Alright, this is only halfway done, but until I hear back from the One X devs and remove the menu software button, this will at least give you the menu softkey. I'm not going to bother making a flashable zip until I'm finished with everything, so, for now, follow these instructions.
Requirements:
1. SuperUser permissions (root)
2. Root Explorer (or a similar app with root permissions and the ability to edit any file as text)
Directions:
1. Navigate to /system/user/keylayout
2. Find the synaptics-rmi-touchscreen.kl AMD long-press on it. Select "Open in text editor."
3. Change the line for key 249 (APP_SWITCH) to MENU.
4. Use the on-screen menu key for the last time to select Save and Apply Changes.
5. Reboot.
Disclaimer: This means you will lose the ability to access the recent apps menu. I never really use it much, but I know some people do. So if you really need that, hold off until I update with a flashable zip (or the proper files to push if we don't have a recovery out already).
As soon as I figure out how to remove the on screen button, I'll give a real update and freshen up the OP. This will be my first public mod, so try to cut me a little slack, and keep in mind I'm not really a dev, I'm just trying to help out and expand my knowledge a little. Who knows, maybe I'll keep picking up on things and put out a theme, and maybe even a rom of my own eventually!
Thanks to the following who have helped me or whose tools I have used!
OMJ - For the base 1.13.651.1 deodexed rom. (I was using the kitchen wrong, because I am n00b)
sk806 - For pointing me to the right apktool and baksmali versions, as well as guiding me through the process when I effed up.
TeamWin for the awesome recovery (and, of course, toastcfh, who is a BOSS!)
The devs of Root Explorer, because that app does EVERYTHING! You can edit keyboard layouts on the fly and reboot to apply!
And whoever is going to help me write my first updater-script so this can be flashable when it's done!
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RegnierD said:
Alright, this is only halfway done, but until I hear back from the One X devs and remove the menu software button, this will at least give you the menu softkey. I'm not going to bother making a flashable zip until I'm finished with everything, so, for now, follow these instructions.
Requirements:
1. SuperUser permissions (root)
2. Root Explorer (or a similar app with root permissions and the ability to edit any file as text)
Directions:
1. Navigate to /system/user/keylayout
2. Find the synaptics-rmi-touchscreen.kl AMD long-press on it. Select "Open in text editor."
3. Change the line for key 249 (APP_VIEW) to MENU.
4. Use the on-screen menu key for the last time to select Save and Apply Changes.
5. Reboot.
As soon as I figure out how to remove the on screen button, I'll update this.
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Thanks!! How do we get to recent apps now though?
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alainater said:
Thanks!! How do we get to recent apps now though?
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Until I figure out the environment to properly decompile the jars and apks, there is no way to do that. Probably should have mentioned that. Haha. Until I can crack open the android.policy.jar, you'll have to use the app icon from the drawer/homescreen.
If you want to revert, delete the modded one and remove .bak from the original that RE backed up for you.
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RegnierD said:
Until I figure out the environment to properly decompile the jars and apks, there is no way to do that. Probably should have mentioned that. Haha. Until I can crack open the android.policy.jar, you'll have to use the app icon from the drawer/homescreen.
If you want to revert, delete the modded one and remove .bak from the original that RE backed up for you.
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Haha ok sounds good
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Hope this helps you in your journey
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511730
regaw_leinad said:
Hope this helps you in your journey
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511730
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I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR THAT! As soon as I hear back from a dev regarding the softkey and long pressing, I'll get a zip up here! This is my first public mod, so bear with me.
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RegnierD said:
Alright, this is only halfway done, but until I hear back from the One X devs and remove the menu software button, this will at least give you the menu softkey. I'm not going to bother making a flashable zip until I'm finished with everything, so, for now, follow these instructions.
Requirements:
1. SuperUser permissions (root)
2. Root Explorer (or a similar app with root permissions and the ability to edit any file as text)
Directions:
1. Navigate to /system/user/keylayout
2. Find the synaptics-rmi-touchscreen.kl AMD long-press on it. Select "Open in text editor."
3. Change the line for key 249 (APP_VIEW) to MENU.
4. Use the on-screen menu key for the last time to select Save and Apply Changes.
5. Reboot.
As soon as I figure out how to remove the on screen button, I'll give a real update and freshen up the OP.
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mine doesnt say APP_VIEW (says APP_SWITCH)
edit: still worked
jcwxguy said:
mine doesnt say APP_VIEW
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mine did
I'll be checking back in on this progress. The lack of a menu button, and the resulting 15% of screen wasted on a soft menu button, is by far the biggest problem with this phone. It really is pathetic to play a full screen game and have that silly soft menu button at the bottom.
I would prefer the multitask button to be a menu, and long-press home become multitask like on previous phones.
jcwxguy said:
mine doesnt say APP_VIEW (says APP_SWITCH)
edit: still worked
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Thank you, I fixed the OP.
jirafabo said:
I'll be checking back in on this progress. The lack of a menu button, and the resulting 15% of screen wasted on a soft menu button, is by far the biggest problem with this phone. It really is pathetic to play a full screen game and have that silly soft menu button at the bottom.
I would prefer the multitask button to be a menu, and long-press home become multitask like on previous phones.
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Once I've got it all together, I'll post several versions of the mod. I know, personally, I'm going to have mone set as such:
Back (Leave long press empty)
Home (Menu)
Multitasking (Search)
On a somewhat off topic note, I'm happy to be getting more and more into Android. It's exciting. I've made it a personal goal to try and be really active in this community. I've learned a lot through reading, so it's time to apply some of it and pay things forward a little.
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RegnierD said:
I'm going to have mone set as such:
Back (Leave long press empty)
Home (Menu)
Multitasking (Search)
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I like that idea
I've done some Android dev, so I may be able to put some effort into this. Personally, I'd like to see the keys like:
Back: short = Back, long = kill current app (like Cyanogen)
Home: short = Home, long = recent apps
Multitasking: short = Menu, long = voice search (like long press search on EVO 4G)
RegnierD said:
Thank you, I fixed the OP.
Once I've got it all together, I'll post several versions of the mod. I know, personally, I'm going to have mone set as such:
Back (Leave long press empty)
Home (Menu)
Multitasking (Search)
On a somewhat off topic note, I'm happy to be getting more and more into Android. It's exciting. I've made it a personal goal to try and be really active in this community. I've learned a lot through reading, so it's time to apply some of it and pay things forward a little.
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I want that same setup. This thread is added to my favorites.
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I'm not sure how easy the long press of back to kill will be to implement. It probably depends on whether or not Sense 4/ICS supports killing the foreground app natively. If not, it might have to be added, at which point, I'll go bug IHTFP69 and ask how he implemented it into his Zeus builds.
I'm under the impression that the software keys are just a flag in SystemUI, but not entirely sure if I remember having read that correctly.
I'm out with the guys tossing a few back in celebration, but when I get home, it's time to boot up my Mint partition!
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wvufan said:
I've done some Android dev, so I may be able to put some effort into this. Personally, I'd like to see the keys like:
Back: short = Back, long = kill current app (like Cyanogen)
Home: short = Home, long = recent apps
Multitasking: short = Menu, long = voice search (like long press search on EVO 4G)
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My thoughts exactly. I think this setup flows best with the history of EVO button bindings.
I could live without the long-press kill, though (when I enabled it I found myself nuking apps on accident (especially Netflix) more often than intentionally. Additionally, I haven't had a single hangup on the LTE so far).
The holy grail, of course, would be an app/settings option allowing for full configurability of the buttons from within the OS. Perhaps CyanogenMod will feature it. (EDIT: It does)
To be honest, I don't think long press back to kill would be that helpful. I'll still make it, just for the few who really want it, but really, just hit home and then bring up multitasking. If you want the free RAM so badly, you'll be better off in an interface where you can kill multiple apps by swiping them away. Leaving three or four in the background is not going to affect your battery anyway (unless it's the official Facebook app, lol).
Edit: ^Oh wow, I hadn't even though of extending the customizations that far. Maybe I collectively we could figure out a way to include multiple functions into the LeeDroid Sense 4 tweak apps when they start coming out!
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RegnierD said:
If you want the free RAM so badly, you'll be better off in an interface where you can kill multiple apps by swiping them away.
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Now we just need an interface where you can kill multiple apps by swiping them away. (I'm referencing the fact that the app switcher on the eVOLTe only really shows you one app at a time).
RegnierD said:
Alright, this is only halfway done, but until I hear back from the One X devs and remove the menu software button, this will at least give you the menu softkey. I'm not going to bother making a flashable zip until I'm finished with everything, so, for now, follow these instructions.
Requirements:
1. SuperUser permissions (root)
2. Root Explorer (or a similar app with root permissions and the ability to edit any file as text)
Directions:
1. Navigate to /system/user/keylayout
2. Find the synaptics-rmi-touchscreen.kl AMD long-press on it. Select "Open in text editor."
3. Change the line for key 249 (APP_SWITCH) to MENU.
4. Use the on-screen menu key for the last time to select Save and Apply Changes.
5. Reboot.
Disclaimer: This means you will lose the ability to access the recent apps menu. I never really use it much, but I know some people do. So if you really need that, hold off until I update with a flashable zip (or the proper files to push if we don't have a recovery out already).
As soon as I figure out how to remove the on screen button, I'll give a real update and freshen up the OP. This will be my first public mod, so try to cut me a little slack, and keep in mind I'm not really a dev, I'm just trying to help out and expand my knowledge a little. Who knows, maybe I'll keep picking up on things and put out a theme, and maybe even a rom of my own eventually!
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Are u still working on the longpress home for recent? If so hit me up
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jirafabo said:
I'll be checking back in on this progress. The lack of a menu button, and the resulting 15% of screen wasted on a soft menu button, is by far the biggest problem with this phone. It really is pathetic to play a full screen game and have that silly soft menu button at the bottom.
I would prefer the multitask button to be a menu, and long-press home become multitask like on previous phones.
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This ^^^^^↑^^^^^↑↑↑↑↑^^^^^^
Couldn't agree more. And much thanks o OP.
sent from 2yr old Evo on ICS
wvufan said:
I've done some Android dev, so I may be able to put some effort into this. Personally, I'd like to see the keys like:
Back: short = Back, long = kill current app (like Cyanogen)
Home: short = Home, long = recent apps
Multitasking: short = Menu, long = voice search (like long press search on EVO 4G)
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Oops. Actually THIS ^^^^^^↑^^^^^^↑^^^^^^
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Does anyone know how to do this. I have recent app remap to menu. I would like to add long press to this button to launch NOW voice search. Any ideas.
I think it would be the user/keylayout/synaptic something. Check runandhide05s thread in the dev section, should get ya in the right direction.
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scottspa74 said:
I think it would be the user/keylayout/synaptic something. Check runandhide05s thread in the dev section, should get ya in the right direction.
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Thanks for the reply but that doesnt work for the recent app button unless I'm wrong..
scottspa74 said:
I think it would be the user/keylayout/synaptic something. Check runandhide05s thread in the dev section, should get ya in the right direction.
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Team Venom did it in there tweaks. But I doubt anyone will share how.
They mapped voice search in their mod. I havent seen anyone map regular search yet.
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oh well guess i was wrong
fr0st420 said:
They mapped voice search in their mod. I havent seen anyone map regular search yet.
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That's not entirely correct. Their rom allows you to choose the action for long press back and long press recent.
Pneuma1985 said:
heres the key mod http://d-h.st/8T4 I did that one... you can download and change them around and the keys will change I just changed menu... Theres a tutorial somewhere on it...
Take this file and place it in /system/usr/keylayout/You can do this two ways...
1. You can take a file explorer with root access and place the file in that directory and reboot.
2.Goto where you have sdk installed /platform-tools and hold press the shift key and select open command window here
- plug phone in usb make sure the drivers are installed and the phone is recognized via adb devices( if you see a serial# you phone is recognized)
-type:
adb remount
adb shell stop
adb push "drag n drop the file you downloaded into the cmd window" /system/usr/keylayout
adb shell start
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He wasn't asking about that.
SteelH said:
That's not entirely correct. Their rom allows you to choose the action for long press back and long press recent.
He wasn't asking about that.
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Ok then sorry i misunderstood what he was asking!
you can easily remap the half-press camera (focus) button to search. Cam still works, but half press does g-search.
in usr/keylayout/8960.kl
change "FOCUS" to "SEARCH"
save and reboot - done.
Your best quick and easy option, is to just install Nova Launcher from the market, then go under Nova Settings --> Gestures and Buttons --> Long-Press Menu --> select whatever you want to open when you do this. I know that this setting stuck even when I was using another launcher (Apex Launcher), so perhaps it will stick when using Rosie Launcher (stock launcher) as well. Otherwise, you can stick with Nova as it works pretty well
Otherwise, a different option is that it can also be assigned in the custom tweaks if you flash the Viper4G rom
Hope one of these options help,
-Mike
So, I want to make a menu on tablet PC's running Android using an Website (locally hosted), in future an app when finished developing it.
I want to present the pad to our guests, but I think around 90% will "accidently" press HOME or previous or w/e to exit the app and use it for Facebook.
Now, the device should be locked so they can only browse the app or website. I don't buy them for google'ing or w/e.
I tried to find on XDA some treads about them, but can't find anything related to my question, especially when I type "lock" it just directs me to thousands of "parenting tools"
Has any one an idea bout what app or trick I could use?
Thanks in advance,
PVTD
Depends on the device. If it uses virtual buttons you can use "GMD Gesture control" to hide the navigation bar. Just make sure you use a gesture no one will accidently use.
If it uses "physical" software keys you can edit the "atmel-touchscreen.kl" file in system/usr/keylayout/ and remove the functions from the keys.
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XzinteR said:
Depends on the device. If it uses virtual buttons you can use "GMD Gesture control" to hide the navigation bar. Just make sure you use a gesture no one will accidently use.
If it uses "physical" software keys you can edit the "atmel-touchscreen.kl" file in system/usr/keylayout/ and remove the functions from the keys.
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Thanks, I'll try that right away and let you know.
Ps i use a Acer Iconia a100 for testing, but i'll buy a few cheap 10" tablets.
Did you ever make any progress on this? I too am looking for an app that acts as a sandbox to launch other apps with controls you have mentioned. All of the kids apps are launchers that still let you exit the interactive app. Instead, I want to select the app and restrict the user from menus or exit.
Ever since I got this phone I constantly tap the search button by mistake and the hardware remap settings don't ever work on that specific key for me how can I fix this?
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Remap settings.....are you talking about the file that's in the system folder?
In cm10 and 10.1 there is a setting in the system settings that allows you to change function of hardware keys but when I change the search key to do something else it never does and just keeps opening a search bar depending on the app I'm in Lol.
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I feel ya man. I'm all about learning how to do things manually. Me and apps don't always get along.
You can find the keyboard layout for our device in system/usr/keylayout
The file will be named shooter-keypad.kl
oohaylima said:
I feel ya man. I'm all about learning how to do things manually. Me and apps don't always get along.
You can find the keyboard layout for our device in system/usr/keylayout
The file will be named shooter-keypad.kl
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This, if you are rooted. Just comment out the line that corresponds to search. Just add a # at the beginning.
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Is it just me or is it kind of annoying that because they left out the menu button from the phone they now need to show it at the bottom of the screen for apps that depend on it being part of the phone??
Kinda seems like the iPhone 4 to 5 issue where the app only takes up part of the screen and the bottom is left to show that stupid menu line...
Couldn't that have made it horizontal instead of vertiacal to take up less space and make it more appealing???
/rant off
With custom roms there may be a fix to that. I also think it's annoying but don't worry soon enough it will be fixed depending on what Rom you put on your one. Hope this helps
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Anyone having difficulty moving the camera app from the bottom row of apps? Every time i go to move it, just copies it instead.
iplayforkeeps said:
Anyone having difficulty moving the camera app from the bottom row of apps? Every time i go to move it, just copies it instead.
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You have to have the app draw open and move it there and you should be good to go.
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iplayforkeeps said:
Anyone having difficulty moving the camera app from the bottom row of apps? Every time i go to move it, just copies it instead.
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Ready for a bit of an annoyance? You have to do it from the App Drawer. Even more annoying? You have to move it out before you move another one in, otherwise you get a folder and you have to open the folder to remove the original (in other words it doesn't swap the icons, just creates a folder with both)..
Also - it is a bit annoying not having a menu button. Modaco's framework will allow you to long press back (or double press, don't know for sure) for menu. There's also work being done on a custom kernel which makes the HTC area on the capacitive button sensor another button for menu. There's also this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191626) which was done for another base (doesn't work on ours, changes some other things in Settings that shouldn't be changed and didn't seem to enable to setting - which leads me to believe ATT went further out of their way to remove it then some others), but I'm looking into the changes that were made to bring it to our base too. (unfortunately simply toggling the method always on didn't worked as I'd hoped, but suspected)
I've already shared a build.prop modified to remove the 3 dot menu bar, but this leaves you without a menu in some apps which is a little annoying. Hopefully I'll get long press back for menu figured out though for att's stock rom.. if it's uber important to you, most of the int'l roms already have this incorporated
Thanks for the information on how to remove the app from the bottom menu bar. I never use text messaging, so was quite annoyed by how it was always stuck in there. I put Viber in place of Text message app.
The lack of menu button and wasting more space on the screen for that function does annoy me too. They should have just make that HTC logo a soft button. I don't think they can add another button on HTC logo with a software though.
There's already a custom kernel available that has madebthe HTC logo a third button
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