How to remap key(backspace) for call Task Manager(HTC X-Button)?
I want switch between running applications. For HTC mega. Thanks!
Pash0k said:
How to remap key(backspace) for call Task Manager(HTC X-Button)?
I want switch between running applications. For HTC mega. Thanks!
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For this kind of requirement, I'm using AEBplus "http://ae.inc.ru/aebplus" which can do that.
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cimber
cimber said:
aebplus which can do that.
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Very buggy program - For reviews.
At site developer in Russian version - "Unfortunately, some hardware buttons after they have been selected for the system can not be returned back without any "soft" reboot".
Sorry but am looking for other alternatives.
AEBplus,it's a very good software for keyboard.Long long ago,I begun to love it.
So sorry for my english
Pash0k said:
Very buggy program - For reviews.
At site developer in Russian version - "Unfortunately, some hardware buttons after they have been selected for the system can not be returned back without any "soft" reboot".
Sorry but am looking for other alternatives.
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Sofar, I never had any problems, and never had to softreset because of AEB Plus
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cimber
You might have to tweak registry if you want to use the backspace button.
But! You can use another button, the call button. You have to hold down the call button.
Go to Menu > Settings > Personal > Buttons
Choose the "Send Key (Hold) and assign task manager to it.
So you can access task manager just by holding down the call button.
deepakmk said:
Choose the "Send Key (Hold) and assign task manager to it.
So you can access task manager just by holding down the call button.
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I can't associate with task manager because it is not listed.
Yea, Try getting SPB Mobile Shell and it has task manager, you don't have to activate the SPB Mobile Shell and you still can use the task manager.
Let me know if u need the cracked cab.
Pash0k said:
Very buggy program
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Yep, not completely useful for Touch2 I'm afraid: Not all buttons are directly supported (have to try to set up through file - add button), and at least for the HOME button I didn't get it to work well (sometimes doing two actions at once with a single keypress)
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Hello,
how i can view default active programs and change between them ?
in ... running programs can onli STOP them.
SPB Pocket Plus can do this, you can assign a hardware button which acts like "alt-tab" does on your pc. Very handy
Agreed. I use the Mail button (top left hardware button) to Alt-Tab and the Internet button (top right hardware button) to perform Close
Now if only SPB could add a shortcut so we could assign the Start menu to a button as well and one-handed access could come close to becoming a reality!
(PS, I know there are other apps out there that allow hardware button assigning of Start but I'd like SPB to add it)
phm taskmanager does the job and it's freeware. It doesn't emulate alt-tab it's more a alt-ctrl-del kind of pgm. But then once you got the list of running apps, you can activate any of them using th stylus or the joystick
Keitaro said:
Now if only SPB could add a shortcut so we could assign the Start menu to a button as well and one-handed access could come close to becoming a reality!
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well...Why are you looking for a third party app when it's already built in?
Settings -> Personal tab -> Buttons -> choose a button and assign it to the <start menu> item in the drop down list
pat12 said:
well...Why are you looking for a third party app when it's already built in?
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I guess I wasn't looking hard enough and only concentrated on SPB's entries which are enclosed with square brackets rather than angled ones.
Anyway, thanks
Glad I could help! I'm usually more a taker than a giver of advice on this forum...
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Keitaro said:
Now if only SPB could add a shortcut so we could assign the Start menu to a button as well and one-handed access could come close to becoming a reality!
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well...Why are you looking for a third party app when it's already built in?
Settings -> Personal tab -> Buttons -> choose a button and assign it to the <start menu> item in the drop down list
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this metod cannot help me i will try SPB PP
I like HTC Task Manager's feature, that enables the Quick Menu when pressing the X-button. But I would like to acces the Quick Menu with a hardkey.
Does anybody know how that can be done?
Give SPB Pocket Plus a try.
tyguy said:
Give SPB Pocket Plus a try.
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Yes, SPB Pocket Plus has the taskmanager like the Quick Menu. But the reason why I like the one from HTC - is because it is finger friendly.
I have tried the Touch Commander Suite - it has a great task manager (quick menu). But it is not that consistent in its performance - and it keeps closing down - and the only way to get it back is with soft reset. :-(
I thought he meant how to assign a hardware button ... use the button feature from Pocket Plus was my suggestion NOT the task mgr.
actually just coming in my head... do you mean HTC Action Screen. This works perfect with Pocket plus (I have it on long press PTT on my AT&T Tilt).
tyguy said:
actually just coming in my head... do you mean HTC Action Screen. This works perfect with Pocket plus (I have it on long press PTT on my AT&T Tilt).
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No, I mean the Quick Menu that you can see on the attachment.
Yes, I'm thinking about this too considering that HTC Task Manager is only available on the Today Screen. It would be nice to be able to access it while in other applications. So, I guess a hardware key mapping is the best solution. Anybody?
Pocket Plus has an "Alt-Tab" function which can be mapped to a hardware key. It'll open a window and either with the stylus or scroll wheel you select the task, press OK (or press the scroll wheel) and you are there.
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No, I mean the Quick Menu that you can see on the attachment.
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If you only want to access that from today screen, HButton does a good job for that. I add the "OK/Close" function to one of the HButtons, and assign that to the "OK" button in the settings->buttons. This way I can use the "OK" button to close most of the running programs, and while in today screen, one hit on the "OK" button will bring up the list of programs in the picture you attached.
tyguy said:
Pocket Plus has an "Alt-Tab" function which can be mapped to a hardware key. It'll open a window and either with the stylus or scroll wheel you select the task, press OK (or press the scroll wheel) and you are there.
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The problem with the Alt-Tab function is, that you are not able to close one (or all) of the programs - like you can with the Quick menu
wearefree said:
If you only want to access that from today screen, HButton does a good job for that. I add the "OK/Close" function to one of the HButtons, and assign that to the "OK" button in the settings->buttons. This way I can use the "OK" button to close most of the running programs, and while in today screen, one hit on the "OK" button will bring up the list of programs in the picture you attached.
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Please explain. When I go under settings->buttons, I can only ad the "ok/close" function. Are you saying, that you also have an "ok" function, and when you map the ok function to a hardkey, then you have the list of the programs pop up on the today screen??
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Please explain. When I go under settings->buttons, I can only ad the "ok/close" function. Are you saying, that you also have an "ok" function, and when you map the ok function to a hardkey, then you have the list of the programs pop up on the today screen??
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You have to install HButton.
I use Handy Menu, not free though. 4.99 I think. It also gives you some other functions, and it is configurable. I have it mapped to long press camera button.
Quick Menu 2.7 does exactly that. All you have to do is tap the start menu. a list of programs running and an X to kill them.
Much quicker than looking for a way to edit taksmanager/Xbutton3(?)
Highly recomend it. I don't use anything else.
Also, you can cook it too:
Install the app; set up your options; export the registries; make a package from the cab (for dsm/rgu ); copy the contents of the reg export to the rgu using text editor. Package complete! now you can cook it and have your options be like you need them.... and there are so many!
PPCBANDIT said:
I like HTC Task Manager's feature, that enables the Quick Menu when pressing the X-button. But I would like to acces the Quick Menu with a hardkey.
Does anybody know how that can be done?
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found the solution already? i would also like the htc task popup into a HW button
rocho said:
found the solution already? i would also like the htc task popup into a HW button
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I did, thanks wearefree for the tip. Use HButton, its OK/Close button handling is different from OS, so it makes exactly what we need. I mapped HW button 2 on my Wizard to HButton and it simulates OK/Close. When any app is in front it minimizes it and when I'm on today it shows HTC Quick Menu.
Hi all, just wondering if anyone know how to set a particular key to close a program?
e.g. setting the OK button to close program.
thx!
Have a look for the X1 button control app (X1BC). It should allow you to add new buttons in |START|SETTINGS|PERSONAL|BUTTONS|
I use SPB Pocket Plus. It allows you to assign any task or app to a button and also allows functions on holding a button. I have "Hold OK" set to "Close All" and "OK" set to "OK/Close"
How do you do that ? I haven't found such function in pocket plus.
Dr.Sid said:
How do you do that ? I haven't found such function in pocket plus.
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Go: |START|SETTINGS|SYSTEM|SPB POCKET PLUS|
Tick the box next to "Buttons"
Close back to "Today" screen.
Go: |START|SETTINGS|PERSONAL|BUTTONS|
Then either click "<Add buttons...>" or assign a program to one of the buttons/actions in the list.
lamentra said:
Hi all, just wondering if anyone know how to set a particular key to close a program?
e.g. setting the OK button to close program.
thx!
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Hmmm... do not know about "particular key", but actually the OK key can already be set to close a program. Just look into your settings.
thanks for the tip.. spb pocket plus is great to set up those buttone!
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Hmmm... do not know about "particular key", but actually the OK key can already be set to close a program. Just look into your settings.
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Haven't found it.
Dr.Sid said:
Haven't found it.
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i could only change the setting after installing spb pocket plus.. the original setting didn't have all those options.
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Haven't found it.
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Go to:
Settings --> System --> Task Manager --> Buttons.
There you can choose the action to perform when pushing the "OK" button.
You can either:
- close the program
- minimize the program
[email protected] said:
Go to:
Settings --> System --> Task Manager --> Buttons.
There you can choose the action to perform when pushing the "OK" button.
You can either:
- close the program
- minimize the program
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No .. that relates to pressing X software button in the upper right corner, not hardware OK button.
I'm using the first ROM however.
Dr.Sid said:
No .. that relates to pressing X software button in the upper right corner, not hardware OK button.
I'm using the first ROM however.
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No, it refers to the hardware key as well, since the hardware key is equivalent to the software key in the upper right corner... at least in all the ROMs I have tried (Stock R2A, Jack, Itje)
Well in my R1A this has no effect. X closes on my xperia, both red phone and OK minimizes. Will wait for R3A. Thanx for input.
Accidentally screwed over some files >.>
I got same problem. I assign task manager to x-panel manager button, unfortunately it change camera button to run task manager too. After removing assignment camera button not working.
AEButton assign camera button together with panel button, recognizing them as one (ctr key).
kingarthas said:
I got same problem. I assign task manager to x-panel manager button, unfortunately it change camera button to run task manager too. After removing assignment camera button not working.
AEButton assign camera button together with panel button, recognizing them as one (ctr key).
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Use the OK key instead and assign a long press for task manager and a short press for ok key.
It works flawlessly
HOW do you assign a button? You need a program for that? If so, is there a way to assign the voice command to a button?
michaelthemage said:
HOW do you assign a button? You need a program for that?
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I'm using aebutton plus, it has also an handy integrated task manager (I assigned it to long press OK button)
If so, is there a way to assign the voice command to a button?
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Maybe, but I cant help a lot here, VC is not available in Italian, and I feel a bit stupid talking with a machine in English
So, I never used it.
Well, you could use German or French to talk to your phone too
I will give this program a try. And report back. By the way, what are you using this for? And if one assigns only 1 button, will the rest be changed too, or only that one. Don't want any more trouble with the X2.... if I can avoid it
By the way, what are you using this for?
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I use (and used it for years) it mainly to remap the volume rocker as a "fake jog dial" (very handy to read ebooks) and because the AEBP task manager is quickest task manager to use when you have to quick swich from an app to another or to kill a stuck application w/o messing with the touch screen.
How to switch btw running apps quickly? For example, if I am listening to slacker while browsing the web and want to switch back quickly to change the song. I am new to winmo and I am trying to learn the ropes. I currently use the stock task manager to switch, but that is kind of a pain. Is the a mod or app that allows this. Please refrain from raging on the newb.
Arkswitch
I use Arkswitch, which is quite a handy tool and can be accessed easily by assigning a area on the screen, which upon tapping, brings up arkswitch task manager. Just search for it on XDA and you should find it or i guess you can also google for it.
good topic. i was wondering about this too but i would prefer to long-press the home key & have task manager or another app switching app come up... I'm still looking into it.
@rlee
that would be amazing
rlee008 said:
good topic. i was wondering about this too but i would prefer to long-press the home key & have task manager or another app switching app come up... I'm still looking into it.
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coming from Andriod?
kcaj32 said:
coming from Andriod?
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Lmao YUP! something's should be easy, even already thought of while they're compiling the Win Mobile software together. Why there is no native option to just remap a button to open something baffles me these days. I’ve searched much and all I can come up with is "try AEButton Plus or HButton" but they don’t seem to map the "home key" or some people have issues.... anyways, I don’t want to have an app running in my memory to just get this function to work. still searching...
rlee
rlee008 said:
Lmao YUP! something's should be easy, even already thought of while they're compiling the Win Mobile software together. Why there is no native option to just remap a button to open something baffles me these days. I’ve searched much and all I can come up with is "try AEButton Plus or HButton" but they don’t seem to map the "home key" or some people have issues.... anyways, I don’t want to have an app running in my memory to just get this function to work. still searching...
rlee
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I had a G1 before this.... I still sometimes long press the home button on my HD2.... only to get to the home page....
Here is a Registry hack for the send key to bring up the task manager: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=612530
To use your "send" key to bring up Task Manager:
Settings > All settings > Personal > Buttons > Select Task Manager from "Assign a Program" drop-down menu (there's a scroll bar on the right, kind of hard to see at first)
Now when you hold your green button, the task manager will be brought up.
hawc1506 said:
To use your "send" key to bring up Task Manager:
Settings > All settings > Personal > Buttons > Select Task Manager from "Assign a Program" drop-down menu (there's a scroll bar on the right, kind of hard to see at first)
Now when you hold your green button, the task manager will be brought up.
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No, that's to bring up the task manager. They're looking for an easy way to bring up the, um...task manager. LOL yeah I think it's stupid someone didn't come up with a different name for one of them
The cab below will bring up the ArkSwitch task manager (usually accessed by clicking the menu icon just to the right of the clock in the taskbar) when you long-press the send key.
It's from THIS list of great cabs/tweaks, which is also found in the sticky at the top of this forum section. There's also similar cabs there that will perform the same fuction, but with alternative task manager apps.
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No, that's to bring up the task manager. They're looking for an easy way to bring up the, um...task manager. LOL yeah I think it's stupid someone didn't come up with a different name for one of them
The cab below will bring up the ArkSwitch task manager (usually accessed by clicking the menu icon just to the right of the clock in the taskbar) when you long-press the send key.
It's from THIS list of great cabs/tweaks, which is also found in the sticky at the top of this forum section. There's also similar cabs there that will perform the same fuction, but with alternative task manager apps.
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Actually, with the task manager you can both close apps (by selecting it and hitting "Close") AND switch apps (by double-tapping on the app), so that would work perfectly.
Me, I usually just hit "Home" and most of the time the other app I want to load is on my quick list, if not, I'll just hit "Windows" instead.
dutty's task manager should do the trick.
jubeh said:
Actually, with the task manager you can both close apps (by selecting it and hitting "Close") AND switch apps (by double-tapping on the app), so that would work perfectly.
Me, I usually just hit "Home" and most of the time the other app I want to load is on my quick list, if not, I'll just hit "Windows" instead.
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+1, you can indeed switch between apps on the default Task Manager by double tapping on the program.