Hi,
The OK button at the side of the device is not "connected" to the OK button on the face of the device.
I was wondering if anyone knows how to remap the side-ok button to do something else.
I would love to know the same.
The killer app for this button for me would be as a 'back' button for pocket IE, which means it'd hit the left soft button.
shaharprish said:
I was wondering if anyone knows how to remap the side-ok button to do something else.
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Without third-party apps.....you can't
Moaske said:
Without third-party apps.....you can't
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Well then, how about WITH third party programs? AE Button Plus can't do it. What other ones can?
The side "ok" button is a tough one because it has multiple functions. In programs, explorer windows, and settings it acts as an OK button but when you're at the today screen it acts as a Start Menu button. I kinda get the feeling we're not going to be able to change this for a while. Not until someone releases a keymapper specifically for the Kaiser.
Whats wrong with the ok button?
its like an alt-tab to the today screen! so awesome.
even with the 8525 nobody has been able to re-map the ok button...it's still the biggest mystery, hehe....but now that they eliminated one button on the Tilt we really do need the ability to remap the ok button now...
I didn't have much luck remapping the OK button either. In AE Button it sort of maps to the Windows button, and I was able to change it...but never was able to get everything else working right after that and had to put it back.
I don't know the kaiser, but isn't Hbutton a solution for remapping hardware-keys ? On my Artemis i'm very happy with it...
Hbutton does not work on Tilt. especially setting it up
petervbeck said:
I don't know the kaiser, but isn't Hbutton a solution for remapping hardware-keys ? On my Artemis i'm very happy with it...
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is the same issue in Kiaser as well?
SPB Pocket Plus can remap this button.
Blowfish64 said:
Well then, how about WITH third party programs? AE Button Plus can't do it. What other ones can?
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For me AE Buttons Plus did work. Then I wrote a MortScript to have the button act as a back button only in PIE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=342464
Hope this helps.
v3patel said:
is the same issue in Kiaser as well?
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now i got an kaiser and using hbutton of course - working very well, mapped "OK/Close" and CommManager to the ok button and no issues.
Hbutton is one of the best ppc apps imo.
edit - damn - i remaped the front ok button - the side ok button can't be remaped with hbutton afaik.....sorry, my mistake...
I have the side OK button remapped in spb pocket plus v4 under the buttons menu in settings and the only thing you have to do is take focus off the start menu then it works as expected.
Russ
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Hi,
here HKLW\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Keys\... I could find my hardware buttons and I was able to remap them. But I'm missing the left OK button which is located on the left side of the kaiser.
Does some know how I can change this button ?
Cheers Wolle
I don't know if it's possible to change this via the registry, but with the tool AE Button Plus it is possible:
http://ae.inc.ru/aebplus.php
I've already changed the left OK button to an ESC button with this tool.
peterbonge said:
I don't know if it's possible to change this via the registry, but with the tool AE Button Plus it is possible:
http://ae.inc.ru/aebplus.php
I've already changed the left OK button to an ESC button with this tool.
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I've heard about that tool, but isn't it running all the time in the background to handle all ? I do not want to loose ressources, so I prefer changing the registry.
Cheers Wolle
wolle said:
I've heard about that tool, but isn't it running all the time in the background to handle all ? I do not want to loose ressources, so I prefer changing the registry.
Cheers Wolle
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I like built in solutions as well, but I have to say that the Kaiser has plenty of memory. I don't think it will phase it.
That said, I don't run that application so chalk this post up as useless...
Later, Lew
For the record, SPB Pocket Plus can also handle changing this or any button to anything that you want. I have kept the OK button as an OK button, but I can now press and hold the OK button to Close the app.
wolle said:
I've heard about that tool, but isn't it running all the time in the background to handle all ? I do not want to loose ressources, so I prefer changing the registry.
Cheers Wolle
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I want to know
There's plenty of info about people who remapped their PTT (voice) button out there, but I use mine. I would really like to remap the OK button on the side to bring up the Comm Manager.
Anyone know of an app or tweak that will do that?
cheers
Rob
robathome said:
There's plenty of info about people who remapped their PTT (voice) button out there, but I use mine. I would really like to remap the OK button on the side to bring up the Comm Manager.
Anyone know of an app or tweak that will do that?
cheers
Rob
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hi
I don't know how to manually remap it, but some 3rd party softwares can:
SPB Pocket Plus and AE Button Plus, adding long-press action too!!
Ciao
I'm interested in remapping the ok button (the one on the side, below the scroll wheel, not the one below the end key) to rotate the screen. However, I can't seem to find out how to do anything at all with this button. Can anyone help?
i'd like this also.
I'm wondering if maybe this has to be done within the registry?
i remember reading in a thread before this that the remapping was not possible for that OK button... but i am not sure i could be wrong
try hbutton. it lets you map about anything to the hard buttons. you can map multiple programs to one button too. i use it to map the OK button to close a program, open htc audio, and screen rotate.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=306794
if you are referring to the ok button on the front of the kaiser, i remapped that button to rotate the screen from; settings>buttons. i am, however, using a sim free htc tytnII. this may not be available in the network branded versions. hope this helps.
sorry misread your post, you were talking about the side one. doh! no i couldn't remap that one either.
at this moment no one can really find the registry for that button. people have tried, i read about 3 posts that had people trying and they were unsuccessfull
i am still also interested in getting that button remapped
AE button plus will remap the side button, except if you are on the today screen, where a press of the button will bring up the start menu.
i currently have it to turn off the phone, since i friggin hate how htc made the real power button so flush with the body, so that if i'm on the today screen, i press it twice quickly to power off the device. the first press brings up the start menu, then the second press will take the focus off the today screen and implement your action. likewise, hitting the side button will turn off the phone if i'm in any sort of application or anything non-today screen.
and mapping this buttom also maps the keyboard ok, so now i'm suddenly without a keyboard ok button
What exactly is this Side Ok Button for anyways? It doesnt act as a confirm button
I would also like to remap the OK button to rotate screen. When I am using Garmin I like to have it rotated for cradle and visual purposes.
Also, don't know if anyone ever noticed this. I have polarized sunglasses, and when my phone is facing up and down like in portrait mode it is not as bright as it could be, but i rotate it like it is in landscape mode and I can see perfect with them on. Weird!
Let me know if this doesn't work out. I wrote apps for the Universal once to assign to any key. But that was a long time ago. I'm sure better solutions exist now.
V
You can do it for sure with SPB Pocket Plus & the Shortcut Add-in/Plugin.
I actually made an action sender for this purpose, for another button, but if I get some time , I'll pull out my old work & look.
But SPB PP does allow it for sure. You can map two of anything to that button, one for press & one for press & hold.
Anything new on this?
I've tried some different things...still nothing.
another bump...
bump it up again...anyone know how to remap the OK button (forget the rotate screen)?
Hello,
Could you confirm that only the "Call" (hold) button can be customized ? (via the out of the box settings, buttons)
Did somebody manage to customize the "OK" button (hold) ? that would work from any application ?
Thanks
flan lucky said:
Hello,
Could you confirm that only the "Call" (hold) button can be customized ? (via the out of the box settings, buttons)
Did somebody manage to customize the "OK" button (hold) ? that would work from any application ?
Thanks
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Go Start>Settings>Buttons
That should do it.
timn2087 said:
Go Start>Settings>Buttons
That should do it.
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Did you try that one?
With my firmware the only available button I have on the list is the call button (Button 1).
The second button is hardcoded to lock phone.
And there is not way to associate anything to any other button.
C'mon HTC, this is SICK!
Ciao,
Davide.
The second button can be assigned other functions like Data connection termination, airplane mode etc
Start - Settings - System
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Anyone know if AEButtons will work on the Diamond? I have used it on virtually every device I own including my touch. Waiting for a US Diamond.
Baxter said:
Anyone know if AEButtons will work on the Diamond? I have used it on virtually every device I own including my touch. Waiting for a US Diamond.
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Yes, it works. Confirmed.
Baxter said:
Anyone know if AEButtons will work on the Diamond? I have used it on virtually every device I own including my touch. Waiting for a US Diamond.
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It works, but you can't customize the new Back Key.
How about Hbutton? It works great on my Diamond and you can assign different programs to the Call ( hold) button at the same time.
tararura said:
How about Hbutton? It works great on my Diamond and you can assign different programs to the Call ( hold) button at the same time.
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Yes, but only to the call button. With this phone is just like you have two buttons when you really have 9 more but you can't customize them!
Ciao,
Davide.
aydc said:
It works, but you can't customize the new Back Key.
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That's funny because I just did.
I set the "OK key" (in AEBPlus) this way:
1: Close active application
Long: "Coreplayer"
Now that dreaded back key actually closes the running program!
On the MDA compact 4 you cant even configure the call button!
I'm using Spb Pocket plus 4.02 TF3D and the taskmanager turned off
(using SPB Shell)
OK button = close
I think it's better then AE button plus, it doesn't support ok/close together.
So with SPB pocket plus you can make an appointment and push the back button to save and close the appointment
Baxter said:
Anyone know if AEButtons will work on the Diamond? I have used it on virtually every device I own including my touch. Waiting for a US Diamond.
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It works but with some bugs. No problem al all when TF 3D is not active as today plugin, you can configure every hard button to whatever behaviour you like. But when TF active strange things happen:
Red (hang) button, enter (circled one) and volume buttons always work in simple, double, triple and hold pressing.
Home button and return only work when you are not in home screen or if an app has been launched. Also they work if you are in home screen but after pressing start and the menu is showed.
Weird, don't you think?
top_banana123 said:
On the MDA compact 4 you cant even configure the call button!
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Confirmed.
The best thing for MDA Compact IV is to reassign the 2nd Softbutton in the registry to VoiceCommand, make your own HButtons for WiFi-toggle e.g. and rename them.
My Perfect solution.
Daily use
fe600 said:
Confirmed.
The best thing for MDA Compact IV is to reassign the 2nd Softbutton in the registry to VoiceCommand, make your own HButtons for WiFi-toggle e.g. and rename them.
My Perfect solution.
Daily use
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Any more detail on what registry to edit ? And why change it to voice command?
Sometimes it is hard to press/touch accurately the small X or Ok button in the upper right corner. Is it possible to assign a HW button to it?
would be good to have the back HW button work as the x button!
WiZARD7 said:
Sometimes it is hard to press/touch accurately the small X or Ok button in the upper right corner. Is it possible to assign a HW button to it?
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The button with the arrow left on your diamond actually does exactly what you want.
The only program that comes close to assigning any Diamond hardware key to anything is ae buttons plus, so try that.
aydc said:
The only program that comes close to assigning any Diamond hardware key to anything is ae buttons plus, so try that.
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Yup. I used to use AE Button Plus when I first got my Diamond and had the (backarrow) key mapped to the Close Application function (as in terminate not minimise). Used to work well for me but then I stopped- you don't really need more than the original function of backarrow (minimise), what with all the performance enhancements the custom ROMs bring about.
yeah...that's what the back button does...the one with the left pointing arrow! it's an OK-cum-Back button...
it works for minimising/closing programs too