How to adjust trackball 'sensitivity' on XDA Orbit - P3300, MDA Compact III ROM Development

Hi
Please could somebody help!!
I have an O2 XDA orbit, I love it and have it running just great, still using the stock O2 WM6 ROM.
One problem I have which is really annoying me. I like to use the trackball for games, such as Astraware's Mummy Maze. Only problem is, when you move the trackball it moves twice. It seems it is 'calibrated' to function as two cursor movements per resgister of the trackball. This renderes it impossible for a lot of games.
Does anyboby know the registry key I need to change it, so that with each move of the trackball only 1 direction 'press' is sent to the app?
Thanks in advance

go the
start
settings
system
mouse mode
and adjust the speed of pointer

jahrami said:
go the
start
settings
system
mouse mode
and adjust the speed of pointer
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Thanks for the advice, but I've tried this, it doesn't solve the problem. It only seems to happen in game, the trackball just seems to send two cursor 'clicks' the the app.

Have exactly the same problem, but no solution, yet.

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Artemis users: Help me with my bugs!

Hi fellas.
Please check out my review on this device:
http://www.absolutesurf.com/articles/dopod_p800w/
Towards the end of the review, I have listed 2 bugs found. Can you also let me know if you notice such bugs? I'm particular about the standard input bug especially. Thanks!
Secondly,
Lets say i want to use the O2's or T-mobile's ROM, is that possible? Is there a way to flush out my ROM into an installer so that I can install it back in if I were to send the device to Dopod for one reason or another?
Nice review!
I have a Greek rom so that my input panels are somewhat different than yours (Greek keyboard and I do not have the T9 phonepad input). In general I have not had this upward-shifting bug. Ocassionally it has happened when I have activated the transcriber while on the today screen...but this has been the exception rather than the rule.
A small bug that bugs me regarding the input is the long lag when shifting from one input method to the other. I have considered installing calligrapher as a solution to this problem (as it has keyboard and transcriber together)...but I do not like to crowd main memory.
Thanks
Yes, shifting between inputs does lag a little. The phonepad I'm using is taken from this forum as well. You can simply install it.
I think I gotta hard reset my device and install other stuffs one at a time to determine the root cause. Just this little problem that makes the device imperfect..
Mask, nice write up, with ref to the car holder, are you sure it can't be bent? the one supplied with my P3300 looks the same and that can be bent (it just takes a fair bit of effort) - Mike
MasK said:
Thanks
Yes, shifting between inputs does lag a little. The phonepad I'm using is taken from this forum as well. You can simply install it.
I think I gotta hard reset my device and install other stuffs one at a time to determine the root cause. Just this little problem that makes the device imperfect..
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I can confirm that I do not have these issues on my HTC P3300.
I have also mapped the mouse pointer to a hardware button. When I click it when TomTom is running, the button reverts to the default (internet explorer) but TomTom already has a pointer for exploring the map using the scroll ball! Also I do not need to do a reset upon exit of TomTom. The button goes back to mouse pointer.
Did not see the shifting input panel when I toggled between keyboard and phonepad (also from this forum)
It could be model related, or Mapking could be the culprit here
Victor
mikealder said:
Mask, nice write up, with ref to the car holder, are you sure it can't be bent? the one supplied with my P3300 looks the same and that can be bent (it just takes a fair bit of effort) - Mike
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Oh my!
Yes.. it bends! Initially it felt pretty hard and I was afraid I will snap it. Thanks for pointing that out.
As for the other probs.. I willbe doing a hard-reset.. and slowly install apps one at a time, to see what exactly is the culprit... Hmmm
After the hard reset, I still have the problem on the extreme bare minimum device!
Someone help me answer my ROM question pls.. I think I wanna change to a P3300 ROM. How is it anyway? Thanks!!

Key Mapping Issues

Hello all!
First of all, thank you for the wonderful guides to downloading and upgrading the phone from Windows Mobile 5 to 6. There was just enough hand holding to keep me from bricking the darn phone, and for that I am grateful.
Anyways, I'm a happy Windows Mobile 6 user now, but the problem is when I press the function key (for instance, to type a '?'), all the keys are mapped wrong. For instance the '?' key makes a '-', the '!' an '@', the '@' a '?' and so on. Other than using a sharpie to relabel the keys (something I won't do), is there some internal setting to fix this? I'm on a (Cingular) AT&T 8525 (or Hermes), upgraded using Dutty's Premium v2 Full.
Thanks in advance!!
Search the site using google.
Keyboard layout 8525
Brilliant, thank you. The search feature wasn't working but I didn't think about google. Sorry for the bother!

Accelerometer

Hello,
First of all, sorry of my english, i am from spain.
One Question: does TP2 have acelerometer like for exaple Diamond or it only turns screen when you use the keyboard?
Yes. Yes it does.
malumbreras said:
Hello,
First of all, sorry of my english, i am from spain.
One Question: does TP2 have acelerometer like for exaple Diamond or it only turns screen when you use the keyboard?
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Find out everything else here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=519814
thank you all so much, it is important for me.
Thank you.
and if you don´t mind, another quewstion: when your are ussing TOM TOM is it posible to put screen landscape??
Thank you
are you sure it is possible to turn screen without ussing keyboard?
all videos i ve seen use keyboard to turn screen, and also a video of tom tom uses keyboard
malumbreras said:
are you sure it is possible to turn screen without ussing keyboard?
all videos i ve seen use keyboard to turn screen, and also a video of tom tom uses keyboard
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The Opera browser does it automatically. For everything else, practically every TP2 owner has installed 'Gyrator 2' or 'screenChanger' (my favourite), which are free apps utilising the G-Sensor. They run pretty much silently and allow you to configure which programs you want to rotate etc.
Get the TP2 - You know you want to.
Yes. But only by sliding out the keyboard. You can use the G sensor, but then you have to adjust the registry.
Theres a reg hack to enable the change orientation function to be shown in the screen to change button assignments. So you can set when you hold down the send button it changes to landscape mode. And you don't have to pull out the keyboard!
I can't remember what it was mind.. but it's on these forums somewhere.
thank you all.
thank you brynweb for those programs.
thank you quarintus.
andrewrees: if you remember the post, please tell me.
thanks a lot
i have tried Gyrator, and the problem i´ve seen is that the program must be running if you want to rotate screen.
correct or im wrong?
you dont need to use any program
there is a reg hack on here to allow it to tilt auto in things like calender etc etc
read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=526701
I did the reg that doesnt need any program running and it works great. With a bit of modding I got it to do TomTom, too.
TomTom on PDA is OK, but it still doesnt have text to speach for spoken street names.
malumbreras said:
i have tried Gyrator, and the problem i´ve seen is that the program must be running if you want to rotate screen.
correct or im wrong?
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changeScreen does a better job of hiding itself than Gyrator. One day I'll use the reg hack, but I'm still in the tinkering stage where I can't make up my mind about what programs I want to rotate, so it's easier for me to use the program option right now.
bigjezza said:
I did the reg that doesnt need any program running and it works great. With a bit of modding I got it to do TomTom, too.
TomTom on PDA is OK, but it still doesnt have text to speach for spoken street names.
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any info how i wouldnt mind tom tom in landscape
thanks
Has anyone tried this G-Config app?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487991
http://pockethacks.com/g-config-configurator-for-the-new-sensorsdk-4/
it modifies the registry for you... I'm going to install later on today when I have time to play with it...
mozster said:
Has anyone tried this G-Config app?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487991
http://pockethacks.com/g-config-configurator-for-the-new-sensorsdk-4/
it modifies the registry for you... I'm going to install later on today when I have time to play with it...
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oooo, interesting! Thanks for that.
I tried it.. it works a treat... might be worth adding it to the sticky? Mods?
am I the only one getting an error when trying to run BsG G-Config, that i need to update my .net thing on the phone? could someone point me to whatever i might need to grab from windows.com or wherever to get this to work? thanks in advance
malumbreras said:
i have tried Gyrator, and the problem i´ve seen is that the program must be running if you want to rotate screen.
correct or im wrong?
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That is correct. However, mine starts itself at startup and you can tell it to minimise when it starts, so you don't need to worry about starting it up all the time. It also doesn't use much memory, so you don't need to worry about that either.
Corell said:
am I the only one getting an error when trying to run BsG G-Config, that i need to update my .net thing on the phone? could someone point me to whatever i might need to grab from windows.com or wherever to get this to work? thanks in advance
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would anyone be able to help me with this one? thanks alot

Mapping "Send SMS" to a button.

Hi guys, complete WinMo newb here, and I'm probably missing something, but I've got a burning question I can't seem to find the answer to.
I've got my Tilt2 running EnergyROM Phoenix right now. Pretty stable, but there's one thing I've been wanting to do for a long time: Be able to send off a typed SMS from the keyboard without having to reach my thumb up and smack the Send button with my thumb on the touchscreen.
I've got the Rhodium Keyboard Config installed, and I can't find a way to map it there. Maybe I'm missing something?
(PS: That OK key is useless on my Tilt2--I'd like to map it there, if possible.)
Thanks in advance.
Xodium said:
Hi guys, complete WinMo newb here, and I'm probably missing something, but I've got a burning question I can't seem to find the answer to.
I've got my Tilt2 running EnergyROM Phoenix right now. Pretty stable, but there's one thing I've been wanting to do for a long time: Be able to send off a typed SMS from the keyboard without having to reach my thumb up and smack the Send button with my thumb on the touchscreen.
I've got the Rhodium Keyboard Config installed, and I can't find a way to map it there. Maybe I'm missing something?
(PS: That OK key is useless on my Tilt2--I'd like to map it there, if possible.)
Thanks in advance.
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what i do is make a script to simulate a mouseclick on the screen and then map that to the button of your choice using keyboard config

Screen Keyboard (Keypad) OFF!!!

Goodnight people ...
I have a question for you:
Because I hate the touchscreen keyboard, I wanted to know if there was a way to prevent it being opened automatically!
Let me explain .. when I write a new text message, a new mail, when I use opera but when I select any text box, it automatically opens the touchscreen keyboard!
can prevent this thing from happening?
I only use the HW keyboard ... and would prevent the automatic opening of the touchscreen keyboard!
I dug into the registry, more precisely here:
[HKLM \ Software \ Tegic \ eT9]
and all subfolders below ... I could not find anything about it!
How can I do?
Thanx!!!
Try this:
Code:
[I]HKCU\ControlPanel\Sip\TurnOffAutoDeploy[/I] = 1
[I]HKCU\ControlPanel\Sip\AllowChange[/I] = 0
[I]HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Disable Auto SIP[/I] =1 (Note the space in "Internet Explorer"; there's a different directory without the space)
I found these online, so I don't know if they'll work.
Actually, I think only the second tweak ('AllowChange') is necessary. I remember trying it before. You have to know, however, that it will (should) completely disable the virtual keyboard; you can only launch the SIP by changing the value back to '1'.
yeah i used to turn it off with a tweak program. turning off auto works most places but not in opera. however later builds of opera wont show the onscreen keyboard if the physical is kicked out.
thanks for explanation ... really helpful, but my intention was not to completely disable the keypad, but only prevent it opened automatically!
I don't like the on-screen keyboard popping up all the time either. So I took an interest in this thread. I found that of the suggested registry changes mentioned above, the oly one I needed to impliment was this one:
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sip\TurnOffAutoDeploy = 1
This seems to keep the on-screen keyboard from popping up on its own, but still allows me to access the keyboard when I need it.
Hopes this is helpful...
sumflipnol: Thanks for the info!
ciko84xp said:
thanks for explanation ... really helpful, but my intention was not to completely disable the keypad, but only prevent it opened automatically!
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Whoops! Well, you did say in your first post, "I only use the HW keyboard." Sorry about that.
Maybe you should try ScratchyPDX's route:
ScratchyPDX said:
I don't like the on-screen keyboard popping up all the time either. So I took an interest in this thread. I found that of the suggested registry changes mentioned above, the oly one I needed to impliment was this one:
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sip\TurnOffAutoDeploy = 1
This seems to keep the on-screen keyboard from popping up on its own, but still allows me to access the keyboard when I need it.
Hopes this is helpful...
sumflipnol: Thanks for the info!
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You're welcome!
It's strange, however, that I have that same exact reg tweak, but my virtual keyboard still pops up on its own (using the ROM in my sig).
I guess, in this situation, YMMV!
ciko84xp said:
thanks for explanation ... really helpful, but my intention was not to completely disable the keypad, but only prevent it opened automatically!
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its not possible to completely disable the onscreen keyboard. this is only to disable automatic deploy. keep in mind theres alot of places it will popup weather you like it or not.
The Jack of Clubs said:
its not possible to completely disable the onscreen keyboard. this is only to disable automatic deploy. keep in mind theres alot of places it will popup weather you like it or not.
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I tried one of the tweaks I listed a few months ago. I think the "AllowChange" tweak disables the launch (auto and manual) of the virtual keyboard.
I remember helping someone on an EnergyROM thread about this same topic. He wanted to completely disable the virtual keyboard, so he was happy with the tweak.
ScratchyPDX said:
I don't like the on-screen keyboard popping up all the time either. So I took an interest in this thread. I found that of the suggested registry changes mentioned above, the oly one I needed to impliment was this one:
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sip\TurnOffAutoDeploy = 1
This seems to keep the on-screen keyboard from popping up on its own, but still allows me to access the keyboard when I need it.
Hopes this is helpful...
sumflipnol: Thanks for the info!
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unfortunately I can not find it in the register of my PDA!!!
I have only [HKCU\ControlPanel\Sip\AllowChange = 0]!!!
The Jack of Clubs said:
its not possible to completely disable the onscreen keyboard. this is only to disable automatic deploy. keep in mind theres alot of places it will popup weather you like it or not.
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With this tweak [HKCU\ControlPanel\Sip\AllowChange = 0]!!! the problem is solved, because the touch pad is completly powered off!!!
The only one problem, is the impossibility of opening the touch pad when I want without remod this register key and make a SR!!!
sumflipnol said:
I tried one of the tweaks I listed a few months ago. I think the "AllowChange" tweak disables the launch (auto and manual) of the virtual keyboard.
I remember helping someone on an EnergyROM thread about this same topic. He wanted to completely disable the virtual keyboard, so he was happy with the tweak.
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This Tweak was really useful because I use the touchscreen keyboard 2 times a month! Thanx to you!!!
ciko84xp said:
unfortunately I can not find it in the register of my PDA!!!
I have only [HKCU\ControlPanel\Sip\AllowChange = 0]!!!
With this tweak [HKCU\ControlPanel\Sip\AllowChange = 0]!!! the problem is solved, because the touch pad is completly powered off!!!
The only one problem, is the impossibility of opening the touch pad when I want without remod this register key and make a SR!!!
This Tweak was really useful because I use the touchscreen keyboard 2 times a month! Thanx to you!!!
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You could just add a DWORD for the "TurnOffAutoDeploy" key. That should suffice.
You're welcome for the tweak, but I understand the problem of having to remod the registry and soft reset when you need it. Maybe you could push for an app that can "switch" the registry key for you without a soft reset?
sumflipnol said:
You could just add a DWORD for the "TurnOffAutoDeploy" key. That should suffice.
You're welcome for the tweak, but I understand the problem of having to remod the registry and soft reset when you need it. Maybe you could push for an app that can "switch" the registry key for you without a soft reset?
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You're right... I never thought to create the DWORD!
I try now... and then I post the result!
PS: I can create an app that modifies the registry to enable and disable the touchpad, but I think it is impossible to avoid the SR, because without it, the touchpad still does not work even after I edit the registry, because this type of change requires necessarily an SR to become effective.
I've tried to add manually the DWORD "TurnOffAutoDeploy=1", but the problem isn't solved!!!
PS: I can create 2 different CAB... 1 for "Powering ON" and 1 for "Powering Off" the Touchpad... because i'm not a programmer, and i haven't the necessary competence to create an application in c++!
The only one problem, is that i don't know how to avoid the SR necessary to make active the change!
If I find a way to solve the SR problem, i have solved my touchpad problem!
ScratchyPDX said:
I don't like the on-screen keyboard popping up all the time either. So I took an interest in this thread. I found that of the suggested registry changes mentioned above, the oly one I needed to impliment was this one:
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sip\TurnOffAutoDeploy = 1
This seems to keep the on-screen keyboard from popping up on its own, but still allows me to access the keyboard when I need it.
Hopes this is helpful...
sumflipnol: Thanks for the info!
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Update: After using my phone this weekend with the above tweek applied, I found that the KB still pops up occasionally, but less often than before. For me this is acceptable. You mileage may vary.
ScratchyPDX said:
Update: After using my phone this weekend with the above tweek applied, I found that the KB still pops up occasionally, but less often than before. For me this is acceptable. You mileage may vary.
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Can you post here the list of the various DWORD that you have in SIP folder of your registry?
I think that you have other settings that I haven't....!
ciko84xp said:
Can you post here the list of the various DWORD that you have in SIP folder of your registry?
I think that you have other settings that I haven't....!
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Like I said in post6, I have that DWORD in my registry, but it does still pop up. As a matter of fact, the only time it doesn't pop up is when I try to send an SMS!
Mobilnaut SYM
ciko84xp said:
Because I hate the touchscreen keyboard, I wanted to know if there was a way to prevent it being opened automatically!
Let me explain .. when I write a new text message, a new mail, when I use opera but when I select any text box, it automatically opens the touchscreen keyboard!
can prevent this thing from happening?
I only use the HW keyboard ... and would prevent the automatic opening of the touchscreen keyboard!
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You can try Mobilnaut SYM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=459253).
When Mobilnaut SYM is activated, the SIP does not pop up when the keyboard is open.
for my it work with the "Deploy" reg kack. the "allow" one killed it all toghether. I't wouldn't apear, even if i click it.
I have a diferente problem now. I'm Portuguese, I need special char "ç" a lot. my harware keyboard doesn't have that. so I have to pop up the SIP every time just for that one.
Can someaone develop a small app i can link to a hardware button, that all it does is type "ç"?
Thank you!
In this thread you might find the answer
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9242765#poststop
There is a registry edit that worked just fine on my T-Mobile HTC HD2, so you might want to check it out.

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