My OK and WIN button launch nothing anymore.
I have a TyTN and the OK and WIN button on the front side and on the external keyboard are like inactive.
How can I restore their default behavior ? where is it located in the registry ?
chris247 said:
My OK and WIN button launch nothing anymore.
I have a TyTN and the OK and WIN button on the front side and on the external keyboard are like inactive.
How can I restore their default behavior ? where is it located in the registry ?
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HAve you installed AEButtonPlus by any chance?
Yes, I install AEbutton. Is that the reason ?
I am going to uninstall it to try if I will have my OK and WIN button back.
I installed AEbutton for the copy/paste possibility that you can assign to a button (very useful), I will miss that, but I miss my 2 buttons even more.
I uninstalled AEButton, and made soft reset.
The OK and WIN buttons are still not working :-(
I have just installed ButtonMapper instead of AEButton, I now have the OK button working again !!
But the WIN button is still not working.
Anyone knows how I could get my WIN button working again ?
My OK button is fine, but my WIN button works intermittently. Sometimes it takes three or four presses to register and bring down the Start menu. In contrast, the WIN/OK combined button under the scroll wheel always works without fail. Annoying!
chris247 said:
I have just installed ButtonMapper instead of AEButton, I now have the OK button working again !!
But the WIN button is still not working.
Anyone knows how I could get my WIN button working again ?
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TBH, I'd uninstall button mapper, then run something like SKTools to clear all errant shortcuts and and notification queue entries. Then see where you go from there. Failing that, I'd recommend a hard reset.
bydandie, good idea I will have a look at sktools.
Do you know how does button handling work under the hood ?
what process is launched when I press a button ?
Good question....
I'm thinking a way to change my hard button links without installing a 3rd party software.
Is it possible modifying Registry?
Any other idea?
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bydandie, good idea I will have a look at sktools.
Do you know how does button handling work under the hood ?
what process is launched when I press a button ?
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No, but I do know that in the past when I tried AEButtonplus, I got the same issues as you, but with an uninstall it cured it. It may be worth reinstalling AEButtonplus and then ensure within the app the the Win and OK buttons have nothing assigned to them.
I'm not sure what it calls, ,the codes look different from what is used by things such as the Soft-Key mapper
JmJ17 said:
Good question....
I'm thinking a way to change my hard button links without installing a 3rd party software.
Is it possible modifying Registry?
Any other idea?
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Normally the hard buttons can be found under HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Shell/Keys
There you will find a series of subkeys beginning with 40C
Each subkey correspond to a hard button. For instance on my ppc 40C1 is the calendar hard button. So try to find the subkeys related to Ok and Win buttons and change the default value by the path of the app you want to launch. By default, the hard buttons applications links can be found under
/Windows/AppButtons
Cheers,
.Fred
ps.: I don't have an OK and WIN buttons on my ppc, so maybe its different for these two...
Thanks for the information dotFred, I have had a look on the registry and in the windows folder.
You are right the linking between the application and the hard button is made here, but only for the configurable buttons that you can configure in WM5 settings/button. Unfortunately the TyTN's OK and WIN button on the front and on the side of the PocketPC are not included :-(
I'd also like a way to configure the function of the start button, and the side OK/start button. I have installed Smallmenu and would like those buttons to open it instead of opening the standard start menu.
Any ideas?
I noticed on my 8525 that when i put some programs onto my memory card it deactivated these two buttons as well. You might try uninstalling some recent programs. (the program that caused problems with me was an expired trial version of WA2 that i moved onto my card.)
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I'm probably missing something obvious but on my XDA Mini S I don't appear to be able to press the "start" button on the today screen via a hard button (used to be centre button on my old XDAIIs) without having to get the stylus out.
I'm sure we're both missing something, 'cus I concur.
However, if you find yourself desperate you can install my program VJKeypress (on my website) and use the command line 91 to pop the start menu. Make a shortcut and assign it to a hardware key.
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i just slide the keyboard out a bit about .75cm and the start key on the keyboard is exposed, press it and VOILA!! hahaha, yah i thought the keyboard wouldn't work unless its out all the way but it does :lol:
i use my finger.
sometimes i miss
zsizsi said:
i use my finger.
sometimes i miss
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If God wanted me to pull the stylus out everytime, he wouldn't have given me fingers! also anything to hand (as long as gentle) ie a real pen (nib withdrawn or the ink might mark the screen), screwdriver, key etc.
Also screen protector so you dont damage anything
I made this for using on my i-mate k-jam.
After installation you can use left software key to Start
Why do you want to do this easy thing in such a complex way? Just open Settings, click Buttons and assign <Start Menu> to any of your hardware buttons. I have configured Button 1 to open start menu (it's messaging bu default) and Button 2 for <OK/Close> (that button is IE by default).
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Why do you want to do this easy thing in such a complex way? Just open Settings, click Buttons and assign <Start Menu> to any of your hardware buttons. I have configured Button 1 to open start menu (it's messaging bu default) and Button 2 for <OK/Close> (that button is IE by default).
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thats what i did except have button 4 to ok/close and button 4 hold to start
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Why do you want to do this easy thing in such a complex way? Just open Settings, click Buttons and assign <Start Menu> to any of your hardware buttons. I have configured Button 1 to open start menu (it's messaging bu default) and Button 2 for <OK/Close> (that button is IE by default).
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I guess its all about personal preference
I installed the above cab file as i already have all the hardware buttons set to what i want but never used the Calendar soft key and had been after a way to do this for ages so thanks kjk :wink:
Chris
Priit said:
Why do you want to do this easy thing in such a complex way? Just open Settings, click Buttons and assign <Start Menu> to any of your hardware buttons. I have configured Button 1 to open start menu (it's messaging bu default) and Button 2 for <OK/Close> (that button is IE by default).
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Yup, me too.
By far the simplest solution.
I did try installing VITO ButtonMapper so I could have multiple apps mapped to the buttons but it has screwed up my 'soft buttons'.
DON'T USE IT, or Battery Pack Pro for that matter as it screwed up the whole PDA.
RObin
Puckster said:
I guess its all about personal preference
I installed the above cab file as i already have all the hardware buttons set to what i want but never used the Calendar soft key and had been after a way to do this for ages so thanks kjk :wink:
Chris
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Glad to help
Robster said:
Priit said:
Why do you want to do this easy thing in such a complex way? Just open Settings, click Buttons and assign <Start Menu> to any of your hardware buttons. I have configured Button 1 to open start menu (it's messaging bu default) and Button 2 for <OK/Close> (that button is IE by default).
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Yup, me too.
By far the simplest solution.
I did try installing VITO ButtonMapper so I could have multiple apps mapped to the buttons but it has screwed up my 'soft buttons'.
DON'T USE IT, or Battery Pack Pro for that matter as it screwed up the whole PDA.
RObin
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i had the same problems with vito buttonmapper. toggling buttonmapper on and off a few times seemed to fix it. not very good i know but it works perfectly now.
I used to set the Comm button to act as the start button. Don't do that anymore these days because i needed the quick button to the Comm manager. Thank god for fingers
I still bind the memo/speech button on the right to the OK/Close button at the top right button. Found it easier to use when typing the the keyboard or in normal mode.
All well least it wasn't me being dim! thanks for all the suggestions but just don't have a spare button to remap.
You'd think that they would have bound the Today screen "Start" function to a press of the directional button as it doesn't do anything else when on the today screen(as it was on the Blue Angel), but maybe that's just too logical!
assigning START menu to a button doesn't work when u have tomtom running. The menu pops up and just disappears again. It works in most of other apps though.
Got it!!!!
Just discovered that holding down the left soft key for about 1 second(rather than just tapping it to open calendar) opens the Start menu.
This is the feature of Smartskey
But I don't have smartskey installed so this must be a default function
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But I don't have smartskey installed so this must be a default function
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Tried it here on my 2.24 ROM and it does not work. I press and hold for a second, also tried other varying lengths of time, and sure enough I always get the app the left soft button has been assigned.
Bizarre, works fine on mine - 2.21.4.1 Rom, 2.07 Radio UK XDA Mini S
Only apps I have installed are SPBBackup, Resco Explorer trial (expired) and TT5
Maybe a feature of the O2 UK Ext Rom?!?
I've been using Spb Pocket Plus but I have recently switched to Sbsh's products due to their better speed and less memory loss, but in doing so I lost PP's great feature to make the close button actually close the program and also mapping it to a hardware button.
So now I'm looking for a program to do this for me. Any recommendations?
Zapit seems like a good program but I can't really make it work. I have the Zapit.exe file in the program folder and clicking it closes the browser, but I can't figure out how to map it to a button.
Magic Button does not have the feature to map it to a hardware button, mapping to the program only displays the active programs at the top.
VJOkButt will do this and a bit more.
Let me know if you have no luck. There are a couple of more options as well, have a read through the VJOkButt thread.
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AEBPlus will do that and more.
What about our own loved SmartsKey?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=41060
CameronJ said:
AEBPlus will do that and more.
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more = delete the registry entries for your comm manager button, rendering it useless.
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more = delete the registry entries for your comm manager button, rendering it useless.
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Not to hijack the thread - but my comm manager button works just fine with AEBPlus and those times after I've had to uninstall it.
And I think there was a fix discussed for the Comm Manager issue on the board, right?
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Help please... the comm manager button on my prophet is scrwed by ae button plus... any1 know a fix???
HELP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33795
third post discusses the fix.
thanks guttrhead...
fix applied... and now works...
no problem. Anyone know of a free button mapper that doesn't crap things up?
I also had some problem with AEbutton. I first mapped "close activity" to the comm manager button which worked fine. I then added another function to the comm manager for 2 presses which also worked fine but then the one press function stopped working. I had to remove all the functions and then soft reset to get it working again.
I tried the camera button as well with the same results.
It seems there is some problem mapping several functions (one button press, two press, three press and hold) with AEButton/Wizard. As long as I only map one function to each button it works fine.
But I'm happy, I just wanted a close function mapped to a button and I got it.
I started having a bunch of problems after installing AEButton and it didn't work as it said either since I could only map one function to each button.
Uninstalled it and gave VJ Okbutt a try and so far it's the best program I've tried. Works like a charm.
I use SmartKeys, and reset the Camera hardbutton to OK/Close. And just placed a camera link on traylaunch.
When on Camera function, the hardware button reverts back to camera clicking without any further tweaking required.
Works like a charm
I just finished installing PTTFix on my 8525 and I love it. (Thanks Sleuth255!!).
My question is this: is it possible to re-map the other 4 buttons to also add a hold function for them? i.e. When can add extra functions for holding the IE button, or the Messaging Button, or even the camera button.
If there's a registry hack for this or some way to do it please help me out, I've done numerous searches to no avail.
Thanks in Advance to anyone who can help.
ranekouhi said:
My question is this: is it possible to re-map the other 4 buttons to also add a hold function for them? i.e. When can add extra functions for holding the IE button, or the Messaging Button, or even the camera button.
If there's a registry hack for this or some way to do it please help me out, I've done numerous searches to no avail.
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it seems the reg hack can't do that for you. i've asked a similar question in a different thread and i was recommended using software such as AEButtonPlus or Vito Button Mapper. give it a try if you are interested.
harryk1372 said:
it seems the reg hack can't do that for you. i've asked a similar question in a different thread and i was recommended using software such as AEButtonPlus or Vito Button Mapper. give it a try if you are interested.
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will those apps. remap the button that's between the scroll wheel and the PTT button...it doesn't seem to do me any good so it would be nice to re-map it to do something else...TIA
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will those apps. remap the button that's between the scroll wheel and the PTT button...it doesn't seem to do me any good so it would be nice to re-map it to do something else...TIA
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you mean the side ok button?
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it seems the reg hack can't do that for you. i've asked a similar question in a different thread and i was recommended using software such as AEButtonPlus or Vito Button Mapper. give it a try if you are interested.
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Thanks, I tried Vito Button Mapper and this was exactly what I was looking for. The only bug was it changed and disabled my soft key functions in the today screen, but a simple settings change and soft reset was a quick fix.
ranekouhi said:
Thanks, I tried Vito Button Mapper and this was exactly what I was looking for. The only bug was it changed and disabled my soft key functions in the today screen, but a simple settings change and soft reset was a quick fix.
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that's good... i use vito button mapper as well.
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you mean the side ok button?
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yeah...
i downloaded Vito ButtonMapper but it took my calender soft key on bottom left of the screen and made it a phone button..how do i get it back...and it also doesn't work good with the record function...it just opens up notes...
strikeIII said:
yeah...
i downloaded Vito ButtonMapper but it took my calender soft key on bottom left of the screen and made it a phone button..how do i get it back...and it also doesn't work good with the record function...it just opens up notes...
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When you go to Setting/Buttons to change your button functions, the configuration will be for default, from that drop down menu where you see "*<Default>, you need to select *<Today> and then it gives you the option to change your soft keys either back to original settings or whatever you want. The default setting seems to be <none> so thats why my soft keys did not even work before I changed them. I read about this in another thread and I was able to fix the problem.
As for the record function, I couldn't find any solution for that but I did encounter the same problem with it opening up notes.
ranekouhi said:
When you go to Setting/Buttons to change your button functions, the configuration will be for default, from that drop down menu where you see "*<Default>, you need to select *<Today> and then it gives you the option to change your soft keys either back to original settings or whatever you want. The default setting seems to be <none> so thats why my soft keys did not even work before I changed them. I read about this in another thread and I was able to fix the problem.
As for the record function, I couldn't find any solution for that but I did encounter the same problem with it opening up notes.
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cool...thanks...didn't even really know what those choices were for in that drop down menu...
ranekouhi said:
When you go to Setting/Buttons to change your button functions, the configuration will be for default, from that drop down menu where you see "*<Default>, you need to select *<Today> and then it gives you the option to change your soft keys either back to original settings or whatever you want. The default setting seems to be <none> so thats why my soft keys did not even work before I changed them. I read about this in another thread and I was able to fix the problem.
As for the record function, I couldn't find any solution for that but I did encounter the same problem with it opening up notes.
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thanks for replying... i was out for a while and didn't have a chance to look at this thread.
8525 Ok button
Does the Vito ButtonMapper allow the changing of the "ok" button on the front of the 8525. I know the side "ok" button is supported, I am looking for the front ok above the End Call Button.
Only thing I have not been able to recover since the SP1 update
The two custom buttons for opening the Snapview control application and the Screen resolution switcher are dead.
I've gone through the HTC folder and can't find anything to reactivate these buttons or assign them to the correct apps.
Anyone else notice this?
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Only thing I have not been able to recover since the SP1 update
The two custom buttons for opening the Snapview control application and the Screen resolution switcher are dead.
I've gone through the HTC folder and can't find anything to reactivate these buttons or assign them to the correct apps.
Anyone else notice this?
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No, It's working here
No problems with mine either. sorry.
Execute \program files\htc\control\setup.exe . It will remap the buttons....
hmmm. strange. Ran it several times (once right after the update, once just now) and still no effect.
Buttons are still dead. Maybe something else is conflicting with it.
Pretty vanilla setup. Nothing added after the SP1 update (done using Windows Update).
Office 2007 installed. Bitdefender AV.
Only slightly off thing I am running is Firefox 3b4
Buttons assignment
Remaping of buttons is not by Snapview!
Buttons are working as Synaptics touchpad directional buttons.
Run Synaptics control panel and there is remaping of buttons.
Go:
MOUSE properties-SETTINGS-BUTTONS-SCROLL UP BUTTON-CONFIGURE.
For "Start ControlCenter" Define
SCROLL LEFT BUTTON as START SELECTED APPLICATION - Program Files\HTC\ControlCenterLauncher.exe
For "Change resolution button" Define
SCROLL UP BUTTON as START SELECTED APPLICATION - Program Files\HTC\ResolutionSwitchLauncher.exe
It is not detailed tip - You must help myself a bit.
I did it on my Shift and is it fully working.
Awesome! That seems to have done it. Thanks!
As an added bonus, I now can configure the buttons to be anything I want. Very cool.
Directions
I am not sure in directions,
may be is it RIGHT and DOWN directions.
You must try it.
Anyone found an app that can do this yet? Need to map a task manager...
There are several apps that can do it for you. AEButton Plus is one of them, but there are others as well.
A different approach is this.
And finally, you can search this forum for the way to enable WM standard button setting applet.
Thanks, have you tried AE Button Plus? I did search, and I can start the buttons applet, but none of the other apps seem to be able to use the hardware buttons on HD2...
I don't have HD2, so I didn't test AEB on this device. I used it previously on other WM phones, it should work unless HTC did some sort of a quirky trick with hardware buttons. They did it on HD, and AEB still managed to remap everything except the Home button there.
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I don't have HD2, so I didn't test AEB on this device. I used it previously on other WM phones, it should work unless HTC did some sort of a quirky trick with hardware buttons. They did it on HD, and AEB still managed to remap everything except the Home button there.
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Aebutton plus works fine with the HD2
and just make a shortcut of the htc taskmanager from windows to quickmenu
Alfredos said:
Aebutton plus works fine with the HD2
and just make a shortcut of the htc taskmanager from windows to quickmenu
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Hi!
I've also tried aebutton plus but with now luck
What buttons did succeed in remaping using AEB? Could you please describe your steps?
Thanks !
Hi
AEB Plus does work on HD2. I had it on HD and have now got a HD2. I have mapped the volume buttons fine. I have not yet mapped any other buttons but will try.
I also loaded "Touch X LEO Power 12 icons actionscreen v 1.1" on the end button which works very well.
Regards, David
The Back button (OK button in AE) works anywhere. The Start button also works, everywhere but in Sense, where it does its default action. Home never seems to be changed. As others have said, you can also do volume etc.
No special steps, but once mapped make sure you try them outside Sense.
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Hi!
I've also tried aebutton plus but with now luck
What buttons did succeed in remaping using AEB? Could you please describe your steps?
Thanks !
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The back key (OK key) Close active application
and the windows key does also work
AE button plus V.2.6.6.1
I want to remap the hardware buttons on my HD2. I have looked in the other thread for the links of these buttons, that should work when you paste them to the Windows folder.
However, no luck so far.
Does anyone have a list? I know the Long_Send.lnk, but are there any others?
Thanks a million,
Bruce
I tried all methods and couldn't get it to work
I even tried SPB Pocket Plus, and it seemed like it was working for once or twice but then nada - I can't get the back button to map.
Anyone managed to get it working on HD2 in any method?
Read through this thread, AE Button Plus works.
Pocketshield is supporting keys remapping in beta: http://jdbp.mobi/phorum/read.php?3,9299
This great for me because each time I need less programs running on background and less apps installed
I want to map the windows or OK/back key using the "Windows/*.lnk" strategy and not add extra software as I got the send key to work nicely that way. What are the shortcuts for windows key and OK/back key?
Bump, ding, nudge
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I want to map the windows or OK/back key using the "Windows/*.lnk" strategy and not add extra software as I got the send key to work nicely that way. What are the shortcuts for windows key and OK/back key?
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I don't think that is possible. On the HD2 the only buttons that can be hooked by .lnk shortcuts are the SEND and long END (this one in some ROMs only I'm afraid)