Hi
Is it a case that once again you can not get the HTC Stock keyboard to put a space after a suggestion?
I like the layout so don't want to use a different keyboard but its driving me nuts
Glad I'm not the only one. This one of the 2 gripes I have with an otherwise perfect (for me at least) system, the other being the message app not being able to pin protect my messages.
I switched to SwiftX on my Asus Pad for the same reason and now have it on the One X and once you get used to the layout I find the suggestions to be better AND you get that all important space added after accepting a suggestion.
Give the trial a go you may like it
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I am using the htc t9 keyboard and really find it very iritating. i am having to really thump the keyboard to get a letter on the screen, even when i am using the qwerty keyboard it is the same, i put in a tweak and found that it helped a little bit to start with but then seamed to revert back to how it was, it is getting so much on my nerves that i am thinking about selling the phone, which i no is very extreme, but that is how much it is getting on my nerves. And i really like the phone. Any ideas how to solve the problem or another t9 keypad ??????
If you're having to press hard then I'd suggest its the sensitivity of the screen, you can download Tweak HD from these forums to adjust the sensitivity of the screen, that might help.
thanks, i have that installed as well. I am starting to think that there is something wrong with the phone. do you no of any other small programs that would give me another t9 app. I used to use the international phone pad, but when you install it, the program is about 1 5th of the size of the screen
i installed the new extreme rom from dutty and thats sorted the problem, it must of had something to do with the software
Hello all
I have come from a galaxy s, still getting used to a smaller keyboard.
I found the stock blur keyboard worked a bit better with my fat thumbs is it possible to install on cm7? Also if anyone has installed it could you send me the keyboard.apk.
Thanks in advance.
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Must say I find the stock multi-touch keyboard to be plenty large in landscape. That said have you tried the "iPhone Keyboard"? There's a free version on the market. It seems more comfortable to use and I also have large fingers.
Ill check out iPhone keyboard.
Never really put phone into landscape maybe I need too
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Try swiftkey beta on market. Its great and free.
Just wanted to share some experiences with software keyboards, I've certainly tried a few and depending on the circumstance suggest the following:
If you're someone that likes using your thumbs to type, then Thumb Keyboard is an excellent one:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.beansoft.keyboardplus
If you're more of a one handed user (such as commuting and having to use a hand to hold on to something) then you can't beat Swype:
http://www.swype.com/
And if you're someone that holds the phone with one hand and does the clickety-clack with with the other, then I suggest Swiftkey X with it's great prediction engine is your best bet:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey.phone.trial
Finally, if you don't necessarily fall into a particular preference as listed there's FlexT9 that's a 4-in-1 piece of code (Speak, Trace, Write or Tap) so you can get your pick of the litter in one product:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nuance.flext9.input
** Swype is in a little bit of a funky state, you have to sign-up for their Beta program to get it (which means free). They were bought by Nuance and a recent update added the Dragon Dictation engine to the software. It'll be interesting to see if/how Nuance deals with having 2 keyboard products (Swype and FlexT9).
I like the Gingerbread Keyboard, specifically because it allows use different languages.
Unfortunately OEMs remove most languages from stock rom, so I'm forced use an app for that:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.moo.android.inputmethod.latin.free
I've tried Go Keyboard and ICS Keyboard, but they don't feel right, Go Keyboard is way to big on the screen and ICS doesn't have a nice GB's language switch by swiping sideways space bar.
swype
So, Does anyone actually use swype is it good or what? I find my accuracy is horrid on the GB keyboard.
I've gotten pretty good at Swyping, but I still can't do it on a bumpy car ride with any sort of reliability. I'm using a customized theme and I love it.
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keenz said:
So, Does anyone actually use swype is it good or what? I find my accuracy is horrid on the GB keyboard.
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I love Swype! To make it usable for me since I rush when I swype I have to turn the prediction accuracy up (its an option in the swype options) but after that its awesome!
I've been a Swype user since Windows Mobile 6.0 on my Xperia X1, and I'm absolutely stuck now. I ONLY ever use my phone with one hand and Swype with my thumb in portrait mode (I always have auto-rotate disabled), but I can type almost as quickly as on a full keyboard on a laptop (albeit with a few extra errors =) ). It took some months (maybe a year =P) before I got really really comfortable with it, but now, no other keyboards will do for me! I'm completely conditioned. The Swyping shortcuts for everything from punctuation to all caps to cut/paste are indispensable. I'm nervous that it's in beta, because whenever they finally make a product and start selling it, no matter what they charge I WILL pay =)
I might just have to try it. I'm giving the lgkeyboard a chance.. its spaced a lot nicer but has its flaws for sure
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keenz said:
I might just have to try it. I'm giving the lgkeyboard a chance.. its spaced a lot nicer but has its flaws for sure
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i quite like the LG's Keyboard actually, but like u said, it has some flaws. This is the keyboard I currently use:
Hacker's Keyboard
Wow beats gigngerbread keyborad hands down! Thanks.
Swift keyboard here for the last two years. I like the multilingual word completion and big keys.
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Hello everyone! I just got my One X on Monday and so far I'm pretty happy with it, despite some small hiccups due to the first version of the SW.
Today I have installed an alternative camera app from the Market (Lg Camera Pro) and I turned off in the options the sound of the shutter. Guess what? The HTC stock keyboard stopped playing its sounds eversince, and no matter what I do there is no way to have them back. I have also uninstalled the Lg Camera app, but to no avail.
My idea is that the app has somehow overwritten some system file and as a result the keyboard is now mute. But is it possible, considering the handset is not even rooted yet?
Any ideas are very welcome.. if I don't find any other solution I will have to go for a full reset.
I have a heap of iPhone mates that I wish could find this LG app you mention. They all sit there in the room, going tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick on their phones while txting...sounds like a bloody stenographer's convention!
Sorry, I have no answer to your problem, but I am glad people around you are enjoying the silence
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Hello everyone! I just got my One X on Monday and so far I'm pretty happy with it, despite some small hiccups due to the first version of the SW.
Today I have installed an alternative camera app from the Market (Lg Camera Pro) and I turned off in the options the sound of the shutter. Guess what? The HTC stock keyboard stopped playing its sounds eversince, and no matter what I do there is no way to have them back. I have also uninstalled the Lg Camera app, but to no avail.
My idea is that the app has somehow overwritten some system file and as a result the keyboard is now mute. But is it possible, considering the handset is not even rooted yet?
Any ideas are very welcome.. if I don't find any other solution I will have to go for a full reset.
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How about your screen lock / unlock? Is the sound still on? If doesn't then try to install some sound manager apps (ex: Audio manager) and check the volume level for system.
Awesome tip OP! A way to remove annoying keyboard sounds, will apply it if I get this phone and trial it on other devices.
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Awesome tip OP! A way to remove annoying keyboard sounds, will apply it if I get this phone and trial it on other devices.
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You can always disable the keyboard sound via the keyboard setting menu. Most of the HTC device come with keyboard sound turned off.
I normally use the keyboard on mute, but that has nothing to do with the fact that I should be able to turn the sound on if I wish to do so!
Anyway I had to do a factory reset from recovery to have it back. Thanks to all.
Best tip I can give you : go to vip.swiftkey.net, sign up for the beta and download free Swiftkey 3.0 beta!
The keyboard is amazing compared to any other keyboard and since it's beta it's also free ;-)!
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Best tip I can give you : go to vip.swiftkey.net, sign up for the beta and download free Swiftkey 3.0 beta!
The keyboard is amazing compared to any other keyboard and since it's beta it's also free ;-)!
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How does it compare to Swype?
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How does it compare to Swype?
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It's an entirely different way of typing. Swype is faster because you don't have to remove your finger from the keyboard (at least not that often).
Swiftkey is faster because it predicts words insanely well, if you write "I'll be there in 5 min" for example it will suggest "be there in 5 min" after you write I'll.
It's a very intresting piece of software which learns what you type the most and how you type it.
Also the new beta even adds spaces between words if you have forgotten it (check video in the thread in VIP section of swiftkey for example).
I tried Swype, Swiftkey, SlideIT, stock keyboard, Sense 4.0 keyboard and I still love Swiftkey the most. At the start it isn't that great but when you use it a few days it becomes 10x better (because of the "learning" of the software).
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It's an entirely different way of typing. Swype is faster because you don't have to remove your finger from the keyboard (at least not that often).
Swiftkey is faster because it predicts words insanely well, if you write "I'll be there in 5 min" for example it will suggest "be there in 5 min" after you write I'll.
It's a very intresting piece of software which learns what you type the most and how you type it.
Also the new beta even adds spaces between words if you have forgotten it (check video in the thread in VIP section of swiftkey for example).
I tried Swype, Swiftkey, SlideIT, stock keyboard, Sense 4.0 keyboard and I still love Swiftkey the most. At the start it isn't that great but when you use it a few days it becomes 10x better (because of the "learning" of the software).
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Hmm, interesting. THanks for your detailed response, i will definitely give it a try!
I tried it a few times, but I'm too old-school clearly!!
Hi
I have recently installed CM9 on my Desire Z thanks to this post : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492461 , and while almost everything seems to run smoothly, there is this issue I can't seem to be able to resolve : in the stock Messaging app, whenever I hit enter on the physical keyboard, it sends the message I am currently typing. While this may be a wanted behaviour, I could change that in the stock and CM7 ROMs, and wanted to know if there were any way I could configure it with ICS.
I know it might be possible with a non-stock messaging app (I tried GoSMS and Message Lite G, one is way to big for my needs and the oother one doesn't seem to provide much more than stock), but I'd rather use the stock one, which, except for this, it's good enough for me (although if you can suggest a good and lightweight messaging app that does fix this problem, it's great ).
I found how to have the behaviour I want in soft keyboard, but the hard still eludes me
Thanks in advance for your help
PS: I researched the problem, but all I could find was related to soft keyboard, it seems that I'm either very unlucky, or very bad at seraching…