Screen lock needed? - Treo Forum

Gaillen · 01-17-2007, 01:54 PM

My friend, who also uses a Treo 650, is endlessly hanging up, accidentally during calls. He has a pointy cheek bone that hits the hang up button on the screen. I have been trying to find a utility that would lock out the screen during a call unless he deliberately wants access to things like the organizer etc.

any ideas, at all?

-Gaillen

TazUk · 01-17-2007, 04:16 PM

There's a setting for that, go into Prefs, Keyguard and tick the box for Disable touchscreen when: On a call

Gaillen · 01-19-2007, 10:17 PM

Thank you TazUk, I feel a bit silly that I forgot to mention I was aware of this setting. My apologies. The problem with keygaurd is that it does not allow you to use the touch screen in the phone app even if you wanted to. Other apps yes, but not the phone. I am hoping for something that would disable the screen unless it was touched in a hard to get at corner or two. Any further ideas? or something I'm missing with keygaurd?

skoenig · 01-19-2007, 10:36 PM

You mean something like keyguard but for the screen and kind of bottom left followed by top right sort of thing?

~ Steph

Gaillen · 01-19-2007, 11:48 PM

Exactly Steph, got any ideas?

-Gaillen

skoenig · 01-22-2007, 04:09 PM

Umm... sadly no.

I did a quick look through the store but couldn't see anything. I check freewarepalm.com where I thought there woudl bea handy tool but alas there was none.

I was thinking maybe a different dialer would be the answer like TakePhone don't seem to have it either...

Sorry... anyone else know of an app like this?

~ Steph

Gaillen · 01-23-2007, 09:56 PM

Thanks for looking around Steph. I had the same luck, which is to say none.

Anyone else?

-Gaillen

comiken205 · 01-24-2007, 05:00 AM

Same luck here. I have been looking for an app like that but there aren't any that are easy to find. The prefs. option should be good until an app becomes available.

ImAd · 04-18-2007, 01:39 AM

I think you can use Butler from HobbyistSoftware.

Here's excerpt from it's manual

Quote:

'S' re-enables screen if disabled: If you have chosen to lock the touchscreen during calls (by using phone preferences), then pressing s allows you to get access again. The touchscreen will still say that it is disabled - but it won't be

David Price · 04-26-2007, 11:57 AM

I was just going to mention not only Butler (like ImAd suggested) but perhaps also Phone Technician from Hobbyist as well. I'll try to test them later.

01-17-2007, 01:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gaillen A Few Questions.... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Surrey, B.C. Canada My Treo: Treo 650 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Screen lock needed? My friend, who also uses a Treo 650, is endlessly hanging up, accidentally during calls. He has a pointy cheek bone that hits the hang up button on the screen. I have been trying to find a utility that would lock out the screen during a call unless he deliberately wants access to things like the organizer etc. any ideas, at all? -Gaillen

01-17-2007, 04:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
TazUk Mostly harmless Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kent, UK My Treo: Treo Pro My Carrier: Vodaphone My OS: XP Posts: 4,528 Thanks: 255 Thanked 650 Times in 493 Posts	There's a setting for that, go into Prefs, Keyguard and tick the box for Disable touchscreen when: On a call __________________ Treo 180 > Treo 270 > Treo 650 > Treo 750v > Treo Pro "Going to church no more makes you a christian than sleeping in your garage makes you a car." *Garrison Keillor*

01-19-2007, 10:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Gaillen A Few Questions.... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Surrey, B.C. Canada My Treo: Treo 650 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks, but need more.... Thank you TazUk, I feel a bit silly that I forgot to mention I was aware of this setting. My apologies. The problem with keygaurd is that it does not allow you to use the touch screen in the phone app even if you wanted to. Other apps yes, but not the phone. I am hoping for something that would disable the screen unless it was touched in a hard to get at corner or two. Any further ideas? or something I'm missing with keygaurd?

01-19-2007, 10:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
skoenig Administrator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles My Treo: Treo 700p My Carrier: Sprint My OS: XP Posts: 1,794 Thanks: 103 Thanked 153 Times in 100 Posts	You mean something like keyguard but for the screen and kind of bottom left followed by top right sort of thing? ~ Steph __________________ IIIe > V > [wilderness] > 650 > 700p > 680 \| Sprint \| Subscribe to the newsletters!

01-22-2007, 04:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
skoenig Administrator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles My Treo: Treo 700p My Carrier: Sprint My OS: XP Posts: 1,794 Thanks: 103 Thanked 153 Times in 100 Posts	Umm... sadly no. I did a quick look through the store but couldn't see anything. I check freewarepalm.com where I thought there woudl bea handy tool but alas there was none. I was thinking maybe a different dialer would be the answer like TakePhone don't seem to have it either... Sorry... anyone else know of an app like this? ~ Steph __________________ IIIe > V > [wilderness] > 650 > 700p > 680 \| Sprint \| Subscribe to the newsletters!

01-19-2007, 11:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gaillen A Few Questions.... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Surrey, B.C. Canada My Treo: Treo 650 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Exactly Steph, got any ideas? -Gaillen

01-23-2007, 09:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Gaillen A Few Questions.... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Surrey, B.C. Canada My Treo: Treo 650 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for looking around Steph. I had the same luck, which is to say none. Anyone else? -Gaillen

01-24-2007, 05:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
comiken205 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maricopa, AZ My Treo: Palm pre My Carrier: Sprint My OS: Other Posts: 3,239 Thanks: 263 Thanked 448 Times in 361 Posts	Same luck here. I have been looking for an app like that but there aren't any that are easy to find. The prefs. option should be good until an app becomes available.

04-26-2007, 11:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
David Price A Few Questions.... Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 6 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I was just going to mention not only Butler (like ImAd suggested) but perhaps also Phone Technician from Hobbyist as well. I'll try to test them later. __________________ Bullpen Bulletins Podcast

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