Options > Buttons > Screen on/off, > assign e.g. the middle button.
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There is a bug in WMP10 on WM5 that prevents this from being assigned to buttons other than dpad though correct? Anyone have a fix for this yet? I like having up/down for volume, right/left for track, and middle button for play/pause.
device lock works without any problems
SBouri said:
device lock works without any problems
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Yeah but... that means the button will always be a lock. What I used to do on previous pocketpc was have a button that launched WMP. Once WMP is running, that button now becomes the screen lock.
Itesla, you can still have your up down left right and enter dpad control, as you can assign two functions to each button. A press and a press and hold (except the middle button). When it asks you to press a button, just hold up or down (left and right hold are assigned to rewind and fast forward). I have down hold set to fullscreen and up hold set to the lock.
Alternitavely, you could use the press up down for a button lock, and just use the volume slider
Hope this helps
PS I'm posting this on my wizard from the comfort of my bed :lol: Ahh the glories of Wifi... I'm just a bit overhappy because I've finally got it working.
1-2tje said:
you can also assign a button to sreen on/off in Windows Mediaplayer itself! Then you can use the d-pad buttons (that's what you wanted not?) to adjust volume and select next and previous, however you screen is blacked out, so the touchscreen will not work and power consumption drops. Ideal for use as MP3 player.
WM Player > Menu > Options > Buttons > Screen on/off, > assign e.g. the middle button.
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Thanks 1-2tje, your suggestion was dead on. Eb
Hello,
Is there any way to allow music to keep playing in Windows Media Player after I press power button?
Greg
the easiest way is, u install a custom wm6 rom, so itook this way and its works
greetz lessew
lessew said:
the easiest way is, u install a custom wm6 rom, so itook this way and its works
greetz lessew
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I dit. I cooked my own ROM but in previous ROM this feature was working somehow (pressing power button did not stop music playing) but in my ROM it does.
you can also just click the windows key, click on the "today" icon, go to the today screen and then just lock the window. let the screen turn off by itself.
thats what i do. i've never been able to hit the power key.
i use pocket player. you can assign a button to turn the screen off. unfortunately the program isnt free.. unless you know where to look.
get TCPMP,the core media player and assign a hot key to turn off the screen.its in the options.
If you use pbar (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=284952&highlight=pbar), you can use the blue icon at the bottom of app to turn the screen off and save the battery sucked up by display.
I use this when listening to WMP or TCPMP and works fine.
For some reason, the link did not paste correctly for pbar. Here goes.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=284952&highlight=pbar
Until you figure it out. You can always set a hotkey from Media Player (menu/options/buttons). Then assign a key to Toggle Screen (I use Hold Up). Click on 'Toggle Screen', press Assign button, press key you want to assign to that function. If you hold the up button from the direction pad for a second it should take.
This is what I do (I'm using NBD v9.2 BTW): Play a song, wait until it finished the first song, click power button. Works everytime. If you press it too early you're gonna cut your music off along with your screen. The key word is wait.
Display Switch
Or you could use the program called display switch. it turns off the screen only and you can assign this to a button on your wizard. that's what I do
After I installed the S2U2 the volume buttons no longer work like they did. I just can´t change the volume settings with them, anyone with the same problem?
In S2U2 settings turn "Don´t use keyboard hook" on and turn S2U2 volume control off. Works fine for me, after having the same problem you are experiencing....
michi123 said:
In S2U2 settings turn "Don´t use keyboard hook" on and turn S2U2 volume control off. Works fine for me, after having the same problem you are experiencing....
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Same problem! These settings do not solve the problem for me!
Well it worked for me and my HD
Many thanks, I was getting crazy with Volume control.
Thanx
Worked for me as well!
<aol>me too</aol>
Strange...
If i hit a volume button, the volume screen pops up correctly, and I can change the volume with my finger on the display.
But if hitting any volume button again, the display reverts back to the home-screen instead of changing the voume.
bill340 said:
Strange...
If i hit a volume button, the volume screen pops up correctly, and I can change the volume with my finger on the display.
But if hitting any volume button again, the display reverts back to the home-screen instead of changing the voume.
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Hmmm.....just making sure: you did shut down and restart ilock.exe after making the above changes?
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Hmmm.....just making sure: you did shut down and restart ilock.exe after making the above changes?
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Yes, I did a soft-reset...
I had the same issue : I actived the volume control of S2U2. Now the volume controle is different, but it works with the buttons.
Wolfman017 said:
I had the same issue : I actived the volume control of S2U2. Now the volume controle is different, but it works with the buttons.
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Activating the Volume Control in S2U2 makes no difference to me at all...
So unfortunatly it is still not working here...
Is there any way to do this because say if im listening to a song and i want to change it i always gotta turn on the screen in order to do so when i really dont need to.
any help would be greatly appreciated
Plug in your headphones
that doesnt work - it makes no differnece to the buttons
There's a way to modify that radio button on the stock headphone piece to do one command. It can be stop, forward, back, or whatever.
Can you please be more specific on how to change track using the button on the headset? also having the problem where screen turns on everytime I change track. GSplayer has this feature, but I prefer WMP
i dont use the original headphones - there must be a reg edit or something to allow the use of buttons with the screen off?
comeradealexi said:
Is there any way to do this because say if im listening to a song and i want to change it i always gotta turn on the screen in order to do so when i really dont need to.
any help would be greatly appreciated
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the easiest thing you can do is change the button config within WMP.
- Open WMP
- Go to view the player (not the library) by either playing a song or by hitting OK
- Hit Menu > Options > Buttons
- Scroll all the way down and select "Toggle Screen"
Now this is where you have to decide what button you want to use to turn the screen on and off, personally, I picked the center button (the optical joystick button) as my on and off screen, which is currently the Play/Pause button. For these instructions, I will use that button as the example.
- Hit the "Assing" button and hit the middle (optical joystick) button.
- Hit OK
Now you can turn the screen on/off (by hitting that button) while still being able to increase/decrease the player's volume, change tracks back or forward, and if you do a long press then you can fast forward or rewind the track.
Hope this is what you were looking for...
Hope this helps
solarleox said:
the easiest thing you can do is change the button config within WMP.
- Open WMP
- Go to view the player (not the library) by either playing a song or by hitting OK
- Hit Menu > Options > Buttons
- Scroll all the way down and select "Toggle Screen"
Now this is where you have to decide what button you want to use to turn the screen on and off, personally, I picked the center button (the optical joystick button) as my on and off screen, which is currently the Play/Pause button. For these instructions, I will use that button as the example.
- Hit the "Assing" button and hit the middle (optical joystick) button.
- Hit OK
Now you can turn the screen on/off (by hitting that button) while still being able to increase/decrease the player's volume, change tracks back or forward, and if you do a long press then you can fast forward or rewind the track.
Hope this is what you were looking for...
Hope this helps
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awesome - thanks mate!