setting front buttons to run recorder on 720

[Steve Grotheer]

Jack,

Well I have "some" answers. Maybe we can figure this one out together. I am
going to post this on the newsgroup to see if anyone else can add some inputs
regarding auto power on for the 720.

Here is some background data:

1) Unlike on the 680, the buttons on the front of the 720 don't appear to
allow
the unit to be turned on and then execute something. For example, if my 720
is
off, and I press the "W" Word hot button, the 720 turns on and then runs word.

This is not true for front buttons. Does anyone know how to enable the front
buttons to power on the device also? Since the 680 did this, maybe someone
could look through registry values on the 680 and 720 to see if there is some
flag for enabling the front buttons to turn power on. There is an
application on the 720 called voicstub.exe and also a library called
voicepwr.dll. I don't know if these may or may not be related.

2) AFAIK, the green flashing light on the top of the unit by the hinge does
not
have the ability to control any functions. I believe that pressing the button
only turns the flashing light off, but cannot actually execute any functions.

3) With the voice recorder app, I cannot find any single command that toggles
record on and then off again. It appears that you press ctrl n to start
recording and press esc to stop recording.

4) I wrote two small vbs scripts to do what you want. The first starts
recorder and presses ctrl N. The second presses escape. These can be
assigned to the "+" and "-" keys on the front of the 720. Based on the above
constraints, as long as your device is already turned on, you can press the
front "+" to record and "-" key to stop recording. Just put the path to
"start_recorder.vbs" and "esc.vbs" into your registry.
5) I believe the .dll and .exe files to run vbs scripts are on the 720 by
default and thus you should be able to save the text below as a .vbs and run
it
directly. The program on my system is \windows\ghost.exe. If not, maybe I
got the files from purchasing bsquare buseful script.

Here is start_recorder.vbsx
' Open voice recorder and start recording
sub main()
Script.Delay 150
' open recorder application
Application.Launch("\Windows\voicstub.exe")
script.delay 50
' start recording
Keyboard.Type "[ctrl + n]"
end sub

Here is esc.vbs
' Press the esc key
sub main()
' press escape
Script.Delay 150
Keyboard.Type "[esc]"
end sub

---Original Message-----
>From: "Jack_...@Dell.com" <Jack_...@Dell.com>
>
>I noticed a thread in the Microsoft forum where you were helping to
decipher the correct registry keys for changing the +, -, > keys on the front
of the 720 from media player buttons to recorder functions. Two questions,
>
>1. I can bring up the recorder by changing the value of the 40D1 key to
"/windows/voiceapp.lnk" but I don't know how to turn on the recorder
automatically. To start a recording you need to enter a Ctl-N. Not being a
registry expert I am not sure if I can add a string value for this to the
registry or not. Otherwise I'm not sure how I can turn on and off record
mode.
>
>2. Second more interesting question is: the alarm light on the top
center
of the 720 case appears to also be a push button. What does it do and what
registry key controls that. I would really like for that button to turn on
the recorder if it is off and to turn off the recorder if it is on. Any
ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jack Angelo
>Dell Computers
>
>
>
>

Steve Grotheer --- Ruksun News Force v1.51

[Steve Grotheer]

BTW, When I was researching this, I noticed that the registry entry labeled
"40CF" points to the application voicstub.exe. Does anyone know what key 40CF
maps to? It is the only key in the registry that I cannot figure out.

See past postings where I defined how all the programmable keys are mapped for
a 720. i.e. the 40D1 Key maps to the "+" key on the front of the Jornada.

Steve Grotheer --- Ruksun News Force v1.51

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