Is there any way to change the left lower soft-key on sense-home screen?
yes, use advanced config - push on menu - more settings - key mapping and you can change the left and right softkeys.
kuzibri said:
yes, use advanced config - push on menu - more settings - key mapping and you can change the left and right softkeys.
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which version of advanced config?
anyone know which registry keys are changed to map left soft key?
The following register keys will change the left softkey into Camera:
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila]
"HomeLSKArguments"=""
"HomeLSKPath"="windows\camera.exe"
"HomeLSKText"="Camera"
You can change it into anything you like.
Can you please write the standard entry for the volume adjustments?
Somehow they have been erased. I can jump into the volume menu, but not adjust it with pressing up or down, instead i jump back to where I were.
Thanks
I suppose leaving the enty blank will restore original settings?
I than have a problem with the gfreek 6 taskbar i guess.
Is there a known solution? Or any other hints?
Hi,
any known side effect in changing the left soft key from PHONE to anything else?
I have the HD2 with ROM 172WWE.
I changed the registry entries as you decribed above, nothing changed with the soft key.
Still shows phone.
No much point in having 'phone' or even the top left start menu when we have the hard buttons.
I'll do more searching on start button and also soft keys.
hgalanos said:
I have the HD2 with ROM 172WWE.
I changed the registry entries as you decribed above, nothing changed with the soft key.
Still shows phone.
No much point in having 'phone' or even the top left start menu when we have the hard buttons.
I'll do more searching on start button and also soft keys.
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did you reboot yet? wont change till you do.
thegios said:
Hi,
any known side effect in changing the left soft key from PHONE to anything else?
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No. I've never had/heard of any problems.
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I have just got my first Windows Mobile 5 Device, a MDA Vario. Its great, but Ive put Photo Contacts Pro on it, and changed the home screen soft key from contacts to Photocontactspro. Thing is, the app name is too long and gets cut off to "photo con"
Is there anyway to rename this softkey?
Thanks
You can do that in the registries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112 - right key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\113 - left key
Values:
Default=Button label
Open=command
Cool, thanks
Hmmm
I wonder if you can help me.
I tried VITO ButtonManager and it has well and truly screwed up my softkey definitions for the Today Screen.
The right one seems to change what is does and the left one does not work at all.
I have disabled Button Manger but still cannot get the softkeys to work again.
How would I reset them to their original values?
Please bear in mind I have NEVER changed a registry key before?
Robin
Remapping SoftKeys
Robster, there is a complete incompatibility between our Wizard and VitoButtonMapper soft.
For interested people there is a specific soft to change Right and Left key applications (for instance, the right softkey is now launching TomTom instead of Contact).
Juste time to find where I may share this soft with you !
You could just follow the registry tweaks up top
It's not much more difficult from using Windows Explorer and notepad
Hey guys hope everyone is doing ok today, just got a quick question about the soft keys. I have just flashed my ROM to RUU_Molski.Biz_226102_22610105_022511_G4_WWE its an excellent rom and would recommend it!
Just one thing tho i have CoPilot the sat nav prog on here and i like to set it to the left soft key so i can just load it quickly. Since i flashed the ROM when i press the left soft key it says "error opening shortcut or locating target filename" just wondering if anyone knows how i could fix this?
Many thanks
More info required.
How to you set the softkey? program or via registry hack? value?
well i set the softkey through the little softkey thing in settings and co pilot was in the list ok it just doesn't seem to work when i click the softkey. Is it a reg setting i need to change?
That is weird, the softkey software should work perfectly. Unless you move the thing away from the application start menu.
Anyway, take a look at the wiki at
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=WM5_Tweaks_Other
On the section "Change the application launched by Today screen Soft Keys"
For your case, set it up using the Softkey application, and go into the registry (with any reg edit software) and look at the value of
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112\Open
See what is the value being set to.
If it is set to the shortcut, try setting it to the exact EXE file.
A freeware SoftKey Editor for Windows Mobile, allowing you to change the defaults for your Today screen softkeys.
Features
* Free and free to use in Roms!
* Set Today Screen Left and Right SoftKey Names and Shortcuts.
* Easily set a SoftKey to anything in your Start Menu.
* Easily set a SoftKey to any file on your device.
* Easily set a SoftKey to an Internet Explorer Favorite.
* Reset to Defaults.
* Built in Soft Reset.
* Program Size Only 40Kb!
http://www.fantasticbytes.com/products.php
For HTC Touch Diamond Edition see this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2485292#post2485292
Awesome contribution!! Will try thanx.
Thanks for the program.
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Awesome contribution!! Will try thanx.
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That was quick
Enjoy!
Excellent contribution. Thank you very much.
If you create a rom with SoftKey Manager, you can post a link to it here if you like.
Been using it for couple weeks now.
Really like Reset to Defaults and Soft Reset option!
Excellent software .Thank you very much!
thanks a lot for this
nice apps....thanks for this.....
spacebar / return key / back?
Is there a way to set the soft keys to enter a "space" or input a "return" or (not as important) make it do "back" like in the sony Clies?
I am using Korean version of Touch Dual and the person who localized it for Korean is clearly a phone person and NOT a pda person -- s/he eliminated the space bar hard key and put a "phone vibrate" mode in instead .
This means i am typing a new appt or memo and every time there is a space, i have take out the stylus and peck at the spacebar/enter on the onscreen keyboard... which oblivates the advantage of having a hard T9 keyboard for most pda apps (although not important for making phone calls). .
actually i need a smiley that is crying b/c i am soooo frustrated...
(i would rather remap space/return to the pie key but everything i have tried on button remapping has not been working, so in desperation i am willing to give up the soft keys just to have a space input so i can lay my stylus to rest..)
This is even better than what I just downloaded (another softkey changer) I love this place!
Very nice application. Does what it's supposed to do in the most efficient way.
How about adding an option so that softkeys on start page of TouchFlo3D on Diamond can be changed too?
They can also be changed by registry keys, only different than the default today page. However, noone has written an application to do it.
SoftKey Manager can not do something like that yet.
However use a process manager and check the running processes on your phone one of them is probably causing your keys to be altered.
If you can not find the cause let me know, maybe I can help you out.
Hope you resolve this issue and fully enjoy your phone soon.
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Is there a way to set the soft keys to enter a "space" or input a "return" or (not as important) make it do "back" like in the sony Clies?
I am using Korean version of Touch Dual and the person who localized it for Korean is clearly a phone person and NOT a pda person -- s/he eliminated the space bar hard key and put a "phone vibrate" mode in instead .
This means i am typing a new appt or memo and every time there is a space, i have take out the stylus and peck at the spacebar/enter on the onscreen keyboard... which oblivates the advantage of having a hard T9 keyboard for most pda apps (although not important for making phone calls). .
actually i need a smiley that is crying b/c i am soooo frustrated...
(i would rather remap space/return to the pie key but everything i have tried on button remapping has not been working, so in desperation i am willing to give up the soft keys just to have a space input so i can lay my stylus to rest..)
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The scope for SoftKey Manager is for all Windows Mobile devices not just HTC devices.
I have not yet tried TouchFlo3D, if you can post the registry keys maybe I can write a SoftKey Manager just for Diamond phones.
aydc said:
Very nice application. Does what it's supposed to do in the most efficient way.
How about adding an option so that softkeys on start page of TouchFlo3D on Diamond can be changed too?
They can also be changed by registry keys, only different than the default today page. However, noone has written an application to do it.
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You're right, these keys are specific to the HTC Touch Diamond, but it would be so easy to implement it. Just put a check box named "Diamond mode" and you'll make current and future Diamond users very happy. I can beta-test it if you want.
Here are the reg keys which have to be modified:
under HKLM/Software/HTC/manila/
HomeLSKText ....(name of the left softkey)
HomeLSKPath ....(path to the application of left softkey)
HomeRSKPath ....(name of the right softkey)
HomeRSKText ....(path to the application of right softkey)
I made a special edition for Diamond users
Please test and let me know if it works.
Thanks
P.S. If you need a lightweight Launch Application that doesn't take much memory take a look at http://www.fantasticbytes.com/lminfo.php
Edited: Uploaded Wrong Version, Uploading new ones now, Fixed now
aydc said:
You're right, these keys are specific to the HTC Touch Diamond, but it would be so easy to implement it. Just put a check box named "Diamond mode" and you'll make current and future Diamond users very happy. I can beta-test it if you want.
Here are the reg keys which have to be modified:
under HKLM/Software/HTC/manila/
HomeLSKText ....(name of the left softkey)
HomeLSKPath ....(path to the application of left softkey)
HomeRSKPath ....(name of the right softkey)
HomeRSKText ....(path to the application of right softkey)
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I have tested your Diamond version with both a Start Menu item and with selecting an .exe directly. In both cases, your application works perfectly. After a soft reset the names of the softkeys are changed and clicking the softkeys brings up the right application.
Thank you very much. I think you have the first Diamond softkey changer on the market (even though it's free) . Let Diamond users know about it on the Diamond forum.
Thanks,
Please let me know if reset to defaults works. If it does then I will post a link on the Diamond forum.
aydc said:
I have tested your Diamond version with both a Start Menu item and with selecting an .exe directly. In both cases, your application works perfectly. After a soft reset the names of the softkeys are changed and clicking the softkeys brings up the right application.
Thank you very much. I think you have the first Diamond softkey changer on the market (even though it's free) . Let Diamond users know about it on the Diamond forum.
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Hi,
Reset to defaults at first seemed to have no effect on my Diamond. On the application screen, my previous settings stayed. However, I did a soft reset to be sure, and after the soft reset the default soft keys came up.
So return to defaults only works after a soft reset. I think after the defaults button is clicked you should ask the user directly to soft reset.
Works great but quick question.
When in phone screen, I've got video call in left softkey and menu in the right softkey.
I changed the left softkey to contacts but it changed the left softkey on the home page.
How do I change the left softkey while in phone screen?
Thanks,
Mark
Not the silver horizontal buttons, but the buttons at the bottom of the screen. How do you change?
There are lots of possibilities.
Easiest way is to use SK-Tools. This can do a lot of things and everyone should have.
It can be changed in the registry, but it is easier to let SK-Tools do this job, than to search and do it yourself.
Then there was a small freeware here at the developers since years HTC-Soft-Button-Changer or something like this. This should work too.
If you want to go down the registry route:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys
112 is left soft key.
113 is right soft key.
(default) string is the caption. I've changed my left key from 'contacts' to 'New'
Open string is the command to execute on key press. Delete this and create a new Open string with the executable you want to run.
For some strange reason, my right softkey keeps resetting itself to be <Today>. I have manually changed it back to <Right Softkey> multiple times and reset it, and it still changes back
Anyone seeing the same thing?
if the phone is in the middle of something (say opening opera) and I press the right button (to switch orientation) I get the today menu, however if I press it again it works as expected.
doody said:
For some strange reason, my right softkey keeps resetting itself to be <Today>. I have manually changed it back to <Right Softkey> multiple times and reset it, and it still changes back
Anyone seeing the same thing?
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Yeah mine keeps reverting to <Today> but the left key keeps whatever assignment I give it.
steelydan said:
Yeah mine keeps reverting to <Today> but the left key keeps whatever assignment I give it.
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I think this is TF3D related, I haven't had a problem since I reverted to stock rom.
For the life of me, I can't find the option in SK Tools to change the on screen soft keys? Anyone know where it is? Is it only in the paid version? I am testing out the trial version to see if anything is even useful there.
SCtud said:
For the life of me, I can't find the option in SK Tools to change the on screen soft keys? Anyone know where it is? Is it only in the paid version? I am testing out the trial version to see if anything is even useful there.
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You only get 6 options in the unpaid version so it's unlikely to be there.
It's under Tune Up then buttons Tab (which is the 9th tab)
Thanks! It is actually there in the trial version, but i did not see it buried in the sub menus. it looks like SPB Shell (panel version) overrides the settings there and does not have it's own setting to change. I guess I'll have to live with those for now.
Got a newbie question – please don’t shoot me if it’s silly. Just got myself a HD2 and absolutely love it. Swapped the stock ROM with the „X-TREME“ ROM and everything works like a charm. Only trouble is that I now miss the <Start Menu> and the <OK> icon in the top taskbar. Hence I am wondering if those buttons were removed by design and if yes, if there is any alternative (better?) way. I’ve noticed that on some screenshots the icons appear on the bottom of the screen, but that’s not happening on my phone…
Cheeeeeeers!
You can resign yourself to using the hardware buttons (the Windows flag button is Start and the back button is OK/Close) or restore the softkeys via registry changes.
Inside [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\BubbleTiles] set these keys to 1 to indicate the presence of hard buttons (and thus no need for softkeys) or 0 to show the softkeys:
"HardwareStartKeyEnabled"=dword:00000001
"HardwareDoneKeyEnabled"=dword:00000001
You can set these to 1 or 0 independent of each other.
I originally set mine to 1 to hide the softkeys to clear away clutter from the bottom bar. I've since set them back to 0 because AMeBa doesn't "see" the hardware back/OK/Close button and thus can't close applications. I've also used AMeBa to run Voice Command through a long press of the Windows softkey (like with the back key, AMeBa can't handle a long press of the hardware Windows key).
first of what build are you using? some roms eliminate these buttons cause you have hardware ones.
There are cab to put these back...usally
Yeah. some of the new x-treme ROM eliminated those two soft buttons because we have dedicated buttons at the bottom. Start is the middle button with windows logo, and OK would be the back button.
Thanks alot guys - I've applied the registry changes suggested and now I got my beloved buttons back
Cheeeeeeeeeeers!