Windows 8 is being designed for tablet. It lacks back button and makes it difficult to be used on pc. My idea is can anyone make a onscreen back button just like Android ICS?
Move your cursor to the top left of the screen... You'll see the last app you were in and you can click on it. If you move your cursor to the top left of the screen and wait for the little preview window to pop up and then move the cursor to the bottom a bit all the programs currently running will show up. Doesn't get much easier then that I'd say!
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Aaron McCarthy said:
Move your cursor to the top left of the screen... You'll see the last app you were in and you can click on it. If you move your cursor to the top left of the screen and wait for the little preview window to pop up and then move the cursor to the bottom a bit all the programs currently running will show up. Doesn't get much easier then that I'd say!
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but that is not perfect replacement for back button?
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where is the start bottom on this thing
i really eish i could acces the desptop faster any ideas
Its still in the lower left corner.
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1.Go to the left lower corner and place ur cursor...
2.If ur keypad has a key for windows then press it...
3.Place or cursor on the right lower corner to highlight a tab with settings & other controls, one of which is start menu...
4. Sometimes press ESC key...
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gopzzz said:
1.Go to the left lower corner and place ur cursor...
2.If ur keypad has a key for windows then press it...
3.Place or cursor on the right lower corner to highlight a tab with settings & other controls, one of which is start menu...
4. Sometimes press ESC key...
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i mean if i could access the destop faster instead of start screen
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Or put the desktop as the first thing in the start screen (top left) then hit enter. Desktop bang faster than any other version of windows by a long way. Also if you don't like going into the corner to launch the start screen ie get to your programs then download the zip file from here -
http://www.7tutorials.com/download-shortcut-windows-8-start-screen-desktop
It creates a program that's just a link to the start menu as you cant add shortcuts it is compiled as an exe.
This is esp good on multi monitor setups as with the hot corner it can be a little bit of a fiddle to get it to launch.
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Or put the desktop as the first thing in the start screen (top left) then hit enter. Desktop bang faster than any other version of windows by a long way. Also if you don't like going into the corner to launch the start screen ie get to your programs then download the zip file from here -
http://www.7tutorials.com/download-shortcut-windows-8-start-screen-desktop
It creates a program that's just a link to the start menu as you cant add shortcuts it is compiled as an exe.
This is esp good on multi monitor setups as with the hot corner it can be a little bit of a fiddle to get it to launch.
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Little Known Feature for users with Multi-Monitors:
When you need to hit a corner on a monitor that borders another monitor, it can be tricky to hit just right.
Don't try to be so precise. Just fling your mouse to any corner and it will "catch" the cursor and bring up the Charm or App List (Start Screen Button).
What I normally do is throw my pointer at the top or bottom and sling it to the side I need. It gets "caught" and acts like you are parked in a corner.
It's a small area that will catch it (6x6 pix), but it works really well.
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Little Known Feature for users with Multi-Monitors:
When you need to hit a corner on a monitor that borders another monitor, it can be tricky to hit just right.
Don't try to be so precise. Just fling your mouse to any corner and it will "catch" the cursor and bring up the Charm or App List (Start Screen Button).
What I normally do is throw my pointer at the top or bottom and sling it to the side I need. It gets "caught" and acts like you are parked in a corner.
It's a small area that will catch it (6x6 pix), but it works really well.
Thanks!
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It works better if you fling down and not so much to the corner. tbh I personally don't find it an issue now as I have programmed by mouse button but it did wind me up and I have has to put the icon on a couple of users. Its not so much that its tricky or even slow its just I like to fling myself about the os so I hate anything that is precise with the mouse lol, I think that's why I love the new start screen so much, Big fat squares instead of a list I find myself opening stuff before I even realized.
Coming to the Nexus 10 from a modded Xoom I'm having a little trouble with the new button placement. I like having the app tray button bottom center, but the Navigation buttons in the middle is confusing. I liked them over on the bottom left hand side, easier to reach with my thumb. I'm rooted and was wondering if anyone had any ideas. Thanks.
This ROM gives you that feature.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010280. Running it now and it seems very stable. :good:
Just got the N4 yesterday and love it but for one really irksome thing -- that the back button, which I use a lot, is on the left while the "running apps" button, which I don't, is on the right. It's a big phone so having stuff as near as possible to the bottom right-hand corner is key to one-handed operation (for righties, of course). So when I'm using Google Reader, the back button is at bottom left, and the "Up to category list" button is at top left. Really slows things down.
Am I the only one annoyed by this? Is there a fix short of a new ROM?
A rom may allow you to swap the buttons around. It doesnt bother me I hold my phone in my left hand a lot.
That was a big reason why I decided to root and go to an AOKP rom. Back button on the right side now and I'm so much happier.
It bothered me at first when moving from a Galaxy S (back on right side) to the Galaxy Nexus (back on left side). Got used to it after about a month though.
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Never noticed! But I prefer to get rid of them for the screen real estate.
It's more of a design choice rather than a pragmatic decision. Back on the left makes more sense. Some apps move the screen to the right when they go back, so tapping back on the left side and having the screen goes left makes sense thematically. I came from a Galaxy S which also had a right-side back button, and I have accustomed myself to the left-side back button with little effort. It fits the flow of apps better.
However, I'm strongly against the removal of the Search button that started in 3.x. I used Search for many apps, and it was an amazing shortcut. Fullscreen browser? Press search and you got access to the URL bar. Looking for a contact? Search button. Want to do a search in a file explorer? There's a familiar button for that. Recents should have stayed as a long press of the Home button.
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It's more of a design choice rather than a pragmatic decision. Back on the left makes more sense. Some apps move the screen to the right when they go back, so tapping back on the left side and having the screen goes left makes sense thematically. I came from a Galaxy S which also had a right-side back button, and I have accustomed myself to the left-side back button with little effort. It fits the flow of apps better.
However, I'm strongly against the removal of the Search button that started in 3.x. I used Search for many apps, and it was an amazing shortcut. Fullscreen browser? Press search and you got access to the URL bar. Looking for a contact? Search button. Want to do a search in a file explorer? There's a familiar button for that. Recents should have stayed as a long press of the Home button.
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I disagree with long press on home as recents. Many android noobs didn't even know there was a a "alt tab" in Android until they've heard it from someone or was told by someone.
It's more intuitive when theres a recents button. As far as search, it's supposed to be on the top right of an app same with the legacy menu. On contacts, its on the bottom left.
IMO they should go back to the 4 capacitive buttons. Menu, Home, Back, Search. There was NOTHING wrong with this setup. Search was arguably the weakest one but with Google now, I'd say it's just as important as the rest of them. I get the fact that not all apps will have Menu, but Home and Back are just about universal, and Menu is used quite a bit too. The capacitive buttons free up screen real-estate too. I don't like styling things just for style's sake.
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IMO they should go back to the 4 capacitive buttons. Menu, Home, Back, Search. There was NOTHING wrong with this setup. Search was arguably the weakest one but with Google now, I'd say it's just as important as the rest of them. I get the fact that not all apps will have Menu, but Home and Back are just about universal, and Menu is used quite a bit too. The capacitive buttons free up screen real-estate too. I don't like styling things just for style's sake.
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That's the app's fault for not implementing the menu button on their app, regardless you have the legacy menu button the bottom right.
If you don't like it then install a custom ROM and change the navigation bar to your liking. It's simple as that, no reason to debate about this and how it should be on stock android.
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That's the app's fault for not implementing the menu button on their app, regardless you have the legacy menu button the bottom right.
If you don't like it then install a custom ROM and change the navigation bar to your liking. It's simple as that, no reason to debate about this and how it should be on stock android.
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I have, and I like my current setup (Menu, Home, Back). I'm just saying that I'd rather have the 4 capacitive buttons back.
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I disagree with long press on home as recents. Many android noobs didn't even know there was a a "alt tab" in Android until they've heard it from someone or was told by someone.
It's more intuitive when theres a recents button. As far as search, it's supposed to be on the top right of an app same with the legacy menu. On contacts, its on the bottom left.
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If only recents was actually comparable to Windows' Alt+tab. As it is, recents is no more useful to me than it was in Gingerbread
The best button choice for me would have been, in the order, BACK, HOME, MENU. You need to go to settings? Just press the "menu" button. Need to open recent apps? Just press and hold the "home" button. Simple as that.
It was all so much more consistent when the menu button was integrated in the system. Now you have to go and look for it in a place that differs from app to app... jeez, I feel like I'm holding an iPhone.
No menu and a dedicated, invasive multitasking app is a double step backwards for me.
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Just got the N4 yesterday and love it but for one really irksome thing -- that the back button, which I use a lot, is on the left while the "running apps" button, which I don't, is on the right. It's a big phone so having stuff as near as possible to the bottom right-hand corner is key to one-handed operation (for righties, of course). So when I'm using Google Reader, the back button is at bottom left, and the "Up to category list" button is at top left. Really slows things down.
Am I the only one annoyed by this? Is there a fix short of a new ROM?
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That's how us lefty's feel living in a right handed world
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It's more of a design choice rather than a pragmatic decision. Back on the left makes more sense. Some apps move the screen to the right when they go back, so tapping back on the left side and having the screen goes left makes sense thematically. I came from a Galaxy S which also had a right-side back button, and I have accustomed myself to the left-side back button with little effort. It fits the flow of apps better.
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I agree that design-wise it makes sense; the aesthete in me would take issue with a left-facing arrow button sitting on the right side, which sort of looks like it's telling you to press the button in the middle. I just think that these larger phones should design where possible for one-handed operation (and have a lefty mode too!)
note: by 'one-handed operation' no, I don't mean I'm watching porn
Looked around and didn't see this being brought up. Is there away to out the multitasking app instead of the menu button and bring back the 3 dot menu button back in apps? Hate freaking menu buttons and having to long press the home.
I remember figuring out a way to add software nav buttons on an S4 manually by editing some lines in the system but since the soft nav bar is already present I don't think that would work. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Root, and there's a few nav bar replacements in the play store that autohide as well.
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Looked around and didn't see this being brought up. Is there away to out the multitasking app instead of the menu button and bring back the 3 dot menu button back in apps? Hate freaking menu buttons and having to long press the home.
I remember figuring out a way to add software nav buttons on an S4 manually by editing some lines in the system but since the soft nav bar is already present I don't think that would work. Any ideas? Thanks.
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I'm with you, I think its stupid to have a dedicated menu button when android already has this covered.
The apps the poster above is speaking of does not fix this issue as it also hides the buttons, which is just dumb. Just be patient, I'm sure we will have a fix soon!
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This may be my only gripe about this phone, I have tried several of the options, but you have to hide it or tour home screen icons in the dock get lost.
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While using the Note 2 I was able to go to the (root) system file and mess with the nav bar. Im going to play with this in a few. I'll report back.
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While using the Note 2 I was able to go to the (root) system file and mess with the nav bar. Im going to play with this in a few. I'll report back.
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With the S4 I was able to manually add the On screen nav buttons with a line of code. Default android soft buttons are back home and multitask LG edited that to the menu button which is annoying. Let me know what you find. I'm going to try some stuff my self
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While I would like to have a dedicated multitasking button, I don't think the menu button is a waste or stupid. There are still numerous apps that don't adhere to Google's new rules for a software menu button and they result in a black bar on the screen. LG dodged this by adding a dedicated software menu button. If you want to see how annoying it is, just pick up an HTC One (or DNA, or One X) and it will make more sense. What they did is emulate the Optimus G Pro (and Samsung's Touchwiz) with software buttons to give the same feel (hold home for multitasking, back and menu). I see why they did it. But yeah, it would be nice if they'd add an option for a multitasking button as either a fourth option or in place of the menu. It would certainly make more sense than the notification shade toggle.
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While I would like to have a dedicated multitasking button, I don't think the menu button is a waste or stupid. There are still numerous apps that don't adhere to Google's new rules for a software menu button and they result in a black bar on the screen. LG dodged this by adding a dedicated software menu button. If you want to see how annoying it is, just pick up an HTC One (or DNA, or One X) and it will make more sense. What they did is emulate the Optimus G Pro (and Samsung's Touchwiz) with software buttons to give the same feel (hold home for multitasking, back and menu). I see why they did it. But yeah, it would be nice if they'd add an option for a multitasking button as either a fourth option or in place of the menu. It would certainly make more sense than the notification shade toggle.
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The main reason I did not get the One was because of the stupid buttons. First not on screen and second only 2 buttons.
I do think it will only be a matter of time until someone makes a zip to add the recent button back. Wish I knew how
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Looked around and didn't see this being brought up. Is there away to out the multitasking app instead of the menu button and bring back the 3 dot menu button back in apps? Hate freaking menu buttons and having to long press the home.
I remember figuring out a way to add software nav buttons on an S4 manually by editing some lines in the system but since the soft nav bar is already present I don't think that would work. Any ideas? Thanks.
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So my solution to this after 2 days of fiddling with the phone and trying EVERYTHING actually turned out for the better. The setup I have is using GMD gesture control for my buttons and auto hide navbar to have the navbar gone. This app let's you slide certain regions of the screen and trigger different conditions. I have no buttons at all on my screen and have slide functions that work perfect exactly where the Normal buttons would go. Slide up on the left is menu, slide in middle is home, and slide in right is recent apps. My back button is set by my thumb and it works out much better than I could have hoped.
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So my solution to this after 2 days of fiddling with the phone and trying EVERYTHING actually turned out for the better. The setup I have is using GMD gesture control for my buttons and auto hide navbar to have the navbar gone. This app let's you slide certain regions of the screen and trigger different conditions. I have no buttons at all on my screen and have slide functions that work perfect exactly where the Normal buttons would go. Slide up on the left is menu, slide in middle is home, and slide in right is recent apps. My back button is set by my thumb and it works out much better than I could have hoped.
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Thanks I'm going to try this.
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Apps that have their own 3-dot menu
Thanks for the research on this topic. Does anyone know if the GMD app allows an app to retain its 3-dot menu functionality? I've encountered several apps that won't work with the G2's menu softkey preventing you from accessing the app's options.
thanks in advance!
I am a lefty and my hand keeps triggering the mutiapp window on the left side to open. Is there a way to move it over to the right?
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I am a lefty and my hand keeps triggering the mutiapp window on the left side to open. Is there a way to move it over to the right?
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You can long press it and drag it to the other side, You can also drag the tab up or down along the edge as well
ckelly33 said:
I am a lefty and my hand keeps triggering the mutiapp window on the left side to open. Is there a way to move it over to the right?
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Yes...just hold down on the tab and drag it to the other side (or top or bottom). You can also hide it by holding the "back" button to the right of the hard button. Long press to make it appear again when you need it.