Hello,
i am thinking buying the Nook, but i saw that the standard buttons don't exist.
If the Nook is rooted and without the standard Android buttons, would the overall experience again be ok?
Thanks!
You simply have to install Softkeys and you'll be just fine
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ok thanks
So in a way it can be altered, thus no big issue in order not to buy the tablet...
I believe there are some tablet tweaks you can download too that add soft keys right along the notification bar.
Root it with CM7 and you'll have your buttons at the bottom of the screen
If you root the stock BN 1.1 build with Autonooter 3.0 it installs softkeys for you. Just set it as your launcher app and you'll always have access to the default buttons when you need them.
The soft key will be installed once you root the tablet.
There is also some tweaks made by a guy here about changing the key mapping of your nook (if you like hard key)
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is it possible to get the same softkeys from the archos 70 series onto the nook. im not really a fan of the current soft key solutions and archos seems to have found a legitimate solution that works really well. it would also be a big plus to get rid of the regular nook bar at the botto or would this only be possible on a custom rom?
Try button Savior for soft keys..its great.
//from the nook COLOR
I'm using button savior and like the way it works except it doesn't work for me all the time. For example last nigth I was playing with the SNES Emulator and loaded a game, I brought up button savior to go back and it wouldn't work. The only button that would work was the home button.
you can use home switcher to set it to the n button so that way one click brings up the menu
I don't have a issue with the way the buttons are brought up just the fact that they don't work all the time when they do come up.
i understand about button savior and all that but i find the built in softkeys on archos tablets to be a much more enjoyable experience. ive used my friends achos 70 and they are very convenient and add up to being alot better then button savior. just wondering if this could be ported to the nc
wouldn't it be easier to make the current nook taskbar system persistent/have the back and menu buttons all the time?
I found a thread that did just this,look for nook color soft keys. The only problem is the never worked for me, if you can find a way to make these apps to work please post here,because I as would like the aoftkeys from the archos devices and even a notification bar on top? Just s you know
I'm an amateur at all this I've managed to get my nook color rooted, and I've installed a few apps. I've tried softkeys, but I'm not 100% happy with the result. First it wouldn't start on its own after a reboot. I reconfigured it following some directions form another user, and it starts now, but it's still too "busy", with bars and buttons popping up all over.
ALL I WANT is an app or some way to configure a "back" button and "menu" button in the lower black bar where the clock, bettery meter, etc are? Any ideas?
Either that, or is there a way to turn off ALL THE OTHER FUNCTIONS AND DISPLAYS of softkeys EXCEPT the ability to go "back" when pressing the physical "N"/home button, which is how I have it now.
In the end, I don't want any "back" or "menu" buttons on the actual viewable screen except the lower black bar.
THANKS a million!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
not quite what you asked for but i remapped my volume keys for menu and back. works great for my needs. i control volume with a widget now.
hxxp://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Remap_volume_buttons_for_back_and_menu
hope this solves your frustrations with hotkeys.
nookcolor
zeam launcher
Well, if all you want is a back button on the notification bar..... you have one. Not talking about the back button that appears on there either. Just swipe left on the notification bar and it should always work as a back button.
Other than that, there's an app you can try called Button Savior you can get from the Market. It has a small launcher button that appears on the edge of the screen. You can move it around a limited range as you see fit. It's not as complicated or as "busy" as Softkeys.
If you find the visible button not to your liking, you can try this modded version of Button Savior. The button is invisible. You can see where the button actually lies by switching to the Sense UI theme. Then back to the default or Froyo theme to make it invisible once more. The modded version of Button Savior can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897253
I suggest you try the Market version of Button Savior first.
I'm going to second Button Savior. It hasn't let me down once
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g-costanza said:
I'm an amateur at all this I've managed to get my nook color rooted, and I've installed a few apps. I've tried softkeys, but I'm not 100% happy with the result. First it wouldn't start on its own after a reboot. I reconfigured it following some directions form another user, and it starts now, but it's still too "busy", with bars and buttons popping up all over.
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You don't have Softkeys set up properly..
http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Default_Launcher
I understand what you are looking for. I would like the same thing, but I do not believe there is anything out there for us..
I may end up remapping the volume keys myself.
spikey911 said:
I understand what you are looking for. I would like the same thing, but I do not believe there is anything out there for us..
I may end up remapping the volume keys myself.
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With SoftKeys you can put the menu and back buttons in the notification area, since ver. 1.0.8 I believe. Then, disable the popper, and you are good to go.
Hi, is there a way to change the buttons in the bottom black menu on a stock rooted nook? Not sure what the proper term for that menu is. But it needs a back button. I don't like having softkeys running and would prefer to just add the button to the strip at the bottom of the screen.
Thanks.
Personally, I don't get everyone's fascination with soft keys on a stock-rooted nook. You can just swipe right to left on that bar you are talking about and it *is* a 'back' key. I shut off soft keys right away and have yet to actually need it.
doncaruana said:
Personally, I don't get everyone's fascination with soft keys on a stock-rooted nook. You can just swipe right to left on that bar you are talking about and it *is* a 'back' key. I shut off soft keys right away and have yet to actually need it.
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I think it's mainly for apps that use full screen. Since you have access to the Market, and there are so many apps that use full screen, it's a must have. For example, Angry Birds. With just the hardware key, you would not be able to go back or use the menu. Also, any non native nook apps lose their menu without them. For things that came with the nook, it doesn't matter.
Hi All,
Rooting the nook touch is very easy, much easier than most android phones I've rooted. However, getting it to be a functional tablet requires hunting down a pair of (freeware) APKs, which I had some trouble finding at first. So here they are, hopefully saving others some time. They should be installed via adb. Attached are:
Zeam: Lightweight launcher/homescreen app. For preferences, I recommend disabling "elastic scrolling" and "scroll wallpaper", increasing the rows/columns of icons, and setting the dock background to solid black.
Softkeys: This gives you an on screen button providing access to home/menu/back keys. Without this, once you enter the B&N software (home/library/reader), there is no way to go back to Zeam or other apps (if this happens before you install SoftKeys, just reboot to get back to Zeam). You will need to install su and superuser for this to work (reboot once when done). You can drag the on screen button anywhere you want, but I suggest making it small and putting it in the extreme lower left, where it does not block reading. Set the virtual home button action to launch Zeam.
Everything else you need should be in the Amazon App Store, although you need to enable non-market installs for it to work. Some other recommended apps are Opera Mobile, Pulse (disable flash and all animations), and Kindle.
Enjoy your new eInk android tablet!
How do I give soft keys superuser access? I went through the superuser install above, but it still says it doesnt have superuser access
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How do I give soft keys superuser access? I went through the superuser install above, but it still says it doesnt have superuser access
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nevermind i got it... yayz \o/
So I have been using the stock reader to read books since I rooted my NST, but have no way of going back in it I have the top left page turn button configured for back in Android, but the library app doesn't recognize this. I also have lost the software back button in the bar at the top of the screen. Any ideas?
try to fix permission or remap buttons through nook touch tools and then reboot
I'm guessing that you don't use Button Savior, then? Well, if you can get to the Nook Touch Tools, you can set one of the other physical buttons to home.