i'm looking for a device with a hard button on it that can connect wirelessly to my PC, either through the network or bluetooth module - so that i can play and pause music (or whatever is the active button in windows when after pressed).
i want to be able to walk around my room pressing play and pause.
the ideal device is the phone. Trouble is, i dont want to walk around with the screen on, to access the soft buttons - numerous problems with this, waste of battery life, and i don't want to have to look at the screen every time i want to press the button.
So........is there any way to use the volume keys with the screen off, either of them, so when i press it, it maps to the left mouse button on my pc??
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I know the BA has a built in Screen lock that means I have to press the power button and no other ones, to get it to turn on, but... if I have bluetooth on and it connects to my car kit, that 'wakes' the PDA and before I know it I have all kinds of applications opened cause my case is pressing keys.
I installed a Screen Lock I used on my 2210 which, when activated means I have to first press power to wake the PDA, then press key 4 and 1 to actually bring the screen back. None of the other keys will work unless I press 1 and 4 together first. This is great if I'm listening to music, I tap Screen Lock and put it in my belt case.
The problem with this is, when someone calls me, I don't seem to be able to wake it by pressing 1st and 4th keys like normal. I have to let the call go to answer machine, then I can wake the PDA...
Does anyone know of a better screen lock program that will let me take calls (or should I say, let me wake the PDA when a call comes in)?
Thanks.
No one can help with this?
Guys,
Do you know of a WM5/WM6 utility that will lock the keypad controls when the screen goes blank after 5 mins on my Trinity? What I would want to happen is that I press either the power button to take it out of standby mode and activate all keys again as it is hen its in my pocket the buttons get pressed and aspects like the start menu or contacts open automatically.
What i want is like on the Orange C500 where you press * enter or something to activate the keypad.
Cheers
Hawk
Simply go to your settings-system.key lock. There you can enable this function without a tool!
you can try an utility for vijay555 at www.vijay555.com, it locks by phone with the standard lock utility (the today plugin included by default) and turns off the screen, you can assign it to a key to have both things done automatically.
when you power on the device, you will have to unlock it to get the phone pad activated.
The default keylock does not work! It locks the softkeys but it does not lock the hard keys on the control pad as they often get touched and do things like access contacts etc when i do not want them too!!!
The default Keylock works for me- Orange SPV M700 with WM6 MunRus ROM- selecting 'Lock all keys except power key when off' also disables the navigation and phone keys.
It needed a couple of soft resets for it to take though.
tried that and it does not work?
or use the Slide2Unlock, it works excellent.
I configured it to lock when Light is dimmed, and then turn of the screen after 15 seconds, but without putting device in standby.
Then I disabled standby in the Power panel.
I also assigned to manually start it when pushing the button next to the power button.
So now I can start the music player, push that button and it will keep on playing. and to get back, I push the power button and slide finger over screen.
Done.
Real handy.
Don't forget to give some coffee to developer.
where is that utility?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=314703&highlight=Slide2Unlock
I hate the way power button is positioned on Hermes. I have trouble finding it plus each time I try to use it I accidentally slide keyboard open.
Is there any way to use PTT button as power button instead? I might be able to figure out how to use it to power unit down but is it possible to use it to power unit up while other buttons will still be locked?
Making PTT shut 'er down or suspend it is really easy, but I've never seen a way to make it power on with any button besides power.
There are lots of install instructions for Dead Trigger such as:
http://ouyaforum.com/showthread.php?4069-Dead-Trigger-on-OUYA-(How-to-install)
And more detailed:
http://ouyaforum.com/showthread.php?4107-Sideloading-Dead-Trigger-A-tutorial/
But they miss a couple of important points that took me almost an hour to figure out.
First, the game jumps right into the tutorial mission one and never gives you a chance to configure the game controller. I found two ways to pause the game and open the configuration menu for the game pad.
One, simply plug in a USB keyboard into your Ouya and press the Esc key. I also saw notes that a PS3 remote would do the job but I don't own one of these.
Two, while the game is running put the Ouya into sleep mode by pressing the power button on top of the Ouya once (*not* a long press.) When you wake your Ouya Dead Trigger will be at the pause menu and you can select setup with the touch pad.
The next problem was assigning buttons in the configure game pad screen. This took me forever to figure out. When assigning buttons, hold down the button you want to assign, move the mouse pointer over the assignment square and click (tap the touchpad.) Hold down the button you want the entire time. Don't forget to make use of the two axis buttons on the two joysticks.
kbocek said:
There are lots of install instructions for Dead Trigger such as:
http://ouyaforum.com/showthread.php?4069-Dead-Trigger-on-OUYA-(How-to-install)
And more detailed:
http://ouyaforum.com/showthread.php?4107-Sideloading-Dead-Trigger-A-tutorial/
But they miss a couple of important points that took me almost an hour to figure out.
First, the game jumps right into the tutorial mission one and never gives you a chance to configure the game controller. I found two ways to pause the game and open the configuration menu for the game pad.
One, simply plug in a USB keyboard into your Ouya and press the Esc key. I also saw notes that a PS3 remote would do the job but I don't own one of these.
Two, while the game is running put the Ouya into sleep mode by pressing the power button on top of the Ouya once (*not* a long press.) When you wake your Ouya Dead Trigger will be at the pause menu and you can select setup with the touch pad.
The next problem was assigning buttons in the configure game pad screen. This took me forever to figure out. When assigning buttons, hold down the button you want to assign, move the mouse pointer over the assignment square and click (tap the touchpad.) Hold down the button you want the entire time. Don't forget to make use of the two axis buttons on the two joysticks.
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Yes I'm late to the party but your explanation of button mapping saved me pulling out my hair!
Will the app save your place and settings without being able to connect to the server? Mine will not connect
This is probably the weirdest question asked but here's my scenario
I work part time at samsung store. My shift starts in the morning when we open. Naturally, we have to turn on all the TV's so i use my HTC's IR blaster (Range is amazing) to turn on all the TV's
What i want: an app (tried searching if it exists. no success) which can make the volume buttons function as if the screen is pressed in that particular point, when app running on background
I.E, if i press volume down, it performs the action as if the top right hand side of my phone is being pressed by my finger (Acts like a mouse i guess?)
The reason i want this is because the IR app i use has the buttons really close to each other, i end up pressing other buttons making the TV do different stuff (My fingers are chunky) and also this method would be very easy as i need to point my phone and press the physical button instead of constantly locating the button (Physical buttons are always awesome)
Maybe assign the volume up as if the left corner of my phone is being pressed, where the mute button is
Please tell me if an app exists or if i'm talking complete nonsense:silly:
If it doesnt make sense, read through again or ask me for a brief explaination. THanks:laugh: