VolDpad
Many new devices are missing a d-pad which makes navigating web pages more of a task than a pleasure. BeemerTPPC has created a handy utility that will change your volume rocker into a D-pad. This was created for the Touch HD, but should also work on other HTC devices.
Usage:
-Volume UP is remaped to d-pad UP. Can be hold for autorepeat.
-Volume DOWN is remaped to d-pad DOWN. Can be hold for autorepeat.
-Double click Volume UP is remaped to d-pad LEFT. Does not support autorepeat.
-Double click Volume DOWN is remaped to d-pad RIGHT. Does not support autorepeat.
-Double click with hold in Volume UP is remaped to d-Pad RETURN with Hold.Does not support autorepeat.
-Double click with hold in Volume DOWN is remaped to d-Pad RETURN.Does not support autorepeat.
-If a call is being established or is active the volume keys will behave normally.
-Running the file a second time will close the resident with a small tone.
The program is small (7Kb) and remains resident without making use of CPU because it is simply a keyboard hook. To install it, copy the file wherever you want and execute it. If you want it to start automatically after a Soft Reset, make a link (DO NOT PUT THE FILE DIRECTLY) under \Windows\Startup or your locale equivalent.
Changes (8/28):
-Soved the Back Arrow issue on HTC devices.
-Added support for unloading the program
-First try to add suport for Return-Hold (Context menus)
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It's a shame then since the Omnia already has a d-pad.
Hmmm. Just might have to try this, as my D-pad on my Palm Treo Pro is making me push right to go up and all kinds of weird stuff like that. Anyone think it will correct problems with what I (generally) described?
Hi there. This happened to me once and it was very annoying until I figured it out.Some applications allow the screen on the Treo Pro to be changed from portrait to landscape mode.I did this inadvertently while toying with a third party application.Being a square screen, it appears exactly the same but the dpad works for landscape mode. I had to hard reset my treo but you can try removing the application or a soft reset before doing the hard reset.Bye.