HTC Excalibur (S620, DASH, Cosmo) Tips & Tricks Thread

**JwY** · 10-27-2006, 01:51 PM

alright, it's time to start a thread like this so post any advice you have including more advanced registry changes. here are some i would like to point out.

quick keypad lock:
hold *z or hold the end call button

activate voice dial (built-in):
hold the home key

speed dial:
hold the number and for double digits, press the first digit and hold the second digit

joggr constant scroll:
slide once and slide again, but hold and move up or down to control the speed

function/num lock:
press the "fn" button twice to enable and twice to disable

caps lock:
press the CAP (up arrow) twice or press "fn" and then CAP, and repeat to disable

start menu shortcut keys:
after pressing start, the 8 icons correspond to the 8 keys on the top left of the qwerty keypad
QWER
ASDF

registry changes:
enable joggr:

HK_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\JogBar\Settings\Botto mKeyApplicationName to \Windows\iexplore.exe (For IE)
and
HK_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\JobBar\Settings\TopKe yApplicationName to BACK (the back button)
(thanks to staulkor)
http://www.howardforums.com/showthre...4&page=2&pp=15

you can also change the TopKeyApplicationName or BottomKeyApplicationName to whatever program you want
additional functions are back and start by changing the value to
BACK
or
START

**jerryk** · 10-27-2006, 06:50 PM

How do you edit registry entries?

**carsmovies** · 10-27-2006, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by jerryk

How do you edit registry entries?

You need a registry edit program. Pm me with your email and I can send to you.

**h1t** · 10-27-2006, 07:36 PM

How can you disable the BottomKeyApplicationName ? I sometimes hit it and it opens iexplore it. i want to deactivate.

**Menza** · 10-27-2006, 08:22 PM

I tried holding down the home key and nothing happened on my S620. Is there some registry chnage you have to make to make the button work?

**lilbowser** · 10-27-2006, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by h1t

How can you disable the BottomKeyApplicationName ? I sometimes hit it and it opens iexplore it. i want to deactivate.

Change the entry to NULL

**JwY** · 10-27-2006, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Menza

I tried holding down the home key and nothing happened on my S620. Is there some registry chnage you have to make to make the button work?

nope, it just works for me and the prompt pops up.

**john1027** · 10-27-2006, 09:50 PM

Thanks for the tip on the voice dial as I didn't know of it and was using it with a speed dial key.

I'd add for those who are new to smartphone and/or don't ever opt to read the manual: A quick press of the power switch brings up a quick list of functions (comm mgr, phone profiles)

**JwY** · 10-27-2006, 10:04 PM

you're welcome
i accidentally stumbled upon it
there must be alot more we still don't know

**DanITman** · 10-27-2006, 10:06 PM

This one was posted over at XDA-Developers

It will mute the ringer as soon as you touch the jogger.

\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\JogBar\Settings\

There's a key there called EnableRingVolumeMute

If there isn't, try creating it and setting it to 1.

**john1027** · 10-27-2006, 10:14 PM

Dan, Have you see any posts of anyone who has figured out where the shortcuts are on the S620 that allow you to remap the ie and msg buttoms on the bottom rt of the keyboard? I seems from what I read over in the T-mobile forum that they see the short cut keys in the windows file. I don't see them in the S620 (only the camera shortcut). I have done this in the past with an sp5m and its real simple to remap the keys if you can find the shorcut keys. I have not looked real hard but didn't see any other file that looked promising.

**JwY** · 10-27-2006, 10:32 PM

good tip on the silence

**DanITman** · 10-28-2006, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by john1027

Dan, Have you see any posts of anyone who has figured out where the shortcuts are on the S620 that allow you to remap the ie and msg buttoms on the bottom rt of the keyboard? I seems from what I read over in the T-mobile forum that they see the short cut keys in the windows file. I don't see them in the S620 (only the camera shortcut). I have done this in the past with an sp5m and its real simple to remap the keys if you can find the shorcut keys. I have not looked real hard but didn't see any other file that looked promising.

I don't actualy have a Dash yet, I'm just collecting info right now. I don't have one to mess around with yet to remap the keys. As soon as I get it I'll be looking.