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(opinion) back, home, search key assignment

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.

i miss my long-press search :(

i used to use chompsms quick compose ALL the time but alas no more with the horrible 3 button layout :\ i tried using the buttonremapper tool but sooner or later i end up needing one of buttons i remapped has anyone found a work-around for this dilemma? I hope the skyrocket HD comes out within 30 days because i will go and pick that ***** up

I thought long-pressing the menu button calls up the search box...
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yup holding the menu button does summon the search box and in certain apps, like boat browser, it actually summons voice command.

I could be wrong, but if google search is uninstalled (frozen), long press doesn't work with any apps...

the reason i posted this was because for quick compose with chompSMS

[Q] Strange HW-Keyboard behavior

Hi,
im using the i927 with OsiMood-Rom.
Today its the second time, that my hardware keyboard behaves a bit strange:
- When I press "e" the Email App opens
- When I press "b" the browser opens
First time I got it "repaired" with a reboot, for now a re-open of the keyboard helped.
What is going on there?

That is not a weird behaviour but a feature. It's called "Quick Launch" and is started by pressing and holding the search button on hw keyboard plus any key in the hw keyboard. the "E" key is the default for email (press "Search" + "E" = Email), you can modify this in settings > applications > quick launch

Thanks, I mentioned that it's something like this but I didn't know what other button activates the shortcut or where to disable it

Roeni said:
Thanks, I mentioned that it's something like this but I didn't know what other button activates the shortcut or where to disable it
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Like me, you might be using the "Search" button (either soft/hardware keys) to launch apps a lot.....most of the time, I end up pressing search plus the first character of an app i want to launch that results in pressing the two keys almost at the same time. That is how I accidentally discovered it....
I was like searching the "Email app" then I accidentally pressed the "E" key while the "Search" key is pressed then I went "How did this thing know that I want to launch Email?"

Press your search key again on your keyboard it is stuck. Happened to me once or twice. Quick launch is launching your short cuts that are programmed because it thinks you are hitting a 2 key combination. (Search and E)

[Q] Is there a way to mod the "Back" button?

Coming from a samsung Vibrant on t-mobile, i'm SO used to having a "search" key and a (long press) "voice command" key. I use voice commands at least 15 times a day. I know with these phones, you can long press "menu" and the search key will come up. but is there a way mod the long press "back" button where the "search" pops up?
or if not that, even replace the menu long press "search" function and put in the "voice command" function
and i'm not talking about s voice. i'm looking for regular google voice command.

Lieu10ant said:
Coming from a samsung Vibrant on t-mobile, i'm SO used to having a "search" key and a (long press) "voice command" key. I use voice commands at least 15 times a day. I know with these phones, you can long press "menu" and the search key will come up. but is there a way mod the long press "back" button where the "search" pops up?
or if not that, even replace the menu long press "search" function and put in the "voice command" function
and i'm not talking about s voice. i'm looking for regular google voice command.
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You have to be rooted and use custom ROM. See if you find files under /system/usr/keylayout/ and edit them as text files usig Root Explorer - make a backup though!

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Press and hold menu... There's your search key
sent from my GALAXY SIII

manny05 said:
Press and hold menu... There's your search key
sent from my GALAXY SIII
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i think you missed this part of my post:
"or if not that, even replace the menu long press "search" function and put in the "voice command" function"

I would also like to find a way to remap the buttons but so far i haven't had any luck with the remapper apps, and im not feeling brave enough to start messing with the system/usr/keylayout stuff. If you use a replacement launcher like apex or nova you could set a gesture or double tap to bring up the voice search function, or create a shortcut with bettercut or anycut apps and put it on the homescreen. I know its not what you want but maybe it could hold you over untill there is a solution.

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hardware button long press remapping

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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