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Jas-Jar Light Button

Any ideas on how to get the light button working on a jas-jar. Mine has not been working since the start and I've tried everything. The button Im talking about is the first from the right close to the infrared port on the outside of the device. It is supposed to turn on the flashlight but when I press it nothing happens and it doesnt even show up in the buttons applet in WM5.

Actually that button doesn't turn on the flashlight, though some here have tried to come up with a hack so that it would. I don't know if they were ever successful with that.
That button turns on the screen backlight when it has timed out but your device is still turned on. It's not the most useful button, which is why folks were trying to come up with a hack to make it more useful, for instance to turn on the flashlight like you wanted to.
Maybe if someone has had success, they will chime in here.

Change the button
Attached is a cab file allowing you to make use out of the light button to anything else :lol:

When yuo say anything else, does that include controlling the flashlight? Either way, thanks for the file.

Would be nice if one could assign it to turn on the keyboard backlight.
There is no option to adjust the sensitivite of the light sensor for the keyboard, and i think that it kicks in way to late.
Find my self holding the finger over the sensor and hitting a button to make it light up.
Any one aware og a possible Reg Hack to make this option appear in the Assing Button list?

Melty said:
When yuo say anything else, does that include controlling the flashlight? Either way, thanks for the file.
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I meant anything else with use, flushlight & the keyboard light do not have exe files in the buttons map menu :wink:

taiseer999 said:
& the keyboard light do not have exe files in the buttons map menu :wink:
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Nope i know that :wink: thats why i'm asking if anybody knows of a hack or the whereabouts of such an exe file..... Any ideas??

why dont u just change the option in the settings\buttons\backlight and take the tick off the box, and it works like a charm. everytime u press a key it lights up, sorted, and it doesnt affect the battery at all really

@Elmo
Well i didn't use that choise because i don't have any car charger yet. (Waiting for the Brodit kit)
I want to preserve as much battery as possible.........as you already know, this baby can eat your battery pretty fast............

Re: Change the button
taiseer999 said:
Attached is a cab file allowing you to make use out of the light button to anything else :lol:
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Is this the same as changing it manually on the registry?

Yes, it's my CAB file I posted a little while back that adds a registry entry so that you see it listed as "Button 5" in the Buttons setting applet.

elmo said:
why dont u just change the option in the settings\buttons\backlight and take the tick off the box, and it works like a charm. everytime u press a key it lights up, sorted, and it doesnt affect the battery at all really
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God, didn't know it was that easy... cheers!
Anyone any idea how badly this affects battery life?

Re: Change the button
taiseer999 said:
Attached is a cab file allowing you to make use out of the light button to anything else :lol:
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Isn'it available for the Wizard too ? ...

I wrote a very simple script that turn on the camera and press the flash button.
I use the flash key and ms voice command to start it
you need to have MortScript installed. (include with this package)

A very simple question from a new owner -- where are the buttons defined that are assigned in Settings - Buttons? I don't see them labeled as "Button 1", etc in the User Manual.

davidinnz said:
A very simple question from a new owner -- where are the buttons defined that are assigned in Settings - Buttons? I don't see them labeled as "Button 1", etc in the User Manual.
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On your HTC Universal, go to:
Start>Settings>Buttons
From there you can change the assignments of the buttons.

Ok. I have found the 2 keyboard keys that are buttons 1 and 2, and the 2 external buttons that are buttons 3 and 4.
I must say that button 1 is not very useful for voice command, when the device is closed. I guess I could assign it to button 4 or button 5 with the registry hack.
On the supplied "headset", there is a microphone with a button on it.
- What does that button do?
- Is it possible to use it for Voice Command?
(I guess for that to happen, it first needs to be recognised as an assignable button in WM5).

The backlight button cab file is working. Now I can reassign that useless button becomes the OK button. Very useful when use it in the tablet mode. But I need two more buttons to use for the softkey. I have use the record button for the left softkey and have no more button for the right softkey. Any suggestion?
One more thing, the script for enabling the flash light does not work. It turns on the camera, but the flash light remains off.

How to remap right softkey to "Standby" or Sleep!

Hi all,
I do not know if that is a silly question or not :$ but I wanted to change the manila home right soft key to sleep phone ("Standby")..Have PsShut but dont like everytime to open the program to able to put phone into sleep mode..also have Advanced Config program but do not know if it is possible to map in advanced config app the right soft key to sleep..
Btw, I have original 1.93 ROM.
Thanks million.

I have mapped power button to shutdown app I can choose action seft reset turn off device or just turn off display but I dont understand your question because single click power button sleep your device...youre NOOB man!!!

Well, I have managed to remap the right softkey on home screen to togle between ring and vibrate.
I am using little prog Vibra (Switch) that is mapped to the key.
Just two registry settings:
HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeRSKPath="Program Files\Vibra (Switch)\Vibra (Switch).exe"
HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeRSKText="whatever you want displayed on the soft key"
I got the inspiration for this setting from the "Second Today" Tweak.

kultus said:
youre NOOB man!!!
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lol..your great dude. Thanks for the precious answer. Your "the" man.
2nd: What makes you that upset that I want to use a soft key to sleep my device better than the power button?? Its easier to sleep the device via a soft key than a hw one.
Dont pass by again . Thanks.

Locked Keys

Hi
One thing i miss from my old touch is the option to have the hardware keys Unlocked so the phone can be turned on with the press of any button and not just the power button
I did not find any such option in the settings menus , can anyone provide any solution ?? ( e.g registry hack )
Thanks

I didn't understand exactly what you mean, but you can lock the phone when press and hold the right button (default setting) and unlock from touch screen after that.

jankos said:
I didn't understand exactly what you mean, but you can lock the phone when press and hold the right button (default setting) and unlock from touch screen after that.
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True. However, I remember in Kaiser (TyTn II) there is a lock icon where you can lock the phone just by tapping it. Does anyone know what application Jade uses (to lock when we press n hold the right button) so that we can put somewhere like in the Programs tab. Thanks.

what he meant is that the "device lock" icon is not in the setting anymore. i miss this function as well..
not sure if they left it out in the stock rom... now everytime i want to use the phone i would need to press the power button

I mapped my left softkey to lock the phone...
Just point to \Windows\EndKey.exe
HTH...

izzyzc said:
I mapped my left softkey to lock the phone...
Just point to \Windows\EndKey.exe
HTH...
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Thanks for sharing. I've been looking for this function for quite some time.

izzyzc said:
I mapped my left softkey to lock the phone...
Just point to \Windows\EndKey.exe
HTH...
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Hi!
How do u map your keys?
sorry new here

SickRat said:
Hi!
How do u map your keys?
sorry new here
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Easy way -- Use Manila 2D Customiser. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=476493 Item (1).
Learning way - search for soft keys customisation.

azahidi said:
Easy way -- Use Manila 2D Customiser. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=476493 Item (1).
Learning way - search for soft keys customisation.
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Thank you very much!

Ths for guide to easy locking the jade.
In order not to have trouble, before locking the phone, may I ask howto unlock?

sas_sas said:
Ths for guide to easy locking the jade.
In order not to have trouble, before locking the phone, may I ask howto unlock?
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Once locked, an "Unlock" softkey appears at Home Tab, bottom left. Bottom right empty. Click "Unlock" and again. Wallla !!!!

Turn on HD

Hi all, I would like to ask how can we turn on my HD without press the power bottom. I hope just press the volume bottom to turn on the screen.

Do you mean wake up from sleep or turn on from power off?

Yes, it's very simple : get out the stylus and *voila*, your HD is ready to work

diamondbs said:
Hi all, I would like to ask how can we turn on my HD without press the power bottom. I hope just press the volume bottom to turn on the screen.
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd
set key: defaultkeylock
from 1
to 0
softreset - that's it.

yes, i want to wake up from sleep or turn on from power off. but don't want to get out the stylus. just press the volume up or down can make it wakeup. tks! I can do this on my diamond.

diamondbs said:
yes, i want to wake up from sleep or turn on from power off. but don't want to get out the stylus. just press the volume up or down can make it wakeup. tks! I can do this on my diamond.
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Just do as miland above mentions.
It works perfectly.
Beards

miland said:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd
set key: defaultkeylock
from 1
to 0
softreset - that's it.
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oh great! its work! tks so much!

Beards said:
Just do as miland above mentions.
It works perfectly.
Beards
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How do you do this in practice? Some kind of regedit tool?

michael_r said:
How do you do this in practice? Some kind of regedit tool?
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Yes you need a tool to edit the registry.
There are free one's you can download (Google pocketpc registry editor) but I use the one that comes with Resco Explorer.
Beards

michael_r said:
How do you do this in practice? Some kind of regedit tool?
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Sorry, found the way.

wouldnt it be usefull to somehow use the gsensor to wake it? Like shaking.
Your talking, the screen goes black, you need to see the screen and shakes it hard 2 times right in the middle of conversation.
Would it be possible?

michael_r said:
Sorry, found the way.
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No problem.
Glad you sorted it.
Beards

I raised that question elsewhere and was told that when the device if powered off, the sensor are also powered- off ... so !

robnil said:
wouldnt it be usefull to somehow use the gsensor to wake it? Like shaking.
Your talking, the screen goes black, you need to see the screen and shakes it hard 2 times right in the middle of conversation.
Would it be possible?
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Just press the 'Home' key to get the screen back on when in conversation

miland said:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd
set key: defaultkeylock
from 1
to 0
softreset - that's it.
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yeah it works but after its turned on it carried on to adjust the volume. kinda irritating. any other way to cancel the volume adjustment when turning on the phone using the volume control button??

miland said:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd
set key: defaultkeylock
from 1
to 0
softreset - that's it.
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This is great tip especially if you combine it with S2U2 "Slide to unlock"

Turn on using "Home"
Could you tell me how can we turn on HD press "Home" button ?

miland said:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd
set key: defaultkeylock
from 1
to 0
softreset - that's it.
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Miland, any ideas on how HTC control the hardware 'Home button' in the registry? I've been wading through for hours trying to find something as I want to do something similar and "unbind" the key. I previously used AEButtonPlus, but the Home key isn't in the list of configurable buttons on that application, I've emailled the author obviously.
So I thought a brute force approach of changing the registry entry would be the way, but finding it isn't easy!

miland said:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd
set key: defaultkeylock
from 1
to 0
softreset - that's it.
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Is there any way to make, that first press of any button just wake up device without anny action? Like power key.

Thanks! It works perfect.
Now the power button use is minimal

Screen off aplication

Is there an application to shut down the screen? I mean a program (cab) or an exe file that just turns off the screen instead of using the Power key?
It could be cool to re-map one of the soft keys (using Advanced config) and create a soft key that shuts down the screen instead of having to go touch the unconfortable Power key.
Thank you.

you may want to take a look at POCKETSHIELD

umm...so i have some what of a similar request.
is it possible to use the windows default lock without enabling the password. that is when the screen turns off it auto locks (similar to S2U, however using the windows 6.5 lock screen)?

dont think the default windows lock autolocks..

hgrimberg said:
Is there an application to shut down the screen? I mean a program (cab) or an exe file that just turns off the screen instead of using the Power key?
It could be cool to re-map one of the soft keys (using Advanced config) and create a soft key that shuts down the screen instead of having to go touch the unconfortable Power key.
Thank you.
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You can map out a motion to shut of screen with .....this APP (G-Trigger)

If you want to lock it using the WM feature, use the Advanced Config program and set it up so that it auto locks the screen after a few seconds of not using it.
Pocketshield is not what I was looking for. I am looking for a small application that only turns off the screen. (instead of using and stressing the power key)
Is there an .exe file in Windows that makes the screen turn off?

hgrimberg said:
If you want to lock it using the WM feature, use the Advanced Config program and set it up so that it auto locks the screen after a few seconds of not using it.
Pocketshield is not what I was looking for. I am looking for a small application that only turns off the screen. (instead of using and stressing the power key)
Is there an .exe file in Windows that makes the screen turn off?
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I don't think windows contains one of those.
It's not hard to write, so I can whip up a little exe for you.
Do you want it to have the same effect as the power button, or to just turn the screen off but leave everything running as though the screen were on?

Something that may be off use:
http://vijay555.com/?Releases:VJDeviceLock

l3v5y said:
I don't think windows contains one of those.
It's not hard to write, so I can whip up a little exe for you.
Do you want it to have the same effect as the power button, or to just turn the screen off but leave everything running as though the screen were on?
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Thank you! It could be nice to have a small exe file that just makes the screen goes off and keep everything else running.
My idea is to then re-map one of the soft keys and be able to turn off the screen by simply clicking on it instead of pressing the power key. It's simpler, faster (your fingers are near the screen, you dont have to move your hand and touch that weird power key on top), and you dont stress a key that could some day not work anymore because of heavy usage.
I tried with a program called Screen Toggle but it takes some seconds to turn the screen off. I think an exe file can be faster.
Thank you a lot!

hgrimberg said:
Thank you! It could be nice to have a small exe file that just makes the screen goes off and keep everything else running.
My idea is to then re-map one of the soft keys and be able to turn off the screen by simply clicking on it instead of pressing the power key. It's simpler, faster (your fingers are near the screen, you dont have to move your hand and touch that weird power key on top), and you dont stress a key that could some day not work anymore because of heavy usage.
I tried with a program called Screen Toggle but it takes some seconds to turn the screen off. I think an exe file can be faster.
Thank you a lot!
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Three little exes for you.
Names should be fairly self explanatory.
QuickReset performs a soft reset.
QuickScreenOff turns off the screen, nothing else
QuickPowerOff should emulate the power button

Thank you so much l3v5y! You are a genious!
Do you know if the Power off saves more battery than the screen off?
I am trying your programs now on my phone.

hgrimberg said:
Thank you so much l3v5y! You are a genious!
Do you know if the Power off saves more battery than the screen off?
I am trying your programs now on my phone.
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Power off will save more battery as it'll stop things running.
Screen off will leave everything running, so if you press a button the device will react, but the screen will be off.

l3v5y said:
Three little exes for you.
Names should be fairly self explanatory.
QuickReset performs a soft reset.
QuickScreenOff turns off the screen, nothing else
QuickPowerOff should emulate the power button
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Screen off is working great and it is super fast!
Thank you again!

hgrimberg said:
Screen off is working great and it is super fast!
Thank you again!
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It's fast because the code is:
Code:
// QuickScreenOff.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <pm.h>
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
SetSystemPowerState(NULL, POWER_STATE_SUSPEND, POWER_FORCE);
return 0;
}
If it were slow, I'd be very worried!
Glad it's working for you

pls. delete. posted on wrong thread.

I find lockandoff to work well as it locks and turns off your screen. Just map soft key to the program and your set.

VJEschaton and mortscript can do the screen off/on thing and registry for the lock.
l3v5y said:
Power off will save more battery as it'll stop things running.
Screen off will leave everything running, so if you press a button the device will react, but the screen will be off.
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It's a bit more grey than that, just add a small 'run on wake' prog to the notification queue such as a mortscript vibrate script or something that writes to a log file, you'll hear/see a lot happening when the power is off. Anything in the notification queue will wake it up but leave screen off and buttons locked. The backlight is the biggest drain on power.

bbobeckyj said:
VJEschaton and mortscript can do the screen off/on thing and registry for the lock.
It's a bit more grey than that, just add a small 'run on wake' prog to the notification queue such as a mortscript vibrate script or something that writes to a log file, you'll hear/see a lot happening when the power is off. Anything in the notification queue will wake it up but leave screen off and buttons locked. The backlight is the biggest drain on power.
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Most processes are stopped when the power button is hit.
Some service, some processes and the notification system and RIL etc are left running, but most applications are stopped.
Powering off will save more power (some devices do underclock when the power is off...), just it won't be that much more than saved by just turning the screen off.

Selective key lock
payner96 said:
I find lockandoff to work well as it locks and turns off your screen. Just map soft key to the program and your set.
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This is an awesome application! And it is fast as well. Thank you.
I wonder if there is some tweak or program that does a selective key lock... Under "settings" there is just the option of locking all keys but I wonder if it could be possible to lock all keys except the round center enter key for example. (this way you can turn on the phone by just clicking this more accessible key on the Diamond)

payner96 said:
I find lockandoff to work well as it locks and turns off your screen. Just map soft key to the program and your set.
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Great little app!! It's been tested and works with WM 6.5.....