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Official USB keyboard and cm9

Hey guys
Thinking of getting a keyboard for my tab. Does anyone have one and r running cm9? Does it work fine? Were talking about the official USB keyboard from Samsung.
Thanks
Adam
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Which one exactly? Maybe this one: samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/ECR-K14AWEGSTA
If that's the case, I have one and it works, except some shortcut keys like brightness up/down, home, app drawer, and recent apps.

MapleSyrup said:
Which one exactly? Maybe this one: samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/ECR-K14AWEGSTA
If that's the case, I have one and it works, except some shortcut keys like brightness up/down, home, app drawer, and recent apps.
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Yeh its that one alrite so the keyboard works fine?
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Oh yeah, in general, it works fine.
Just for the record, there's something else that doesn't work at the moment with ICS, switching the input language of the keyboard, only english.

MapleSyrup said:
Oh yeah, in general, it works fine.
Just for the record, there's something else that doesn't work at the moment with ICS, switching the input language of the keyboard, only english.
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This may help, if not, let me know and I can add support for more languages and keyboard layouts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1490149

I'm using ICS and a Logitec Keyboard and Mouse. Everything is working great. No problems. I'm sorry, didn't read the questions right. I'm not using USB Keyboard, I'm using a Bluetooth Keyboard with ICS

i'm using official bluetooth keyboard case from samsung and it does work except:
-can't change language (to russian in my case)
-mute button
-play\prev track\next track
-app drawer button
-options button
-multitasking button
-brightness up\down
-hide keyboard button
-voice search button
Does anyone know a fix for that?
Thanks in advance

Chebooratino said:
i'm using official bluetooth keyboard case from samsung and it does work except:
-can't change language (to russian in my case)
-mute button
-play\prev track\next track
-app drawer button
-options button
-multitasking button
-brightness up\down
-hide keyboard button
-voice search button
Does anyone know a fix for that?
Thanks in advance
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Yeh this is a really important concern. The keyboard loses so much value if a good portion of its buttons dont work and it wasnt a cheap keyboard... There must be some app somewhere for rebinding key inputs from bluetooth keyboards...

couldn't find it on the market and forum. If you see any, please, drop a link here

Chebooratino said:
i'm using official bluetooth keyboard case from samsung and it does work except:
-can't change language (to russian in my case)
-mute button
-play\prev track\next track
-app drawer button
-options button
-multitasking button
-brightness up\down
-hide keyboard button
-voice search button
Does anyone know a fix for that?
Thanks in advance
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Can you post a photo of the keyboard where all keys are visible? I may be able to help.

kallt_kaffe said:
Can you post a photo of the keyboard where all keys are visible? I may be able to help.
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Here they are

Chebooratino said:
Here they are
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How does the "Lang" button work? Do you need to hold it down to access the Russian characters?

no, it is toggled (like caps)

i have the same problem with the same keys, my keyboard is a samsung and white color, with the same order that shows in the images (am still not allowed to post outside links)
does you guys think that one app can solve this?

lilloscar said:
i have the same problem with the same keys, my keyboard is a samsung and white color, with the same order that shows in the images (am still not allowed to post outside links)
does you guys think that one app can solve this?
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I'm not sure about the "Lang" key. That's new to me and does not exist the keyboards that I am used to. It may need Samsungs own input method to work.
I might give it a try though. In a worst case scenario I guess it might be possible to use the "Lang" key as "Alt Gr" to access the Russian characters. Not an ideal solution but better than nothing I guess.
Install Keytest.apk from here and note down all the scancodes for the keys in the top and the bottom row.
(Also if any qwertz (German) or azerty (french) users read this I am also looking for the scancode for "#" (German keyboard) and "*" (French keyboard) for Samsung keyboard dock or bluetooth keyboards. Seems Samsung using different codes for the extra key on 102-key layouts than a standard PC keyboard does.)

kallt_kaffe said:
Install Keytest.apk from here and note down all the scancodes for the keys in the top and the bottom row
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sorry, from where?

Chebooratino said:
sorry, from where?
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Oops, seems like I forgot the link: https://github.com/chrisboyle/keytest/downloads

Chebooratino said:
i'm using official bluetooth keyboard case from samsung and it does work except:
-can't change language (to russian in my case)
-mute button
-play\prev track\next track
-app drawer button
-options button
-multitasking button
-brightness up\down
-hide keyboard button
-voice search button
Does anyone know a fix for that?
Thanks in advance
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Try my new app. I just added Russian layout to it for the russian layout I put the complete US layout on ALT and ALT+SHIFT positions. You can also configure one of the function keys to turn remapping on and off but I see now that the samsung keyboard does not have function keys.
Try the demo version and if it works, then using the debugging menu to read the scancode for the "Lang" button and hopefully I can add language switching support also for that key.
Pro version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apedroid.hwkeyboardhelper
Demo version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apedroid.hwkeyboardhelperdemo

hebrew is missing
hey, i just purchased your app and it is missing hebrew language.
Is there any way to add it?
Thanks.
and maybe also add an alt+shift key to switch languages.

lxeran said:
hey, i just purchased your app and it is missing hebrew language.
Is there any way to add it?
Thanks.
and maybe also add an alt+shift key to switch languages.
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Hebrew is added now but you propably know that allready. "Alt+Shift" is not a good option because Alt+Shift+Key is used in some layouts to store 4 different symbols on the same key.

[OFFER][MOD]Customizing Physical Keyboard Layout[G2/Desire Z/Vision]

Do you think your physical keyboard could be more efficient if its layout was slightly different?
Do you want special characters to appear just by hoding down FN and hitting a key of your choice??
Are you too lazy or not badass enough to mess around with your physical keyboard layout yourself???
Well, here is the solution:​
I will customize your keyboard layout at your wish!
The only things you need are:
A rooted HTC G2/Desire Z/Vision
A root file explorer OR
ADB
The only things I need are:
Your /system/usr/keychars folder
Your /system/usr/keylayouts folder
A list of characters that appear when you hold down FN and hit all the 2nd row's character keys one after another from left to right
Of course your change request
So here is an example of how it might go:
You think: "Damn, I'm a German and bought a G2 from America but I totally hate holding down the 'A' button to write 'Ä' and the 'Z' button should rather write 'Y' because I'm used to it!!!" (can be applied to any other language)
You check if you have the things that you need
You copy the folders that I need to your computer (with the help of root browser or ADB), put them into one keyfiles.zip file and attach it to your post
You write the characters that appear when holding down FN and hitting the 2nd row's keys into your post e.g. !#$%&*()/​
You write your change request(s) into your post e.g. When hitting FN+A I want 'ä' to appear and when hitting SHIFT+FN+A I want 'Ä' to appear
'!' can be moved to SHIFT+.
Furthermore I wish that Z could write 'Y' and vice versa​
You let me do some magic (hex-editing)
I attach the file(s) that has(have) to be replaced
You (make a NANDROID backup and) put the files into their respective place
You tell me if it works
P.S.:
As I wasn't able to test this on many devices it might happen that I am not able to fulfill all of your wishes. If that happens, please don't get angry. I'm sure that we can find another solution for you. If questions come up along the way don't hesitate asking.
DISCLAIMER:
Though it is quite unlikely that anything goes wrong I am not responsible for any kind of damage that could happen to you, your phone, your family, your nation and anything else that you think is this modification's fault. You decide to ask me for a favor and you take the risk of it. I am completely willing to help you if there are any problems but don't blame me for them.​

reserved
reserved for me

Will your tweak works also in sense 3.0/5?
Well what I want is an Italian dictionary for the hardware keyboard that allows me to put the stress on the letters symply pushing fm+space that's all
inviato dal mio desire z. by zofox/zabak

zofox said:
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Well what I want is an Italian dictionary for the hardware keyboard that allows me to put the stress on the letters symply pushing fm+space that's all
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I see what you want but I fear that this does not have much to do with the keyboard's mapping but more with the dictionary's configuration. You should tell me if I'm wrong.
I could just make your keyboard write characters with key combinations like making FN+SHIFT+E write é.
I'm sorry that I can't give you exactly what you need

Are you willing to do this for me on my Motorola Droid Pro+?
At the moment, when you hold down a key rather than showing the character/number assigned to that letter it shows foreign accented characters... I don't type in any language other than english so I don't really need this. The alt key is in a really awkward place, it really slows me down!
Thanks

You can make the number or so appear when holding fn and not only pressing it before?
Sent from the last decent QWERTY phone using its keyboard!

Kieters said:
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At the moment, when you hold down a key rather than showing the character/number assigned to that letter it shows foreign accented characters... I don't type in any language other than english so I don't really need this. The alt key is in a really awkward place, it really slows me down!
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So you want me to
alter the caracters/numbers that appear when holding a key? I don't think that I'm the right person to do this as I assume it to be something very software related.
virtualflyer said:
You can make the number or so appear when holding fn and not only pressing it before?
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I don't get what you want me to do, could you explain it a little more?
Sent from my Desire Z using a carrier owl

TpmKranz said:
So you want me to
alter the caracters/numbers that appear when holding a key? I don't think that I'm the right person to do this as I assume it to be something very software related.
I don't get what you want me to do, could you explain it a little more?
Sent from my Desire Z using a carrier owl
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I've probably misread... Now I have to press fn release it and press key. Are you able to mod it so that fn effect is active only when it's still pressed
example:
nowress fn release fn press a get the special character
wantress fn release fn press a get a, press fn press a get the special character release fn

Is possible to personalise keyboard even with miui? Because I can't use fn+ z = £ and fn+ x = € so if u can make them works
Sent from my HTC Desire Z using Tapatalk 2

virtualflyer said:
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example:
nowress fn release fn press a get the special character
wantress fn release fn press a get a, press fn press a get the special character release fn
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When I started this thread I was unable to imagine what kinds of modification people want to apply to their keyboards.
In Ice Cream Sandwich the keychar files allow you to vary the key's behaviour depending on whether the shift key is pressed or a capslock is active. But I didn't see anything like fn-lock there. So I think it's not possible to let the keyboard ignore fn-lock. (Excuse me if there is an expression for that - I don't know it if there is any so I just call it "fn-lock".)
zofox said:
Is possible to personalise keyboard even with miui? Because I can't use fn+ z = £ and fn+ x = € so if u can make them works
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I've never had a look at MIUI's keychars/-layout files but it's worth a try.

Hi,
Previous year I bought a Desire Z in Belgium (so with a Belgian AZERTY keyboard).
Previous month I replaced the motherboard.
Now the whole phone is in QWERTY. SO I remapped the keychars and keylayout files to make it AZERTY again.
It is well done, but some things I'm missing:
- Some characters who aren't in the right way.
- All the rest is allright (qwerty is now azerty again).
I have this keyboard (it is exactly the same):
http://www.android-pour-les-nuls.fr.../HTC_Desire_Z/HTC-Desire-Z-dessus-clavier.jpg
In attachement you find the 2 keyboard files.
For example:
The key in the left corner of the keyboard doesn't function pretty good (@ and ! as you see on the picture).
The key with the € symbol, doens't work.
What I am doing wrong?
For the rest, it's pretty good modified I think
Do you have any solution?
Thx very much!

cyberbozzo said:
Hi,
Previous year I bought a Desire Z in Belgium (so with a Belgian AZERTY keyboard).
Previous month I replaced the motherboard.
Now the whole phone is in QWERTY. SO I remapped the keychars and keylayout files to make it AZERTY again.
It is well done, but some things I'm missing:
- Some characters who aren't in the right way.
- All the rest is allright (qwerty is now azerty again).
I have this keyboard (it is exactly the same):
http://www.android-pour-les-nuls.fr.../HTC_Desire_Z/HTC-Desire-Z-dessus-clavier.jpg
In attachement you find the 2 keyboard files.
For example:
The key in the left corner of the keyboard doesn't function pretty good (@ and ! as you see on the picture).
The key with the € symbol, doens't work.
What I am doing wrong?
For the rest, it's pretty good modified I think
Do you have any solution?
Thx very much!
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Okay, I'll have a look at it and do my best to find a solution.

cyberbozzo said:
Hi,
I have this keyboard (it is exactly the same):
http://www.android-pour-les-nuls.fr.../HTC_Desire_Z/HTC-Desire-Z-dessus-clavier.jpg
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Could you repost the jpg ? I cannot look at it

bombadier said:
Could you repost the jpg ? I cannot look at it
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Link to image in my dropbox:
http://db.tt/q9T0mWbG
Thx very very much!

adding another language
hope this still a working thread
i am running 4.2 aosp by andromadus and i want to add a hebrew layout to my physical keyboard
i attached the two folders and an image describing the way i want the layout to be but when pressing fn i want the same symbols you have when you press fn in english layout
thanks for your work will gladly reward you

Hardware keyboard ;anguage

Hello,
is there some way to change the input language of hardware keyboard? I've managed to change the screen one, but the physicall is still fixed on English language
regards

alt + spacebar

dr.mefisto said:
Hello,
is there some way to change the input language of hardware keyboard? I've managed to change the screen one, but the physicall is still fixed on English language
regards
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Yep, you can use ruKeyboard or Russian Keyboard which allows to change keyboard layout with Ctrl+space or any other shortcut and bind all extra keys to usefull functions.

saikek said:
Yep, you can use ruKeyboard or Russian Keyboard which allows to change keyboard layout with Ctrl+space or any other shortcut and bind all extra keys to usefull functions.
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alt + spacebar gives me nothing. Which is strange I think.

Keyboard differences? Help!

I cant seem to get my keyboard to have the symbols on the letters. My stock keyboard does not have them. I have to hit the symbols button wich is a pain when typing. Any help on how to change? My girlfriends ATT Note 4 has the one i want. But my verizon is different. Not sure why.
My keyboard
My old keyboard and the keyboard i want.

Not sure what to tell you, but mine has the symbols.

I'm using a Developer Edition phone, rooted with stock rom. I tried all the settings under language & input.

Tab S4 physical keyboard problem

Hey guys,
I bought this tablet yesterday along with the official case with keyboard. The keyboard has the Portuguese Layout, however everytime I press special characters such as "ç", Android show me completely different characters. I made sure that Portuguese is the default language for everything in Settings.
Did anyone have this problem? Is there any way I can remap the keyboard?
Thanks

If you want to change the language to Portuguese Br, or other go in Settings, Language and input, physical keyboard and change it from Portuguese to Brazilian.

You'll be able to use the keyboard by going on the Physical Keyboard settings and define the keyboard layout as English International. However, I still could not get the ' to work with c, a and e.

Hi guys,
Since I updated the tablet to Android 9, I'm no longer able to switch between keyboards when the physical keyboard is paired. Is anyone else facing this issue? In Dex mode, the issue is even worse, as none of the other keyboards I have installed in my system is available!
Update: If the option "keyboard on screen" in the keyboard menu is checked, I'm able to switch between them. One issue less. Still need to understand why Dex is no longer allowing other keyboards to run (they are stated as "unavailable" for Dex mode).

Were you ever able to resolve the issue? I just got my S4 and keyboard and this is driving me crazy

bethnard said:
You'll be able to use the keyboard by going on the Physical Keyboard settings and define the keyboard layout as English International. However, I still could not get the ' to work with c, a and e.
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yeshaib said:
Were you ever able to resolve the issue? I just got my S4 and keyboard and this is driving me crazy
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No problem in either mode as long as you set the keyboard layout correctly. For me it's Spanish because mine is a Spanish keyboard