I want to use home button replace start menu on topbar and use back button for close program because i think is very convenient sometime i used single hand for my phone
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don't know you guys, but imho,
back should just be back.
multitasking should use long press home (instead of long press back)
and voice search should use long press search (instead of long press home)
reason for this is (in my case) search is kinda under-utilized and back gets used all the time. i'd rather leave back key to back function alone.
what's your thought on this?
edit: oh, i'd also rather have back key to go back within the same app and not to desktop or some other app.
I agree with the long press on the search button for tellme search. But back button is a better choice for multitasking menu because your finger is going to drift there to switch back an app.
Btw don't call it the home button... Its the start button =)
hardcoreplur said:
I agree with the long press on the search button for tellme search. But back button is a better choice for multitasking menu because your finger is going to drift there to switch back an app.
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my rationale is to separate in-app navigation (use back) and between-app navigation (use home).
right now there's no indication of where you are in the "back queue". e.g. you don't know that you are already backed to root navigation inside an app and another back would bring you outside the app. coupled with lag in certain apps, it can be very frustrating.
I think I like things the way they are. I use the search button (hardware) a ton.
Used button remapper to make home button become red button (end call), spare parts to change function to act like home button when not in call. Now my question is, is there any way of changing long press of end call (my home button) to open up last accessed apps list like the regular home button would. Right now long press opens up same dialog as long press of power button...not really useful.
Also, running on cm7 nightlies
Hello to eveybody,
I have installed the Gingerbread on my TP2, it’s working well. I am very satisfied with it.
I only have one annoying problem; when I installen the Froyo bundle, I could close the app en go back to the home screen, with the END CALL button. Now on the Gingerbread, the same button, closes the screen. It have now the same function as the power off button, at the top of my phone.
Can I change the function of this button? I want the function back, that closes the app and go back to the home screen. No I need to use the BACK button, to close the program en go to the home screen. But this is’nt usefull, sometimes I need to use this button 4 times, until I get back to the home screen.
I hope there is somebody who can help me.
Kernel version 2.6.27.46-01276-g6a6a1c1
Build full_msm-userdebug 2.3.3 GINGERBREAD engbryan.20110311.162413 test-keys
Addition on my post above..
With the end call button, i mean the button at the bottom of the phone, not a button on the screen but below, next to the GO BACK hard-button.
I didn't use Gingerbread but did you try the newest kernel and rootfs. Does it work on Gingerbread? If it works, you may get your home button back then.
Go to your AndroidApps folder on the SD card. then go to Others. copy the SPareParts.apk and paste it in the ANdroid Apps folder. that will allow you to change the mapping of the end button
Hello All,
I've conceded the fact that the phantom presses from capacitive buttons occur and cannot be stopped so I rooted my device (and commented the use of the search and menu button to be benign / vestigial). I am realizing home much I need to use the menu button. I attempted to use a program that put up a on screen menu but I just disliked it. I also to use launch key, but it only impact the long press of the search button which is already turned off.
Is there anyway to remap the longpress of home to act as a menu button?
Best,
Norman
messing around with the (how to enable soft touch keys) mod I found how to remap the hardware buttons to my liking... I was able to remap the home button to search and back, but I've found that whatever happens 1 line of code makes the button's 3 functions go with it... when I made it search pressing it brought up search, long pressing it brought up voice search and double pressing did nothing. I even tried making the menu button into home and all it's functions came with it, double pressing the menu button brought up s voice and long pressing it brought the task manager.
I guess my question is this: since the code tells a button what it's called where are the functions of these names stored? I can change the home key "key 172" to "SEARCH" but I haven't been able to find which file figures out what to do when a button labeled "SEARCH" is pressed, double pressed, or held...
I know s voice knows how to edit this file since it has control over double trapping home. and android system knows how to edit it too since every android "including our phone" asks to select a default action when long pressing a "SEARCH" button
my ultimate goal is reconfiguring a button to bring up Google now (which I love) without undoing the original button function (say making double tap home or long pressing menu bring up Google now). I'm also sure others would benefit from knowing how to do this kind of stuff namely people who want a camera button or a search button
any help would be appreciated
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