Just got the keyboard dock for my transformer prime. This thing is slick, and the button design is really well done. The one thing that keeps bothering me is the apparent lack of task switching functionality. The Android has the button in the bottom left for quickly switching between tasks, and AFAIK with the keyboard, you still have to move the mouse and click on that icon to task switch. Is there a better way to do that, such as a hotkey shortcut that I'm missing. I'm hoping for something akin to alt-tab on windows, or a key that makes that task menu pop up.
Jacob111 said:
Just got the keyboard dock for my transformer prime. This thing is slick, and the button design is really well done. The one thing that keeps bothering me is the apparent lack of task switching functionality. The Android has the button in the bottom left for quickly switching between tasks, and AFAIK with the keyboard, you still have to move the mouse and click on that icon to task switch. Is there a better way to do that, such as a hotkey shortcut that I'm missing. I'm hoping for something akin to alt-tab on windows, or a key that makes that task menu pop up.
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Errr - try Alt-Tab ;-)
Works for me....
barryflanagan said:
Errr - try Alt-Tab ;-)
Works for me....
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Wow, I win the idiot award for missing that one. I didn't even realize there was a 'tab' button on this thing. Thanks a lot.
barryflanagan said:
Errr - try Alt-Tab ;-)
Works for me....
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Whilst having a fag during half time saw this and just had to say priceless
slef2003 said:
Whilst having a fag during half time saw this and just had to say priceless
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I presume you're watching us do in Italy
Good luck this afternoon!
Admittedly, I never realized there was an alt key... Glad I saw this!
barryflanagan said:
I presume you're watching us do in Italy
Good luck this afternoon!
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You is very correct!!
will be watching later but have never really been an England rugby supporter ...
It helped that the Italian Half backs are not too sharp
slef2003 said:
You is very correct!!
will be watching later but have never really been an England rugby supporter ...
It helped that the Italian Half backs are not too sharp
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Haha, sorry - I saw Norwich in your profile so made an assumption.
Anyway, think I will Alt-Tab back to the match now
barryflanagan said:
Haha, sorry - I saw Norwich in your profile so made an assumption.
Anyway, think I will Alt-Tab back to the match now
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Hey, don't be nasty now as I am an Ipswich supporter LOL
now if only asus would have alt-tab open up the standard ICS app switcher instead of this less useful windows 95 look-a-like...
man, i'm an idiot... i was the same, it can't be true that this simple function is left off. no, it's not, i'm just not using my brain. well, at least i can use google and xda to find answers
thanks for this thread D
At the home screen:
Menu + W = change wallpaper
Menu + M = manage applications
Menu + N = show notifications
Menu + A = add item to homescreen
Menu + S = new search (or you can just start typing)
Menu + P = open settings
Home + B (or Search + B) = open browser
Home + C (or Search + C) = open contacts
Home + L = open calendar
Home + Esc = exit back to homescreen
In the browser:
Menu + N (or Ctrl + T) = new tab
Menu + I (or Ctrl + I) = zoom-in on page
Menu + O (or Ctrl + O) = zoom-out on page
Menu + J = open download manager
Menu + L = open search bar
Menu + R (or Ctrl + R) = refresh current page
Menu + F = find on page
Menu + B = open bookmarks
Menu + H = view browsing history
Menu + D = add bookmarks
Menu + S (or Ctrl + S) = open social network sharing menu
Menu + G = page info
Menu + E = select text
Menu + P = open browser settings
Menu + W (or Ctrl + W) = closes the current open tab
FN + Tab = toggle browser toolbar on/off when it's hidden
Ctrl + Shift = select input method (universal outside of browser also)
In Gmail:
C = compose new message
L = go to Label menu
X = check message in Inbox
V = add Label to current message
M = delete highlighted or checked messages
Alt + Up = go to top of Inbox
Alt + Down = go to bottom of Inbox.
General:
Shift + Backspace = Forward delete (like a full keyboard "Delete" key)
Ctrl + X = Cut
Ctrl + C = Copy
Ctrl + V = Paste
Hold ALT + TAB = Show recent apps window
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A few more...
Nice list! but you forgot my favorite:
Alt-Delete = Delete entire line in a text field
A few more...
Search + E = Open Email
Search + P = Open Playlist
Search + M = Open Maps
A few more...
Search + A = Open Calculator
ALT + SPACE, = menu with special signs
ALT + Shift + TAB = Show recent apps window and cycle in reverse
Looks like I. will be using the stock browser more. Some of the shortcut keys only work with it, ie; ctrl+i to zoom in and ctrl+o to zoom out. Has anyone found how to get these to work in Chrome, Opera, or Dolphin?
Related
Can we get a thread going for all the keyboard shortcuts that we know for using the prime? I've been using some word processing on polaris office but all I really know are:
Polaris Office:
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + V Paste
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + Z Undo
Fn + Right Arrow End of line
Fn + Left Arrow Beginning of line
Home Screen:
Alt + tab switch between programs
2 finger scroll - drag two fingers up and down
home screen switching - drag two fingers left and right in the home screen
EDIT: More stuff posted by ravizzle, grabbed from corruptz0r. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1071739
Menu + W = change wallpaper
Menu + M = manage applications
Menu + N = show notifications
Menu + A = add item to homescreen
Menu + S = new search (or you can just start typing)
Menu + P = open settings
Home + B (or Search + B) = open browser
Home + C (or Search + C) = open contacts
Home+ L = open calendar
Home + Esc = exit back to homescreen
In the browser:
Menu + N (or Ctrl + T) = new tab
Menu + I (or Ctrl + I) = zoom-in on page
Menu + O (or Ctrl + O) = zoom-out on page
Menu + J = open download manager
Menu + L = open search bar
Menu + R (or Ctrl + R) = refresh current page
Menu + F (or Ctrl + F) = find on page
Menu + B = open bookmarks
Menu + H = view browsing history
Menu + D = add bookmarks
Menu + S (or Ctrl + S) = open social network sharing menu
Menu + G = page info
Menu + E = select text
Menu + P = open browser settings
Menu + W (or Ctrl + W) = closes the current open tab
FN + Tab = toggle browser toolbar on/off when it's hidden
Ctrl + Shift = select input method (universal outside of browser also)
In Gmail:
C = compose new message
L = go to Label menu
X = check message in Inbox
V = add label to current message
M = delete highlighted or checked messages
Alt + Up = go to top of Inbox
Alt + Down = go to bottom of Inbox
Alt + Up Arrow = go home position on page
Alt + Down Arrow = go end of page
Alt + Left Arrow = go start of line
Alt + Right Arrow = go to end of line
Shift + Arrow = selects text in that direction (for copying/cutting).
Shift + Backspace = forward delete (on US kbd in stock email client)
Alt + Space = brings up the special characters menu
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The shorts from the TF101 should all be working. But have they added control+arrow keys to generic text entry areas yet?
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Not surprised ctrl+y didn't work.....
It seems that I can also do alt + tab to switch between programs with the keyboard. For some reason, when I'm in the merriam-webster dictionary app, I am not able to alt tab.
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foboi1122 said:
It seems that I can also do alt + tab to switch between programs with the keyboard. For some reason, when I'm in the merriam-webster dictionary app, I am not able to alt tab.
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didnt know this worked thanks!
This is kanged from tf101 forum. All credit to corruptz0r. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1071739
Menu + W = change wallpaper
Menu + M = manage applications
Menu + N = show notifications
Menu + A = add item to homescreen
Menu + S = new search (or you can just start typing)
Menu + P = open settings
Home + B (or Search + B) = open browser
Home + C (or Search + C) = open contacts
Home+ L = open calendar
Home + Esc = exit back to homescreen
In the browser:
Menu + N (or Ctrl + T) = new tab
Menu + I (or Ctrl + I) = zoom-in on page
Menu + O (or Ctrl + O) = zoom-out on page
Menu + J = open download manager
Menu + L = open search bar
Menu + R (or Ctrl + R) = refresh current page
Menu + F (or Ctrl + F) = find on page
Menu + B = open bookmarks
Menu + H = view browsing history
Menu + D = add bookmarks
Menu + S (or Ctrl + S) = open social network sharing menu
Menu + G = page info
Menu + E = select text
Menu + P = open browser settings
Menu + W (or Ctrl + W) = closes the current open tab
FN + Tab = toggle browser toolbar on/off when it's hidden
Ctrl + Shift = select input method (universal outside of browser also)
In Gmail:
C = compose new message
L = go to Label menu
X = check message in Inbox
V = add label to current message
M = delete highlighted or checked messages
Alt + Up = go to top of Inbox
Alt + Down = go to bottom of Inbox
Alt + Up Arrow = go home position on page
Alt + Down Arrow = go end of page
Alt + Left Arrow = go start of line
Alt + Right Arrow = go to end of line
Shift + Arrow = selects text in that direction (for copying/cutting).
Shift + Backspace = forward delete (on US kbd in stock email client)
Alt + Space = brings up the special characters menu
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^^^^
awesome
We need to sticky this!
Updated with some gestures. Feel free to contribute more if u find em
In browser
Function+left (home) = Jump to top of screen
Funtion+right (end) = Jump to bottom of screen
Are there any finger gestures or mouse controls to do this?
thanks
thanks to all he contributors on this. I have clicked the relevant "thanks" boxes.
I have a bookmark to this page on my home screen. Very useful.
Excel Shortcut Needed
Does anyone know how to get to the second line of the same cell in excel (docs to go, polais, etc.) on a latop it is alt+enter...
is there a shortcut for "complete URL" shortcut
on computers: CTRL + ENTER = .com - in browsers
on TP: ?
This should be stickied in general or something. Very useful info.
Shift+Space toggles predictive typing (if you have that enabled on the keyboard). Works in browser, AndChat, and imo
is there a short cut to open apps? thought that would be a key on the kb, maybe im blind but dont see it.
So has anyone figured out a way to go to your applications using the keyboard? I see manage apps and a bunch of other shortcuts, but nothing to open applications. That is bizarre to me.
Any way to create custom shortcuts/keyboard commands?
I am using the Maxthon browser, but when I touch the web function key, it opens the stock browser. Anyone figured out to remap this?
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At the home screen, start typing and the Google search function will come up and start searching your tablet. I know this is not opening the app drawer, but it is a start.
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Thanks - that a good start.
Since NT hacking is steaming a head. I was wondering if it would be possible to eventually allow mapping multi key presses to perform home, menu, back, search functionality found on most android phones.
Ex.
N = Home
N + VolumeUp = Back
N + VolumeDown = Menu
N + Power = Search
Or any other configuration.
Thanks,
Walter
nitros said:
Since NT hacking is steaming a head. I was wondering if it would be possible to eventually allow mapping multi key presses to perform home, menu, back, search functionality found on most android phones.
Ex.
N = Home
N + VolumeUp = Back
N + VolumeDown = Menu
N + Power = Search
Or any other configuration.
Thanks,
Walter
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This should be a question asked in the General section.
To answer briefly, we have already found how to map 'Home' to the 'N' button but changing the SystemUI.apk. As for the others, it would likely be more difficult since it would be adding to the settings instead of just redirecting a button that was essentially being used for a similar purpose.
nitros said:
Since NT hacking is steaming a head. I was wondering if it would be possible to eventually allow mapping multi key presses to perform home, menu, back, search functionality found on most android phones.
Ex.
N = Home
N + VolumeUp = Back
N + VolumeDown = Menu
N + Power = Search
Or any other configuration.
Thanks,
Walter
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And how about a long press of the N button to bring up the recently used apps.
str3tchb0y said:
And how about a long press of the N button to bring up the recently used apps.
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I hate to answer this in the dev section, but this functionality can be done with an app called "MultiTasking" in the market. There is a lite version...
rjin9673 said:
This should be a question asked in the General section.
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Indeed.
Moved To General
so far i have found this app it works with the nook but doesn't support buttons combo and i don't think there is any app that will lets you do that, i guess we must wait until CM9 be out.
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str3tchb0y said:
And how about a long press of the N button to bring up the recently used apps.
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+1 to that feature, though by long pressing home button in button savior you get that feature but would be better if we get it "native"
~ Veronica
another option can be gestures settings. specially for running apps or for home screen or for recently used apps... There can be limited gestures functionally added.
I know on the the tablet, I just long press on the screen to choose the text. Is there a way to do it with just the trackpad and/or mouse?
Hold down button on trackpad.
That worked but I can't seem to get Ctrl + C to work in a browser.
clankfu said:
That worked but I can't seem to get Ctrl + C to work in a browser.
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That is not a shortcut that works.
You have to remember, Android is made for touch. When you hook up the dock, the trackpad basically plays the role of your finger.
Just plugging in the dock doesn't make the Prime a normal laptop- instead it is a tablet with its bluetooth keyboard solidly attached. True "transforming" tablets that convert from a mobile OS to a real OS when docked are years away.
Honestly I think its cool Asus rigged the shortcuts we do have.
Control+V for pasting.....oi
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found a great way to select text
Press alt the drag across screen where you want to select. I find it easier and more intuitive than double tap then select.
Dave
or you can select by hovering the "arrow" over the text/word you want to copy, then touch the touchpad with 2fingers (long hold), the text/word will be selected.
poofyhairguy said:
That is not a shortcut that works.
You have to remember, Android is made for touch. When you hook up the dock, the trackpad basically plays the role of your finger.
Just plugging in the dock doesn't make the Prime a normal laptop- instead it is a tablet with its bluetooth keyboard solidly attached. True "transforming" tablets that convert from a mobile OS to a real OS when docked are years away.
Honestly I think its cool Asus rigged the shortcuts we do have.
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Standard keyboard shortcuts work fine with Android as long as you have a keyboard.
CTRL - A (Select all)
CTRL - V (Paste)
CTRL - C (Copy)
CTRL - X (Cut)
All of these work fine in Android, and within the Android browser. I just tested this myself with my own Prime & keyboard dock. You can also use the Menu button in place of the CTRL button.
Also in the stock browser:
CTRL - T opens a new tab.
CTRL - N opens a new tab.
CTRL - I zooms in.
CTRL - O zooms.
CTRL - H opens history
CTRL - P opens settings.
CTRL - L highlights the address bar text
CTRL - B opens bookmarks.
CTRL - J opens recent downloads
CTRL - F opens text finder
CTRL - W closes selected tab
CTRL - R reloads current tab
CTRL - S opens the "share" menu.
CTRL - 1 goes to the first tab (other numbers open other tabs, in order from left to right.)
All of these are keyboard shortcuts included in the stock Android browser and are not added by Asus. They are intended to work with products like Google TV which uses a keyboard interface, as well as bluetooth keyboards and phones that have built-in keyboards.
For the OP:
If you find it hard to select text by clicking on the screen and holding, using the trackpad, click at the beginning or end of the text you want to copy and then hold shift and move across the text using the arrow keys. This will highlight the text and then you can use the keyboard shortcuts above to cut/copy/paste.
I'm looking for an app (if it exists) that would allow you to program the home key to function as an app launcher based on how many times you press it in a set time.
For instance:
1 press = Home Screen
2 presses = Camera
3 presses = Foursquare
Etc.
I'm a noob with Java but have a question that I cant seem to find the answer too.
How do I have multiple buttons, each with different numerical values that when clicked add to each other and results shown in the TextView without requiring the click of an equals button. I was going to try to copy the theory of the onclick from this calculator code but it didn't work because I either did it wrong or I am just too stupid!
For example:
Button 1 (2.40) + Button 2 (1.00) + Button 3 (3.20) = TextView (6.60)
or
Button 1 (2.40) + Button 2 (1.00) + Button 2 (1.00) + Button 3 (3.20) = TextView (7.60)
Etc, etc.
If anyone could help I would really appreciate it.