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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] 白い熊:
kallt_kaffe it is very important for me to have more than two custom layouts. Could you implement this?

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白い熊
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] allyalla:
e

But how to remap mouse buttons with it?

There are a setting "Set scancode for right mouse button". But how to set scancodes for other mouse buttons and wheel?

Because i whant to remap for instance wheel click and reassign it to menu button ... I can remap right mouse button, but it should be left as it is - back. These app couldnt recognise codes of other mouse buttons (except of back), i mean it is empty when you clicking with other mouse buttons in the textbox intended for reading keycodes... may be i can do these with typing manually numbers of keycodes reserved by android for mouse input after reading system ui xmls?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Agrajag27:
Has ANYONE had any luck using this app with a Logitech Pro keyboard with a Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (specifically the SM-P900)?

Either I'm doing something wrong or it simply doesn't work.

In order to even get the scancode to work, I first have to freeze (with TB) all apps of a given type (all browsers, for example, if setting up the Browser Macro Key) and then I can get EXHP to read the scancode. I then assign an app. However, as soon as I unfreeze the other apps, the keyboard goes back to using the default app again.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] zappacor:
Had you had any luck yet? I´m facing same issue with my Woxter 900 keyboard: I remap the search key to ¨wifi toggle¨ and it works OK, I remap it to ¨power¨ but nothing happens on my Galaxy S3 on Android 4.3

And, yes, I had for a few days a Logitech K400 Windows-oriented keyboard and its power button succesfully powered on/off the phone each time I pressed it.

But on my Woxter Android-specific one I have no power key and no way to either get the power menu and/or switching the phone on/off
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] king3ni:
Thanks

Thanks for sharing. This looks great!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] desirezeta:
Sorry, no news at all.

Target devices (mini pc): Rikomagic MK802 IV; Haier DMA6000; Minix Neo X7
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] zappacor:
has anybody been able to remap a key to simulate the phone`s power button? it doesn´t seem to work....
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] desirezeta:
Possible workaround, having root access: try a software power-off button widget.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] zappacor:
I finally edited the keyboard layout within /usr to remap the "windows" key that had no use to the power button.

I think ExtKeyHelper can't do this at all. In future versions, may be. Currently, no way Jose.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] chouck:
How to keep onscreen keyboard while External Keyboard Helper Pro is the default one?

I need it as I am using HID Bluetooth remote and it is not a full keyboard, but only media control. I use External Keyboard Helper Pro to start apps on custom hotkeys.

Also how to start Shortcut (lets sat Tasker task or Music Playlist) not APP from External Keyboard Helper ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] halfluck:
hey Guys,

Has anyone tried this with Android L?

When I try to remap a key, it enters in the ScanCode but doesnt take me to the next box to choose the KeyCode.

Cheers Rob.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Scroooge:
Unicode 0x0084

Hi,

I am using External Keyboard Helper Pro with my Galaxy S3 (Android 4.4) and I love it.

As in Germany the quotation marks are not written like this << >> but like that „ “ I need to have these both marks available. But the german keyboard layout only has " implemented (above number 2).

So I wanted to remap one of the other keys. The unicode for „ is 0x0084 as part of Unicode Range "Latin-1 Supplement".

But this unicode seems not to be available in External Keyboard Helper Pro. When I enter it, then only a blank field appears.

In order to check out if I did everything right, I tried another unicode and it worked fine.

Can you help?

Thanks in advance.

Hartmut
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mephala124:
Looks good, will download and post results.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] imoutidi:
Really nice and helpfull application gona try it out for some time.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pavlos2003:
Dear friends please help!!!

I have this application installed a couple of days...

I have external keypad about a year and finally i can use it for first time on Greek language...

Maybe my question is very simple but sorry i couldnt understand and fix this "problem"...

After i set the program' i can write in Greek, but...i can not find out WHOW (???)... Can i switch from Greek to English, when i want to write also an English word on my notes!....

Sorry , i have allready read everything about fags ect....but maybe my English are not so good, so i couldnt find the solution of that till now....

:(

Please help...and thank you in advance...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Scroooge:
I solved it !! ;)

It works, when using 0x201e

CU

Hartmut
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jed84:
Would it be possible possible to provide a function to remap mouse right click button to "right click" instead of "back"? It would be very useful for people who are using remote control apps to operate Windows devices.

Or maybe there actually is a solution for that?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] xarrisx:
I am also interested in how to keep the soft keyboard while using ekhp with my remote control. Changing keyboards from the settings menu or unplugging and reinsert the keyboard is not very convinient
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Sofiegfm:
Cursor

Hi,

I have been using your app (external keyboard helper) for a patient that only can use an android tablet with an external keyboard. This app is perfekt for the patient, BUT we're missing settings for the cursor to navigate around the screen. It is very difficult for the patient to see the cursor, and to see which application the cursor has been navigated to. Now the cursor is a thin green square appearing around the apps on the homescreen. Is it possible to change the color and the size of the cursor, so the patient is able to see it clearly? Or do i need another app for this function? in that case, which one would you recommend?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] angus454:
... just wanted to chime in and mention that this is a great app! I use it everyday with my Samsung SM-P900 and it has been terrific!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] meson1:
EKH Pro being ignored.

Hi

Can someone help me get EKH Pro working please?

I have a Galaxy Tab S 8.4 16GB WiFi only. I have successfully paired it with a couple of UK layout keyboards, one being the Microsoft Wedge Mobile. EKH automatically selects the GB English keyboard. I can type stuff, but the keyboard still behaves as though it's a U.S. Layout, so the @, #, " and £ are in all the wrong places.

I've tried following the tutorials, deselecting all the other input methods that I can and ensured that only EKH is selected. But it still seems to pointedly ignore EKH altogether.

I notice that in the Settings > General > Language and input > Keyboards and Input Methods there is an entry for "Samsung Chinese IME" that I cannot deselect because the check box is greyed out. Could that be preventing EKH from working properly?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] povoking:
support us :) i just use your app in my tutorial

http://xdaforums.com/android/software-hacking/android-x86-one-tips-tricks-apps-t2899081
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] meson1:
Ok. An update. I flashed my Tab-S, overwriting the Hong Kong firmware with the UK one. I successfully made the "Samsung Chinese IME" input method finally go away. Hurrah!

However, this has proven to be a red herring, or a wild goose chase or a red herring chasing a wild goose, or something. You get the idea. Anyway, it didn't work. EKH still gets ignored.

I managed to happen across the 'official' EKH website (http://www.apedroid.com/android-applications/external-keyboard-helper), and discovered this page which talks all about the problems with Samsung devices and how to work round them. Goodness me, how f****d up is Samsung's Android build forcing their keyboard on everybody like that. I've a good mind to ditch the Samsung firmware and go vanilla Android.

And perhaps I should. But first I'll try the workaround(s) and see if I can get an external UK keyboard working properly.

Any extra tips or knowledge about using EKH Pro on Galaxy Tab-S's would not go amiss if anyone has such experience they would be willing to share. Because I've noticed that the information on the tutorial 6 Samsung workaround page doesn't quite match what I see on a Tab-S. I don't see the Samsung's "Change input method" dialogue box and the "Choose input method" looks very different. So I'm not sure if the delay workaround will work.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] klajoklis:
LT in google docs

Nice app, worked fine on Sam P5100 until now. Normally I use lithuanian numeric keyboard but in Google Docs there are no lithuanian characters. Rest of the apps, including google sheets, have lithuanian characters. Any ideas?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] meson1:
DON'T Use Google Docs for External Keyboard Helper Pro!!!!!!!!

Yes, in addition to the post above. I accidentally found this out for myself just today. I have been struggling in vain to get EKH Pro working on my Galaxy Tab S. I've been flashing firmwares and rooting it, freezing apps and bloody all sorts. I've tearing my hair out (not literally, thank God). :mad:

It turns out EKH has been working all along. My mistake, I've discovered, is that I've been using Google Docs as a test area to type stuff as I try to get EKH Pro to work. EKH has ZERO effect in Google Docs. ZIP, NADA, NIET, NOWT. :eek:

EKH works everywhere else. It even works in other Google Office apps such as Sheets. In fact, on a Tab S there's no need to knobble the Samsung Keyboard or anything. EKH Pro works happily alongside everything else. This needs communicating to the EKH author (what a stand up fellow :) ) so he can put this nugget of information somewhere prominent until such time as Google fixes Docs.

In the meantime, it looks like I've going to have to drop Docs as my Word substitute and find something else. Isn't MS Office for tablets due imminently? Hope so, providing they haven't screwed THAT up. :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ize Chi:
Guys, I'm having a strange problem. I don't have any shortcuts configured, not in the app and not in the Android settings. But somehow, apparentlu, I activated a shortcut for "search". See this list: Android Keyboard Shortcuts: Apps

• Search + B: Open browser

• Search + C: Open contacts

• Search + E: Open e-mail

• Search + G: Open Gmail

• Search + I: Open calendar

• Search + M: Open maps

• Search + P: Open music

• Search + S: Open text messaging

• Search + Y: Open YouTube

This happen with my external USB keyboard (and I use the EKH Pro app). I jidt oress the "e" Key, and the e-mail open. I press the "y" Key, abd the YouTube open... It's like I, somehow, acticated this "search". But I don't have a "search" Key in my USB keyboard, and I don't press anyrhing, Just the letter ("e", or "y").

How can I desactivate this thing??? Please, I'm dying here >.<
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bhaizlett123:
Switch between languages

I just purchased the pro version, with hopes that there is way to switch between hebrew and english keyboard with alt-shift or something. Even if that is not available, is there a way to create a key shortcut to do that or something like that, its for my kid, and i need it to be easy he won't understand how to go into settings and change that. Please any help is very much appreciated.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] der_penni:
copy the two custom mappings to another Android device

Hi, sorry for my bad English!

Thank you, the app is great. I use it and I love it.

At the moment I have no big Problems.

I'm flying with my eyes over the complete thread and I can't find a answer to my question.

I have in my family 4 different Android devices with different roms. All the 4 are rooted. And there are 2 external keyboards, 1 BT and 1 USB. The EKHPro custom mappings for the 2 keyboards are in 1 of the devices redy and workes fine. It was a lot of working.

Question:

Is there a way, to copy the two custom mappings to another android device and to use them on the other device?

I have tested, copy the files named custom.txt and custom2.txt from /data/data/com.apedroid.hwkeyboardhelpers/files and replaced them on the ohter device. But it does'nt works. I think if I can't change the rights of the files correctly.

Freundliche Grüsse, Penni d:)

Edith

Ok I've fund a way. By interrest send me mail, if you can in German.

Penni d:)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mazarin07:
Hi!

How can I save my custom keyboard layout for future use (maybe on another machine)?

Solution:

Save Customkeyboard (right upper corner), and it is stored in /mnt/internal_sd/ekh_backup.dat
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] kman3d:
Yes you can!

You just have to define a lenguge switch key:

in settings goto advanced settings, --> Language swithcing --> Language switching key

Define a "Shift" key under the detect (Keycode 42) and ckeck the "Alt" option.

Now save and Choose the second keyboard layout as hebrew
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pht23:
General Problems

Hey there,

im running on a Doogee Dagger dg550 with android 4.4.2. and a new copy of EKM 1.8 , but i cant seem to find a solution to emulate a

1. long home button press, which initiates my multi-

tab screen. that would be awfully nice to have.

Windows + tab works, but feels more clunky as

im willing to use my mouse.

2. Somehow the "menu" button map does not function while in browser. Dont even have a clue.

Also have problems getting "back" press to work in browser, as most of the time it doesnt respond

and then after night suddenly "last page" works again,

only a few minutes though.

3. I know this has been asked somewhere else, and its probably not there, but hell mapping this "tabs" button in browser would be super intuitive. Going there, mapping "Refresh" would be even cooler ^^

I think thats it.

Thanks in advance,

just registered for this particular reason.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] John_Gass:
Alternative characters by holding key down?

Hi,

A great apps, thanks - I've just upgraded to the Pro version.

Seeing that users can modify the repeat behaviour when a key is held down, I'm wondering whether you could change the behaviour completely; bringing up alternative characters when a key is held down, in the same way that, for example, accented characters are shown if 'e' is long-pressed on an on-screen keyboard.

If this were possible, I think it would be a great addition to your product - I've been thinking for quite some time about how hard keyboards are missing a trick by still having a dumb auto-repeat function when on-screen keyboards behave in a much more useful manner.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Lord Childe:
Connect gamepad/Bluetooth controller and I get toast: "exception caught Java.. .illegal, unknown... apedroid, keyboardhelper... etc" and all that bollocks. I did install your app a few months ago for my Bluetooth keyboard as a method of accessing UK layout, I uninstalled it when I found something more suitable. So why am I getting this error when the app is not even installed?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] qkzoo:
Back button behavior in EKH settings

I've noticed what I'm assuming is a bug. While in EKH settings, say configuring application or text shortcuts, if I hit the back button to go back to the advanced settings page, the app just quits. No ANS or anything, it just quits. Is this expected behavior?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pcpete:
Me too! I'm using a programmable xkeys usb keypad for media control and launching apps(in car)....would be cool if EKHP would have an option to bring up a simple soft keyboard for doing searches...etc

Super great app otherwise...truly one of a kind...now that the quick launch settings is gone from lollipop (that allowed to customize the "search +" key assignments)it is the only app that i've found that allows the creation of usb hid hotkeys to launch apps.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] piecho:
Hello! I experience the following problem - in some (non google anf likely poorly designed) apps, when I type in inputbox which serves as a input for search, when using ext keyb helper pro and bt keyboatd, I cannot confirm and start search by pressing hardware enter button. In such places, I can only start search function by choosing on an onscreen keyboard a search/enter/confirm button . Is there a way to map "enter" key to work exactly like this standard search/enter/confirm software button?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mmhere:
I wish to reduce the delay before repeating begins when you hold down a key. The utility only seems to support increasing the repeat delay.

Less important to me would be to be able to increase the rate of repeat once repeating begins, but that would be nice too. Here too, though, the utility only allows you to slow down repeating.

Can we make things "faster" -- i.e., go the other way and reduce time before repeating begins, as well as increasing the repeat rate when it does begin? The default/smallest delay before repeat begins is longer than what I use on Windows, Linux, OSX; changing it here would be nice.

I have searched this thread, the FAQ for External Keyboard Helper, and googled to my best ability.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mmhere:
Actually, I figure there are probably configuration files for the app that may be edited to set specific values for things like delay-after-keydown before repeating begins, and the repeat rate itself, and that the full range of these values may simply not be exposed in the GUI.

But if I don't have to, I'd prefer not to dig around in order to edit such files. I would, however, take this as a solution if it is feasible.

For now I immediately requested a Play Store refund for the app, which of course uninstalled it. If digging around in config files like this is reasonable I would happily re-purchase the app.

adTHANKSvance!

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sent from SultanXDA's LG V400 ROM,

via XDA App
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DarkFoxDK:
I've got the same issue (Using a usb numpad). Has anyone found a solution to this? I'm using a rooted Nexus 7 (2013).
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DarkFoxDK:
I figured it out! You can use AutoInput and Tasker.

Make a profile that runs when you plug in power (Or find a way to run it only when your keyboard is connected), then add AutoInput -> Modes, choose Enable Key Suppress, and then under keys, select the keys you wish to suppress, so they don't do their normal thing (enter character, move cursor, etc), when you push them.

And then you can use AutoInput Key event profiles, to trigger your tasks.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mmhere:
#Bump

( "¿Is this thing on?" )
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] lung1:
Hi!

I'm using you app to reprogram my Arduino keyboard and it work perfectly. My only problem is that I can't have the on-screen keyboard when I use the your app. I use the arduino for consumer page hid: next song, vlume up, open certain app. So I need to use both virtual keyboard EKH and AOSP at the same time. Do you have any solution for that?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DarkFoxDK:
See my post above. Just use AutoInput and Tasker to intercept the key events.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] lung1:
You post is not clear enough. Can you be more specific?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] CemalTalas:
Here is Turkish Q keyboard additional settings with External Keyboard Pro:

cemaltalas.blogspot.com.tr/2014/12/android-tr-usb-klavye-external-keyboard.html

I hope someone find it useful, here is short summary for current forum:

1) ScanCode 86 : BlueTooth Keyboard fix for <>| key ;)

2) ScanCode 20 : New Turkish Lira symbol (AltGR + T)

3) ScanCode 83 : Numpad comma to point ( , ) --> ( . )

4) ScanCode 32 : d key add â (AltGR + d = â )

5) ScanCode 33 : f key add Â (AltGR + f = Â )

Thanks again for External Keyboard Pro :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] AndiF85:
Great app but i am having issues with remapping the shiftkey on my kaiser baas bt-130 bluetooth keyboard. Ive managed to use the alt key instead for now.

Is it possible to somehow include a spell check? The only way i can is to set another keyboard as my active/default but then i am unable to use secondary key functions (shift/alt key) with the remapping.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Parinibbana:
Paste-function via Ctrl+v doesn´t work

Dear Dev,

I am using the app since quite a while and am highly satisfied with it.

Recently I noticed that I can copy text (Ctrl+c), but can´t paste it using Ctrl+v.

Instead I have to long-press on the touchscreen and select "paste" in this way.

I am of the impression that some time ago (maybe with an earlier version of the app?) Ctrl+v also worked. Is this possible?

Is there a workaround for this issue?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mmhere:
can the repeat delay be reduced?

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sent from SultanXDA's LG V400 ROM,

via XDA App
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Parinibbana:
Could anyone please test whether pasting via Ctrl+v works on his device?

Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] h815r:
I'm trying to send Ctrl-Space to Emacs in VX Connectbot but it doesn't work. I have an H815 LG G4 on Marshmallow with a bluetooth Microsoft Universal Mobile Keyboard.

With (and only with) the keyboard connected there's a "Physical Keyboard" section in the "Language & keyboard" bit of the phone's settings. In there I can choose different layouts.

If I have more than one layout configured in "Physical Keyboard", pressing Ctrl-Space pops up a message with the name of the keymap it's just changed to. If there's just one layout there's no message (but I suspect it's still trapping the key sequence somehow).

It does this even wth EKHP configured as the input device. It's like LG have assumed that no Input method would use be a bluetooth keyboard.

I've tried commenting out the 'fallback' bit of the keyboard config for the space key in /system/user/keychars/Generic.kcm but it doesn't seem to do anything.

With capslock configured as ctrl in EKHP typing caps and space in vx Connectbot sends a space (other combinations like ^u work).

Help!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] BrianAg95:
Lock Screen usage

I am using a "Bluetooth keyboard" device to control music from across the room on my phone (plugged into speakers). My little device has 6 buttons. It connects as a keyboard. But the default mapping of functions doesn't work well for me. I basically just want play/pause, vol+, vol-, and next track, previous track. I used your app and did a custom keyboard, with the inputs I wanted mapped to those functions.

ALL WORKED AWESOME! Great to get in a be able to do this.

However, I listen to music for a while, and my phone ends up going into the lock screen. When in the lock screen the key mappings on the custom layout I setup no longer work, and my little "remote" goes back to it's default layout. As soon as I unlock my phone, the custom layout goes back to working.

Is there a way to get your app to continue to function when the phone locks?