How can I change the program that shows on the right softkey from contacts to "Myapp"
Cheers
SteveW
Dont think that this is possible?
Why do you not create a "shortcut key" to start myapp?
Follow directions in this thread @ PPCSG
possible
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=251481
hanmin said:
possible
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=251481
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you posted a link for PocketPCs the tweak being discussed here is for Smartphone.
bnycastro said:
you posted a link for PocketPCs the tweak being discussed here is for Smartphone.
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Does it not work OR just that you *think* it will not work?
hanmin said:
Does it not work OR just that you *think* it will not work?
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I know it will not work because they have different registry keys. PocketPCs use TODAY and Smartphones use HOME registry location. Here is the tweak again for people who don't want to read the PPCSG thread.
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Using a registry editor:
Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Home
Create New Key: Keys
Create New Key: 113
Edit:Name: (Default) String: Name of Softkey
Create New String Value: Name: Open String: \Application Path\Application.lnk or exe
Soft-reset your device
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After you soft-reset you will notice that the right softkey's label still hasn't changed [but it will launch your app or link] you need to refresh it. The easiest way is to trigger an app to change it, what I do is go into Messaging choose any message and mark it as unread, this makes the OS change the right softkey when you return Home just press the right softkey again and the next time you go back to Home the label will change.
I'll not abuse my Smartphone this way
BTW: I recommend PHM RegEdit with is available for Pocket PC and Smartphone. I still don't know why changing Contacts to myapp makes sense. To you use another contacts app?
Good luck!
I don't use another PIM for contacts, but I do use Papyrus to take care of my Calendar/Tasks. I have the right soft key mapped to Papyrus to easily access my Calendar/Tasks from the homescreen.
I wouldn't call this abuse though as some OEMs change the right soft key to their liking... when I had an MPx220 the right softkey was mapped to the camera which was odd since it had a standalone camera button, so I found this hack and changed it.
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before the update, i had codys sms messaging and i had the bottom left corner softkey as the SMS key. after the update, it is on calendar, is there anyway i can change it back to SMS or just the text messaging button
rq530 said:
before the update, i had codys sms messaging and i had the bottom left corner softkey as the SMS key. after the update, it is on calendar, is there anyway i can change it back to SMS or just the text messaging button
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search the forum for soft key changer, it makes it sooooooo easy
idenkilla said:
search the forum for soft key changer, it makes it sooooooo easy
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I have the softkey changer but I can't seem to find a link to sms. All I can find is tmail or something like that but thats leads to the messaging program. If anyone can give the exact location of the sms lnk that would be awesome.
You need to create a shortcut named SMS.lnk (or whatever you want to name it) with the following info inside of it:
24#\Windows\tmail.exe -service "SMS"
Copy this to your \Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder. It will then show up as an option in the softkey app.
I realize that not everyone knows how to create a shortcut file, so I attached one for your convenience. You can unzip it and copy it to the \Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder on your phone.
stroths said:
You need to create a shortcut named SMS.lnk (or whatever you want to name it) with the following info inside of it:
24#\Windows\tmail.exe -service "SMS"
Copy this to your \Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder. It will then show up as an option in the softkey app.
I realize that not everyone knows how to create a shortcut file, so I attached one for your convenience. You can unzip it and copy it to the \Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder on your phone.
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thanks for the help guys, only problem is i tried searching for the softkey changer in the forums, but nothing is coming up, if anyone has it, can they post it here, once again thanks for all the help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=279544
don't try too hard.
jerason said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=279544
don't try too hard.
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thanks, i appreciate it, i did search the forums for the following and got nothing other than this thread:
softkey changer
softkey
soft key changer
soft key
key changer
soft changer
nothing came up for me, it would more beneficial for me if i found it so i could put it on right away rather than waiting. once again i appreciate the help
As a quick note, using the google search in XDA forums is best. It's more likely to return favorable results. It's the first thread.
Is there any app or way to change the soft keys for each touchflo 3d tab? Like under the people tab thare is the "all people" on the left and the "menu" on the right. I would like to change the all people from going to contacts to going to pocketcm. Is there any way of going about this? Changing some other soft keys would be nice as well.
Use SoftKey manager
Thanks, already tried that one, only lets you change the right and left soft keys on the home tflo3d tab. I want to change the soft keys on any of the other tflo3d tabs like people, or messages, and programs. Any one else with any ideas?
Did you mean TAB-s?
dodadent said:
Did you mean TAB-s?
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No they used the word "each" before the word tab so they phrased the question correctly. "each tabs" or "each tab?"
But yeah, I am looking for the same thing. I will post it here if I find it. If not... Off to the reg we go!
It has to be doable because people mod the reply button all the time. If you can mod that then you shoudl be able to mod anything, right? Possibly a hex editor for exe files? I hope so bad its not hard coded but you never know.....
soft buttons on tf3d home
I'm also looking for something like this. With touchflo3d turn off, the home screen left soft button will be "calendar" by default, but when you have a reminder/notification, it switches to "notification" "reminder", etc.
when touchflo3d is enabled on the home screen, this button becomes controled by tf3d, and while you can customize the button, it no longer becomes context sensitive - I find we have to hit the icons at the top bar (live msg, reminder, etc). these little icons are a bit hard to hit. ANyone know if the tf3d homepage soft button can become a 'notification' popup activation button?
dwight.
I think that the stock rom actually has this...so I know that it's possible. That also bothers me.
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Use SoftKey manager
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Does this let me set one of my softkeys on my home screen to "notification"
Just a quick update
I switched to a new rom last night from 'aruppenthal', 'RRE HTC Fuze ROM Ver 4.5 Special Edition" (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467592), and it seems that this has a different behavior from my previous rom "PROven_ROM_WWE".
in any case, my tf3d home page now has "calender" and "contacts" as the lower soft buttons, and my reminders are coming up and seem to be changing the lowerleft softkey to "dismiss". I've yet to see "notification", but i'll keep an eye on it for a few days and let you guys know about the behavior.
one thing I left enabled this time, was the "system status" window when you hit the topbar icons - this has a shortcut to a mail icon when there's a notification for that, and when hitting it, it shows the respective notification popup at the lower part of the window. That might be a 'workaround' for those who preferred the old notifications but want to keep tf3d.
dwight.
Credit to "sudsboy"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-401772.html
Edit Registry below, you can modify first page of TF3D Soft Key.
\HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila change value of each key (LSK for Left Soft Key, RSK for Right Soft Key)
HomeLSKArguments - Arguement of application you'll be calling
HomeLSKPath - Path to program with in "" i.e. "\Program Files\WebIS\PocketInformant\PocketInformant.exe"
HomeLSKText - text of the button.
HomeRSKArguments
HomeRSKPath
HomeRSKText
ashu2087 said:
Credit to "sudsboy"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-401772.html
Edit Registry below, you can modify first page of TF3D Soft Key.
\HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila change value of each key (LSK for Left Soft Key, RSK for Right Soft Key)
HomeLSKArguments - Arguement of application you'll be calling
HomeLSKPath - Path to program with in "" i.e. "\Program Files\WebIS\PocketInformant\PocketInformant.exe"
HomeLSKText - text of the button.
HomeRSKArguments
HomeRSKPath
HomeRSKText
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This doesn't solve this question - this solution is already mentioned. Please read the previous posts before posting.
Any solutions to this questions yet? Been searching both the forum and google without any luck....
Well, the solution is actually SSMaHo! Just do a search for it. Works like a charm and lets you remap pretty much anything
I also have same issue with X1.
Att the Settings Tab, I really want to change left soft-ket to launch the System Setting but default is CommManager.
I already searched the forum and google with no luck. So I tried to looking into source code and just found something.
It is correct or not, however "settings.mode9" file have embedded LUA codes and these codes contains some soft-key assignment codes.
BTW, codes have not only one assignment code, it contains several assignments and TF3D can apply each soft-key by situation(or any registry? macro? configuration?) I think.
ok, so i want to remap the default today screen contacts softkey to bring up the touchflo 3d 2 contacts but cant find how to link to it. any takers?
longice said:
This doesn't solve this question - this solution is already mentioned. Please read the previous posts before posting.
Any solutions to this questions yet? Been searching both the forum and google without any luck....
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this totally solves the problem in manila, touchflo3d 3.0
none of the other solution worked for me
you need manila editing
Hi guys, i was pm Captain_Throwback about this and here his answer.
You can only remap the soft keys in the Manila Home tab. Changing the others requires Manila editing, and may not even be possible. Here are the registry keys for the Manila Home tab soft keys:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila]
"HomeLSKText"=""
"HomeLSKPath"=""
"HomeLSKArguments"=""
"HomeRSKText"=""
"HomeRSKPath"=""
"HomeRSKArguments"=""
Only the "Text" and "Path" keys need to be used - the "Arguments" key can be left blank.
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this totally solves the problem in manila, touchflo3d 3.0
none of the other solution worked for me
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So you'll need a manila editing. for more information do a search or contact him directly by pm. he is a very nice and very patient person that i know so far
plaese give me a feedback if anyone of u have experienced with this :
I have TP Win 6.1 so :
I asking him because i want right direction and...
i have : Gen.Y 1.1 installed and i was edited my home tab with his suggestion above. Works like a charm
i have : TfDetacher.cab but im not yet install this to my device. any feedback? is it working smoothly?
and anybody can give me a link to secondtoday and manila today? is it working together with Gen.Y 1.1 ? (geez a lot of question from nubie.. is ok right? because im tired to do a hard reset again)
coppertop24 said:
ok, so i want to remap the default today screen contacts softkey to bring up the touchflo 3d 2 contacts but cant find how to link to it. any takers?
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I made an application on VB.net that can assign Home Softkeys to any program in Start Menu, also you can assign it to any other touchflo's tab...
This application is tested on Raphael device with Touchflo 3D 2.0
thanks....
cool.... this worked very easily.... I don't want to install another Cab file just to change the button name.....
thanks again.
ashu2087 said:
Credit to "sudsboy"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-401772.html
Edit Registry below, you can modify first page of TF3D Soft Key.
\HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila change value of each key (LSK for Left Soft Key, RSK for Right Soft Key)
HomeLSKArguments - Arguement of application you'll be calling
HomeLSKPath - Path to program with in "" i.e. "\Program Files\WebIS\PocketInformant\PocketInformant.exe"
HomeLSKText - text of the button.
HomeRSKArguments
HomeRSKPath
HomeRSKText
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Thanks geolab!
Just need to figure out the Manila://.page name for the All People view under people now.
Edit: Manila://people\browserlayer\?.page works!
I need the All Programs sub page now
Geolab's Manila Softkeys
Thanks Geolab!
Works perfect! I'm using gangsters 6.5 windows mobile rom, desperately trying find a solution and no one elses worked! Can't believe your post has been sat here all this time, the amount of people that should know about it is ridiculous!!! Made changing the soft key assignments in touchflow 2 (3d) real easy.
So glad to have the 'phone' LSK to TomTom and the 'camera' RSK to PSShutXP!
Very greatful!
I would like to use a fakecursor/sphelper on my S740.
FakeCursor doesn't work (It seems like the window is too large for the screen and therefore I can't configure it).
SPHelper does work, but when it's hidden, and I'm on my home screen my 0 and 8 key's don't work (The dialer shows up when I press them, but the digits won't get appended to the phone number).
Any suggestions?
Nobody got SPHelper, FakeCursor or a similar application running on the HTC S740?
I use FakeCursor well
but standard WM SmartPhone interface doesn't support touches so I have some troubles with window select and other
ecursor
I'm a vox user, hope i can help you.
Did you try ecursor beta0.6 (use google ) ?
combory said:
I'm a vox user, hope i can help you.
Did you try ecursor beta0.6 (use google ) ?
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If you try this one, please keep us informed!
Thx.
I got things working the way I wanted, without cursor emulation. The things I wanted to use it for were Opera and Qmail.
For Qmail I found this solution: http://frank.hommers.nl/2009/02/13/nieuwe-keymapping-voor-qmail3/
For Opera I found an alternative which has mouse emulation built in: Torch Mobile Iris browser: http://www.torchmobile.com/products/iris.html
Cariba said:
For Opera I found an alternative which has mouse emulation built in: Torch Mobile Iris browser: http://www.torchmobile.com/products/iris.html
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Ever tried skyfire? http://www.skyfire.com/
It could be me doing something wrong, but I'm confused right now...
I had a S730 with fakecursor working... I activated and deactivated the fakecursor application by pressing the home button for a while. For this to work I had to make a shortcut in the \windows directory named Long_home.lnk pointing to the Fakecursor.exe
On the S740 I tried the same, but the phone doesn't do anything when I copied the Long_home.lnk file into the \windows folder and hold the Home button for a while
Does anyone know if I have to rename the shortcut on the S740 phone, or am I doing something wrong?
fakecursor solution
Cariba said:
I would like to use a fakecursor/sphelper on my S740.
FakeCursor doesn't work (It seems like the window is too large for the screen and therefore I can't configure it).
SPHelper does work, but when it's hidden, and I'm on my home screen my 0 and 8 key's don't work (The dialer shows up when I press them, but the digits won't get appended to the phone number).
Any suggestions?
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There is solution for problem with configuration of the fakecursor. Press once the fakecursor.exe, it asks you to install and then setting window appears. Than use any task manager and close fakecursor task. Run again the fakecursor.exe... voala...working. Do not forget to assign fakecursor to some button so you may also close it (with enabled fakecursor common keys do not work)
Hi
Does anyone know if its possible to use fakecursor with Groovemobile?
Or any other solutions getting Groovemobile to work on a non-touch phone?
Im currently using an HTC s710 with frauhottelmanns
official wm6.5 v1 rom.... working GREAT by the way
Been looking all over for a solution if there is any.
Thanks
Surfboomerang said:
On the S740 I tried the same, but the phone doesn't do anything when I copied the Long_home.lnk file into the \windows folder and hold the Home button for a while
Does anyone know if I have to rename the shortcut on the S740 phone, or am I doing something wrong?
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On S740 there are no use for Long_home.lnk because it does not exist on ROM, but you can make the trick by remapping file Short_Camera.lnk in Windows folder to open FakeCursor.exe by specifying where it's placed on your device... Once it is done you have to do a soft reset to make the shortcut available by pressing the camera button. The only problem is once changed, camera button will work only for FakeCursor, unless you remap Short_Camera.lnk again to work with the camera application.
I've been playing with a S710 with S740 ROM, and noticed it had a scrollbar in the start menu; so when you press 'down', the selected icon moves to a new row of icons instead of popping back up to the first row, like on my S740.
Been googlin', and found 2 programs (SmartTweaker and Mobitweak, both shareware) that claim they can do it, but I was thinking more of a reg hack.
Anyone with a clue?
Edit: Found it.. just when you're getting desperate you find the right stuff:
Create a DWORD using a regeditor in: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Shell
with name and value: RockerSupport = 1
so you have now a scroll bar instead the button more...??
am i wright?
GorillaHuman said:
...Create a DWORD using a regeditor in: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Shell
with name and value: RockerSupport = 1
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I tried this, but unfortunately it doesn't work on my S740.
Have you tried resetting your phone after you modified (and saved) it in the register?
And it will NOT make you lose the softkey 'More'; it just enables the extra feature of scrolling down. Tap down a couple of times and all the icons shift along.
Well, I just tried it again (removed the key and put it in again) and now it works.
So I must have done something wrong before...
Anyway, thank you for the tip.
Thnks.. It's working nice over here.
Only is standing down under in the screen More.. But it's fine to me
Thnks
GorillaHuman said:
Create a DWORD using a regeditor in: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Shell
with name and value: RockerSupport = 1
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Thank you! It works great for me...
Instead of "regeditor" I use "Total Commander" file mannager to edit the registry followed for a soft reset...
Thank you a lot again...!
StartButton.
25 February 2009 v. 0.1 - First release
5 March 2009 v. 0.2 - changes:
+ option to intercept the tap on the text on the right of the start button, usually "Start"
I don't think it is a good idea, but since someone requested it...
+ option to specify the full path to the launched program, works for programs on memory card
28 March 2009 v. 0.3 - changes:
+ option to hook the hardware Window Buttons for devices that have it
Developed with iLaunch (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=486618) in mind, it's a very simple application: you can specify a program, and it will be run when you "tap" on the start icon.
It's main purpose is to replace the Start Menu with another "launcher" application, allowing to access anyway to the Windows Start Menu by tapping on the right of the Start Button.
Someone requested to extend the hook to the "hardware Start Button", but afaik there is not such a standard hardware button, at least on WM5 and WM6.
Some devices have an hardware button for the Start Menu, some don't, some don't have hardware buttons at all.
There are other applications that can manage hardware buttons, StartButton is for the icon!
It's based on the code of GreenButton by Supbro (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=462963)
Both are open source GNU GPL V3
StartButton source is at Google Code:
http://code.google.com/p/startbutton/
How to start a program?
HKCU\software\iApps\StartButton\Run
the default value is: "iLaunch\iLaunch.exe" (without the ")
You can specify here a relative path to your program files folder: in an english wm program files folder is, well, "Program Files", and usually applications are located inside it.
so if you want to use say "MyApplication.exe" wich is inside the "MyApplicationFolder" wich is inside the "Program Files" folder:
the full path is:
\Program Files\MyApplicationFolder\MyApplication.exe
and then you need to write:
MyApplicationFolder\MyApplication.exe
if you want to start an application that is not on the Program Files folder, you can write the full path instead:
\Memory Card\Program FIles\MyApplicationFolder\MyApplication.exe
How to extend the hook to the "Start" text?
HKCU\software\iApps\StartButton\HookText
Set this value to 1 for hooking the word "Start"
Delete the key for hooking only the Start button
You have to soft reset your device for the changes to have effect
How to extend the hook to the hardware button?
HKCU\software\iApps\StartButton\HookWinKey
Set this value to 1 for hooking the hardware button
Delete the key for hooking only the screen Start button
You have to soft reset your device for the changes to have effect
thanks a TON for this man, it was exactly what I needed!
thanks again
btw, how much RAM does it consume?
mbarvian said:
thanks a TON for this man, it was exactly what I needed!
thanks again
btw, how much RAM does it consume?
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According to fdcTaskManager, 1Kb
wow, this is awesome! have always wanted something like this! thank you.
It doesn't work on my Glofiish X600. When is enabled the start menu icon doesn't respond no matter what application I define in registry. When I disable it start menu returns to normal.
dancer_69 said:
It doesn't work on my Glofiish X600. When is enabled the start menu icon doesn't respond no matter what application I define in registry. When I disable it start menu returns to normal.
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You have to soft reset the device when you change the registry value.
And could you post the path you entered in the registry?
Hmm, maybe someone could use this hack to make a WM 6.5 style launcher...
Just out of curiosity, is there any reason you elected to make this an application instead of a service? I'm not being critical I was just curious because I'm in the early stages of developing a GUI-less application as well and I'm trying to decide which is the best way to implement (service vs application).
Great work!
lotion said:
Just out of curiosity, is there any reason you elected to make this an application instead of a service? I'm not being critical I was just curious because I'm in the early stages of developing a GUI-less application as well and I'm trying to decide which is the best way to implement (service vs application).
Great work!
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The real reason is that GreenButton is an application, and StartButton is based on GreenButton source code...
But probably changing to a service is a good idea
allelimo said:
You have to soft reset the device when you change the registry value.
And could you post the path you entered in the registry?
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I didn't soft reset everytime and I tried with appilcations in storage card.
This is only for main memory's program files path I suppose.
Is there any way to start a program from another path and mostly from storage card?
Help
So how to I map this To my program list are menu.?
dancer_69 said:
I didn't soft reset everytime and I tried with appilcations in storage card.
This is only for main memory's program files path I suppose.
Is there any way to start a program from another path and mostly from storage card?
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As for now (version 0.1) StartMenu and the target application must be in the main memory, I'm sorry but I didn't clearly stated this...
nucentury08 said:
So how to I map this To my program list are menu.?
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Sorry, I don't understand your question
Update(01/03/09): Implemented display scaling so more apps work. New version based on android 1.1 with working Gmail, Calendar and Market.
bug with new version for Vogue
When screen shut off with End Call Button Screen placement is random
Is this just for a hardware button or can it replace a screen tap as well? I ask only because I have no hardware start button on my device.
theoneownz said:
Update(01/03/09): Implemented display scaling so more apps work. New version based on android 1.1 with working Gmail, Calendar and Market.
bug with new version for Vogue
When screen shut off with End Call Button Screen placement is random
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Wrong thread I guess...?
zarxic said:
Is this just for a hardware button or can it replace a screen tap as well? I ask only because I have no hardware start button on my device.
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It's not for the hardware button, it intercepts the click (or "tap") on the Start Menu icon.
can you make it fully replace startmenu? not just icon press?...if so please do another version
pcarvalho said:
can you make it fully replace startmenu? not just icon press?...if so please do another version
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i was about to say that also, thank you
i still get the menu if i press the text....
+1 for full interception
+1 full start menu