Hey guys... I was wondering, if its possible, how can I get the keyboard from 2.2 on cm7. I really like ld that keyboard because it had arrows and it looked better imo. Also, how can I get better user agents in the browser, because ie6 is pretty outdated. I liked how in 2.2 you could deselect mobile view and every site appears in desktop mode.
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brennod10 said:
Hey guys... I was wondering, if its possible, how can I get the keyboard from 2.2 on cm7. I really like ld that keyboard because it had arrows and it looked better imo. Also, how can I get better user agents in the browser, because ie6 is pretty outdated. I liked how in 2.2 you could deselect mobile view and every site appears in desktop mode.
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The keyboard from CM6 (2.2) didn't have arrows, so I'm guessing you are talking about the HTC keyboard that comes with the stock rom.
Look around the Evo Themes and Apps section, or the XDA Android Apps section for "HTC IME Mod." It is the HTC Sense keyboard. However most versions I have seen do not have the arrow keys, since that keyboard existed on other Sense phones before the Evo, which all had a trackball or sensor. But I expect by now someone has released a version with it.
Also some of the alternate keyboards in the market and Swype have arrows, at least in a secondary screen. I use Swype often because you Swype from the Swype button to the symbol button and it pulls up a text editing keyboard, with arrows and buttons for select, copy, cut, paste, tab, etc.
brennod10 said:
Also, how can I get better user agents in the browser, because ie6 is pretty outdated. I liked how in 2.2 you could deselect mobile view and every site appears in desktop mode.
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I was having this issue as well. For a temporary fix, I found that if you just go to google.com (logged in) and scroll to the bottom, just tap "Classic" and all the other websites you browse will be desktop versions.
I don't know why it keeps it on mobile all the time though, since the settings are set to "IE6."
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I have use standard HTC Desire keyboard and I am satisfied so far, but I was read some review
swype and ShapeWriter is a good virtual keyboard too.
Does anyone has tested this Keyboard? which one better? Default Keyboard, Swype or ShapeWriter
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I use the HTC_IME, which is the modded version of htc keyboard, it is so much better
quanganhle90 said:
I use the HTC_IME, which is the modded version of htc keyboard, it is so much better
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Yep times 2. But im using swype. This is my best keyboard and better than slide it.
I use smart keyboard - far better than stock or even the HTC IME mod
Can you tell me in what way a keyboard is better than another?
Nuntius said:
Can you tell me in what way a keyboard is better than another?
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Well the stock one annoyed me because the word suggestions appear over the top of what your writing, so you can't read what you've just typed.
smart keyboard has a section above the keyboard where the suggestions appear, so they don't get in the way.
also i found i hit the full stop button too often on the stock one as the space bar was too small.
smart keyboard has a free version so try that. but it doesn't have the word correction - that's only in the pro verison
switched to swype a few days ago, don't know if i'll be able to use traditional keyboards again lol
the word prediction is just amazing and much faster than typing on the standard htc sense keyboard
Swype without a doubt.
100% recommended.
If you want to try it ----> http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3UNGP0LT (English and Spanish only)
Keyboard as portrait mode when in landscape use?
Hi guys! With stock keyboard on Desire, it is pretty good to use it in portrait mode, however, when you try in landscape mode -to take benefits of the larger buttons as well- you must forgo the rest on the page/app or whatever on the screen, because the screen is then full with keyboard and text input box only.
Is there any keyboard which is not covering the whole screen (this may be possible with an input field consisting of one, scrollable line) ??
i find swype incredibly slow, there is no way that one finger sliding to each key is faster than tapping with two thumbs in opinion.
Such choices are relative by definition.
IME, HTC_IME mod keyboard is the best all round followed by Swype in some regards. However, Swype disabling multi-touch in the browser kills its appeal on my end unless I'm using an app where I don't require the zoom feature.
And yep, Swype-ing words is faster, much faster, as odd as that might sound... simply because you don't have to hit the actual keys to bring the whole word up in prediction, and even when you hit a few wrong keys in a word, very surprisingly, Swype 99/100 auto-corrects the word or at least offers the correct word to choose -- far more forgiving than the other traditional keyboards. The detection, prediction and auto-correction are what make the product work. I basically scribble everything in if using it, and do it very fast with little error, less than a traditional on-screen keyboard if trying that much speed anyway (sure, there is an initial learning curve like with anything new. It 'aint a 2 day affair).
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Hi guys! With stock keyboard on Desire, it is pretty good to use it in portrait mode, however, when you try in landscape mode -to take benefits of the larger buttons as well- you must forgo the rest on the page/app or whatever on the screen, because the screen is then full with keyboard and text input box only.
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This is one major beef of mine on this phone too. It makes the landscape mode quite redundant in many usages.
I don't know of any such app yet.
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I can't see why people like Swype over slide it.
I have installed Swype 3 times and each time go back to slide it. Swype although in beta just isn't as good.
For example when you want to do a double letter you need to do a stupid little circle over the letter. WHY? Also its not as accurate. Also I have consistently had a 40% fail rate with words.
Slide it is accurate, I hardly get any mistakes, it knows when you want or need a double letter. I can almost write as quick as if I were typing on a full size keyboard.
The only advantage Swype has is it looks good. I'm amazed people rate it over the far superior slide it.
quanganhle90 said:
I use the HTC_IME, which is the modded version of htc keyboard, it is so much better
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How To use HTC_IME? how to mods it?
What I'd really like is to be able to use Swype in portrait, and HTC in landscape...
This is much better than all those:
Standard HTC Desire Keyboard with enhancements:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=663608
I have that one, still prefer Swype for portrait...
NZtechfreak said:
I have that one, still prefer Swype for portrait...
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Does swype easy to use? I want tried it but refer into poll result HTC Default Keyboard user still high.. so I prefer using Mods version.
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What I'd really like is to be able to use Swype in portrait, and HTC in landscape...
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totally agree,i find swype to be awesome for portrait but a bit rubbish for landscape.
Alright so i have been looking for a way to rearrange the buttons the the stock keyboard for the EVO. I am running 2.2 not rooted, but will consider if I am able to rearrange the key. I am always hitting the DAMN . for a space. I have tried swype which isn't a bad keyboard but not for me. Is there a way to rearrange the keys or perhaps get rid of the arrows. Any help is appreciated but trolling however is not...
Thanks in advance
I used to use the Droid X keyboard before Froyo and now run w/ Smart Keyboard paid edition, awesome keyboard IMO, gets rid of the arrows at the bottom, stupid voice button isn't right there next to the space bar anymore, much better keyboard. I think they have a free edition you can check out, otherwise it's like $2.50
There's a version of the stock keyboard w/o the arrows. I can't remember which version it is though. I wanna say mod v27 but I'm not sure. I'll see if I still have it in my computer.
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Droid x keyboard is awesome and free.
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Here ya go. Stock keyboard minus the arrows. Install the keyboard first then the clicker apk. Hope this helps
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Here ya go. Stock keyboard minus the arrows. Install the keyboard first then the clicker apk. Hope this helps
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appreciate this man. i will check it out. how did you get the arrows off as well as is there a way to move the period to the left. i use my right thumb to hit spacebar.
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I used to use the Droid X keyboard before Froyo and now run w/ Smart Keyboard paid edition, awesome keyboard IMO, gets rid of the arrows at the bottom, stupid voice button isn't right there next to the space bar anymore, much better keyboard. I think they have a free edition you can check out, otherwise it's like $2.50
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haven't tried the droid x but i will since everyone is saying its pretty good. thanks
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appreciate this man. i will check it out. how did you get the arrows off as well as is there a way to move the period to the left. i use my right thumb to hit spacebar.
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No prob. Just had the app saved to my computer. Not sure how to modify the keyboard. I wouldnt mind being able to move a few things around though.
I have a desire with stock unrooted ROM. Its also been upgraded OTA to the latest froyo release.
I am sure the standard web browser used to have zoom buttons appear when you scrolled up and down but they have gone and I can't get them back.
Cleared the user data and removed the SD card but still they are not there.
Anyone know how to fix this?
you can pinch-zoom you know...
Yeah but the zoom buttons are great for one handed use. Gotta get em back.
Can anyone confirm the buttons are there on their desire with the latest build?
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Zoom buttons
Zoom buttons is an option that can you can tick on/off in the browser settings.
I can't see that.i have set text size and default zoom but nothing else zoom related. What is the option called in your settings screen?
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Why are you using your phone with one hand?
IamMartin said:
Why are you using your phone with one hand?
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Because I am steering with my knees and I have a beer in the other hand
HTC have confirmed that the zoom buttons should be there on build 2.10.405.2 but they want me to send the phone back to the service centre to resolve the issue. Really don't want to have to do that!
Menu option
Just checked my menu.
*open standard webkit browser
*menu -> more -> settings (I presume, I have Dutch language menu's)
*beneath my 'standaardzoom' (standard zoom), I have the option to tick off/on 'Show visual zoom control'.
That's what you are looking for.
I was wondering, what are your guys favorite keyboards?
I really like the Sense keyboard, but the arrows are quite annoying, so the best for me would be the stock ICS keyboard, as it is pretty simple and very responsive and snappy.
I don't use any of that auto-correct crap either, what other keyboards can you guys suggest me? I've tried SmartKeyboard but I didn't really like the look of all their themes.
SwiftKey 3, nothing else gets even close to it.
Install that and forget about the others, believe me
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SwiftKey 3, nothing else gets even close to it.
Install that and forget about the others, believe me
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Like I said, I don't use auto-correction, and I didn't find a way to disable it on SwiftKey at all.
Ok, thanks SwiftKey isn't the right for you because it's all about auto correct and word predictions.
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I like the stock one and prefer to use it but if I had to change keyboards ( happened for some reason before ) I generally use Go Keyboard
Smart keyboard pro is quite good imo
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SwiftKey 3, nothing else gets even close to it.
Install that and forget about the others, believe me
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True that!
Swiftkey 3 is the best keyboard I've used so far. Damn thing somehow gets inside your mind and ends up typing whole sentences for you :good:
Swype, unfiortunately its not awailable in the play store, but yiou can get it from here
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Like I said, I don't use auto-correction, and I didn't find a way to disable it on SwiftKey at all.
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Sorry for the old thread bump. Auto correct can be disabled (on the current version 3 i think) by going to advanced and selecting what space does. Change it to "always inserts space".
Also you can change your user profile to precision.
I use sense keyboard, and swiftkey 3. They are the best...for my fingers
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I used swiftkey,now i am using go keyboard.
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I used to use swype, got bored and came back to SwiftKey keyboard
ViperX Goodness
If you are Running a deodexed ROM, you can use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612558
I installed it recently (on InsertCoin 9.6.2) and it works wonderfully!
Arabic Sense Keyboard
would you please help me find Arabic Sense Keyboard the official one (deodexed) that works with ARHD??
thanks in advance...
I use Swiftkey but it's a PITA that it doesn't allow you to set the height of the keyboard by numerical or slider values as I use a custom DPI.
A.I. Keyboard has a great implementation of this, you can slide the keyboard to any height you want.
I think at the moment though Swiftkey still beats it in auto correction accuracy, but I keep my eye on it each update.
I used almost every keyboard, but honestly I still think the stock Android keyboard is the best (Especially when I ran on Jelly Bean), and I hate the Sense keyboard, I don't know why.
go keyboard ! only beacuse the great themes
In Go Keyboard, is there a way to completely disable auto correct and hide the suggestions and language selection bar over the keyboard?
I love the themes for Go Keyboard but I also like my keyboard to be compact and since I don't use auto correct, I don't like to have any thing over my keyboard.
Last time I tried it, there was no way to remove that bar from the top of the keyboard. Is it there now?
Stock Jellybean Keyboard is my favorite, it's really fast.
Hey! If you like the Sense keyboard but without the arrows theres a theme you can install on top (HTC_IME) and you can choose your own colours too!
Right now im using bai du keyboard which actually is quite good theres a small row on top with numbers and you can do the swipe up and down for the alternative characters.
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so I'm coming from using Swype on Gingerbread and loved it.
Now that I'm using the Note 2, I've been using the Samsung Keyboard and not liking it as much, but I really like that the numbers are on the keyboard at the top without making any other presses.
Swype/Swiftkey both make you press a button to get to the numbers.
What I would like is a combination of the number keys at the top + swype style for everything else.
Any suggestions?
I think Kii Keyboard is exactly what you're looking for.
It's a new keyboard, currently in beta. But it works extremely well and the developers are improving it very frequently.
Get it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zl.inputmethod.latin
You can enable the swype features and number rows through the settings.
Enjoy!
Did I miss it or what? I couldn't find hand writing recognition.
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Kii is pretty much just the 4.2 keyboard with customizations. Tried it, was nice, but nothing special.
I like the Swiftkey Flow beta myself. It was updated today with many bug fixes. Nothing like swiping out an entire sentence without lifting your finger or stylus. Working great!
Kii keyboard just updated yesterday, adding even more shortcuts to the keyboard, I would highly recommend it. It has both the swype functionality plus the number keys you are looking for. Plus I believe it's customizable user dictionary and autocorrect via space key make it leaps and bounds better than stock.
Amowagou said:
Did I miss it or what? I couldn't find hand writing recognition.
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I think if you touch the Spen to the area that you want to enter the text, It will automatically enter the handwriting recognition mode. I know my device does this. I'm on chinese n7105 rom so that I can have multi window and wifi tether but I assume that most roms would have the same feature.