G1 Camera button to a Search button - G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I was thinking about how useful it would be to turn the Camera button into a "search" button, like many other android devices have. Besides, it's not like the camera button is much useful in the home screen since we can use the trackball to take pictures in the camera. Assuming it doesn't affect booting into the spl (Camera+Power), then wouldn't it be pretty useful if we can use the camera button as a search button instead?

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Remap OK Button to Rotate Screen?

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.
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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)?

[Q]HTC Camera app keyboard shortcuts

Since the Raphael has a full hardware keyboard, maybe there are shortcuts that we can use with HTC's Camera application? Do you guys know any?
More precisely I'm looking for a shortcut to the function "take the picture" ie autofocus then shot.
Actually is there a dedicated camera button for the Raphael? or is it a "virtual on-screen button" like on the Blackstone?
The goal is to remap one of the (few) Blackstone's hardware button to that shortcut.
pressing and holding the PTT button brings up the camera func. Already covered.
It doesn't work on my fuze.
You can remap the PTT button (on the Fuze) to bring up the camera.
Instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=445498
Works for me!
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pressing and holding the PTT button brings up the camera func. Already covered.
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Sorry, there is a bit of miss understanding, I don't want to know which button brings up the camera application; I want to know, if the camera application is already running, how do you "take the picture"? by touching the screen? by pressing a hardware button?
incase you haven't read your manuel since posting this question you press the "enter" button aka that button inside the ring of light
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Sorry, I don't have a Raphael, I have a Blackstone.
Anyway I should have read the online manual to know the "standard way" to take the picture, you're right. However what I really want to know is:
Is there any "hidden" (ie not in the manual) keyboard shortcuts (to take the picture) in your Raphael? That is a way to take the picture without pressing the ENTER button of the D-pad.
This thread can be deleted, sorry for bothering.

Power Button Camera Button

I know it has been discused on other phones that also dont have a camera button but i failed to get the answear i was looking for. So it is possible to modify the power button to be used as camera button while in camera app and still remain a power button in the other apps?
Rly sry i wanted to post this in thr Q&A Section but i accidentaly posted here if anyone can move it pls do so.
I think you would need some kind of app (or even a custom rom/root). I have never seen that done, but in theory it could be possible
No, well yes, but remapping that would mean you would have no power button. And it would be a lot harder to try and get it to only be when the camera is open, so the solution is to: instead of wanting the power button to control camera, why not use the volume buttons instead?
You can try button remapper(ing) I forgot the exact name, its an app. I forgot where I got it from. Only thing is I've never tried it on this phone so I'm not sure if it'll work or not.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using XDA App. Developer of brickROM, and OP of XDA Thread of The Year 2011.
CM7 has this featrure. You can use volume buttons or power button to take a photo.
If you can do it without the standard app, you could try this: https://market.android.com/details?...DEsIm5ldC5tcnBsdXMuYW5kcm9pZC5kZWZ5cGhvdG8iXQ..
You kind of need a power button - unless you are talking about really changing the behavior.
i think the OP wants a temporary change in the behavior of the button (i.e. only acts like a camera button when you have the camera app open and are using it). That should be entirely possible given the fact it was already mentioned as a feature in CM7, which is now "old"
i would actually appreciate that. obviously its a pain to take pictures of yourself with the back camera without camera button.
it would be great if some kind of addon would change the power buttons function as long as the camera app is opened.

[Q]Dedicated camera button

Is there anyway to have an dedicated camera button?
Instead of having to use the screen button, use like volume up/down or even the lock button to take pics?
Try KeyNumberTracker from the market to get keynumber required then use ButtonRemapper to remap it!!

Is there any way to remap the Bixby Button as camera button so that it can open camera even when screen is OFF ?

I have remapped Bixby button to camera in advanced settings but it works only when screen is ON which is pointless. Is there any way to start the camera directly even when screen is OFF using Bixby or any other button similar to Camera button found on Sony phones ?

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