Ok, this might be a dumb question, but is there keyboard that when put into landscape mode doesn't take up the entire screen? I absolutely hate it! You can't see what the hell you are typing. It's retarded. Its nice to have a bigger keyboard, but at the same time what good does it do when you don't really know what you are typing. I have to go back into portrait mode to see what I just typed. Then I have to go back and edit everything cause its all messed up. Does anyone else share my frustration?
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hi guys are there any good large soft keyboards out there? im not worried how big it is so long as i can see 1 line of text maybe in landscape mode would be handy?
there is a full screen keyboard available. google for it. not free though.
http://www.handango.com/PlatformPro...06 94839&Ntt=Keyboard&productId=42055&R=42055
Ok I seriously love swype in portrait mode it's just so much easier to use but that said it lacks many keys that the stock HTC keyboard has. So my question is, if there is anyway to use Swype when in portrait mode and then when you switch to landscape have it change to the HTC Keyboard?
Not that I know of, but that's a great idea!
I second that motion!!!!
I would assume the only way would be to make a script or app to make it switch...I don't think android supports switching like that. :/
That really is a good idea. It does not sound like it should be too hard to write. Lets make it happen. I will look into it when I have some spare time.
Does each keyboard apk not have different subprograms or something for each orientation? Seems like you could make a hybrid apk with each keyboard for one orientation. Maybe not.
totally wrong section for this.
Any progress on this?
Is there some kind of cvar/mod/hack/.. to change the default orientation from portait to landscape?
In AOSP only ofc.
no ideas about that? :/
You could try putting your phone into landscape then turning orientation off.
That is the only easy way I know of to keep it that way, if you use a widget then you can easily turn it back on when you want to change back.
it goes back to porttrait immediately when disabling auto-rotate. (via a homescreen widget)
any further ideas?
shouldnt there be a way to do so since the motorola droid has everything in landscape when hw-keyboard is open?
can some dev please give his opinion on this please?
just wanted to add that after trying landscape mode for a while, I think it would be annoying as the default or only layout option since it requires two hands pretty much for even the most simple use.
portrait allows thumb (if you're talented) or index finger (if you're flexible) single handed tapping usage.
i prefer landscape mode in all situations. i always hold my hero sideways but dont want to wait like 2 sec for it to turn around.
so again, is there a way for doing this?
m0jo said:
i prefer landscape mode in all situations. i always hold my hero sideways but dont want to wait like 2 sec for it to turn around.
so again, is there a way for doing this?
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since the silence here is suggesting that no developers are going to (or are able to) help you out, I suggest you try playing with the slide rom that has sense rotation enabled.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=666640
it's not perfect, cant' record video, some issues that eventually always make me want to switch back (notably if you use exchange the contact list doesn't join contacts from exchagne email, gmail email, and active directory email... but it should and does in non-slide roms).
But it has the fastest launcher screen rotation of any hero rom I've used, faster than vanilla + launcherpro and far more stable in how it senses screen rotation. it's a sense rom that is actually designed to work as well landscape as portrait.
it doesn't rotate instantly, but it's noticeably faster turning (for me using only it's built in array of sense widgets) if you want to use horizontal layout. And it stays in place better - you know how annoying it is when launcherpro has rotation enabled and you move your phone a bit and suddenly it's redrawing sideways for the next 6 seconds... well I haven't found that to be much of an issue in that slide rom.
There are still a couple of parts that dumbly don't rotate, or at least not in the default settings I tried (contacts for example and settings are I think still portrait - stupid mistakes on HTC's part).
If you nandroid first or bart first if you use an ext partition then you have no worries in flashing the above rom to at least give it a try.
This is one area where the new iphone seems to win out I'm afraid - it's launcher screen rotation is really nice, animated, quick, stable and very useful.
Dammit LoL
good luck, post your findings please!
thank you for your effort but that rom you suggested does not meet my requirements and i cant say that i like the modified rosie that is used here. :/
m0jo said:
thank you for your effort but that rom you suggested does not meet my requirements and i cant say that i like the modified rosie that is used here. :/
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that's fair
At least I tried
If an actual rom developer had a solution for you it would be more interesting!
have you considered talking to one of the 3rd party launcher developers? such as the guy who makes launcherpro, the adw guy(s), and so on?
Maybe that is where your solution lies?
That combined with maybe talking to one of the cyanogenmod developers themselves (who aren't hero-specific, you'd have to google their home website)?
Cyanogenmod might be able to add an option for 90 degree rotation only (with no zero degree switching). or at least show you how to change it yourself.
Good luck!
Is it possible or has it been done yet, I am looking for an app or something that would give me the ability to have two keyboards at once. For instance like swype for portrait and the multi touch for landscape. I know if you hold down and change inpute you can switch between the two. But I am talking about something that automatickly has it set up like this. I love swype but I only use it in portrait and I always have to go back threw and edit my words. So for those times when I am not on the run and can actually type id like to use the multi touch in landscape lol.
Id be willing to start a bounty if others get involved.
I have been looking for the same thing. Hopefully someone here will be able to do it.
Sent from my Evo.
Keyboard Manager app
I have uploaded an app that has the functionality you are looking for.
You can find the thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9036984#post9036984
I apologize if there are threads about this; I searched but did not find anything.
I recently got the official car dock for the Evo. I'm really happy with it, and how with CM6 almost everything rotates into landscape.
The major exception to this seems to to be the phone application (like during a call) - the dialer does change orientation properly.
Is anyone aware of any sort of fix to make the phone application change its orientation? It's pretty annoying that it stays in portrait and is sideways.
Thanks!
Like many others I use Dialer One because it looks cool AND you can search contact names by typing on the keypad, which you cannot do with the AOSP dialer.
Another benefit of Dialer One?? Yes, it rotates
When you place a phone call with Dialer One, does that show in landscape, or is it still portrait only?
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When you place a phone call with Dialer One, does that show in landscape, or is it still portrait only?
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Sorry man, I misunderstood (despite you being very specific about it)
The dialer does landscape but as soo as it starts the call the phone app opens and reverts to portrait
No worries. That's what I figured. It seems like there isn't any way, that I can find at least, to get the phone app to show in landscape. I have to admit I find it a bit odd, seeing as most other apps have no issues. Oh well...