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[MOD] Enable Softkeys and Disable Capacitive Keys (FK23)

My menu key has been Phantom pressing a lot lately so I wanted to add the Nav bar and disable my capacitive keys to prevent Phantom presses.
The Nav bar is easy but the key layout code is different in Jellybean than it was in ICS or GB. It took me way too long to figure out where the code for capacitive keys was in FK23, so I thought I'd make it easier for anyone else who needs/wants this mod.
To get softkeys/Nav bar, click on Mattix's link below and follow instructions. (thanks for discovering this)
To disable your capacitive keys, navigate to system/usr/keylayout and change the file called "Generic.kl" to "Generic.kl.bak" and paste this file in its place...
http://db.tt/Vdqr44cq
Then reboot and your capacitive keys will be disabled. The keys may still light up. You can change that by going into your phones settings and display, change touch key light duration to always off. Hope this helps somebody.
By the way, the Nav bar is pretty large at stock dpi but if you change the density (I like 200 myself) it doesn't look bad at all.

You would make a thread after I posted this...
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Can you find a way to make th launcher rotate?

Only works with fk23?
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Mattix724 said:
You would make a thread after I posted this...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34939955
[INFO][Discussion][Screenshots] JB FK23!!!
I found this while browsing the Galaxy S II I9100 forums looking for mods. Credit goes to some guy over there.
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Woops yeah didn't see that. This was mainly for disabling the capacitive keys. I figured most people knew how to do the Nav bar already.
Lol I just read your post. You can ask my wife I spent hours googling how to add Nav bar and looking through the keylayout files trying to disable the capacitive keys while she yelled at me . Wasn't trying to steal your thunder or anything. Just a crazy coincidence.
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Rasmux said:
Only works with fk23?
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The Nav bar should work on ICS but the file for disabling capacitive keys is only for fk23. Albeit it's extremely easy to do on ICS.
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DEF3NDER said:
The Nav bar should work on ICS but the file for disabling capacitive keys is only for fk23. Albeit it's extremely easy to do on ICS.
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I got jb, guessing non functiona?
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colonel.shepard said:
Can you find a way to make th launcher rotate?
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Why don't you try this app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.fameit.rotate
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Rasmux said:
I got jb, guessing non functiona?
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This is for Jellybean.
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DEF3NDER said:
This is for Jellybean.
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Hmm thats wierd i added that value using rom tool pro and reboot but nothing happened.
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Here
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I just used esfile explorer and opened the build prop file as a editable text.
Edit: I just looked at your build prop and saw your on CNA. This is for Fk23.
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Can the capacitive key be remapped? like search will be recent app list on tap then search on hold etc?

DEF3NDER said:
Woops yeah didn't see that. This was mainly for disabling the capacitive keys. I figured most people knew how to do the Nav bar already.
Lol I just read your post. You can ask my wife I spent hours googling how to add Nav bar and looking through the keylayout files trying to disable the capacitive keys while she yelled at me . Wasn't trying to steal your thunder or anything. Just a crazy coincidence.
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It's all good. Just one less thread to follow and respond to questions.
XDA is about sharing, it wasn't my work. It's just a simple line in the build.prop
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anyone have any idea on how to change this to be used in touchwiz?
launcher.force_enable_rotation=true
since fk23 is 4.1.2
That app does not work correctly

colonel.shepard said:
anyone have any idea on how to change this to be used in touchwiz?
launcher.force_enable_rotation=true
since fk23 is 4.1.2
That app does not work correctly
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It might be in the launcher app. I'm still learning about decompiling apks so I would have no idea on where to begin.
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colonel.shepard said:
Can the capacitive key be remapped? like search will be recent app list on tap then search on hold etc?
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Yeah I'm trying to make the search key open recent apps. I always used that mod on tw ICS roms. At this point when I try to change the line it just breaks everything. Gonna try and figure it out though.
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Thanks for pointing to my link in the OP but it's ok if you make it more like a guide. It will make it a lotv easier for it to be in one place.
I could really care less about getting credit for this, credit belongs to some guy in the S3 forums.
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There's an issue with this...try going to camera
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Matter of fact, try going to dialer and other apps. The capacitive keys are in the way
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Soft keys!?!

I was wondering if we could somehow enable soft keys to pop up when the S pen was removed from the phone? I know there is an app that you can use gestures for the S Pen, however using soft keys on the bottom when the S pen was pulled out would be an awesome feature.
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ThatWould be pretty cool. And helpful
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I bet it could be done with tasker. Ill give it a shot.
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last time someone brought this up the quick gesture option built in was given as a good replacement of soft menu....but i could see tying a soft key app to the pen extraction being do_able..like the memo pop up option
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globen said:
I was wondering if we could somehow enable soft keys to pop up when the S pen was removed from the phone? I know there is an app that you can use gestures for the S Pen, however using soft keys on the bottom when the S pen was pulled out would be an awesome feature.
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20 seconds with the search term "enable softkeys" # http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1960460
Hang your head in shame
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well...not exactly what he was looking for but a start.
here is a quote from the original post linked
not for me but it works. the app "soft keys" would be great but it does not work. looking through the orig nook color forum might find something.
and8res said:
Hi
I saw this method on how to enable soft-keys mod .
Here we go.
navigate to system/build.prop
go to the bottom of the page ( document )
add this line
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
save
reboot
check
Peace
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00mred00 said:
well...not exactly what he was looking for but a start.
here is a quote from the original post linked
not for me but it works. the app "soft keys" would be great but it does not work. looking through the orig nook color forum might find something.
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this worked for me, but do you know of a way to disable the hardware keys so that the software ones are the only thing that works?
namely the hard home key the post answered menu and back
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reinaldistic said:
this worked for me, but do you know of a way to disable the hardware keys so that the software ones are the only thing that works?
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go through that thread and some of the threads linked from it...in one of them they go over how to disable them
be cautious though...the menu soft button does not appear on the home screen
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got it:
maxq1 said:
comment out lines on /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl, like so...
Code:
# key 158 BACK
# key 172 HOME
# key 139 MENU
physical home button, however, will still wake up the device (which i prefer) and long pressing on it will bring up s-/google- voice. if you wish otherwise, you can disable it altogether by editing the line on gpio-keys.kl (same directory as above)...
Code:
# key 172 HOME WAKE
then turn off lights via settings/display/touchkey light duration. works on both ics and jb sammy roms. HTH
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added a complete instructive procedure onto the faq
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I understand how to change build.prop to take advantage of enabling and disabling the soft keys. However I was wondering if maybe one of our smart devs would be able to incorporate it into a rom, so the soft keys are disabled when the Spen is in the phone, but then enabled when the Spen is taken out. This would be a a sick feature!!!
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globen said:
I understand how to change build.prop to take advantage of enabling and disabling the soft keys. However I was wondering if maybe one of our smart devs would be able to incorporate it into a rom, so the soft keys are disabled when the Spen is in the phone, but then enabled when the Spen is taken out. This would be a a sick feature!!!
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+1, I didn't even think of that
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Anybody smarter than me willing to take this on??
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Pacman Rom help

I'm using the pacman Rom and i love it best ROM I've tried. Only thing i don't like is at the bottom of the screen it has home back & menu does anyone know how to remove it as i don't need them my note 2 has those buttons.
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YES OP... its simple op. You kill the batman.
That's right. Nerds can be ripped as ****. #YOLOOO

carlgraser said:
I'm using the pacman Rom and i love it best ROM I've tried. Only thing i don't like is at the bottom of the screen it has home back & menu does anyone know how to remove it as i don't need them my note 2 has those buttons.
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Go to settings; hybrid properties; interface; set nav bar size to 0
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[Request][Q]

Is is possible to get softkeys (like the nexus 4) and the status bar at the bottom of the screen? I'm running stock ZVB odex. If this is possible, can some one do this?

I'm surprised we didn't have a flashable zip for zvb. Got one for zv9 and cm10.1 already in the forums.
http://db.tt/CRjqZCjX
Edit: forgot to say that this ^ is what your looking for.
You can turn the capacitive lights off under display settings.
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Thanks. That is good but I meant the status bar and soft keys at the bottom of the screen. Also is it possible to get the menu button soft key?
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Are you taking about the tablet layout? I don't think that's possible on stock.
Sorry if that didn't answer your question
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ABurningFalcon said:
Are you taking about the tablet layout? I don't think that's possible on stock.
Sorry if that didn't answer your question
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I do mean tablet layout. I was wondering what that called. If it isn't possible for stock, is it possible for ASAP?

Paranoid android is what you are looking for. Haven't seen it ported to the OG yet.
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Once we get a full working CM/AOSP, ParanoidAndroid will be easy to port and then you can has tablet mode.

I saw this in the play store, the Ubuntu live wallpaper https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.kivano.ubuntulwp
Is this what you are looking for? I think it looks great and would love it myself. The layout not the live wallpaper
Edit: removed and inline pic and spelling
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That is exactly what I'm looking for.
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[Q] Broken power button - any way to remap the function?

Hey guys,
As the title says, my power button is broken. I'm currently using the volume rockers and the home key to turn the screen on and off. Is there any way to remap the power button function to the other keys?
Thanks!

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Well if you are rooted and on a rom with a navigation bar you can put the power button on that, long press brings up the the menu too. Also, for turning on the screen, ktoonsez kernel has swipe to wake. Slide show across the screen and the phone wakes up.
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What about if my phone is dead and I'm trying to turn it on?
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jit08 said:
What about if my phone is dead and I'm trying to turn it on?
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Remapping comes only when phone is booted up. I don't think there is a way to remap it when turned off without hardware or core firmware built in into motherboard being modified.
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Why not send it someplace to have it fixed . I don't recall it being very expensive and probably is under warranty
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