I'm assuming that the zoom bar is just an extension of the resistive touch screen beyond the visible screen, so what are the chances someone will make a program/hack that will let you use it for other functions, like a dpad and a mouse?
TD2 users already have it sort of working as a scroll wheel.
I've been watching the M900 on Pocketnow, and while I'm not swayed, the potential of the navigation functions of the biosensor do wow me. It'd be a welcome addition I think. I'm new to xda-dev, but whenever I've come across the name/link, it's always with effusive praise and admiration. I figure if anyone will, it will be someone here.
Bump for this one!!
As soon as I saw the zoom bar on the TD2 and TP2 and the limited functionality of usage only in messaging, web browsers and pictures, it just screamed hack hack hack
I was also thinking gestures like the Palm Pre...
ooooh... I'm intrigued! I'd like to see what some developers can put together for this. That would be a sweet feature to hack.
evojulz said:
As soon as I saw the zoom bar on the TD2 and TP2 and the limited functionality of usage only in messaging, web browsers and pictures, it just screamed hack hack hack
I was also thinking gestures like the Palm Pre...
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Agreed. The zoom bar seemed like a good idea when I first read about it, given the multitouch zooming was a no go with the resistive screen. But then in the reviews, it just seemed so under-utilized.
I'd love to have a configuration utility that let you use it in different ways in different applications, kind of like some screen rotating apps let you set up rotation differently for different apps.
Or like the Jog Dial on the hermes. (only wished the TP2 had that, and it would have been perfect. One handed control of the device...). But it will have to be pretty precise, and it isn't yet.
If it can register touch pressure (tapping) I would like 2 see 4 sectors (up down left right)
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Or like the Jog Dial on the hermes. (only wished the TP2 had that, and it would have been perfect. One handed control of the device...). But it will have to be pretty precise, and it isn't yet.
If it can register touch pressure (tapping) I would like 2 see 4 sectors (up down left right)
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D2 Zoombar as buttons request asks for 3 buttons. Hopefully someone will do more.
Would LOVE to see 3 or 4 buttons on the zoom bar!!
(And maybe sliding button 1 to the right or button 4 to the left still means scrolling)
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Would LOVE to see 3 or 4 buttons on the zoom bar!!
(And maybe sliding button 1 to the right or button 4 to the left still means scrolling)
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The main screen can tell the difference between a press and a flick, so I imagine the zoom bar could have assigned buttons and still scroll.
Hi All
For my TP2, i'd really like to have Zoom Bar that zooms ....everything!!
I would like to just zoom the screen (any screen) to a larger size. I did kinda think (or at least hope) that it was what it was going to do anyway, not just zooming pictures, browser etc.
I would like the simple (??) funtion of being able to zoom any app, any screen, anything - to be able to read stuff maybe a little more easier.
I do use glasses for reading only and it is a real drag to have to get them out to read a text clearly, or see whose calling or just to get a better look in daylight etc.
A zoom 'anything' or 'any screen' would be really awesome and a supremely useful utilisation of something that is already there. Then you couild just drag the screen around to get to what you want to see better (yes, just like a picture, so basically i guess, the current screen becomes like a picture).
The other ideas of buttons, d pads and so on all sound great too, but this would probably benefit so many people get better use out of their devices.
I wonder if it can be done...????
Cheers and happy TP2ing.
Jabberoo
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I would like to just zoom the screen (any screen) to a larger size. I did kinda think (or at least hope) that it was what it was going to do anyway, not just zooming pictures, browser etc.
I would like the simple (??) funtion of being able to zoom any app, any screen, anything - to be able to read stuff maybe a little more easier.
I do use glasses for reading only and it is a real drag to have to get them out to read a text clearly, or see whose calling or just to get a better look in daylight etc.
A zoom 'anything' or 'any screen' would be really awesome and a supremely useful utilisation of something that is already there. Then you couild just drag the screen around to get to what you want to see better (yes, just like a picture, so basically i guess, the current screen becomes like a picture).
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Probably better than just magnifying the screen, for readability in text heavy apps at least, would be setting font sizes to the zoom bar--zoom up, Font Sizes get larger, zoom down, they get smaller. I think that might actually be enabled in some text apps already, but I'm not sure. The touchpad on my Acer Aspire One does this in some word processors.
For things like Caller ID, a screen magnifier would be needed. I'm guessing you'd need a resident program to be able to do this anywhere and everywhere.
Thx fortunz
All true, but wouldn't the simple 'magnify the whole screen' thing be a really (really) good thing to have - and logical too. Just an extension of the way it works for images. Just seems like something that it should do.
I did notice on the HTC Manila 2.5 demo video from Germany, in the Settings area, under 'Other', there was a setting for 'HTC Magnify'.
Uncertain of any further details, but it could be just what i am talking about, maybe!
Cheers to all
Jabberoo
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Thx fortunz
All true, but wouldn't the simple 'magnify the whole screen' thing be a really (really) good thing to have - and logical too.
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I don't disagree at all.
zoom as scroll and on manila start screen not only inside
I just wish the zoom ball zommed in on pictures (going towards center of picture) rather than how it works in opera (the upper left corner)
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Anybody anything?
i would be interested to know if this is possible too.
I would luv the zoom bar to wash my car and mow the lawns for me... any chance?
....LOL....
Yeah, the zoom bar is really under-utilized. I often forget it's there and go to screen -> larger text to increase my fonts... Guess it's because it only works in a few apps. Without realizing, I've gone to settings -> screens before I realize I have a zoom bar...
Would love to see some gurus here hack this to a mini d-pad, or at least and up/down arrow. Currently, I have the vol up/down to do this using AEB.
i agree with all of these .. we need a genius programmer to make some kind of super aeb where you could have different button profiles and set a shortcut to profiles on the homescreen .. my perfect setup would be to have zoom be able to switch open applications and somehow map the back conference mute thing to play/pause in music player .. or have zoom button be able to switch songs for you (like with screen off/lock on) and hold for running applications list ... then have it all skinned pretty like some translucent palm pre thing .... lol .. just dreaming..
games
they can also utilize in racing games like as steering wheel instead of touching the screen
My T5358+ was working fine except for the digitizer. So I order a replacement from China (I'm on Peru, at the other side) but the digitizer was not exactly of the same size.
Device works well but the original digitizer was slightly larger to support the zoom bar (swipe left and right actions). The new one doesn't cover this area.
So when I try to use Windows everything works fine, except I can not touch bottom bar commands because the zoom bar area is apparently "over" the bottom bar. If I use the image viewer I can make zoom dragging over the bottom bar.
If I rotate the screen, the bottom bar works fine because it's moved to another place not below the zoom bar.
So I want to disable the zoom bar to let windows use the entire touch area. I 've spent some hours looking at the registry for some value, but no luck for me.
Thanks for your help.
Omar
Lima - Peru.
I don't think that you can change anything in here.
You should get proper touchscreen.
Hello,
I have my Wildfire and the problem is, the portion near the status bar isn't working right. Like the 1cm upper portion seems to useless. I would like to change the resolution and the screen size that would allow me to use the handset and allow the touch possible beyond that area.
I will be changing the touch panel sooner but till then i need to use it the way it is.
I have tried changing with DPI but thats of no use.
Can you guide me, which file should i edit to change the display resolution by cutting down the non-working portion.
Thank You.
I don't think you can do that.
You're best current bet is to install CM7, as it allows you to move the status bar to the bottom.
Or use a separate launcher and set the swipe down gesture to open notification drawer. You can then just swipe your finger downwards anywhere on the screen....
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I have a N7(running marshmallow) setup to do screen mirroring to a TV for displaying documents in a conference room. But the N7's ratio causes wasted TV real estate because of black bars on the sides, nav bar on the bottom and status bar at the top.
In my current solution I've resized the display to 1920x1080 and changed the density so everything looks right. I've also removed the nav bar and am using pie controls. This causes a couple problems though, any action that requires a swipe down/up from the edge of the screen doesn't work(unless you are very precise with where you start your swipe), and some of my users are struggling with pie controls(they'll eventually get used to it, I think). But...
The perfect solution would be if I could have it cast only the 1920x1080 portion of the screen which would eliminate the black bars and most of the nav bar from showing on the tv. Is there anyway to modify the screen area that is being cast?
If not is there at least a fix for the swipe up/down when the display is smaller than the physical screen?
Is there any way with OneUI to get the navigation bar (either as buttons or as gestures) to rotate to landscape along with an application?
It makes absolutely NO sense for the navigation buttons to be sitting on the left or right hand edge of the display if an app (like Internet) is rotated to be used landscape. This is a standard feature on pretty much every other Android phone I've ever used, but seems to be specifically prevented on the Note 10+
Well, I get your point, but, I find the nav bar easier to operate on the side rather than in the bottom when in landscape, I tried a workaround with "all in one gestures" app, and I did not like it