[APP] Floating Soft Keys v2.2.1

[rhoadster91]

INTRODUCING FLOATING SOFT KEYS
* Requires Root

Floating Soft Keys is a simple app to avail you soft key functionality even in exanded desktop mode or if you don't want to wear out your hard buttons.

Floating Soft Keys makes use of Mark Wei's brilliant StandOut Library so if you like this app, please go and thank him in his thread if you haven't already.

FSK requires root to emulate input key events.
FSK is still in its initial phases so it might give some errors or cause some crashes. Please report to me and give logcat if possible. Also tell me your Android version. This will help make the app better.

MAKING THEMES FOR FSK v1.2+​

For FSK v1.2+, custom icon support has been added. To make your own custom icon theme, simply do the following:
1. Make 4 PNG images for the 4 buttons having square dimensions (default is 130x130)
2. The PNGs should be named as follows (without the quotes):

"back.png" (for back key)
"home.png" (for home key)
"menu.png" (for menu key)
"drag.png" (for the dragging button)
​

NOTE: Names are case sensitive.
2. Put all these PNGs in one folder. Give the theme name to the folder (e.g. "Holo Keys" or "Black Keys" or "Alicia Keys")
3. Put this folder in the Floating Soft Keys folder found in your SD card (it will appear automatically after running the v1.2 app at least once)

Themes thus created can be used in the v1.2 app by selecting "Use custom icon". You will be prompted to select the icon.
If you would like to share your themes, post em in the thread or PM me. Due credit will be given.

As an example, attached below is a theme called "Bluish tint". You can download it, unzip it and place the "Bluish tint" folder (which is present inside the zip) in your Floating Soft Keys folder on your sdcard. Then you can use it as a theme by selecting "Use Custom Icons" in the app.

USER-CREATED THEMES​

Here I will post links to various themes created by you folks.
Shadowed White Navigation Keys by churapa
Grey icons by proctologist
Theme thread by Gil81

As of version 1.4.0, new icons were made default to suit the Holo theme. But if you liked the old icons better, you can still download em from this thread. The zip file has been attached.

Check the app out on the Play Store or check its code out on GitHub

 

[_django_]

Beautiful idea congratulations

Inviato dal mio Nexus 4

 

[cities516]

Can you add Recent Apps Button? Thanks for your work

 

[rhoadster91]

Can you add Recent Apps Button? Thanks for your work

For Android 4.1+, long-pressing the Menu icon opens up the recent apps. I am not sure about Android 4.0. But in 2.3 or below, it does not work.

 

[x-dira]

Lg P500 fc (cm7)
can you add volume key,power menu...!
Thanks

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[rhoadster91]

Lg P500 fc (cm7)
can you add volume key,power menu...!
Thanks

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Volume keys I probably can add, but I think power key is not allowed in Android for security concerns. I will check and let you know.

Can you please specify what caused the crash?? Also, which version of the app were you on?? Version 1.1.1 had a known bug that caused FC on older Android versions. That has been fixed in the latest version.

 

[x-dira]

Volume keys I probably can add, but I think power key is not allowed in Android ...

Thanks! last version no fc, but hold button home (recent app) fc...


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[rhoadster91]

Thanks! last version no fc, but hold button home (recent app) fc...

The force close is because long pressing home activates Google Now, which is not there in Gingerbread. Option to customize home long press action has been added in the new update (v1.3) which will be available on Play Store in an hour or so.

 

[LuigiBull23]

very useful. Thanks!

 

[riojagger]

Usefull app...thankyou

 

[blueoval50]

installed on my gnex toro running pa 356

just installed and giving it a good run.thanks for the app,great idea adds some versatility to your device.

 

[immortalneo]

Simply perfect!

Runs without issues on Omega ROM v23 on my Galaxy S2 I9100!!
Thanks and good work!

 

[darkhandsome18]

Thanks OP this is just what I've been looking for to have a fullscreen experience on my phone and tablet. Is it possible in future to have to option to add custom buttons with custom actions? That would be awesome. Thanks

 

[aryan1312]

Well idea is good... since its in initial state of development lacks many basic feature... the response between touch and action is high.. around 1sec
Well dre are few suggestion but the main from my side is that the drag button could also act as expand button, i mean click on drag should expand or shrink the navibar...
Well i confirm Working great with
Samsung galaxy S2 I9100
Slimbean 4.2.2. Build 7
Dorimanx 9.34

 

[Moriarty82]

Great job mate...!!! :good:

Didn't find any major bugs apart from some layout issues...

 

[beren]

lovely app...
here's my wish list for next releases:

- option to hide cross icon (just make invisible)
- customizable press and long press options for all softkeys
- align keys in vertical position, i'd be great to use with one hand having keys on side of screen
- didn't try to import icons from famous navbar icons thread, i'd like to be able to import from there

 

[ionSeven]

Just what I've been after for my XOOM, great work :victory:

 

[Cipriantk]

UUUUU looks nice

 

[desarenezitic]

I am probably being stupid here but how do you enable these? Trying to use them on my Motorola Atrix which has a partially working screen but I can't use the Menu hardware button, this would solve the problem!

 

[shaxs]

Anyway to start and stop this app using tasker?