Is it possible to remap our softkeys? I tried following directions I found on Hero and it didnt work. Was wondering if anyone was able to change lets say, the Search button to launch the Camera.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695936
What happens when you LONG press your search button? Mine comes up with 3 different options from various apps i have installed, including voice search. So I would say yes, its def possible.
Handcent
Quick Settings
Voice Search
All 3 of those show up when you long press the search key. So I'm sure you can have it launch the camera, just have to know how to develop it
I wonder if it can maybe be altered with BetterCut.
LexusBrian400 said:
What happens when you LONG press your search button? Mine comes up with 3 different options from various apps i have installed, including voice search. So I would say yes, its def possible.
Handcent
Quick Settings
Voice Search
All 3 of those show up when you long press the search key. So I'm sure you can have it launch the camera, just have to know how to develop it
I wonder if it can maybe be altered with BetterCut.
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I get 2 diff items when I long press search. Voice Search and Handcent. I tried following the guide listed above and it just made the Search key vibrate and do nothing. Unless I screwed up copy and paste, lol, I dont know. Has anyone successfully changed any of the soft keys?
droidkevlar said:
Is it possible to remap our softkeys? I tried following directions I found on Hero and it didnt work. Was wondering if anyone was able to change lets say, the Search button to launch the Camera.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695936
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id totally ask this dude, if he came up with this than im sure hed know how to revamp for our phone, theres proably honestly little to change in process.lol i wish i knew how or id tell ya....
Ok, so this has been really bothering me that i cant fix this myself..so i came for help.. I like both the Quickdesk Beta and Itching Thumb as a kind of in-between for LauncherPro and just getting to apps/widgets, while still in-app. The problem with Droid X is that theres no way to set a third-party app as the default function. Im more interested with getting Quickdesk to work, because that is what i can see myself using more.
I have tried the workarounds that is on the quickdesk site, or where ever the link on it sends you (using titanium backup to freeze the default app you choose for double tap, so nothing would happen except launch quickdesk). The problem with this is that after the first home button press, it exits the current app, to your launcher, then opens quick desk. I have seen/tried the other method using SQL Editor, which i think is the proper route, but dont understand the proper input style. (<Program>/<Activity>)...i do know that the file for quickdesk is (sg.ruqqq.quickdesk) and have tried that, but i think something else is needed for the proper function of it. If someone can point me in the right, more specific direction, it would be greatly appreciated..Thank you
And yes i have searched around and done extensive research first
We need to figure out a way to customize the genius button. It would be a great service to everyone, especially if it doesn't require root.
I looked at logCat, and I see that the button fires up the following intent:
Code:
{ flg=0x10000000 cmp=com.nuance.android.vsuite.vsuiteapp/.VSuiteStartSession }
I'm not quite sure how to create an intent handler for something that doesn't have an action or a category. I even created a test app that matches the intent above exactly, but only the stock genius app launches, and I'm not given an option to choose my default handler for the action. I don't think there is a key handler to intercept either. Any ideas
You know, I was thinking about this all morning (eventhough I don't have the device). Back in the day we remapped functions for certain keys (as g1 didn not have search key of any kind). Can someone go into /system/usr and look what's in there? I believe we are looking for keylayout folder. In that folder we should have some .kl files. They named different from device to device (using Cliq now and they are all named MorrisonXXXXX.kl). Look through those files and find genious button function. From there it should be very easy to change it to google search (or voice search) but substituting the function and pushing the file back in its location. I would have no problem doing it but as I said, I don't own the device myself.
Couple more option (highly unlikely to work):
Clear defaults in Genious app
Freeze Genious app
I don't see those working but who knows... we may be able to assign new default after doing this.
kl files
Here are the files from /system/usr/keylayout
Looks like the correct entry is in glacier-keypad.kl, but it is mapped to a "search" function.
Not sure it will help, but I'd love to see search there instead.
I don't mind the genius button, it actually works fairly well the more you use it. However, I don't like that it disables the search button.
It should be single press for search, long press for genius.
That would be perfect.
rjgii said:
Here are the files from /system/usr/keylayout
Looks like the correct entry is in glacier-keypad.kl, but it is mapped to a "search" function.
Not sure it will help, but I'd love to see search there instead.
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Ok, I'm at work so I can't really do anything with this but I will look into into it later, when I get home. You are correct, it's in the glacier-keypad.kl. Unfortunately, it's set to the same thing as regular search i.e. In G1 we used to set it to SEARCH as well but it would bring up regular search.
I will try to PM GeniusDog (the guy who figured out how to remap keys) when I get home to see if he can give me some insight on this.
Did anyone try to freeze (disable) Genious app to see if it releases G key to regular search?
We should also contact ChiefzReloaded, he would know how to do it since they put CM on Slide which did have Genious on it to begin with.
Ok, so I guess this is a little different then the Slide. Slides G key was mapped to FUNC_4. Our G key already mapped to SEARCH, its just that Genious overtakes it. I twitted Eugene_73 to see if he could help, he was the brain behind Slide's development in this area.
If its helpful to anyone, holding down the menu button will bring out search keyboard. I really wish the would give us a option to chose from the voicesearch ¦,/
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borodin1 said:
Ok, so I guess this is a little different then the Slide. Slides G key was mapped to FUNC_4. Our G key already mapped to SEARCH, its just that Genious overtakes it. I twitted Eugene_73 to see if he could help, he was the brain behind Slide's development in this area.
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Hmm...what about mapping it to a function key (like on the G2) and then assign whatever action we want to that function key? I will try that out as soon as I get some free time.
Alright, so I tried modifying the key layout file on my G2 (vision-keypad.kl) just to test the process and I am not allowed to make any changes. Just get a "Read-only file system" response. I'm sure it would be the same for the MT4G. Anyone have ideas on what else to try? I really want to find a solution without rooting, but any solution would be a good start.
root
We have root now, so we should be able to modify the key mapping files.
If I find any time today I'll give it a shot.
rjgii said:
We have root now, so we should be able to modify the key mapping files.
If I find any time today I'll give it a shot.
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Great. You will probably have to remount the system partition like this before you can write to it:
su
mount -o remount, rw /system
Oh how I hate that genius button..I would absolutely donate immediately for an app to remap it to search. That would be amazing.
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Did anyone try to uninstall (disable) Genious app yet? Since the G key mapped to SEARCH already, this may release it to actuall Google search.... just thinking out loud
I froze it last night. No response from the G button after that.
21productionz said:
I froze it last night. No response from the G button after that.
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LOL...
They really mean "you" in the commercials!
You gotta customize everything..
Sent From The Moon... With a HTC Glacier
I updated my voice search in the market when I first got the phone, and for a time when I pushed the button is would actually give me the option to choose what app handled the action and I could choose voice search. However, after one time choosing the Genius button it never asked again. I wonder if there would be a way to continuously clear the Default so that it always asked.
borodin1 said:
Did anyone try to uninstall (disable) Genious app yet? Since the G key mapped to SEARCH already, this may release it to actuall Google search.... just thinking out loud
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I disabled dragon dictation and genius, and after holding the button for a couple seconds, my phone crashed and rebooted. Multiple taps on the button seemed to do the same thing. Leaving dragon dictation enabled and genius disabled seemed to be less prone to crashing.
This has been solved in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836702
Is there an app out there that will allow me to remap the mt4g camera button?
I prefer Vignette over the default camera app and would like to be able to open it using the side button instead of through a homescreen icon.
I purchased Button Remapper from the Market but that didn't work as I had hoped so I got a refund. It only allowed me to remap the button to different functions as opposed to different apps. Did I completely miss something? I emailed the dev to see if this is possible and am awaiting a reply but wanted to see if anyone else had a solution to this dilemma.(UPDATE: The developer got back to me and confirmed that I would not be able to use Button Remapper for what I was hoping to do. I appreciate the dev's quick response though)
see this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834191
neidlinger said:
see this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834191
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Handing out help that doesnt work?? No where in the thread you linked does it answer his question. He is asking about a app that will allow him to open another app (ie: Vignette) by using his dedicated camera button. It was never answered in that thread either.
Answer....Button Shortcut in the Market (free) will allow you to make your camera button open any app you want. Including Vignette.
Im on Rubik Rom for DL30... How do I take a screen shot... Ive seen all these pics but no idea how to take one. can someone please point me in the right direction
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If Rubik hasn't removed it, you can press the Power button + Back button at the same time (a feature of the DL30 and EB01 leaks, not all roms based on them have kept that). Or, you can get one of the apps from the market and use them instead (also a way via adb, but that's a bit out-of-your-way).
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If Rubik hasn't removed it, you can press the Power button + Back button at the same time (a feature of the DL30 and EB01 leaks, not all roms based on them have kept that). Or, you can get one of the apps from the market and use them instead (also a way via adb, but that's a bit out-of-your-way).
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Thank you sir.
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