If I install either CyanogenMod or a different launcher, is there a way that I could customize the capacitive buttons? Rather than the menu button, I'd like to replace it with an app switcher button and make it closer to stock in that respect.
If the answer is yes, can you also customize the light-up image that appears for the buttons? I assume no on that one.
If you have root you can re-map hardware keys on your phone. Should be easily learnable with the help of the almighty Google.
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Interesting! Are the capacitive keys considered to be hardware keys? Obviously the home button is, but not sure on the menu or back button.
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Many uses I'm missing out on. Example if I'm browsing a site and want to open another window, what do I do?
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While in any app how would I access the menu or option settings?
What ROM are you using? If it's stock B&N software, is it rooted?
If you're using CyanogenMod, then you can turn on a set of buttons in the status bar that will replace the missing hardware buttons, much like on a Honeycomb device. It's in the Settings menu under Tablet Tweaks.
If you're using stock, you can install an app called SoftKeys or Button Savior and have it pop up a set of on-screen keys (menu, search, back, home, etc) whenever you press the "n" hardware button. You won't be able to install either unless you've rooted the device first, though.
Two applications: Button Savior or Soft Keys
I'm probably in the minority here, but I'm a big fan of zMooth.
You could also search for Nook Color keysmod and remap one of your volume buttons as Menu.
Keysmod is what works best. You'll have both menu and back buttons that's so convenient especially in landscape. Partner it with recent plus for adjusting volumes in-game and invisibright whenever you can pull up your notification bar.
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I use "Virtual Button Bar" in MIUI. it can be set to extend the buttons from a trigger point, or to be permanently extended and float.
So, galaxy nexus has 3 on-screen "buttons". The menu button kinda looks like a window with apps, ok that's how I see it anyway. xD
So, wouldn't it be awesome, to have the menu button as the button that shows the running apps?
I believe it's a neat idea. What do you guys think?
So you should've posted this in the thread dedicated to ICS!
I think the menu button should be kept as the menu button And holding the home-button will show a list of running apps. Just like we're used to.
Well,for phones that have hardware buttons,the on-screen buttons won't show up.I don't if that's default behaviour,but it surely is possible and has already been done in all of the SDK ports.So don't worry.
And yes,that's what the menu button will do,open the menu.
Kala filaraki,prepei na gamaei kai na dernei t ICS!
There is a menu software button in every app. So a menu hardware button is useless. So a good idea would be to change it to match the on-screen button in ICS... If not, at least make a flashable .zip file.
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Your actually wrong, with all due respect.
changing the menu button to the task switching button isn't a clever thing to do, as soon as you go into an app that requires the menu Button, (which is every app about) when you press it all you will get is the multitasking button, remember there's no on screen buttons for phones with hardware buttons, noone wants two sets of Buttons?.
Android already has a button for multitasking, its by long pressing the home button.
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If it requires the menu button, then how about Galaxy Nexus, which doesn't have a menu button? Lick your brain with your tongue before speaking...
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There is a menu software button in every app. So a menu hardware button is useless. So a good idea would be to change it to match the on-screen button in ICS... If not, at least make a flashable .zip file.
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Anyway,from what I've seen,the menu button on phones with hardware buttons acts like the on screen menu button that apps have.So...
Konstantinos said:
If it requires the menu button, then how about Galaxy Nexus, which doesn't have a menu button? Lick your brain with your tongue before speaking...
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I was wondering about this as well.
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The button with the menu will show up when needed with a swipe I think. Maybe not in phones with hw buttons.
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In Honeycomb, for instance, a menu button is shown to support older applications.
Wouldn't be too surprise to see also four buttons in Galaxy Nexus. After all, that's the all idea behind on-screen controls.
There is a settings button guys in every app in ICS... I believe it's an awesome idea. I dont want an on-screen settings button and a hw button.
Is it possible? Something a little bulkier like the size of honeycomb/ics?
Thanks!
Some folks use Button Savior. Free in he market.
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interesting thought, larger pngs may or may not work i might look into this.
i also tried button savior when on cm7.
i was randomly loosing my soft buttons when an app would go fullscreen.
i ended up using the cm7 extended settings to add "back" and "home" buttons to my power menu.
Give Zmooth a try, rather than buttons it's a little bar that you use swipe gestures with for Home, Back and Menu buttons.
You can see me using it in this video:
if you have cm7 then this theme makes the buttons nice and big and easy to press
i think this is what u want... just install it and select it under theme chooser
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373295
I've rooted my device using CF Autoroot and am not looking into installing a custom ROM for the moment.
I was wondering if there is an app that lets me change the onscreen buttons. I would really prefer the menu button instead of the multi-tasking button and use a long-press on the back button to bring up multi-tasking. Is there any app that would let me do that. While at it, would also be nice to reduce the height of buttons oh-so-slightly for more screen real estate.
I have rooted my Note 3 and remapped the navigation buttons to match the galaxy nexus I came from. Now that I don't have the menu button is there a way (maybe in the build.prop) to enable the onscreen menu button? If not is there a way to enable all onscreen navigation buttons for the note 3? I tried the "qemu.hw.mainkeys=0" approach but it caused system ui to crash. Thanks.
Looking for this as well. Got the same UI crash when adding that kind.
Why would you want to when we have hardware buttons?
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Gvaz said:
Why would you want to when we have hardware buttons?
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I remapped my hardware buttons to match my galaxy nexus onscreen buttons (from left to right: Back, Home, Recent Apps). As you can see I don't have a menu button mapped. A lot of apps have the menu button in the UI but it doesn't show up if your device thinks it has a hardware menu button. So what I am looking for is a way to tell android that I do not have a hardware menu button. Thanks.
could you keep us updated if you find anything? could you make a quick tutorial how you were able to remap the buttons, or does it work exactly like on the s3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34848407
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could you keep us updated if you find anything? could you make a quick tutorial how you were able to remap the buttons, or does it work exactly like on the s3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34848407
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Yes it looks like it is exactly the same. Wish I could have found that guide when I was searching lol.
Do the correct icons appear to the right and left of the home button with this mod?
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Do the correct icons appear to the right and left of the home button with this mod?
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Unfortunately not. I just turned the touch key lights off in display settings.
Has anyone figured this out yet?