03-24-2003, 09:00 AM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Jun 2003
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VITO ButtonMapper
http://www.vito-tech.com/products/?prod_id=17
If you want to do more with the hardware buttons on your Pocket PC, you might want to check out VITO ButtonMapper. It enables you to assign 2 actions to each button, where the mapping can be linked to an application. It also gives you stylus tap emulation, and macros for stylus tap. You can download a free 14-day trial from the linked page.
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03-24-2003, 12:02 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 54
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I've been using (the now mis-named) Double Launcher for over a year now & couldn't live without it. The latest version allows you to assign up to 4 applications per button using press, double-press, press-n-hold & double-press-n-hold (or triple-press). I strongly recommend it & the developer behind it Freeman is a great guy & very responsive to queries or suggestions for improvement.
In regard to VITO ButtonMapper I'm interested in the application-level button mapping. I presume this means that buttons can be mapped globally & also over-ridden "locally" by a user-defined application. Is that how it works? If so, it sounds like a cunning stunt. Can an existing user confirm this & tell me whether it works well.
Also what is "stylus tap emulation". Can someone who has tried this app out tell me more.
regards
Mitch Olson
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03-24-2003, 12:53 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 658
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Anyone know if this program will work with keyboards, namely the Targus Stowaway?
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03-24-2003, 01:00 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 204
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i have used it for the trial period, but i expected more. They have failed to make it work with the H5450 volume buttons even thought there are other aplications out there that are able to map the 5450 buttons to scrolling and the like.
If the ever manage to map the 5450 volume buttons correctly i will buy the product.
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03-24-2003, 01:05 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 149
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Originally Posted by l0o5er
In regard to VITO ButtonMapper I'm interested in the application-level button mapping. I presume this means that buttons can be mapped globally & also over-ridden "locally" by a user-defined application. Is that how it works? If so, it sounds like a cunning stunt. Can an existing user confirm this & tell me whether it works well.
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Yes, you've pretty much summed it up - that's exactly how it works. And it works well indeed.
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Originally Posted by l0o5er
Also what is "stylus tap emulation". Can someone who has tried this app out tell me more.
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I've written a review on this program, which includes details on how the stylus tap emulation works. In short it works reasonably well, though I think the implementation needs a bit of work (particularly for the macros). Basically instead of tapping on the screen, you can map a hardware button to that tap, which you "record" using a fairly easy process. Useful for application level button mapping. The macro feature is more complicated though potentially much more useful and powerful - unfortunately it doesn't work as well it could.
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03-24-2003, 04:37 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 54
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Well, tested this on my XDA and I still can't remap or disable the stupid "Volume" button. 
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03-24-2003, 04:59 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 111
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Thanks for saving me time, Wojo - I was going to try it on the XDA and see if I couldn't make that stupid volume button into a record button as it should be. I wonder if the double-tap program mentioned above has any effect on it?
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03-24-2003, 05:14 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 405
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I was reading on about this app, and it struck me; what if this app could utilize the d-pad "press" with the Axim? 8O
This could be useful, but I honestly don't see how the program could be anything BUT Freeware.
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03-24-2003, 07:59 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 90
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I tried this hoping that it would allow me to full disable the hardware buttons. Nope!
Robert
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03-25-2003, 01:30 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 658
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Originally Posted by Programmer
I tried this hoping that it would allow me to full disable the hardware buttons. Nope!
Robert
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You can completely disable all hardware buttons in the Buttons configuration in the Settings menu & Personal Tab. This only applies to PPC2k2 devices though, I think.
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