05-25-2006, 08:00 PM
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Executive Editor, Android Thoughts
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,233
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AE Button Plus: Remapping To The Extreme
"This utility extends functionality of hardware keys on Windows Mobile devices. It allows you to intercept almost any standard button: application buttons, WM5 SoftKeys, Volume slider, Action and even Red/Green phone buttons, distinguish up to 4 different keypress events on each button grabbed (single, double, triple and "long" keypresses), [and] remap each of the keypress events to "virtual" application button or assign them directly to one of the wide set of built-in actions. As a result you may "convert" volume slider to up/down arrows, assign several essential application buttons to these "SoftKey" buttons and even assign your favorit alternative dialer to red/green phone buttons."
An interesting app that I've been playing with for a few hours now. Works as advertised on my Wizard, and is worth the $8 registration fee. Try it out and remap your buttons to whatever you like!
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Executive Editor - Android Thoughts
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05-25-2006, 08:11 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 952
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Now if I could just remember what is was I wanted to remap....
Anyway this is the same guy who did the Uptime meter so I'm sure this is a cool app. I'm going to get it.
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05-25-2006, 08:27 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 8
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This is a great utility... WHEN IT WORKS...
I have it on my G500...I love it, except that it will not work after reboots sometimes. (and will require another reboot)
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05-26-2006, 04:52 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 21
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This app works really well on my 6700. I've setup the "ok" button to minimize the current program on a single press and close the current program wih a press and hold of the "ok" button. I also really like how you can assign a button to toggle vibrate mode on and off (like all the Treos have) so I am no longer missing that feature that my previous Treos had. I also assigned the volume slider to do a "copy" by sliding it down and a "paste" by sliding upwards, works great!
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05-26-2006, 09:56 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 6
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Kill my 8125
I installed the program, and now my 8125 does not work.
FYI.
Looks like I have to hard reset unless there is another option...
:cry:
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05-27-2006, 12:21 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 6
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Working.... hum.
After like 15 soft resets, it started work again. My 8125 is working fine now with the program. I like it. Nice to have.
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05-27-2006, 03:03 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 952
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Which buttons did you remap and for what?
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05-27-2006, 07:01 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 6
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warning - if you have a 8125....
Ok, My phone crashed again. If you have a 8125 don't install this program. I had to hard reset. :cry:
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05-28-2006, 08:00 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 70
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This seems like a really cool app, except for one problem: Any button that you map has a delayed reaction when you press it. For example, on my 6700 I had it override the "OK" button to close the application when you double-click it. (a single click just minimizes it) When I hit the OK button once to minimize, it takes a good extra second before it does anything. I'm sure this is because it's listening/waiting for any additional button presses.
Maybe not the fault of the app, but it's something I noticed right away and kind of irked me. WM5 is slow enough the way it is, the last thing I want is any additional delay. 
I'm still going to keep playing with it though and see if I can get used to it.
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05-28-2006, 09:26 PM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,389
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I imagine the delay has to be their for it to wait and see if you are done pressing buttons since it can recognize multiple button presses.
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