[Q] Remap camera button

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I'd like to remap the camera button to launch the voice recorder when suspended, but available as shutter button when in the camera app. Can this button be context sensitive like this?

I found a key mapping in the /system directory, and saw a keycode with the word CAMERA next to it. Is it just a matter of replacing CAMERA with the appropriate voice recorder binary?

Thanks!

I don't believe there is any context sensitivity - however, you can map the camera half-press to the shutter, and a full-press to a voice recorder?

I had to remap my half-press camera button to the "BACK" action when my capacitive "back" button broke on my streak. You'll have to get root, and afterwards you can modify /system/usr/keylayouts/{qwerty,surf}.kl I believe.

Key 52 is the halfpress I think.. 52, or 59. Dig around the .kl files and search for "FOCUS" and "CAMERA" to see which key IDs map that button.

btw, i grew up near/in cerritos from 1986-98. I miss that area very much, esp. during those times. /me waves

Originally Posted by kertong

I don't believe there is any context sensitivity - however, you can map the camera half-press to the shutter, and a full-press to a voice recorder?

I had to remap my half-press camera button to the "BACK" action when my capacitive "back" button broke on my streak. You'll have to get root, and afterwards you can modify /system/usr/keylayouts/{qwerty,surf}.kl I believe.

Key 52 is the halfpress I think.. 52, or 59. Dig around the .kl files and search for "FOCUS" and "CAMERA" to see which key IDs map that button.

btw, i grew up near/in cerritos from 1986-98. I miss that area very much, esp. during those times. /me waves

Thanks! Am I right that I would replace that action with the binary name of the voice recorder? Or is it the apk name?

Wife said we "had"to move to Cerritos, so we did.

I have done this same thing.

It is very easy to do with the Tasker application.

I have set mine so that when im in the car (with my own car mode set on) that the camera button brings up a choice of the dialer, call log or contacts. yet it still functions perfectly when in the camera app.

Originally Posted by the_didge

I have done this same thing.

It is very easy to do with the Tasker application.

I have set mine so that when im in the car (with my own car mode set on) that the camera button brings up a choice of the dialer, call log or contacts. yet it still functions perfectly when in the camera app.

Please describe step-by-step what you did! My ROM is 2.1 (o2), 8105 build.

I tried tasker but I dont see how to remap the Camera (FOCUS) button.

I changed an event (hardware - CAMERA Button) and added an action (load App) then applied.
The notification says, no profie activated? Why?

Originally Posted by kertong

I don't believe there is any context sensitivity - however, you can map the camera half-press to the shutter, and a full-press to a voice recorder?

I had to remap my half-press camera button to the "BACK" action when my capacitive "back" button broke on my streak. You'll have to get root, and afterwards you can modify /system/usr/keylayouts/{qwerty,surf}.kl I believe.

Key 52 is the halfpress I think.. 52, or 59. Dig around the .kl files and search for "FOCUS" and "CAMERA" to see which key IDs map that button.

btw, i grew up near/in cerritos from 1986-98. I miss that area very much, esp. during those times. /me waves

Hey Kertong, needing to do same thing. Replaced my screen and keypad now only performs menu. I am in shell trying to find the right action. Can you describe what you edited the .kl to?

Option 1
2 apps combined together can remap camera

button remapper - remap camera to search fn
launcher key to set search to any app u want


Option 2
Use tasker

Tried Tasker, great program just couldn't get it to work right, but will be a great application when I get it all setup.

My resolution.

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Instead of using applications...

I did 'adb shell'

went to /system/usr/keylayout

did 'vi surf_keypad.kl'

And edited key 212 which is Camera, with Back.

Although now the softpad doesn't function as Menu only. Atleast I can go back now.!