I was checking to unlock my cellphone directly to camera and other functions of the 'G' button on the P970h, but aparently it isn't working only to change desktops (left to right or vice versa)
It works but what it does depends on what rom you use. It's not very usefull IMHO. It's more of a gimmick. On stock roms you can use it to scroll home screens, change songs, scroll in browser etc.
LG had better left it off entirely or use it as a camera button.
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Hello XDA'ers,
I am wondering what the reason behind why the buttons (camera, power, green, red, etc.) in Android on HTC Vogue map to the various tasks they do? For example, the camera button is back, but why not the red button? Is this something hard set in Android and cannot be changed or did someone specifically set it up this way for a reason?
Secondly I am wondering if I create a new "keylayout file" (source.android.com/porting/keymaps_keyboard_input.html) or modify the default one in /system/usr/keylayout/qwerty.kl will I be able to change the mapping of these buttons?
Compared to the Win Mobile mapping, they button layout can take some getting used to,
but once you get used to it, it's actually a very cool layout, especially if you are right handed.
You can hold the phone in your left hand, and use your thumb to access the settings 'top button',
Use your ring-finger to always back-out or end an app
Green button for phone / initiating calls
Red button to end a call, sleep mode, or power off
I wish the d-pad had more use, but I'm always using the stylus, so barely use it.
Would love for the d-pad center key to maybe be the main power-off button.
Does_It_Matter said:
... It's actually a very cool layout.
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I wish the d-pad had more use, but I'm always using the stylus, so barely use it.
Would love for the d-pad center key to maybe be the main power-off button.
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I completely agree the current layout is a very cool layout indeed, but as I imagine most people on here like to tinker it may be interesting to know how to customize the button bindings.
I am not sure if its just a matter of changing the button layout file.
I looked at that qwerty.kl file in the android.tgz
It looks like its just a mapping file, and if you change the mapping, you change
buttons,
but doesn't that mean you're just re-mapping the button itself?
Not re-mapping its functionality?
I.e., if you remapped the camera button to the d-pad center, for example, then
the d-pad center would do all functions the camera button used to do,
and the camera button would do any functions the d-pad center would?
Seems like you'd actually have to change more code than just the .kl file?
i wrote this application for polaris, and with simple changes you can add the vogue setup...
So I have had a note for a while now and although it's screen enables us to have a lot more web and video, navigating is still a bit of of pain for me. I mean yeah I can hold the note in one had, but when I what to use the back button or the menu button I need to use my second hand and that's a bit inconvinent.
So that's why I thought, is it not usefull to have a os wide quick controls like the one implemented in ics browser +, but then only with the menu, home and back button at the inner circle instead.
What do you guys think and is it possible to somehow implement this to be os wide?
Two very handy apps for the Note:
Button Saviour
Swipepad
These two should help you navigate a lot better, Now I use Swipepad with the morespace add on in conjunction with Folder Organizer, I have reduced most of my folders and app shortcuts on my homescreen.
Hope you find them as useful as I have!
Hi All,
I've change my phone to a HTC One and the 3-dot menu button appears at the bottom in a black strip (that seems to take about 10% of the entire screen) for many popular applications. Some of these applications include:
- Facebook
- Dolphin Browser HD
- many popular games (including some angry birds variants)
This 3-dot menu button seems to waste valuable screen estate to say the least and is very annoyance for some applications (games, video playback) where the full screen game/video does not really take the entire 1280x720 screen.
Do you know a possibility to remove it? for example on my Sony Xperia Z I don't have this problem.
Thanks for your help,
In 4.2.2 based rom you can disable the "3 dots menu" changing the behaviour of the home button,
to do this you have to go:
settings-->display->home button-> and select the second option,
now you'll go to every application settings just keeping pressed your home button
It's a choise of htc because we have only two capacitive buttons.
However, if you're on android 4.1.2 you can remove it with a mod or a custom rom.
With android 4.2.2 we can remove this with an htc implementation
Rayskull said:
In 4.2.2 based rom you can disable the "3 dots menu" changing the behaviour of the home button,
to do this you have to go:
settings-->display->home button-> and select the second option,
now you'll go to every application settings just keeping pressed your home button
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I'm still on stock rom and for the moment I'm happy. So I need to wait the 4.2.2 who are suppose to out soon.
Thanks
Or you can root and install a custom 4.2.2 rom NOW
I love the idea of softkeys. With it you can put bigger screens on smaller devices and they can disappear whenever needed to.
The main problem is that it's a 50/50% chance that they will disappear when I think that they should. With physical keys that's never an issue.
Movies, yes
Games, yes
Full screen applications, yes
etc.
What determines when the keys disappear and not? Is it up to the app creator? What can I do about it (I'm not rooted)?
They can't always disappear in full screen games. If the game needs a back button you would be stuck.
I assume there is something in there that tells it. Much like if an app does not have an on screen menu button (usually three dots), a menu button will be added to the lower right side of the portion of the screen where the soft keys are.
It's not there for all apps, only ones that don't have a menu button on screen. Not sure if this is declared by the app or if 4.4 can detect it somehow and show the button when needed.
fury683 said:
They can't always disappear in full screen games. If the game needs a back button you would be stuck.
I assume there is something in there that tells it. Much like if an app does not have an on screen menu button (usually three dots), a menu button will be added to the lower right side of the portion of the screen where the soft keys are.
It's not there for all apps, only ones that don't have a menu button on screen. Not sure if this is declared by the app or if 4.4 can detect it somehow and show the button when needed.
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On my tablet (running 4.1) I get these dots you are talking about (but not in the lower right corner, they replace the ordinary softkeys)). That's all fine because they take less space (from what I remember) then the ordinary softkeys.
If it all comes down to having a back button in the app, why not implement that in the app?
I downloaded crazy taxi yesterday and those softkeys are annoying me as hell.
I ended up getting used to using LMT and just turn on expanded desktop to make the navigation keys go away. That way if LMT gives me any trouble...I just hit the power button and turn off expanded desktop and my navigation keys are back. (Gravity box to get that option in power menu.)
Hated pie at first...but used to it now.
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Hi,
I'd like to implement a camera shortcut other than the stock one with the volume rocker, as that is really awkward when trying to adjust volume.
On LineageOS and stock Samsung S7 software, you can set double press home to launch the camera. On most android phones you can use a double press of the power button.
Can either of these things be activated on the P20 Pro through and app or module?
I really miss that feature.
A workaround would be using for example "Edge Gesture" . You can configure different gestures on the edges to open up the Camera App or any other App. For example whenever I hold the right display edge for 1s, it will open up the camera.
I would also be interested in a solution involving physical buttons. But at least you won't miss the shot so easily anymore.
Hi,
I'd like to have a shortcut on my homescreen to e.g. pro-mode and monochrome. Alas, when long-pressing the camera app symbol, it only gives me choices I don't want. Is there any way to get other camera modes as shortcuts apart from those?
greetings