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Increase the sensitivity of Touch Screen

I just came across this tweak on this website:
http://www.pocketpctweaks.com/pocketpc_tweaks/Minimize_tapping_Pressure
I tried it and it works great. I now use less pressure on the screen.
What ever you do, don’t set the value below the default of 7526. If you do, you may set it too low, the sensitivity will be too low and you will have to perform a Hard reset.
Here is the tweak from the website listed above:
Minimize Pressure when Tapping the screen
Ever got used to tapping without screen protectors and suddenly you put some screen protector and have a pecuilar feeling (some-what like tapping harder than u normally do) due to the increase thickness of the protector?
Well i have gone to that and finally ive done some simple tweaks to my xda mini.
I also figure out this could lessen normal wear and tear(scratching of protectors/PDA screens) since lesser pressure is applied to Tap the screen
here's what i did..
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Drivers\Touch
If not there try here:
HKLM\Drivers\Touchpanel\ Pressure Threshold
or find 'Threshold'
Change the value of Pressure Threshold.(INCREASE value ONLY!!!)
what i did is set the value at 11880.
i tried doubling the default value. until i have reached my desired setting.
now,its like tapping soflty without having a feeling that i have screen protector. Also less stress on the stylus and screen and faster tapping.
WARNING: Only INCREASE THE VALUE BUT NEVER THE DECREASE THE DEFAULT VALUE.
Lowering the value of Pressure Threshold means you need to apply more pressure in tapping than you normally do.
ive tried this and when i soft reset, the screen won't react even if i apply deep pressure in tapping so i needed to do a HARD Reset!!!
So don't ever think of lowering the value, JUST INCREASE but NEVER LOWER!!
Tweak open for comments.
thanks...

Thanks, this tweak worked wonderfully!
I dont use a screen protector (for now at least) and I noticed an improvement in sensitivity as well when I set it to 11880.

disabling the touch pad configuration at startup
is it possible to disable the touch pad configuration at
the initial start up.my touchpad isnt functioning and i
wish anyone would help me with a rom that doesnt allow
you to configure the touch panel so you can go straght to
the system.
my Pda is
tmobile MDA USA
IPL 2.26.
SPL 2.26.
GSM 02.25.11
OS 2.26.10.2
thanks in advance

rusar said:
is it possible to disable the touch pad configuration at
the initial start up.my touchpad isnt functioning and i
wish anyone would help me with a rom that doesnt allow
you to configure the touch panel so you can go straght to
the system.
my Pda is
tmobile MDA USA
IPL 2.26.
SPL 2.26.
GSM 02.25.11
OS 2.26.10.2
thanks in advance
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I posted a thread about this before. Nobody answered but I finally found the answer on my own. What you have to do is to make sure you have a storage card and put a file called welcome.not in the root of it. There doesn't have to be anything in it, you can just open notepad and save the blank file with that name. That tells the device to skip the whole welcome bit with the touch screen calibration and all that.
I may not have the name exactly right, it's been several months. But if you do a search on threads started by me you can probably find it.

i saw this in another link and they said to put it at 240, i listened and i had to hard reset. thank you for clearing things up buddy

hey, the link for the program is bad i was wondering if any one could post the a link for it i have looked everywhere. I have a prob. alighning screen and would like to see if changing the sensitivity will somehow help.

Use Schap's Advanced Configuration Tool. Saves you a ton of brainwork, since it's just doing the registry edits for you. Can also be used to tune your Bluetooth Stereo setup, and a host of "basic" UI modifications.

Hi all at this forum
The Link±
Increase the sensitivity of Touch Screen
I just came across this tweak on this website:
http://www.pocketpctweaks.com/pocket...pping_Pressure
dont work anymore...
Has anybody got an actial link???
And... Does this work for a samsung i900?
With regards
VArmand

Works great for me - thanks colouro

For the max senstivity set both fingerpressure and threshold to -1 or FFFFFFFF in Hex..

TouchFLO Settings on Original ROM

Does anybody still have the original ROM installed? I installed the Touch-IT Xperience 2.1 ROM and I don't like the way it scrolls. The current settigns on this ROM makes scrolling very "sticky" (as in that the scrolling stops when my finger stops). I'd like the scrolling to have a stronger kinetic flow so that the scrolling continues depending on how fast and hard my finger moves.
If you have a the original ROM, could you install the Advanced Config app and look at the "HTC TouchFLO" settings? I'd like to know the values for:
Pressure Threshold
Finger Pressure
High scrolling speed
Low scrolling speed
Also if anybody has TouchFLO settings that they customized, I'd like to try those out as well.

Not sure if these are the original settings as I have been playing with the phone alot since I got it, but the ROM is still original... however here are the settings I have...
Pressure Threshold 2060
Finger Pressure 976
High scrolling speed 25 (default)
Low scrolling speed 70 (default)
hope this helps...

it's definitely an improvement from the previous settings.
Thanks, Shadowdh

No Problems glad to help...

Awesome, tested this and accidentally set threshold to high, the screen hardly responded after soft reset so I set it to normal thinking it'd be a good baseline to test. After reset, the screen doesn't respond at all anymore. (taking away to option to change the settings.)
Looks like I can hardreset tomorrow... when I'm back at home.

Shadowdh said:
Not sure if these are the original settings as I have been playing with the phone alot since I got it, but the ROM is still original... however here are the settings I have...
Pressure Threshold 2060
Finger Pressure 976
High scrolling speed 25 (default)
Low scrolling speed 70 (default)
hope this helps...
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wow my phone is really responsive now. thanks alot.

Screen sensitivity

Hi
I have a doubt.
Is it possible to increase the screen sensitivity?
I dont know if is my new HD2 or the 1.48 rom, but it seems more unresponsive, that will not be a problem without a screen protector, but with the screen, it is a little unresponsive, so, I see that it is possible to decrease, I was thinking if its possible to increase a little to have the same responsiveness of my old hd2 with 1.43 tweaking the registry or something similar.
thanks

At the moment, no.

and how is decreased the sens pressure?

increase or narrow sensitivity
I too would like to increase screen sensitivity or better, narrow the sensitivity. I think I read that if the diameter of a press is not a certain size the software ignores it as a false contact. That's why every stylus has a large contact surface. You could make a nice narrow tipped stylus out of conductive material to focus the electrons more powerfully, but It'll just be ignored. Is there some hack to narrow that preset diameter?
I want to use a stylus for making little design scetches, taking quick ink notes, and my software that teaches me to write Japanese. I thought a bigger screen would improve these, but I didn't think the problem would be this bad.
I and many others want to use a stylus for the forementioned or other reasons, so if you are one of those people that likes to write,"Why use a stylus on a touch phone?", please don't waste the space.

I would interested in the same question ...
gaijin1% said:
I too would like to increase screen sensitivity or better, narrow the sensitivity. I think I read that if the diameter of a press is not a certain size the software ignores it as a false contact. That's why every stylus has a large contact surface. You could make a nice narrow tipped stylus out of conductive material to focus the electrons more powerfully, but It'll just be ignored. Is there some hack to narrow that preset diameter?
I want to use a stylus for making little design scetches, taking quick ink notes, and my software that teaches me to write Japanese. I thought a bigger screen would improve these, but I didn't think the problem would be this bad.
I and many others want to use a stylus for the forementioned or other reasons, so if you are one of those people that likes to write,"Why use a stylus on a touch phone?", please don't waste the space.
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interested in INCREASING sensitivity also
i have also noticed a decrease in sensitivity when moving from 1.43 to 1.66...
anyone got any ideas on increasing the sensitivity yet?

A Better Touch Experience

If you want a silky smooth touch experience with your touch panel, one of the following should help you:
1. Align Screen Method
2. Registry Hack
Method 1.
Settings>>System>>Screen>>Align Screen
Tap on the crosses very very lightly. The harder you tap, the less sensivitive your screen will be set.
Method 2.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Drivers\TouchPanel\PressureThreshold
Set the value to 80866 in Decimal
Thanks to this thread here

Here's the cab.
The difference in the methods are that the reg edit sets values to max, the alignment sets back to default range.
Will test tonight and report back.
**Edit**- Seems to work pretty well setting to max value via cab.
Not groundbreaking but somewhat more responsive, not that it was bad to begin with.

Registry hack
chiks19018 said:
Method 2.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Drivers\TouchPanel\PressureThreshold
Set the value to 80866 in Decimal
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I couldn't, at first, find this key on my TD2 - then, when I searched, I found it as HKLM\\Drivers\TouchPanel\PressureThreshold
Presume this is the same thing - not sure why mine is in a different location!

werdna72 said:
I couldn't, at first, find this key on my TD2 - then, when I searched, I found it as HKLM\\Drivers\TouchPanel\PressureThreshold
Presume this is the same thing - not sure why mine is in a different location!
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It is the same thing....
any difference in performance?

Performance
Yes, looks like it has improved things - but I haven't had much chance to test it.
Before, I would have occasional trouble getting screen to 'react' to a tap - that hasn't happened since I made the change, and it feels more 'positive' in use.

Bruce Inman said:
Here's the cab.
The difference in the methods are that the reg edit sets values to max, the alignment sets back to default range.
Will test tonight and report back.
**Edit**- Seems to work pretty well setting to max value via cab.
Not groundbreaking but somewhat more responsive, not that it was bad to begin with.
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I looked into the cab,and apparently it sets it to -1.
Interestingly

More Sensitive Keyboard?

I find im pressing very hard to make the keyboard detect my fingers. Can I make it more sensitive?
--Linden.

haha are you being sarcastic?? this screen is the most sensitive screen ever, a lot of people ask how to make it less sensitive, maybe your phone is malfuction.
Casper

Supp Dude1 said:
I find im pressing very hard to make the keyboard detect my fingers. Can I make it more sensitive?
--Linden.
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Are you crazy or what?? It's the most sensitive screen now. I just barely touch the screen to type...Or...are u a ghost? Maybe that's why the screen can't detect ur fingers..

He asked a question, didn't ask for your opinions on the screen.
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There are some reg tweaks and apps to change the sensitivity, check the t-mo sub forums for some reg hacks

i agree with supp dude 1, before the update it was really nice and sensitive, now i have to put pressure on the screen, it sucks haha

I barely have to touch my HD2, I have the feeling that I haven't touched it yet and it detects, so I am not sure what's up with yours, unless you are abnormal and have very low body current or something idk

barronedson said:
i agree with supp dude 1, before the update it was really nice and sensitive, now i have to put pressure on the screen, it sucks haha
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Yes!! Same thing happed for me. Im not joking. Is the biggest pain for me. What can I do?

if you look in the rom development section, and in the energy rom thread theres info on a registry entry to change that adjusts the toiuch screen sensitivity.
Im having to increase the sensitivity after an upgrade of this room as it has been decreased. I dont understand why the sensitivity was changed as it was great the way it was.

I just tested the reg edit and its helped wonders for me, before it felt like the phone was lagging and being unresponsive, now the screen is sensitive again
HKLM\HARDWARE\Setting\TouchPanel\FingerThreshold = 20 (originally 25)
HKLM\HARDWARE\Setting\TouchPanel\FingerupThreshold = 20
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lower values make it more sensitive, i have them both set at 20 and its nice and responsive, before it was set at 31 and 19

HKLM\HARDWARE\Setting\TouchPanel\FingerThreshold = 20 (originally 25)
I cant find the HARDWARE Thing.
I only see Classes_root
Current_user
Local_machine
_user

Remember it's capacitive so you have to use your fingers. (skin not so much nails)

Supp Dude1 said:
HKLM\HARDWARE\Setting\TouchPanel\FingerThreshold = 20 (originally 25)
I cant find the HARDWARE Thing.
I only see Classes_root
Current_user
Local_machine
_user
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HKLM stands for Local Machine(the LM part)
HKCU for Current User(CU)
e.t.c...so you want to look into the local machine..

lol both values has been on 0 for me ^^

NightFire123 said:
lol both values has been on 0 for me ^^
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Normal it's for automatic= 20 & 20