does any one know how to change the key layout of the android sofy keys, i mean in a normal android or a nexus product, the soft keys goes in the order as ( First is the back button, then middle is home and last in the right is recent tasks button).
but in samsung s3 and note 2, when soft keys are enabled. The soft key layout is reversed. I mean the back button soft key which is supposed to be in the left is in the right , and the recent tasks button which is supposed to be in the right is in the left. Any one knows how to change the soft key layout?
anything to do with tht build.prop or the sys/usr/keylayout file?
slavehunter105 said:
does any one know how to change the key layout of the android sofy keys, i mean in a normal android or a nexus product, the soft keys goes in the order as ( First is the back button, then middle is home and last in the right is recent tasks button).
but in samsung s3 and note 2, when soft keys are enabled. The soft key layout is reversed. I mean the back button soft key which is supposed to be in the left is in the right , and the recent tasks button which is supposed to be in the right is in the left. Any one knows how to change the soft key layout?
anything to do with tht build.prop or the sys/usr/keylayout file?
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I feel you mate.
Yes you are right go to sytem/usr/keylayout/generic.kl and swap 139 with 158 and reboot.
You need to use something like solid explorer that gives you root acces.
Have fun, W
wmfreak said:
I feel you mate.
Yes you are right go to sytem/usr/keylayout/generic.kl and swap 139 with 158 and reboot.
You need to use something like solid explorer that gives you root acces.
Have fun, W
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I believe the 139 is for the menu button right? and 158 for back button ? but thr is no menu button on the soft keys right? its just a home button, back and recent tasks button. whats the number for the recent tasks button.
ill give it a try....thanks a ton man..
How do you enable them? I am on cm nightlies latest
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So I'm looking at remaping the soft keys (specifically the search) on the front of the phone. There appears to only be one "SEARCH" in the /system/usr/keylayout/vision-keypad.kl - key 217 (see code below) - that if changed has the following 2 effects:
1. Alters the functions of both the soft key on the front of the phone and the search key on the hardware keyboard. When I remap one, they both change to match your modification.
2. When changed, long press functionality of the soft key is lost. It will only accept a short press.
"SEARCH" can be successfully changed to "MENU", "BACK", and "CALL" (possibly others I have not tried) then pushed to the phone in recovery and function perfectly. However, when I map it to be the "POWER", the soft key does nothing on press, while the hardware search key on the slide-out works fine.
Has anyone found a way around this?
We remap the track pad to wake because we dont like using the top mounted power button, but it only does a half-ass job because when you want to shut the screen back off, you still have to reach for the power button. I think the track pad wake mod needs its own 'bacon bits'
Code:
# column 0
key 185 USER3 WAKE_DROPPED
key 100 ALT_RIGHT WAKE_DROPPED
key 217 SEARCH WAKE_DROPPED
key 28 ENTER WAKE_DROPPED
key 38 L WAKE_DROPPED
key 14 DEL WAKE_DROPPED
key 54 SHIFT_RIGHT WAKE_DROPPED
I think you're out of luck with regard to an easy fix. I just did a quick experiment with evtest and it looks like the softkeys on the screen are just areas of the touchscreen that the window manager treats specially and generates synthetic key events in response to touches on, instead of being actual mappable keys.
teferi said:
I think you're out of luck with regard to an easy fix. I just did a quick experiment with evtest and it looks like the softkeys on the screen are just areas of the touchscreen that the window manager treats specially and generates synthetic key events in response to touches on, instead of being actual mappable keys.
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Well the are mappable. I managed to make it be the menu button and the back button just fine. It just doesnt want to be the power button..
The same key can be used as a single quick press or a long press. It is considered two different keys though. So you would have to figure out what the long press equivalent of the search button would be and change that one.
The way this thread can stay in developmental, is show steps on how you are remapping the keys.
For others to gain knowledge or this thread is moving to Q&A
Mikey1022 said:
The way this thread can stay in developmental, is show steps on how you are remapping the keys.
For others to gain knowledge or this thread is moving to Q&A
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Maybe I'm off here, but if I was making this post to show the steps, would that not fall under a "How To" or "Guide"? My goal here is development. Development –noun 1. the act or process of developing; growth; progress. Or in my case, I'm in the act/process of developing a remapped key file to make the search soft key into a power key, and to then share with the rest of the forum. My progress so far is that I've managed to map it to a menu key and a back key with no problems, and am reaching out to others for help as to why it is that when I change it to the power key, it doesn't accept my changes.
Its kinda a gray zone, in that if I were to successfully remap it to the power button and post the file here, it would, technically speaking, be less of a development thread than it is now - because it would be finished developing and instead, merely contain a file with instructions.
However, as requested, and for those who are interested:
The file you are looking for, is as mentioned in the OP, "vision-keypad.kl" and is located in /system/usr/keylayout. You can edit it with a text editor like Notepad++. The line that I am looking at, also refer to OP, is key 217.
I'm thinking now, after messing with it some more, that maybe because it is a soft key it cant be mapped to power, being that as soon as the screen shuts off it no longer functions... But then again there exists widgets that, upon press, turn off the screen and they function fine, so I see no reason this shouldn't. I'll keep you posted on what I find, and would appreciate any help in the mean time.
i'd love to be able to map a longpress menu and a longpress back action. Cyanogen 6.1 allows longpress back to be turned into force kill foreground process. So there is a way to capture longpress on those 4 keys, the question is, what does the system read that keypress as and how can it be mapped.
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i'd love to be able to map a longpress menu and a longpress back action. Cyanogen 6.1 allows longpress back to be turned into force kill foreground process. So there is a way to capture longpress on those 4 keys, the question is, what does the system read that keypress as and how can it be mapped.
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So it is doable! There are some .bin files in the /system/usr/keychar folder that correspond to the .kl files in the ../keylayout folder, but i havent been able to read them. Maybe thats it.. Gonna figure that out when I land tomorrow and get my computer set up
I changed the Search function key to Camera and it only works on a long press and I get no result on a short press. So maybe the function you are trying to rename the Search key to has to be specific to either way i.e. short or long press but not both.
So it will either work as a long press key for some functions or a short press key for others.
Read the window manager source (from AOSP or CM), determine what scancodes it synthesizes in response to touches or long-touches on the softkeys, edit keylayout accordingly.
Doesn't ButtonRemapper from Android App Dev section work on G2? :S
hey guys, i dont know if you all figured this out or not, I just got the g2, and to remap the key to power button you have to change it to "ENDCALL" not "POWER", after, reboot and voila! your search button now acts like a power button!!!!! Hope this helps!!!!!
Need to Map Back button to one of the soft key
Rceently I bought HTC Desire Z (no warranty), and I am facing the problem with 4 bottom buttons of the touch screen (menu, back, home and search). So I am planning to do hardware map for one of the softkeys to BACK button.
Could you please provide me step-by-step installation of all the softwares and the procedure I need to do for updating "vision-keypad.kl" file. Appreciate your help.
My one more doubt is that what is the difference between "WAKE_DROPPED" & "WAKE". I have seen these keywords in ".kl" file in GITHUB.
Please give me reply ASAP. I am frustrated with the way the mobile is working. Just imagine how it will be if back button stop working and you are in the middle of some application. I restarted my mobile some dozens of times.
Do you hate the physical home button like I do?
Do you wish you could use the capacitive menu key instead of home, and assign much rarely used menu key to the physical button?
Just flash the attached file in Recovery.
The second file is for returning to the original setup if you wish.
awesome gonna try this
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works great u rock!!!
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I especially like how the physical button still wakes the device. so I can hit it to wake the device, then double tap menu for svoice
i wonder if there is a way to make the "back" button long press = context menu. then can avoid the physical button all together
Hey I tried it on my vzw gs3 and it didn't work. :O
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idelgado782 said:
Hey I tried it on my vzw gs3 and it didn't work. :O
Sent from sexy a** Galaxy S III
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This is for the international Galaxy S3. For the USA versions, there is a separate forum on XDA since most things aren't compatible.
Pitnefor said:
i wonder if there is a way to make the "back" button long press = context menu. then can avoid the physical button all together
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I think context menu might slow things down. But I understand where you're coming from, we have 5 options for 2 capacitive buttons so 1 option will have to be assigned to the physical button. I guess it depends on individuals on which button is the least used. For me is the Search button. Maybe a proposal like this :
Capacitive Menu Button
Short Press : Home
Long Press : Menu
Physical Home Button
Short Press : Home and Wake
Long Press : Search
Capacitive Back Button
Short Press : Back
Long Press : Recent
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I think context menu might slow things down. But I understand where you're coming from, we have 5 options for 2 capacitive buttons so 1 option will have to be assigned to the physical button. I guess it depends on individuals on which button is the least used. For me is the Search button. Maybe a proposal like this :
Capacitive Menu Button
Short Press : Home
Long Press : Menu
Physical Home Button
Short Press : Home and Wake
Long Press : Search
Capacitive Back Button
Short Press : Back
Long Press : Recent
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I would like that ... Much !!
+1
This is great, specially if we implement the new options
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Love this. Does this mean that long press menu brings up 'Recents Menu' ?
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Love this. Does this mean that long press menu brings up 'Recents Menu' ?
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Yes! Both keys are completely switched with all functionality, except that the physical button will still wake the device.
To other suggestions about more functionality, unfortunately I can only switch keys, I can't change the long press functions and such.
Great. Thanks
Does this work with cm9 or only sammy roms?
Works flawlessly with my device. Thank you OP.:good:
Awesome!
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Yes! Both keys are completely switched with all functionality, except that the physical button will still wake the device.
To other suggestions about more functionality, unfortunately I can only switch keys, I can't change the long press functions and such.
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Hopefully one day it can be done like the HTC ONE X!
thanks, it works. but now my menu button does not vibrate anymore. it vibrates only in long press....
Installed it, running perfect!
This is how Samsung should do it.
Thanks a lot!!
Edit:
Short press menu button open menu
long predd menu button open taskmanager would be perfect!
gaetanolip said:
thanks, it works. but now my menu button does not vibrate anymore. it vibrates only in long press....
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anyone???
aydc said:
Do you hate the physical home button like I do?
Do you wish you could use the capacitive menu key instead of home, and assign much rarely used menu key to the physical button?
Just flash the attached file in Recovery.
The second file is for returning to the original setup if you wish.
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I hate the home button but I hate more the lack of recents button.
Is there any way to swap the menu button functionality with that of "show recents"?
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1.Make sure you have on-screen buttons enabled i recommend: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1940842
2. Download a root file explorer. Root Browser Lite --> http://goo.gl/b9ISW This is what I will use.
3.Load up Root Browser and navigate to system>usr>keylayout. We will be looking for a file called "clearpad.kl".
4. Select it and hit "Open as..." then "Text file" then "RB Text Editor"
5. Now we see this:
key 139 MENU VIRTUAL
key 102 HOME VISUAL
key 158 BACK HOME
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All you have to do is option out the keys you don't want to work with a #. So if you are like me and think the home button is fine, it will look like this.
#key 139 MENU VIRTUAL
#key 102 HOME VISUAL
key 158 BACK HOME
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6. When you have the ones you want optioned out just tap the little disk icon in the top right. It will ask for root rights, grant it, saved.
7. Now just reboot and DONE!
tut copied from http://rootzwiki.com/topic/31065-tu...acitive-buttons-lights-and-use-on-screen-nav/ so i didn't have to rewrite it, but modified for xperia s....
peace out.
Thanks man,was looking for it
This is perfect for XZXperience 2!
Thanks for the tutorial man works like a charm.:thumbup:
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Can this work to remap the menu key to the app switcher key?
I find the appeal for the soft/screen buttons really inexplicable. I have an Xperia TX and, really, this is the only thing that puts me down in that phone - I really wish it had capacitive buttons, much like the acro S. The most annoying thing about software buttons is that it takes up valuable screen area, leaving me with a sub-HD area available for other stuff. The interference with screen size in some apps is extremely annoying.
I'm thinking of getting an acro S solely because of this. And you guys here trying to disable your capacitive buttons! Taste really is something funny, I guess.
DeathMetalDiamond, once you see how difficult to operate and unpredictable in behavior the capacitive keys on the Xperia S are; you'll wish you had on-screen buttons as well!
Same goes for Ion.. its simply a nightmare especially in the dark. I literally have to guess where the buttons are. If they are well built, they are an asset. If not, they just screw u up.
i just recently tried out the OSB and i found it appealing, albeit lessening the screen space but i'll live with the trade off..capacitive buttons on the Acro S is sometimes none sensitive as i find myself tapping the back button 2x or 3x before i get it right..thanks for this tutorial :good:
edit: i got systemui FC [im using @niaboc79 's tab-n-grid sysui] when trying to access options menu in CyberShot 5.7.2 mod..everything else is good
Main thing is I want to make the left hardware button (defaults to menu) to be the BACK button. I hold the phone in my left hand and find it difficult to hit the back button one-handed. Having it on the left (which also makes more logical sense as its a back button and all) would make it perfect
Im running CM10 and I have remapped the menu button to be multitask however I dont see any option concerning the back button. Is there a mod I can apply to make this work?
Thanks all
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Main thing is I want to make the left hardware button (defaults to menu) to be the BACK button. I hold the phone in my left hand and find it difficult to hit the back button one-handed. Having it on the left (which also makes more logical sense as its a back button and all) would make it perfect
Im running CM10 and I have remapped the menu button to be multitask however I dont see any option concerning the back button. Is there a mod I can apply to make this work?
Thanks all
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Since you're running CM10, why don't you ask this question in the specific ROM thread? I don't know the answer to your specific question but with Task's AOKP ROM, I added a nav bar at the bottom of the screen (soft buttons) that allow me to configure the bar to whatever functions I want (to a certain extent).
RoachForLife said:
Main thing is I want to make the left hardware button (defaults to menu) to be the BACK button. I hold the phone in my left hand and find it difficult to hit the back button one-handed. Having it on the left (which also makes more logical sense as its a back button and all) would make it perfect
Im running CM10 and I have remapped the menu button to be multitask however I dont see any option concerning the back button. Is there a mod I can apply to make this work?
Thanks all
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U can get the zip and go to the keylayout folder in system and manually change it...
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My apologies but didnt know there was a CM forum. Or do you mean the CM thread under Android Dev forum? Ill post in there if thats what you mean. Regarding the keys I didnt want to add the soft keys (similar to nexus products) to my screen if I could avoid as it will take screen real estate however would consider if this was the only option
Also howtomen, can you be more specific on which zip
Thanks
So I believe I figured this out. Had to go into /system/usr/keylayout/sec_touchkey.kl
Replacing
key 139 MENU
key 158 BACK
With:
key 139 BACK
key 158 MENU
After reboot it seems to work.
Hello,
I want to change 'back' and 'menu' keys, so 'back' to be on the rigth side and 'menu' on the left. Like Samsung (I owned one). I prefer 'back' near my finger, it is more confortable.
I have been investigating. I have found a tool here in xda called buttonremapper, but after download and test, it does not work. Also it looks a bit abandoning, so it is possible it does not work for newer devices.
I have also test xposed framework + gravity box, but it has only the option to program 'long press' and 'double touch'. Under navigation bar there is an option to do what I want, but it only do it activating 'buttons in screen', so that is not a solution for me.
I suspect there is a way to do it modifying values in a /system/usr/keyloyout file, but dont know which and what modifications.
have somebody experience doing this for our device? is there a way to achieve this?
Thanks,
clonfsp said:
Hello,
I want to change 'back' and 'menu' keys, so 'back' to be on the rigth side and 'menu' on the left. Like Samsung (I owned one). I prefer 'back' near my finger, it is more confortable.
I have been investigating. I have found a tool here in xda called buttonremapper, but after download and test, it does not work. Also it looks a bit abandoning, so it is possible it does not work for newer devices.
I have also test xposed framework + gravity box, but it has only the option to program 'long press' and 'double touch'. Under navigation bar there is an option to do what I want, but it only do it activating 'buttons in screen', so that is not a solution for me.
I suspect there is a way to do it modifying values in a /system/usr/keyloyout file, but dont know which and what modifications.
have somebody experience doing this for our device? is there a way to achieve this?
Thanks,
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I answer myself: it is possible modifyind the file /system/usr/keypad_8064.kl , changing the balues 'back' <-> 'menu'. It is even possible to assign buttons in another way, like right: home, center: menu and left: back.
Code:
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN
key 115 VOLUME_UP
key 116 POWER WAKE
key 139 MENU VIRTUAL
key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
key 172 HOME VIRTUAL
Just change keys 139 BACK and 158 Menu
You will find it in usr/keylayout/keypad_8064.kl