Ok, though I like sense and many of the features, I like windows default (titanium) better, it's faster and doesn't drain my battery. (I know about all the tweaks to help sense out.)
The only problem I have with Titanium, and this is only on my HD2 device, is that there is no way to reset the titanium screen back to the default position (the clock) by simply pressing a hard key. On my LG incite, I simply just have to press the power button, on my t-mobile shadow I could press the Home key.
Is there anyway for me to have my HD2's home key do this? or even the end key.
At this point I have tried everything I can. I have tried thrid party programs like AEBPluss, but none have the ability to assign this function. I have searched to see if I cold remap it manually myself, but no luck.
Thanks for the help.
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Is this possible?
I do use magic button but having to touch the screen to close an app sucks.
this seems to work, but only half works, it closes the apps, but leaves them running in the background, you have to go into settings and memory to close them fully, i would have thought microsoft would have thought of fixing that problem with this new WM 5.0 OS
joey jojo: I presume you're aware that this "feature" is by design to optimise performance of this platform?
VJOkButt will do what ranchosteve asked for, in conjunction with a hardware key mapper like AE Button Plus. However, I don't recommend the app. It doesn't seem to work perfectly for everyone and may be withdrawn.
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Under settings/buttons you can assign one of the buttons to close apps. I have used button 4. Hope this helps 8)
Use SmartKeys
Use SmartKeys - it allowes to use right softbutton to close the app when pressed down for a few seconds. Search for it in the forum. :wink:
Hi all!
Suddenly today I've noticed something...I never use the BACK hardware key on my diamond. The reason is that this button doesn't seem to make anything different than the HOME button. (of course, I may be wrong! If so, please someone point that difference.) So, the obvious idea came to me: why don't we try to remap this button.
I know that there are apps that do just that (AEBPlus for example) but if you tried these programs you know they use up to 20% of RAM (I'm talking about AEBPlus again). So this is not the best option.
Rather than these 3rd party software, I was thinking to remap the button before the RAM is cocked by means of hard-coding. Sadly for me I do not possess this kind of knowledge so I ask kindly if someone could do this for the community (if it can be done).
I thought that this button could have a similar function as the ALT-TAB but to tell you the truth anything would be better than the original function.
Waiting for your replays...
Or maybe more easier with a registry hack. I am also interested in remapping the back button!
great minds think alike, but not always on the same schedule.
i was just looking into remapping my buttons with something other than AEBplus. i have an HD2, so the built-iin button remapper only gives me control over a long press of the send button; i'm looking into remapping the back button into a short-press "alt+tab" solution and a long-press to open my task manager.
then i searched and found this: forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1770782&postcount=1
it's basically noting how you can use shortcut files, renamed and placed in your Windows folder, that remap your buttons. just create a shortcut file and rename it with "long" or "short" button depress followed by an underscore and the documented name of the button, with the standard shortcut ".lnk" filetype, e.g. Long_Send.lnk or Short_Home.lnk. then go into the link properties and set the target to what app you want the button action to open. once built, move the shortcut file to the Windows folder and soft reset the device. et voila.
the only problem is the Back button, specifically. all the other buttons have a single, remappable function when depressed. unfortunately, the Back button is programmed to be "situationally aware" and can perform one of 3 functions based on the situation it's used in. there's an MSDN blog entry here that explains not only the uniqueness of the back button, but how it functions: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms912123.aspx
anyways, gonna look into it some more this morning to see how i can remap the sucker with as little resources as possible, if it can be done at all, or how to do it if someone else already has, and in the case of the latter, i'll report back and bump the thread that has the answers.
-oakie
edit: no urls for me yet. fill in your own address bars. :jerkit:
edit 2: AND a 5 minute freeze between posts/edits. at this point, why even bother with registration captchas? or even new registrations at all? sounds like current members and admins would rather turn people off/away than risk a spammer gettin thru. :madjerkit:
I have the TMOUSA HD2 (latest stock ROM), but I assume this question would apply for all HD2s.
I have an app called Doublelauncher, that I bought years ago, that can remap hardware keys to different functions depending on single press, double press, triple press, press and hold, double press and hold.
The HD2 doesn't have many hardware buttons. The WinMo button app only shows one that can be configured--press and hold the green key. (Default of that to Voice Command. I would like to keep it with that function.)
In fact, I would like to keep all the default functions of the few keys on the device, just add more possibilities via long press, double and triple press, etc.
Doublelauncher doesn't work at all on the HD2. It installs, the app starts, but shows absolutely no keys that can be mapped.
I've read here on XDA about AE Button Plus, that it can remap anything, including the double and triple functions, long plus, etc. I downloaded the newest version, and installed it in main memory.
Extremely difficult to figure out how to use it, with no help file, no directions at all from the developer, not on his web site either. (Does anyone know of a good online guide or tutorial for this app?) However, I thought I finally figured it out (to some extent), and mapped different functions to the back key, for double press, triple press, and press and hold. I rebooted the machine after saving, tried these different presses, and none worked at all. The back key still only did back, no matter how many presses, no matter if I held it.
Other problems I find with AEB. I had installed Duttys Task Manager last night, and did the registry tweak necessary to have its icon on the right end of the task bar. Nice task manager. But AEB seems to keep changing (on reboot) that reg value back to 0, so the task bar icon does not appear.
Furthermore, AEB slows down my system terribly. (That is on the HD2, the fastest WinMo device there is!) Boot time is now incredibly slow, it is ridiculous!
Therefore, I have a couple of questions:
1. Suggestions to make AEB really work, and not cause the problems described above?
2. Has anyone had success with other button remappers on the HD2? Vito Button Mapper? Others?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I have a MAPL100 and downscrolling on the trackball has stopped working. It works sometimes, but usually it takes me 4 or 5 flicks to get it to scroll once.
That said, is there a way to remap one of the keys in the bottom right (Camera button, mail button, and inner circle key) to perform as a downscroll? Like a virtual directional pad.
Or remap a volume key?
More thoughts: the inner circle key can be customized via settings to launch a program. Is there a program that does nothing except send a scroll down signal?
Likely not. How hard is it to make one? I've hardly programmed for WM but I know .NET well so if you have any pointers towards such a program I would much appreciate them.
Thanks
Bumping this. I can't scroll down OR left!
Hi, why don't you try to flash a 3VOLUTION SERIES ROM, they have a button configuration functionally which gives you the option to configurate for long press and short press several buttons, otherwise you could try by installing SmartToolKit or AEB Plus button configurator, however in my experience these apps don't work well with stock roms as they can't seem to register the key remapping; unless of course the issue was with the sd certificates, now I couldn't tell as I'm already on the latest 3VOLUTION SERIES ROM.
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.