i never use the search key, can i map the search key to open camera app or open other app? how can i do it?
You could try something like https://market.android.com/details?id=com.socialnmobile.buttonshortcuts
Here you can assign long press on search button to the camera app
Edit: By the way, this topic should've been posted in the General forum
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I want to Program Camera Button Half Press to Open SPB MENU(SHELL).... it will help me to use phone using One Hand...
i already searched a lot before posting ... so please dont give me suggestions to search ...
The closest thing i got is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=278390
But I cannot find the files Specified In my Windows Directory... So i think this doesnt Apply too KAISER....
You can differentiate between press & long press only. Not Half Press, only camera has the half press option. The closest thing would be to use AE Button Plus or SPB Pockets Plus & set camera button to camera for press & then select long press for another app.
Yeah But If Camera Application Can Detect it as a button... Then it must have some KEY CODE or Signal its sending... Maybe We dont have Built In Support to Remap this ... But There Must be a Software Way .. or some registry hack to Add this button as a normal Button...
Ppl at XDA forums are amazing... i believe they can do or create anything ... and this seems to be a small thing
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!
telegraph0000 said:
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
incase you haven't read your manuel
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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.
Any apps to make it open something else?
Thanks.
there are plenty
quicksettings
quickdesk
handcent sms
are a few off the top of my head
i used to have a bunch more, but i have since uninstalled after trying nearly all the apps i want to try
(these will allow you to launch them by long press. i dont know if you can replace the short press)
Pretty sure short press is not easily changed. With froyo though longpress opens Google voice commands.
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Nice.
Thank you.
id be interested in a kernel or rom that would allow this to be changed. long press on menu opens search so why a seperate key that can be usefull as something else? can any of those apps change the short press? ive only seen long press on search and on home.
I use visual task switcher and assigned the long press of the search key to bring up a list of currently running apps. Pretty handy.
I installed "screen lock" and assigned it to screen lock to take some stress off the power button.
I don't remember where, but I found a post somewhere on how to change it, short press on mine opens camera.
Button Shortcut in the market.
Sent from my Captivate.
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id be interested in a kernel or rom that would allow this to be changed. long press on menu opens search so why a seperate key that can be usefull as something else? can any of those apps change the short press? ive only seen long press on search and on home.
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I don't remember where, but I found a post somewhere on how to change it, short press on mine opens camera.
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wow, this is an old thread, for those interested dragon remaps the key as camera launch.
can be done in button remapper. also touch jestures can be mapped as keys in galay tuner.
for people who want to get custom and dont see the otions they want in button remapper, i think the key table is in /system/usr/keylayout/s3c-keypad.kl
this is good for fixing i9000 roms (partially) when no kernel is available for those who want to try samsung gingerbread
I like the long press for google voice search. Thanks for the idea.
If you end up flashing a ROM, CM7 has a way to change the search key in the settings menu
I took a look at the system/usr/keylayout/s3c-keypad.kl file but I'm having trouble figuring it out. Anyone know how to get more info on it? Would love to map QuickDesk to it
Dani897 said:
wow, this is an old thread, for those interested dragon remaps the key as camera launch.
can be done in button remapper. also touch jestures can be mapped as keys in galay tuner.
for people who want to get custom and dont see the otions they want in button remapper, i think the key table is in /system/usr/keylayout/s3c-keypad.kl
this is good for fixing i9000 roms (partially) when no kernel is available for those who want to try samsung gingerbread
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OK.. I have the issue, seems quite random with the Search button. Am wondering if it is related to moisture from my palm (right-handed)... not sure. Will have to try the rice trick.
Have also taken a look at the remapping option, but don't seem to have write permissions to any of the files, much less, what values to place in the file(s).
Any assistance would be appreciated on teh edit option.
BTW: Captivate with CM7.1 (and a functional GPS after a number of patch/fixes applied)
cm7 has this option.
Ive tried remapping my search button before and if i remember correctly I could only remap the long press for my search button. What i really want to change is short (soft) press of my search button. I never use the search feature and I use the application Quick Settings all the time. I would like to remap a single short press to open up Quick Settings instead of search. I would greatly appreciate any help with this
+1 on this!
For me (ie. IMHO), the search button is at best, useless and at worst, a waste of screen real estate. Great suggestion!
I find the search key pretty useless on this device so I thought I'd share this app
Button Shortcut
http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?...com.socialnmobile.buttonshortcuts?install=web
If you still want the search functionality try this app also avalible in the market
Google Gesture
-it allows you to search by drawing with your finger, pretty neat.
http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?...google.android.apps.gesturesearch?install=web
Other suggestions on what to assign it to do:
- camera (obviously)
- flashlight
- Browser
hope this helps anyone out.