Is there a way to get QuickNav bar like in NST or Nook tablet?
kazikas said:
Is there a way to get QuickNav bar like in NST or Nook tablet?
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On the NST, at least, the QuickNav buttons are baked into the system below app level. They continue to function even after the removal of all B&N apps and jars (although their functions may not have anywhere to go). They can even be reassigned with NTMM and will work fine. So there's nothing that is portable to export.
The bar could be replicated, I suppose, using Tasker. There are/were similar sorts of app-level approaches like Button Savior? But if you're after the nostalgia of the form, Tasker could do it. Lot of work, though, mostly in the visual elements. The functions would be trivial.
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Hi,
I have found few topics about key mapping but I still don't know whether it is already possible to map any hardware button to a MENU (?) so it triggers the non-stock launcher. I mean, do I still need button savior to switch to the launcher?
I would like to root my nook but don't want to use TouchNooter. (I think it breaks some of the stock rom functions and it also brings apps I do not want).
I would prefer just the root with adb over usb (should be possible with a custom ramdisk attached in one thread here), 3rd party apps installation enabled (update sqlite db), and an external laucher of course. I think I can live without the market.
It would be great to have "small" (as less apps as possible) customized nook rom without "phone" related apps.
You can remap the buttons, and it's pretty easy. system/usr/keylayout, I believe, and then the file without the omap prefix. The last four lives are the side buttons. However, I find it quite handy to use the new n-button mod/app by XorZone -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289894
That mod/app changes the n-button to a home when pressed (returns to launcher), and a recent app pop-up when held for a few seconds. Very handy, especially if you don't intend to use the nook's onboard reader. (I'm using Aldiko instead, since the default reader doesn't refresh often enough to prevent ghosting...)
Remap the other keys to VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN (BACK and MENU can be handy too) if you don't plan on using the stock reader and you can then use your hardware buttons in Aldiko, the Kindle app, etc.
Personally, my left buttons are MENU and BACK, and my right buttons are VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN, and I don't use the stock B&N library/reader at all.
If you plan on using the stock reader, be sure to keep atleast one back and forward button at the default mapping...
On the topic of touchnooter, everything it comes with can be uninstalled when it's not needed. there really isn't much clutter there to begin with... As I recall, it may or may not break the B&N shop but I'm unsure if that problem still persists or what. Otherwise, it doesn't break anything.
I just got an NST today and rooted it with the clockwork mod method. So far things are working pretty well, with one major setback: I am having trouble getting back to the ADW. I selected ADW as the default home, but the nook button -> home still takes me to the original home screen, and the menu bar at the top only shows menu & back buttons. So once I open an app, I have no way to launch anything else (besides rebooting, which will bring me back to ADW).
Any help would be greatly appreciated, and I apologise if this has been answered elsewhere, but I couldn't track it down...
Thanks!
Oh, also, I lose the navigation buttons when I go into of the nook interface/reader/settings etc.
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B&N modified Eclair co-opts the Home key.
You need to either install Button Saviour (which gives you a constant selection of micro buttons on the edge)
or install one of the mods here that will hack the "n" button.
I use a modified /system/framework/android.policy.jar but I'm trying to clean up the mod.
Thanks, button savior did the job. Actually, I had already installed it with the CWM flashes, but I just hadn't figured out how to activate it; I'd noticed the little icon on the side of the screen, but hadn't actually managed to click it!
An alternative to Button Savior is to launch NookTouch Tools and use it to customize the B&N QuickLaunch menu via the B&N Buttons option to open your launcher of choice instead of one of the standard B&N apps. I find the side buttons for BS, Virtual Button Bar or similar programs always seem to be too small to press when I want them, yet get in the way when I don't. The QuickLaunch menu also won't get closed accidentally.
I've over-ridden all of the standard app selections and don't actually see the B&N apps anymore unless I deliberately launch one.
Hmm, that sounds ideal, but I can't seem to find an apk anywhere, can you link me? The root process installed nookcolor tools, which doesn't seem to have that option.
Thanks!
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Nook Touch Tools is by XorZone.
Be sure to check the Show extra action buttons in recent dialog option to get the Home, Menu, Back, Search and Orientation options when you long-press the 'n' button, and you can completely eliminate the need for Button Savior.
Just got it up and running, that makes for a much more comfortable configuration. Thanks again!
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Forgive me if this has already been answered.
Is there a way to advance a page in say, a web browser? Scrolling down text can be disorientating with E-Ink and it's easy to lose your place.
I use Opera Mobile.
For some insane reason, this application does not support any pageup/pagedown keys.
In Android 2.1 there were no official PU/PD keys.
B&N screwed thing up by assigning the four hard buttons to codes that were used by later Android.
I try to keep things logical by having the four hard buttons assigned to Back, Menu, PU (as in 2.2), PD (as in 2.2).
Other applications (like K9 email) handle the PU/PD fine.
You can experiment with any keycode you want using adb:
Code:
input keyevent 4
That sends a Back.
Renate NST said:
I use Opera Mobile.
For some insane reason, this application does not support any pageup/pagedown keys.
In Android 2.1 there were no official PU/PD keys.
B&N screwed thing up by assigning the four hard buttons to codes that were used by later Android.
I try to keep things logical by having the four hard buttons assigned to Back, Menu, PU (as in 2.2), PD (as in 2.2).
Other applications (like K9 email) handle the PU/PD fine.
You can experiment with any keycode you want using adb:
Code:
input keyevent 4
That sends a Back.
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Hi Renate,
I'm new to the Nook, so please bear with me. I have rooted mine with NookManager and I've looked in the Nook Touch Mod Manager app, but it won't give me the option of assigning any of the hardware keys with PU or PD.
I too like Opera Mobile as a browser, so it's a shame that it won't use these commands. If you can help me with the above, I will try a range of browsers on my Nook to see which one's work with PU and PD commands.
Or is there a software solution like using Button Savior or something similar?
This is the cheat sheet:
Code:
Code B&N 2.1 Android 2.2
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92 LEFT_NEXTPAGE PAGE_UP
93 LEFT_PREVPAGE PAGE_DOWN
94 RIGHT_NEXTPAGE PICTSYMBOLS
95 RIGHT_PREVPAGE SWITCH_CHARSET
Assign whichever hard button you want to go up to "LEFT_NEXTPAGE".
Assign whichever hard button you want to go down to "LEFT_PREVPAGE".
Set your B&N Reader app to use the scenario on the right here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24632564#post24632564
So is there no current way of using the page up/down buttons on any web browsers?
That would be the only reason why I would buy the Nook so if it doesn't do this then ...
xxx889 said:
So is there no current way of using the page up/down buttons on any web browsers?
That would be the only reason why I would buy the Nook so if it doesn't do this then ...
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I must have tried every browser there is and none of them use the PU/PD keys. Ridiculous! Yet Dropbox, GMail and a whole host of other apps use them perfectly.
Maybe the new 1.50 update with its new browser will have PU/PD capabilities? Here's hoping.
Dolphin browser has a setting to allow the volume up down keys to be used to page up and down. If you root with NookManager, Nook Touch Mod Manager allows you to map the hardware keys to volume up & down or you can use the method Renate outlined above. But honestly I can't stand any browser on the NST. They all seem painfully slow and flakey.
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Dolphin browser has a setting to allow the volume up down keys to be used to page up and down. If you root with NookManager, Nook Touch Mod Manager allows you to map the hardware keys to volume up & down or you can use the method Renate outlined above. But honestly I can't stand any browser on the NST. They all seem painfully slow and flakey.
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Are you sure? For me they don't advance a whole page, they just act as scroll buttons.
ejhollin said:
Are you sure? For me they don't advance a whole page, they just act as scroll buttons.
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Well, another case of our old Android version I suspect. On my other devices Dolphin scrolls a whole page up or down using the volume buttons. I just tested it on the NST. On the NST Dolphin I first have to scroll once with a swipe to get the buttons to work. Then it appears to scroll a half page up and down using the volume buttons instead of a full page. But this is the same scroll amount I get with a swipe in the stock browser, Dolphin and I even tested Boat Browser Mini (it also can be configured to use volume keys for paging). So it seems to be a quirk of our NST devices. But pressing a button twice for a full page scroll doesn't seem like too bad of a workaround.
I have searched quite some time to find answers to this so I will ask this here. I would like to trigger application executions or tasks (volume up for example) by pressing combinations of keys. So far, it seems no app accomplishes this neither does modifying any system file. I believe it requires something to detect multiple keypresses. Reason being is I would like to keep my Nook stock in appearance and only enter into an alternative launcher when needed. I quite like the aesthetics of the stock Nook but the available tools on android are indispensable. So, basically I am looking for something that will launch ReLaunch when I press both hardware down keys at once but ignore everything else. Perhaps trigger volume up and down by pressing "n" and up or down on either side. It's possible to do this in distros of linux but I have no idea about android or this version in particular. Does anyone know of any solutions? Thanks!
For combo buttons like that you'd have to hack android.policy.jar
You could always just use ButtonSavior instead.
That has popup softkeys on the screen.
If you have rooted with NookManager Nook Mod Manager allows you to assign actions to long presses. For example, I have a long press of the n button assigned to ReLaunch. A short press acts like normal and brings up the B&N quicklaunch.
For my rooted NSTG I want to change the actions that tapping the screen invokes; specifically, I want to change screen taps to do the same as the h/w buttons, is this possible?
e.g.
top-left button goes to next page, so a top-left tap would do too.
bottom-left button goes to previous page, so a bottom-left tap would do too.
thanks
antboy9 said:
For my rooted NSTG I want to change the actions that tapping the screen invokes; specifically, I want to change screen taps to do the same as the h/w buttons, is this possible?
e.g.
top-left button goes to next page, so a top-left tap would do too.
bottom-left button goes to previous page, so a bottom-left tap would do too.
thanks
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Would this be an app-specific mod, or would you want it to override all apps?
ИΘΘK¡€ said:
Would this be an app-specific mod, or would you want it to override all apps?
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I'd be happy if it worked for the Nook default Reader app, but if it could work for other reader apps too that would be interesting to hear about, or even override all apps.
antboy9 said:
I'd be happy if it worked for the Nook default Reader app, but if it could work for other reader apps too that would be interesting to hear about, or even override all apps.
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Then this mod would be something up @Renate NST's alley, not mine.
I haven't even looked at those screen (transparent) overlay apps.
They do something tricky by capturing all the touches and forwarding them to the underlying app.
It's easy to have an app itself handle arbitrary touches.
It's been so long since I used the stock reader.
I don't even remember if it has on-screen page turns.
Most (some? all? few?) of the readers today use Adobe's licensed code to render the pages.
How the user interface is implemented on top of that is the main difference between applications.