How to assign "Wireless Power" button only for WiFi?

[pragnanzer]

By default, one of the two side buttons on x51 is assigned to turn on/off the wireless power. If both Wifi and bluetooth have been turned off, pressing this button will turn on either Wifi or Bluetooth depending on which wireless function was turned off last. I am wondering whether there is a way to set the button to control only WiFi but never Bluetooth?

[Eric12341]

yes there is see here

[Zaniax]

"Eric12341
yes there is see here"

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[thehamlet]

try wifi power at http://www.pbsite.net/sknight71/modu...itle=WiFiPower. Great little app :)

[Gigi]

try wifi power at http://www.pbsite.net/sknight71/modu...itle=WiFiPower. Great little app :)

This was NOT intended for the X50/X51 series so will not work.

[mikelspikel]

Try the little app in this thread
http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?t=131218

[pragnanzer]

Thanks mikelspikel for your reply. I have installed your Aximwirelesspower cab. The installation was successful. But the app doesn't seem to work, probably because I didn't set everything right....

I didn't change the parameters on the config app, it was set to control both WiFi and Bluetooth. I didn't change the direct mode to togglet BT. I soft-reset my x51v. And I press the hard button for Wireless Power. It displays the regular "enabling wireless" pop-up (I thought it would display the new Wireless Power pop up showing the icon of your app, but it didn't).

I went to Settings to unmap the WirelessPower button and remap it again. But it seems that your Wireless Power app doesn't replace the original Axim Wireless Power app (although I can see the Wirelesspower Config app as an item right beneath it). In other words, I am unable to map a button to activate your Wireless Power app (or it is not displayed on the list as an additional app or as a replacement of the original Wireless Power app. So, the mapping and remapping exercise seems irrelevant to fix the problem.

Later on, I use the configuration program to make it control only WiFi and set the Direct method to do "one keypress toggles BT". It didn't work either.

Since in your previous post everyone claims that it works, I am sure it is something in my x51v that preventing it from working. Or my average intelligence has not figured this one out ;-)

I didn't install the entire Widcomm stack, is that the problem?

Would you please explain the Cyclic switch method and the Direct mode method? Thanks.

[Zaniax]

A simple solution:

I have removed BTTrayCE.lnk from \Windows\StartUp ...
(and done a soft reset)

This works fine on my x3i ...



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[player911]

I use the AximWirelessPower app. Granted it controls both, but I believe they created it to be able to disable certain controls. The program is very customizable.

True it doesn't REPLACE the default dell app.... it installs to the start menu, where there you can assign it to a button. Just change the button mapping FROM the default dell wifi app TO the new AximWirelessPower app.

You have to keep the installed shortcut in the start menu. If you assign it a button, then delete the shortcut, the button will cease to function. You can either move it to a folder within the start menu so it is out of the way, or make it hidden so you don't see it.

Configuring it is your job, but it is prolly the best way to achieve what your going after. I use it and its awesome. I like it because of the way its setup. I have it like this:

When you press the button a window pops up with two icons. BT and WiFi. Thats it.
I tap which one I want toggled (on or off) and ok it.

Its very nice for driving in the car when using GPS cause you can activate it by touch instead of digging out your stylus to get the small icons on the tray.

[stormloader]

I don't see the simple solution to this problem posted here yet.

Once both wireless options are started using the button, close the service you don't want (BlueTooth in this case) manually by tapping on the icon at the bottom of the display.

Once you manually turn off that, then turn off the other (WiFi) using the side button. Then whenever you turn on wireless with that button, it will only turn on the service last used.

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[pragnanzer]

I know I may sound dumb (and I don't know how to hide it), I have trouble to figure out how to map the AximWirelessPower.app to a button.

I know how to map an app to a button (under Setting, then Button), but the problem is that I don't see the AximWirelessPower listed as an app on the list. I only see "Wireless Power" (the original from Dell) and the "WirelessPower config" listed. I don't see another "Wireless Power" nor "AximWirelessPower."

Player911..., it seems to me that you are suggesting that I must install the new Wireless Power app on the Start menu before I can map it to a button? I don't understand why it should be done this way (because I can map "WirelessPower Config" with no problem) but I did that according to your suggestion anyway (I performed Settings--Menus, and later I can see the new Wireless Power app in the folder under Windows--Start Menu. I even performed a soft-reset after that), but still I don't see another "Wireless Power" app that I can map it to a button. Am I missing something or my x51v has something that prevent the new Wireless Power app from showing up?

[russpickford]

If you use AEButtonPlus you can assign one button (or double click, triple click or hold) to wifi power, and one to bluetooth. Works great for me on x51v
you can find on here http://ae.inc.ru/
cheers
Russ

[pragnanzer]

"Eric12341
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Thanks Eric12341. Mikelspikel seemed to have a solution that may work. I am waiting for him to explain further.

[MeSue]

I only see "Wireless Power" (the original from Dell)

Are you sure it's the original from Dell? Have you tied it? Because I use the Axim utility mentioned in this thread and it is listed as "Wireless Power" in the button settings menu list.

[mikelspikel]

The cab installer of WirelessPower should assign the applet to the wireless button automatically. Have you tried to re-install? Maybe some registry changes have been lost due to the soft-reset you did.

The cyclic and direct modes only change the way the applet behaves when the wireless button is pressed more than once. In cyclic, you can press it as many times as you want until you have the desired config of bt and wifi. In direct, you press it once to show the applet and then one or two times more to toggle bt or wifi state. I think the best is to try different settings to check which one you like best after you have it working.