i can't use other keyboard, aaarg! - Desire General

whenever I use another keyboard then the original touch input pinch to zoom is deactivated cross the whole phone, why is this and is there a fix for it ?
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This has happened to me and a reboot fixed it for me
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mardox said:
whenever I use another keyboard then the original touch input pinch to zoom is deactivated cross the whole phone, why is this and is there a fix for it ?
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I have Scandinavian Keyboard installed and hadn't actually noticed, but yes, while the default keyboard is being used there is no pinch zoom in the browser. As soon as I switch back, it works again.
It's not been a problem for me, as I only switch to that keyboard temporarily and switch back again — I prefer the default, but the other gives me access to characters like "ð" that the default does not. If I was using it full time, that would be a real nuisance.

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Browser doesn't auto flow text

When using the browser and I pinch to zoom in the text does not auto flow, does anyone else get this or know how to fix it?
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are you referring to text wrapping?
Yeah that's right doesn't wrap the text. I was wondering if it might be something to do with changes Orange make to their ROMs
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Works for me...
SamE said:
When using the browser and I pinch to zoom in the text does not auto flow, does anyone else get this or know how to fix it?
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I have noticed that pinch to zoom, no wrap of text, double tap to zoom, wrap.
This is my first Android phone so I am not sure if this right or wrong?
I have noticed that pinch to zoom, no wrap of text, double tap to zoom, wrap.
This is my first Android phone so I am not sure if this right or wrong?
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Is your Desire generic or is it branded to a network?
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My Desire is on Orange. Could this be an issue?
Not sure, but I am thinking it could be something they've done to customise the ROM that's broken it.
Going to try and flashing a generic ROM and see where that gets me.
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Pinch to zoom works fine here, T-mobile branded
On T-mobile, that works on and off for me, but more so than not.
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I think some webpages are coded in a way that doesn't play nice with the reflowing, but as a general rule its excellent.
Works fine for me on unbranded, as long as the page has finished loading.
It is something broken in the Orange ROM, just flashed mine to the generic one and it works fine now
I can confirm that I've seen this behaviour on a friend's Orange branded Desire (french orange).
Auto flowing only happens when he uses double tap but not with the pinch to zoom.
GG orange !
I've also noticed this on my Orange phone.
Ditto. Very annoying.
Works fine for me on a Vodafone firmware. However I notice sometimes that when it auto flows it stops in a position with the text just a little bit off the right of the screen sometimes, and I have to manually move left to center it on the screen again.
Does this happen for anyone else? It's not all the time only occasionally but I've not managed to figure out what seems to be causing it; perhaps its to do with the particular website but not sure.
I think its a problem with Orange only, just bought a black version desire have the same issue. Fools at orange love screwing their customers. Glad I left orange.
I have this problem when viewing listings on the eBay uk website but not on any other site funnily enough.
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[Q] Switch keyboard types easily?

I'm sure there used to be an easy way to change the keyboard type on the DHD, without having to go into Settings ie switching between QWERTY/Phone Pad/Compact.... I can't remember where this was.
Anybody know?
Hold down any text input box whilst selected, press input method and then choose your keyboard. Note that only the keyboards you have enabled in settings will appear.
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When I hold down a text input box I just get the paste option... unless I'm misunderstanding...?
Thanks.
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mjt said:
I'm sure there used to be an easy way to change the keyboard type on the DHD, without having to go into Settings ie switching between QWERTY/Phone Pad/Compact.... I can't remember where this was.
Anybody know?
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it was on win mo you could switch easly.... its always been like this in android
mjt said:
When I hold down a text input box I just get the paste option... unless I'm misunderstanding...?
Thanks.
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Do you have other keyboards installed AND enabled in Settings > Language & keyboard ?
Well, I've got the three standard HTC keyboards listed there... I don't see where one enables them as such, just a radio button to select the one you want to use.
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Oh, I mis read your post. As already said before, it's that hard to change on Android.
The workaround is to install an additional input method; I installed Swype. So I have qwerty on Swype and switch to phone-keypad on the default keyboard.
Has anyone got the gingerbread keyboard to work on desire HD, mine keep foreclosing whilst it works flawlessly on my desire.
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I have Gingerbread keyboard on my DHD, got it from market, using it for about ten days or so, didnt crash once.
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(Q) issue with swiftkey and qwerty hardware keyboard??

So I downloaded swiftkey free version yesterday to test it out. Its nice but for some reason it is still on when I flip out into super-text/qwerty keyboard time. This makes using the qwerty impossible because swiftkey doesn't recognize the keys you type.
I think its probably a software glitch has anyone experienced this? I found the option to disable it when using hardware keyboards but it didn't help..
Thanks
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austriker27 said:
So I downloaded swiftkey free version yesterday to test it out. Its nice but for some reason it is still on when I flip out into super-text/qwerty keyboard time. This makes using the qwerty impossible because swiftkey doesn't recognize the keys you type.
I think its probably a software glitch has anyone experienced this? I found the option to disable it when using hardware keyboards but it didn't help..
Thanks
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You probably want to disable autocomplete for the hardware keyboard. There is a setting for this in the SwiftKey 3 settings menu Advanced section. With Hard Keyboard autocomplete disabled it works great.
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Haprog said:
You probably want to disable autocomplete for the hardware keyboard. There is a setting for this in the SwiftKey 3 settings menu Advanced section. With Hard Keyboard autocomplete disabled it works great.
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I noticed that and had it disabled. I think the problem is that sometimes when I flip out the keyboard it starts with the alt button so when I type it is all symbols and such. Simple fix is just to press that button when flipping open the qwerty, slightly annoying b/c its sometimes and not always but not a big deal.

Is it possible to not have landscape keyboard take up entire screen ?

It's the worst damn feature on android. I googled it up and it seems the only cheap fix is going with a sub par keyboard.
Would it be possible to request for a mod that makes this universal for all keyboards?
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Get SwiftKey from Google Play .. this version allows you the change the size of the keys
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS50b3VjaHR5cGUuc3dpZnRrZXkiXQ..
This does not stop the keyboard from going fullscreen.
I agree this is very annoying. I just made the leap from iOS to Android to get a larger screen. Now I have a larger screen and a darn keyboard takes up the whole screen?
Just seems counter productive.
Hope google changes this soon.
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Get SwiftKey from Google Play .. this version allows you the change the size of the keys
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS50b3VjaHR5cGUuc3dpZnRrZXkiXQ..
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I use thumb keyboard, in settings there's the "suppress fullscreen windows" option just for that.
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slimslim said:
I use thumb keyboard, in settings there's the "suppress fullscreen windows" option just for that.
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Works great thanks! Was using swiftkey but not any more.
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[Q] Split keyboard in landscape?

I have not been able to make the LG keyboard use the split feature in landscape. I have it checked in the settings but nothing changes. I have also unchecked one handed use, although I would like to use them simultaneously. What am I doing wrong here?
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jordant2 said:
I have not been able to make the LG keyboard use the split feature in landscape. I have it checked in the settings but nothing changes. I have also unchecked one handed use, although I would like to use them simultaneously. What am I doing wrong here?
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You're using the LG Keyboard as your entry method? I had to disable the Path keyboard feature to split the keyboard.
mrfeuss said:
You're using the LG Keyboard as your entry method? I had to disable the Path keyboard feature to split the keyboard.
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Didn't think about that. Just tried it and I still don't get the split keyboard. Im going to reset the phone and see if that works.
Edit: Never mind, you then have to drag the keyboard to the sides. Thanks, that worked.
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