Develop Bugs

XDA IIs Keyboard

Hi all, how can you DISABLE the slide out keyboard on a IIs - through registry?

Through the registry....
Sliding keyboard is very mechanical issue....Use some glue or chewing gum

Why do you need to disable the keyboard? the only issue I recall with the BA's keyboard is with TomTom software and entering a postcode, no on screen keyboard is presented and using the slide out one is a pain. Simple upgrade the TomTom to the later standard (5,21 or 6) and your on screen keyboard will work - Mike

XDA II s keyboard lock
Thanks Mike, my work has a requirement to lock these things down and disable certain functions, I can't find anywhere a registry key that will knock this out, any clues?

Diamond Keyboard

Saw that there is now a cab file for the HTC Diamond keyboard. [link]. Anyone know if this will work on the Touch?

Yes it does

I put it on my xv6900 & my xv6800- works fine.

any feelings on this keyboard? I started with the older HTC keyboard, then moved to TouchPal. I'm curious to try it out, but it looks like its just a skinned and mildly updated version of HTC keyboard.

Using the diamond keyboard on the VZW Touch right now. Works well, no real issues found as of yet. Like it for the fact that it has more buttons and I love the "Switch" for the ABC and xT9.
~JMD

It works well but in QWERTY mode, the letter Z is missing

Mine has the Z on both phones.

I like that I'm not stuck with the qwerty keyboard in opera now on my touch

wonder if the diamond keyboard originally has the sound when you select the keys like the htc phonepad had?

Touch User P3450
this Diamond Keboard Work's But its realy slow ....Delay each time U tap...

Word completion
I have it installed, but have lost word completion. Anyone else?

I don't know, i really like the PCM Keyboard. I can't find one that's as simple to use and functions well.

purelithium said:
I don't know, i really like the PCM Keyboard. I can't find one that's as simple to use and functions well.
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I'm going to try out the Diamond kb, currently using PCM also. I also really appreciate the simplicity of the PCM and how it takes up very little screen space (compared to others), but I really hate that I have to change layouts to get to the period (.) key. IMO, this should be on the main layout, being a such often used key.

wow....has anyone failed to mention that the "qwerty" mode doesnt work in landscape?????? that is a huge drawback for such a nicely skinned keyboard....hope this gets fixed soon

I mainly use the keyboard layout. When I hit the shift key the characters show as caps and types a cap, but then stay displayed that way even though they are no longer typing caps (at least until I enter a space, then the displayed letters return to normal). Makes it hard to tell when I have caps turned on/off. If I tap the shift key a couple more times then the display will change back, but it's annoying. The landscape qwerty seems to be working fine for me, unlike what another user said (and it's not showing the shift display problem I mentioned).
It would be nice if when a key is pressed the enlarged view of the key displayed above the key, so that my finger is not covering it up. What I mean is like the way the PCM keyboard works, or like the iPhone.

OEM SE Keyboard

Did anyone testing THIS Keyboard and get it running?

It is the XT9-one taken from the leaked upcoming FW. Works, but I don't like it. Take FingerKeyboard

Is there a One Finger Keyboard like the 1 -9 keyboard on a phone in fingerkeyboard 2.1?
Does anyone know an one finger keyboard for Xperia with a little bit bigger keys like htc keyboard?

I like this keyboard. It works very well for one handed texting. It helps to have screen taps on to be sure your finger press registers.
Tony

D Pad Software

Hi Guys,
Ithink everyone would be up for this!
is there any exisiting software that could create a onscreen dpad for the TPs -right where the onscreen keyboard button is would be perfect for landscape use of the phone...
im not clever enough to code anything like it.. is this sort of thing possible ?

That would be great.
The default keyboard has directional arrows similar to an on screen d pad. I wonder if that can be used to start with?

Yeah is does, would be nice to have something that just took up a small amount of space on screen!
I miss the rotating wheel on the tytn II as well! used to use that loads!
BUT - the TP2 is alot better overall..

on screen qwerty keyboard...

ppl who have the tilt 2 or touch pro 2.... how is the on screen keyboard? is it big enough to type on? ppl were saying that the pure's keyboard was too small to type on. so what is ur feedback on the on screen keyboard...

Having had the phone for about a week now, its pretty easy to do a quick message.
responds very well to fingerpresses, i rarely mis a key stroke...

really? thats awesome. thanks for ur input! another thing... do u have to have the keyboard out to have it on landscape or does the accelerometer kick in when u turn it?? i would love to have that feature to use it on landscape without pulling out the keyboard...

toawkanavngthded said:
really? thats awesome. thanks for ur input! another thing... do u have to have the keyboard out to have it on landscape or does the accelerometer kick in when u turn it?? i would love to have that feature to use it on landscape without pulling out the keyboard...
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To echo the above the on-screen keyboard is pretty nice and easy to use. I miss having a ctrl key, but that's my only gripe. As for the landscape, I think it depends on what ROM & Manilla version you're using, but you can easily install a little app called Gyrator that does it for you.

Use Gyrator 2 to enable g sensor for rotation in all apps of your choosing. You can also enable it in TF3D.
http://gyrator.brins0.net/