Hacking together a work-around for the default back behaviour

framework/assets/js/device.js

@@ -28,6 +28,32 @@ function Device() {
     }
 }
 
+/*
+ * You must explicitly override the back button. 
+ */
+
+Device.prototype.overrideBackButton = function()
+{
+  BackButton.override();
+}
+
+/*
+ * This resets the back button to the default behaviour
+ */
+
+Device.prototype.resetBackButton = function()
+{
+  BackButton.reset();
+}
+
+/*
+ * This terminates the activity!
+ */
+Device.prototype.exitApp = function()
+{
+  BackButton.exitApp();
+}
+
 PhoneGap.addConstructor(function() {
     navigator.device = window.device = new Device();
 });

framework/assets/js/keyevent.js

@@ -2,17 +2,10 @@ function KeyEvent()
 {
 }
 
-KeyEvent.prototype.menuTrigger = function()
+KeyEvent.prototype.backTrigger = function()
 {
   var e = document.createEvent('Events');
-  e.initEvent('menuKeyDown');
-  document.dispatchEvent(e);
-}
-
-KeyEvent.prototype.searchTrigger= function()
-{
-  var e = document.createEvent('Events');
-  e.initEvent('searchKeyDown');
+  e.initEvent('backKeyDown');
   document.dispatchEvent(e);
 }