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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