Can anyone direct me to a site that gives some instruction on how the keyboard works. I would basically like to know how to switch to other symbols (like numbers etc) without having to hold down one key while pressing another.
Thanks
C
You don't have to hold down the button. Just press 'Fn' once and then press the other character you're after. Alternatively if you press 'Fn' twice it locks on, pressing it twice again returns to normal letters etc.
How can I decrease the "hold down" time for alternate symbols on the HTC stock kb?
Using the stock HTC qwerty keyboard called "Touch Input", when you want to type the "1" key, you have to hold down the "q" key. For this post, Im calling all the numbers and symbols that aren't the primary letter on the SIP keyboard, the alternate symbol for that key...
What I'm trying to figure out, is how I can reduce the length of time I have to hold down the key for the "alternate" key to be typed... Right now its probably 1 sec, and I would like to reduce that time to maybe 300ms or something.
So basically what can I change so I can type a "1" faster using the Touch Input SIP?
(and btw, I know that FingerKeyboard2 has this as a setting but Im trying to use the stock KB for other reasons.) THanks!
when I enter words in non-XT9 mode, I have to wait some time when entering letters on the same key. The cursor just takes 1 full second to jump forward, otherwise I would alter the already typed letter. Its annoying.
I take it you want to lower the waiting time when holding down a button until the alternatives pop up. It is a bit difficult to understand though.
I personally prefer the htc ime mod keyboard found on this forum, which have several very useful modification options. You also have the ability to set the delay you are talking about
link: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=663608&highlight=ime_mod
f.e. I use the phone keyboard with 3 letters on one field. Now typing "abc" i have to wait 1 sec. after the "a"until the cursor moves on. If sooner, the letter gets still modified.
The detection that I am done with one letter is just too slow
I think he is referring to the phone keypad or compact qwerty keyboard.
If you want to type ace on the keypad you have press 2 once, wait 1 second, press 2 three times, and then 3 two times.
The "wait one second" part is the problem, and if you don't wait you would end up with à or something, because it wouldn't recognise the c as the new letter.
How to help this? I only know you can move to the right(with the trackball) but that isn't much faster.
Sent from my HTC Desire
ahh i see. Just tried those keyboards for the first time never been needing them. But that is probarbly not as easy to fix.
Was thinking of ordering one, curious how unlocking the Xoom worked with the keyboard. Thanks!
I just checked and no, you cannot unlock with the keyboard. You can switch the screen on duration to fit your needs.
Sent from my Xoom using XDA Premium App
Actually, yes you can. if you have a keyboard with the "menu" key (usually on the right side of the keyboard near the Ctrl+Alt keys) it will work. I tried it last night and from sleep, one press takes to the unlock screen, one more unlocks the Xoom. Even without the Motorola Android specific keyboard, I found a lot of amazing shortcuts on a normal keyboard, do a google search, there are a lot, from opening Gmail/the browser to composing e-mails, etc. Just typing on the home screen brings up the search, which is great, and you can navigate most things, including going between home screens with the arrow keys. It convinced me that using the Xoom as a mini laptop replacement is relatively possible.
Hmmm, I tried every key on the moto keyboard and it will not wake it. Interesting that a generic keyboard would have that function.
I really do like the official keyboard however, I wish there was some way to map some of the keys. Its not really optimized for 3.0. Some of they keys do nothing and I haven't found a way to access the app drawer. A bit disappointing.
I think you modify the keylayout file so the button you want to wake has the "WAKE" attribute.
any idea on how to modify the keylayout on the motorola BT keyboard?
Half-way there
Actually, you can bypass the lock screen by hitting the "settings" button (or whatever it is called) 2 keys to the right from your spacebar on the Moto keyboard. However, I still can't get it to actually wake via a keypress.
Edit the /system/usr/keylayout/Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl file, assuming you are rooted.
On line 99, add the word WAKE beside MENU like this:
key 125 MENU WAKE
Save it and reboot. Be sure to make a backup of this file first in case you have any issues. Press Menu button once to bring it out of sleep and a second time to unlock it.
Thanks. I'm actually not rooted. Maybe I'll give that a try as well...
this worked perfectly! thanks very much
I have gotten my Xoom to wake up by pressing and holding the power button on the keyboard. It doesnt always work. It seems to depend of if the keyboard is awake itself. I have gotten them apps menu to open using the keyboard as well - its not an easy task. It depends on your ability to navigate to the top line on the home screen. Pressing enter will allow you to see if you have selected the top line (the top line is the row with the apps button, text and voice search, and the plus button). I can press alt+tab to select row, and then can cycle through the 4 options using tab. It is really hard to know which option you are on since it does not highlight as you cycle through. You simply press enter when you think you have it right. I think its much easier to just start typing the name of the app you wish to use and allow the xoom to search for it.
anthony_m_king said:
Edit the /system/usr/keylayout/Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl file, assuming you are rooted.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is there any way to find out what file will be used for a keyboard? I bought a generic BT keyboard from eBay that has lots of Apple-specific keys. I wanted to remap them to take advantage of Android commands. I got the scancodes for each key and modified the Generic.kl file. In this file, however, it recommends to create a separate file for each device but I have no idea how I would make HC aware to use the specific file. Any ideas?
I have found a few things with my keyboard and wanted to know if they worked for other people. The 1key on my keyboard is also a power key so when I press Fn+1 the Fire TV actually fades to black like its gonna power off, but never actually does. The light even fades off when I do this. Also if I press Fn+ENTER it instantly reboots, which is nice, cause I do not have to hold down the remote buttons for five seconds to reboot. Fn+9 takes you instantly to the top page and Fn+0 takes you to the bottom, whick is good for browsing. The Fn+9 and Fn+0 do not work on the main screen, but does work on certain sections of the default launcher like managing apps, Fn+0 will instantly take you to the bottom of the list. I actually meant to write this a couple months ago, but somehow forgot so hopefully this isn't old news. The Fn+1 was the real interesting thing, cause maybe we can find a way to actually power down the Fire TV. Plus maybe we can find a way to maybe put a floating circle or something onscreen that when pressed does the same as pressing Fn+ENTER so we can reboot from onscreen.
Fn is just another modifier key like SHIFT, ALT or CTRL used for smaller keyboards to realize a full keyboard layout with less buttons. In fact on regular keyboards those Fn button kombinations are done with just one single key. The only difference to other modifier keys is that the FN+key combinations do also depend on the keyboard model and are not standardized. For e.g. your Fn+1 combination is just mapped to keyevent KEYCODE_POWER which is done on regular (multimedia) keyboards with the (single) power key. So nothing new here.
Actually until now there is no way known to simulate a keystroke on the FireTV via app without root. I little more detailed explanation why this is restricted can be found in this topic.