If I just want to disable the wireless key, should I leave the line as this?
key 238 WIRELESS WAKE UNLOCK
>>> change to this >>>
key 238 WAKE UNLOCK
key 238 WIRELESS WAKE UNLOCK
>>> change to this >>>
key 238 WAKE UNLOCK
[Howto] Change the dock keyboard layout
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I already asked about changing places of @ and " but got no answersit would be really useful if i culd becaus ei use a different on screen keyboar and it messes up some of teh Shift + keys
Figured it out. It's when you select your language as UK rather than US.
Change it and they are the correct way around.
So your saying we need to select us? Won't that change the auto correct to American and make £ into $ ?
Ok, so I bought a generic apple bt keyboard from Amazon. I'm really happy with it so far. It pairs and works perfectly with my windows 7 box. It also pairs with the transformer but once disconnected you need to unpair in order to restablish a working connection. That is an issue with several bt keyboards I've seen in the accessories forum.
Now here's the issue: I thought the shift button was not mapped properly. It just wont register when using with the tablet, so finally rooted the tablet and troubleshot using the keytest.apk. The mapping was in fact correct. So while I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out what was up I was banging away and noticed that the shift DOES work if pressed at exactly the same time as the other key. It's pretty hit or miss, in fact it's about a 5% shot when trying to replicate it. But that leads me to believe that there is a timeout type of thing going on, like it is not "holding" the button.
Any thoughts on what variables in any of the keychar or key layout files I should look at changing to get the shift key to "hold"
Thanks (Just glad I finally had a breakthru)
Now here's the issue: I thought the shift button was not mapped properly. It just wont register when using with the tablet, so finally rooted the tablet and troubleshot using the keytest.apk. The mapping was in fact correct. So while I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out what was up I was banging away and noticed that the shift DOES work if pressed at exactly the same time as the other key. It's pretty hit or miss, in fact it's about a 5% shot when trying to replicate it. But that leads me to believe that there is a timeout type of thing going on, like it is not "holding" the button.
Any thoughts on what variables in any of the keychar or key layout files I should look at changing to get the shift key to "hold"
Thanks (Just glad I finally had a breakthru)
Hi, all
What would then be the syntax to map certain symbols to the Ctrl-key combo? I need to create a Cyrillic (Russian) phonetic layout. Since the alphabet has 6 more letters than Latin, I'd like to put the extra letter where digits are. The digits would then be accessible using Ctrl.
Is that possible using this technique?
What would then be the syntax to map certain symbols to the Ctrl-key combo? I need to create a Cyrillic (Russian) phonetic layout. Since the alphabet has 6 more letters than Latin, I'd like to put the extra letter where digits are. The digits would then be accessible using Ctrl.
Is that possible using this technique?
A few people have asked how to map combinations of buttons to sort the @ and " with the shift key and 2 but I don't think anybody knows how to do it because there has never been a reply unfortunately.
Is this method suitable for mapping the browser or play/pause/back/forward keys to another app? I really would like Dolphin to be started when I press the browser key, and the normal Music player instead of Xiia (as it is set up right now).
Does somebody know how to do that?
Does somebody know how to do that?
I already asked about changing places of @ and " but got no answers
I've figured out how to do that. Gimmie some time to get the instructions together as I am currently swapping my " and @ keys to where they should be.
OK basically the " and @ keys (at least on my keyboard dock) are swapped. In the config files @ is mapped to shift+2 and " is mapped to shift+' so in order to get them on the correct keys you will need to edit those instances in the selected language files located in /system/user/charkeys/asusec.kcm
For those in the UK you need to change the folowing lines in one sitting (Do not reboot until you have them all done otherwise you will get stuck).
MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE CONTINUING!
So now edit /system/user/charkeys/asusec.kcm
Change
key GRAVE {
label, number: '`'
base: '`'
shift: '~'
alt, ctrl, meta: none
}
To
key GRAVE {
label, number: '`'
base: '`'
shift: '\u00ac'
alt, ctrl, meta: '\u00a6
}
Change
key 2 {
label, number: '2'
base: '2'
shift: '@'
alt, ctrl, meta: none
}
To
key 2 {
label, number: '2'
base: '2'
shift: '"'
alt, ctrl, meta: none
}
Change
key 3 {
label, number: '3'
base: '3'
shift: '#'
alt, ctrl, meta: none
}
To
key 3 {
label, number: '3'
base: '3'
shift: '\ua03'
alt, ctrl, meta: none
}
Change
key BACKSLASH {
label, number: '\\'
base: '\\'
shift: '|'
alt, ctrl, meta: none
}
To
key BACKSLASH {
label, number: '#'
base: '#'
shift: '~'
alt, ctrl, meta: none
}
This is for UK layout only as far as I know but now I have Thumbs keyboard and all my keys are mapped correctly.
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Ive finally done it.
You need to edit the keyboard files, you can only SHUFFLE the keys around, you cannot introduce new characters, i.e I wanted to change the # on the 3 for £ but couldnt based on the software for the virtual keyboard I was using.
The file to edit is asus.kcm with word. There are 4lines to the coding para of that eg;
key GRAVE {
label, number: '`'
base: '`'
shift: '~'
alt, ctrl, meta: none
}
key 1 {
label, number: '1'
base: '1'
shift: '!'
alt, ctrl, meta: none
}
key 2 {
label, number: '2'
base: '2'
shift: '"'
alt, ctrl, meta: none
}
key 3 {
label, number: '3'
base: '3'
shift: '#'
alt, ctrl, meta: none
so if you do something like this;
key GRAVE {
label, number: '`'
base: '`'
shift: '~'
alt, ctrl, meta: none
}
key 1 {
label, number: '1'
base: '1'
shift: '!'
alt, ctrl, meta: none
}
key 2 {
label, number: '2'
base: '3'
shift: '"'
alt, ctrl, meta: none
}
key 3 {
label, number: '3'
base: '2'
shift: '#'
alt, ctrl, meta: none
It will work but if you introduce a character in base or shift, then it must be a character used within the file. So just swapping the function.
Also you must not change the lable ! this is important.
Im sorry I didnt reply earlier...but here is the answer to remapping. Its a little confusing, but hope it helps.
send me a pm if you need help.
Hey there,
I am trying to make an icelandic keyboard layout but I need some help.
I would like to make a new layout so I can select it from the list in settings.
I am also wondering how the 'comma' letters would work, on icelandic keyboard you press the button right to ';' and then a vowel.
thanks in advance
I am trying to make an icelandic keyboard layout but I need some help.
I would like to make a new layout so I can select it from the list in settings.
I am also wondering how the 'comma' letters would work, on icelandic keyboard you press the button right to ';' and then a vowel.
thanks in advance
mapping browser key to different browser app?
I saw that it's been asked a few times but no answers, and so wondered if anyone was able to figure this out, and and if so, you please Share! I
Thanks.
I saw that it's been asked a few times but no answers, and so wondered if anyone was able to figure this out, and and if so, you please Share! I
Thanks.
Just a bump to keep this thread up. I've searched in vane to find a solution and I'm no developer so have no idea where to start.
Now, see, I'm having a similar problem here. However, I find that when I use the Shift key, it works in accordance to the app I'm in. Some will register it when held, others won't. Like when I had my remote desktop--holding shift wouldn't highlight anything. Maybe I have to press with WITH the arrow key? Dunno. But in other apps, it worked fine.
I would seriously like to see where the keyboard shortcuts are mapped, like CTRL+Shift, because THATS my enemy. I need to highlight words/sentences in my word docs, and if I can't do that, I'm selling this dock. I'm going to root it this week and try to see if I can't tinker with the files and explore this side of the board before I mark this investment of a dock non-productive.
EDIT: Also, the SHIFT key doesn't seem to register as the SHIFT key, but as some sort of "capitalize/alternate letter this" function. Because it doesn't act as SHIFT, just "capitalize". I wonder if there's a way to change that.
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Let's talk about remapping a key to a combo of key. As of now, shift+backspace = delete. What if you want to do change the lock key to shift+backspace? I've been playing around with the remapping file and still can't figure this out. Anyone else have any luck?
Awesome post bytheway. This is a great tool right here.
One thing that i just noticed about the docks keyboard. Some of the keys (mainly the forward slash and backslash) are different sizes than the other keys. This will cause problems with other layouts, such as Dvorak (forward slash is replaced by Z and left bracket is replaced by forward slash).
No way around it, unless you wanna make custom keys or just make your own version of the layout. I'm making mine into Dvorak, but leaving the forward slash where its at and replacing left bracket with z. it's going to take some getting used to, but how often does one use Z anyway?
Anyway, just thought i would point that out to you guys. Again, thanks for the info on switching the layouts!
EDIT: Here is my version of the dvorak layout for the TF101 dock
The forward slash and the Z keys are the only ones out of place, due to the different sizes of the keys.
One thing that i just noticed about the docks keyboard. Some of the keys (mainly the forward slash and backslash) are different sizes than the other keys. This will cause problems with other layouts, such as Dvorak (forward slash is replaced by Z and left bracket is replaced by forward slash).
No way around it, unless you wanna make custom keys or just make your own version of the layout. I'm making mine into Dvorak, but leaving the forward slash where its at and replacing left bracket with z. it's going to take some getting used to, but how often does one use Z anyway?
Anyway, just thought i would point that out to you guys. Again, thanks for the info on switching the layouts!
EDIT: Here is my version of the dvorak layout for the TF101 dock
The forward slash and the Z keys are the only ones out of place, due to the different sizes of the keys.
Code:
key 41 GRAVE WAKE UNLOCK
key 2 1 WAKE UNLOCK
key 3 2 WAKE UNLOCK
key 4 3 WAKE UNLOCK
key 5 4 WAKE UNLOCK
key 6 5 WAKE UNLOCK
key 7 6 WAKE UNLOCK
key 8 7 WAKE UNLOCK
key 9 8 WAKE UNLOCK
key 10 9 WAKE UNLOCK
key 11 0 WAKE UNLOCK
key 12 LEFT_BRACKET WAKE UNLOCK
key 13 RIGHT_BRACKET WAKE UNLOCK
key 14 DEL WAKE UNLOCK
key 15 TAB WAKE UNLOCK
key 16 APOSTROPHE WAKE UNLOCK
key 17 COMMA WAKE UNLOCK
key 18 PERIOD WAKE UNLOCK
key 19 P WAKE UNLOCK
key 20 Y WAKE UNLOCK
key 21 F WAKE UNLOCK
key 22 G WAKE UNLOCK
key 23 C WAKE UNLOCK
key 24 R WAKE UNLOCK
key 25 L WAKE UNLOCK
key 26 Z WAKE UNLOCK
key 27 EQUALS WAKE UNLOCK
key 43 BACKSLASH WAKE UNLOCK
key 58 CAPS_LOCK WAKE UNLOCK
key 30 A WAKE UNLOCK
key 31 O WAKE UNLOCK
key 32 E WAKE UNLOCK
key 33 U WAKE UNLOCK
key 34 I WAKE UNLOCK
key 35 D WAKE UNLOCK
key 36 H WAKE UNLOCK
key 37 T WAKE UNLOCK
key 38 N WAKE UNLOCK
key 39 S WAKE UNLOCK
key 40 MINUS WAKE UNLOCK
key 28 ENTER WAKE UNLOCK
key 42 SHIFT_LEFT WAKE UNLOCK
key 44 SEMICOLON WAKE UNLOCK
key 45 Q WAKE UNLOCK
key 46 J WAKE UNLOCK
key 47 K WAKE UNLOCK
key 48 X WAKE UNLOCK
key 49 B WAKE UNLOCK
key 50 M WAKE UNLOCK
key 51 W WAKE UNLOCK
key 52 V WAKE UNLOCK
key 53 SLASH WAKE UNLOCK
key 54 SHIFT_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK
key 29 CTRL_LEFT WAKE UNLOCK
key 217 SEARCH WAKE UNLOCK
key 57 SPACE WAKE UNLOCK
key 100 ALT_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK
key 97 CTRL_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE UNLOCK
key 142 SLEEP WAKE UNLOCK
key 105 DPAD_LEFT WAKE UNLOCK
key 103 DPAD_UP WAKE UNLOCK
key 108 DPAD_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK
key 106 DPAD_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK
key 158 BACK WAKE UNLOCK
key 238 WIRELESS WAKE UNLOCK
key 237 BLUETOOTH WAKE UNLOCK
key 60 TOUCHPAD WAKE UNLOCK
key 224 BRIGHTNESS_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK
key 225 BRIGHTNESS_UP WAKE UNLOCK
key 61 BRIGHTNESS_AUTO WAKE UNLOCK
key 212 CAPTURE WAKE UNLOCK
key 150 EXPLORER WAKE UNLOCK
key 62 SETTINGS WAKE UNLOCK
key 165 MEDIA_PREVIOUS WAKE UNLOCK
key 164 MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE WAKE UNLOCK
key 163 MEDIA_NEXT WAKE UNLOCK
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK
key 113 VOLUME_MUTE WAKE UNLOCK
key 172 HOME WAKE UNLOCK
key 139 MENU WAKE UNLOCK
key 104 PAGE_UP WAKE UNLOCK
key 109 PAGE_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK
key 107 MOVE_END WAKE UNLOCK
key 102 MOVE_HOME WAKE UNLOCK
key 86 EUROPE_2 WAKE UNLOCK
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24As a Colemak user I was initially frustrated with the Transformer keyboard dock, as it comes with QWERTY and there is no obvious way to change the layout. After some googling and trial-and-error I was able to solve the problem. As it seems that there is no good guide on the transformer forum on how to change the keyboard layout, I figured that I might as well write my own, so that newcomers can accomplish the same thing more easily.
Disclaimer: The following are mostly the result of my own trial&error, so it might not be totally correct. Follow the guide at your own risk! Also this requires root access so be careful and back up anything that you might change.
The keyboard layout files for the ASUS transformer lie in these foldersThe second folder is used when you are using one of the ASUS input methods (as suggested by ASUS to "keep consistency with the physical keyboard"), whereas the first folder contains keyboard layout for general situations. The file /system/usr/keylayout/asusec.kl is the main layout profile for the keyboard dock and it is in plain text format. Its original content looks like thisCode:/system/usr/keylayout /system/usr/xt9/keylayout
Code:key 41 GRAVE WAKE UNLOCK key 2 1 WAKE UNLOCK key 3 2 WAKE UNLOCK key 4 3 WAKE UNLOCK key 5 4 WAKE UNLOCK key 6 5 WAKE UNLOCK key 7 6 WAKE UNLOCK key 8 7 WAKE UNLOCK key 9 8 WAKE UNLOCK key 10 9 WAKE UNLOCK key 11 0 WAKE UNLOCK key 12 MINUS WAKE UNLOCK key 13 EQUALS WAKE UNLOCK key 14 DEL WAKE UNLOCK key 15 TAB WAKE UNLOCK key 16 Q WAKE UNLOCK key 17 W WAKE UNLOCK key 18 E WAKE UNLOCK key 19 R WAKE UNLOCK key 20 T WAKE UNLOCK key 21 Y WAKE UNLOCK key 22 U WAKE UNLOCK key 23 I WAKE UNLOCK key 24 O WAKE UNLOCK key 25 P WAKE UNLOCK key 26 LEFT_BRACKET WAKE UNLOCK key 27 RIGHT_BRACKET WAKE UNLOCK key 43 BACKSLASH WAKE UNLOCK key 58 CAPS_LOCK WAKE UNLOCK key 30 A WAKE UNLOCK key 31 S WAKE UNLOCK key 32 D WAKE UNLOCK key 33 F WAKE UNLOCK key 34 G WAKE UNLOCK key 35 H WAKE UNLOCK key 36 J WAKE UNLOCK key 37 K WAKE UNLOCK key 38 L WAKE UNLOCK key 39 SEMICOLON WAKE UNLOCK key 40 APOSTROPHE WAKE UNLOCK key 28 ENTER WAKE UNLOCK key 42 SHIFT_LEFT WAKE UNLOCK key 44 Z WAKE UNLOCK key 45 X WAKE UNLOCK key 46 C WAKE UNLOCK key 47 V WAKE UNLOCK key 48 B WAKE UNLOCK key 49 N WAKE UNLOCK key 50 M WAKE UNLOCK key 51 COMMA WAKE UNLOCK key 52 PERIOD WAKE UNLOCK key 53 SLASH WAKE UNLOCK key 54 SHIFT_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK key 29 CTRL_LEFT WAKE UNLOCK key 217 SEARCH WAKE UNLOCK key 57 SPACE WAKE UNLOCK key 100 ALT_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK key 97 CTRL_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE UNLOCK key 142 SLEEP WAKE UNLOCK key 105 DPAD_LEFT WAKE UNLOCK key 103 DPAD_UP WAKE UNLOCK key 108 DPAD_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK key 106 DPAD_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK key 158 BACK WAKE UNLOCK key 238 WIRELESS WAKE UNLOCK key 237 BLUETOOTH WAKE UNLOCK key 60 TOUCHPAD WAKE UNLOCK key 224 BRIGHTNESS_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK key 225 BRIGHTNESS_UP WAKE UNLOCK key 61 BRIGHTNESS_AUTO WAKE UNLOCK key 212 CAPTURE WAKE UNLOCK key 150 EXPLORER WAKE UNLOCK key 62 SETTINGS WAKE UNLOCK key 165 MEDIA_PREVIOUS WAKE UNLOCK key 164 MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE WAKE UNLOCK key 163 MEDIA_NEXT WAKE UNLOCK key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK key 113 VOLUME_MUTE WAKE UNLOCK key 172 HOME WAKE UNLOCK key 139 MENU WAKE UNLOCK key 104 PAGE_UP WAKE UNLOCK key 109 PAGE_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK key 107 MOVE_END WAKE UNLOCK key 102 MOVE_HOME WAKE UNLOCK key 86 EUROPE_2 WAKE UNLOCK
As it is just plain text, you can just open it with root explorer, navigate to the file, long press it and select "Open in text editor". Here is when root previlege comes in. You have to mount the filesystem as R/W (the button on the upper left corner in Root-Explorer) before modifying the content of this file, and this requires root.
Now it is straight forward. Just modify the file to reassign the keys. For example, change E to F in order to reassign the physical key "E" to mean "F" to the system. The complete keyboard layout for Colemak is as follows:
Code:key 41 GRAVE WAKE UNLOCK key 2 1 WAKE UNLOCK key 3 2 WAKE UNLOCK key 4 3 WAKE UNLOCK key 5 4 WAKE UNLOCK key 6 5 WAKE UNLOCK key 7 6 WAKE UNLOCK key 8 7 WAKE UNLOCK key 9 8 WAKE UNLOCK key 10 9 WAKE UNLOCK key 11 0 WAKE UNLOCK key 12 MINUS WAKE UNLOCK key 13 EQUALS WAKE UNLOCK key 14 DEL WAKE UNLOCK key 15 TAB WAKE UNLOCK key 16 Q WAKE UNLOCK key 17 W WAKE UNLOCK key 18 F WAKE UNLOCK key 19 P WAKE UNLOCK key 20 G WAKE UNLOCK key 21 J WAKE UNLOCK key 22 L WAKE UNLOCK key 23 U WAKE UNLOCK key 24 Y WAKE UNLOCK key 25 SEMICOLON WAKE UNLOCK key 26 LEFT_BRACKET WAKE UNLOCK key 27 RIGHT_BRACKET WAKE UNLOCK key 43 BACKSLASH WAKE UNLOCK key 58 CAPS_LOCK WAKE UNLOCK key 30 A WAKE UNLOCK key 31 R WAKE UNLOCK key 32 S WAKE UNLOCK key 33 T WAKE UNLOCK key 34 D WAKE UNLOCK key 35 H WAKE UNLOCK key 36 N WAKE UNLOCK key 37 E WAKE UNLOCK key 38 I WAKE UNLOCK key 39 O WAKE UNLOCK key 40 APOSTROPHE WAKE UNLOCK key 28 ENTER WAKE UNLOCK key 42 SHIFT_LEFT WAKE UNLOCK key 44 Z WAKE UNLOCK key 45 X WAKE UNLOCK key 46 C WAKE UNLOCK key 47 V WAKE UNLOCK key 48 B WAKE UNLOCK key 49 K WAKE UNLOCK key 50 M WAKE UNLOCK key 51 COMMA WAKE UNLOCK key 52 PERIOD WAKE UNLOCK key 53 SLASH WAKE UNLOCK key 54 SHIFT_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK key 29 CTRL_LEFT WAKE UNLOCK key 217 SEARCH WAKE UNLOCK key 57 SPACE WAKE UNLOCK key 100 ALT_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK key 97 CTRL_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE UNLOCK key 142 SLEEP WAKE UNLOCK key 105 DPAD_LEFT WAKE UNLOCK key 103 DPAD_UP WAKE UNLOCK key 108 DPAD_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK key 106 DPAD_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK key 158 BACK WAKE UNLOCK key 238 WIRELESS WAKE UNLOCK key 237 BLUETOOTH WAKE UNLOCK key 60 TOUCHPAD WAKE UNLOCK key 224 BRIGHTNESS_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK key 225 BRIGHTNESS_UP WAKE UNLOCK key 61 BRIGHTNESS_AUTO WAKE UNLOCK key 212 CAPTURE WAKE UNLOCK key 150 EXPLORER WAKE UNLOCK key 62 SETTINGS WAKE UNLOCK key 165 MEDIA_PREVIOUS WAKE UNLOCK key 164 MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE WAKE UNLOCK key 163 MEDIA_NEXT WAKE UNLOCK key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK key 113 VOLUME_MUTE WAKE UNLOCK key 172 HOME WAKE UNLOCK key 139 MENU WAKE UNLOCK key 104 PAGE_UP WAKE UNLOCK key 109 PAGE_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK key 107 MOVE_END WAKE UNLOCK key 102 MOVE_HOME WAKE UNLOCK key 86 EUROPE_2 WAKE UNLOCK
However I wasn't able to remap the Capslock button. It seems that it is hardware-mapped along with the LED. When you have done the modification, save the file and restart the tablet. Now you can enjoy the new keyboard layout, WHEN NOT USING THE ASUS INPUT METHODS.
So, in order to make the Asus input methods play nicely with you new layout, you also have to modify the .kl files in the /system/usr/xt9/keylayout directory. To most users the file of interest is qwerty-en_US.kl, but if you are like me and need to type in another language, remember to change the layout file of you language as well, e.g. qwerty-zh_TW.kl for Taiwanese people. The method is again the same as above. Note that this only reassigns keys on your physical keyboard, not those on the on-screen software keyboard.
About some terminal emulators
I use Better terminal emulator as my daily virtual terminal, and it has an annoying bug. If I start the app when using some input method other than the ASUS English keyboard, it doesn't change back for me, and sometimes there is no keyboard icon in the notification and even the key combination Ctrl+Shift doesn't work. If I just use Ctrl+Space then it will switch to an unknown input method and my modified keyboard layout is not detected. To fix this, simply switch to ASUS English keyboard before opening the terminal emulator (say, opening the google search and choose the input method).
About ESC and BACK
Now if you also use this tablet to SSH into your server to do some maintanence stuff, you will notice that there is one thing missing on the keyboard dock, which is the ESC key. In the place of the ESC, there is the BACK key which will take you out from the terminal you are using, which is quite frustrating especially if you use vi or vim on your server. To fix that, simply change the BACK key to ESCAPE in the asusec.kl file. Now if you still miss a back key which could come in handy when just using the tablet, I would suggest mapping the WIRELESS key to the right to BACK, as I can't really think of a situation where you really need to quickly toggle the Wifi on and off. Most (or all, since I didn't experiment with all the keys) of the shortcut keys can be thus shuffled around.
Remapping Function keys to F1~F12 (Partial Solution)
Sometimes it is desirable to have the usual function keys like F1~F12 handy. The above method can be applied to change the first row to these function keys. Say we can just change BLUETOOTH to F1 in the file asusec.kl. However at most times it is more useful to retain the original behavior of those keys, which is one of the reasons that the keyboard dock is so handy. I found a partial solution to the problem.
After changing, say BLUETOOTH to F1, in order to preserve the BLUETOOTH toggle functionality, we can modify the following file
Again it is a plain text file. The idea is to let the original BLUETOOTH key to act as F1, but Shift+F1 will let us toggle BLUETOOTH as we want. In order to accomplish this, add to the end of the fileCode:/system/usr/keychars/asusec.kcm
Ideally this will allow us to access the toggle functionality whenever we press Shift+F1. However this is labelled as a partial solution because this combo only works in an input field, like that of Google search. I'm still investigating how to make it work in general situations and will update any findings here.Code:key F1 { shift: fallback BLUETOOTH }
OK, that's it. This is my first serious post after a year of silent surfing on the forum. Hopefully this will be useful to some people. If I posted on the wrong section or did anything inappropriate, please tell me immediately as I'm still relatively new to this forum.4Easy solution for fixing UK layout
So I see that some of you have been trying to fix the issues with the @ and ", etc getting swapped around when set to the default android keyboard. One option to fix this is to edit the asusec.kcm file in /system/usr/keychars. This will do the job, but there are quite a few keys that need editing to get everything where it should be.
A much, much easier solution is to simply do the following:
1. copy the qwerty-en_GB.kcm file from /system/usr/xt9/keychars,
2. paste it into /system/usr/keychars
3. rename asusec.kcm to asusec.kcm.bak
4. rename the qwerty-en_GB.kcm that you just pasted to asusec.kcm
5. Remove the transformer from the dock
6. Shut down
7. Power back on
8. Replace the tablet in the dock
You should now find that all keys are correctly mapped to the UK layout
I assume this will work for any language, but it is only UK English that I have tested.
---------- Post added at 09:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:31 PM ----------
A few people were asking if it is possible to map the app switcher to a key. Whilst not an exact solution, I did notice that using Alt+Tab will switch between apps, just as it does on a windows PC.
I should state that I am not using the stock ROM, so it is possible that this is an extra function of my custom ROM, but I doubt it. I have also re-mapped my Alt key to ALT_LEFT (by default it is ALT_RIGHT. This may or may not make a difference. Somebody with a stock ROM will have to test.
Hope this helps somebody3Great function key layout + dual Qwerty/Dvorak layout
Hey everyone,
After lots of fiddling I've got a great keyboard layout I wanted to share.
1. First thing is I hacked browser button to go to my preferred browser using instructions on this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1497624
2. Second I modified asusdec.kl and asusdec.kcm to achieve following keyboard layout.
(red buttons are active when CAPSLOCK is on, red buttons with an arrow next to them are CAPSLOCK on + Shift key pressed)
(search icon in green is: ALT+SPACE)
(Letters in Blue correspond to Dvorak layout and are active when SCRL_LCK button is on)
Attached are the .kl and .kcm files zipped. You can use the instructions on first page of this post to install them.2Hi guys, i made an application for doing that more faster : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=16071482Awesome post bytheway. This is a great tool right here.
One thing that i just noticed about the docks keyboard. Some of the keys (mainly the forward slash and backslash) are different sizes than the other keys. This will cause problems with other layouts, such as Dvorak (forward slash is replaced by Z and left bracket is replaced by forward slash).
No way around it, unless you wanna make custom keys or just make your own version of the layout. I'm making mine into Dvorak, but leaving the forward slash where its at and replacing left bracket with z. it's going to take some getting used to, but how often does one use Z anyway?
Anyway, just thought i would point that out to you guys. Again, thanks for the info on switching the layouts!
EDIT: Here is my version of the dvorak layout for the TF101 dock
The forward slash and the Z keys are the only ones out of place, due to the different sizes of the keys.
Code:key 41 GRAVE WAKE UNLOCK key 2 1 WAKE UNLOCK key 3 2 WAKE UNLOCK key 4 3 WAKE UNLOCK key 5 4 WAKE UNLOCK key 6 5 WAKE UNLOCK key 7 6 WAKE UNLOCK key 8 7 WAKE UNLOCK key 9 8 WAKE UNLOCK key 10 9 WAKE UNLOCK key 11 0 WAKE UNLOCK key 12 LEFT_BRACKET WAKE UNLOCK key 13 RIGHT_BRACKET WAKE UNLOCK key 14 DEL WAKE UNLOCK key 15 TAB WAKE UNLOCK key 16 APOSTROPHE WAKE UNLOCK key 17 COMMA WAKE UNLOCK key 18 PERIOD WAKE UNLOCK key 19 P WAKE UNLOCK key 20 Y WAKE UNLOCK key 21 F WAKE UNLOCK key 22 G WAKE UNLOCK key 23 C WAKE UNLOCK key 24 R WAKE UNLOCK key 25 L WAKE UNLOCK key 26 Z WAKE UNLOCK key 27 EQUALS WAKE UNLOCK key 43 BACKSLASH WAKE UNLOCK key 58 CAPS_LOCK WAKE UNLOCK key 30 A WAKE UNLOCK key 31 O WAKE UNLOCK key 32 E WAKE UNLOCK key 33 U WAKE UNLOCK key 34 I WAKE UNLOCK key 35 D WAKE UNLOCK key 36 H WAKE UNLOCK key 37 T WAKE UNLOCK key 38 N WAKE UNLOCK key 39 S WAKE UNLOCK key 40 MINUS WAKE UNLOCK key 28 ENTER WAKE UNLOCK key 42 SHIFT_LEFT WAKE UNLOCK key 44 SEMICOLON WAKE UNLOCK key 45 Q WAKE UNLOCK key 46 J WAKE UNLOCK key 47 K WAKE UNLOCK key 48 X WAKE UNLOCK key 49 B WAKE UNLOCK key 50 M WAKE UNLOCK key 51 W WAKE UNLOCK key 52 V WAKE UNLOCK key 53 SLASH WAKE UNLOCK key 54 SHIFT_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK key 29 CTRL_LEFT WAKE UNLOCK key 217 SEARCH WAKE UNLOCK key 57 SPACE WAKE UNLOCK key 100 ALT_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK key 97 CTRL_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE UNLOCK key 142 SLEEP WAKE UNLOCK key 105 DPAD_LEFT WAKE UNLOCK key 103 DPAD_UP WAKE UNLOCK key 108 DPAD_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK key 106 DPAD_RIGHT WAKE UNLOCK key 158 BACK WAKE UNLOCK key 238 WIRELESS WAKE UNLOCK key 237 BLUETOOTH WAKE UNLOCK key 60 TOUCHPAD WAKE UNLOCK key 224 BRIGHTNESS_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK key 225 BRIGHTNESS_UP WAKE UNLOCK key 61 BRIGHTNESS_AUTO WAKE UNLOCK key 212 CAPTURE WAKE UNLOCK key 150 EXPLORER WAKE UNLOCK key 62 SETTINGS WAKE UNLOCK key 165 MEDIA_PREVIOUS WAKE UNLOCK key 164 MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE WAKE UNLOCK key 163 MEDIA_NEXT WAKE UNLOCK key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK key 113 VOLUME_MUTE WAKE UNLOCK key 172 HOME WAKE UNLOCK key 139 MENU WAKE UNLOCK key 104 PAGE_UP WAKE UNLOCK key 109 PAGE_DOWN WAKE UNLOCK key 107 MOVE_END WAKE UNLOCK key 102 MOVE_HOME WAKE UNLOCK key 86 EUROPE_2 WAKE UNLOCK
