Because somebody asked.
Does nothing but hide the current foreground window in a way similiar to the way the OK/Back button does. Maybe useful for GScroll or such.
thanks, might be useful
useful for assigning to a hardware button for hiding apps when u dont wanna touch the screen
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Is this possible?
I do use magic button but having to touch the screen to close an app sucks.
this seems to work, but only half works, it closes the apps, but leaves them running in the background, you have to go into settings and memory to close them fully, i would have thought microsoft would have thought of fixing that problem with this new WM 5.0 OS
joey jojo: I presume you're aware that this "feature" is by design to optimise performance of this platform?
VJOkButt will do what ranchosteve asked for, in conjunction with a hardware key mapper like AE Button Plus. However, I don't recommend the app. It doesn't seem to work perfectly for everyone and may be withdrawn.
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Under settings/buttons you can assign one of the buttons to close apps. I have used button 4. Hope this helps 8)
Use SmartKeys
Use SmartKeys - it allowes to use right softbutton to close the app when pressed down for a few seconds. Search for it in the forum. :wink:
Hi All
I've been looking in to locking down an Athena and taking control / disabling all the hardware buttons. I can disable most of them in Start->Settings->Buttons. The ones I am having particular trouble with are the OK and Windows buttons to the left of the screen. I have trawled the registry and am yet to come up any answers on how to do this. Does anyone know where the registry keys may exist to do this?
Cheers
Gsoty
Gsoty said:
Hi All
I've been looking in to locking down an Athena and taking control / disabling all the hardware buttons. I can disable most of them in Start->Settings->Buttons. The ones I am having particular trouble with are the OK and Windows buttons to the left of the screen. I have trawled the registry and am yet to come up any answers on how to do this. Does anyone know where the registry keys may exist to do this?
Cheers
Gsoty
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I'm curious why you would want to take away such a useful things away. Currently I use all the hardware button and wish there are more available. I use it for things such as changing SIP, rotate screen, start IGO, and control myp3 (such as volume up, volume down, next song,previous song,blank out screen, bring up the playlist,pause, unpause. This is while the device remains inside my belt pouch). The ok button is extremely useful in doing things such as hiding the phone application after use. Similarly if you're using program such as VITO fun contact, you could hide it after use without having to exit this extremely memory tiny application and able to instantly access your contact again anytime. Why would you want to disable all these useful features?
AEBPlus free version will disable all buttons
http://ae.inc.ru/aebplus.php
But I agree, unless you're developing an app that comandeers the buttons, why reduce functionality? You can lock the buttons while the unit is off. ???
Looking for one of our great developers here. Possibly to take on the task of
creating a new app. A program to remap the start button the one With the windows icon.
Everything under the start menu is most likely already loacted somewhere else.
Like your cube, quicklaunchers, shortcuts and so on.
Nothing under the start menu is finger friendly, like were trying to make the rest of our functions on our phones.
I tend not to use the start menu at all. It seems to be a waste of a softkey.
I hope there are others who might feel this way. And show some support so maybe someone might be interested in taking on this task.
Thanks so much, T M Z
P.S I posted this at ppcgeeks,But know takers..
AEButtonPlus allows you to remap start button.
Start menu becomes more finger friendly if you install Large-Start-Menu
your best bet is wisbar andvance or lite... by the time some freeware is released by a generous developer. days or weeks could pass. your best bet is to spend 5 to 10 bucks and get the two programs mentioned. I have mine mapped to mortbuttons... it allows for a much finger friendlier start menu with my own personalized shortcuts and submenus... the best part is it matches my theme and its very easy... hope that helps
chunga168 said:
AEButtonPlus allows you to remap start button.
Start menu becomes more finger friendly if you install Large-Start-Menu
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The softkey start button on the screen with the start icon?
Thanks T M Z
ohhh... apologies!
Didn't realise you mean the softkey at the top left corner...
If so... wisbar advance will probably be the way to go
Or the new FTouchFlo (forgot the name of it... SLTouchFlo or something?) may be the way to go, since that allows you to remap the 4 corners of the screen
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ohhh... apologies!
Didn't realise you mean the softkey at the top left corner...
If so... wisbar advance will probably be the way to go
Or the new FTouchFlo (forgot the name of it... SLTouchFlo or something?) may be the way to go, since that allows you to remap the 4 corners of the screen
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Not what i'm looking for, but Thanks T M Z
Bump.. Bump..
i search forthis long time so let me know if there are some application that allows what i want. I know it can be only for root users.
I have an idea to application that allow user change function hardware keys.My idea is change search button to bring up app switcher.Be couse i really never used that button. I know many situation when we hold "HOME" to bring it up but it take me back to home+show preview screens +bring up app switcher (i know previews can be turned off by launcher but i want previews, they are cool).You dont need hold anything.It will be much faster switching betwean applications.
So you push menu to back to menu or bring up previews
and push search button to bring application switcher.
it is good idea?
sorry for bad english.
I was ready to start a thread with a similar recquest, so I do it here.
I've using a lot an application on my previous wm devices, called AE Button plus (http://ae.inc.ru/aebplus.php).
With this you could map any of hardware buttons of the device. And you could assign 4 actions to any button(click, doulbe click, triple click and click&hold) and it had many of system functions(reboot, bluetooth, wifi, gps on/off....).
On android I haven't seen any similar app(except button shortcut, which is very limited)
Is possible to have such an app on android? I hope that a developer start a project for a similar program. I found this app very useful.
So basically I'm fed up of Launchers. I don't think I really need one and would rather use Gesture Search instead. I can't seem to find a way to set an app as my homescreen though. Tried Button Remapper, but even that only lets me remap to certain functions.
Any ideas or suggestions?
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So basically I'm fed up of Launchers. I don't think I really need one and would rather use Gesture Search instead. I can't seem to find a way to set an app as my homescreen though. Tried Button Remapper, but even that only lets me remap to certain functions.
Any ideas or suggestions?
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Wrong section.
As for your question, id think there are apps that allow you to set an app to launch when home is pressed.
If not a simple hack could be to take your favorite app and edit's its manifest to capture the home intent. Then press home and select that app as default.
I'm confused. How do you propose you will switch apps?