modifying the shortcuts on W760i(a)

[raverx3m]

ok so as soon as i got my W760a i debranded it using davinchi
then i unlocked it from att
and ran an update to make sure it is right.

and what a big disappointment
the OEM sony firmware freed up one button only to lock the other
the deathstar button is now shortcuts menu just as i suspected
but the UP joystick is locked to "LOCATION SERVICES" WTF sony?
the right softkey is locked to phonebook again WTF sony?
so now my buttons are completely Fd up because the last 3 phones i had gave me a choice for all those.

im starting to think there is a special department in every company whose only purpose is to receive the designed product and if its too good for the price they make it GAY with certain limitations that are very unnecessary.



now that i got it out of the way....
phone is unlocked, debranded, updated next step is to customize it to my liking.

i belive itsa CID52 DB3150
firmware is R3DA028

and id like to get those damn locked shortcuts unlocked so i can customize it.
if ATT did it i should be able to also right?
ive been hangin on this and other forums trying to decypher the thousands of noob sections but after all that reading im even more confused than when i started

there are programs obviously but no clear answer what phones they work with

from what i red
jd flasher works with DB2020 up to CID53
xs++ works up to DB2020 CID52
SETOOL2 works up to DB2020 CID53

is this info up to dae or there are programs already that are able to work with DB150 cid 52?

and if so can someone guide me through modifying those shortcuts?

[scottuf]

you can use A2Uploader to dig into the file system (google it).

It'd be really nice if someone can figure this out. If you look at a W760i (not the ATT 760a) the up button has a little satellite on it so that is dedicated to location services, but to have Media and Contacts hard coded is quite annoying.

[mbkatt]

Well, I was not able to figure out how to customize the right and left soft keys to be anything other than Media & Contacts, respectively. I think these two keys are controlled by the actual OS code and are not configurable.

However, I was able to unlock the Nav-up key, so now it can be set to whatever shortcut you want, instead of just the "Location Services".

What you want to do is create a defualt_upgrade.xml file with the following code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<customization>
   <registry>
     <ui>
       <settings reg-path="/apps/ui">
          <shortcut>
            <key id="nav-up"> 
              <type>standard-item</type>
              <action-type>short-press</action-type>   
            </key>
          </shortcut>
       </settings>
     </ui>
   </registry> 
</customization>

Then, using A2uploader, copy the file into the "/tpa/preset/default" folder in the phone's file system. Then reboot your phone.

Now you can navigate in the phone to Menu->Settings->Shortcuts and set the Nav-Up to whatever shortcut you want.

Good luck.
mike

[Korhin]

Well, I was not able to figure out how to customize the right and left soft keys to be anything other than Media & Contacts, respectively. I think these two keys are controlled by the actual OS code and are not configurable.

However, I was able to unlock the Nav-up key, so now it can be set to whatever shortcut you want, instead of just the "Location Services".

What you want to do is create a defualt_upgrade.xml file with the following code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<customization>
   <registry>
     <ui>
       <settings reg-path="/apps/ui">
          <shortcut>
            <key id="nav-up"> 
              <type>standard-item</type>
              <action-type>short-press</action-type>   
            </key>
          </shortcut>
       </settings>
     </ui>
   </registry> 
</customization>

Then, using A2uploader, copy the file into the "/tpa/preset/default" folder in the phone's file system. Then reboot your phone.

Now you can navigate in the phone to Menu->Settings->Shortcuts and set the Nav-Up to whatever shortcut you want.

Good luck.
mike

I did this by dropping the file into the root directory of the phone and it worked perfectly!!

Many Thanks!

[Mr.Phear]

This worked great! Took me just over a minute to complete.

[raverx3m]

lol thats weird
when i put the RIGHT_SOFTKEY_HOOK.itm in the custom directory it changed the "contacts" to "camera" as i wanted but i wasnt able to find the actuall camera hook keyword. so now it doesnt do anything when i press camera

but for left and center softkey hook
i did a search and found the file that contained all 3 keywords for files

LEFT_SOFTKEY_HOOK.itm CENTER_SOFTKEY_HOOK.itm RIGHT_SOFTKEY_HOOK.itm

so i just made a copy of one and pasted them in same directory with names acordingly

next time i restarted the miracle happened and te phone gave me a prompt menu to change my NAV up button.

but i still cant find the camera hook word.

[gyromanx55]

thanks for all your help mbkatt. it works perfectly.

[kitzzz]

What's up with the "Calls" menu being buried under Tools & Apps.. at the bottom?? (On the AT&T branded menu). To those of you who have debranded the w760, does the generic firmware place the "Calls" key on the main menu, as it was with the 580i?

Thanks!

[scottuf]

What's up with the "Calls" menu being buried under Tools & Apps.. at the bottom?? (On the AT&T branded menu). To those of you who have debranded the w760, does the generic firmware place the "Calls" key on the main menu, as it was with the 580i?

Thanks!

unbranded has it on the main menu, but you can get to it from the home screen by just pressing the green call button once.

[mbkatt]

lol thats weird
when i put the RIGHT_SOFTKEY_HOOK.itm in the custom directory it changed the "contacts" to "camera" as i wanted but i wasnt able to find the actuall camera hook keyword. so now it doesnt do anything when i press camera

but for left and center softkey hook
i did a search and found the file that contained all 3 keywords for files

LEFT_SOFTKEY_HOOK.itm CENTER_SOFTKEY_HOOK.itm RIGHT_SOFTKEY_HOOK.itm

so i just made a copy of one and pasted them in same directory with names acordingly

next time i restarted the miracle happened and te phone gave me a prompt menu to change my NAV up button.

but i still cant find the camera hook word.

Here's what i did:
1. created a file called RIGHT_SOFTKEY_HOOK.itm like this (there's a lot of text on the first line that does ot appear in this forum window, but if you copy the entire block of text, you will get it.):

RIGHT_SOFTKEY_HOOK.xml                                                                               0100444 0000002 0000002 00000001055 11006351462 0013056 0                                                                                                    ustar   root                            root                                                                                                                                                                                                                   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<MenuItem version="1.0">
  <item_text>
    <TEXT lang="xl" str="Cámara" />
    <TEXT lang="cf" str="Caméra" />
    <TEXT lang="pb" str="Câmera" />
    <TEXT default_lang="en" str="Camera" />
  </item_text>
  <item_help>
    <TEXT lang="xl" str="Cámara" />
    <TEXT lang="cf" str="Caméra" />
    <TEXT lang="pb" str="Câmera" />
    <TEXT default_lang="en" str="Camera" />
  </item_help>
  <item_icon />
  <item_action>
    <ACTION type="Internal" str="Camera" />
  </item_action>
</MenuItem>

2. I placed this in the "/tpa/preset/custom" folder.

3. I also created a new directory: /tpa/preset/custmenu/RIGHT_SOFTKEY_HOOK

4. I also created a file called RIGHT_SOFTKEY_HOOK.xml as follows

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<MenuItem version="1.0">
  <item_text>
    <TEXT lang="xl" str="Cámara" />
    <TEXT lang="cf" str="Caméra" />
    <TEXT lang="pb" str="Câmera" />
    <TEXT default_lang="en" str="Camera" />
  </item_text>
  <item_help>
    <TEXT lang="xl" str="Cámara" />
    <TEXT lang="cf" str="Caméra" />
    <TEXT lang="pb" str="Câmera" />
    <TEXT default_lang="en" str="Camera" />
  </item_help>
  <item_icon />
  <item_action>
    <ACTION type="Internal" str="Camera" />
  </item_action>
</MenuItem>

5. I placed this file in the new directory I created on my phone

I rebooted my phone and now the right softkey says Camera and when I press it, The Camera comes on!!

I hope it works for you too.

mike

[cfrock]

Making and Using the xml file mbkatt states above worked like a charm for my w760i. Much thnx! Now I'm able to map any shortcut I want to the 'up' position on the nav key.

[scottuf]

3. I also created a new directory: /tpa/preset/custmenu/RIGHT_SOFTKEY_HOOK

did you have to create the "custmenu" directory as well, to put the RIGHT_SOFTKEY_HOOK under? or do you mean "custom"?

just want to make sure I have it correct.

Thanks for this!!!

Scott

[scottuf]

ok, i've tried 3 times now and can't get it to work. followed the instructions exactly, but the right soft button is still contacts.

any suggestions?

[mbkatt]

did you have to create the "custmenu" directory as well, to put the RIGHT_SOFTKEY_HOOK under? or do you mean "custom"?

just want to make sure I have it correct.

Thanks for this!!!

Scott

OH my, I totally messed that up...

The directory I had to create was as follows:
/tpa/preset/system/custmenu/RIGHT_SOFTKEY_HOOK

Thanks for catching my error. I hope this will help.
mike

[mbkatt]

ok, i've tried 3 times now and can't get it to work. followed the instructions exactly, but the right soft button is still contacts.

any suggestions?

Check out my last post, where I corrected the directory path of the one that needs to be created...

The directory for #3 should have been: /tpa/preset/system/custmenu/RIGHT_SOFTKEY_HOOK

To make it easier, I have attached a zip file that contains the .itm file and the .xml file... just make sure you put the right file in the right directory on your phone...

Good luck.

mike