Hotkeys for Kindle 2 - Page 3

NiLuJe · 08-30-2010, 11:17 AM

No problem, feel free to take it over. I'll remove it from here once that's done

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Yeah, didn't really think about the 'no number keys' issue... ^^. IMHO, yeah, let's avoid the SHIFT+ALT+top row of letter. I'm not even sure if that won't trigger some of the official ALT+Letter hotkeys (if there are any)?

Yeah, browser & usbnet seems like a good idea. Right now, nothing else springs to my mind...

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Just don't forget to update the install script with the md5 checksums of the default bundled hotkeys script

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Hrant · 08-30-2010, 11:19 AM

Hotkeys for screen orientation please!

hhp

isotherm · 08-30-2010, 04:14 PM

What hotkeys would you suggest for screen orientation? There would need to be a different one for each orientation?

Hrant · 08-30-2010, 06:39 PM

To save keys I guess have one key to toggle portrait/landscape (the more important one) and one to toggle "left"/"right" (less useful). Since -unlike something like Copy or Undo- these are not actions that have standard precedents in terms of key assignments, maybe choose seldom-used ones, like "J" and "K".

isotherm · 09-07-2010, 01:22 PM

In light of the discovery of ~exec on the Kindle 3, it looks like I will need to make a package for that too. I think it is pretty easy though: once the user has copied the files to storage, something like ~exec /mnt/us/hotkeys/install.sh

meem · 09-07-2010, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Here goes!

(Untested, but hopefully I didn't mess anything up ;p).

Thank you for this great effort.
But still not work with my Kindle DX, even after I reset it !

troyme · 09-08-2010, 03:35 AM

able to run shell command like ls or user's scripts ???

otichy · 11-04-2010, 07:12 PM

(sorry wrong thread)

hornpipe2 · 02-11-2016, 11:07 PM

Six year thread bump!

Okay, I have my old dusty Kindle2 and the 5way is broken. I've installed the hotkeys script, rigged Alt+W, A, S, D, and Enter to Up, Left, Down, Right, Select via custom .sh scripts.

These work great if I get into a menu, but the home screen doesn't seem to do the proper thing. I'm having a hell of a time selecting books.

Anyone have any tips on how to get this to work?

knc1 · 02-12-2016, 12:52 AM

Nothing that would be of much help.
But you can always install only one book at a time.

That should simplify the selection of which book to read.
And if it was War and Peace, the solution might outlast the K2.

hornpipe2 · 02-12-2016, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

Nothing that would be of much help.
But you can always install only one book at a time.

That should simplify the selection of which book to read.
And if it was War and Peace, the solution might outlast the K2.

Haha. The battery is certainly on its last legs. I may open it up again and see if I can disassemble the joystick to get it working.

May be time to finally upgrade to something nice, like a Voyage...

knc1 · 02-12-2016, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hornpipe2

Haha. The battery is certainly on its last legs. I may open it up again and see if I can disassemble the joystick to get it working.

May be time to finally upgrade to something nice, like a Voyage...

The PW-3 is on-sale now at a very reasonable price (about 1/2 that of the Voyage).

The only thing 'Voyage' that it lacks are the hyptic frame buttons and the ambiant front light control.

And you should not wait too long to decide -
The most likely reason for the sale is to get rid of all the fw-5.6.5 (or earlier) versions in stock.
(5.6.5 is the only one you can jailbreak without opening it up)

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08-30-2010, 11:17 AM	#31
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	No problem, feel free to take it over. I'll remove it from here once that's done . Yeah, didn't really think about the 'no number keys' issue... ^^. IMHO, yeah, let's avoid the SHIFT+ALT+top row of letter. I'm not even sure if that won't trigger some of the official ALT+Letter hotkeys (if there are any)? Yeah, browser & usbnet seems like a good idea. Right now, nothing else springs to my mind... . Just don't forget to update the install script with the md5 checksums of the default bundled hotkeys script .

08-30-2010, 11:19 AM	#32
Hrant Polymath in training Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kindle2 (Global)	Hotkeys for screen orientation please! hhp

08-30-2010, 04:14 PM	#33
isotherm Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 187319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle 2	What hotkeys would you suggest for screen orientation? There would need to be a different one for each orientation?

08-30-2010, 06:39 PM	#34
Hrant Polymath in training Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kindle2 (Global)	To save keys I guess have one key to toggle portrait/landscape (the more important one) and one to toggle "left"/"right" (less useful). Since -unlike something like Copy or Undo- these are not actions that have standard precedents in terms of key assignments, maybe choose seldom-used ones, like "J" and "K".

09-07-2010, 01:22 PM	#35
isotherm Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 187319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle 2	In light of the discovery of ~exec on the Kindle 3, it looks like I will need to make a package for that too. I think it is pretty easy though: once the user has copied the files to storage, something like ~exec /mnt/us/hotkeys/install.sh

09-08-2010, 03:35 AM	#37
troyme Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 34 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: kindle dx US	able to run shell command like ls or user's scripts ???

11-04-2010, 07:12 PM	#38
otichy Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 5072 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: KPW	(sorry wrong thread)

02-11-2016, 11:07 PM	#39
hornpipe2 Member Posts: 24 Karma: 44002 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Amazon Kindle	Six year thread bump! Okay, I have my old dusty Kindle2 and the 5way is broken. I've installed the hotkeys script, rigged Alt+W, A, S, D, and Enter to Up, Left, Down, Right, Select via custom .sh scripts. These work great if I get into a menu, but the home screen doesn't seem to do the proper thing. I'm having a hell of a time selecting books. Anyone have any tips on how to get this to work?

02-12-2016, 12:52 AM	#40
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Nothing that would be of much help. But you can always install only one book at a time. That should simplify the selection of which book to read. And if it was War and Peace, the solution might outlast the K2.

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