Camera Button problem.. - 8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development

Didn't notice it till today, but my camera button (#5) isn't working? When you hit it, nothing happens.
I thought maybe it was a bug in the rom I'm using S64_WM_6.1_TouchFlo2D_UC_V1) so I flashed back to MRH_8.4_Sun Shower. Button still doesn't work, so I remapped it to Button #4 (Comm manager) and now when I hit Button #4, the camera comes up and I can see everything on the LCD screen but I still can't take a picture?? When I tap Button #4 to take a picture like you normally would with Button #5, nothing happens?? It doesn't take a picture?
Is there another way to take a picture from within the LSD screen while your viewing the shot you want to take? There is all kinds of adjustments for taking pictures on the LSD, but I don't see an actual button you could tap on the LCD to take a picture?

Dont know but...
wreckerdude said:
Didn't notice it till today, but my camera button (#5) isn't working? When you hit it, nothing happens.
I thought maybe it was a bug in the rom I'm using S64_WM_6.1_TouchFlo2D_UC_V1) so I flashed back to MRH_8.4_Sun Shower. Button still doesn't work, so I remapped it to Button #4 (Comm manager) and now when I hit Button #4, the camera comes up and I can see everything on the LCD screen but I still can't take a picture?? When I tap Button #4 to take a picture like you normally would with Button #5, nothing happens?? It doesn't take a picture?
Is there another way to take a picture from within the LSD screen while your viewing the shot you want to take? There is all kinds of adjustments for taking pictures on the LSD, but I don't see an actual button you could tap on the LCD to take a picture?
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Don´t know the answer but i think you will have more luck reposting these on Hermes - Hermes Thread.
Good Luck.

Thanx. You might be right. I keep it here for now and see what happens. I don't want to get in trouble posting the same question in a bunch of different forums.

may be try the button 5 fix from my 4shared ... I am sure the camera worked when I tried starbase's

zocster said:
may be try the button 5 fix from my 4shared ... I am sure the camera worked when I tried starbase's
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What's the file called? I looked in the Cab section of 4shared, and didn't see anything in there regarding it.

wreckerdude said:
What's the file called? I looked in the Cab section of 4shared, and didn't see anything in there regarding it.
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sorry it's button 5 fix in CRCinAU DU

If your camera button is broken, and you have mapped camera.exe to another button, cant you just take photos using the d-pad to operate the shutter?
The other thing you could look at is VJKeyPress from vijay555, as then you could set any hardware button to press the enter key and take a pic. I'm not sure how you would go about setting the same button to open the camera and open the shutter, but maybe a 3rd party app so long press opens camera, and short press takes photo.

happened to my Hermes too. I dropped it from my pocket and it does exactly what you say.
Just use the center button on the d-pad to take a picture.

My Camera Button don't work, too. So, I use the center button on the d-pad to take a picture, too.

jinner said:
happened to my Hermes too. I dropped it from my pocket and it does exactly what you say.
Just use the center button on the d-pad to take a picture.
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SWEET! Thank you! I never thought of that. I love this forum!

I thought the camera button was #4?
At least it is on my phone. Your not trying to map the wrong button are you? Or did I just get really confused by reading the thread? haha

boog321 said:
I thought the camera button was #4?
At least it is on my phone. Your not trying to map the wrong button are you? Or did I just get really confused by reading the thread? haha
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I think your right. It's button 4. I moved it to the comm mgr button 3.

Low Memory!
I re-routed the camera to the comm mgr button #3. Now with the TouchFlo rom I'm getting a low memory error message and the camera won't load!
I'm going to switch roms and see what happens.

SUCCESS!!
I just installed a new version of the TouchFlo 2D rom. Still couldn't get button #4 to work, but after I re-routed it again to button #3 - YES! I have a camera again!! No error messages!
I really like this version of the TouchFlo 2D rom. Works great so far - no hard resets after 8 hours of use. AND my camera works with it without low memory error messages.
That's what I'm talking about!! (see signature below for version)
Thanx everyone!

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OK BUtton?

I have searched and read almost every post regarding remapping of ok button.
Can anybody tell me if ok button on front side of hermes near call buttons and softkeys be remapped.
I am aeb buttons but it doesnt have option for it?
any thing else i can try?
I think ae buttons have the option to do what you want...
When you go to the configuration window where you can set the funtion to each button even that the front ok button is not listed there is an option of custom button or something like that, select that option, then pres the button you want (the fron ok) and then asign the function you would like to add...
Sorry I could not be more detailed but I only use this software for very few time because when instaled, the scroll wheel didn't respond...
hope it helps...
Regards
Mablan
As far as I know, nobody has published a way to do this. However, If you havent already, there is a way to hack the PTT button, which I use to change the volume. You can assign any function that you want for buttons 1-5 @ start-->settings-->personal-->buttons. There is also a cab in the hermes section to remap your softkeys. You may want to talk to Sleuth255 (he was the one who hacked the PTT) to see if there is a way to do this for the ok button.
mablan said:
I think ae buttons have the option to do what you want...
When you go to the configuration window where you can set the funtion to each button even that the front ok button is not listed there is an option of custom button or something like that, select that option, then pres the button you want (the fron ok) and then asign the function you would like to add...
Sorry I could not be more detailed but I only use this software for very few time because when instaled, the scroll wheel didn't respond...
hope it helps...
Regards
Mablan
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Worked like a charm
100x thanx 2 u
i know this forum rocks
hi guys, i am also looking for something similar to this. i have noticed that when i press the ok button on the front, or on the keyboard that it only minimises the program rather than closing it. now the background behind that is i have HTC X button on LVSW 3.30.0.9 (soon to be 3.30.2.1). and that is set to close the program.
EDIT: i stand corrected. i just googled ae button and noticed it was a program. i shall try that and see how it goes.
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hi guys, i am also looking for something similar to this. i have noticed that when i press the ok button on the front, or on the keyboard that it only minimises the program rather than closing it. now the background behind that is i have HTC X button on LVSW 3.30.0.9 (soon to be 3.30.2.1). and that is set to close the program.
EDIT: i stand corrected. i just googled ae button and noticed it was a program. i shall try that and see how it goes.
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I have been looking for something to do this since the Hermes dropped.. I would love to find a way to make a press on OK minimize the app and a hold on it to close the app.. Still nothing?
Edit: I second the edit above...
that one may be possible with a combination of x button and ae button.... i havent tried it and am still trying things with ae button. but it may be possible.
ok. i am using ae button now and have noticed a few things.
one. the memory manager is pretty cool
two. when i go to add the front ok button above the 'end' key, it comes up with button #4075. when i try to remap that as 'close active application' it does nothing. not even minimise it.
three. it works when i remap the internet key to 'close active application' it closes it completely.
four. the same happens when i add and try to remap the ok button on the keyboard to the same thing.
and five. i notice that the button #4075. the ok button on the front, says 'change volume or.... 1. close active application'
which is odd.
the rest of the remapping works well. except for added the ok buttons.

Close camera with X

I saw this cab once but after about 4 hours of searching I can not find it. It is a cab that lets you close the camera directly from the capture screen. If anyone has it can you point me in the right direction?
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I saw this cab once but after about 4 hours of searching I can not find it. It is a cab that lets you close the camera directly from the capture screen. If anyone has it can you point me in the right direction?
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Is that something that's not present in later WM versions? I'm running 6.1, and I can close the camera right from the capture screen just by hitting the little menu icon (right below the "capture" button on the screen), and when I do that, I get the 3 option icons across the bottom, along with an "X" in the top right for closing the camera app...that doesn't appear for you?
sirphunkee said:
Is that something that's not present in later WM versions? I'm running 6.1, and I can close the camera right from the capture screen just by hitting the little menu icon (right below the "capture" button on the screen), and when I do that, I get the 3 option icons across the bottom, along with an "X" in the top right for closing the camera app...that doesn't appear for you?
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My WM6.5 works the same way.
Here's a tip for anyone who cares...
I personally find hitting the "X" a bit troublesome because you first have to hit the menu icon to bring up the "X".
So, I use the Rhodium Keyboard Controller to map the Back hardware key to "Close active window" whenever the Camera application is active.
All I have to do to exit and close the Camera app is to hit the Back key...
ohyeahar said:
Here's a tip for anyone who cares...
I personally find hitting the "X" a bit troublesome because you first have to hit the menu icon to bring up the "X".
So, I use the Rhodium Keyboard Controller to map the Back hardware key to "Close active window" whenever the Camera application is active.
All I have to do to exit and close the Camera app is to hit the Back key...
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But you have to take pictures with your keyboard extended? Seems inconvenient.
stevedebi said:
But you have to take pictures with your keyboard extended? Seems inconvenient.
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I think he means the back key on the front of the phone, just to the left of the "end" key
stevedebi said:
But you have to take pictures with your keyboard extended? Seems inconvenient.
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As sirphunkee kindly noted above, I meant using the Back button on the face of the device.
ohyeahar said:
Here's a tip for anyone who cares...
I personally find hitting the "X" a bit troublesome because you first have to hit the menu icon to bring up the "X".
So, I use the Rhodium Keyboard Controller to map the Back hardware key to "Close active window" whenever the Camera application is active.
All I have to do to exit and close the Camera app is to hit the Back key...
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I do the same but with a double tap of the end key. Easily my favorite feature of that software. To the OP though, the X shows up on the capture screen about 3-4 seconds after launching the camera (long hold on the PTT button with the RKC, love that software ), which actually closes the software instead of minimizing it like most other programs. At least on NRG roms anyway...
When I am in capture mode I have to push the little icon at the bottom that looks like a usb stick. Then the settings icons, the camera modes and somthing else comes up and then I get the X in the top corner.
Toleraen said:
I do the same but with a double tap of the end key.
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Oh my $diety why did I not think of that. THANK YOU

Camera and Home button

Hello! Nobody working to map the Home or Power On button to take pictures? Regards..
Yeah, was looking for this as well... Looked into tasker but that doesn't seem to be appropriate for it (was thinking something 'in camera app, if btn pressed, do this)
power button for taking pictures would be awesome!
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wouldn't that mean you cant turn off your phone or on because if theres a dedicated camera key theres no power button
i´d say the camera app should be modded to use the power key, so only when camera is open this is true.
well on JM2 the powe button does something when you use the camera ... it lock every function
that's weird because you can't do anything ... no taking pictures, no killing the app, only unlock it by pressing the power button again
I agree this i cool in the video player
but in the camera ?!?
alain57 said:
well on JM2 the powe button does something when you use the camera ... it lock every function
that's weird because you can't do anything ... no taking pictures, no killing the app, only unlock it by pressing the power button again
I agree this i cool in the video player
but in the camera ?!?
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Selftimer.
Not a self-timer afaik. Even a lock icon comes up. I have used it a few times. Basically when you wait to take a picture you can have the picture app open and then have it in the pocket ready to be taken out, so you don't have to worry about a) opening the app quickly when you want to take the pic, b) having the app open and taking pictures/returning to home when you don't want to. Not a "must-have" feature by any means and it probably uses a lot more battery than just opening the app when you want to.
Changing it to take pictures would be most welcomed. Tapping on the screen is quite a delicate thing when you don't want to move the phone at all.
I meant that it could get practical if you put the camera on selftimer and lock the screen so you don't mistakenly press any button.
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Why we don't make a donation for that? I will put 10€ for the cause
Piny12 said:
Selftimer.
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nope, lock like i said
Schmich said:
Not a self-timer afaik. Even a lock icon comes up. I have used it a few times. Basically when you wait to take a picture you can have the picture app open and then have it in the pocket ready to be taken out, so you don't have to worry about a) opening the app quickly when you want to take the pic, b) having the app open and taking pictures/returning to home when you don't want to. Not a "must-have" feature by any means and it probably uses a lot more battery than just opening the app when you want to.
Changing it to take pictures would be most welcomed. Tapping on the screen is quite a delicate thing when you don't want to move the phone at all.
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ok, but i found this still stupid
it empty the battery for nothing, and people who don't take much attention won't see the lock icon so they will think : **** it bugged ....
ondoteam said:
Hello! Nobody working to map the Home or Power On button to take pictures? Regards..
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I was looking at this, as I want some way to take pics quickly. Home and Power button don't seem easily do-able, but does anybody want the following?
Quick launching app that you can put on your homescreen, that launches a camera preview. Tapping on the screen takes a pic and saves it to /sdcard/$date.jpg
Not quite a dedicated camera button, but should be very fast for taking a quick picture. If a couple people want it, I'll throw it together quickly. (Might just throw it together for myself quickly anyway )
alain57 said:
well on JM2 the powe button does something when you use the camera ... it lock every function
that's weird because you can't do anything ... no taking pictures, no killing the app, only unlock it by pressing the power button again
I agree this i cool in the video player
but in the camera ?!?
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I find the lock function to be useful when taking long videos as I've accidental knocked the stop button on occasion by accident.
On a second note, if a physical shutter button was sought-after wouldn't the volume buttons be more effective as the power button is fairly near the top and you'll probably end up covering the lens versus using the volume buttons on the bottom (this is presuming you're taking pictures in landscape, right?)

Build in Screen shot capture in 2.2

After flashing the XXJP2 firmware, I've found an application which is called ScreenCaptureService.apk in /system/app directory.
Then I thought it was a sort of capturing tool.
I've tried to press as many key combinations as I could but it didn't work.
Now, I'm wondering if it's the one what I'm thinking or not.
What's your idea?
I know, of course, I can take a screenshot with some apps by rooting my device.
cheers!
Screen capture on xxjpk
Just an fyi for those that think they need root access for screen captures. Pressing back and home button will save current screen as image file. Just stumbled on this by accident and thought I woolf share w xda community.
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nice, thank you
all froyo roms have that feature. still a pain in the butt cause i end up exiting applications. if only it's menu+home.
Adevem said:
all froyo roms have that feature. still a pain in the butt cause i end up exiting applications. if only it's menu+home.
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No it doesn't exit applications. You press and hold the back button, and then press the home button. It only goes back, when tapping the back button.
er1cha said:
Just an fyi for those that think they need root access for screen captures. Pressing back and home button will save current screen as image file. Just stumbled on this by accident and thought I woolf share w xda community.
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Wow, so all we have to do to make a nice screen capture program that doesn't need root access is to dispatch a keyevent or two
ye when I hold it, it still exits randomly lol.
Well, for example it exits immediately from Handcent SMS.
You can get a screenshot from it holding back key, launching application (still holding back) and pressing menu.
[Q] I accidentally did a screenshot
No idea how i did it, im running stock froyo with adw launcher. Pressed something then i heard the camera sound go off with a notification that a screenshot was done. Went into my main directory of my phone and there was a folder titled screenshot with it in there. ..
How did i do that?
hold back and the home key.
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No idea how i did it, im running stock froyo with adw launcher. Pressed something then i heard the camera sound go off with a notification that a screenshot was done. Went into my main directory of my phone and there was a folder titled screenshot with it in there. ..
How did i do that?
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Back + Home button.
Press the Back + Home keys
I tried that, yes it works.
But its a problem of you want take a screenshot of a website, pressing back will take you to the previous page
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not if u push them both at the same time lol
tested it, and it works
Thanks alot guys.
You can also use 'ShootMe' from the Market. Once it's running, all you have to do is shake the phone and it takes a screenshot. No more button combos, and easy to do with just one hand =)
I upgraded to JPM and is confused about same thing. But, I was able to capture screen once accidently.
It does take screenshots and save it into SD/ScreenCapture in PNG format
Here's How you can do it.
Keep a finger on BACK button and press HOME button.
Srock screen capture ...how?
Today I suddently find a /screen capture directory in the /sdcard, and also some screen shoot inside it.
Is there anyone help to teach me how to use this function? thx.
I also find screencapture.apk in /system/app, is this the app which responsible to create the picture?
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Press middle (hardware) button while holding down back (soft) button.
Cool find but the button combo is crap. Most of time it quits the app i want to capture. Ill stick to shootme and kill the service
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Screenshots

This is for the people who havent figured out how to screenshot yet and keep asking how or if we can make it so they can. Here you go guys its very simple actually.
All you have to do is qiuckly press the camera button AND the back button at the SAME time. After this it will open the Camera and if you swipe to the right it will bring you to captured and your screenshot will be there.
Hope this helps anyone wh wants to know!
True, but you dont need to press them both at the same time really fast. All you need to do is half press the camera button LIGHTLY and then press the back button. Much simpler and plus it wont go straight to the camera

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