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Left hand scroll bar in IE?!

Does anyone know if there's a setting to change the scroll bar from right to left in IE? I looked around but no joy. Thanks lads.

Other than using the unit upside down, I dont think this is possible! I am assuming that you are left handed ?
Nigel

It would be a nice option, not just for Universal, but for Win Mobile in general. I am left-handed, and the vertical scrolling is a PITA. I can not see where I am scrollling to because my left hand is covering the screen, and sometimes even accidentally touching it & activating links.

Same problem here Bill. Anyway, maybe someday Microsoft will make something for us the left handed ones. And thanks for the great tip veletron. lol (I can actually do more or less the same things with both hands but fot this I rather use the left.)

Couldn't you use the scroll buttons instead?
I'm working on something that could be hacked into assisting this, but it'd be a bit of a cludge.
If there's a need shout out and I'll see if I can get around to it.
V

I' m a lefty too, and would appreciate any help in the downfall of leftism

vijay555 said:
Couldn't you use the scroll buttons instead?
I'm working on something that could be hacked into assisting this, but it'd be a bit of a cludge.
If there's a need shout out and I'll see if I can get around to it.
V
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I have tried using the scroll buttons, but they don't really scroll, rather they jump from link to link (in PIE) which resulsts in very jerky screen movements, and that is not very useful for me.
Then I tried a registry hack mentioned on another forum to make the button do real screen scrolling, but when I tried to use it, the device froze, and sent me to Hard Reset H*ll.
Ideal for me would be in PIE would be scroll bars on the left and buttons that really scrolled. Actually scroll bars on the left would be nice in every application.
It is not a necesity for me, but the bar on the right is an inconvenience --mainly in PIE.

Lefty here as well dude. Would be great to have a less discriminatory device :lol:

The worst thing is, that when you use the scroll bar with your left hand, you can't really see when to stop since your hand is covering most of the screen.
All leftys out there unite !!!

Grogo said:
The worst thing is, that when you use the scroll bar with your left hand, you can't really see when to stop since your hand is covering most of the screen.
All leftys out there unite !!!
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nuther lefty beggin' for help...

[REQ/IDEA] Changing words from dictonary with nav wheel?

Hey
As the topic title suggest i have been thinking alot about this ..
Since many people hate the way you change between words when using the phonepad on the diamond (either by tapping on the word, or by using the d-pad which can be tricky) i thought: hey what about using the nav wheel to scroll between words? when scroling in one direction it will go left and when scrolling another direction it will go right..
There is the one solution however which would be to change to the new Touc HD Keypad which has arrows.. This works really great, but the keys are too small if you ask me..
I am no programmer, but i wish i were, but is this possible and if it is, how hard would it be to make?
And is this idea good at all ?
~D

I am no programmer either, but oh my fuc*ing god that sounds like a great idea

Just bringing this to the top.. Just want to hear if this is a good idea.. ?

Not a bad idea. But the NAV button isn't as hard as you think once you figure it out. Don't try pushing the button itself, but push to the left or the right of the button.
See the following thread to understand what I mean.
I used to hate the NAV button until I came across the article above.

Nice idea, i have think about it self

The only potential problem I see is that anything written or developed would also have to disable the Zoom funtion of the NAV wheel when the dictionary is visible and reenable it when it's not.
Otherwise it would scroll and zoom at the same time.

[Q] Rom or theme suggestion for a broken digitizer?

I screwed up and broke the very top of my digitizer. When orientated in portait mode, I cannot interact with either the notification bar, or (when flipped over) the home screen buttons. Its just a narrow band of badness, no deeper than the home icon. The LCD is undamaged.
My question for you awesome people is.. do you have any suggestions as to a theme or a rom or remapping of buttons that might help me and others like me out? For instance, it would be rad to have the notification bar and home buttons on the same side of the screen. Or maybe I could make the power button go to the home screen?
Thanks guys! And be careful with your stuff.

mikerbot said:
I screwed up and broke the very top of my digitizer. When orientated in portait mode, I cannot interact with either the notification bar, or (when flipped over) the home screen buttons. Its just a narrow band of badness, no deeper than the home icon. The LCD is undamaged.
My question for you awesome people is.. do you have any suggestions as to a theme or a rom or remapping of buttons that might help me and others like me out? For instance, it would be rad to have the notification bar and home buttons on the same side of the screen. Or maybe I could make the power button go to the home screen?
Thanks guys! And be careful with your stuff.
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Try out Paranoid Android? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800268

You can use AOKP with tablet ui. I threw up a working build of it tonight. Google now nav ring is kind of off in left corner besides that its fine. Should solve what you're asking for, not to self promote or anything. I didn't make it, I just compiled it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36566779
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

VonEsch said:
You can use AOKP with tablet ui. I threw up a working build of it tonight. Google now nav ring is kind of off in left corner besides that its fine. Should solve what you're asking for, not to self promote or anything. I didn't make it, I just compiled it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36566779
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Perfect! Works awesome so far, and is just what I was looking for. Thanks so much!

mikerbot said:
Perfect! Works awesome so far, and is just what I was looking for. Thanks so much!
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No problem, glad I could help!

[Q] Softkeys to save the hardkeys?

Hi there!
If this was answered, then I don't know how to search, delete this thread.
Let me approach this problem from a different angle.
I have used a lot of ROM since I have this beauty.
What I would like is an option to install softkeys on any ROM.
You probably used ROMs that come with this feature out of the box.
What I want is to be able to install, flash, enable it if we can.
I do not know why can't we have this, is it a feature problem, the ROM I am using can't be modded this way or no offense, is it the Developer's lack of knowledge in this matter or what else?
So please, I just want to understand this if I can't have what I want then why is that? Just a simple answer.
But if I could do it, please direct me to the correct post.
Thanks a lot.

To search the HD2 formus specifically, click on the link in my signature.
As far as I know, you can enable soft keys on any ICS an JB ROMs. On lower, you may be able to find that option under "Cyanogen Settings" if you have a cm ROM(GB).
Otherwise, use any of the softkeys apps available like "zMooth" (this is not the best, but it's what came to my mind now)

Thanks for your reply Marvlesz.
The problem is that my ROM is a Sense UI ROM from Boxmax.
This one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1256423
So this is a GB ROM, not ICS or JB.
I am using zMooth but that is not the same as real softkeys.
So I am still waiting for a complete answer why is this not possible in my case.

A quick search on that thread, and this came up: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33147402&postcount=2826
Sorry, I don't use softkeys and I'm not knowledgeable in them.
Edit: A more general search gave this: http://androidandsandu.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-add-virtual-softkeys-navigation.html

Well as I see it it can't be made.
That is why Boxmax didn't implement it in his ROM's.
These ROM's are 2.3.5 and your 2nd links post says it needs 2.3.6
So thanks a lot for your help.
If anyone else comes up with an idea I hope they gonna share it here.

Also, use "navigation bar" and / or "nav bar" in your search term,and you may get different results to try.

Skateout said:
Thanks for your reply Marvlesz.
The problem is that my ROM is a Sense UI ROM from Boxmax.
This one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1256423
So this is a GB ROM, not ICS or JB.
I am using zMooth but that is not the same as real softkeys.
So I am still waiting for a complete answer why is this not possible in my case.
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Or, you can try "Button Savior" from Google Play..
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Sorry, but button savior is not an option.
What I really would like is the buttons to be placed at the bottom of the screen, as part of the sistem.
Like the ones you can see in many ICS ROM's.

Skateout said:
Sorry, but button savior is not an option.
What I really would like is the buttons to be placed at the bottom of the screen, as part of the sistem.
Like the ones you can see in many ICS ROM's.
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Okay, but it works well over most roms. I had it on Typhoon Gingerbread ROM on the bottom.
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There is what I want, the screenshot is from this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1782280
That is what I need but with a Sense ROM.

Skateout said:
There is what I want, the screenshot is from this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1782280
That is what I need but with a Sense ROM.
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Sorry, I have no idea what you mean - perhaps you could explain in your native tongue?
You seem to be looking for the 3 soft keys on the bottom on a sense rom. Did I misunderstand?
I don't really know why you cannot use CM type navigation nor do I understand why Button Savior will not work for you. BS could place 3 or 4 or 5 buttons on the bottom, hide them or not, in different styles. I take it you have not actually tried it, right? Whatever.. Good luck in your search!

It is how you said it. I am looking for the 3 soft keys on the bottom of the screen but what I want is to be as it is in that screenshot.
Part of the sistem, not a 3rd party app.
The difference is that a 3rd party app is going to hover on the sistem UI and what I showed you is part of the ROM so it has its own space down at the bottom so anything else in the ROM's UI is resized so the softkeys can fit in.
Do you understand me now?
Nontheless, thanks for your help.

AW: [Q] Softkeys to save the hardkeys?
Hi,
I don't know if the following tip works with you ROM... try it... I use Xylos great ROM "PACman" and both works..
Enable Navigation Bar:
Use following settings:
ROM Control -> Navigation Bar -> Navigation Bar width = more than 0dp
In some ROMs, you may do it in one click. Add only a shortcut to the home screen: Shortcuts -> AOKP Actions -> Toggle Navbar.
Cheers
Klaus
Sent from my HTC HD2 using xda app-developers app

Skateout said:
It is how you said it. I am looking for the 3 soft keys on the bottom of the screen but what I want is to be as it is in that screenshot.
Part of the sistem, not a 3rd party app.
The difference is that a 3rd party app is going to hover on the sistem UI and what I showed you is part of the ROM so it has its own space down at the bottom so anything else in the ROM's UI is resized so the softkeys can fit in.
Do you understand me now?
Nontheless, thanks for your help.
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In short I don't think it's possible.
Softkeys were introduced into AOSP from honeycomb onwards as they were bring out devices (at that time tablets) without hard keys, with the softkeys being turned on/off with one line in build.prop. There are some gingerbread builds that have a form of softkeys, but these are all CM7 (calling it something like tablet tweaks), and this was done by the Cyano Devs by taking some of the honeycomb code and baking it into the system. Sense builds especially gingerbread ones I don't think will see softkeys as part of the system. Although feel free to prove me wrong and point out a GB Sense ROM (for any device) that has softkeys.

find build.prop and add the line
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
at the end.
Google 'editing build.prop'

Skateout said:
It is how you said it. I am looking for the 3 soft keys on the bottom of the screen but what I want is to be as it is in that screenshot.
Part of the sistem, not a 3rd party app.
The difference is that a 3rd party app is going to hover on the sistem UI and what I showed you is part of the ROM so it has its own space down at the bottom so anything else in the ROM's UI is resized so the softkeys can fit in.
Do you understand me now?
Nontheless, thanks for your help.
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Yes, I see why you are looking for that. It is interesting that I was looking for the opposite - a third party app - for essentially the same but opposite reasons: when the keys took a permanent portion of screen real estate some apps didn't work because they expected the full screen. Everything worked with the addon app.
We each have different needs and wants I suppose.
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Well I had 2 ROM which hosted from start the softkeys at the bottom.
I only had 2 problems.
One was IGO Primo which couldn't be used in landscape mode and the other one was Swype which after each reboot said that the resolution is unknown but it was still working.
All the games and full screen apps worked fine for me the ROMs were fast and reliable.
What I needed was Sense. And as I can see no Sense ROM has softkeys and I know now why.
HypoTurtle explained it.
But we can still hope to a solution but right now I am gonna stick to 3rd party apps.
So thanks a lot again for the tips and help.

Not really what you were asking but Button Saviour works good for me. Same here about only seeing the buttons when you want and no permanent screen area loss. My 2c
@NYLimited: that's really funny...
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gazzacbr said:
@NYLimited: that's really funny...
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Hey, that was an old one! I change that line at least twice a week to make sure it doesn't get too dirty...
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[Feature Request] Add 2 buttons to nav bar- Reachability and Orientation Lock/Unlock

Not sure if this is where to post this, but coming from an iPhone I'd like to have the option to have a reachability button in the nav bar along with a orientation lock. The reachability button would make reaching the top a lot easier and an orientation lock in the nav bar would make it easier to quickly unlock orientation when watching a movie, etc.

darus214 said:
Not sure if this is where to post this, but coming from an iPhone I'd like to have the option to have a reachability button in the nav bar along with a orientation lock. The reachability button would make reaching the top a lot easier and an orientation lock in the nav bar would make it easier to quickly unlock orientation when watching a movie, etc.
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No it shouldn't be posted here i'm sure it will be moved to Q+A soon though
Mark.

mskip said:
No it shouldn't be posted here i'm sure it will be moved to Q+A soon though
Mark.
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Sorry, thanks for the reply

I've been wanting reachability as an option since I first got my nexus 6. I doubt its ever gonna happen. Also, having screen orientation lock as well would be nice too. Good thinking OP. But like I said, I doubt it will ever happen.
Nick

Welcome to Android. There are all sorts of features out there that can be built in. There is a reachability hack using Xposed, but that won't help on Marshmallow yet.
As for rotation lock, I think you should invest some money in Tasker. You can define which apps should have rotation on (like video players) so that it automatically takes care of it for you. It's a much more elegant solution than putting a rotation button in the navigation bar.

Rotation lock is also a feature commonly placed in the notification toggles.