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Remap 'home' button to 'start'

Along the bottom of the phone there's a home button and an endcall which, within programmes, seem to do the same thing - take you back to the today screen. Or, in my case the 6.5 CHome thingy. And the back button in most apps takes you to the home screen too - so that's three buttons largely doing the same thing most of the time.
The new phones with 6.5 preinstalled will have a windows-flag start menu button, I assume this will open up the new hexagony start menu.
Is there a way of remapping the home button so it launches the start menu instead?

That is EXACTLY what I have been thinking for the last days. Pressing Home-key should naturally bring up the start-menu.

Nice idea, even because reaching the top left corner with your right thumb(maybe for left handed it's easier ) while holding the HD with the right hand is a little bit tricky

I'd like something small to do this but I have a feeling most people will return with the suggestion "use aebplus to remap"

I have the same feeling wiggz, There must be a registry key or something that can be changed and put into cab format? Anyone got any ideas?

Me to
So, we are many!!
I too have been looking for a way to do this for ages.
I too will be watching this thread with interest and hope.
Nick

Wiggz said:
I'd like something small to do this but I have a feeling most people will return with the suggestion "use aebplus to remap"
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No aeblus cannot map the home button as it's hard coded into manila!
bonesy said:
I have the same feeling wiggz, There must be a registry key or something that can be changed and put into cab format? Anyone got any ideas?
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so as the home button is coded into manila it mean's one has to play with the manila files and remap to start menu all that would mean is to change some scripts!!
bottomline Home button in theory can be mapped to the start menu!! so it's plausible!!!

i'm going to watch this thread as well --- i've been looking for this since I got hold of my HD. I've already remapped the "back" button to S2U2 via AEB since you are correct, essentially the home, back, and end buttons all work very similarly.
Hoping that someone posts a solution to this!

i have the solution...install this program and you can change all the hard keys to do almost any function...i have mine set up to do the exact same thing that you want it to do!!
cheers!!

i have the solution...install this program and you can change all the hard keys to do almost any function...i have mine set up to do the exact same thing that you want it to do!!
cheers!!

Thanks,but could give more informations to remap keys,please ? The list is empty when i launch the application ...

Same here. I was so happy when I found this thread..

When I tried installing that, it did not work... Maybe it was my ROM.
There are REG keys that remap home in certain cituations, i.e. manilla but I have yet to find a way to get the reg key to do anything else.
The new keypad.dll maps it to a normal vk_lwin, so you can remap it as you like.
Unfortunately I have not yet seen it an any ROM.

gfreek said:
No aeblus cannot map the home button as it's hard coded into manila!
so as the home button is coded into manila it mean's one has to play with the manila files and remap to start menu all that would mean is to change some scripts!!
bottomline Home button in theory can be mapped to the start menu!! so it's plausible!!!
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Ok I take this back if I can get the tool given by jdmsleepr to work!!
jdmsleepr said:
i have the solution...install this program and you can change all the hard keys to do almost any function...i have mine set up to do the exact same thing that you want it to do!!
cheers!!
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Many thanks for this jdmsleepr you sure will make many hd owners very happy if this tool actually works!!
However I have installed this and configured the buttons to my liking but it's not working! upon start up I get error "SMartTouch service is not found" so have I missed something? can you please give us more details on how one configures this tool of yours?

gfreek said:
Ok I take this back if I can get the tool given by jdmsleepr to work!!
Many thanks for this jdmsleepr you sure will make many hd owners very happy if this tool actually works!!
However I have installed this and configured the buttons to my liking but it's not working! upon start up I get error "SMartTouch service is not found" so have I missed something? can you please give us more details on how one configures this tool of yours?
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It is for Diamond and the author says here post 10 "For the touch HD, maybe you should download HTCAPI.DLL somewhere, put it in /Windows and try again". Haven't read the whole thread though so not sure if this is what the problem is.

i know its a little confusing to get it started...so heres what you do...install cab, go to program files\dredsensor and click on dredsensor.exe and a config.ini will appear...now close out whatever app you are using to view files...and open dredsensor...now you will see default under name...tap default and then click menu, then edit...change type to launcher...then go to click and tap the gray box next to the home key...go to events and chose Misc:Start, hit select, hit ok to comfirm, change whatever others you want to...then hit save, then hit ok to confirm...then hit exit...then you should be good to go...hope this helps!!

custardo01 said:
It is for Diamond and the author says here post 10 "For the touch HD, maybe you should download HTCAPI.DLL somewhere, put it in /Windows and try again". Haven't read the whole thread though so not sure if this is what the problem is.
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Hello,my opinion : if you post something in blackstone thread it's normally compatible with this pda , no ?
Edit : i build this cab for our HD and now it works ! Don't forget to do a soft reset .

Marcdu81 said:
Hello,my opinion : if you post something in blackstone thread it's normally compatible with this pda , no ?
Edit : i build this cab for our HD and now it works ! Don't forget to do a soft reset .
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can i know what r the dependencies .. i mean what files r needed for the four buttons to run as i use kitchen... i need to knw ...thanks

not working for me,installed app then fix,selected type:hardkeysimul,set the home to start,tried it and all I get is an error popup which stays onscreen all the time even after soft reset,had to do a hard reset. Any help from you who got this thing working?

Marcdu81 said:
Hello,my opinion : if you post something in blackstone thread it's normally compatible with this pda , no ?
Edit : i build this cab for our HD and now it works ! Don't forget to do a soft reset .
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Thanks! just did this as per your instruction but still no joy!! still get the same error message on start up "SMartTouch service is not found"

Brining TP2 out of standby by using other hardware keys other than the power button.

Someone few months ago posted the same query and got a reply to do a registry entry edit. It worked great. Now I have upgraded the ROM and cannot find that thread or any solution.
I know it was a registry edit that had to be done in order for other hardware keys to also be enabled to bring the TP2 out of stand by instead of just pushing the power button.
anyone knows which registry needs to edited?
Thanks

powersquad said:
Someone few months ago posted the same query and got a reply to do a registry entry edit. It worked great. Now I have upgraded the ROM and cannot find that thread or any solution.
I know it was a registry edit that had to be done in order for other hardware keys to also be enabled to bring the TP2 out of stand by instead of just pushing the power button.
anyone knows which registry needs to edited?
Thanks
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If you want to wake up TP2 by any hardware keys, please try:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\OEM\KEYBD
"KeyLock" = 0 (default is 1) then Reset..

or you can try this app that seems to work on all C phones: http://www.fuzemobility.com/wake-up-your-fuze-without-the-power-key/

Here's the file from the other post.. Appears to be just a copy from the Tilt, and just modifies the registry as mentioned above.
I was actually going to suggest running this program, but looks like it wasn't included in the Fuze onward I guess!

bbilly said:
If you want to wake up TP2 by any hardware keys, please try:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\OEM\KEYBD
"KeyLock" = 0 (default is 1) then Reset..
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i love you, you don't know how many times i almost dropped my tp2 trying to hit the power button to bring the screen on.

testaccount said:
i love you, you don't know how many times i almost dropped my tp2 trying to hit the power button to bring the screen on.
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haha, please love your tp2 as well~~

Press Any Key To Wake

There is an old PPC feature that seems to be missing from this phone (TP2 Sprint) and that is the option to wake the phone (turn on from stand by) by "Pressing Any Key".
This used to be a feature under settings, but not there on this phone. I think it would go perfect with S2U2. Can anyone tell me if there is a reg entry I can do, cab I can download or _____? to make this happen on the TP2?
Thanks
-D

I second this request. In addition I would like to be able to suspend the device (put the device to sleep) when I hit the end call key ONLY when I am on the home screen. My Treo 750 did this and i liked that b/c I do not like always going to the top of the device to hit the power button. Thanks in advance for anybody that can help.

Both seems like good suggestions & now that i think about it....i want them too!
Once again, thank you too anyone who can sort them in advance!

Power Button To Resume Alternative
I agree, how can we set our phones to resume from standway by pressing screen / other buttons?
Thanks,
Michael

If you want to wake up TP2 by any hardware keys, please try: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\OEM\KEYBD "KeyLock" = 0 (default is 1) then Reset..

ohyeahar said:
If you want to wake up TP2 by any hardware keys, please try: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\OEM\KEYBD "KeyLock" = 0 (default is 1) then Reset..
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Perfect! Thanks. That did it.
And it works perfect with S2U2 so no accidents.
OK I am going to 2nd the the "end to suspend request" too. Personally I would prefer the press and hold of the red end key to have an option to power down (suspend). Anyone got an answer for that? That would really get us ex-treo users in the goove
-D

Additionally, is there any way to make the device resume by only pressing the end call key and not just any of them.

ohyeahar said:
If you want to wake up TP2 by any hardware keys, please try: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\OEM\KEYBD "KeyLock" = 0 (default is 1) then Reset..
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Hi guys,
My tp2 used to wake up on any hardware key , but after the upgrade to WM6.5 available on HTC we site , it stopped and now it just wakes up using the power button.
I have tried with no success:
- Keylock changes in the registry
- AE Button Plus
- Keylock.exe
- CS Dev control
I know that this is not big deal for some, but for me is kinda annoying as i was used to wake it up using the hardware keys.
Anyway, thanks for your time and i would appreciate very much if anyone has any suggestion on this matter
Thanks

try this: http://www.fuzemobility.com/wake-up-your-fuze-without-the-power-key/
I can't upload files now but if anyone wants to post the file please do. I can email the file as well if you PM me. Chrome is just blocking uploads to XDA for some reason...

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try this: http://www.fuzemobility.com/wake-up-your-fuze-without-the-power-key/
I can't upload files now but if anyone wants to post the file please do. I can email the file as well if you PM me. Chrome is just blocking uploads to XDA for some reason...
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Hi
I don't know what happened to my reply to your post sent on the same day you send yours, but anyway , thanks for your prompt answer, but i have tried that app already without success. I
Thanks

ohyeahar said:
If you want to wake up TP2 by any hardware keys, please try: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\OEM\KEYBD "KeyLock" = 0 (default is 1) then Reset..
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Thanks for the tip. It works like a charm on my Tilt2.

Hi All
Good news. For those who upgraded their TP2 to WM 6.5 and now are having problems to wake up the device with any other key apart from the power button, even using the tips from the previous messages in this post, here is how i solved this problem today.
I used the application "Rhoduim Keyboard Controller" from the post :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554240
attention for the red line :
This is for Rhodium only! Do not try to install this on other devices!
Also a good list of applications for TP2 can be found at this post, and it was there were i found the "Rhoduim Keyboard Controller"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=550973
I hope this will be helpful for someone.

does anyone know if it would be possible to wake the device from a quick double tap?

ohyeahar said:
If you want to wake up TP2 by any hardware keys, please try: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\OEM\KEYBD "KeyLock" = 0 (default is 1) then Reset..
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I am a noob, and was wondering where do I go to change this registry. plus can i change it without have a registry editor of any sort?

Interestingly, installing Rhoduim Keyboard Controller allows keylock.exe (attached) to work. Rhoduim Keyboard Controller looks like an excellent app but a little complicated for what I want to achieve. I just want my "do not lock buttons" option back, and that's what I've got.
I'm running a UK TP2 with WM6.5.
If anyone is intersted, I use my TP2 with Memory Map (a topographical mapping app) in an otterbox. The problem is, without being able to turn on the TP2 from the front buttons you have to open the box to get to the power button - defeating the object of having it in a protective box!
Hope this is of some use to someone.

cd993 said:
does anyone know if it would be possible to wake the device from a quick double tap?
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I've searched for this also. The reg edit in the pervious post works like a charm, but I would like to take it a step further but waking up my phone with a screen tap or dbl tap.
Thanks

Android Buttonmap

Hi all, i need some help with the button map on the TP2 (GSM), like what do the power, volume, windows, back, end and answer buttons do.
Am completely unable to work it out
Thanks
Badwolve1

Badwolve1 said:
Hi all, i need some help with the button map on the TP2 (GSM), like what do the power, volume, windows, back, end and answer buttons do.
Am completely unable to work it out
Thanks
Badwolve1
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Bad Sr. Member, you should know better.
RTFW!
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=RhodiumAndroid

Thanks and my apologies
google search doesn't do the Wiki
Thanks
Badwolve1

Fn key not working in Rhodium

Hi.
I have a norwegian touch pro 2, which means my keyboard is a bit "strange"and have theese weird æøå buttons. I don't need those to work, but my Fn key, neither my ctrl key (which is placed where your Fn key is placed at the lower left) will not give me access to any Fn function keys like / ! () etc. Is this a know issue? Is there a way for me to fix this?
Ps. Thanks a lot for porting Android to TP2. Except for this and GPS all my needs are satisfied, and Android is so much better to use than WM6.5. So thanks a bunch guys, going to make a small contribution as soon as I get my first paycheck next month

martiert said:
Except for this and GPS
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Whats wrong with your GPS?