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Shortcut to Settings

Does anyone know how to create a shortcut to Settings?
I've just recently bought and installed ProgramMenuPlus to cascade my Start Menu but only thing is that it doesn't handle the Settings menu so I need a shortcut to be placed on the Programs Menu.
Can someone help?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnppcgen/html/ppc_tcuts2.asp
I have all of my control panel plus some extras as a cascading menu in SmallMenu, with icons. If you want, I can zip them up and send them over.
V

thanks Vijay, you're a legend on this boards. I managed to work out that with ProgramMenuPlus, you can add an extra icon on top of the normal Start Menu (just like in Seymour) and have dual Start Menus (the MenuPlus & the original Menu).
By the way, am looking thru the list of apps you wrote...I like the VJLumos, it adds that extra brightness at night for reading and makes a good flashlight
Keep up the good work champ!!

I actually use SmallMenu and ProgramMenu.
This is my SmallMenu replacing the start menu. I never use the start menu anymore (and obviously this is without using ToggleToday, for clarity):
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Then I use a much smaller ProgramMenu menu assigned to my contacts key, to just load up PIM stuff etc very quickly, eg calendar, contacts blah blah. That way it's even faster then navigating SmallMenu's submenus... I launch it with my thumb, navigate up/down with dpad and enter. Very quick..I really like SmallMenu.
Thanks for your comments
VJLumos is very much for those who like to live on the edge, but the effect is certainly worth seeing. i wonder why they didn't implement the brighter screen to begin with! I've been doing some slow work to find a better way to implement it, but I'm waiting on some slightly better tools before I can finish it...
V

Lockscreen Slider is lost

I don't know where it is gone, but it is...
My Screen Unlock Slider is gone and i don't know how to become him back to my phone...
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
here is an image for an example
i thought it was this option in BSB Tweaks:
# Phone Slide Cover
* - Show or hide the incall slide cover option.
but no change after changing the value. Any help?

You're kidding, right?

no he's really lost
________________________________________
oh gott i got it
at the Startmenu at the bottom push lock, then its activated
btw. i found some cab which sets the slider at the bottom like in the iphone. its friendlier at least.
View attachment 263080

I've the same problem too.
Few weeks ago I installed a new lock screen program (not S2U2) to subsitute the original one. Later I uninstalled it. the original lock screen is lost. It is now same as the one in WM6.1, i.e. showing unlock button at lower-left and a grey screen is shown to unlock after the button is clicked.
Anybody can help us to restore the lock screen of WM6.5?

Its actually quite simple (for someone who has the files) to resolve, i made a thread this morning with the same problem. ill copy the important parts:
The slider im looking for comes stock (i think ?) with the 1.61 ROM, it is transparent and uses the same type message symbol as the one in Sense. The files needed can be found in resco in the windows folder.
These are the full names of the files required to restore the slider:
\\windows\\icn_em_up.png
\\windows\\icn_em_dn.png
\\windows\\icn_mc_up.png
\\windows\\icn_mc_dn.png
\\windows\\icn_vm_up.png
\\windows\\icn_vm_dn.png
\\windows\\icn_sms_up.png
\\windows\\icn_sms_dn.png
\\windows\\LS_LockSliderLong.png
\\windows\\LS_LockSliderLong_Dwn.png
\\windows\\LS_LockSlider.png
\\windows\\LS_LockSlider_Dwn.png
Should be a simple copy n paste thanks

[APP/Launcher] Apex Launcher Widgets

Good afternoon XDA,
My issue is the following. I love Apex and I love working with it but I have several widgets (including my mails and N7player etc..) and every now and again they resize to way outside the current screen.
Is this a known issue and anyone have any idea how to permanently fix it?
PS: I have found a way to temporarily fix it which is holding tap on the widget so that "remove" / "resize" / "app info" & "share" become visible. When I release the widget takes his pre-defined size again and it's all fine (temporarily that is...)
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

I admit I don't know the answer but may I suggest you to ask on its thread ?
sent from my Darkside of Nexus 4

Thanks for the reply. I searched all over the Nexus 4 forums and didn't find it so I posted this because it could be some Nexus 4 issue or whatnot.
Noticed that it was in the android where Apex has posted (durr )
I have posted this in their official topic too. See if I get any valuable responses,

It's a very weird workaround apparantly.
1) Change your home screen to 10x10
2) Then place the widgets on there (without resizing). Preferably put em in the top left corner else they won't be counted in the next action.
3) change home screen to 5x4 (or whatever prefered)
4) resize widgets, they now stick.... weird shizzle :/ (well I hope this works, used to be 5times+ per day, if it lasts a day it's "fixed" )
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If prefered this topic can be deleted or locked or marked fixed of course.

[Q] Any Uses for the S-Pen Button?

Hi,
My unit should be coming tomorrow and I was just wandering any cool tricks for the S-Pen button?
Thx.

They act as mouse left click select ..

Mark text like youd do with a mouse on a pc.
Other than that, the image clip is handy IME, for quite a few things. My most recent thing was making a quick S Note document to share with travel companions by clipping flight info from email, hotel info from my browser, directions to the hotel from maps with handwritten circles around nearby landmarks naming them, and weather info for the trip. Sent it to my travel companions with email as a PDF, they could print it or keep it on their phone. Really quick and easy.
example:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Other than that, taking a picture and drawing over it has been quite useful, for instance Im attending a course on a new piece of SW for my firm, I can take a picture of the interface, circle around a particular feature on the UI and make a note about that particular bit, instead of having to describe what part the notes are about for that particular segment (like say marking the taskbar in windows 7 and noting that you can pin programs there) which is a lot easier to teach on to colleagues.
Hold the button and doubletap the screen (even lockscreen depending on your device lock choice i guess) to instantly get action memo up.
Iunno... stuff like that? Theres a lot more about the SPen itself, but for the button Im not sure what else to tell you off of the top of my head.

Apps can also use the button for things - for example LectureNotes allows to use it to switch to eraser.

Strange touch related issue with homescreen - LG V20

** I first posted this in Android Q&A, as I'm not sure if this is a device specific problem, but there weren't any answers to be had there - so I'm hoping that somebody here knows how to get rid of this extremely irritating bug. **
I somewhat recently got an LG V20. (H990DS)
Quite soon I became aware of the following issue:
Several times per day, when turning on the screen, either through fingerprint or pattern, the homescreen doesn't respond to touch.
I've activated "show touches" in the developer menu, and it show that the touches are being registered by the screen, but nothing at all happens.
Horrible stuff caught on camera:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
If I first press the home key, then everything works as it should. It's like there's some kind of invisible overlay on the homescreen that intercepts the touches. It's also possible to pull down the status bar while the homescreen is non-responsive. Selecting anything in the notifications resets the homescreen to a working state.
Swiping the notifications up without selecting anything preserves the homescreen in the non-touch-responding state.
Things I've tried:
Factory reset
Rooting/downgrading ROM
Other launchers than stock: Nova, Next Laucher 3D Shell
Checking accessibility settings
Why u do me this horrible thing, Android?
So I'm all out of ideas. I've held off on using this phone as my daily driver because of this horrible nuisance.
I'm hoping that someone here has an idea about what's going on.