RKeyScroll v0.4b - my gift to you - scroll any window with the keys

[RPG0]

Hi !

Here's an utility to scroll the current window. And i do mean SCROLL, not jump page by page.

Since i got my first PPC, i didn't like the way you're supposed to read stuff, i wanted to scroll down, but pressing the down key jumped one page down. I wanted a smooth scroll, so i made one myself.

How it works:
1. Run the app
2. Minimize it (either with your favourite task manager or tap Start/Today) - DON'T CLOSE IT

3. From now on, the UP/DOWN keys scroll the content of the current window - smooth scroll
Volume Up / Volume Down also scroll (a bit faster) - this won't work on some devices that have custom use for the volume keys.
4. You can disable/enable when needed by mapping a button to RKeyScroll Switch (each tap switches between scroll mode / normal mode.

5. When you're finished with it, run it again, or activate it in your task manager and press ok in it (left softkey)

Limitations:
2. It doesn't work in Start/Programs and in Word/Excel (maybe Powerpoint) - I don't know why

If you find other programs (MAJOR PROGRAMS - WHICH MANY PEOPLE USE) that don't work, post here - please don't spam and don't post a program that doesn't need the scroll anyway.

I tested this on my Toshiba G900 (if scrolling with Volume keys, don't hold them pressed) and my wife's HTC Touch.

PS: thanks to Nagakubo Tomohiro (creator of PQz and PQzII) for trying to help.

Change Log:

0.04b - 26 June 2008
 - command line options (by default the app has scroll enabled):
      ss   - switch scroll mode - only used if app is already running
      son  - turn scroll mode on - can also be used on startup
      soff - turn scroll mode off - can also be used on startup

   only use one command line option at a time
   this is useful like this:
        - In Windows/StartUp copy RKeyScroll Off.lnk to start the app every time the system starts with scrolling disabled
        - In Windows/Start Menu/Programs there's RKeyScroll Switch.lnk -map this to a hardware button of your choice (thanks to fisch3009 for the idea)

 - made the install easier - packed as a CAB - creates all shortcuts, for automatic startup you must copy manually
 - G900 version has scroll switch mapped to camera tap (it cannot be remapped with windows anyway)

0.03b - 25 June 2008
 - separate version for Toshiba G900 - this i can test on ;)
 - fixed OK button on Toshiba G900
 - when no scroll is possible, buttons do what they normally do
 - added smoother scrolling on volume up/volume down
 - changed the code to avoid future bugs ;)
 - still a bug: when start menu/quick menu is opened, it still scrolls the window beneath

0.02b - 24 June 2008
 - first release

Hope you like it !
RPG

[RPG0]

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[lepsyfou]

great idée, thanks man

[brunoisa10]

hi rpg

is it possible to use fingers ? instead of up/down buttons

is it a problem using TouchFlo ?

salut monpsy , toujours à fouiner LOL

[RPG0]

Originally Posted by brunoisa10 hi rpg is it possible to use fingers ? instead of up/down buttons is it a problem using TouchFlo ? salut monpsy , toujours à fouiner LOL

If you want to get your finger in the way while reading something AND get your screen dirty, use TouchFLO or SPB Plus for finger scrolling

[galaxys]

Great Idea! I'm looking for a automated "timer" type scroller? Where you put like 10 seconds in the setup, and it would automatically scroll a page every 10 (or whatever seconds). No need to touch screen or dpad...

[evojulz]

This is very cool. I sometimes have trouble reading through my thumb

I notice it still tries to scroll in the application that it can control even when it is not the current focus application.

Could you make it deactivate when the focus program is something it doesn't work in?

Also make it run in the background so I don't have to run it everytime I want to use it.

E.g. when I am in IE and I activate QuickMenu it still scrolls IE and ignores QuickMenu. Also you mention it doesn't work in File Explorer, likewise in Total Commander you can see the scroll bar move but the screen doesn't scroll.

Possibly have an exemptions list similar to FTouchFlo (I can see you don't like this) so we can add programs that we prefer the D pad to work natively in. Also any chance of kinetic scrolling?

Keep it up!

[RPG0]

Originally Posted by evojulz I notice it still tries to scroll in the application that it can control even when it is not the current focus application.

Fixed in 0.3b, i will post it later today.

Originally Posted by evojulz Could you make it deactivate when the focus program is something it doesn't work in?

In 0.3b, if it can't scroll, the buttons resume their normal functions, so yes.

Originally Posted by evojulz Also make it run in the background so I don't have to run it everytime I want to use it.

It's already like this - you just run it once, minimize it, and change windows, it will scroll the active one (unless there are bugs :P)

Originally Posted by evojulz E.g. when I am in IE and I activate QuickMenu it still scrolls IE and ignores QuickMenu.

Fixed in 0.3b

Originally Posted by evojulz Also you mention it doesn't work in File Explorer, likewise in Total Commander you can see the scroll bar move but the screen doesn't scroll.

For me it works in Total Commander. When i have more time, i will try to see why it doesn't work (how to make it work) in the others.

Originally Posted by evojulz Possibly have an exemptions list similar to FTouchFlo (I can see you don't like this) so we can add programs that we prefer the D pad to work natively in. Also any chance of kinetic scrolling?

I don't like the idea of an exception list - i want to keep this as simple as possible. On my Toshiba G900 i can disable the scrolling with the camera button - so this would solve the problem of using the DPad as a DPad when needed. I will see how I could add this functionality to other phones (i just need the camera button code)

Originally Posted by evojulz Keep it up!

Thanks, I will. And thanks for the very good feedback.

[fisch3009]

This program is a great idea, i missed this feature long time.

I don't like the idea of an exception list - i want to keep this as simple as possible. On my Toshiba G900 i can disable the scrolling with the camera button - so this would solve the problem of using the DPad as a DPad when needed. I will see how I could add this functionality to other phones (i just need the camera button code)

Perhpas you can add an command line option to switch on and off the dpad scroll function, so everybody can map the software to his or her preferred hardwarebutton.