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Theophilus · 04-27-05, 06:47 AM

Hello,

I wandered a bit into the registry settings, and found this one, which can be very interesting. It allows to map the hardware buttons to any application or other shortcut on youtr PPC, without the need for any 3rd-party app. :approve:

You need a registry editor to do that (I use Resco File Explorer and its built-in registry editor). Don't forget to BACKUP FIRST as any bad manipulation on your registry keys can lead to a hard reset.

The button settings keys are located here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\Keys\

And the keys are:

40C1: Calendar
40C2: Contacts
40C3: Messaging
40C4: Home
40C5: Record
40C6: WiFi

Each key has the following values that you can modify :

(Default): The path to the shortcut. See below.
Flags: For operations without shortcut, when the (Default) is empty. For example, a Flags=0xC means Rotate Screen
ResetCmd: The default command (when entering Button settings applet). To be persistent, your change must also be made here.

How To
Personaly, I use the \Windows\AppButtons\ folder to store my shortcuts to be mapped with hardware buttons, it's very convenient. So:

First, create a shortcut to the application you want to map in \WIndows\AppButtons\
Then update the registry key of the button you want to map (see above). In (Default) and ResetCmd, put the path to your shortcut between quotes: "\Windows\AppButtons\My Shortcut.lnk"

Et voila !!
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04-27-05, 06:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
Theophilus Aximsite All Star Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: London Posts: 838 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	REGISTRY HACK: Map ANY app to hardware buttons Hello, I wandered a bit into the registry settings, and found this one, which can be very interesting. It allows to map the hardware buttons to any application or other shortcut on youtr PPC, without the need for any 3rd-party app. :approve: You need a registry editor to do that (I use Resco File Explorer and its built-in registry editor). Don't forget to BACKUP FIRST as any bad manipulation on your registry keys can lead to a hard reset. The button settings keys are located here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\Keys\ And the keys are: 40C1: Calendar 40C2: Contacts 40C3: Messaging 40C4: Home 40C5: Record 40C6: WiFi Each key has the following values that you can modify : (Default): The path to the shortcut. See below. Flags: For operations without shortcut, when the (Default) is empty. For example, a Flags=0xC means Rotate Screen ResetCmd: The default command (when entering Button settings applet). To be persistent, your change must also be made here. How To Personaly, I use the \Windows\AppButtons\ folder to store my shortcuts to be mapped with hardware buttons, it's very convenient. So: First, create a shortcut to the application you want to map in \WIndows\AppButtons\ Then update the registry key of the button you want to map (see above). In (Default) and ResetCmd, put the path to your shortcut between quotes: "\Windows\AppButtons\My Shortcut.lnk" Et voila !! :approve: :approve: :approve: __________________ . "There never was a good war or a bad peace." -- Benjamin Franklin "Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome." -- Isaac Asimov "Newbie or not newbie, there is a question." -- Shakespeare, Hamlet 3/1 (Kind of)