Tried search, couldn't find an answer. Is there any way to type the function keys in the terminal. The main reason is that I'm trying to sort by a different column in htop, and htop only takes function keys.
Any thoughts?
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Does anyone know how to emulate the "esc" key on a wizard?
I have a DOS based legacy app at work, and while I have been able to get logmein to work fine on my 8125 to control everything else I need to be able to use this one program and I cannot unless I can use "esc" to go backwards. Any ideas?
maybe u can assign a hard button to the esc with this one?
http://ae.inc.ru/aekmaplayout.php
Here's the solution...
PQzII -- http://nicque.com/pqz/PQzII.htm
Under settings go to the "Code" tab, allows you to set IN code whatever you want and set OUT code to be ESC.
I'm a big fan of this FREEWARE! Also allows setting a key for CTL and/or ALT, better caps/num lock indicator (off, on, lock), not to mention key launch of apps, settings, phone numbers, task bar, symbol window ...
NOTE: be sure to install the Wizard-specific version! Read the install directions!
if you're using pocket quake, just use "recorder" key (press it long)
vladimyr, pqzii is not pocket quake...if that is what u meant...
wgary said:
PQzII -- http://nicque.com/pqz/PQzII.htm
Under settings go to the "Code" tab, allows you to set IN code whatever you want and set OUT code to be ESC.
I'm a big fan of this FREEWARE! Also allows setting a key for CTL and/or ALT, better caps/num lock indicator (off, on, lock), not to mention key launch of apps, settings, phone numbers, task bar, symbol window ...
NOTE: be sure to install the Wizard-specific version! Read the install directions!
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Wow! Thanks for the tip. that is a great program. I just started playing with it but it seems that it could replace Smartskey. Of course, even though there is a GUI the documentation is a little sketchy so it took me a little trial and error but I got it to do what I needed...
I would highly recommend this to anyone that likes customizing their phone.
I have two questions that I could not seem to resolve on their web site
1. Where do you find the .bmp files it looks for to use as an icon? I am getting a white square which works okay since I will only use it now and again.
2. In the program they reference a CTRL and ALT keys that I am pretty sure are hard keys on the keyboard since you can assign them but I am not sure which actual keys they are. Any ideas?
I was browsing through the market and found a keyboard I'd never seen before, even thought it's apparently been around for quite a while. It's called Full Keyboard (http://www.appbrain.com/app/full-keyboard/com.hmw.android.fullkeyboard). What makes it so special is that it includes a directional keypad, complete with Home and End keys, a Camera key and a whole keyboard with nothing but control keys. Since I'm (currently) running TnT Lite I installed it using the "copy from /data/app to /system/app" trick and am finding it incredibly helpful in the terminal emulator and ConnectBot.
I've searched around and was amazed that nobody else mentioned this problem before.
I've only just received my Xperia X1 recently and love everything about it except its keyboard. I've used many phones with a hardware keyboard before, and they all have the standard navigation keys/buttons, like the UP, Down, Left and Right keys.
On the Xperia X1 however, it doesn't have that. But there're 4 keys that actually look similar to the navigation keys layout on a typical keyboard. It's the 8, 0, * and # keys. I'm trying to figure out how to map the navigational functions onto those keys......but can't figure out how.
I could use AEButton Plus but I'm looking for something easier, that doesn't use as much memory as AEButton Plus does.
I'm looking for something similar to the X1BC tweak, which basically uses the "TAB" key and assigns Control functions onto it, so that you can use CTRL+C or CTRL+V etc. Again, this is one of the annoying problems using this keyboard, you would think you can use control copy and paste easily but none of the keys on the keyboard does that, that's why X1BC is a tweak that changes the TAB key on the keyboard to use as the Control function as well.......and that's what i'm looking for, a tweak similar to this but for navigational functions instead.
chaoscreater said:
I've searched around and was amazed that nobody else mentioned this problem before.
I've only just received my Xperia X1 recently and love everything about it except its keyboard. I've used many phones with a hardware keyboard before, and they all have the standard navigation keys/buttons, like the UP, Down, Left and Right keys.
On the Xperia X1 however, it doesn't have that. But there're 4 keys that actually look similar to the navigation keys layout on a typical keyboard. It's the 8, 0, * and # keys. I'm trying to figure out how to map the navigational functions onto those keys......but can't figure out how.
I could use AEButton Plus but I'm looking for something easier, that doesn't use as much memory as AEButton Plus does.
I'm looking for something similar to the X1BC tweak, which basically uses the "TAB" key and assigns Control functions onto it, so that you can use CTRL+C or CTRL+V etc. Again, this is one of the annoying problems using this keyboard, you would think you can use control copy and paste easily but none of the keys on the keyboard does that, that's why X1BC is a tweak that changes the TAB key on the keyboard to use as the Control function as well.......and that's what i'm looking for, a tweak similar to this but for navigational functions instead.
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fingerkeyboard though that might be what you don't want (due to memory consumption)
didn't find anything else yet, don't have much time right now...
thanks for the suggestion, but i don't want touch typing. I wanna use the navigational keys on the hardware keyboard....
After downloading and playing with a basic vt100 terminal emulator I soon noticed that there is no ctrl key on the hardware keyboard. In order to get a ctrl-c, for example, I have to press and release the volume lowering button to get "ctrl" and then the "c". This is very awkard. Especially with the keyboard fully extended! I later downloaded the hackers keyboard which has a ctrl key but it was not working at the time and I have reported it as a bug. Regardless, I would like the option to use the hwkb to do this. Perhaps this is premature as we don't have root yet, but is there a way to define say alt-shift, or the "ok" key or what ever to be ctrl. Also, while it is nice to have a fifth row of keys with numbers, I would think that these keys should have other functions too. Whatever one likes, i.e. alt 1 for F1 and so forth.
It is possible, there are apps in the Market, or you could hard code it into a ROM, but all of this requires root to my best knowledge, unless we have that I do not believe it is possible, but would be great if root wasn't needed, so if someone knows more hopefully they can let you know, but that's what I know.
search for Button Remapper, it is also on XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464
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After downloading and playing with a basic vt100 terminal emulator I soon noticed that there is no ctrl key on the hardware keyboard. In order to get a ctrl-c, for example, I have to press and release the volume lowering button to get "ctrl" and then the "c". This is very awkard. Especially with the keyboard fully extended! I later downloaded the hackers keyboard which has a ctrl key but it was not working at the time and I have reported it as a bug. Regardless, I would like the option to use the hwkb to do this. Perhaps this is premature as we don't have root yet, but is there a way to define say alt-shift, or the "ok" key or what ever to be ctrl. Also, while it is nice to have a fifth row of keys with numbers, I would think that these keys should have other functions too. Whatever one likes, i.e. alt 1 for F1 and for forth.
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Regarding the UK version of this keyboard, I can't seem to figure out how to input '~' or '#' symbols with the key that displays '~', '#', '|', '\'.
Anyone figured this out?
'Pg up', 'Pg down', 'Home' and 'End' can be emulated by holding 'ALT' and pressing the directions but only sometimes.
e.g. 'ALT' + Left arrow will execute the back action in Chrome browser.
Same for 'Esc' when holding 'ALT' and pressing the top left button. This does not seem to be just the escape function when using VIM in a terminal.
This is quite frustrating because I purchased this setup to do server work and I use these keys quite often.
I don't know how to help you, but can't you install the KeyMapper app to set key combinations for the missing keys?