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I have tried several different keyboards that include spellcheckers and have been unable to see predictions and spelling suggestions. Since the Nook was not sold as a full android device it's very possible B&N left the necessary files out of the system. Can someone here let me know what files I would need to add to be able to use the spell check function? I've tried with several different keyboards and have installed their respective dictionaries so I believe it's not an app issue but a system issue. Thanks again everybody. Ryan
I installed SlideIt and found that word prediction works. try it. Note: I copied the apk to /system/app and used NookColor Tools to select SlideIT as my keyboard. I then had to actually execute and install the APK in order for it to show up. Once done, it works well. It takes up 1/2 of the screen, though.
Thanks I'll give it a try. I'm not sure if I was clear in my original post so let me try again. I am referring to the circled box where spelling suggestions are offered. I am unable to see the box.
Another way to do this:
- install the keyboard with ADB (and its required dictionaries),
- push all the installed APKs to the /system/app folder,
- change the APKs permissions to 644 (via shell/Root explorer/etc').
- reboot the phone, and select the keyboard through the NookColor tools.
I believe what Ryan mean is there is no word suggestion box on any keyboards installed on the nook ST. This breaks functionality of ALL 9 key keyboards and most language IME keyboards. Is there any way to restore this keyboard functionality? I also have the same problem. No keyboards which require that bar (highlighted in his attachment image) work.
I've tried:
Sougou tablet
Sougou phone
Baidu phone
Smart keyboard plus chinese
etc.
None of them display the spelling selection or character selection boxes, so this appears to be a problem with the android.
Known issue, predictions are there, however not appear. SlideIt works, but it sucks. The best keyboard, which works, is Jelly Bean Keyboard. As always you have to copy it to system/app
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domi.nos said:
Known issue, predictions are there, however not appear. SlideIt works, but it sucks. The best keyboard, which works, is Jelly Bean Keyboard. As always you have to copy it to system/app
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Thanks, it appears the only keyboards that were are back-ports of ICS and jelly bean. Possibly this is due to them including necessary dependencies that are not included on the nook? It would be great if someone could isolate the problem and make a patch.
Is there anyway to mod windows 8 so that when you are using a tablet and touch a text entry field in desktop mode the keyboard automatically pops up (even better if it auto closes when you hit enter)? This is the most annoying "feature" of Windows 8 in desktop mode, when using a touch device (tablet).
I second the motion.
This would be an excellent mod if someone would do it for us.
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it would be pretty sweet if someone could get the same type of auto-keyboard on desktop as in metro. it would remove 25% of my touch
I'm in for this. Even win7 has a popup feature when you put the cursor on a text box.
I might be mistaken, but I think in one of the betas the keyboard worked like that on my Acer W500, but not anymore...
SoundSurfer said:
I might be mistaken, but I think in one of the betas the keyboard worked like that on my Acer W500, but not anymore...
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Yes you are correct in one of the betas it did use to auto popup when you clicked in a text field I remember the same thing with my Samsung Slate 7 now its gone I was just wondering the same thing myself
ra2100 said:
Yes you are correct in one of the betas it did use to auto popup when you clicked in a text field I remember the same thing with my Samsung Slate 7 now its gone I was just wondering the same thing myself
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May this be one of that things that Microsoft disables from registry, but it's still accessible?
I'd be happy if I could get the behaviour from Windows 7 back where when I clicked on a text field there was a floating button for the keyboard next to the input.
Please... I already fixed ff w/ user chrome to make the url bar bigger and tablet friendly.
This is one of the last tweaks I need to do.
I'm sure if the feature can't be re-enabled someone can replicate launching the keyboard automatically with autohotkey?
Yes please. Can someone do this mid? Its really annoying to manually invoke and dismiss keyboard everytime in desktop mode
s_kates81 said:
Yes please. Can someone do this mid? Its really annoying to manually invoke and dismiss keyboard everytime in desktop mode
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Comfort Keys from http://www.comfort-software.com/ - works flawlessly but cost $20 which pisses me off to pay for something that MS should fix.
Someone over at tabletpcreview forum wrote a TIP caller that works pretty well. No auto-popup, but works much better than stock experience.
http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/windows-8/53956-trying-do-tabtip-caller.html
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Someone over at tabletpcreview forum wrote a TIP caller that works pretty well. No auto-popup, but works much better than stock experience.
http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/windows-8/53956-trying-do-tabtip-caller.html
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Tried it and it's buggy - as long as it doesn't pop up automatically might as well use MS built-in one.
I second this request!
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I second this request!
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This lil bit of AutoIt code works pretty well for me to automatically pop up the keyboard..
It polls the mouse cursor every 750ms to see if the cursor is an i-beam, and if so then it launches the keyboard (TabTip.exe).
Code:
While 1
$cursor = MouseGetCursor()
If $cursor = 5 Then ShellExecute('"C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe"')
Sleep(750)
WEnd
Simple, but seems to fulfill my immediate needs for now. Hope you find it useful as well.
Hmm, I'd never heard of autoit before. Unfortunately, it looks unlikely to run on Windows RT (at least without us getting our hands on the source...) so I wonder if there's a way to do it with one of Windows' several built-in scripting languages...
tj!2k7 said:
This lil bit of AutoIt code works pretty well for me to automatically pop up the keyboard..
It polls the mouse cursor every 750ms to see if the cursor is an i-beam, and if so then it launches the keyboard (TabTip.exe).
Code:
While 1
$cursor = MouseGetCursor()
If $cursor = 5 Then ShellExecute('"C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe"')
Sleep(750)
WEnd
Simple, but seems to fulfill my immediate needs for now. Hope you find it useful as well.
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Wow - thanks for this! I'm not running RT (traded my Surface RT for a Samsung ATIIV running Win8 Pro that has similar goofy windows 8 issues. So I downloaded AutoIt, ran the script and viola, now my keyboard pops up just like in Windows 7. So to GoodaytoDie (and other devs) I hope you can find a way to port AutoIT to Win RT - it has already saved me many hours of frustration and I am going to donate to the AutoIt team.
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Wow - thanks for this! I'm not running RT (traded my Surface RT for a Samsung ATIIV running Win8 Pro that has similar goofy windows 8 issues. So I downloaded AutoIt, ran the script and viola, now my keyboard pops up just like in Windows 7. So to GoodaytoDie (and other devs) I hope you can find a way to port AutoIT to Win RT - it has already saved me many hours of frustration and I am going to donate to the AutoIt team.
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how did you get it to work? I've never used autoit before and couldn't get it to work so if you could just make a step by step guide for me hehe.
Would be great! Thanks
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how did you get it to work? I've never used autoit before and couldn't get it to work so if you could just make a step by step guide for me hehe.
Would be great! Thanks
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Just remember that I am running Win 8, not RT.. Anyway, I downloaded and installed AutoIt 3 from the AutoIt website (autoitscript.com). Then I copied tj!2k7's script into notepad, and named it keyboard.au3 ( saved as type *.txt but with the au3 extension). Then just right click on the au3 file, open with AutoIt and it will run the script - whenever you position the cursor in a text box, i.e., you see the cursor change to an I-beam, the keyboard will pop up - it's brilliant. Ther keyboard does not autopop down but I found if you hit the enter key it disappears.
Just trying out the new keyboard and swype feature. Does it support multi finger swype? sort of like keymonk.
It seems to support it to some degree, but it's sketchy at best. Just curious what everyone else is experiencing.
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not sure about the two finger swype but regular swiping is working much better for me than the latest official swype beta...
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Interesting. I haven't used it long enough to compare it to swype. I stopped using swype though because I eventually got frustrated with it. Good to hear you find it better!
I'll keep playing with it.
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Is there any way to turn this feature on, on any other keyboard than the US one? Im from Finland and id be very happy to be able to try this feature.
Not to sure to be honest. I guess Google isn't supporting other languages with their swype feature yet?
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I'm using the swipe feature now, I love it. I could never get in to Swype, but I got into the feature with the 4.2 keyboard straight away
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Is almost perfect, to not say perfect, because sure Google improves it more.
This is being written with the "swype" feature in my Galaxy Nexus. Too fast, and can be used with another languages. The system detects the route and compares it with the dictionary. Almost always it detect the right word. Sometimes (very few!) it detects another word, so click in the corrector and add the correct. If you enter some word with orthographic errors, it detects it and is introduced and corrected perfectly, like if you are using the normal keyboard. Is good also with punctuation and spaces.
Using it in vertical position and perfect, always I wrote in vertical in old keyboard I have lots of errors because my big fingers. Since I have installed Android 4.2, I don't needed to use the landscape mode, so I'm happy to see how I can write now at the speed of thunder and chat without getting angry
Thanks Google!
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Is almost perfect, to not say perfect, because sure Google improves it more.
... I'm happy to see how I can write now at the speed of thunder and chat without getting angry
Thanks Google!
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If the new keyboard keeps people from getting angry when they chat - it should be mandatory for XDA posters.
Frankly I hate it. It makes no sense in my mind to drag my finger over letter that I don't need for a word, yet through which I have to go in order to get to the next letter I need... I'd much rather type normally
I've got last update for my Galaxy Nexus and now I'm on 4.2, i cant find anywhere Swype keyboard ..its on English (U.S.A) keyboard
Why?
It's just called android keyboard, that now allows swiping. Swype is a third party keyboard you really don't need anymore.
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I've got last update for my Galaxy Nexus and now I'm on 4.2, i cant find anywhere Swype keyboard ..its on English (U.S.A) keyboard
Why?
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Ok i understand is not calling swype on nexus, but android keyboard not working like a swype keyboard, thats is the problem...
Edit, its working just in Englis (USA) language
10x man
euskalzabe said:
Frankly I hate it. It makes no sense in my mind to drag my finger over letter that I don't need for a word, yet through which I have to go in order to get to the next letter I need... I'd much rather type normally
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I'm way faster on Swype. I hate trying to hit each key perfectly and and/or moving my hand to enter the suggested. But to each his own.
I have to try this new swipe since people seem to like it.
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Did they add in any variety of custom dictionary sync? That's one thing I really like about the version of Swype I have now. I no longer need to re-teach the keyboard all the technical jargon every time I get a new device.
i got some issue with the newz android keyboard, sometimes the word are show twice
The personal dictionary allows you to add words directly (Skype doesn't), but I don't think it works. I added a few email addresses and typing the first 2-3 letters don't bring up the address. Swype had problems with words beginning with a number, so does android. I find android just as accurate. I like having a "." on the numeric keyboard that's not on Swype.
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Did they add in any variety of custom dictionary sync? That's one thing I really like about the version of Swype I have now. I no longer need to re-teach the keyboard all the technical jargon every time I get a new device.
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I like it...
never used Swype before because it seemed a bit counter-intuitive, but really like it on the nexus 7 (possibly because typing is a pain normally)
I can see why some people will hate it, mind - some people hate predictive text for similar reasons.
I spent some time with swipe. It's pretty accurate but just feels clunky in places. What I really missed though was the shortcuts that Swype has like swiping from the Swype key to the 5 key to bring up a number pad and swiping from the Swype key to the shift key to change case. And I don't like having to change keyboards to enter numbers. I like the convention of a long hold to get numbers and common punctuation like in Swype.
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My version of Swype has a '.' on the numberpad. Are you actually referring to the number pad (accessed by swyping from the Swype key to the #5 or long pressing on the "123" key) or the symbol/number keyboard accessed by quick pressing on the "123" key?
Swype also lets you add to the dictionary--it just does it whenever you key in a new word, as opposed to having you specifically go through the hassle of adding words to the dictionary. That's why I was impressed with the versions of Swype that sync online--so I don't need to re-teach it words I've already taught it on other devices.
The personal dictionary allows you to add words directly (Skype doesn't), but I don't think it works. I added a few email addresses and typing the first 2-3 letters don't bring up the address. Swype had problems with words beginning with a number, so does android. I find android just as accurate. I like having a "." on the numeric keyboard that's not on Swype.
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Ahhh forgot about the actual numpad. I always found it easier to press the 123 key, and don't think there's a "." there.
The android keypad lets you add words as you're typing too, I just find the "+" in the dictionary more convenient (at least on initial set-up). I also like the nicknames you can add to the personal dictionary, for "words" that Swype doesn't recognize (or suggest)... Like I have "[email protected]" as an email, if it's in Swype dictionary it won't come up as a suggestion, but in android, set a nickname like "mrk" or anything you want, and the suggestion will pop up.
I have nothing against Swype, used it for a year, I just find "little" things about android I like better. I don't type a lot, so may not know all the secrets to Swype (or Android). I do like the new Swype theme options!
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My version of Swype has a '.' on the numberpad. Are you actually referring to the number pad (accessed by swyping from the Swype key to the #5 or long pressing on the "123" key) or the symbol/number keyboard accessed by quick pressing on the "123" key?
Swype also lets you add to the dictionary--it just does it whenever you key in a new word, as opposed to having you specifically go through the hassle of adding words to the dictionary. That's why I was impressed with the versions of Swype that sync online--so I don't need to re-teach it words I've already taught it on other devices.
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Maybe I am missing something but I can't get the autocorrect feature on any of my keyboards (including Swiftkey) to work inside S-Notes.
Did Samsung design this to actually disable any autocorrect on any keyboard? Why would they do that?
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Wow, 149 views and no one has any idea?
Is it actually possible that Samsung has intentionally disabled autocorrect by ANY keyboard in S-Notes? I love Samsung hardware but on the software side they continually make choices which confound. It's not that they write bad software. It's that they seem to PURPOSEFULLY make choices which harm the user. For instance, how hard would it be to give users the ability to create and save their own templates? How about typing styles? It would be incredibly simple yet they choose not to.
I am beginning to think Samsung hired the same guy who decided getting rid of the Start Button in Windows 8 was a brilliant idea to run their software development as well.
** Or it could be that Samsung's idea of "Customer Feedback" is an utterly lame Facebook page that looks like it is manned by high school students? They don't even have Forums for God's sake! S-Notes could have been a OneNote killer yet they just sort of said, "Nah, let's make it suck instead..."
Frustrated. S-Notes has been out for a while now and apparently they have no intention of improving it.
I never looked into it because I don't like autuocorrect. But I would checked either in the keyboard or language settings. It's probably something you just need to turn on.
I guess I'm not understanding exactly what you want. I use the stock Samsung keyboard and the Kii keyboard from the play store and they both have the suggested words pop up and try to correct my spelling when I either type things out using the keyboard or use the s pen in handwriting mode using the s note app. I'm on stock deodexed MA7. What are you wanting it to do?
he wants autocorrect where it automatically makes corrections even if he doesn't use the suggested words.
Same here!... I thought Swiftkey would mend this problem, but it DIDN'T !!!!
So only in S-Note even Swiftkey refuses to give suggestions and/ or autocorrection.
I'm really angry, 'cause I sort of planned on using it.
But since it already got on my nerves, that I constantly had to change from drawing mode to keyboard input whenever I opened a note, although the pen was not drawn(!), it's probably time to look into another app.
I am pretty sure I haven't lost it and my memory is tricking me, but before some update or another if you were entering text in almost any app (SMS most notably) and got to the end of the piece of text and saw that word correction had put in a word you didn't want you could click on the word and the word prediction list would appear again and a simple click to change to another word???
I am not 100% sure when this functionality disappeared, must be at least 6 months ago. I thought it was just some glitch and was expecting it to return when resetting. Just did a reset (Android 5.0.1) and still nothing happens.
Drives me crazy, have to place the cursor after the word, delete it and re-type. It was so sweet before.
Please let me know if I am wrong - and if not is there any way to get this functionality back.
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I am pretty sure I haven't lost it and my memory is tricking me, but before some update or another if you were entering text in almost any app (SMS most notably) and got to the end of the piece of text and saw that word correction had put in a word you didn't want you could click on the word and the word prediction list would appear again and a simple click to change to another word???
I am not 100% sure when this functionality disappeared, must be at least 6 months ago. I thought it was just some glitch and was expecting it to return when resetting. Just did a reset (Android 5.0.1) and still nothing happens.
Drives me crazy, have to place the cursor after the word, delete it and re-type. It was so sweet before.
Please let me know if I am wrong - and if not is there any way to get this functionality back.
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Try this! open messages, new message, to the left of the space bar hold comma, go to advanced and tick word prediction and next word prediction!
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Try this! open messages, new message, to the left of the space bar hold comma, go to advanced and tick word prediction and next word prediction!
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Appreciate your help. I think I have tried turning on and off every setting I can find related to word prediction/correction. nothing seems to help.
So do you have a M8 with 5.0.1 that does as I describe? I would really like to know if it is just my phone. Fixing it if it is must then be possible. If I imagined it, well then I can forget about it and seek other help
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I am pretty sure I haven't lost it and my memory is tricking me, but before some update or another if you were entering text in almost any app (SMS most notably) and got to the end of the piece of text and saw that word correction had put in a word you didn't want you could click on the word and the word prediction list would appear again and a simple click to change to another word???
I am not 100% sure when this functionality disappeared, must be at least 6 months ago. I thought it was just some glitch and was expecting it to return when resetting. Just did a reset (Android 5.0.1) and still nothing happens.
Drives me crazy, have to place the cursor after the word, delete it and re-type. It was so sweet before.
Please let me know if I am wrong - and if not is there any way to get this functionality back.
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Hi, julesgilson...
My M8 is currently running Android 5.0.1/Sense 6, and although I don't use the stock HTC Sense keyboard, preferring instead to use Fleksy, I have noticed this annoying peculiarity with the Sense keyboard myself.
Here are some further observations...
With the stock Sense keyboard, a word is only correctable (with selectable alternatives) only as long as the word being typed remains HIGHLIGHTED. As soon as you hit the space bar, with the intention to type the next word, the HIGHLIGHT is gone, and the original word can no longer be corrected or alternatives suggested.
The HIGHLIGHT then shifts to the next word being typed, and with possible corrections and alternative suggestions for this new word.
Tracking back over a given paragraph (or even to just the last word) and manually highlighting a previously typed word, doesn't, as you might expect, provide any alternatives or spelling corrections.
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This behaviour is entirely at odds with 3rd party keyboards like SwiftKey, Swype and even Googles own keyboard, where ANY word in a given paragraph can be selected and corrections/alternatives suggested.
The stock Sense 6 keyboard under Lollipop 5.0.1 seems incapable of retrospectively correcting previously typed words!!!
I'm no programmer, but it seems to me, that the stock Sense keyboard is only capable of correcting a word while it remains in the 'buffer'... that is to say, while it's being typed and so long as it's highlighted.
The instant you move on to the next word (with the space bar), the word is 'forgotten' by the keyboard and can no longer be corrected or alternatives suggested.
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This sort of thing is difficult to describe, so I suggest you download Googles keyboard from PlayStore... type some random passage in Google Keep (or wherever) and then using Googles keyboard, randomly select a word in that passage and you will see that Googles keyboard correctly identifies the selected word, and suggests alternatives.
And then try the same experiment with the stock Sense keyboard...
Rgrds,
Ged.
Yes! That's exactly it - like you say pretty difficult to describe concisely. The strange thing is that it used to do it, possibly before Lollipop.
Now that someone else has confirmed it seems a general issue with the HTC keyboard I will give up trying to fix it and look for another keyboard.
Greatly appreciated.