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Pocket Me
12-02-2006, 04:09 PM
What is the action you usually take on your device? I guess tapping Ok/Close button.

It's smart to assign this action to an hardware button. But for almost PPC Phone Edition WM2K3, there are only 4 hardware buttons can be re-assigned by users and you dont wanna waste any button to simulate Ok/Close button.

Now, you can use the red phone button to do that beside its original function. It means: if you're having a phone call or a GPRS connection, pressing the red button will hang it up, if not, simulate Ok/Close button. I know that on some devices (e.g: XDA Mini...), the red phone button is used to quick minimize running applications also (e.g: you're opening Inbox Options, press the red button will go to Today screen directly without closing Inbox Options). I don't like this feature at all. I prefer using it to simulate Ok/Close button. So I've developed the tiny utility named "Red Button Remap". It has no GUI, no registry read/write. It has 2 files (total size ~11KB). It's just install then soft reset.

This utility is very useful for me :) so I posted here for someone like it.
I wrote it for my XDA Mini. I'm not sure about other device but it should work properly on WM2K3SE (phone edition only).

Red Button Remap version 0.1 beta:
- Re-map the red phone button on some WM2K3 phone edition devices to simulate Ok/Close button (REMEMBER: SIMULATION means it does nothing without the Ok/Close button appearance).

msafi
12-02-2006, 05:59 PM
Will this work with WM5?
Can I assign a file to the red button instead of Ok/Close?

Thanks,

Pocket Me
12-02-2006, 06:10 PM
Will this work with WM5?
Can I assign a file to the red button instead of Ok/Close?

Thanks,
Sorry, I dont know much about WM5 and I have no WM5 to test. It may not work on WM5. However, you can test. :)

msafi
12-02-2006, 08:33 PM
i installed it, hoping it might fix my PocketNester problem, but the software doesn't seem to have modified anything in my system. the Red button works as usually, i.e. it takes me back to the 'Today' screen.

vijay555
12-02-2006, 08:49 PM
msafi: what is your nester problem?

v

msafi
12-02-2006, 09:07 PM
hi vijay555,

thanks for asking.
here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=39291)'s my PocketNester problem

and here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=39387) i make a request in the forum and provide some additional information

Pocket Me
13-02-2006, 05:49 AM
i installed it, hoping it might fix my PocketNester problem, but the software doesn't seem to have modified anything in my system. the Red button works as usually, i.e. it takes me back to the 'Today' screen. I just say: the program does not work on WM5 devices. :(

bartito
14-02-2006, 01:28 PM
Hi,
I have installed your software in my S100, but it not works fine...
the red button continues minimizes the applications, not close them!.
I have installed also the pocket plus soft, but pocket plus not works with
the red button ...
help me, please.
thank's

dasdoenertier
14-02-2006, 02:30 PM
Doesn't work on WM5 based HTC Wizard.

Pocket Me
14-02-2006, 02:40 PM
Hi,
I have installed your software in my S100, but it not works fine...
the red button continues minimizes the applications, not close them!.
I have installed also the pocket plus soft, but pocket plus not works with
the red button ...
help me, please.
thank's

Pls read the program introduce again.

Pressing Red button will simulate Ok/Close button like tapping Ok/Close button (at top-right conner) by stylus. So Red Button Remap does not concern "real close" or "minimize" running apps.

I don't think that Red Button Remap conflicts with Pocket Plus. Could you explain in detail?

Pocket Me
14-02-2006, 02:42 PM
Doesn't work on WM5 based HTC Wizard.
OK, now, I'm sure that WM5 is not support.

bartito
14-02-2006, 02:53 PM
Hi,
I have installed your software in my S100, but it not works fine...
the red button continues minimizes the applications, not close them!.
I have installed also the pocket plus soft, but pocket plus not works with
the red button ...
help me, please.
thank's

Pls read the program introduce again.

Pressing Red button will simulate Ok/Close button like tapping Ok/Close button (at top-right conner) by stylus. So Red Button Remap does not concern "real close" or "minimize" running apps.

I don't think that Red Button Remap conflicts with Pocket Plus. Could you explain in detail?


ah ! ok
is possible forze the application close (when i press the red button) or that is impossible?
in my opinion this capability is more useful...
thank's

Pocket Me
15-02-2006, 12:33 PM
is possible forze the application close (when i press the red button) or that is impossible?
in my opinion this capability is more useful...

That's possible. I'm trying develop the next updated allowing "single press" to simulate Ok/Close, "press n hold" (or "double press") to stop running app.

bartito
15-02-2006, 01:10 PM
hi,
i have try to install and use your app another try...
but i not sure what's the difference of the redbtn function.
in ocasions the redbtn click minimizes the app's (example: calculator, configuration plug-ins...), but in other ocasions, the application is not minimized (example: message boxes or superalert config app).
the same occurs if your application is running or not...
my phone is s100 and i use with pocket plus (with the x button click configured to close apps)...
thank's

CDK
18-04-2006, 10:13 AM
On my Magican it closes two windows (if there are opened 4 windows after RedButton remains only 2) :-(