This AWESOME app (without which your JJ is virtually useless as a PIM) has NOT been working on the JJ - blank calendar bug.
Some ppl have it working - but they have not set their regional settings to anything other than factory default - can't imagine why???
To get PI working, you need to delete the reg key HKLM\nls\overrides - just delete the overrides piece, not the nls root
This key is created when u set regional settings, and does not appear in the facotry default registry. You wil lose your regional settings (date format, currency, etc) - but hell, PI vs date format - it's a no brainer!
I have a very commonly used link to a web site that i have on my start menu. How can i change the default PIE icon for favourites/links?
Yes go to windows\favorites find the url you like - edit\copy and then go to windows\start menu\programs and edit\pastelink and there you will have the link you want
Thanks, but i have already done that fine. What i want it to change the icon image from the default webpage one to something else. Preferably a custom one.
Ok here it is - quote from vijay
'Using custom icons on shortcuts on the PDA is not difficult.
Basically, copy this into notepad, and call it mylink.lnk
Code:
41#\windows\iexplore.exe?\windows\DIM.exe,0
41
- Ignore this (it's the length of everything after #)
\windows\iexplore.exe
- this is the app you want to launch
?\windows\DIM.exe,0 (change this for the program you want your icon to have)
- this is the icon it should show instead of its default one
- it means, take the first (ie 0th) icon in \windows\dim.exe as the icon
It's not hard. This is just an example. Use your own programs etc of course.'
How can I change the "Programs" key at the bottom right in the home screen to "Calendar" so it will open my default calendar?
Install HD Tweak mate,
Options 14.4 and 14.5 allow you to configure these options to whatever you like
Thank you! I knew I had seen it somewhere.
But now one more question. I use Agenda One as my calendar. Can I set it up so that it opens Agenda One instead of WM Calendar?
EDIT: Ah - I figured it out.
In the registry, go to: HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila
Change HomeRSKPath (or HomeLSKPath - depending on whether it is the Left or Right softkey) to the path where the Agenda One.exe file is located. In my case it is \Programme\Agenda One\Agenda One.exe
Save the changes and now the Calendar link in the Home Screen opens Agenda One.
In that registry location, you can also change the text to whatever you want it to say. Because HD Tweak put the labels in English, I changed them to German. Just change HomeLSKText or HomeRSKText.
I suppose this works for any program that you want to use as your default calendar.
I've seen miscellaneous info around on the common task of repurposing the "n" button. I'd like to see a concise rundown of ways to hack it.
The "n" button is a scancode 102 that normally gets mapped to keycode 3 with /system/usr/keylayout/gpio-keys.kl
Keycode 3 in intercepted by the interceptKeyTi method of PhoneWindowManager in /system/framework/android.policy.jar
Keycode 3 is handled directly without using any intents.
It's not easy to hack a key to give an intent. You have CALL_BUTTTON, CAMERA_BUTTON & MEDIA_BUTTON. I haven't managed to catch them. The easy one to hack is SEARCH_LONG_PRESS.
You can easily change gpio-keys.kl to key 102 SEARCH
A normal press will bring up the default Nook search. A long press will generate an intent. All you have to do is insert another intent filter in your favorite app.
Code:
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH_LONG_PRESS" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
I have this running on my ADW Launcher and I uninstalled Button Savior.
Personally, I prefer hacking to installing yet another app just to do one thing. I would like to come up with a solution for a dedicated action for the "n" key.
Any thoughts?
If you use NookTouchTools this allows you to remap the buttons/quicknav etc without all the hassle.
GabrialDestruir said:
... without all the hassle.
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Well, I'd really like to learn things, not just load another app.
So how exactly do the Tools work? Do they need to have another process just to listen for a keycode and translate it to an intent?
Renate NST said:
Well, I'd really like to learn things, not just load another app.
So how exactly do the Tools work? Do they need to have another process just to listen for a keycode and translate it to an intent?
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It uses modification of various .jar files
XorZone said:
* Patched android.policy.jar:
*** Injected home button code from AOSP, with configuration check between goto home and b&n quicknav toggle
*** Fixed recent apps dialog with configuration check to launch recent apps dialog or configured app launch
* Patched services.jar
*** "Reading now" button check for configured launch value (possible values: Home, Back, Menu, Search, Long Search, Custom App, B&N default)
*** All quicknav buttons configurable and will load icons (once, onCreate) possible values same as above.
* ActivityPicker - B&N removed default activity (usually in Settings.apk) to serve ACTION_PICK_ACTIVITY requests, so I added it back to the app and now able to add shortcuts/edit doc shortcuts in Launcher Pro...
* Configuration - All above configurable values stored in Settings.System so both system jars and Conf app can access it.
* Clear dalvik-cache button
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Thanks, Gabrial. I had read through this entire thread before and it had left me confused. 10 pages of talking about changing the UI and not a single screenshot? I'm still not sure how an activity picker or a recent apps dialog looks like. Heck, I'm not even sure what additional things you get in Settings. Is there even a tree list of what people should have?
Yes, I do have a penchant for doing things the hard way. I like things lean and mean. If I knew how to inject code into jars I would just have fixed android.policy.jar and left it at that. My main need was a way to globally get back to my launcher desktop without onscreen controls (like Button Savior).
Renate NST said:
Thanks, Gabrial. I had read through this entire thread before and it had left me confused. 10 pages of talking about changing the UI and not a single screenshot? I'm still not sure how an activity picker or a recent apps dialog looks like. Heck, I'm not even sure what additional things you get in Settings. Is there even a tree list of what people should have?
Yes, I do have a penchant for doing things the hard way. I like things lean and mean. If I knew how to inject code into jars I would just have fixed android.policy.jar and left it at that. My main need was a way to globally get back to my launcher desktop without onscreen controls (like Button Savior).
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Well said
I'd try to ask Nook Color forums too...
Well, I finally learned how to hack compiled Java code.
Now, I've got a simple press the "n" and it goes directly to your desktop.
It required just a bit of editing of android.policy.jar
Why would anyone want "QuickNav"?
It's not part of Android anywhere, it's just something B&N put in.
Sometimes I use library...
brendan10211 said:
Sometimes I use library...
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You can drag the stock Library icon onto your desktop.
You can even put the stock Home or Shop there also.
I also use it to force refresh, but XorZone just made that soo
Renate NST said:
Well, I finally learned how to hack compiled Java code.
Now, I've got a simple press the "n" and it goes directly to your desktop.
It required just a bit of editing of android.policy.jar
Why would anyone want "QuickNav"?
It's not part of Android anywhere, it's just something B&N put in.
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Hi,
I, same as you, like to modify my Nook as little as possible. In case of a future software upgrade, I would like to know what to change back before applying it.
Of course, I know I can just save the partitions (internal disk) and restore it as needed, but I would like to not need to do this.
Right now, I modified the gpio file for Search and created my own Launcher (base on Home Sample code in Android SDK).
Still, I don't like the need for Long Press on Search.
Could you please post the links which shows how to hack the android.policy.jar?
Maybe, if I don't ask too much, your edits to it?
Thanks!
Renate NST said:
[...] Why would anyone want "QuickNav"?
It's not part of Android anywhere, it's just something B&N put in.
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Mainly because I don't like every device looking like an iPhone wannabe with a grid of icons. I like the reader focus with apps secondary. I do wish the QuickNav could be fully customized, including icons, easily.
bobstro said:
Mainly because I don't like every device looking like an iPhone wannabe with a grid of icons.
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Mmm, Ok. Still, I don't like having to do three taps to do a non-book activity.
"n", then [launcher select] gets me anywhere.
The "currently reading" icon gets me back to my book.
I'm not fond of icons at all and have considered a list-oriented launcher,
but the fact remains that visually locking onto an icon is quicker.
That's why the QuickNav has icons on it.
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Mmm, Ok. Still, I don't like having to do three taps to do a non-book activity.
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There are only a few apps I use regularly on the NST, so I've just remapped the QuickNav buttons using Xor's NookTouch Tools to launch them directly: Library, maildroid, astrid tasks, calendar pad and dropsync. I find it quicker than pulling up a full launcher.
It's definitely a personal preference thing. I rather like that the NST isn't trying to be an iDevice. There's a minimalist 'Zen' to it I like.
I know you don't like additional software, but you can take it a step further using Folder Organizer. I set it to show items in the Notification menu, then show the "Starred items" and "Applications" menus in the Notification menu. You can launch apps and submenus this way, and also shortcuts, which can be handy to have 2 clicks away.
"n", then [launcher select] gets me anywhere.
The "currently reading" icon gets me back to my book.
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For me, it's:
"n" then run my top 5 most often used apps directly from QuickNav (2 taps)
or tap Notification->app for regularly used (still 2 taps)
or at worst, Notification->Menu->app for stuff I don't use regularly (3 taps)
This give me progressively more focused listof apps. At no point do I have to go through a launcher, thus avoiding the dreaded iPhone-wannabe look. I never use a launcher except for maintenance tasks.
I'm not fond of icons at all and have considered a list-oriented launcher, but the fact remains that visually locking onto an icon is quicker. That's why the QuickNav has icons on it.
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Folder Organizer does essentially what you've described. You can change the folder display to show:
icons with text
icons only
list with icon and text
list with text only.
I don't recall which features are available in the free version, but I like to toss a few bucks to developers when I can, so happily paid the few bucks for the full version.
Unfortunately, NookTouch Tools only allows you to set the 'n' key to show QuickNav or not. If it allowed setting it to launch a shortcut, you could pull up a nice targeted list of apps directly, thus bypassing the 5 item limit of QuickNav.
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Unfortunately, NookTouch Tools only allows you to set the 'n' key to show QuickNav or not.
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Although I have no experience with any of the Tools, I presume that they
(like my mod) just generate an android.intent.category.HOME/android.intent.action.MAIN
Most "home-based" apps should already have this as a filtered intent.
You should be able to easily select one of them as the default.
Using specific "shortcuts" defeats the purpose of the Android intents system.
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[...] Using specific "shortcuts" defeats the purpose of the Android intents system.
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Does it have to be one or the other exclusively? For a basic launcher, pulling up the main app is sufficient. Other programs, such as Folder Organizer, provide shortcuts to user-defined categories, so I could have a subset of all available apps appear rather than a full launcher. Various readers provide shortcuts to books, and so on. Sometimes you don't want/need the full program.
Looks like they have the new Nook 1.1.5 OSS released: http://images.barnesandnoble.com/PResources/download/Nook/source-code/nook2_1-1-5.tgz
The "n" button is used turn the light on and off I think with long presses.
I pre-ordered mine already so will see when it arrives how it works.
Recently got a galaxy S7 edge. I've installed all available updates. For some reason I am constantly asked what program to use when I want to open any type of document such as a pdf. I am given a choice of 3 of the stock applications and Adobe PDF which I installed.
When I am presented with the app options there is no "once" or "always" option. Instead when I select one app I get the message that app is now the default app and to change it go to Setting--->applications......blah blah to clear the default app. I have been to the default app under setting and see that PDF are set by default to be open by Adobe PDF. So why must I still select what app to use when I want to open a pdf file (even the same file)? Is my phone corrupted since I am not getting the "just once" or "always"? I want to open pdf full with a single program every time instead of it always asking me.
Skizzy1 said:
Recently got a galaxy S7 edge. I've installed all available updates. For some reason I am constantly asked what program to use when I want to open any type of document such as a pdf. I am given a choice of 3 of the stock applications and Adobe PDF which I installed.
When I am presented with the app options there is no "once" or "always" option. Instead when I select one app I get the message that app is now the default app and to change it go to Setting--->applications......blah blah to clear the default app. I have been to the default app under setting and see that PDF are set by default to be open by Adobe PDF. So why must I still select what app to use when I want to open a pdf file (even the same file)? Is my phone corrupted since I am not getting the "just once" or "always"? I want to open pdf full with a single program every time instead of it always asking me.
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This was recently changed, As once you selected your app, there was no way to select another application without clearing the defaults (Rather messy and time consuming)
To change the default setting head to:
Settings -> Applications -> Default Applications -> DEFAULT APP SELECTION:
Set Default Apps Automatically (Will auto set the first app you select to default)
Ask Before setting Default App (Brings back the traditional Just Once / Always (Option))
Failing these settings, Maybe one of the application for the PDF wants to be set as default, Try uninstalling them?
Does it happen with any other application?
Download a video and install VLC. select a video app and see if the derault sticks.
Keep in mind, sometimes if you have a default PDF app selected, The app is updated, you will be asked to select again (Some times)
Additionally if you install another PDF application, then the App selection may re-appear (If a default is selected already)
(Sorry if this is abit messy, lack of coffee this morning)
Settings -> Applications -> Default Applications -> DEFAULT APP SELECTION:
Set Default Apps Automatically (Will auto set the first app you select to default)
Ask Before setting Default App (Brings back the traditional Just Once / Always (Option))"
Unfortunately I don't see the "Set Default Apps Automatically" or "Ask Before setting Default App" option in Settings -> Applications -> Default Applications -> DEFAULT APP SELECTION
Seems like that would work great, but they're not there.
I did try to Reset App Preferences however any PDF file I get asked how I want to open it every time. Even under App setting it shows Adobe as the default. I tried reinstalling Adobe but still didn't help. I have a couple documents that I routinely access and it gets to be a pain.
Thanks for the assistance, of you have any other ideas I'm all ears. I'm almost wondering that if I don't have those options you state above than maybe I need a system reset???