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Any ideas on how to get the light button working on a jas-jar. Mine has not been working since the start and I've tried everything. The button Im talking about is the first from the right close to the infrared port on the outside of the device. It is supposed to turn on the flashlight but when I press it nothing happens and it doesnt even show up in the buttons applet in WM5.
Actually that button doesn't turn on the flashlight, though some here have tried to come up with a hack so that it would. I don't know if they were ever successful with that.
That button turns on the screen backlight when it has timed out but your device is still turned on. It's not the most useful button, which is why folks were trying to come up with a hack to make it more useful, for instance to turn on the flashlight like you wanted to.
Maybe if someone has had success, they will chime in here.
Change the button
Attached is a cab file allowing you to make use out of the light button to anything else :lol:
When yuo say anything else, does that include controlling the flashlight? Either way, thanks for the file.
Would be nice if one could assign it to turn on the keyboard backlight.
There is no option to adjust the sensitivite of the light sensor for the keyboard, and i think that it kicks in way to late.
Find my self holding the finger over the sensor and hitting a button to make it light up.
Any one aware og a possible Reg Hack to make this option appear in the Assing Button list?
Melty said:
When yuo say anything else, does that include controlling the flashlight? Either way, thanks for the file.
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I meant anything else with use, flushlight & the keyboard light do not have exe files in the buttons map menu :wink:
taiseer999 said:
& the keyboard light do not have exe files in the buttons map menu :wink:
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Nope i know that :wink: thats why i'm asking if anybody knows of a hack or the whereabouts of such an exe file..... Any ideas??
why dont u just change the option in the settings\buttons\backlight and take the tick off the box, and it works like a charm. everytime u press a key it lights up, sorted, and it doesnt affect the battery at all really
@Elmo
Well i didn't use that choise because i don't have any car charger yet. (Waiting for the Brodit kit)
I want to preserve as much battery as possible.........as you already know, this baby can eat your battery pretty fast............
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taiseer999 said:
Attached is a cab file allowing you to make use out of the light button to anything else :lol:
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Is this the same as changing it manually on the registry?
Yes, it's my CAB file I posted a little while back that adds a registry entry so that you see it listed as "Button 5" in the Buttons setting applet.
elmo said:
why dont u just change the option in the settings\buttons\backlight and take the tick off the box, and it works like a charm. everytime u press a key it lights up, sorted, and it doesnt affect the battery at all really
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God, didn't know it was that easy... cheers!
Anyone any idea how badly this affects battery life?
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Attached is a cab file allowing you to make use out of the light button to anything else :lol:
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Isn'it available for the Wizard too ? ...
I wrote a very simple script that turn on the camera and press the flash button.
I use the flash key and ms voice command to start it
you need to have MortScript installed. (include with this package)
A very simple question from a new owner -- where are the buttons defined that are assigned in Settings - Buttons? I don't see them labeled as "Button 1", etc in the User Manual.
davidinnz said:
A very simple question from a new owner -- where are the buttons defined that are assigned in Settings - Buttons? I don't see them labeled as "Button 1", etc in the User Manual.
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On your HTC Universal, go to:
Start>Settings>Buttons
From there you can change the assignments of the buttons.
Ok. I have found the 2 keyboard keys that are buttons 1 and 2, and the 2 external buttons that are buttons 3 and 4.
I must say that button 1 is not very useful for voice command, when the device is closed. I guess I could assign it to button 4 or button 5 with the registry hack.
On the supplied "headset", there is a microphone with a button on it.
- What does that button do?
- Is it possible to use it for Voice Command?
(I guess for that to happen, it first needs to be recognised as an assignable button in WM5).
The backlight button cab file is working. Now I can reassign that useless button becomes the OK button. Very useful when use it in the tablet mode. But I need two more buttons to use for the softkey. I have use the record button for the left softkey and have no more button for the right softkey. Any suggestion?
One more thing, the script for enabling the flash light does not work. It turns on the camera, but the flash light remains off.
Is there an application to shut down the screen? I mean a program (cab) or an exe file that just turns off the screen instead of using the Power key?
It could be cool to re-map one of the soft keys (using Advanced config) and create a soft key that shuts down the screen instead of having to go touch the unconfortable Power key.
Thank you.
you may want to take a look at POCKETSHIELD
umm...so i have some what of a similar request.
is it possible to use the windows default lock without enabling the password. that is when the screen turns off it auto locks (similar to S2U, however using the windows 6.5 lock screen)?
dont think the default windows lock autolocks..
hgrimberg said:
Is there an application to shut down the screen? I mean a program (cab) or an exe file that just turns off the screen instead of using the Power key?
It could be cool to re-map one of the soft keys (using Advanced config) and create a soft key that shuts down the screen instead of having to go touch the unconfortable Power key.
Thank you.
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You can map out a motion to shut of screen with .....this APP (G-Trigger)
If you want to lock it using the WM feature, use the Advanced Config program and set it up so that it auto locks the screen after a few seconds of not using it.
Pocketshield is not what I was looking for. I am looking for a small application that only turns off the screen. (instead of using and stressing the power key)
Is there an .exe file in Windows that makes the screen turn off?
hgrimberg said:
If you want to lock it using the WM feature, use the Advanced Config program and set it up so that it auto locks the screen after a few seconds of not using it.
Pocketshield is not what I was looking for. I am looking for a small application that only turns off the screen. (instead of using and stressing the power key)
Is there an .exe file in Windows that makes the screen turn off?
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I don't think windows contains one of those.
It's not hard to write, so I can whip up a little exe for you.
Do you want it to have the same effect as the power button, or to just turn the screen off but leave everything running as though the screen were on?
Something that may be off use:
http://vijay555.com/?Releases:VJDeviceLock
l3v5y said:
I don't think windows contains one of those.
It's not hard to write, so I can whip up a little exe for you.
Do you want it to have the same effect as the power button, or to just turn the screen off but leave everything running as though the screen were on?
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Thank you! It could be nice to have a small exe file that just makes the screen goes off and keep everything else running.
My idea is to then re-map one of the soft keys and be able to turn off the screen by simply clicking on it instead of pressing the power key. It's simpler, faster (your fingers are near the screen, you dont have to move your hand and touch that weird power key on top), and you dont stress a key that could some day not work anymore because of heavy usage.
I tried with a program called Screen Toggle but it takes some seconds to turn the screen off. I think an exe file can be faster.
Thank you a lot!
hgrimberg said:
Thank you! It could be nice to have a small exe file that just makes the screen goes off and keep everything else running.
My idea is to then re-map one of the soft keys and be able to turn off the screen by simply clicking on it instead of pressing the power key. It's simpler, faster (your fingers are near the screen, you dont have to move your hand and touch that weird power key on top), and you dont stress a key that could some day not work anymore because of heavy usage.
I tried with a program called Screen Toggle but it takes some seconds to turn the screen off. I think an exe file can be faster.
Thank you a lot!
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Three little exes for you.
Names should be fairly self explanatory.
QuickReset performs a soft reset.
QuickScreenOff turns off the screen, nothing else
QuickPowerOff should emulate the power button
Thank you so much l3v5y! You are a genious!
Do you know if the Power off saves more battery than the screen off?
I am trying your programs now on my phone.
hgrimberg said:
Thank you so much l3v5y! You are a genious!
Do you know if the Power off saves more battery than the screen off?
I am trying your programs now on my phone.
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Power off will save more battery as it'll stop things running.
Screen off will leave everything running, so if you press a button the device will react, but the screen will be off.
l3v5y said:
Three little exes for you.
Names should be fairly self explanatory.
QuickReset performs a soft reset.
QuickScreenOff turns off the screen, nothing else
QuickPowerOff should emulate the power button
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Screen off is working great and it is super fast!
Thank you again!
hgrimberg said:
Screen off is working great and it is super fast!
Thank you again!
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It's fast because the code is:
Code:
// QuickScreenOff.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <pm.h>
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
SetSystemPowerState(NULL, POWER_STATE_SUSPEND, POWER_FORCE);
return 0;
}
If it were slow, I'd be very worried!
Glad it's working for you
pls. delete. posted on wrong thread.
I find lockandoff to work well as it locks and turns off your screen. Just map soft key to the program and your set.
VJEschaton and mortscript can do the screen off/on thing and registry for the lock.
l3v5y said:
Power off will save more battery as it'll stop things running.
Screen off will leave everything running, so if you press a button the device will react, but the screen will be off.
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It's a bit more grey than that, just add a small 'run on wake' prog to the notification queue such as a mortscript vibrate script or something that writes to a log file, you'll hear/see a lot happening when the power is off. Anything in the notification queue will wake it up but leave screen off and buttons locked. The backlight is the biggest drain on power.
bbobeckyj said:
VJEschaton and mortscript can do the screen off/on thing and registry for the lock.
It's a bit more grey than that, just add a small 'run on wake' prog to the notification queue such as a mortscript vibrate script or something that writes to a log file, you'll hear/see a lot happening when the power is off. Anything in the notification queue will wake it up but leave screen off and buttons locked. The backlight is the biggest drain on power.
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Most processes are stopped when the power button is hit.
Some service, some processes and the notification system and RIL etc are left running, but most applications are stopped.
Powering off will save more power (some devices do underclock when the power is off...), just it won't be that much more than saved by just turning the screen off.
Selective key lock
payner96 said:
I find lockandoff to work well as it locks and turns off your screen. Just map soft key to the program and your set.
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This is an awesome application! And it is fast as well. Thank you.
I wonder if there is some tweak or program that does a selective key lock... Under "settings" there is just the option of locking all keys but I wonder if it could be possible to lock all keys except the round center enter key for example. (this way you can turn on the phone by just clicking this more accessible key on the Diamond)
payner96 said:
I find lockandoff to work well as it locks and turns off your screen. Just map soft key to the program and your set.
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Great little app!! It's been tested and works with WM 6.5.....
I'm having a couple of issues, just curious if anyone else is experiencing the same.
First, according to the manual, you can activate speaker phone by placing the phone face down. I tried this, and couldn't get it to work. The only thing that got the speakerphone working was pressing the 'speaker' button while in a call. Anyone else get speakerphone to activate by placing the phone face down? Is there a setting to make it do this?
Second, there a section in the manual about making conference calls. It mentions a 'conference mode' that is accessed by going to the phone screen, pressing menu, and selecting the 'conference mode' option. There is no 'conference mode' option in my phone menu. Anyone else see it?
You sure you have the right manual ?
These are typical options for Touch Pro2.
kingwild said:
You sure you have the right manual ?
These are typical options for Touch Pro2.
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It's on page 59 of the HD2 manual.
Edit: I forgot to mention that the speakerphone is working fine for me.
you can also long press the talk button to get speakerphone working
I already remapped the long press of the talk button to force landscape, so I don't think I can get speakerphone while in a call using the talk button. I know I can press the 'speaker' icon on screen, just curious if anyone was getting the speakerphone to activate by putting the phone face down. Also, anyone else seeing the 'conference' functionality in the menu from the phone screen?
robertlewisca said:
I already remapped the long press of the talk button to force landscape, so I don't think I can get speakerphone while in a call using the talk button. I know I can press the 'speaker' icon on screen, just curious if anyone was getting the speakerphone to activate by putting the phone face down. Also, anyone else seeing the 'conference' functionality in the menu from the phone screen?
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I can confirm that i'm getting loudspeaker activate while phone is face down.
Did u try make a G-sensor calibration first?
mika34 said:
I can confirm that i'm getting loudspeaker activate while phone is face down.
Did u try make a G-sensor calibration first?
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Okay, I calibrated the g-sensor and it worked! Thanks for the tip.
Anyone see the 'conference mode' in the menu of the phone screen, as mentioned in the manual, or perhaps this feature does not exist, and was an accidental carryover from the Touch Pro 2 manual?
How can you remap the button ?
Dr.Sid said:
How can you remap the button ?
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In order to remap the button, you just need to create a shortcut to the program you want to execute (in my case, I downloaded a program that rotates the screen 90 degrees - i.e. landscape), put that shortcut in the Windows directory, and rename it Long_Send.lnk. Then the long press of the talk key is remapped (in this case to put the phone in landscape mode).
robertlewisca said:
Okay, I calibrated the g-sensor and it worked! Thanks for the tip.
Anyone see the 'conference mode' in the menu of the phone screen, as mentioned in the manual, or perhaps this feature does not exist, and was an accidental carryover from the Touch Pro 2 manual?
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Alright - bonehead move on my part.
If you go to the phone dialing screen, press menu, and then scroll down the menu, the last option is 'conference mode'.
Ok, I searched and can't find anything on this. Any thoughts?
FYI...Im using CM7
Thanks.
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ramiss said:
Ok, I searched and can't find anything on this. Any thoughts?
FYI...Im using CM7
Thanks.
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I don't know that you can stop one of the 4 inputs from waking up the hardware, but...
You can define the 'n' button to do something that doesn't offend you and set your screen to sleep after a very brief moment (15 seconds).
Why do you want to change the hardward button behavior?
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Why do you want to change the hardward button behavior?
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Hi, thanks for answering. The reason for this request is because the screen keeps waking up as it moves around in my bag. Just lightly pushing on the case/cover I use will activate the button and leave the screen on until the timeout. I am surprised this isn't an issue for more people (or perhaps people aren't noticing their nook turning on.)
Lowering the timeout is not going to work since I do a lot of reading and having to tap the screen every 15 seconds would be a pain. Unless anyone has figured out how to get screebl to work??
You can completely disable the "N" button by editing the keyboard layout file. Using Root Explorer (paid app - but WELL worth it!) or equivalent, navigate to SYSTEM>USR>KEYLAYOUT then click the button at the top to "Mount R/W", now long-press the file "qwerty.kl" and choose "Open in Text Editor". Then find the following line:
Code:
key 102 HOME WAKE
and simply add a # to the beginning of that line so that it looks like this:
Code:
#key 102 HOME WAKE
Now press your MENU button and choose "Save & Exit". You'll need to reboot the Nook for the change to take effect.
Now your N button should be completely disabled. Just make sure you have the soft keys set up with a home button so you'll have a way to use that functionality when needed.
If you want to maintain the functionality of the "N" button but just prevent it from waking the Nook, simply remove the word WAKE from that line and don't insert the # character. I haven't tried this implementation, but it should work fine.
If you did what jason suggest, make sure you not hide the status bar.
You can change the "unhide" button to something else in Tablet Tweaks or you can use the long-press Power menu option which is also in Tablet Tweaks.
911jason - thanks for that.
Running CM7.0.3 from sdcard, used Root Explorer to find and edit the keyboard layout file.
Simply removed WAKE from the home button as suggested.
Works beautifully. Doesn't wake the device, yet does all the other stuff it's supposed to.
Score one victory for increased battery life for shared knowledge.
I have a soft case and it gets turned on in my pocket.
I went ahead and also removed WAKE from the volume up and down buttons.
Now the only way to wake the screen is the power button. The way my case is, that's the one button that won't get pressed in daily travel.
(don't know if reboot is necessary, but i'd assume so, and did after each change before testing)
Thanks!
TCAndroid said:
911jason - thanks for that.
Running CM7.0.3 from sdcard, used Root Explorer to find and edit the keyboard layout file.
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I went ahead and also removed WAKE from the volume up and down buttons.
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I also took WAKE off the volume keys, because I tend to reach into my bag and adjust the volume while walking or waiting for the train. My buttons don't tend to get pressed, since my bag is for a netbook and my uncased NC doesn't rattle around. However, after adjusting the volume, the screen was live and the bag and its contents sometimes made random touches all over the screen...
The volume buttons now work exactly the way I want! Thanks for the very clueful answer to this question!
Of course, now I have another thing to do every time I update my ROM. I should learn how to make update scripts!
I am curious why HOME has WAKE and not WAKE_DROPPED, when it appears to behave like WAKE_DROPPED.
From what I understand, WAKE_DROPPED causes the device to wake from sleep but does not send the command normally associated with the button that was pressed. WAKE will wake from sleep and also send the command after doing so.
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From what I understand, WAKE_DROPPED causes the device to wake from sleep but does not send the command normally associated with the button that was pressed. WAKE will wake from sleep and also send the command after doing so.
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Exactly so. HOME acts like WAKE_DROPPED, doesn't it? But it's marked WAKE.
Actually, yes, you're right... just realized that. Not sure why it's behaving that way.
Hello,
I've looked for a way to modify the keypad on my HTC and I found that one must change the leo-keypad.kl file when rooted. I've done so several times with r/w option, keeping a backup file and changing the leo-keypad.kl in several ways.
What I'm trying to achieve is to exchange the function of call and endcall button. Reason? I already had to change the digitizer since pressing the endcall button to turn off the screen is so frequent, it actually damages the flex cable from digitizer making the touch screen unresponsive. Replacing the digitizer cost money, time and a little bit of functionality of the phone. I don't want this to happen again, thus I want to turn off the screen with the call button.
Changing of the file did not help. What I've done was that I located the row with CALL and changed it to ENDCALL and ENDCALL changing to CALL. Then I tried to change both or one of them for POWER. POWER for CALL, etc. Nothing has changed whatsoever. Each time I rebooted the phone and checked, whether the file did not change on it's own. It was changed, but buttons work still the same.
Any ideas?
(using Hyperdroid, ES File Explorer with root option and writing ability)
Try using KeynumberTracker from the market. This will give you the correct key number to modify, then get ButtonRemapper from the market and remap the keys....or just edit it yourself and save using root-explorer..
im sure you've noticed that ANY button will unlock the phone when running Hyperdroid. (not to insult) i too, ran into the problem you are describing and found that mashing the physical buttons (any for any reason) just seemed hard on my precious Leo.
i downloaded "screen off and lock" from the market. it IS an ON-screen alternative (and a useful one at that) to trying to remap the physical keys. i simply replaced my launchers contact icon with the 'screen off' one (that way it will show on any home screen) and i simply go to the other end of the spectrum (using the green CALL button) to bring it off standby.
hope this helps. cheers
oh, almost forgot ... "screen off and lock" REQUIRES root!!!
MimKoRn said:
Hello,
I've looked for a way to modify the keypad on my HTC and I found that one must change the leo-keypad.kl file when rooted. I've done so several times with r/w option, keeping a backup file and changing the leo-keypad.kl in several ways.
What I'm trying to achieve is to exchange the function of call and endcall button. Reason? I already had to change the digitizer since pressing the endcall button to turn off the screen is so frequent, it actually damages the flex cable from digitizer making the touch screen unresponsive. Replacing the digitizer cost money, time and a little bit of functionality of the phone. I don't want this to happen again, thus I want to turn off the screen with the call button.
Changing of the file did not help. What I've done was that I located the row with CALL and changed it to ENDCALL and ENDCALL changing to CALL. Then I tried to change both or one of them for POWER. POWER for CALL, etc. Nothing has changed whatsoever. Each time I rebooted the phone and checked, whether the file did not change on it's own. It was changed, but buttons work still the same.
Any ideas?
(using Hyperdroid, ES File Explorer with root option and writing ability)
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You might want to try editing qwerty.kl also . I was trying to disable the front keys during sleep and at first i only edited the leo-keypad.kl file and that wasnt holding . So i also edited the qwerty.kl file and it worked .
Thanx!
shanman-2 said:
Try using KeynumberTracker from the market. This will give you the correct key number to modify, then get ButtonRemapper from the market and remap the keys....or just edit it yourself and save using root-explorer..
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Thank you all for prompt answers and useful ideas. I decided to go for the quoted way and it works great for me. Now the call button kills the screen.
I also considered a touch screen alternative as rubledub mentioned (thanx for that), but I wanted to be able to turn off the screen even when I'm not on homescreen, so I went for the first mentioned alternative. However, the idea is cool, so I'll probably get it too, just to have both alternatives at hand.
Thanx a lot again. You probably saved my phone and my nerves.
MimKoRn said:
Hello,
I've looked for a way to modify the keypad on my HTC and I found that one must change the leo-keypad.kl file when rooted. I've done so several times with r/w option, keeping a backup file and changing the leo-keypad.kl in several ways.
What I'm trying to achieve is to exchange the function of call and endcall button. Reason? I already had to change the digitizer since pressing the endcall button to turn off the screen is so frequent, it actually damages the flex cable from digitizer making the touch screen unresponsive. Replacing the digitizer cost money, time and a little bit of functionality of the phone. I don't want this to happen again, thus I want to turn off the screen with the call button.
Changing of the file did not help. What I've done was that I located the row with CALL and changed it to ENDCALL and ENDCALL changing to CALL. Then I tried to change both or one of them for POWER. POWER for CALL, etc. Nothing has changed whatsoever. Each time I rebooted the phone and checked, whether the file did not change on it's own. It was changed, but buttons work still the same.
Any ideas?
(using Hyperdroid, ES File Explorer with root option and writing ability)
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I simply put lock screen widget on my screen,it s free from market and works great,now i use end key only to boot the phone
Thanks.
elesbb said:
You might want to try editing qwerty.kl also . I was trying to disable the front keys during sleep and at first i only edited the leo-keypad.kl file and that wasnt holding . So i also edited the qwerty.kl file and it worked .
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I just wanted to say thanks for this post. I was struggling with some button remapping issues and this was the cause. I only edited the keypad.kl and not the qwerty.kl as well.
So thanks again man.
MimKoRn said:
Thank you all for prompt answers and useful ideas. I decided to go for the quoted way and it works great for me. Now the call button kills the screen.
I also considered a touch screen alternative as rubledub mentioned (thanx for that), but I wanted to be able to turn off the screen even when I'm not on homescreen, so I went for the first mentioned alternative. However, the idea is cool, so I'll probably get it too, just to have both alternatives at hand.
Thanx a lot again. You probably saved my phone and my nerves.
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could you elaborate a bit on that? i dont know where the kwerty.kl resides (yes, i m well versed with editing things in system files with root explorer)
did you find the key number and change with another key number? if so, to set an empty key (that doesnt work on pressing) what do i replace it with?
would be appreciated
why doesnt any one use button remapper it works perfect for me i have my call button set to
shut off screen and as shutdown or restart phone i dont use my end call key for anything now