So I just installed the hydrogen ICS Rom, and i noticed that the ROM doesn't have a recent apps (Long pressing the home key). Is there a way to add that function? Like the sense 4 multitasking..
Nevermind, I found a way, by going to Settings > ROM Control > Nav Bar > Enable long press home menu
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I guess this is more of a reason to try a different rom but is there a way to replace recent apps with the menu button? I dont like how ICS moved the settings and additional options to the "..." which requires more clicks etc.... thoughts? Thx!
enkrypt3d said:
I guess this is more of a reason to try a different rom but is there a way to replace recent apps with the menu button? I dont like how ICS moved the settings and additional options to the "..." which requires more clicks etc.... thoughts? Thx!
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doesn't really require more clicks... considering anything that would be hidden by the menu button is now in the "..." menu. You're either clicking the menu key, or clicking the new menu key in the action bar.
But anyways. You need to install a custom ROM or mod to get a soft menu key next to the multitasking button at all times.
Is there a way to get the system to not add the menu button to various google programs? I'm running AOKP and I've got the menu button added to the navbar. Consequently, I want to get rid of it in the apps. Also, I would like the menu to pop up at the bottom and not the top. I would think this would be highly desired. What am I missing?
the menu inside the applications is built into the app itself. you wont be able to remove it unless you decompile the APK's and remove the menu yourself
I thought that the program used a signal from the system to determine if it has a menu button and uses that to determine the need for it. Does the Galaxy S III still get this button in apps like the play store and gmail? I don't know, but I would think not.
So from my research, it seems that the "overflow menu", as it is now called, only appears in the "action bar" when there is no menu button present on the device. For legacy devices that run ICS, it seems that android will detect that a menu button is present and not show the "overflow menu".
So basically, I'm wondering how I can trick the Galaxy Nexus into thinking there is a menu button present. This really should be an option for current roms as lots of people add the menu button to the navbar.
You have to hide the navbar to get what you want. When I use LMT and disable the navbar, the action button in all apps no longer appears. There is some api that tells the action bar menu to appear or not just like you want.
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You have to hide the navbar to get what you want. When I use LMT and disable the navbar, the action button in all apps no longer appears. There is some api that tells the action bar menu to appear or not just like you want.
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What is LMT?
From my searchings, that seems to be what I've found. there is a methods called "hasPermanentMenuKey()" to return true this requires that there not be a navbar. Unfortunately, this kinda kills things as the whole point of hiding it was because I had a menu key in my navbar.
Thanks so much for the helpful reply!!!
Hi all.
Ive been trying to find a way to re-enable the ICS 3 dot overflow menu in ICS enabled apps, because personally i like it better than the current CM9 method of long-pressing the home key. I was also looking for a way to remap the hardware keys at the bottom back to the way they are setup on sence roms. Its just a personal preference really.
Anyone have any insight onto this ?
In build.prop search the line
Code:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
Delete this one and reboot...after that 3dot menu is enabled.
If you look at the screenshot of Dolphin browser there is a black bar with 3 dots on it.
I'm not sure what made it appear, but its functionality is:
1) open settings for some applications (dolphin, golauncher).
2) not do anything for some applications even though it shows up.
3) annoys the crap out of me because I want it gone. It blocks a big amount of screen.
I don't know what caused it to appear, I've never seen it before. I was updating my phone and installing some applications when I suddenly noticed it.
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Attachment is not showing up for me so here's an upload on tinypic: http://i50.tinypic.com/equt75.png
That's the 3-dot menu button.
Go to Settings - Display, gestures & buttons - Recent apps button
and pick either Press for menu, press and hold for recent apps
or Press for recent apps, press and hold for menu
I personally use the second one, long press the recent apps button will bring up the menu
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I don't know what caused it to appear, I've never seen it before. I was updating my phone and installing some applications when I suddenly noticed it.
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You'll see it in apps that haven't been optimised for ICS (or higher) yet. On phones without a hardware menu key, correctly coded apps will display an overflow button somewhere on their action bar to access the menu. Apps which haven't been coded in this way need some other method of accessing the menu - phones with on-screen buttons (like the nexus range) display a menu button beside the other buttons, we obviously can't do that so HTC chose to stick a massive menu bar across the bottom of the screen. As already pointed out you can reassign the menu function to the 'recent apps' key which will hide the menu bar, or you can pester the devs of those apps to do things properly in future.
Oh my god. Thanks guys!
I looked everywhere but couldn't fix it!
==> (FOR ICS) I would go for myOne Rc8Fx+
Tried myone Rc9Fx+ : the thing which is irritating is the 3 Dotted bar which shows up for different apps eg"whatsapp , facebook etc " :crying:
Love the Sense 5 icons !!!!:good::good:
==> (FOR JELLY BEAN) I wound go for Stable version of CM10
Tried Slim bean the contacts got stuck at times when i really needed it & the phone slows down at times ,had to restart to get it function properly
CM10 is a Good Rom with best camera Fix (JB) ,Music (JB) , also with performance :good::good::good:
shamuvel.j said:
the thing which is irritating is the 3 Dotted bar which shows up for different apps eg"whatsapp , facebook etc " :crying:
Love the Sense 5 icons !!!!:good::good:
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The 3-dot is the hTC Sense default feature for most hTC devices, you can change/remove it by going to Settings - Display, gestures & buttons - Recent apps button and pick your choice :
1. Always open recent apps - where you will have that 3dot menu
2. Press for menu, press and hold for recent apps - self explanatory, no 3dot
3. Press for recent apps, press and hold for menu - self explanatory, no 3dot
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The 3-dot is the hTC Sense default feature for most hTC devices, you can change/remove it by going to Settings - Display, gestures & buttons - Recent apps button and pick your choice :
1. Always open recent apps - where you will have that 3dot menu
2. Press for menu, press and hold for recent apps - self explanatory, no 3dot
3. Press for recent apps, press and hold for menu - self explanatory, no 3dot
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good to know, i will be using a sense rom for the first time this weekend, and i hate the overflow menu, it really irks me lol