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PocketPuTTy, pageup/down and äöå

Hey,
I'm an irssi junkie and that's one of the main reasons I wanted to get the X1.
I found that PocketPuTTy was the best SSH-client for Windows Mobile and it works pretty well. But I can't find a way to use pageup and pagedown in it.
In other Windows mobiles the keys are found at Fn+up/down arrow, but since there aren't arrowkeys in X1, it's a no go. Anybody have an idea how to get those functions available?
Another biggie was that the versions of the mobile that arrived to Finland are UK versions. That naturally means we don't have the äöå -buttons. There was a fix around to make the öäå available from áü-button, but the button doesn't seem to work in Opera nor in Irssi. Any way to fix that?
(And sorry if there have been posts about these matters before. I tried searching before posting new topics but couldn't find anything relevant)

You might use the arrow keys around the dpad for PgUp/Down, etc.

Doesn't work. I get the numbers 2,4,6,8 from the dpad

hey, how do you jump between channel/query windows in [email protected]? there's no alt/esc button so i dont know how to do that..

Hello,
I got a Sony Ericsson X1 Xperia. I must say I really like the platform.
I use PQzII (http://nicque.com/PQz/PQzII.htm) to bind the vol up / vol down keys to ctrl and alt. Then when I connect to my irssi screen I can cycle the querys using Ctrl + N (next window) and Ctrl + P (previous window). I haven't gotten the alt meta key to work yet tough :-(
So for now I just have an alias in irssi /alias g window goto.
So I can type /g X where X is the window number I want to jump to.
Anyone know how to get the pgup/pgdown keys?

Hi.
I have the same problem, can't send "alt + <digit>" combinations nor pgup/pgdown buttons.
Anyone can help us out here?
Bushman

I'm also interested in finding the page up and down! *subscribes to thread*
What do you guys use PuTTy for btw? I use it for MUD.

Long Press

Do you know, is it possible to map longpress-action for button (start, back and home) ?
I know, in menu i can add action for long-send button.
I use longpress-action on my previously elf and it was great
Thx for reply

I doubt that the stock ROM will give you that option. This type of functionality is Windows Mobile specific, not device specific; so considering that, look around the generic software (Windows Mobile) sub forum and see if you can find a tool that will help you with that. I can't recall any apps off the top of my head, but I know there are some floating around that will allow you that functionality. I'll do some searching and give a shout if I find any.

Scope this and give it a shot - I've heard of others having success with it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554240
Or here for Touch 2 / Tilt 2 specific instructions:
http://www.wmexperts.com/turn-att-tilt-2-ptt-button-something-useful
It should do what you need. Let me know if it helps or not!

I have tested it, install program OK, run program - add key
but touch2 freezed.
Dont work with key on touch2
grr, freezed everytime after SR

Long Send OK
if you create file Long_Send.lnk and put it in directory windows, it works...
In file is path to program for example:
"\Program Files\Total Commander\cecmd.exe"
the problem is, how are named the buttom (start-back-home)

UP/DOWN Buttons malfunction in OS 3.003b

Hello everybody!
I just bought an S200 and I upgraded the OS to the latest v3.003b using the file available at acer.com. Everything went flawlesly, but...
... the UP/DOWN navigation buttons ceased working as they should. They act (correctly) as sound volume controls in most of the circumstances, but they should have different other functions in some applications (which they don't any more).
For example, while camera is active, the UP/DOWN combo should control the zoom. They functioned correctly under OS 2.003 (which originally equipped my S200), but they have no function at all afer the upgrade. As a consequence, I cannot zoom any more.
Another example is the phonebook application. One should be able to navigate and select the phonebook entries by using the UP/DOWN buttons. Selecting a contact in such a manner makes a certain menu available, which allows (among others) to copy entries between the SIM and phone memory. After the upgrade the buttons act as sound volume controllers even when the phonebook is active. Moving contacts fom SIM to memory has become a hassle.
Is this a bug in OS v3.003b or I'm just unlucky??? If the former, is there any fix available? (I did use the search function across these forums to no avail)
I mention I flashed the ROM twice: first time with the file downloaded from Acer web site and the second time with the file from Acer FTP (the two files seem to be identical anyway).
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hi there
The volume toggle only works as a camera zoom function if the picture resolution is set to 640/480 or lower--please see where your resolution is set and let me know...
...as for phone book I have never been able to use the toggle in this way before or after upgrade so I cannot comment--perhaps another user has experienced this function.
Good luck
Stoma

Hi, Stoma!
Thank you for your input!
You are absolutely right about the resolution-connected function of the up-down combo. The buttons do work as they should at resolutions below 640x480! I didn't realize I increased the picture resolution only after the upgrade -- this explains how the image zoom was available before.
I still don't have an explanation for the phonebook behaviour -- I just know I was able to copy contacts from my SIM into my phone memory before the upgrade and now I can't any more.

'Ctrl' key on Touch2 Keyboard

After this issue, fate had worse things for my P3400i(gene). It fell down and the speaker stopped working. Frustrated with repeated issues, I decided to dump my gene and I picked up the Touch 2 (the special version without 3G and GPS).
Now, the P3400i had a 'Ctrl' key in its keypad which was handy for copying, pasting, selecting et al, just like a desktop. But I cant find the 'Ctrl' key on my Touch Keypad. Is n't it really there or am I missing something?

I think you are right: There is no Ctrl-Key in the keyboard. But look out for the free Program Total Commander: It's not allowed for me to post links (so search google for that tool) , it's a file manager with an "integrated" Ctrl-Key for copying, etc....

No, its not here. Missin nothing.

L.J.Silver said:
I think you are right: There is no Ctrl-Key in the keyboard. But look out for the free Program Total Commander: It's not allowed for me to post links (so search google for that tool) , it's a file manager with an "integrated" Ctrl-Key for copying, etc....
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Thanks L.J.Silver. 'Total Commander' is a file manager. What I am looking for is a keypad that comes with a control key. I want to have the 'Ctrl' key when I am typing say an SMS or working on a word file. I did come across SPB Keyboard but its not a freeware. I am going to try it and see if its worth the money. In the meantime, pl let me know if you know of another solution.

You can use Finger Touch Keyboard. However it's shareware but works fine without issues. It has various skins which can be used and contains Shift as well as Ctrl Keys.
Here's the link:
http://www.fingertouchpro.com/index.php?section=download

Naveen: Thanks a ton for this one. They have a stripped down freeware version as well. I installed it and it works yahoo!

aDosBox v0.2beta (with virtual keyboard) just released

Please help us test it out and report bugs/issues. Thanks
Just search "adosbox" in Google, I am not allowed to post external URL here.
Any kinds of help are welcome

Hi, i downloaded this last night for one reason and one reason only (for now anyway) - to play championship manager and i managed to get it start a new game it took over an hour to do it and then simple things like changing pages takes over a min so it esentially unplayable.
Other that great work and i wish i could be of more help but im afraid ive never done any software programming in my life

Wow, this is perfect so far. I just tried cyberdogs on it and it ran amazing. The program is really easy to get running. Is there a way to mount hard keyboards to the controls?

Just tried it. works like a charm.

Yep, works awesome.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App

I am really enjoying adosbox right now on my Transformer, but lack of 3.1 mouse support has saddened me to the point where I compiled from source myself. I have it working sort of (on the java end), but because the build screen size doesn't match with the actual screen size, I am having issues with the mouse not following perfectly. I would like to get mouse support working better for 3.1 devices (and probably better emulation going for pre 3.1 devices), but I need to edit some of the C files for that. Unfortunately I have not done much native code on Android, so I am running into problems compiling. The ndk-build script seems to fail on me with an error of "missing separator" in the SDL-1.2 make file. Sadly I have never used make so I don't know how to correct it.
Today I saw the build_instructions.txt in jni/application/dosbox/. Are you building through this instead of the ndk (do I need to get gcc ARM cross compiling installed on my linux box)? In either case where does the dosbox-0.74-cfg-pelyaSDL.tar.gz come from?
Any help you could give me in getting the native part to build would be appreciated. Then I can focus on getting some usability stuff working and throw patches your way.
P.S. The feedback page is broken.

Hi. That's great news.
I love dosbox an I appreciate your work.
If you don't mind I will post some issues here.
I've installed adosbox 0.2.5 on my Desire Z.
I've tried to run some apps and games.
Dos Navigaror: Usable.
1. Mouse trackpad emulation works quite well, however it only moves in x,y axis separately. No intermediate directions (I suppose the hardware does not allow it). Any possibilities to solve this?
2. Touch screen mouse movement works quite well - however with delay.
2a. Well, sometimes there is no mouse. I swing on the screen with no effect.
3. It does not respond to screen tap as a left mouse click. Well it works sometimes. I have no control on that.
3a It does not respond to double tap (double click) at all.
4. No possibility to bind/emulate arrow keys. I can't find such function in dosbox menus. ---edit --- I could bind some keys but... see the edit part down there.
5. On PC I've been using config to autostart Dos Navigator with dosbox start. How to do it on Android? I couldn't find .conf file on my device.
System shock: starts but unplayable.
1. I've got a slide show. I've increased the CPU cycle to 1000 even to 2500 with no satisfactory effect.
2. On screen mouse movement works but the cursor jumps into different position when tapping.
3. With no option for binding keys this game is 100% unplayable.
Hocus Pocus: works but no arrow keys.
1. It starts nicely.
2. It reacts on "FN" key - the hero is shooting.
3. However no hardware arrow keys makes the game unplayable. Moving with trackpad sucks so much that the game is unplayable.
Oxyd Magnum: Playable but not exciting.
1. It react on taping the screen.
2. On screen mouse works well but with some ugly delay. This takes out most of the fun.
So the main issues I see are the cpu speed, mouse delay and the hw keys binding.
You are making a great job.
However making dos games being fun on the phone needs good controls workaround. Without that - no fun.
Thank you.
Don't forget we appreciate your work.
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Keys binding:
The .dosbox\mapper-0.74.map file (the file for binding keys) can not be found from the phone level. It must be done from a PC level. It's not a big issue but what to hide the file for?
After rebinding left FN, left shift and tab keys Hocus Pocus is quite playable.
It would be nice if you provide us the list of numbers for HW keys on some devices.
I can't bind "menu" as right arrow. And I can't bind search, sym, and the two shortcut keys. They are left useles.
And binding some keys as arrows disables trackpad!
Sound:
No mater what number I set for cycles I can't make the sound to play smoothly.
Any suggestions?

Someone knowns the makefile system for adosbox "libapplication.so"?
Ive been trying for a long time to recompile adosbox for mips, and i still unable to compile that file, not even for arm.

Hello,
I am using aDOSBox to run QBASIC (yes I know there are "better" and "faster" interpreters/compliers, but some have bad issues, see one comment about writting files on X-11 BASIC, others have a max file size) with an external keyboard (so I can see the screen while typing - can you make the virtual keyboard transparent?).
I have found that some keys do not work nor processed correctly in this version (freshly gotten from Google Play), namely the "." when shifted (I get ":" every time, all other punction keys appear to be fine). At first I though this was a KCM problem (had problems with mismapped keys on a Droid X), but while I was briefly able to rooted my tablet (someone please read/question my post/question about the Azpen A701 rooting) I was able to view the generic.kcm and other kcm files (lost root right after this) and those files define the shift period combination correctly. Also I get a ">" when I hit that combination in the 920 Text Editor.
Function keys seem to send to Android key processes (opening/launching other apps) instead of work in the program. Insert, Delete, Home, and End do not seem to be working at all.