HTC Stylus Sensor

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So, the two people (Kai and some other guy) who figured out how to detect if the Stylus is in or out of the device didn't post about they did it. I Don't know if it's supposed to be a big secret or what. It's pretty simple:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd\StylusOutStat us
If it is 0, it's in. If it is 1, it's out.

I'll update the Sensors API shortly to give easy access to these events.

I've updated the Sensor SDK to give access and eventing to the Stylus State.

More info and download for the source to all the sensors available at my website.

I'll be writing an app launcher for when the Stylus is removed from the device. And of course, it will be free.

Thanks for the source code man.
This will also prove useful to start learning about developing some tools.

Originally Posted by Koush

So, the two people (Kai and some other guy) who figured out how to detect if the Stylus is in or out of the device didn't post about they did it. I Don't know if it's supposed to be a big secret or what. It's pretty simple:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd\StylusOutStat us
If it is 0, it's in. If it is 1, it's out.

I'll update the Sensors API shortly to give easy access to these events.

Very usefull find my friend thankx

looking forward to it.

the questions I have are:

How small can you make this app? Will I be able to run it in the background without noticing a significant performace/battery hit?

How sophisticated can you make it? If I pull out the pen when in Notes or Word, it won't do anything, but if I pull the pen out at the Home screen it launches Word. Or when I put the stylus back while browsing it does nothing, but otherwise sends the phone into sleep mode.

Cheers again, look forward to it.

Did this just go away?

Originally Posted by Koush

I've updated the Sensor SDK to give access and eventing to the Stylus State.

More info and download for the source to all the sensors available at my website.

I'll be writing an app launcher for when the Stylus is removed from the device. And of course, it will be free.

Hello Koush,
did you have time to develop this launcher with stilus out/in?
In my opinion this is a very interesting funtion.

i found out a new way to see if the stylous is in or out.. YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF YOUR DIVICE.

why is this programm necesery? i mean.. come on...

Originally Posted by ψυβερια

i found out a new way to see if the stylous is in or out.. YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF YOUR DIVICE.

why is this programm necesery? i mean.. come on...

WTF??? you must be joking !!!

i am..............................