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BackLight brightness adjust command line utility for Kaiser aka TYTN II

I dunno if I'm only one who has this problem but when I'm occasionally on sun I can't see nothing on my Kaiser and it's really difficult to setup backlight brightness on touchscreen which u can't see.... So I've been looking alot if there is some utility which I can link with button or gesture and I haven't found anything... So I've wrote my own utility. Feel free to use it as well if u find it useful -> http://lobster.ic.cz/?page=bl
is this useful or is there easier way to do that??

Been searching for an app like this for a week.
Works great!
Thanks.

Here's another program that gives you a today plug in for it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=412896
I'll b trying yours tho as I like the idea of UL with icons for up and down
Cheers,
Matthew

I made a cab with this program mapped to the PTT button. I have a AT&T Tilt, Im not sure if your phone has a PTT button or if its called something else or whatever.
With this, just run the cab then I tap the button and it changed the brightness really quickly, no menu or anything, I love it! If I walk out into the sun I just tap the button 3 times and my screen is bright.
Lobsterii, I love this program thanks a ton!

I'm glad that I could helped u out guys... actually there might be more funny stuff possible only if HTC release some documentation on theirs DLL files cos it's pain to guess arguments...

you did it all by guessing? I figured you would have decompiled the dll.

Truly excellent! I have also been looking for something like this for a long time.
I figured I might as well kick off the feature requests that always follow a new release: How about the option set both battery and power brightness with one command? Perhaps by a special switch, or by only specifying the brightness level (i.e. no 'b' or 'p' switch)? Or is there a way to do it already?
Thanks again for a useful app!

you did it all by guessing? I figured you would have decompiled the dll.
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I've read some forum where someone pointed out that backlight function should be in some dll by HTC dunno where it was... Then I was googling "dll find export function" and I've found prog "DLL Export Viewer" which can show function names in dll. Unfortunatelly there is generally impossible to find out how many/what arguments the function has. So I've found function name like HTCUtilSetOnBatteryBrightnessLevel and I've simply try prototype int HTCUtilSetOnBatteryBrightnessLevel(int); but it crashed... so I keep going like int HTCUtilSetOnBatteryBrightnessLevel(int*); and it worked... voila...
pudifoot said:
Truly excellent! I have also been looking for something like this for a long time.
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thx alot...
I figured I might as well kick off the feature requests that always follow a new release: How about the option set both battery and power brightness with one command? Perhaps by a special switch, or by only specifying the brightness level (i.e. no 'b' or 'p' switch)? Or is there a way to do it already?
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done. + it's now compiled as an release version so it actually has 50KB less than old version... enjoy it's at the same place instead original files http://www.lobster.3web.cz/bordel/bl/index.htm...

Nice improvements! how about another a switch so that it will toggle between brightest to dimmest? So if this was used it would just go between 1 or 10 and none in between.

Thanks for implementing the feature I was looking for. A perfect application - it's small and fast, and it gets the job done with excellence.

Thank you. Works perfectly.

silentanvil said:
Nice improvements! how about another a switch so that it will toggle between brightest to dimmest? So if this was used it would just go between 1 or 10 and none in between.
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hmhm... what I wouldn't do for y... There is new version 02 (on my web at the same place) where u can setup your own sequence. Length of sequence might be from 1 to 10... values are as usual from 0 to 9... But numbers must not repeat (known feature I don't see point to solve it) so u can set something like "bl02.exe 0 5 1 9 3" or whatever else... enjoy
Report any found bugs... I mean it's super simple but it's 4 am so I'm half sleeping...

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hmhm... what I wouldn't do for y... There is new version 02 (on my web at the same place) where u can setup your own sequence. Length of sequence might be from 1 to 10... values are as usual from 0 to 9... But numbers must not repeat (known feature I don't see point to solve it) so u can set something like "bl02.exe 0 5 1 9 3" or whatever else... enjoy
Report any found bugs... I mean it's super simple but it's 4 am so I'm half sleeping...
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Awesome! Thanks so much! I've also been looking everywhere for something like this!

Awesome!
Well done! I've been looking for ages for something to do this.

How to use bl02...
Something from lobsterii that helped me:
create link in Total commander (file manager) I think its in options "File -> >>>>> -> Create shortcut" then I have another file bl02.lnk then I open properties of the lnk file, I click tab shortcut and put the text of path into "" and after it I wrote parameters so it looks like
"\Program files\bl\bl02.exe" 1 3 9

OK dumb question and first time posting so don't slaughter me. If I understand the thread correctly this will put large buttons to adjust from the Backlight screen....correct? Is there a program (other than the PTT button which I'm using) that will allow a button or swipe to adjust the brightness without having to open the brightness display? If you get far enough to open the utility then its not that hard to move the brightness up. Sorry for the dumbness of the question.

volleykinginnc said:
If I understand the thread correctly this will put large buttons to adjust from the Backlight screen....correct?
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my bl02.exe doesn't put any button anywhere... it's just app which actually toggle brightness. U can try to run it via file explorer it should change brightness...
volleykinginnc said:
Is there a program (other than the PTT button which I'm using) that will allow a button or swipe to adjust the brightness without having to open the brightness display?
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There is plenty of programs to map this app to buttons, finger swipes and some other crazy stuff like voice commands etc.. For example I'm using FTouchFlo (u can use FTouchSl which is easier to configure) and map backlight change for finger swipes... Most easy way is just copy blXX.exe to /Windows/Start Menu/Programs/blxx.exe and then go to Start->Settings->(tab)Personal->Buttons and link it with some buton...
I'm just now at work so have no time for more explanation... but Once I get home I'll create some FAQ at download page cos... cos it'll be easier for all of us

dont sweat it that was a perfect explanation and I now have it helped me to get it running to a button.
One other quick question though....I have S2U2. So the button doesn't work until I have unlocked it (which sometimes is hard to see going out to daylight) is there any way (easy way, Im no programmer)to allow the button to work (that is brighten the display via the button I have it mapped to) while it is still locked?

volleykinginnc said:
dont sweat it that was a perfect explanation and I now have it helped me to get it running to a button.
One other quick question though....I have S2U2. So the button doesn't work until I have unlocked it (which sometimes is hard to see going out to daylight) is there any way (easy way, Im no programmer)to allow the button to work (that is brighten the display via the button I have it mapped to) while it is still locked?
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I'm sure he won't be able to bypass A_C's S2U2, but (assuming you have a Kaiser, you didn't say) if you enable dpad in S2U2 you can always hold your right dpad button to make sure S2U2 is unlocked, even if you can't see the screen, and then hit the button for the "bl02.exe 9" link.

Ha ha...you guys are awesome! Right Dpad enabled and now it works like a charm even in the brightest sun!! Thanks for the great application...makes a big difference in usability.
Some of you experts ought to make a list of these application gems (this program/kaeser tweaks etc) to make it easy for the noobs like me. This is good stuff!!

[Q] The app that is like a real writing book?

Is there in the market some app that work's like a real handbook?
What i mean is that i don't need to change page to continue writing, the app it self goes down as i continue.
Can some help

Also looking for a notebook app like this.. anyone has any ideas? =)
One that automatically scrolls left/right/up/down when you reach the end of the zoomed part so you wont have to click or drag someplace else like lecturenotes and anitpaper notes does?
Lecturenotes is pretty great but I'm planning on using it for college, and it takes a while switching from pen to hand tool, drag, then back to pen tool then same process for only a couple of words..

FreeNote has something like this, although far from perfect - in one of the input modes, letters drawn in the lower part of screen are reduced and put in regular note's lines at top, each time when you get to edge of screen while writing you have to pause for a millisecond, then the input area moves and you can continue writing the line until it's end, then press newline icon and start next one so on and so on...

@alsseja: I am glad to hear that you like LectureNotes. However, there is no need to change to `hand´ mode for scrolling, the app comes with several better ways to move the page: In case you use stylus hardware or software detection or save zone, you can enabled one and/or two finger scrolling and zooming in all modes. Additionally, you can use the `arrow´ icon (hidden by default), the volume keys of your device, or a connected mouse to advance the page by an adjustable amount, plus a `page forward´ icon (hidden by default) to advance by one page. Last but not least, the app has an auto-forward mechanism that automatically moves the page horizontally or vertically when your writing crosses an adjustable boundary on your screen. Needless to say that all methods append new pages if needed. For further details concerning any of these methods, please have a look on the app's help page.

Try to use evernote..
It's the nice app..
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@alsseja: I am glad to hear that you like LectureNotes. However, there is no need to change to `hand´ mode for scrolling, the app comes with several better ways to move the page: In case you use stylus hardware or software detection or save zone, you can enabled one and/or two finger scrolling and zooming in all modes. Additionally, you can use the `arrow´ icon (hidden by default), the volume keys of your device, or a connected mouse to advance the page by an adjustable amount, plus a `page forward´ icon (hidden by default) to advance by one page. Last but not least, the app has an auto-forward mechanism that automatically moves the page horizontally or vertically when your writing crosses an adjustable boundary on your screen. Needless to say that all methods append new pages if needed. For further details concerning any of these methods, please have a look on the app's help page.
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I definitely agree with this one!! It is the BEST notes app for the note. I use it extensively for work and grad school!! Worth every penny!

@ultra99: Many thanks for your kind comments, I am glad to hear that.

Is there a way to wake the device using the volume buttons?

I'm thinking of buying this device when it will become available but I have one think that bothers me. The position of the power button is not well enough and makes it annoying when one needs to wake the device. Since htc was "kind" enough to void the warranty on rooting the device, is there a way to wake the device using the volume keys without rooting?
I also found an app called "no lock" on the play store. Does this work with the one? Thanks in advance.

I'm not even sure what that app does exactly. Removes the lock screen?
It also says it doesn't work on certain phones so hopefully someone who owns the HTC One will test it for you.

there is an app i used to use for my sensation but drained battery widget locker i think

Use the smart screen off LITE free from play store it's work perfectly with flip cover, it's use proximity sensor, when you close flap it's off the screen and on when open but can't lock screen, I use screen off and lock app to secure lock the phone with just one click or confiigure using any gesture if you use apex launcher which much battery friendly and lots of customization option if you don't like blink feed
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Use the smart screen off LITE free from play store it's work perfectly with flip cover, it's use proximity sensor, when you close flap it's off the screen and on when open but can't lock screen, I use screen off and lock app to secure lock the phone with just one click or confiigure using any gesture if you use apex launcher which much battery friendly and lots of customization option if you don't like blink feed
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I'll take my chances and not use a cover or case of any kind. Hopefully someone will try the app I mentioned.

I know OP is asking about a no-root, app solution for this, but is there anyway at all of mapping the volume keys to power on device, even if it requires root and/or flashing files?

Cm usually has it in settings
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Cm usually has it in settings
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Cm is goodbye warranty. I intend to do that after at least a year.

bouss said:
Cm is goodbye warranty. I intend to do that after at least a year.
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Oops, I forgot to quote the guy above me, he was wondering if it was even possible, even with root
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Anyone got any other suggestions that dont involve root ???

App from market called Tap Tap.
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Wake on volume keys research
gustav30 said:
App from market called Tap Tap.
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Tried many of those apps using the proximity sensor to turn on the screen. I reall hate them because :
1- None of them would have a very high accuracy. Mostly due to the sensors on most of the phones beeing not very accurate to detect multiple wave in a short time frame. It's not their initial purpose anyway.
2- The sensor is at the far top left of the screen which does not help in any way to use turn on the screen with one hand.
3- The fact that you have to swipe 2 or 3 times in front of the sensors which are not very accurate makes it equal in time if not longer than using your 2nd hand to reach the power button.
I believe these apps are not that useful and would prefer something to wake the screen with volume keys or tactile keys at the button.
For the moment I use an app called Flip Flap which is working pretty well. You jsut have to do a quick shake like if you suddenly had to take a look at your wrist watch while holding your phone. It's a half second movement and it unlocks/locks your screen with a movement that you will not trigger by accident so it's kinda nice and quick.
But still, it's not as good as volume keys which are perfectly placed to turn on the thing.
So my phone is rooted now and I've looked into a few things.
I've read that the file handling the keymapping would be in there : /System/Usr/Keylayout and the file to be modified would be l0-keypad.kl
Unfortunately the file is simply not existing on my phone. (Maybe it's got something to do with the fact I do not use the original Android keyboard but Swiftkey instead ? Dunno.
So here is the full list of file I've got in this /System/Usr/Keylayout :
Sorry guys you'll have to enter the h before my links to see them as I don't have 10 posts and can't use external links yet
ttp://i.imgur.com/wkPts92s.png and ttp://i.imgur.com/Ab5sI3Rs.png
Unfortunately I can't find eaxctly which one is used by the phone to map the volume keys exactly.I tried to modify the Generic.kl file :
ttp://pastebin.com/0JdTHwsy
Lines 136 and 137 seems to be mapping the volume keys :
key 113 VOLUME_MUTE
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN
I have tried to add "WAKE" in the same way it is written for the POWER key : key 116 POWER WAKE
Saved the file, restarted the phone but then the file was reset to its intial value so I don't think we can modify this one.
Then I checked another folder : /sys/keyboard/
This one contains a file named vol_wakeup. Was pretty happy to find that one.
It only contains a single character : "0"
The most obvious thing was to try and replace that 0 by a 1 to enable the option but same thing as last time. After saving and restarting the phone this file was restored to its inital value with the 0 in it.
At this point I simply don't have the knowledge to go further. Blocking points :
- I don't know if physical keys like volume are mapped in a generic keyboard file or in a file specific to the virtual keyboard the user has chosen (Android default keyboard or Swiftkey or any other...). This would mean editing different files after identifying them.
- I don't know why the files I've tried to modify went back to their initial states. My phone is rooted, I used ES Explorer to get to the root folder and ES Notepad to edit them and save. I had no error message on saving so I don't think it's got anything to do with access rights.
Could use anyone's help

I was unable to find the app called flip flap. Are you sure that's it's name?

bouss said:
I was unable to find the app called flip flap. Are you sure that's it's name?
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Nop sorry it's called Justflip :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...MsIm5ldC5qdXN0bmljZS5hbmRyb2lkLkp1c3RGbGlwIl0.
And the review I posted about it :
"Works great on the new HTC ONE. The Roll is not very precise but the pitch trigger is very accurate. It is also easier on this phone to flip its top/bottom than rolling sideways so no trouble there. Settings for me are the following and I find it great that way : Roll tolerance 15% Pitch Tolerance 48% 500ms Would be the perfect app if it was allowign us to use volume keys (instead of the power key) to turn ON the phone screen."

iKoyy said:
Tried many of those apps using the proximity sensor to turn on the screen. I reall hate them because :
1- None of them would have a very high accuracy. Mostly due to the sensors on most of the phones beeing not very accurate to detect multiple wave in a short time frame. It's not their initial purpose anyway.
2- The sensor is at the far top left of the screen which does not help in any way to use turn on the screen with one hand.
3- The fact that you have to swipe 2 or 3 times in front of the sensors which are not very accurate makes it equal in time if not longer than using your 2nd hand to reach the power button.
I believe these apps are not that useful and would prefer something to wake the screen with volume keys or tactile keys at the button.
For the moment I use an app called Flip Flap which is working pretty well. You jsut have to do a quick shake like if you suddenly had to take a look at your wrist watch while holding your phone. It's a half second movement and it unlocks/locks your screen with a movement that you will not trigger by accident so it's kinda nice and quick.
But still, it's not as good as volume keys which are perfectly placed to turn on the thing.
So my phone is rooted now and I've looked into a few things.
I've read that the file handling the keymapping would be in there : /System/Usr/Keylayout and the file to be modified would be l0-keypad.kl
Unfortunately the file is simply not existing on my phone. (Maybe it's got something to do with the fact I do not use the original Android keyboard but Swiftkey instead ? Dunno.
So here is the full list of file I've got in this /System/Usr/Keylayout :
Sorry guys you'll have to enter the h before my links to see them as I don't have 10 posts and can't use external links yet
ttp://i.imgur.com/wkPts92s.png and ttp://i.imgur.com/Ab5sI3Rs.png
Unfortunately I can't find eaxctly which one is used by the phone to map the volume keys exactly.I tried to modify the Generic.kl file :
ttp://pastebin.com/0JdTHwsy
Lines 136 and 137 seems to be mapping the volume keys :
key 113 VOLUME_MUTE
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN
I have tried to add "WAKE" in the same way it is written for the POWER key : key 116 POWER WAKE
Saved the file, restarted the phone but then the file was reset to its intial value so I don't think we can modify this one.
Then I checked another folder : /sys/keyboard/
This one contains a file named vol_wakeup. Was pretty happy to find that one.
It only contains a single character : "0"
The most obvious thing was to try and replace that 0 by a 1 to enable the option but same thing as last time. After saving and restarting the phone this file was restored to its inital value with the 0 in it.
At this point I simply don't have the knowledge to go further. Blocking points :
- I don't know if physical keys like volume are mapped in a generic keyboard file or in a file specific to the virtual keyboard the user has chosen (Android default keyboard or Swiftkey or any other...). This would mean editing different files after identifying them.
- I don't know why the files I've tried to modify went back to their initial states. My phone is rooted, I used ES Explorer to get to the root folder and ES Notepad to edit them and save. I had no error message on saving so I don't think it's got anything to do with access rights.
Could use anyone's help
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What you are doing is perfectly valid, but system is protected with the stock kernel and all changes to the /system partition are reverted on boot.

Yeah thanks for the update. I've learned a lot this week while looking a way to enable wake on vol.
Most of the ROMs developped for the One so far have it working, although it does not work when the phone goes to deep sleep. The HTC One source code was released by HTC yesterday so it's only a matter of time until we see many unprotected kernels popout.
The OrDroid ROM is the one with which I had the most successful experience so far : not a single problem, very close to stock ROM and wake on vol is working 9 times out of 10.
So I'd recommend everyone to check it out : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191358

remap s-pen button

Anyone ever heard of a way to remap the button on the S Pen?
I rarely use the Air menu in fact I actually disabled it in options.
I do however use the pen in my hand probably 95% of the time, I love the precision as well as having the ability to hover over something without clicking it like a mouse can.
My only thought is that it would be amazing to be able to press the button and have it register as a tap at the current location instead of having it pop up in the air menu.
I also would love to be able to modify that SVG Circle that Prince the current pin location on screen to something more visible and possibly add a trail or something. I'm guessing this would require rooting. I am a long time desktop developer but this is my first time really delving into Android and I have noticed so many hidden services and apps that I would love to kill but I can't so it looks like I may have to root anyway.

That prints* sorry I tried to edit the typos but the save wouldn't send. I'm assuming my you block extension here is blocking some script. I've pretty much disabled 90% of the functionality on this phone just to help secure it that's another thing I need to look into browser security.

+1 on remapping the pen button

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Yeah I think there's a lot of potential for some really helpful and amazing functions. First time I used this and noticed it could track on screen without touch I thought that was something very special. And then when I found that it could register a button press while hovering I immediately thought of thousand applications for this.
Just one off the top of my head. Imagine having an actual useful text to clipboard function where you simply hover the cursor over text you wanted and click the button to highlight and let go of button to stop highlighting. It would make copying text on the phone just like using a mouse. I am so sick of having to long press and stay completely still for the damn thing to register. We shouldn't have to do that with this s pen.

I have tried before on rooted note 3 to remap the s pen button but the phone didn't recognize the command... always pop up s pen menu. I think surely you need root before trying or try adb push.
Regards

Conito, I would love to hear more in-depth description of your attempt to remap it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.spencontrol
this might be an option if you have rooted your phone.
it doesn't outright remap your button, but does let you execute commands by drawing lines or symbols while holding the button.
I haven't tested it since the note 2 though because I no longer root devices.

I have even wrote to Samsung asking for this. I want to be able to remap it for the eye dropper to when I'm drawing. It's set as the eraser from Samsung so hopefully someone will one day find a way to at least change the default tool (eraser) That might be easier than a whole other app or something.

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Conito, I would love to hear more in-depth description of your attempt to remap it.
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Sorry mate you have to quote, I didn't see your post until now.
I just try to remap with applications like xposed additions and stuff like that. But the app didn't recognize when I pressed the button. So the only thing we can do is get into the app that manage the spen command and edit it with tools or things like that. I remember that some guy in the note 3 forum develop a simple app that can launch that application. So maybe that could be the solution: edit the behavior of the original spencommand app.
My best regards.

Multi Window or Split Screen Gone in Android 10?

Hey, I have the TMO variant on Android 10 and it seems like they got rid of the multi Window/split screen feature? The one where you got 2 apps open on the same screen, one on top of each other.
It used to be that we could hold down recent apps button and select the 2nd app to share the screen with but it's no longer working?
Tried all apps I knew that worked with it, some don't.
Can't find an option to enable it in settings either, I guess I'm the only one that uses it cuz nothing but instructions that don't work in Google searches, theyre for older OS versions.
Dang, hoping they didn't get rid of it or someone here knows?
Thanks homiez

Tap the icon at the top left next to the app name after hitting the block button and a little sub menu will appear. You'll see "multi-window" to trigger the split screen.
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