Just wondering if anyone has tried the Xoom BT keyboard on any of the AOSP ROMs? Specifically, do all or any of the Android shortcut keys work? Or would I be better off spending less money on a generic Windows BT Keyboard?
Here is the KB I am referring to...
http://www.walmart.com/ip/MOTOROLA-89451N/15779800
I guess I'll answer my own question, more to provide information for others. I went to Fry's today and picked up one of these keyboards and was very happy to see it working with Decks Gingerbread ROM. There are some hotkeys not working right, but for the most part this this is awesome. A co-worker went with me and bought one for his Xoom and it works great on that as well! Here is a list of things that aren't working (so far).
- Menu button does not bring up the menu (but fn + F1 does).
- Things get weird in landscape mode:
-- Left/Right arrows perform Up/Down operation and Up/Down arrows perform Left/Right operations.
- Hot key for launching Google Music App (when it's set as default) fc's every time (but app does launch manually).
- When in the browser, you have to use the Search button to type in a URL (there is no way to navigate or arrow to the URL entry box).
- Seems to work much better in portrait mode.
- Have to use arrows to navigate from text box to text box, the tab key does not tab like it does in Windows.
I would love to see an app that would allow you to remap the keys, but haven't found anything in the market for this. If you know of something that would help in this regard, please post a reply.
I previously connected a Dell BT Mouse and got that working perfectly, so I can't wait to get home and use the mouse and the KB together. I am also going to try out the HDMI mirroring and see how well this will preform as a stand alone console. If any one is interested in the outcome, reply to this thread. Otherwise I'll just let it die off slowly...
apologies if this has already been asked. I remember earlier android handsets that had little track balls just beneath the screen with which you could move a little mouse cursor when surfing the internet to give you better control over highlighting etc. they've since gone our of vogue but it was a feature that came in handy from time to time. with that in mind. I'm surprised that the xperia play doesn't have an option to use the dual touch pads for browsing when in landscape: we know from Sony that the entire middle area is touch sensitive so theoretically it could be used similar to a mouse touch pad on a laptop, or the left pad could move a cursor and the right could scroll around the web page, or ideally you could toggle between both. given the pre existing trackball/cursor code in android would it be feasible to use them in this way?
I wanted this for so long but seems like no one cares a fuc*. Also one option to be added, pinch to zoom for zooming.
I always thought the little 'cleavage' area between the man nipples was a mini touchpad. That would be perfect for up and down scrolling
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Hi,
the samsung keyboard is great, it has great prediction and response and speed.
however, the only thing that makes me switch to another keyboard, is that it does not automatically select the predicted word by pressing the space bar. you have to tap on the corrected predicted word to inset, otherwise it will insert exactly what you typed (even if misspelled)
so my question is, can i somehow enable auto selecting the predicted word by pressing space bar?
thanks
Prob not...personally I don't like Samsung keyboard...I use ultra keyboard instead...tons of customizations
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it is missing the xt9 option
its weird because every other keyboard has it, and also its there in all samsung keyboards in other phones (s2, s3...)
HI All,
Looking for a keyboard suggestion. The current keyboard is ok since the update that added the option to hold the key to bring up punctuations but one thing I miss from my other phone are the cursor arrow keys. Any suggestions for a keyboard that has that?
Thanks,
Ho'okani
Stock jellybean
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My favorite is Thumb Keyboard. You change the key sizes and colors, and it has the arrow cursors you're looking for. And great auto-correct.
Www.Swype.com
New update is badass
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SwiftKey 3 best on the market
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+1 for swift key
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SwiftKey 3 best on the market
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Swype was the main reason I bought this phone, so I must recommend Swype beta to you, it's bloody amazing. Since my i9100 SGS2 had problems I sold it as is since my friend got me an iPhone 4s for my birthday trying to convert me. It was just a matter of non working phone vs working phone for free kind of gig. But man was typing slow on the 4s. Within 2 weeks of first ever using swype (on my S2) i was typing faster than after 8 months of using a 4s.
BUT I also have Swyftkey 3 and for normal 2 finger typing it's REDICULOUSLY good lol. I can type like a retard and it will still get every word right. I once meant to type "rediculous" but rtdoxpohd came out (I was drunk) and it picked up the right word. You should of seen my drunken face when it happened "0.o wtf really...?"
I highly recommend Dingul keyboard. Its Korean but it can switch to English keyboard using the [한/영] button at the bottom. You can swipe individual keys for punctuation instead of holding it. You can also swipe up on a key for capital letter. Swipe down over the top row of keys for numbers. Its pretty intuitive. Swipe over the [한/영] key to access the arrow keys for cursor along with some faces. Then press the same key again to switch back to the regular keyboard.
Basically you press individual keys like a regular keyboard, but you swipe over various keys to access the less common things that are shown on the key (other keyboards often make u hold the key down instead). Just play around with it. That's what I did, and I'm glad I took the time to figure the basic stuff out.
Honestly, I go back and forth between Swype and Swiftkey all the time so +1 for both!
i use perfect keybord pro..
Thanks for all the suggestions. Trying out Swiftkey now and it seems to be pretty good.
Ho'okani
SwiftKey 3 products hands down... I've tried all of them
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For me, Swype is the best.
One-finger domination! And faster, too.
To me, swift key doesn't even compare to Swype. It's light years behind.
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Swiftkey if you use different languages otherwise swipe.
Swiftkey is great, but when I change the dpi I usually end up going with Thumb Keyboard because of the size customization options.
Swiftkey. Destroys anything else on the smartphone market.
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I like basic so I just use Hackers Keyboard. Its a basic keyboard that can have all of the keys as a regular desktop keyboard which can come in handy if you remote into your home PC's or use SSH or such. You can also change the size of the keyboard if you have big fingers
I use A I Type keyboard it has the option of arrows in the top number bar,and I like the key layout best.
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Is there still any way to bring up the virtual keyboard under Chrome (on the new N7 at least), even when you are not on a text box element?
Some sites capture key presses to do various activities, and the inability to use the keyboard is a definite problem.
An example being ajaxterm (implements a remote terminal emulator via javascript and AJAX, quite handy going through overly restrictive firewalls), no keyboard renders the entire thing useless.
Any suggestions?
I'm not sure. The best solution I can think of off the top of my head is to use a custom rom with button mapping. You can set press and hold functions to software keys and hardware (I think).
I'd say a long press on the Recents button to pull up the IME. Typically Back(Hold) is force close, Home(Back) is Search, nothing is assigned to recents(Hold).
That or an app that sits in the notification tray that has a button for IME....
Or again, the quick notification toggles on custom Roms has an IME enable/disable, I think.
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