Color Nook Color: Suggested Apps For Your Rooted NOOKcolor - Page 27

zeroh · 12-28-2010, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by NoName

Here goes another "dumb" moment. I can't for the life of me get Button savior to work and don't know what I'm missing. Someone please help again.........

Maybe it's because I don't know where to "Requires USB Debugging enabled"?

Slowly I'm getting there (I think) but this is not as easy as rooting my phone was. Rather, rooting was easy, setting it up not so much.

Make sure the service is enabled in the settings for Button Savior. THen you should see a tiny square with an arrow either on the left or right side about two inches down from the top. Tap that to bring up the virtual buttons.

zeroh · 12-28-2010, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by SCION

Krypto suggested Button Savior as a replacement for SoftKeys if one prefers something less obtrusive or can't configure it successfully.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/button-s...om.smart.swkey

I started using it today. It stays discreetly on the side of the screen and works great.

I still use SoftKeys when I want to access my recent tasks/apps. I can't part with this feature. Maybe I can find an app that does just that.

I love it! A much better replacement to Softkeys. I didn't like having to switch in and out of Zeam/Softkeys everytime I needed the virtual buttons with Softkeys as the default launcher. Now, I can keep Zeam as the primary screen and just pop up the Button Savior when needed.

Awesome!

Noah98 · 12-28-2010, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by SCION

Wow...bye bye SoftKeys

I think I like Button Savior more than Softkeys! Did you uninstall Softkeys, or are you keeping both?

Since I have Home Switcher installed, I'm not sure I need both. Any reason to leave Softkeys installed?

volwrath · 12-28-2010, 10:36 AM

I uninstalled softkeys

Noah98 · 12-28-2010, 10:52 AM

Hey, does anyone know where I can find the .apk for the "Water" live wallpaper. It's the one that has the leaves floating in the water. It comes standard on many android devices, but it's not in the market, and I can't seem to find it through Google searches. There are other live wallpapers called "water," but they aren't the same.

SCION · 12-28-2010, 10:54 AM

I uninstalled SoftKeys.

zeroh · 12-28-2010, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Noah98

Hey, does anyone know where I can find the .apk for the "Water" live wallpaper. It's the one that has the leaves floating in the water. It comes standard on many android devices, but it's not in the market, and I can't seem to find it through Google searches. There are other live wallpapers called "water," but they aren't the same.

Not sure if it's available separately but it was part of the autonooter image. Have you tried to google Live Wallpaper? There's tons of other ones out there.. some water themed ones that are better than the water one you're looking for IMO.

Avenarius · 12-28-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by RoboRay

It works the same way with whatever launcher you decide to use... Selecting the file in your file manager, or however else, should pop up a list of programs that are able to open the file. If you want to make the association permanent so that it doesn't ask you any more, you click the check-box below the list to do that.

Once you make the association permanent, how then do you go back and change the program that opens the file? Using Astro, I selected a pdf file and clicked the bottom check-box in the pop up menu. Now pdf files always open with the selected viewer. However, I now want to change the viewer for pdf files. If I press and hold on a pdf file in Astro, a list will appear that says open as text, image, or video. The only pdf viewer that appears in any of those options is Quickoffice, and when I select it, the pdf file opens as bare code.

zeroh · 12-28-2010, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Avenarius

Once you make the association permanent, how then do you go back and change the program that opens the file? Using Astro, I selected a pdf file and clicked the bottom check-box in the pop up menu. Now pdf files always open with the selected viewer. However, I now want to change the viewer for pdf files. If I press and hold on a pdf file in Astro, a list will appear that says open as text, image, or video. The only pdf viewer that appears in any of those options is Quickoffice, and when I select it, the pdf file opens as bare code.

Open NookColor Tools -> All Settings -> Manage App

Then select the app that you want to reset ( the one that opens the pdf now). Then, select Clear defaults.

When you try to open a pdf again, it should ask you to choose the app for it.

SCION · 12-28-2010, 12:44 PM

Button Savior has been updated. Not sure which version everyone grabbed. Now you can move the location of the button (up/down).

PegS · 12-28-2010, 12:49 PM

Nice. I just downloaded Button Savior. Thanks all.

What are you using to uninstall Soft Keys? A task manager?

SCION · 12-28-2010, 12:53 PM

Yes, Astro File Manager is a popular one. There are many others.

NoName · 12-28-2010, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by zeroh

Make sure the service is enabled in the settings for Button Savior. THen you should see a tiny square with an arrow either on the left or right side about two inches down from the top. Tap that to bring up the virtual buttons.

I did see the little square, but tapping it never did anything - tapped with finger and capacitive stylus. Wasn't sure what the little square was but when I uninstalled Button Savior, it went away.

Decided to give it another try, so installed it again, and this time I can get it to open. Not sure what it was but I was having a hard time touching small things last night (made the Softkeys button from medium to small and couldn't get that to open either).

Thanks for your help and everyone else's comments. Now I can uninstall Softkeys like everyone else.

zeroh · 12-28-2010, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by NoName

I did see the little square, but tapping it never did anything - tapped with finger and capacitive stylus. Wasn't sure what the little square was but when I uninstalled Button Savior, it went away.

Decided to give it another try, so installed it again, and this time I can get it to open. Not sure what it was but I was having a hard time touching small things last night (made the Softkeys button from medium to small and couldn't get that to open either).

Thanks for your help and everyone else's comments. Now I can uninstall Softkeys like everyone else.

cool. It could be that you had the long press check box enabled before.

gtriever · 12-28-2010, 04:12 PM

I've installed BS, er... Button Savior, guess we better spell that one out, and have noticed that position on the screen matters as to the icon responding. It could be related to the touchscreen problems we've been hearing about on the extreme right of the screen. Seems like middle right is the sweet spot for the icon.

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12-28-2010, 10:36 AM	#394
volwrath Guru Posts: 713 Karma: 1001739 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Device: SGS3/PW2/Nexus72	I uninstalled softkeys

12-28-2010, 10:52 AM	#395
Noah98 Eccentric Posts: 510 Karma: 342150 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Florida Device: The nook, ipad 3, Kindle Fire HD (8.9), Kindle Paperwhite	Hey, does anyone know where I can find the .apk for the "Water" live wallpaper. It's the one that has the leaves floating in the water. It comes standard on many android devices, but it's not in the market, and I can't seem to find it through Google searches. There are other live wallpapers called "water," but they aren't the same.

12-28-2010, 10:54 AM	#396
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	I uninstalled SoftKeys.

12-28-2010, 12:44 PM	#400
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	Button Savior has been updated. Not sure which version everyone grabbed. Now you can move the location of the button (up/down).

12-28-2010, 12:49 PM	#401
PegS Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 345 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: NOOKcolor	Nice. I just downloaded Button Savior. Thanks all. What are you using to uninstall Soft Keys? A task manager?

12-28-2010, 12:53 PM	#402
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	Yes, Astro File Manager is a popular one. There are many others.

12-28-2010, 04:12 PM	#405
gtriever Addict Posts: 286 Karma: 2125576 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Forma	I've installed BS, er... Button Savior, guess we better spell that one out, and have noticed that position on the screen matters as to the icon responding. It could be related to the touchscreen problems we've been hearing about on the extreme right of the screen. Seems like middle right is the sweet spot for the icon.