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is there a way to disable the oddly placed send key that sits between the "R" and "T" keys? my big ol thumbs go crusing on emails and I end up sending emails before I am done. thanks for any feedback
i do the SAME thing- and i don't even have fat fingers...
I do that **** all the time. haha. and I have fat fingers.
I hear ya! anyone know how to change that?
does anyone use these buttons? seems easier to just touch the screen.. of course my dumb luck I would want to press the button and hit the "R" buttton instead. im glad to hear its not just me.
Happens to me too. I searched the registry for "send" but nothing interesting came up.
lol, done that a few times myself...getting a reply reading "wtf???" before you finish, and re-send is what...(shoutout to all famliy guy fans) "grinds my gears"
off the top of my head you could try AE Software's AEKMap which allows you to reassign buttons from the hardware keyboard.....but by doing so you might disable the two softkeys altogether. You can even figure out what registry entries are edited from changing the hardware keys by using a registry editing app that you control from your pc-scan before and after. I'm too lazy to try it out, maybe someone else could see if this is a possible solution *nudge* tadevinney *nudge*
Virtual keymapping would disable the soft keys all together, so that wouldn't work.
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This is the only major annoyance I have with my wing that still does not have an acceptable solution. My fingers are quite tiny and I still hit that damn softkey instead of the T half the time. There's another thread about this and they suggested typing the message before typing the recipient but this does not work for me as I'm almost always replying to a message instead of starting a new one. Surely one of you geniuses on this wonderful forum will figure some way to fix this.... PRETTY PLEASE!?
unfortunately, the function appears to be hard coded into the sms program, so there's no way of fixing it, unless whoever makes that software recodes it.
What about disabling it for all programs? I mean I never use it for anything. It's just as easy for me to lift my thumb a few centimeters and tap the on-screen soft key instead. Personally, I'd rather do that and not have to worry about hitting it accidently. And I'm hoping, since you were able to remap keys from herald to wing, that it should be possible to remap just that one to do nothing. Of course I don't really know what I'm talking about.
I can look into it... well, the virtual keymapping I did universally affects that key on the phone ... so I don't know how it will affect the phone ... but I can mess with it and see what I can come up with. I don't know if I would be able to disable it, but maybe I can remap it to something other than "send"
I'll see if I can look into it whenever I have some time.
Hi !
I'm writing an app (which i will post here for free ofc) and i'm trying to read the volume up/down keys. I also need to stop them from displaying the volume slider and changing volume while my app is running, i.e. inhibit default behaviour. And since my app will run in the background i want the rest of the keys to function as normal.
If you can help, please post here.
I would really like concise answers, not something like : "try to hook the keyboard driver and see what you get".
Don't ask what my app will do, i won't tell until it's ready (a beta will be available as soon as i can read the keys, i got the rest of it ready).
Thanks,
RPG
Sorry I will give you a "try to hook the keyboard driver and see what you get" like answer ;-) but did you get that keys were hardware specific ?
Sometimes those keys are mapped to Up and Down.
I have no problem in asking the user: press volume up key, press volume down key, so that it works on any machine (or maybe he wants to use different keys). The problem is that GetASyncKeyState for example has no idea those keys are pressed. And even when it works for some other keys (GetAsyncKeyState reads them), those keys still go to the system and stuff happens (like i said, i want to inhibit default behaviour).
Don't post if you don't know what GetASyncKeyState does
RPG0 said:
I have no problem in asking the user: press volume up key, press volume down key, so that it works on any machine (or maybe he wants to use different keys). The problem is that GetASyncKeyState for example has no idea those keys are pressed. And even when it works for some other keys (GetAsyncKeyState reads them), those keys still go to the system and stuff happens (like i said, i want to inhibit default behaviour).
Don't post if you don't know what GetASyncKeyState does
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I'm guessing C++, which I have no knowledge in, however, briefly looking at the MSDN article on GetASyncKeyState, I'd guess the list on vijay555s site for VJKeyPress uses the same key codes...
So,
Code:
VK_VOLUME_DOWN 174
VK_VOLUME_UP 173
from here
l3v5y said:
I'm guessing C++, which I have no knowledge in, however, briefly looking at the MSDN article on GetASyncKeyState, I'd guess the list on vijay555s site for VJKeyPress uses the same key codes...
So,
Code:
VK_VOLUME_DOWN 174
VK_VOLUME_UP 173
from here
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Like i said, i already tried that. Doesn't work.
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Like i said, i already tried that. Doesn't work.
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Then, I'm sorry, but I'm clueless
bump !
I'm really close, i just need the way to read the keys
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bump !
I'm really close, i just need the way to read the keys
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Do you need them within your program, or to be redirected to your program (as in, the volume keys open your program)? In the Diamond volume control app, there are some reg keys for opening that program rather than the WM volume control applet...
I need them in my program.
Right now i do have them redirected to run my prog, for tests, but it's not the way i want it.
What i do need is a way to know in my prog when that key is pressed and when it is released. Again, my app will run in the background, so i need the rest of the keys untouched.
hey i've been searching for a solution to this problem ever since i got my N1 without any luck.
when composing and sms, the 'next' or 'return' key is missing and in its place is the 'smiley' key.
i've tried other keyboards like better keyboard and swype but the 'smiley' key still shows up.
is there a way to get the 'next' key back?
thanx.
Download and use handcent. It got rid of the smiley key for me.
any other solution?
Hi.
I really miss the search button from the Desire device. I have tried to remap the send (dial) button to search by altering the bravo-keypad.kl file in /system/usr/keylayout. But the change didn't work. My altered keypad file is posted below, maybe someone can tell me why it's not working?
SOLUTION: Edit the right file. In my build the default qwerty.kl file was used not the bravo-keypad.kl. Adding SEARCH to key 231 and 61 turns the send key into a search key Even voice search by long press works
key 102 HOME
key 139 MENU
key 158 BACK
key 217 SEARCH
key 107 ENDCALL WAKE_DROPPED
key 116 POWER WAKE_DROPPED
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE
key 231 SEARCH
key 61 SEARCH
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just revert what you changed back to how it was.
then hold down the start button (Windows Logo) and the keyboard will pop up, once you start typing it will go into the search app.
mr_billionaire said:
just revert what you changed back to how it was.
then hold down the start button (Windows Logo) and the keyboard will pop up, once you start typing it will go into the search app.
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Thanks for that tip, but unfortunately it does not work inside all applications.
Thought u ment the Hardware search buttom, missing that a lot, couse a lot of apps maps it (search buttom) to combine some function. If we take ån sms progie fex. The search buttom is maped to compose sms's, hope someone fine a way to map a Hardware key to the search buttom
Yeah I need to map Multi Task manager to a hard key, can you help with that?
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Thought u ment the Hardware search buttom, missing that a lot, couse a lot of apps maps it (search buttom) to combine some function. If we take ån sms progie fex. The search buttom is maped to compose sms's, hope someone fine a way to map a Hardware key to the search buttom
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This is exactly what I have done, remapped the physical send button (left most button on the HD2) to behave like a search button. HTC Desire does not have a send button either, and I don't miss it. I find it more usefully to have a search button then a send (call) button.
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Where are you entering this data to change these settings?
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Try remapping a button to DPAD_CENTER and see if it works for the trackball in camcorder.
paalkr said:
This is exactly what I have done, remapped the physical send button (left most button on the HD2) to behave like a search button. HTC Desire does not have a send button either, and I don't miss it. I find it more usefully to have a search button then a send (call) button.
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Hi paalkr
Where is the file qwerty placed ? That would be great if it worked for me, I really miss the hardware search buttom.
Thanx
Cobra2 said:
Hi paalkr
Where is the file qwerty placed ? That would be great if it worked for me, I really miss the hardware search buttom.
Thanx
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All files related to key mappings are located in /system/usr/keylayout . The qwerty.kl is the one that android is defaulting to if not specified otherwise. There may be some other kl files in the folder, but the vendor specific file is just "left overs" from the ROM rip (in some cases).
paalkr said:
All files related to key mappings are located in /system/usr/keylayout . The qwerty.kl is the one that android is defaulting to if not specified otherwise. There may be some other kl files in the folder, but the vendor specific file is just "left overs" from the ROM rip (in some cases).
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Thanx big time mate for pointing me the right place, that is just what i needed for the handcent sms.
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Mapping End Key
Has anyone mapped the end call button to work. On my Darkstone build I have to hit the end call on screen, hitting the red hard key just shuts the screen off (very annoying). I then have to wake up the phone and end the call.
I pulled both bravo_keypad and qwerty files but both seem to be set to the right end key.
Any ideas or help?
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Has anyone mapped the end call button to work. On my Darkstone build I have to hit the end call on screen, hitting the red hard key just shuts the screen off (very annoying). I then have to wake up the phone and end the call.
I pulled both bravo_keypad and qwerty files but both seem to be set to the right end key.
Any ideas or help?
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theres an options in the settings menu to do this, i just cant find it. I used to have it set correctly, but changing roms every few days, you start to get confused. I would appreciate it if someone could point us in the right direction.
Thank you.
Thanks for this useful tip that works perfectly !
A way to only map quick press to Search and keep long press on DIAL Button associate to Phone ?
here is my qwerty.kl file. what did i do wrong?
songokussm said:
here is my qwerty.kl file. what did i do wrong?
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Didn't succeed either, I mounted system as read write and modified qwerty.kl, rebooted but nothing changed. I would like a lot too having the search button on the call key :-(
I am on Shubcraft build
DocteurN said:
Thanks for this useful tip that works perfectly !
A way to only map quick press to Search and keep long press on DIAL Button associate to Phone ?
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I would like that too, but I haven't sorted that out.
songokussm said:
here is my qwerty.kl file. what did i do wrong?
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Could be that your build uses an other file then the qwerty.kl. Have you tried to edit the vendor specific file instead?
on my device using shubcraft v1.4 it was the htcleo-keypad.kl
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phrozendevil said:
on my device using shubcraft v1.4 it was the htcleo-keypad.kl
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phrozendevil is 100% correct it is the htcleo-keypad.kl file.
Now i just need help with chaning the volume buttons to the camera buttons.
I changed:
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE
To:
key 115 CAMERA WAKE
key 114 CAMERA WAKE
Upon press it starts the camera app, but will not take a photo. However when i switch to the camcorder function, that works just fine.
Ideas?
ps: i just use a widget to control my volume, which is very rare for me.
I realize that if you start typing with the hardware keyboard on the home screen it will automatically enter what you've typed into a search. However I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed the following: When typing a text message if I end up (accidentally at first, and now every time I purposefully do it) pushing multiple keys at the same time toward the middle of the keyboard various, apparently random things happen. For example it may start a search, it may cause the screen to go back to my list of conversation, or even all the way back to the home screen. Try it for yourself and let me know!
i tried and nothin weird happens. perhaps u are hitting the back, home or search keys on the side of the keyboard, or maybe u have a defective keyboard.
ravizzle said:
i tried and nothin weird happens. perhaps u are hitting the back, home or search keys on the side of the keyboard, or maybe u have a defective keyboard.
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I definitely made sure I was only pressing the very center buttons. It seemed to happen only with the "ghjb" keys, but you have to press them at the same time, multiple times. I wouldn't be extremely surprised if the keyboard is defective though...
there is a menu in the settings that has "shortcut" key commands... you can go edit this list and/or delete them so this won't happen.
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there is a menu in the settings that has "shortcut" key commands... you can go edit this list and/or delete them so this won't happen.
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I turned all of them off and that didn't change it either. I played around with it some more and found a pattern, so if anyone else would care to try this and report if it happens to them that'd be awesome...when in a conversation in the messaging app, if I hit "g" and hold it down then push "h" it brings up the menu that would normally pop up if one hit the menu button (it also types those two letters into the box for text). If I do the same thing but add "j" at the end, it functions like the back button (again typing those three letters, which end up being saved as a draft). Holding down more letters is a little harder, but doing so has actually caused the phone to freeze to the point that the battery must be taken out. Probably heading to exchange at store tomorrow.
I'm not having the aforementioned issue, but I am having the issue of typing fast on the keyboard and the keyboard skipping keys that I know I have pressed. I think it may be due to the sensitivity of they hardware keys - in that I am not hitting the ones that are skipped "hard enough". This has been confirmed by a few of my friends with Epics, but it's a minor issue and is resolved by merely typing "harder".
Anyone else?
i tried to replicate the issue, but couldnt. Try exchanging ur epic and see if u still get the issue
oxeneers said:
I'm not having the aforementioned issue, but I am having the issue of typing fast on the keyboard and the keyboard skipping keys that I know I have pressed. I think it may be due to the sensitivity of they hardware keys - in that I am not hitting the ones that are skipped "hard enough". This has been confirmed by a few of my friends with Epics, but it's a minor issue and is resolved by merely typing "harder".
Anyone else?
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Same here, I came from the TP2 and I didn't had to press that hard, it kinda bugs me also.
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