Is it possible to map the menu key (long press) to show all recent apps without installing a custom rom? I am willing to root to get this function but I really don't want to deal with custom roms. Is there maybe an app or something I can flash that can do this? I'm currently stock unrooted with Nova launcher, which only allows me to map the menu key (long press) to recent apps if I'm at the home screen.
I haven't been able to do what you're asking, but have had success enabling the onscreen soft keys. This requires root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2022058
Some things are a little wonky with soft keys: the top entry of the call log is cut off and fast forwarding video with the default player while in landscape mode doesn't work. Small price to pay IMO for easy access to the multitasking menu.
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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.
Now, I know I'm probably the only one who wants to do this, but...
Just coming from an EVO LTE, and I used my App Switcher button all the time (after moving to CM10 of course), and would love to be able to remap Menu to App Switcher for fast multitasking.
Similarly, having done so, I'd like to enable the App Overflow ("three button menu" button) in apps. I'd like this even if the hardware keys can't be remapped, as the S-Pen doesn't work with the hardware keys, and it would give me one more on-screen thing I can use.
Thanks!
Specifically, I want to change the recent apps key back to recent apps, instead of menu. I prefer the original layout over the Samsung/Legacy style pretty much every dev uses. It's too awkward for my liking, the recent apps button is being wasted as a rarely used menu key, and long pressing home for a feature I use more than pressing home is cumbersome. I don't really mind if I can't remap menu anywhere, as that'll be covered by the hidden PIE menu anyway.
And no, the solution for me isn't to switch to CM10. I have no plans to stop using Paranoid Android anytime soon.
Thanks for your help.
If you want to stick to PA I'm not sure how you can do that. But if you don't mind changing to ICJ, you can remap the capacitive keys. And you won't lose pie either as pie navigation is also included in ICJ.
Is there still any way to bring up the virtual keyboard under Chrome (on the new N7 at least), even when you are not on a text box element?
Some sites capture key presses to do various activities, and the inability to use the keyboard is a definite problem.
An example being ajaxterm (implements a remote terminal emulator via javascript and AJAX, quite handy going through overly restrictive firewalls), no keyboard renders the entire thing useless.
Any suggestions?
I'm not sure. The best solution I can think of off the top of my head is to use a custom rom with button mapping. You can set press and hold functions to software keys and hardware (I think).
I'd say a long press on the Recents button to pull up the IME. Typically Back(Hold) is force close, Home(Back) is Search, nothing is assigned to recents(Hold).
That or an app that sits in the notification tray that has a button for IME....
Or again, the quick notification toggles on custom Roms has an IME enable/disable, I think.
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Hi, I found you can activate softkeys on any stock rom by modify the build.prop value below
- Need root and use BuildProp Editor to edit
- Searh for words: qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 and change 1 to 0 it activates the softkeys.
- Save the changed and Reboot, your hardware key will still working as well
- The softkeys function is same to the hardware keys you can long press for screenshot, turn on camera etc
I don't know how to turn off the hardware key yet, if anyone know you can share it.
You can disable the hardware button in Settings/Accessibility/Virtual Button Control.
Just thought I'd add a little tidbit to this topic that I found after a dropped my LePro3 and lost home and back hardware key function. With the app Handy Soft Keys I now have (as the name suggests) really handy software keys. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.yesoft.handysoftkeys&hl=sv (There's an ad-free pro version available as well). No root required. I don't think it has the full functionality of the hardware buttons with long press, but I just needed the basic ones and if that's what someone else needs as well, well, it's there.
And by the way, if you don't want to go through settings etc hardware keys can be turned on/off easily by pressing power and volume up at at the same time.