[2010-10-06]SciLor's LeoCameraAnyKey v0.5.1 - Any Key as camera trigger/zoom!

scilor · Jun 2, 2010

SciLor's LeoCameraAnyKey v0.5.1

The problem with those new Devices is that they lack of hardkeys. The HD2, Touch HD, HD Mini and Touch Pro 2 lack of a camera button. Why use the touchscreen when you may use any Hardware button to take a photo and zoom in/out

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Devices that are proven to be working:
-HTC HD2 aka. HTC Leo
-HTC Touch HD aka. HTC Blackstone
-HTC Touch Pro 2
-HTC HD Mini
-HTC Touch Diamond 2

Just install, close any open HTC Camera windows and run it over one of my icons. If you are able to change to volume, update your HTC Camera.

Thank you Star for your icons and the initial idea!

Code:

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You will need the .NET CF 3.5

SciLor's LeoCameraAnyKey is a tool that allows you to run the camera/camcoder function of your devicem but you can now use the volume keys or nearly any other key of the HTC HD2 aka. Leo to make your photo/video and zoom in and out.
Short Tap: Capture Photo/ Video
Hold: Zoom

Zoom direction changes everytime you start zooming.

It may work on other devices on many keys.

Devices that are proven to be working:
-HTC HD2 aka. HTC Leo
-HTC Touch HD aka. HTC Blackstone
-HTC Touch Pro 2
-HTC HD Mini


ToDo:

Additional:

Known Bugs:
Does not work always on the Volume Buttons... If you do not need it disable the HTCVOLUME Service or just use a different button :)

If you like my hard work PLEASE DONATE! :)
http://www.scilor.com/donate.html

ChangeLog:

v0.5.1 (2010-10-06)
-Enhancement: Auto-fallback to the "older method" if the "new method" of catching buttons is not working ("Failed acquiring of the hook.")
-PS: Sorry... I forgot to release v0.5 on 2010-08-05....

-Enhancement: Catching even more buttons
-Enhancement: Catching no buttons, when camera not in foreground
-Enhancement: Auto-detection of the screen resolution, combined with the selection of the right capture point on-screen
-FIX: Updater bug, so you may have to run the updater twice or even by yourself due to a crash

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v0.4 (2010-08-05)
-Enhancement: Catching of nearly all available buttons, mainly to have the free choice and a work around for that volume panel bug.
-Feature: Updater for the replaced camera, which will work on any UPCOMMING version (If not, you will have to re-replace it on every update)
-Fix: Sometimes slow zoom.

v0.3.5 (2010-08-03)
-Fix: Should now work on any camera version with the volume keys.
-Fix: Wrong version variable...
-Fix: Double run of SciLor's LeoCameraAnyKey on activated Camera Replace option.


v0.3 (2010-08-01)
-Feature: Option to replace the normal camera.

v0.2.5 (2010-06-05)
-Feature: Tap2Capture & Hold2Zoom
-Feature: HVGA added (HTC HD Mini)
-Fix: A bug that made the zoom function behave crazy
-Fix: Wrong checking of config menu entries (You may disable the splashscreen now etc.)

v0.2 (2010-06-04)
-Feature: Disable Splashscreen
-Feature: Zoom
-Feature: Custom click position for the camera to support any resolution.

v0.1 (2010-06-02)
-Initial Release



---------------LINKS-------------------------
My Website: http://www.scilor.com/
SciLor's LeoCameraAnyKey Website: http://www.scilor.com/leocameraanykey.html
Donation: http://www.scilor.com/donate.html
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Download at: www.scilor.com/leocameraanykey.html

elburna · Jun 2, 2010

Thanks for this one Scilor. Very happy to see that someone finally faces this problem after all the time. Some slight suggestions:

It would be great if your programm could ran as a (less-resource-and-battery-eating) service in the background, which only becomes active, when the camera is started. This way the camera would start faster (takes a while now because of the splashscreen) and you wouldnt need the extra shortcuts...

Big Probs again

scilor · Jun 2, 2010

It only runs when the camera is active (When you use my shortcuts). Using a Service will use more battery power.

The Splashscreen can be disabled in a future version

What against my icons

Kev007 · Jun 2, 2010

Absolutely fantastic! Works superbly!
If only i hadn't broken my camera glass today

Thanks again scilor!

P.S. is the "killme" file always necessary? it's a pain to download directly to the device when on EDGE (just nitpicking here

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elburna · Jun 2, 2010

scilor said:
It only runs when the camera is active (When you use my shortcuts). Using a Service will use more battery power.

The Splashscreen can be disabled in a future version What against my icons

Nothing against your icons

Happy that you designed some at all

I just like a clean/tydied up startmenu with less shortcuts as possible.

The PhotoCam is the only one i really need anyway and now has its place in my Sense-Quicklinks (everybody can delete/move the other shortcuts he doesnt need, so no problem with this one).

Thanks again, the Prog is working absolutely great. Ideal for self-portraits (which has always been a mess until now).

scilor · Jun 2, 2010

Kev007 said:
Absolutely fantastic! Works superbly!
If only i hadn't broken my camera glass today
Thanks again scilor!

P.S. is the "killme" file always necessary? it's a pain to download directly to the device when on EDGE (just nitpicking here )

Killme is just for those One-Click-Hosters, you can delete it. If you are on mobile you may download from my website (Please only download if needed, it costs traffic).

Your nice device

Do not drop it!

elburna said:
Nothing against your icons Happy that you designed some at all I just like a clean/tydied up startmenu with less shortcuts as possible.

The PhotoCam is the only one i really need anyway and now has its place in my Sense-Quicklinks (everybody can delete/move the other shortcuts he doesnt need, so no problem with this one).

Thanks again, the Prog is working absolutely great. Ideal for self-portraits (which has always been a mess until now).

Whats PhotoCam?

elburna · Jun 2, 2010

scilor said:
Whats PhotoCam?

The Photo Camera for taking pictures

(so not the Camcorder for Videos)

scilor · Jun 2, 2010

Therefor you can just take my icon

spyrale · Jun 2, 2010

thanks, very useful and works just fine on my HD2!

erikvario · Jun 2, 2010

you keep amazing me.
go test it in a minute.
great

filou75 · Jun 2, 2010

It works !
Thanks

stm555 · Jun 2, 2010

scilor said:
The Splashscreen can be disabled in a future version

nice idea! =)
is it possible to use volume keys for zoom and any other key for shot ?

scilor · Jun 2, 2010

I will take a look, but I do not think so. The HTC Camera maps the Volume keys to one key, very crazy but true

gnash.s · Jun 2, 2010

Awesome, works great. Now I wonder why HTC did not give this atleast as an option.

Thanks

Shum97 · Jun 2, 2010

Looks interesting, will try when i finish work....Thanks

Phenomenon · Jun 2, 2010

Awesome Scilor, it seriously pissed me off that HTC could of missed such an obvious feature. Thanks for fixing HTC's mistake.

erik8308 · Jun 2, 2010

Scilor, did you see my request??
This is truely awsome! I've beeen waiting for this!
It made my day!
Thanks!

Edit: Hmmm, cant seem to get it to work... Installed it to device. When I run the app it automatically stats the camcorder. I switch to camera and when I press the volume keys the volume adjustment window comes up. It doesnt help if I hold the volume keys.
What am I doing wrong?

/Erik

scilor · Jun 2, 2010

erik8308 said:
Scilor, did you see my request??
This is truely awsome! I've beeen waiting for this!
It made my day!
Thanks!

Edit: Hmmm, cant seem to get it to work... Installed it to device. When I run the app it automatically stats the camcorder. I switch to camera and when I press the volume keys the volume adjustment window comes up. It doesnt help if I hold the volume keys.
What am I doing wrong?

/Erik

What device do you have? What Rom do you have?

noodles222 · Jun 2, 2010

not working on mine as well, hd2 - stock rom 1.48, installed, restared.. not working.manila 2.5.1921
EDIT:
uuuups, sorryyy, i thought i just run a normal camera icon.. working great..

scilor · Jun 2, 2010

First of all, you must close the camera app if it is running.
Then run it over one my icon(Not the normal one!). Then press the VolUp/VolDown keys. If you are able to change the volume, my program is currently incompatible with your version of the HTC Camera Application.

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