Use Enter key to turn page

[lovebeta]

Since the enter key really only does link navigation in the page group, I was wondering if we can reload/add it with pageturn function as well. The motivation of doing this is that, I feel, the enter key is the most comfortable one to press on PRS-505. And needless to say, next_page is the MOST frequently used key on an eReader.

In order to achieve this, I have to modify main.xml with something like this sudo code:

<kbookPage id="PAGE" left="0" right="0" top="0" bottom="30" href="x-id://bookData">
	<code>
		<function id="doCenter">
			if (this.isLink()) {
				this.gotoLink();
			} else this.bubble("doNext");
		</function>

This way, we can still preserve the link navigation function of the enter key. Now the question is, what is the library function for judging if an object is a link, and if it is, what is the library function to follow this link?

[BobVA]

That's a good idea - you might see if Jeff would add it to his 505 patcher application "PRSCustomizer."

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27177

[lovebeta]

Oh, the code I listed are sudo-code, i.e., they don't work yet. I am asking expert's help to find out the proper function to call.

[BobVA]

See Gwynevans suggestion in this thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30689

I think you could use the same approach.

Cheers,
Bob

[ShellShock]

Originally Posted by BobVA

See Gwynevans suggestion in this thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30689

I think you could use the same approach.

That thread shows how to map holding the "Enter" key down to an action.

In applicationStart.xml we have:

<boolean key="0x27" do="doCenter"/>
<boolean key="0x27-hold" do="doCenter"/>

So Enter and hold+Enter do the same thing.

I suggest mapping Enter to the page turn; this still leaves hold+Enter as it is at the moment:

<boolean key="0x27" do="doNext"/>
<boolean key="0x27-hold" do="doCenter"/>

This seems to me the simplest solution. You just need to remember to hold down the Enter key to get it to do what it currently does.

Edit: I have just tried this and it works very well.

[lovebeta]

Originally Posted by ShellShock

That thread shows how to map holding the "Enter" key down to an action.

In applicationStart.xml we have:

<boolean key="0x27" do="doCenter"/>
<boolean key="0x27-hold" do="doCenter"/>

So Enter and hold+Enter do the same thing.

I suggest mapping Enter to the page turn; this still leaves hold+Enter as it is at the moment:

<boolean key="0x27" do="doNext"/>
<boolean key="0x27-hold" do="doCenter"/>

This seems to me the simplest solution. You just need to remember to hold down the Enter key to get it to do what it currently does.

Edit: I have just tried this and it works very well.

This is exactly what I did. It is not perfect, but I'll settle on this before I found the proper functional call. There aren't that many in page jumps anyway.