Hello,
There's a simple way for those who want to change default homescreen.
You have to be rooted.
So, you first have to download a file explorer that supports root, for example Root Explorer(paid, I use this one).
Then, go to /system and open default.prop with text editor.
Now, add this line:
Code:
ro.csc.homescreen.defaultscreen=3
Where 3 is the number of the default screen you want - 1. So default screen 4 => 3.
Now, just reboot and it should work. If you have any problem/question, feel free to ask.
At first: Sounds great! Thanks!
But:
Afaik (only from some (elder?) videos) it's possible to add and delete home screens. Could you tell me or try what happens if you set this var to e.g. 5 (=> default home screen is 4) but you only have 3 home screens at all? The same has to be considered if you accidentally delete the last home screen and this one is/has been set to default.
Worked perfectly! Thanks for the tweak was missing this feature from my past android phones.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
Could it be made into a simple apk file?
Even easier - no root required
Sorry to steal your thunder -
Pinch zoom (helicopter mode) longpress & drag will do it.
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Ian
BatterBits said:
Sorry to steal your thunder -
Pinch zoom (helicopter mode) longpress & drag will do it.
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Ian
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Ian, the point of this mod is so that when you hit your home button, while in your homescreens, it will revert to the 4th screen. Normally when you are in your homescreens and then hit the home button again, it'll revert you to the first screen as default. This is the case even if you change the order of your homescreens using pinch to zoom.
Cool I hoped this was coming. Cant stand being on 1 as the home screen.
Thanks EleCtrOx666!
Works great.
If it is this easy to make the change I don't understand why Samsung didn't include it as an option in one of the configuration menus.
EinPaul said:
At first: Sounds great! Thanks!
But:
Afaik (only from some (elder?) videos) it's possible to add and delete home screens. Could you tell me or try what happens if you set this var to e.g. 5 (=> default home screen is 4) but you only have 3 home screens at all? The same has to be considered if you accidentally delete the last home screen and this one is/has been set to default.
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Just tried it: it will simply go to the last homescreen you have.
robot1000 said:
Could it be made into a simple apk file?
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I'll see what I can do.
It worked great with root explorer, but not so much with ES File Explorer -- it does have a "root" mode, but it asks you whether you are using the CyanogenMod or the HiAPK rom.
For n00bs, like myself, it's also worth pointing out that you won't be able to edit the build.prop unless you click on the "mount rw" (read/write) button up at the top first. Afterwards, you'll probably want to click the "mount ro" (read only) at the top again.
Thanks a lot.
poofish said:
Ian, the point of this mod is so that when you hit your home button, while in your homescreens, it will revert to the 4th screen. Normally when you are in your homescreens and then hit the home button again, it'll revert you to the first screen as default. This is the case even if you change the order of your homescreens using pinch to zoom.
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Well - how stupid do I look now!
Thanks for the explanation - sorry to have intefered, no offence was intended!
Going back to hiding in dark corners....
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Ian
This works beautifully and something I've been pining for after moving from sense. Thanks a lot
I'm not an active Android dev. But isn't there a var you can call and just divide by 2?
Like:
ro.csc.homescreen.defaultscreen = ro.csc.homescreen.screencount/2;
Something like that? Excuse me if this obviously doesn't work, it was just a thought, as it would make it easier and won't require users to change that value whenever they change the amount of homescreens.
How did you find this setting? I'm interested if there are more useful settings like that.
hy EleCtrOx666
i'm a beginner in this so pls have a little patience with me.
I got a SGS2 and i'm interested to know if there's anyway to root the phone without flashing a custom kernel taking in account that u have this "nice" counter on the phone.
Very nice explained how to modif home-screen number.
is it here any way to get temp root?
hi sorry to be a pain, but i would love to be change my default home screen button, I followed the guide, and rooted my phone successfully (i think) and once superuser was installed I went and found the defualtprop file and edited it as guided by adding that line, i clicked save & exit (at which point it tells me it made a backup of the original file) then after I restart the phone it just goes back to normal, like I never touched the file...
anyone know where i'm going wrong?
Thanks, reminds me of my HTC Desire now with homescreen centred
dandumitru said:
hy EleCtrOx666
i'm a beginner in this so pls have a little patience with me.
I got a SGS2 and i'm interested to know if there's anyway to root the phone without flashing a custom kernel taking in account that u have this "nice" counter on the phone.
Very nice explained how to modif home-screen number.
is it here any way to get temp root?
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This Guide explains how to do it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056334
This doesn't work for me. I can't add that line. I've tried two different text editors and two root explorers (one with an editor built in) and they both say the file can't be saved. No other programs open. I restarted the phone and tried again.
Anybody else have this problem?
Thanks for the help via PM.
In case anyone else had my problem, it was solved by using Root Explorer. Click "Mount R/W", do the edit, save, reboot.
Works perfectly.
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Looks great, will give it a try (and your carbon theme) when i finish with all the family Christmas fun.
Hopefully i will get some free time soon to get stuck into themes myself. Need to send the wife and kid on holiday for any chance of that though!
lol metal thats funny. Well when you get the chance please report back what you liked and what you didn't like about the install instructions, theme functionality and anything else you think I could have done better.
best of luck with the family and happy holidays!!
Just had a quick (i mean quick as well) look at the ipod theme.
GREAT THEME
Just a couple of things for the install instructions that might help people new to WAD.
You may not hace a themes folder in Wisbar folder, just create one.
To get to seetings in point 1, touch and hold anywhere on the screen.
Can i confirm that to unlock you just slide left to right. It got me sweating a bit when i thought my phone was locked with no way to get in. Tapping the screen like a nutter
Just going to have a look at your other theme now.
Would these be easy enough to make as a landscape version as well?
great feedback!!!!! updated the install instructions in post 1 and in the download.
Iphone theme
Hi Mallman
greatlooking theme - I am very new to WAD2 it looks like its got an amazing amount to give to HD owners.
How can I change the links to my own programs ie tomtom etc want to keep the icons but keep getting an error, did I say I was NEW to this !!
cheers
Jon
JPW,
If you access the menu (tap and hold on screen) and select 'author mode'
After that, tap and hold over the icon you want to change and change the link it has to the program
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JPW,
If you access the menu (tap and hold on screen) and select 'author mode'
After that, tap and hold over the icon you want to change and change the link it has to the program
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exactly right, and actions assigned to icons, text or anything else are known as "scripts". added to FAQ by the way
Great work on this and other themes Mallman! A question though, it seemed that the 'lock' button just refers to a page with a lock on it, and this page in turn refers back to the starting page of the theme.
Is it possible to have this button actually lock your device? Because locking my device also locks my volume buttons because I got so anoyed with constantly changing volume while i carry the device around.
Thx again for the work you are putting into this!
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Great work on this and other themes Mallman! A question though, it seemed that the 'lock' button just refers to a page with a lock on it, and this page in turn refers back to the starting page of the theme.
Is it possible to have this button actually lock your device? Because locking my device also locks my volume buttons because I got so anoyed with constantly changing volume while i carry the device around.
Thx again for the work you are putting into this!
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it probably is. In fact if you are running S2U2 (which I am not and dont really like) you could link the red lock icon to S2u2 and eliminate that start page altogether. Let me go see what can be done using only windows locking function. I just dont like using third party locking programs. Seem to cause me more headache than anything for answering the phone lol.
ps. thanks for your kind words as well.
Yeah I don't like the third party locking either. And although you can lock the phone with the powerbutton for some reason i also want the option to use the default software lock.
When i have some time on my hands I will venture into WAD2 themes myself, I'm decent with designing and so far understand the things possible with WAD2 (quite alot!).
Also something you might want to include in your starting posts is that these themes are made for WWE roms. I'm running a Dutch rom myself so basicly not a single button works on installation, not that i mind because its quite easy to replace them with the 'dutch links'.
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Yeah I don't like the third party locking either. And although you can lock the phone with the powerbutton for some reason i also want the option to use the default software lock.
When i have some time on my hands I will venture into WAD2 themes myself, I'm decent with designing and so far understand the things possible with WAD2 (quite alot!).
Also something you might want to include in your starting posts is that these themes are made for WWE roms. I'm running a Dutch rom myself so basicly not a single button works on installation, not that i mind because its quite easy to replace them with the 'dutch links'.
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hey great feedback on the WWE. I need to update that ASAP so it doent cause confusion!! thank you so much
abats said:
Great work on this and other themes Mallman! A question though, it seemed that the 'lock' button just refers to a page with a lock on it, and this page in turn refers back to the starting page of the theme.
Is it possible to have this button actually lock your device? Because locking my device also locks my volume buttons because I got so anoyed with constantly changing volume while i carry the device around.
Thx again for the work you are putting into this!
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ok after much research, the only thing I can get to work without using a third party locking app is to lock the device my shutting the screen off. This serves the exact purpose you are referencing. What it doesn't do is require an unlock, just have to press the top power button to turn on. I really love this feature now and it keeps the door open for those who want to install the third party apps. I have delete the lock page now so version 1.3 will have this feature with the useless lock page deleted. thanks for the input
and for everyone's knowledge, You cant call the lock function of the phone with an executable file. Seems it is in a dll somewhere and i just dont feel like messing with all of that
In addition to this and the Carbon Fibre themes, because I moved all of the exe's from the Programs folder into sub folders such as Entertainment, System Tools, Productivity, then none of the start links work. However, if you go into Author mode, press and hold, then select Properties, you can change the script application/link and Bob is your Aunt's husband
Good work.
Regards
GLOC said:
In addition to this and the Carbon Fibre themes, because I moved all of the exe's from the Programs folder into sub folders such as Entertainment, System Tools, Productivity, then none of the start links work. However, if you go into Author mode, press and hold, then select Properties, you can change the script application/link and Bob is your Aunt's husband
Good work.
Regards
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lmoa, bob...
yes that is correct. I will be releasing a new version of Carbon Fiber tonight with a new system sliding doc attached to the start button instead of the start menu. this eliminates the dependency on WA3. I have also removed the "locked" page because 2 new buttons appear on the slider which can lock/turn off your screen and soft reset. A new analog vs digital clock function has been installed which makes the clock act as the TF3D clock does when you slide your finger up or down (switching from analog to digital). But look for that tonight
Excellent. I have now managed to change the order of the pages Home > Contacts > Calendar > Weather > Apps > Home which means the most used pages are a single slide left or right from the front page.
You are right about putting things down on paper otherwise it turns into a nightmare trying to work out where you are. Several times I got caught in a loop and had to use the 'home' button to get back to the desktop.
Regards
Hi,
Very nice theme !!
Gloc, how do you can for that that tips Home > Contacts > Calendar > Weather > Apps > Home ?
Best regards
alex2k5 said:
Hi,
Very nice theme !!
Gloc, how do you can for that that tips Home > Contacts > Calendar > Weather > Apps > Home ?
Best regards
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i believe gloc is talking about the carbon fiber theme not iphone
This is my first contribution here. Hope someone find it useful.
WHAT IS IT
It's a 18 buttons action screen for the Touch HD, in the following of some 12 buttons versions already available, but with some twists.
HOW DOES IT LOOK LIKE
See the attached screenshot.
HOW TO INSTALL
You'll need to have MortScript installed, you can get it here. Tests were made with version 4.2.
You may need .NET Compact Framework 3.5, but I'm not sure. Anyway installing it is a good idea, you can get it here.
After that, just download and install the attached CAB.
The installation follow the rules and everything should be installed properly independent of you ROM language.
All the files will go into their own folder: \Windows\ActionScreen.
HOW TO USE
You can just press the right selection key. There will be also a configuration icon in Programs.
As for what each icon does, I'll let it up to you to figure that out!
HOW TO CUSTOMIZE
To change the images you need to replace the installed .brn files. Search these forums for details.
To change the links (say you want to use iGO instead of Google Maps, for example) you'll need to edit the registry.
Open HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\ActionScreen\APP_0-17. Each number corresponds to a button.
Change Path to point to your desired application.
If needed change Param to pass parameters to the application.
To translate you'll need to edit a registry key and a file.
To translate the right selection key text, open HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila and change the text in HomeRSKText to anything you like.
To translate the confirmation message before a restart, open the Restart.mscr file and change the text in the first two lines.
VERSION HISTORY
1.00 (20090228) - Initial release.
1.01 (20090302) - Doesn't stay in memory saving 92kb!
1.02 (20090306) - Better management of memory unload.
Added configuration tool to choose if you prefer to keep it in memory (faster loading time) or unload it (saves 92kb).
Added another possible state for WiFi off.
Have fun!
Wow! Thanks for sharing this wonderful app.
thanks
thanks for this one man i did not try till now and i will test it
Great post with a very good looking and practical action screen. Thanks man
get this error
Dutty1.9 Rom @ TouchHD Blackstone
pauernet said:
get this error
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Do you have MortScript installed?
read, post, think.. i am sorry. works perfectly. looks awesome.
thanks a lot
Looks great, thanks! Trying it now...
Good Job wedge666!
That's amazing!
only a thing... the button 16 and 15 (in registry)
do the same thing, turn off the monitor
the 17 do a softreset
How can i change the button 16 for Turn off the device?
thankyou!
BadCluster said:
Good Job wedge666!
That's amazing!
only a thing... the button 16 and 15 (in registry)
do the same thing, turn off the monitor
the 17 do a softreset
How can i change the button 16 for Turn off the device?
thankyou!
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Not exactly the same thing. Button 15, will turn off the screen but 16 will put the HD in sleep mode.
I really don't know how to do a real shutdown (like a long press on the power button) but I'm open to sugestions...
Can this app be started with multiple configurations?
E.g. different hotkeys start different button menus?
How to configure that?
Or A button opens a sub menu by starting the app with another config?
Is there an editor for the button mapping?
Regards,
Yerry
Hello! I do not see how reaching the parameters? Solutions? how to prolong the exposure time of the program!
Sorry for my bad english
Yerry said:
Can this app be started with multiple configurations?
E.g. different hotkeys start different button menus?
How to configure that?
Or A button opens a sub menu by starting the app with another config?
Is there an editor for the button mapping?
Regards,
Yerry
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neosf said:
Hello! I do not see how reaching the parameters? Solutions? how to prolong the exposure time of the program!
Sorry for my bad english
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I just changed some of the original behaviour, graphics and number of buttons of the HTC Action Screen.
Some things like sub menus or the time it takes to close can't be changed.
OK!
THX for this very good application.
Nice application, well done.
Question: how best to stop it running so I can update the .brn file(s) ?
farqui said:
Nice application, well done.
Question: how best to stop it running so I can update the .brn file(s) ?
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You can kill it with a task manager, but I was able to replace the files with Resco Explorer even with it in memory. You can also soft boot and replace the images before the first run.
Or, even better, add the following lines to the end of LaunchAction.mscr:
Code:
Sleep(10000)
Kill("HTCActionScreen.exe")
EDIT: This is in fact such a good idea that I've uploaded a new CAB with this change, see first post.
Thanks for helping me out so promptly, cheers. If you're unloading the app from memory does that mean a slight delay on each start-up ?
Would it be possible to revamp the background.brn and BG*.brn files so it's easier to adjust the icon order ? At the moment it's quite fiddly, with basic pic editing tools.
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Thanks for helping me out so promptly, cheers. If you're unloading the app from memory does that mean a slight delay on each start-up ?
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Slightly, yes.
farqui said:
Would it be possible to revamp the background.brn and BG*.brn files so it's easier to adjust the icon order ? At the moment it's quite fiddly, with basic pic editing tools.
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Sorry, but we're working with the limitations of the original HTC Action Screen application.
So useful!!! Thanks a lot for this nice app!
Do i need to uninstall the old version before installing the new version or i can just "upgrade" it?
One bug i found is that my wifi icon remain lighted up even after i click on it to turn it off.
Click wifi icon (become lighted up) -> Turning wifi on.
Click wifi icon (icon remain lighted up) -> turning wifi Off.
I have a tmobile TP2 running SPB Mobile shell... just wondering if theres any way I can keep the phone in Landscape even with the keyboard closed and without always having the phone on its side. Is there a program I can download and run or something in the settings or file system I can change so that the screen always stays landscaped? Any help is apprectiated please and thank you!
no one?
Alright. aparently I am the only person [right now] that wants to keep their phone in landscape at all times, BUT if someone else does come across this I did figure out how to edit the registry and keep it in landscape.
First you need to have a registy editor.. obviously.
Second you need to change this -
Enable Manual Screen Rotation (Portrait/Landscape): HKLM - System - GDI - Rotation - HideOrientationUI (change from 1 to 0)
and Third go into
HKLM - HTC - htcsensor - iskbrotatebackportrait (change from 1 to 0)
Then you can go into Settings - Screen - Select Landscape Orientation and hit okay. Should switch it to landscape and stay even after the keyboard has been out and pushed back in.
There are multiple applications that can do this and they can all be found in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=550973
My personal favorite and the one I currently use is Gyrator.
It runs in the background and allows you to set screen rotation rules for any or all application the device. It wouldn't be hard at all to set a rule for what you require.
... and yeah, I honestly think you're the only person that would ever want to keep their phone in landscape at all times. I'm not particularly fond of reading text sideways.
try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=589918
SlyMaelstrom said:
There are multiple applications that can do this and they can all be found in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=550973
My personal favorite and the one I currently use is Gyrator.
It runs in the background and allows you to set screen rotation rules for any or all application the device. It wouldn't be hard at all to set a rule for what you require.
... and yeah, I honestly think you're the only person that would ever want to keep their phone in landscape at all times. I'm not particularly fond of reading text sideways.
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I might try this but I'd like to do it in a registry edit or something so that I am not running more programs than needed... and I don't read the text sideways I hold my phone on its side...lol
meromar said:
try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=589918
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I tried this and it did work, when I ran the script the screen rotated fine, but as soon as I slid the keyboard out and back in it rotated right back to portrait mode again...?
To go along with my original post it DOES work when I change that value but as soon as I get a text or something and open the text [all in landscape] and close the SMS program it rotates right back to portrait.
I don't know how to fully write a script for mortscript but I think all I need is a script that will tell the IsKBRotateBackPortrait to always stay at a value of 0 and I would be good.
I can't get it to just stay at a value of 0. anymore help would be wonderful and thanks again!
ahhhhwhoa said:
and I don't read the text sideways I hold my phone on its side...lol
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just wondering if theres any way I can keep the phone in Landscape even with the keyboard closed and without always having the phone on its side.
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You said it, not me.
Okay in that case it does sound like I am reading it sideways lol I apologize, but what I really meant was without having to rotate the phone onto its side and wait for the screen to rotate. I just want landscape all the time, every screen, without ever going to portrait.
Alright, in what will hopefully be my last post on this thread of me sorta talking with myself. While looking through the list of programs that was in the thread posted by SlyMaelstrom I found one called Changescreen. Link is here
http://idevelopstuff.com/dev/WM/Fuze/changeScreen/
Downloaded the cab and installed, its very simple to use and works like a charm. Set it to only have landscape as its orientation and it worked, never changes back.
Only problem I had was that it wont let you access the Dialer to dial phone numbers while in landscape, so I set an exception inside the program to switch to portrait so dialer can be used. Otherwise everything is good to go.
Thanks again SlyMaelstrom and meromar for the help!
How can I get everything on my GN 2 to be small?
I want the icons, the email messages, the dialer, the settings windows, etc etc...
I want EVERYTHING super small.
The reason: Because I want to see more information on 1 screen.
Please help.
pappaellio said:
How can I get everything on my GN 2 to be small?
I want the icons, the email messages, the dialer, the settings windows, etc etc...
I want EVERYTHING super small.
The reason: Because I want to see more information on 1 screen.
Please help.
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Ofcouse you need root . Download Romtoolbox from play store go to build.prop /Ro.sf.lcd.density/ set property value to 240/ reboot ( but you will have little issue like when receive call,the answer & end button will misalign ,still working normal though)
pappaellio said:
How can I get everything on my GN 2 to be small?
I want the icons, the email messages, the dialer, the settings windows, etc etc...
I want EVERYTHING super small.
The reason: Because I want to see more information on 1 screen.
Please help.
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Have you adjusted Menu > Settings > Accessibility > Font Size?
You can change that to "Tiny." Not sure if that's what you are looking for though?
The font sizes in Accessibility dont realy change them that much. Tiny is not that small or I just have good vision.... Custom launchers can help w/ the icon sizes.
I dont like how much room the toggles and screen brightness slider take up in the notification window. In portrait mode they take up like half the screen.
simplelife said:
Ofcouse you need root . Download Romtoolbox from play store go to build.prop /Ro.sf.lcd.density/ set property value to 240/ reboot ( but you will have little issue like when receive call,the answer & end button will misalign ,still working normal though)
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Thanks! I tried that. However, now the outer border of the phone screen is NOT usable...I can't place icons there.
Anyway of fixing that?
This is awesome! Thanks so much for your reply.
But again...anyway of fixing the fact that the outer border of the screen is NOT usable?
This phone would be amazing if that could be fixed!!
PLEASE HELP!!!
pappaellio said:
This is awesome! Thanks so much for your reply.
But again...anyway of fixing the fact that the outer border of the screen is NOT usable?
This phone would be amazing if that could be fixed!!
PLEASE HELP!!!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1960950
Check this rom out when installing it gives you option to have 5x6 6x6 launcher this is what you are looking for and will be happy with i love it for the smaller icons
simplelife said:
Ofcouse you need root . Download Romtoolbox from play store go to build.prop /Ro.sf.lcd.density/ set property value to 240/ reboot ( but you will have little issue like when receive call,the answer & end button will misalign ,still working normal though)
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Never-mind...it worked!!! thanks so much. all i did was open a different launcher and the entire screen is in HIGH resolution now!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!:good:
pappaellio said:
Never-mind...it worked!!! thanks so much. all i did was open a different launcher and the entire screen is in HIGH resolution now!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!:good:
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Sorry , for delay feedback been busy with real life job. Here is the 240 dpi mod link which compiable with note2 and I alway use Apex launcher Pro as my default launcher. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873026 ( you must set LCD Density at 240 dpi when you use those Mod )
I've noticed in the past that sometimes a DPI of 241 works better than 240. Might be worth trying if you run into any other issues with alignment etc.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
I know there is a thread on turning off capacitive buttons. But, I would like to change the behavior of them. I have a Note 4 and the Tab S 8.4 I'm running Nova launcher on both of them. On the Note 4, when I press and hold the recent/open apps button (left of the home button) the settings menu comes up (both for the phone and Nova). But, this same behavior does not happen on the Tab S. How can I change that? I've tried looking in both the phone settings and the Nova settings and can't seem to find anything.
Thanks.
I have the same question I need the same buttons changed. I'm using apex launcher and in the settings you can set what you want that left button to but it ha no effect on tab.
Just to make you both aware im working on this for you right now and nearly finished possibly, it involves moddyfying a keymap file in system/usr but im having some issues saving changes as the file is in use presumably...so im trying to find a bootloader that will let me navigate to it to copy it first so i can edit it and copy it back...i say bootloader but i mean a filemanager in a bootloader, coz the aroma in philz touch is pants lol....will let you know how it goes
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jconway1968 said:
I know there is a thread on turning off capacitive buttons. But, I would like to change the behavior of them. I have a Note 4 and the Tab S 8.4 I'm running Nova launcher on both of them. On the Note 4, when I press and hold the recent/open apps button (left of the home button) the settings menu comes up (both for the phone and Nova). But, this same behavior does not happen on the Tab S. How can I change that? I've tried looking in both the phone settings and the Nova settings and can't seem to find anything.
Thanks.
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Right nearly there mate the hard work is done...ive succesfully as a test that i was modifying the correct file turned my app switcher button into a "menu" button...as in if im in uc browser and i press it it will open the menu of it....or
If im viewing settings and press the button it clicks the 3 dots in the corner...so just so i dont spend my time and it turns out i misunderstood...you want it so when you press the button the main system settings menu opens up?
My long term plan is once ive modified the file correctly ill upload a copy and tell you where exactly to copy it and how.
Please reply soon m8 laters
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In other words i think its become a "more options" button lol unless thats what you were after?
Im now on a new challange to make it so when you hold the center button you get the running apps instead of google now which would be nice, cheers for sending me on this road its an interesting one...although i accidently disabled all my buttons at one point so its a bumpy one...lucky i made a backup
Ok ive realised ive misread slightly what you asked, your wanting to change the long press action on the recent apps button and not the single tap option, im already half way there , theres a jar file in the system/framework folder that effects long press actions...its a mibe field of text though and im not having much luck so far, it would be good if we were in 4.4.4 as theres simple options for this .... been spending an hour comparing apparent entries you can change in other samsung phones to the entries on the same file in our tab s......but there are differences that make it harder in our file and i cant see the same entries...it might explain why nova launcher isnt doung the job....ill keep working away though
pdolton2000 said:
Ok ive realised ive misread slightly what you asked, your wanting to change the long press action on the recent apps button and not the single tap option, im already half way there , theres a jar file in the system/framework folder that effects long press actions...its a mibe field of text though and im not having much luck so far, it would be good if we were in 4.4.4 as theres simple options for this .... been spending an hour comparing apparent entries you can change in other samsung phones to the entries on the same file in our tab s......but there are differences that make it harder in our file and i cant see the same entries...it might explain why nova launcher isnt doung the job....ill keep working away though
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Awesome! I can't wait to test it out. Thanks.
jconway1968 said:
Awesome! I can't wait to test it out. Thanks.
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what rom are you using and is it t800 or t805
I am also having the exact same issue with my S5 and Tab S 8.4. Hope pdolton2000 will post a fix soon. I am running BlissPop ver. 2.0 (Lollipop) on my Tab S. I tested on Google Now Launcher and Launcher3, both works. FYI, I did set left hardware button to be the menu key via the Bliss setting. It does work on other apps. Just not on Nova Launcher. Nothing happens when I tap on the left hardware button. thx in advance.
Root your Tab and install xPosed Additions (after installing the xPosed Framework). Upgrade to the Pro edition and it does everything you want (or should!)