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[Req/Solved] a light simple d-pad sip [09/11/08 compatible fngkb 2.1]

At present time, I use Calligrapher for writing, but becaused I missed a dpad, I created one with Calligrapher.
But it is a little bit too small.
I would like a bigger one, like from the standard Keyboard size with five keys: up, down, lift, right, enter in one line.
A light one should be great.

Using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=479464 (fingerkeyboard
modified the skin as the attached picture
AEButton -> OK key :
single press = "spswitch FingerKeyb"
double press = "spswitch Full QWERTY"
attached is the zip with the skin and sipswitch

jpl69 said:
Using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=479464 (fingerkeyboard
modified the skin as the attached picture
AEButton -> OK key :
single press = "spswitch FingerKeyb"
double press = "spswitch Full QWERTY"
attached is the zip with the skin and sipswitch
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which one is the ok button? also what's c and v? Can we change the arrow layout go that it's more like a dpad?

sna said:
which one is the ok button?
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also what's c and v?
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c-Copy v-Paste (use it a lot).

Thanks. Now I have to create my own skin.

Solved
thanks to jpl69 and creators of Fingerkeyb.

This is the best solution I've found so far to the lack of d-pad for Blackstone. Thank you! Most of my programs are now touch swiping anyway, but there's a few remaining *essential* apps which simply need the d-pad.
I'm using Rozenthal's FingerKeyboard, I'm mapping jpl69's spswitch file to double/triple press for ok key in AEBplus, and I'm using thierryb's skin.
The only problem is, that it takes ages for it to change sips and load it....what we really need is a standalone exe, not a sip dll that messes with your sips like this. Then we can map the exe it to hw button and it will just appear there at the bottom of screen.
So essentially I'm still hanging out for vijay555's mentioned d-pad app.

For me it takes roughly 1 sec to swith to it (except the first time)
I use htcextfun to switch from Calligrapher when my stylus is out to my dpad when my stylus is in.

Thanks for the skin for Fingerkeyb, but just a quick question. I normally use the dpad to navigate around Opera, but the problem is the SIP won't appear unless I'm entering text. Is there a way to make the SIP appear via hardware button?

how do you configure AE Button Plus to :
single press = "spswitch FingerKeyb"
double press = "spswitch Full QWERTY"

thierryb said:
At present time, I use Calligrapher for writing, but becaused I missed a dpad, I created one with Calligrapher.
But it is a little bit too small.
I would like a bigger one, like from the standard Keyboard size with five keys: up, down, lift, right, enter in one line.
A light one should be great.
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which one is the skin?

The request was in post one.
And the solution in post six.
If you read the post six you will find the solution and the way to do it.

how can I install the skin? thanks.

What have you already done or tried?

I put the skin file in the skins folder, and nothing. Then i erase the folder and create a new one whit the skin file in it, and nothing again...

this is exactly what you have to do:
-install fingerkeyboard
-copy my skin.txt in the skin folder
-activate fingerkeyboard
what happens when you activate fingerkeyboard?

I have a similar problem i think. put skin.txt in the skins folder, but when i activate fingerkeyboard, the keyboard shrinks to the correct height for the buttons (as per the image you posted), but i just get the top line of letters (qwertyuiop.... etc) instead of buttons.
using the new fingerkeyboard2, does that make a difference? was this skin written for an old version?

colthekid said:
I have a similar problem i think. put skin.txt in the skins folder, but when i activate fingerkeyboard, the keyboard shrinks to the correct height for the buttons (as per the image you posted), but i just get the top line of letters (qwertyuiop.... etc) instead of buttons.
using the new fingerkeyboard2, does that make a difference? was this skin written for an old version?
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uninstall the old version. use the new 2.0 version. enjoy!
i am using the fkb in diamond and athena (the vga version) and on my hd. no problem at all! one of the greatest app ever posted here!

Think you misunderstood, I am using version 2.0, i've never used 1.4, so i don't have an "old" version to uninstall!! I've also tried reinstalling and resetting the phone.
same problem with both of the skins (jpl69's or thierryb's) in this thread, the keyboard size shrinks to the correct size to accomodate the buttons, but i just get either the top row of letters or the top 2 rows dependant on which skin i use!
Fingerkeyboard2 works perfectly as a normal keyboard, i just can't get the above skins to work.

Problems with getting dpad it working
Yes I am having the same problem as above. I'm only seeing a row of q w e r t y etc at the bottom at the same height as the row of navigation would be be. Everything is installed as best as I can tell.
I also am having trouble with finding a suitable button to use with AE button. I tried the phone (hard) key at the bottom left below the screen as it was the only one i thought i could do without. That didn't work. then i saw that the "ok" (green icon) button that you referred to was in the drop down list of buttons to map to link that (green). Is that what you are referring to as all the OK at the top right of the screen only closes/minimises the screen and what it did do was make my back (hard) button partially then fully close the Finger keyboard.
Can you please, please, please give more detailed instructions on what do to get it working on my touch hd. You have a such a GREAT idea but I (and maybe some others) just can't get it going without more details. Thanks in advance.

Touch3D

hey guys
I was wondering if there a way to start without the dial pad been shown unless i press the up arrow to make it pop up (pic bellow explains better)
i look in the view menu and options there no way to change from there.
this just as annoying to me as having the on screen keyboard pop up when i always use the hard keyboard lucky i fix that with Null driver i found here.
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this should also fix sometimes my touch pro 2 only renders the top part of that same image shown on the bottom takes a 3- 4 second delay to fix it self.
also a way to remove camera button from the bottom left side taskbar often press it by mistake
I was wondering if there a reg or cab i can install
thanx
My ROM is US English just found that pic while doing the search saved me the trouble of transferring a pic with bluetooth

How to change bottom 4 icons?

I am new to Android and was wondering how to change the 4 icons at the bottom. I figured out how to replace them but I want to keep them there but with cooler icons that I have seen on other handset devices.
I don't want it to interrupt the touchwiz as I like it.

You can't change the Home/Application one at all, but the others you can change in the application view, my handset has gone back to be replaced so I can't check right now, but I believe if you hit the menu button and go into editing mode you can just drag n drop the icons in and out of the tray.

NZtechfreak said:
You can't change the Home/Application one at all, but the others you can change in the application view, my handset has gone back to be replaced so I can't check right now, but I believe if you hit the menu button and go into editing mode you can just drag n drop the icons in and out of the tray.
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.... is it malfuncioned ?
i'm planning to get one but now u made me concerned

Seems to have been some problem in the ROM on mine, I wouldn't let it put you off - so far I'm the only person to have been affected so I wouldn't worry about it.

NZtechfreak said:
You can't change the Home/Application one at all, but the others you can change in the application view, my handset has gone back to be replaced so I can't check right now, but I believe if you hit the menu button and go into editing mode you can just drag n drop the icons in and out of the tray.
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Same here, you can only replace the "Phone, Contacts & Messaging". But I don't think there's a problem with that.

NZtechfreak said:
Seems to have been some problem in the ROM on mine, I wouldn't let it put you off - so far I'm the only person to have been affected so I wouldn't worry about it.
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glad to hear that man ... thx for ur reply

You can change the 4 buttons below.
1. Get into Menu Mode (not home/torchwiz mode) by pressing the right left of the 4 botton on AMOLED.
2. There is 3 botton below the screen. Press the bottom left button. A menu will appear.
3. Select Edit. All the icons can be edited now.
4. Give any buttons a "LONG PRESS", you can start to move the icons around.
In Touchwiz mode, you can also move the torchwiz icons by just long press and move it around.

I understand how to put new shortcuts down in there, but I want the 4 buttons, just replace the icon so it 'looks' different.

Oh, misunderstood.
So you want to change the 'look' of the icon.
Sorry, that one I do not know.

use Launcher Pro from the market... you will have 14 icons below customized to your liking

Thanks was looking for info on this earlier

CWKJ said:
You can change the 4 buttons below.
1. Get into Menu Mode (not home/torchwiz mode) by pressing the right left of the 4 botton on AMOLED.
2. There is 3 botton below the screen. Press the bottom left button. A menu will appear.
3. Select Edit. All the icons can be edited now.
4. Give any buttons a "LONG PRESS", you can start to move the icons around.
In Touchwiz mode, you can also move the torchwiz icons by just long press and move it around.
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I really tried to understand how u do it but i cant :SSS

cemaker said:
I really tried to understand how u do it but i cant :SSS
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Go into applications.
Click the menu button (left 'physical' button), set to grid mode it not already.
When in grid mode, the menu will have an edit option.
Go to that and then you can change the apps on the bottom.

LOL
I was not able neither to understand how it workedto change with the first explanation
Nowe it's clear and i changed them ... very ueful
Thanks

FPSE 10.58 problem

hi guys
doese anybody know that where is the "touch screen position" option ???
it was very good option till ver. 10.57 and able us to change the touchable button , for example " L1 , L2 " to bottom , right ...
but how can to change it on 10.58 ???????????????/
pleaseeeeeeeeeeee

When you select change button position/size it will take you to the game screen. There you physically drag the onscreen buttons where you want and change the size. Then press back and it will say the option has been set or something.
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JM43 said:
When you select change button position/size it will take you to the game screen. There you physically drag the onscreen buttons where you want and change the size. Then press back and it will say the option has been set or something.
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thank you JM , but the issue is on Ver. 10.58
setting ==> input ==> touchscreen ==> here :
till ver 10.57 , ther was button and position here that you can able and change the position for eacj button here.
but from ver 1.58 , just you can check/uncheck to active/disactive the buttons . you can't change any position for theme !
for example when you enable "draw button 2 (( L1 - L2 )) " , it just enable , you aren't able to move the position to top , righ , left ...
can you please help me on this case ?
thanks my friend

I have a similair problem. When i go onto the move abd resize pads option in video settings to resize the massive pads to fit my htc wildfire, i can not work out how to resize the pads and when i move the pads slightly, the pad just sticks there and won't let me move it anymore
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I'll be clearer. Settings/video/onscreen button size/position/refer to my first post.
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[Q] GN Virtual Button

First I tried to find some thing like this but I didn't manage to find any posts similar .. the only thing I found is to make your GN Full Screen.
# What I need is to disable virtual buttons ONLY from Home Screen as it have no point in my viewpoint .. make Lock Screen full screen with no black blank space .. and keep the virtual button everywhere else*
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# Is it possible to make virtual button background transparent as in Motorola*
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* Sorry that I can't post photos due to XDA restrictions on new users under 10 posts :/

Any Ideas ?!

Suggetions PLZ...

I love your idea. But I'd also like it if we can somehow trigger the nav bar AKA soft buttons, via a swipe from the bottom. <-- something like trigger "charms" on windows 8. Or bringing up "cards" on WebOS.

You could try and make it yourself, i don't see it as possible..

lemonspeakers said:
I love your idea. But I'd also like it if we can somehow trigger the nav bar AKA soft buttons, via a swipe from the bottom. <-- something like trigger "charms" on windows 8. Or bringing up "cards" on WebOS.
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aha this sounds great .. but it would be further advanced .. am not asking too much