Dotsisx

Dotsisx, aka Rita El Khoury, joined Symbian-Guru.com in September of 2007, and has been writing awesome content ever since. Rita often explores the normal user aspect of Symbian-powered devices, and offers in-depth thoughts on various topics. You can follow Dotsisx on Twitter at @Khouryrt

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  • http://whatleydude.vox.com/ James Whatley

    Cool little app.

    Do you know if you’re able to map the multi-media keys too?
    You know, the ones on the other s(l)ide?

    I want to use them for non-n-gage gaming.

    Cheers,

  • http://whatleydude.vox.com/ James Whatley

    Cool little app.

    Do you know if you’re able to map the multi-media keys too?
    You know, the ones on the other s(l)ide?

    I want to use them for non-n-gage gaming.

    Cheers,

  • xrgo

    magic key is really cool, i use it a lot for emulators
    but for me.. gallery button is very useful

  • xrgo

    magic key is really cool, i use it a lot for emulators
    but for me.. gallery button is very useful

  • bazza

    i’m one of the weird few that doesnt mind the gallery button, but i guess the majority wins on this and nokia will phase it out.

  • Chirantan

    well i am not that annoyed with gallery button, in fact i use it quite often, but i wanted to have pencil key back, and didnt really need mutlimedia menu, so have turned multimedia menu key into a pencil key using “The pancil” app, but i just wanted to ask, if the same thing is possible using magic keys?

  • Chirantan

    well i am not that annoyed with gallery button, in fact i use it quite often, but i wanted to have pencil key back, and didnt really need mutlimedia menu, so have turned multimedia menu key into a pencil key using “The pancil” app, but i just wanted to ask, if the same thing is possible using magic keys?

  • xrgo

    @Chirantan
    yes with magic key you can turn any key to any other key (or none key if you want, for disable a button for instance)
    and the good thing is that you can make a lot of keymaps and specify wich apps will use it
    so.. theres no limit
    plus you dont need to have the app running

  • xrgo

    @Chirantan
    yes with magic key you can turn any key to any other key (or none key if you want, for disable a button for instance)
    and the good thing is that you can make a lot of keymaps and specify wich apps will use it
    so.. theres no limit
    plus you dont need to have the app running

  • http://thesymbianblog.com/ Vaibhav Sharma

    I personally *love* the gallery button and it pains me knowing that future Nseries devices that I buy won’t have it.

    As far as accidental presses go, simply locking the keypad is enough. Moreover when kept in the pocket the chances of it getting pressed are far lesser that any other key owing to its location.

    Plus, since its on the bottom half, I rarely, if at all, hold the phone tightly in that position. I might use this app, not to disable it, but to create one if it were possible! :)

  • http://thesymbianblog.com Vaibhav Sharma

    I personally *love* the gallery button and it pains me knowing that future Nseries devices that I buy won’t have it.

    As far as accidental presses go, simply locking the keypad is enough. Moreover when kept in the pocket the chances of it getting pressed are far lesser that any other key owing to its location.

    Plus, since its on the bottom half, I rarely, if at all, hold the phone tightly in that position. I might use this app, not to disable it, but to create one if it were possible! :)

  • http://www.womworld.com/nokia/3495/n95-gallery-key-not-wanted/ WOM World / Nokia » Blog Archive – N95 gallery key not wanted…

    [...] By mapping it to replicate the pencil key (the ‘least offensive’ of all the keys!) problems with mistaken key depressions are all but gone. [...]

  • Cheung Yuen Wong

    Been using it for a while to test it.
    It is a little nice piece of software, just too bad that you can’t use it to map keysettings in N-gage games. (Have hacked my phone to be able to use landscape mode in N-gage games)

    I do understand that people can be annoyed by the gallery button especially when using a carholder and when using the phone such as GPS, navigation or placing the phone in the holder during a call on one’s way out.

    Offtopic:

    The issue with the pencil key was also an issue of mine, but later I found that it was ok to press the * to get the options up.
    (The same as using the pencil key)
    When holding the # you can mark texts, but that doesn’t necessarily work as it depends on the application.
    So you still have to press * and then choose cut / copy and then press ‘start’.

    As a matter of fact I wouldn’t be suprised if Nokia chose to take away the gallery button too.
    Some thinkg it is convenient while other thinks it is a bother and don’t use it. Much like the pencil button which people didn’t use much. (Hardcore users and people writing documents will of course use it).

    Who wouldn’t follow the large group of users to satisfy their needs instead of a small usergroup?

  • Cheung Yuen Wong

    Been using it for a while to test it.
    It is a little nice piece of software, just too bad that you can’t use it to map keysettings in N-gage games. (Have hacked my phone to be able to use landscape mode in N-gage games)

    I do understand that people can be annoyed by the gallery button especially when using a carholder and when using the phone such as GPS, navigation or placing the phone in the holder during a call on one’s way out.

    Offtopic:

    The issue with the pencil key was also an issue of mine, but later I found that it was ok to press the * to get the options up.
    (The same as using the pencil key)
    When holding the # you can mark texts, but that doesn’t necessarily work as it depends on the application.
    So you still have to press * and then choose cut / copy and then press ‘start’.

    As a matter of fact I wouldn’t be suprised if Nokia chose to take away the gallery button too.
    Some thinkg it is convenient while other thinks it is a bother and don’t use it. Much like the pencil button which people didn’t use much. (Hardcore users and people writing documents will of course use it).

    Who wouldn’t follow the large group of users to satisfy their needs instead of a small usergroup?

  • http://dotsisx.blogspot.com/ Dotsisx

    Guys, I love the functionality too, but the problem of it getting inadvertently pressed became VERY annoying. I used to think that I was one of the rare people who enjoyed that key, but by putting the Gallery on my standby screen, i relatively have the same speed of access.

    I think I will use this same procedure on my hopefully-soon-arriving n82 to map the multimedia button to the pen key. I know I will hate the multimedia button, and will never use it, much like now with my n95.

  • http://dotsisx.blogspot.com Dotsisx

    Guys, I love the functionality too, but the problem of it getting inadvertently pressed became VERY annoying. I used to think that I was one of the rare people who enjoyed that key, but by putting the Gallery on my standby screen, i relatively have the same speed of access.

    I think I will use this same procedure on my hopefully-soon-arriving n82 to map the multimedia button to the pen key. I know I will hate the multimedia button, and will never use it, much like now with my n95.

  • deadlock32

    remapping the multimedia key stops it from opening when sliding n95 landscape. Thanks ^_^

  • deadlock32

    remapping the multimedia key stops it from opening when sliding n95 landscape. Thanks ^_^

  • http://www.blackphoebe.com/msjen Ms. Jen

    The Gallery Key is not just annoying when it ruins a good camera shot if I accidently press it, but I just find the Gallery itself plain annoying.

    As a dedicated Lifeblog and ShoZu fan, every item I would want to see or do something with I will see/do in Lifeblog or ShoZu. The Gallery is wasting space.

    Basically, I would love to have the ability to just axe it entirely.

    I have considered taking out the Gallery key and filling the space on the cover with a bit of plastic and glue.

  • http://www.blackphoebe.com/msjen Ms. Jen

    The Gallery Key is not just annoying when it ruins a good camera shot if I accidently press it, but I just find the Gallery itself plain annoying.

    As a dedicated Lifeblog and ShoZu fan, every item I would want to see or do something with I will see/do in Lifeblog or ShoZu. The Gallery is wasting space.

    Basically, I would love to have the ability to just axe it entirely.

    I have considered taking out the Gallery key and filling the space on the cover with a bit of plastic and glue.

  • http://symbian.avinashrathod.com/ Avinash Rathod

    N96 and N78 do not have it ;)

  • http://symbian.avinashrathod.com Avinash Rathod

    N96 and N78 do not have it ;)

  • Anonymous

    hey.
    i use the nokia SU-8W for tv out gaming on my n82.
    is there any way i can use magic key to map keys onto the BT keyboard?
    as in individual alphabets for functions, not just numbers ?

  • Aatif

    hey.
    i use the nokia SU-8W for tv out gaming on my n82.
    is there any way i can use magic key to map keys onto the BT keyboard?
    as in individual alphabets for functions, not just numbers ?

  • http://www.swpower.si/ Borut

    With this program you can also totally disable gallery key, without sacrifising another precious key(Pen key in the above example).
    In the step 8, you just have to enter in the field “Maps to” the number of the key that doesn’t exist(i have chosen number 22. This way you are just remapping Gallery key to nothing.
    And voila, Gallery key has no function anymore!
    Kudos to all N82 users out there;-)

  • http://www.swpower.si Borut

    With this program you can also totally disable gallery key, without sacrifising another precious key(Pen key in the above example).
    In the step 8, you just have to enter in the field “Maps to” the number of the key that doesn’t exist(i have chosen number 22. This way you are just remapping Gallery key to nothing.
    And voila, Gallery key has no function anymore!
    Kudos to all N82 users out there;-)

  • http://www.n95users.com/forum/its-broke/16920-broken-button-s-other-issues.html#post139881 Broken Button(s) and other issues – Nokia N95Users

    [...] button (which many people replace) you can change the button layout using the magickey program How to Kill The Gallery Button there it shows about [...]

  • http://www.sheeptech.com/ vincentchow

    Is this app running in the background all the time? Will it drain the battery juice even greater with this on all the time? I used it to change my N82′s gallery button into a music player button :p

  • http://www.vincentchow.net Vincent Chow

    Is this app running in the background all the time? Will it drain the battery juice even greater with this on all the time? I used it to change my N82′s gallery button into a music player button :p

  • http://dotsisx.blogspot.com/ Dotsisx

    Vincent,
    I have been using this app for quite a while and I don’t believe it has any effect on battery life.

  • http://dotsisx.blogspot.com Dotsisx

    Vincent,
    I have been using this app for quite a while and I don’t believe it has any effect on battery life.

  • NKVD

    Thank you, you saved my life ! Cool nice little app that kill the gallery (gallery is not a 3 or 5 sec button push like take photo to start the camera viewer).

  • http://N/A NKVD

    Thank you, you saved my life ! Cool nice little app that kill the gallery (gallery is not a 3 or 5 sec button push like take photo to start the camera viewer).

  • http://www.symbian-guru.com/ Dotsisx

    NKVD,
    Great to hear that :D

  • http://www.symbian-guru.com Dotsisx

    NKVD,
    Great to hear that :D

  • Tumleh

    It works great and I’m so happy. Thanks, many many thanks for this HowTo.

  • Tumleh

    It works great and I’m so happy. Thanks, many many thanks for this HowTo.

  • http://www.symbian-guru.com/welcome/2008/12/make-full-use-of-the-volume-mute-keys-on-the-e71.html Make Full Use Of The Volume & Mute Keys On The E71 | Symbian-Guru.com

    [...] application entitled Magic Key which allows me to remap buttons to different functions, and which I told you how to use and how I set it up on the N82. I had one objective in mind with the E71: make use of the volume [...]

  • fredx69

    Sorry, but I tried to map my N82 galery button(86)to the button next to the camer-shot(230) – but it does not work ! Can anybody help ?

  • fredx69

    Sorry, but I tried to map my N82 galery button(86)to the button next to the camer-shot(230) – but it does not work ! Can anybody help ?

  • bazza

    i'm one of the weird few that doesnt mind the gallery button, but i guess the majority wins on this and nokia will phase it out.

  • bazza

    i'm one of the weird few that doesnt mind the gallery button, but i guess the majority wins on this and nokia will phase it out.

  • bazza

    i'm one of the weird few that doesnt mind the gallery button, but i guess the majority wins on this and nokia will phase it out.

  • Adriano

    Hi there!

    Im making a universal appeal!
    I bought the apple wireless keyboard for my N95 but I cant use any special characters like “é, á, ê, â, ñ, î, í, ô, ç” etc.. to write in Portuguese.
    Im sure a lot of people around the world have the same problem in their own languages.
    I made an exhaustive research on the internet to find any kind of solution but zero answer.
    I’ve been using the keyboard so far and its a fantastic experience to use it for make notes in a classroom for example.
    The only problem is the accents. With that it would be just perfect!
    Magickey can help?
    So please if you know any answer to that issue let me know.

    Cheers,
    Adriano

  • Adriano

    Hi there!

    Im making a universal appeal!
    I bought the apple wireless keyboard for my N95 but I cant use any special characters like “é, á, ê, â, ñ, î, í, ô, ç” etc.. to write in Portuguese.
    Im sure a lot of people around the world have the same problem in their own languages.
    I made an exhaustive research on the internet to find any kind of solution but zero answer.
    I’ve been using the keyboard so far and its a fantastic experience to use it for make notes in a classroom for example.
    The only problem is the accents. With that it would be just perfect!
    Magickey can help?
    So please if you know any answer to that issue let me know.

    Cheers,
    Adriano

  • Adriano

    Hi there!

    Im making a universal appeal!
    I bought the apple wireless keyboard for my N95 but I cant use any special characters like “é, á, ê, â, ñ, î, í, ô, ç” etc.. to write in Portuguese.
    Im sure a lot of people around the world have the same problem in their own languages.
    I made an exhaustive research on the internet to find any kind of solution but zero answer.
    I’ve been using the keyboard so far and its a fantastic experience to use it for make notes in a classroom for example.
    The only problem is the accents. With that it would be just perfect!
    Magickey can help?
    So please if you know any answer to that issue let me know.

    Cheers,
    Adriano

  • Ugnaut

    Please explain how to sign the application, Opensign needs some original email address of the application, and I don't feel like hackign the firmware of my phone just to use magic keys, if it would ecen work.

  • Jon K

    Great tutorial! My only question is, can I map a key combination or function to the gallery key? I'm trying this out on my E75 and would like to be able to lock the phone with the PTT/Voice Command button throughout any application as natively this can only be done through the home screen. Any thoughts?

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