I tried to figure out how to bind some of the keys on the keyboard to a different application but have not had any luck so far.
The key that I want to bind is that of the Message application and I want to bind it to a different application.
I know that the key value is 0xf2 and searching the registry for this does not yield any results.
Anyone has any suggestions as to how I can accomplish this?
Maybe you can add a custom button using AE Button Plus.
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The 'home' and 'messaging' hardware buttons on my XDA 11s stopped working recently and after using PHM Regedit I found that the registry keys for buttons 3 and 4 were missing. I recreated the basic key structure by copying the keys from other buttons that hadn't been damaged and the keys now work again. Trouble is that the icons in the 'buttons' setting within the 'settings' menu have adopted the default icons from the keys I copied.
Could someone post or tell me where I can find the complete key listing for a standard XDA11s so that I can recreate the keys properly. I appreciate I could hard-reset the machine however I would the have to spend hours reconfiguring it after reloading my backups.
Thanks,
Gavin Bailey
Took the section of my registry defining buttons and uploaded here. These are the defaults from the 1.40 i-mate rom.
Hope it's helpful.
Hi there,
In Midget's Vanilla Crossbow ROM there are only three buttons to set in "Settings - Buttons", which are Contacts, Camera and Speech. I am missing others like PIE and the bulb button.
Is this right? Is this a known issue in Midget's ROM and is there a solution?
Thanks again folks!
here is the solution:
I found this some time ago and it works:
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add the following key to the registry:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\Keys\40C8
and create values just like another key (i.e. 40C5)
soft-reset and then you are able to program the button.
Can anyone expand to his instructions please. Did anyone tried to remap their backlight button yet?
I just tried and it works. Copy the complete key for 40C5 and call it 40C8. Choose a different name for the button (e.g. 'Button Light').
40C1-Contacts
40C2-Video Telephony
40C3-Camera
40C4-Voice Recorder
40C5-Speed Dial
40C6-Volume Up
40C7-Volume Down
40C8-Backlight (now added)
40C9-Calendar
That helped!! Thanks!!
It says acces denied when i try to create a new key.
I did it with Total Commander but any Regedit should do!
calvin42, thank you for this information!
I tried all this keys and it works except for:
* "Volume Up" / "Volume Down" do not work;
* I have no "Calendar" key, where is it?
* I do not know how to set proper icons for keys, can anyone with "normal" firmware save and post "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\Keys" for us?
calvin42 said:
here is the solution:
I found this some time ago and it works:
....
add the following key to the registry:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\Keys\40C8
and create values just like another key (i.e. 40C5)
soft-reset and then you are able to program the button.
Can anyone expand to his instructions please. Did anyone tried to remap their backlight button yet?
I just tried and it works. Copy the complete key for 40C5 and call it 40C8. Choose a different name for the button (e.g. 'Button Light').
40C1-Contacts
40C2-Video Telephony
40C3-Camera
40C4-Voice Recorder
40C5-Speed Dial
40C6-Volume Up
40C7-Volume Down
40C8-Backlight (now added)
40C9-Calendar
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Dumb question time
40C4-Voice Recorder
40C5-Speed Dial
These are both to the same key, the one next to the camera button yes?
If so, why can't I get a push and hold to work, I only get the value in 40C4 to work?
Wow...Dead thread? Is there no solution to this?
I'm looking for a way to change the softkeys when in messaging. I've seen apps that will change the keys on the today screen, but not to change the keys in other programs.
In Messaging, one key is Delete, the other is Menu.
When I had WM5, they were New(message), and Menu. If you know how to change it back in WM6, please let me know. Thanks.
i want to know too
Try AE Button Plus. It has an option to do what you guys are asking. I don't think you can customize it to each app though. Basically if you assign an app or apps to launch from button 1, it will be the same in whatever app you're in.
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I think it needs some tinkering in the registry. We need to find the ID of the soft-key, and the ID of the New Message function, then bind them together. How I'm going to do that, I don't know yet...
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
I bought a new (though not brand new) rooted G2. I'm familiar with G2's as I had one for a long time, but this one is rooted, with CM7. So I noticed the location of assigning my user defined keys was moved to CM7's settings, under input, and they're called "quick" keys. Firstly, they seem to be scattered... ie key 1 on my keyboard is quick key 3, key 2 is quick key 1 and key 3 is quick key 2. Is this normal?
But secondly and more importantly, my first key, which is quick key 3, cannot be assigned anything. No matter what I assign to it, it opens up the symbol screen.
I'm hoping and guessing this isn't a hardware problem
Does anyone have any ideas?? any help would be great
thanks
Those key's are set in the keylayout, if the keynumbers are assigned to a function it will take that function. (on an rooted device you can access the configuration file trough an root explorer, like ESFileExplorer, just download from the market.., the keyboardlayout files are in /system/usr/keylayout/ depending on your rom you can edit these files, mostly qwerty.kl Generic.kl vision-keypad.kl or vision-keypad-wwe.kl, the keys should look something like this:
Code:
key 185 USER3 WAKE_DROPPED
key 184 USER2 WAKE_DROPPED
key 183 USER1 WAKE_DROPPED
in all those files... depending on your rom.)