Hi!
I've found that using search to launch applications is much more hasslefree than setting up icons etc....
Only small annoyance is that I have to first press the home button - then the search.
If I could somehow configure the phone so that a longpress on the hardware search button would go into global search (rather than the current-app search) it would be great.
How can I do this? Is there an app that lets you map the keys?
Hello,
I would like to have the search and back hardware key exchanged.
By the way i never had used the search button.
Vg
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Hey guys
Thinking of getting a keyboard for my tab. Does anyone have one and r running cm9? Does it work fine? Were talking about the official USB keyboard from Samsung.
Thanks
Adam
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Which one exactly? Maybe this one: samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/ECR-K14AWEGSTA
If that's the case, I have one and it works, except some shortcut keys like brightness up/down, home, app drawer, and recent apps.
MapleSyrup said:
Which one exactly? Maybe this one: samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/ECR-K14AWEGSTA
If that's the case, I have one and it works, except some shortcut keys like brightness up/down, home, app drawer, and recent apps.
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Yeh its that one alrite so the keyboard works fine?
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Oh yeah, in general, it works fine.
Just for the record, there's something else that doesn't work at the moment with ICS, switching the input language of the keyboard, only english.
MapleSyrup said:
Oh yeah, in general, it works fine.
Just for the record, there's something else that doesn't work at the moment with ICS, switching the input language of the keyboard, only english.
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This may help, if not, let me know and I can add support for more languages and keyboard layouts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1490149
I'm using ICS and a Logitec Keyboard and Mouse. Everything is working great. No problems. I'm sorry, didn't read the questions right. I'm not using USB Keyboard, I'm using a Bluetooth Keyboard with ICS
i'm using official bluetooth keyboard case from samsung and it does work except:
-can't change language (to russian in my case)
-mute button
-play\prev track\next track
-app drawer button
-options button
-multitasking button
-brightness up\down
-hide keyboard button
-voice search button
Does anyone know a fix for that?
Thanks in advance
Chebooratino said:
i'm using official bluetooth keyboard case from samsung and it does work except:
-can't change language (to russian in my case)
-mute button
-play\prev track\next track
-app drawer button
-options button
-multitasking button
-brightness up\down
-hide keyboard button
-voice search button
Does anyone know a fix for that?
Thanks in advance
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Yeh this is a really important concern. The keyboard loses so much value if a good portion of its buttons dont work and it wasnt a cheap keyboard... There must be some app somewhere for rebinding key inputs from bluetooth keyboards...
couldn't find it on the market and forum. If you see any, please, drop a link here
Chebooratino said:
i'm using official bluetooth keyboard case from samsung and it does work except:
-can't change language (to russian in my case)
-mute button
-play\prev track\next track
-app drawer button
-options button
-multitasking button
-brightness up\down
-hide keyboard button
-voice search button
Does anyone know a fix for that?
Thanks in advance
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Can you post a photo of the keyboard where all keys are visible? I may be able to help.
kallt_kaffe said:
Can you post a photo of the keyboard where all keys are visible? I may be able to help.
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Here they are
Chebooratino said:
Here they are
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How does the "Lang" button work? Do you need to hold it down to access the Russian characters?
no, it is toggled (like caps)
i have the same problem with the same keys, my keyboard is a samsung and white color, with the same order that shows in the images (am still not allowed to post outside links)
does you guys think that one app can solve this?
lilloscar said:
i have the same problem with the same keys, my keyboard is a samsung and white color, with the same order that shows in the images (am still not allowed to post outside links)
does you guys think that one app can solve this?
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I'm not sure about the "Lang" key. That's new to me and does not exist the keyboards that I am used to. It may need Samsungs own input method to work.
I might give it a try though. In a worst case scenario I guess it might be possible to use the "Lang" key as "Alt Gr" to access the Russian characters. Not an ideal solution but better than nothing I guess.
Install Keytest.apk from here and note down all the scancodes for the keys in the top and the bottom row.
(Also if any qwertz (German) or azerty (french) users read this I am also looking for the scancode for "#" (German keyboard) and "*" (French keyboard) for Samsung keyboard dock or bluetooth keyboards. Seems Samsung using different codes for the extra key on 102-key layouts than a standard PC keyboard does.)
kallt_kaffe said:
Install Keytest.apk from here and note down all the scancodes for the keys in the top and the bottom row
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sorry, from where?
Chebooratino said:
sorry, from where?
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Oops, seems like I forgot the link: https://github.com/chrisboyle/keytest/downloads
Chebooratino said:
i'm using official bluetooth keyboard case from samsung and it does work except:
-can't change language (to russian in my case)
-mute button
-play\prev track\next track
-app drawer button
-options button
-multitasking button
-brightness up\down
-hide keyboard button
-voice search button
Does anyone know a fix for that?
Thanks in advance
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Try my new app. I just added Russian layout to it for the russian layout I put the complete US layout on ALT and ALT+SHIFT positions. You can also configure one of the function keys to turn remapping on and off but I see now that the samsung keyboard does not have function keys.
Try the demo version and if it works, then using the debugging menu to read the scancode for the "Lang" button and hopefully I can add language switching support also for that key.
Pro version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apedroid.hwkeyboardhelper
Demo version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apedroid.hwkeyboardhelperdemo
hebrew is missing
hey, i just purchased your app and it is missing hebrew language.
Is there any way to add it?
Thanks.
and maybe also add an alt+shift key to switch languages.
lxeran said:
hey, i just purchased your app and it is missing hebrew language.
Is there any way to add it?
Thanks.
and maybe also add an alt+shift key to switch languages.
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Hebrew is added now but you propably know that allready. "Alt+Shift" is not a good option because Alt+Shift+Key is used in some layouts to store 4 different symbols on the same key.
Hello,
is there some way to change the input language of hardware keyboard? I've managed to change the screen one, but the physicall is still fixed on English language
regards
alt + spacebar
dr.mefisto said:
Hello,
is there some way to change the input language of hardware keyboard? I've managed to change the screen one, but the physicall is still fixed on English language
regards
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Yep, you can use ruKeyboard or Russian Keyboard which allows to change keyboard layout with Ctrl+space or any other shortcut and bind all extra keys to usefull functions.
saikek said:
Yep, you can use ruKeyboard or Russian Keyboard which allows to change keyboard layout with Ctrl+space or any other shortcut and bind all extra keys to usefull functions.
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alt + spacebar gives me nothing. Which is strange I think.
Hello,
i'd like to remap touch buttons on my Desire Z. I'm using SENSEI ROM (dont know if it's related).
Where is the keymap file located? Is it possible to bind on long press? I'd like to have it this way:
Home: open all apps
Search: app switcher
TP press: go home
And 1 more thing: on locked screen it is possible to change ringtone volume. It'd be great to disable this. Is it possible?
Thank you very much.
Got my Gemini on Saturday and just working my way around it.
Was looking at shortcuts for the Gemini Keyboard and found the documentation, however all shortcuts are a combination of a key labelled ? (magnifying glass) plus another key.
For the life of me I cannot find the key that is supposed to be the magnifying glass.
Anyone know which key this is supposed to be
Thanks in advance
larah said:
Got my Gemini on Saturday and just working my way around it.
Was looking at shortcuts for the Gemini Keyboard and found the documentation, however all shortcuts are a combination of a key labelled (magnifying glass) plus another key.
For the life of me I cannot find the key that is supposed to be the magnifying glass.
Anyone know which key this is supposed to be
Thanks in advance
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I think those docs are for generic android with a keyboard; google has been pushing putting a "search" key directly onto keyboards.
The gemini shortcuts are mostly the "Fn" key plus another, which should be labelled. e.g. on mine (UK kbd):
ESC: "back" key, or hold down for "Power"
Fn+ESC: "power"
Fn+D: Android "home" key (desktop, not to be confused with traditional editing "home" key)
Fn+A: Android "recent" key (App switcher)
Alt+Tab: App switcher (standard android binding)
Fn+C: Volume down
Fn+V: Volume up
Fn+B: Brightness down
Fn+N: Brightness up
Fn+Alt: Phone app
Fn+Del: Settings
Fn+T: Mute microphone
Fn+R: Screenshot
etc.
Hope I am not hijacking this thread, but continued question about Fn usage
How does one get all the "strange" characters from the keyboard?
By strange, I mean stuff like "{}[]`/" and similar ones.
From the keyboard looks (symbols imprinted at the bottom of the key) I assumed its a combo of Fn+symbol, but it doesn't work.
I am using US keyboard layout and set to use Gemini keyboard as input method.
matrix200200 said:
How does one get all the "strange" characters from the keyboard?
By strange, I mean stuff like "{}[]`/" and similar ones.
From the keyboard looks (symbols imprinted at the bottom of the key) I assumed its a combo of Fn+symbol, but it doesn't work.
I am using US keyboard layout and set to use Gemini keyboard as input method.
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Did you figure this out? I'm trying to find that out now too.
It is [Fn] +'/ ' to bring up the symbols keyboard and you can select them from there. {}[]℅™®©¥¢√π∆~ etc...
Function key
Veritas06 said:
Did you figure this out? I'm trying to find that out now too.
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When you use the Gemini Keyboard app to configure the Gemini US English layout there is actually one more step it seems. Once you've gone through the setup you should receive a notification to configure your keyboard. Select this and select the Gemini keyboard and you will be good to go. I ignored the notification for a while, believing it was prompting me to go through the setup process again but that was not the case.
Hope this helps.