newbie question: what is "button 9" on SX66/Cingul - MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General

Looked in the manual and the Wiki but couldn't find an answer...
On the SX66, under settings->buttons, there is a list of the device's buttons and the apps assigned to them.
The first 8 buttons are trivial, but then there is a mysterious "button 9", with an assignment called "Cingular_Button".
Anyone knows what this is?

It's the unlabeled button on the slide-out keyboard -- the one on the bottom row, between tab & comma keys.

thanks!

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Change a keyboard button to TAB

Is there a way to change a button on the keyboard (for example, the mail button) to TAB?
That way, we could press TAB to move from form to form when filling them out in a browser.
But most importantly, we could now use the ALT + TAB shortcut to switch between apps when in landscape mode?
Any suggestions?
The up/down arrow keys move the cursor from field to field.
Alt+tab would be nice but which key are you remapping to be the Alt key?
I've also posted on a similar topic, and a solution seems to be to modify the keymap files in the Windows folder.
See here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=537818
The files are called like :
eT9.Rhodium.XXXX.kmap.txt
and for France, it is eT9.Rhodium.040C.kmap.txt. This was easy to find because it's the only AZERTY one, I don't know how you find the right one otherwise.
I tried for my "ç" problem (have "FN" + "c" give "ç"), and it works. I think it will work for "tab" instead of "message" (what a totally useless button...). You just need to know the "OX" code tab I think
On the way past, thanks to those you hepled me find this... Thanks to this, I can map many usefull buttons (as "FN" is free for about 10 keys, that gives me 10 free buttons to set).
HHarvey
I already have an ALT key as I lack a Fn key so I just need something for TAB
HarveyR said:
I've also posted on a similar topic, and a solution seems to be to modify the keymap files in the Windows folder.
See here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=537818
The files are called like :
eT9.Rhodium.XXXX.kmap.txt
and for France, it is eT9.Rhodium.040C.kmap.txt. This was easy to find because it's the only AZERTY one, I don't know how you find the right one otherwise.
I tried for my "ç" problem (have "FN" + "c" give "ç"), and it works. I think it will work for "tab" instead of "message" (what a totally useless button...). You just need to know the "OX" code tab I think
On the way past, thanks to those you hepled me find this... Thanks to this, I can map many usefull buttons (as "FN" is free for about 10 keys, that gives me 10 free buttons to set).
HHarvey
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How do you change it to a shortcut to an application or a function like TAB?
HarveyR said:
I tried for my "ç" problem (have "FN" + "c" give "ç"), and it works. I think it will work for "tab" instead of "message" (what a totally useless button...). You just need to know the "OX" code tab I think
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The Tab key should be 0x09.
However, mapping Tab to the 'useless' message button does not work for me - anyone successful in doing that?
paphko said:
The Tab key should be 0x09.
However, mapping Tab to the 'useless' message button does not work for me - anyone successful in doing that?
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That's what I thought but tried mapping it and no luck on my end as well.
vapor said:
Is there a way to change a button on the keyboard (for example, the mail button) to TAB?
That way, we could press TAB to move from form to form when filling them out in a browser.
But most importantly, we could now use the ALT + TAB shortcut to switch between apps when in landscape mode?
Any suggestions?
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There is no function in Windows Mobile as "ALT+TAB", set up your vain. U have to find a task manager program, which is a sign shortcut, and list a task menu.​
sancho1234 said:
There is no function in Windows Mobile as "ALT+TAB", set up your vain. U have to find a task manager program, which is a sign shortcut, and list a task menu.​
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I remembered doing this when I had the HTC Universal. That device had both the TAB and ALT button which was what made it possible and why I wanted to replicate it.
vapor said:
I remembered doing this when I had the HTC Universal. That device had both the TAB and ALT button which was what made it possible and why I wanted to replicate it.
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http://www.google.hu/search?q=windo...&rls=org.mozilla:hu:official&client=firefox-a

Creating a shortcut to tab-button and others?

Hi!
They removed the tab-button (at least on the swedish keyboard) which I use frequently. I can´t find it in the virtual keyboard either. How do I create a hardware keyboard shortcut?
There are some other shortcuts I would like to create as well (to calender and maybe more).
Please be concrete, I don´t know how to change registry and such.
/Derik
Anybody have an idea?
The D-pad buttons act sort of like the tab button. Press the desired direction followed by the enter button to activate the filed you wish you had tabbed to.
haha
emwdava said:
The D-pad buttons act sort of like the tab button. Press the desired direction followed by the enter button to activate the filed you wish you had tabbed to.
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Where are the D-pad buttons on TP2? Did I miss something?
Did you mean the directional keys?
The things is that I use it within Worddocuments to make indentations (Swedish: indrag) in the text with with list bullets. So I really need a tab-button.
I´m just reviveving the thread again.
There must be some way to be able to use a tab-function? All the hightech here... It´s essential in my writing, which is the main reason I have the TP2.

mapping the "ok" button is driving me crazy! FOUND SOLUTION!!

hey people, i've been searching for over two hours on how to map the "ok" button to do what it normally does...
i'm on energy rom right now, with everything necessary installed to map keys on my att tilt 2.
what action do i map the "ok" key to?
i've searched and:
i cant find "back to previous screen"
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4754390&postcount=75)
if you map it as close window, and you click the windows key and the ok, the windows key no longer works
(forgot where i found that piece of advice)
what do i do?!
and sorry if its been answered many times, i really cant find it!
EDIT:
FOUND THE SOLUTION, at the bottom of the page. WORKS FLAWLESSLY!
Funnily enough I had to search to see what you were talking about. I assume the OK key on the keyboard.
I can only guess the best mapping would be to the OK in the upper right hand of menus for programs.
What ok button? A hardware button or a software button?
on the att tilt2 theres an "ok" button between shift and home on the keyboard.
i dont know what to map the button to in order for it to work like it supposed to in the original rom and i cant find the solution anywhere.
Bottom row from left to right:
Tilt2: shift, OK, Home, comma (mail), space
TP2: FN, Mail, SMS, comma (SYM), space
Sorry, don't think that there is a solution for mapping the OK button yet. The best you can do is to map it to minimize the current window. This is one of the reasons why I'm switching to RRE's rom, as it includes the AT&T keyboard dll. I use text/email a lot with the keyboard out and want to be able to use the ok to close the message and go back to the message list. You can only do that if the original OK functionality is present.
best bet is to use this program to do so...works great!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4434797&postcount=1
Solution FOUND:
download this cab:
http://blownfuze.org/files/AEBPlus.CAB
(courtesy of Doug Simmons)
install and use to map the "ok" key as "ok/close"
works like a charm! thanks for all the advice anyway guys!

assign soft key action...

ok, i'm not getting a response in q&a, so, sorry if this is in the wrong section...
anyone know if it's possible to assign a shortcut to the softkey action
(ie. the softkeys are different in word to those on the today screen, can i assign a shortcut to that action)
i use a bluetooth keyboard which can be configured to any shortcut. it would be real handy to be able to just hit a couple of keys rather than reach for the devices tiny screen everytime i want to activate the menu.
cheers
or even just to have the pop up menu in word would be real handy
cheers
anyone!???

[Q] Access all symbols with HW Keyboard ?

Hi,
I have an azerty DZ, and when using hardware keyboard, it seems impossible to type some symbols, like "<", ">", "^"....
Only available symbols (using symb. key) are brackets, 3-dots, Yen and copyrights.
Any suggestions ?
Thanks
mika91 said:
Hi,
I have an azerty DZ, and when using hardware keyboard, it seems impossible to type some symbols, like "<", ">", "^"....
Only available symbols (using symb. key) are brackets, 3-dots, Yen and copyrights.
Any suggestions ?
Thanks
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If you post your .kcm.bin file (as you can read in the Norwegian keyboard thread) and detail what symbols you need, I'll give it a try.
Ok, I attached french keymap.
The important miising symbols are "^", "<", ">" and "~".
Thanks
mika91 said:
Ok, I attached french keymap.
The important miising symbols are "^", "<", ">" and "~".
Thanks
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Ok, this is my first try and I don't guarantee it'll work
Shift+FN+C ^
Shift+FN+N ~
Shift+FN+, <
Shift+FN+. >
I hope it works
I've got a Desire Z and can't seem to get the < and > chars no matter what I try -- what's the trick?
(stock Euro Desire Z with English)
mika91 said:
Hi,
I have an azerty DZ, and when using hardware keyboard, it seems impossible to type some symbols, like "<", ">", "^"....
Only available symbols (using symb. key) are brackets, 3-dots, Yen and copyrights.
Any suggestions ?
Thanks
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Well, without modifying anything: no. It is indeed impossible.
There are two files that can be fairly easily messed with:
/system/usr/keylayout/vision-keypad-wwe.kl and
/system/usr/keychars/vision-keypad-wwe.kcm.bin
(there are multiple files in those directories, so it may well be that the files used on your device aren't the -wwe versions and altering the -wwe versions doesn't do anything)
I changed the keylayout-file to make arrow keys out of the (ridiculous) shortcut buttons, right shift and question mark (it took me a while to realize that DPAD_LEFT corresponded to a DOWN arrow, which makes sense if you look at the optical trackpad in landscape mode, but can be quite mystifying if you don't).
The keylayout-file is plaintext and can be modified on your phone using a terminal and vi.
The keylayout-file only maps hardware buttons to the intended functions in the OS. The keychars-file maps these to actual characters, including what is produced using FN and Shift (or both!). To be able to type the 'missing' characters, I added them in my keychars-file as characters that appear when pressing FN + Shift + <key>.
The keychars-file is a binary file, so you'll have to use two simple tools to edit it. See this post from the G2 forum (the entire thread is quite useful, actually):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9208893&postcount=31
A little heads up: the capacitive buttons share the same keycodes as the ones on the keyboard. Ergo: assigning another function to the search or menu buttons in the keylayout file will also assign that function for the capacitive search and menu buttons.
dinfinity said:
Well, without modifying anything: no. It is indeed impossible.
There are two files that can be fairly easily messed with:...
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Perfect -- thanks
This should be in the WIKI...
dinfinity said:
A little heads up: the capacitive buttons share the same keycodes as the ones on the keyboard. Ergo: assigning another function to the search or menu buttons in the keylayout file will also assign that function for the capacitive search and menu buttons.
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Ah, good info, so that explains why the capacitive buttons stop working on custom ROMs that were designed for the G2 with its different hardware keyboard layout.
steviewevie said:
Ah, good info, so that explains why the capacitive buttons stop working on custom ROMs that were designed for the G2 with its different hardware keyboard layout.
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That's very possible, though I remember reading someone solving that specific problem by changing the permissions on the files.
Certainly something to keep in mind, though.
A very informative page for tinkering with all this:
http://source.android.com/porting/keymaps_keyboard_input.html
And some commands:
getevent (first few lines show which events are handled by which devices and subsequent lines can be used to determine keycodes and such)
getprops |grep hw (shows the key handling devices, useful for confirming which .kl-file to edit)

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