Is there any software that can map panel button to function similar than alt+tab on pc?
Sometimes when i have lots of apps open in background it would be nice to quickly switch with few taps of a button.
HTC task manager is ok for closing apps, but not for quickly switching because its sometimes taking ages for menu to appear.
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hi all,
pocketCM is a nice software, but I did not find any button to end it.
Same with other applications. It's tiring to go to the task manager and
close one by one.
Has anyone a clue of a tweak or a little proggy that can be assigned
to a button (preferred the red phone button) to close all runings tasks?
rgds
wkm1
press and hold the bottom right corner in pocketCM, slide your finger to the left under the X when the menu pops up (dont lift your finger before you slide or it will just minimize it).
and you can set the "X" to actually close the program when you tap the X or close them by tapping and holding X in the task manager settings. also, from the today screen you can tap the task manager (its in the space where the X would normally be) and it will show you a list of running programs. it gives you the option to end them individually or stop all.
I'm looking for a task manager that I can launch with a hard button with the help of AEButton,
in which I can scroll though my open programs using the scroller not the touch screen and close each in turn or close all.
I've tried a lot and they all either;
- They dont have the facility to use the buttons as a scroller, touch only.
- They cant be launched to open using a hardware button, as in the program launches but all I get is the little cross, dot button appear in the top right of my today screen, not actually open the task manager.
- Or they dont have the facility to close all apps.
there must be a simple little program that does this, and im starting to feel like i've tried them all...
I can distantly remember using a version on RomEOS 1.2.1 but cant find any reference to it, it allowied me to 'check' each program and close them, and launched as an actual program, rather than enabling a cross on my today screen. And it wasn;t HTC Taskmanager.
Any suggestions you lovely people? I think one handed PPC use is they way to go and this is frustraiting me.
Install SPB Pocket Plus
Soft reset
Go to Settings-Buttons
Assign "Alt-Tab" on any button you want.
Press button, see all open prg's and scroll with the wheel to the one you want, press wheel and you are there.
Hi,
ever tried WkTask (freeware) ?
Quickmenu does the trick for me. Much better than WKTask. Also freeware. X button closes the app, gives a PC feel to menus and you don't ever have to use stylus.
Thanks for the replies
tried both WKTask and Quickmenu, but evenually settles on HandySwitcher, turned out to be a bonus that you can customise the colours, since i have a white background and couldn't read the white text on the menu.
Success!
Why wouldn't you use the task switching part of phoneAlarm?
You can set the default function to the switcher and be managing open tesks with 2 button pushes.
I second Quickmenu. Once you click the exe once it'll auto start after soft resets. Goto the settings and customize the startmenu the way you want. I set mine up to have Running programs first and that set to be shown as submenu and then it allows you the close one or close all feature, quickmenu popout second, then a break and then program, settings, and office folders all set to submenus and then my regular programs as links below. I can control it all with my finger or with the jog dial. Retains your windows TSK theme and if you set it to replace windows start menu it is like the other never existed. Excellent program and very lightweight. To fix the text issue I use UI Tweaker. Also helps me match the color to my TSK better. Just my personal preference.
I find it annoying having to press OK all the time then going to task manager (which is laggy and have to wait for it to load up the running pprograms).. any light on this?
You can use a third party task manager like Showcase (free), and assign it to a soft key.
Also, AEButtons Plus has an Alt+Tab function that is assignable to many different keys. It also has a Switch to next app function.
I'm sure there are many others.
Showcase, Taskfacade, and Alt-Tab, any of which could be mapped to one of the little silver keys.
Hi,
A lot of the time I switch between applications, but I have 2 with which I can't seem to do this. Worst of all run.gps (I really would like to be able to get to my pocketplayer to change station/playlist/number...), but I see the same behavior when running iGo8.
I have spb mobile shell and a shortcut to the task manager in home screen, this is how I switch between programs, pressing the home button, opening task manager, clicking the program I want on foreground.
When I have run.gps (or iGo8, same thing) open and press the home button, it seems to want to go to the home screen, the start button and upper bar appear for a moment, but it jumps back to run.gps (or iGo8) on the foreground.
Any ideas on why this happens? Somewhere a registry edit or something to change this behavior?
TIA
I'm having the same problem with iGo. I'd also love to know if there was some way to get around this....
Could be interesting to know what ROM and iGO versions you are running!
I can switch between apps with iGO or google maps open as long as I don't try to use Opera10 which refuses to start OR is getting closed if I have it open and start iGO.
hi,
try to click minimize instead of exit (beside exit key on touch screen)
best regards
I'm currently running VEGAn 5.1.1 (love it) and for tablets, even more than phone there needs to be an easy way to switch applications. Holding down the home button will only give you a list of recently run apps, not apps that are currently running.
Currently I'm using / liking MultiTasking Pro:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/multitasking-pro/com.tkdtnek23.app.multitaskingpro
Here's the free/lite version:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/multitasking-lite/com.tkdtnek23.app.multitaskinglite
I have it bound to the single home tap action. And have it set to show/start on the Running tab. If I double tap Home (either on VEGAn toolbar or GTablet soft button) it goes to my designated launcher (launcher pro). Ideally I'd like a dedicated button for it on the title bar, ala HoneyComb's status bar, but this works good enough.
I've used other task switchers on my phone that have image previews, like:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/visual-task-switcher-free/com.esdmobile.taskswitcher (haven't tested this one on GTablet yet)
but they tended to be glitchy and sometimes laggy, so I'm ok living without image previews .
Anybody else want to share what task switchers they may be using and what you like/dislike about them?
Check out smart taskbar
My task switcher of choice is Dock4droid. It's a slick, fancy way to quickly get to your recent apps. But you can also specify apps to stay in the launcher dispite not being recently used.
I've got it set to pop out when I swipe with my thumb on the right edge of the screen, It's sooooo slick!
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I am using Perfect Task Switcher , it allows me to switch and close tasks. Have it setup to popup on long press of search button
I just tried all of these, and ended up uninstalling all of them. I dislike how most remove the ability to click home button and see a preview of your different home screens (even if you don't set single click home button as the task switcher button).
Smart Task Bar seemed good, but long hold search button doesnt seem to work with button savior, and I have my soft keys turned off
tried all, like Smart task the best...