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s-pen and handwriting recognition is quite cool, but how do you set it up to automatically put spaces in between words you write? I'm sure it must be an option but I can't seem to find it, and writing by hand is slower than just typing with thumbs if you have to keep hitting the space bar manually.
theoilman said:
s-pen and handwriting recognition is quite cool, but how do you set it up to automatically put spaces in between words you write? I'm sure it must be an option but I can't seem to find it, and writing by hand is slower than just typing with thumbs if you have to keep hitting the space bar manually.
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I'm a little perplexed at how difficult it is to find tutorials about the s-pen considering how popular reports claim this phone is. Are users simply enjoying a big phone and not exploiting the s-pen????
If im not mistaken this happens by default. Ive noticed if you just put a large enough space between the words or write one word underneath the other it will create a space. Hope this helps.
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I'm a little perplexed at how difficult it is to find tutorials about the s-pen considering how popular reports claim this phone is. Are users simply enjoying a big phone and not exploiting the s-pen????
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I still have missed out on a lot of neat options. I have developed a few habits, like whipping it out to take a quick note or something, but I still hit the buttons with my fingers instead of using the shortcuts. I am still unsure how the gestures work under the s-pen menu in the settings. Do I have to click the button? Does it only work in certain places? I don't get it, I tried to use the default ones to no avail, nor do custom ones work. I think it's because I use a different launcher actually, I forgot I already thought of that :x. Eh.
Like knarfies said, if you put a decent amount of space in-between the words it will automatically create the space. I also like writing at the top and just come down below the first word and it creates the space for me that way.
Also you can do a backwards L to do enter. You can do a quick swipe to the right to enter a space. You can do - by going back and forth to make it. You can also hold down the spen button and swipe left on the word or letters you want to erase.
I really got the hang of writing with it. One thing that does irk me though. It has problems with words having letters and numbers. I write down a car VIN and I have to do a delay in-between letters and numbers. Otherwise it just becomes a mess and VIN numbers need to be 100% correct when doing customer invoices.
If you are rooted, you can install the MyScript Notes app. It has much better HWR, converting your writing to text after you write a string of words, adding spaces automatically.
The app can be found in the apps section, look for a thread by cajunflavoredbob.
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anyone know how to remove spen without unlocking the phone on lockscreen
Yeah this phone is great even without the S-Pen, and the things I do use the S-Pen for, don't really need a tutorial (more accurate selecting, drawing, taking notes, and hover in browser which is awesome for opening drop down menus)
However, the handwriting recoginition for chinese characters is AWESOME... if only i really knew how to write chinese
How do you use the pen to "write" texts rather than using the keyboard? I am able to "write" over the keyboard and see the writing but all I get is the letters from the keyboard that the pen touched while writing.
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How do you use the pen to "write" texts rather than using the keyboard? I am able to "write" over the keyboard and see the writing but all I get is the letters from the keyboard that the pen touched while writing.
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Click and hold the little microphone, then change to the little pen icon
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MisterEdF said:
How do you use the pen to "write" texts rather than using the keyboard? I am able to "write" over the keyboard and see the writing but all I get is the letters from the keyboard that the pen touched while writing.
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If you are using the samsung keyboard, i just press the button on the right of the "Sym" button, the one with "T" and it goes to the text writing using S-pen. Im not sure of any other ways. Maybe there is a way to make it default.
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How do you use the pen to "write" texts rather than using the keyboard? I am able to "write" over the keyboard and see the writing but all I get is the letters from the keyboard that the pen touched while writing.
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You can also go into samsung keyboard settings have change it so that it auto detects when the pen has been removed.
I've been enjoying s-pen for small stuff. like others have said, more accurate selections, web browsing tricks, etc
I saw someone mention using the back/menu buttons with s-pen (i have to use my fingers to tap those)...how does one use the home/back/menu buttons with s-pen? I have no idea
Long-press on the microphone key at the bottom of the keyboard, then select the "T" (the one with the little pencil next to it)
To view various helps, tutorials and setting options for the keyboard and handwriting recognition, tap the Gear symbol that pops-up after long-pressing the microphone key (as above). Alternatively, go to Settings/Language and Input then tap the Gear symbol next to "Samsung keyboard".
Explore. Lots of things appear when you explore.
While on the topic...
I wonder if I am the only one to have this happened to me, or if I am simply bone-headed, but all of a sudden the Samsung keyboard stopped working properly. It doesn't let me 'swype' anymore (the option is checked in the settings, but greyed out for some reason) and even though I have it setup so that it would go into handwriting recognition after pulling the pen out, it does not.
I noticed the change after "updating" the English dictionary in the 'input Languages' setting. Not sure wether or not it is related...
However, quite annoying...
OwenW71 said:
If you are rooted, you can install the MyScript Notes app. It has much better HWR, converting your writing to text after you write a string of words, adding spaces automatically.
The app can be found in the apps section, look for a thread by cajunflavoredbob.
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I can't seem to find it; might you have a link? thanks!
PoorCollegeGuy said:
You can also go into samsung keyboard settings have change it so that it auto detects when the pen has been removed.
I've been enjoying s-pen for small stuff. like others have said, more accurate selections, web browsing tricks, etc
I saw someone mention using the back/menu buttons with s-pen (i have to use my fingers to tap those)...how does one use the home/back/menu buttons with s-pen? I have no idea
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Use the built-in gestures with the s-pen to do the back and menu. While pressing on the s-pen button, draw < to go back, or > for menu.
There is no gesture for home, but I ended up getting Taskarou (an launcher overlay), or you could use Button Savior to go back to home.
Here is the link to MySript Notes. Search is your friend!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005018
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Friend told me that you just slide slightly from left to right after you type and it spaces
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degeneration said:
I still have missed out on a lot of neat options. I have developed a few habits, like whipping it out to take a quick note or something, but I still hit the buttons with my fingers instead of using the shortcuts. I am still unsure how the gestures work under the s-pen menu in the settings. Do I have to click the button? Does it only work in certain places? I don't get it, I tried to use the default ones to no avail, nor do custom ones work. I think it's because I use a different launcher actually, I forgot I already thought of that :x. Eh.
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To bring up the gestures menu you press and hold the s pen button off screen while keeping it pressed, swipe up with the pen touching the screen. A little box pops up and then you can draw the gestures there. This can be done regardless of what launcher you use and it doesn't matter what app you are using.
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Cool thanks
Hi Guys, bit of a noob.
Coming from iPhone, I could Quick Compose an SMS from anywhere using a designated shortcut using BiteSMS. In my case, I used the Volume buttons on iphone to activate the quick compose option.
Now, I wanted to know if this could be done on Android. Handcent etc have Quick Compose but its configured when you press the search button. However, the NOTE II doesnt have a hardware search button. So does anyone know how this could be done?
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you could set up a shortcut in the quick command or set up a gesture in gmd gesture/pen control.
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you could set up a shortcut in the quick command or set up a gesture in gmd gesture/pen control.
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How's that done?
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you could set up a shortcut in the quick command or set up a gesture in gmd gesture/pen control.
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Just checked. That's not why I'm looking for. Thanks
Swipepad.
It's free. There are paid add ons, but the free version is good enough as is. You can essentially "swipe" from a chosen hotspot somewhere around the screen and have access to whatever apps or shortcuts you put there.
There are 10 possible hotspots along the screen edges: top right/left corner, bottom right/left corner, top, bottom, upper right/left, lower right/left.
The paid add ons include a keypad, widgets, or more space. No matter what app you are in, you can just swipe at the designated hotspot to access your swipepad right away. Even in games. You can adjust the size of the hotspot as well. Try choosing a hotspot reachable by your thumb.
No root necessary.
Aside from adding the quick compose option, try adding something like Aircalc (free, floating calculator) and a floating note app... you might not think you'd use it a lot, but trust me it is infinitely useful. You can use it in conjunction with Nova Launcher's shortcuts (recent apps, home, app drawer, notification drawer) for even easier one handed access as well.
Ok I've kinda found a solution.
ChopSms has the quick compose feature but in addition to using the search button as a shortcut you can also use the notification centre. So I've just gone for that. I can access the notification bar more or less from everywhere do that'll do me fine.
Well I just got my hands on a Note II and I was wondering, is there a way to make mouse over instant using the S-Pen as a hardware mouse?
the pen work as a mouse, activate air view in s-pen settings and you can see a dot when the pen is close to the screen. If you over that dot in webpages, it works as a mouse, handy for hovering menus.
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Well I just got my hands on a Note II and I was wondering, is there a way to make mouse over instant using the S-Pen as a hardware mouse?
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Elaborate please. i fail to understand what youre trying to achieve
just to note, it will hover even if you have Air View turned off. just that you won't see the dot.
but yes, it will act just as if you had a mouse and were hovering over an item.
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the pen work as a mouse, activate air view in s-pen settings and you can see a dot when the pen is close to the screen. If you over that dot in webpages, it works as a mouse, handy for hovering menus.
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ye I know I use this setting but I still need to hold the s-pen over to link for it to open. same as a finger. I want it to be instant. hardware mouse like...
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Elaborate please. i fail to understand what youre trying to achieve
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what I want to do is open popup submenus in webpages. for example in newegg, in the homepage, if you put your cursor over a category a popup windows will open with all the sub categories. now, if you don't only place your cursor there but click it, it will transfer you to a different page. but to do that in android you have to hold your finger on the link, and wait for the popup to popup . so what I want is to use my s-pen as a hardware mouse.
Mine does that already. If i just hover over a menu it will automatically pop out.
As far as i know all i did was turn on airview. Everything else is stock
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Mine does that already. If i just hover over a menu it will automatically pop out.
As far as i know all i did was turn on airview. Everything else is stock
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yeap. it works.... my bad! sorry and thanks everyone.
Hi guys,i have a problem with my keyboard,when i use to draggng fingers on keyboard in web browser stock ,i don,t have the cusor control ,any idea?
Did you enable it in settings? If you enable continous typing it will disable cursor control.
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Did you enable it in settings? If you enable continous typing it will disable cursor control.
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No,it works for example in messagge applicatione and gmail app or whatsapp but in web browser stock not want to work.
I wanted to be able to automatically switch to MyScript Stylus Beta keyboard when I took my pen out. And then switch back to Samsung keyboard when I put the pen away. I came across this combination of apps to do this from another forum. I *THINK* it was from the Galaxy Note 10.2 2014 edition forum. There weren't detailed instructions though so I had to figure out how to make it work. Here's hoping it helps someone else!
Before I start.. keep an eye on this app: SPenBoardSwitcher (PLAY: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.legendk.spenboardswitcher.installer XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472801). If it gets updated to work with KitKat, then we would only need the one app to do this.
Install these apps:
Note Buddy: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tushar.spen_helper) Creates plugin to allow Tasker to be aware of spen insertion and removal.
Secure Settings: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intangibleobject.securesettings.plugin) creates plugin to allow Tasker to switch keyboards
Tasker: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm): set up the task to switch keyboards
- Open up Note Buddy, make sure Enable is set to On in the S Pen tab.
- Open up Secure Settings. Go to the System+ Tab. Enable this. It will ask for Root Access. (Back on the Options tab you can disable everything but Input Method under System+ Actions
- Open up Tasker
Under Profiles, create a new Profile. Select State, Plugin, Note Buddy. When you get to the new window, hit the pencil button next to Configuration. Choose Pen Detached. Hit Save. Hit your back button.
It prompts you to Enter a Task. Create a New Task. Give it a name (i.e. Turn Pen keyboard on). Click the plus sign at the bottom to add an action. Select Plugin. Select Secure Settings. Next to Configuration, hit the pencil button to edit. Expand System+ Actions. Choose input Method. Select the keyboard you want when the pen is being used. Save. Hit back button until you get to Tasker Profile screen.
Do the same thing over again (create another profile and task) except choose Pen Inserted for the first step and select the keyboard you want to use when pen is NOT being used for the second.
Let me know if this is clear enough or not
I will try this later on as I don't have root yet ( waiting for custom recovery) thank you for the instructions
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I wanted to be able to .
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Thank you very much I finally rooted and it works perfectly!
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lhankyo this Is awesome, 1 actually haven't rooted yet but when 1 do 1 will use this
KestrelX said:
I wanted to be able to automatically switch to MyScript Stylus Beta keyboard when I took my pen out. And then switch back to Samsung keyboard when I put the pen away. I came across this combination of apps to do this from another forum. I *THINK* it was from the Galaxy Note 10.2 2014 edition forum. There weren't detailed instructions though so I had to figure out how to make it work. Here's hoping it helps someone else!
Before I start.. keep an eye on this app: SPenBoardSwitcher (PLAY: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.legendk.spenboardswitcher.installer XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472801). If it gets updated to work with KitKat, then we would only need the one app to do this.
Install these apps:
Note Buddy: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tushar.spen_helper) Creates plugin to allow Tasker to be aware of spen insertion and removal.
Secure Settings: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intangibleobject.securesettings.plugin) creates plugin to allow Tasker to switch keyboards
Tasker: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm): set up the task to switch keyboards
- Open up Note Buddy, make sure Enable is set to On in the S Pen tab.
- Open up Secure Settings. Go to the System+ Tab. Enable this. It will ask for Root Access. (Back on the Options tab you can disable everything but Input Method under System+ Actions
- Open up Tasker
Under Profiles, create a new Profile. Select State, Plugin, Note Buddy. When you get to the new window, hit the pencil button next to Configuration. Choose Pen Detached. Hit Save. Hit your back button.
It prompts you to Enter a Task. Create a New Task. Give it a name (i.e. Turn Pen keyboard on). Click the plus sign at the bottom to add an action. Select Plugin. Select Secure Settings. Next to Configuration, hit the pencil button to edit. Expand System+ Actions. Choose input Method. Select the keyboard you want when the pen is being used. Save. Hit back button until you get to Tasker Profile screen.
Do the same thing over again (create another profile and task) except choose Pen Inserted for the first step and select the keyboard you want to use when pen is NOT being used for the second.
Let me know if this is clear
I originally came up with this method, it was adter I came up with a way to turn gmd gesture control on and off using tasker in a similar way. A few other people have posted it since though. The 2014 was done using spenboard switcher which is broken on kitkat for us. Thanks for the share.
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s pen Board Switcher works just fine, I am using it to write this message. I got it from the xda forum in the galaxy note 3 Board
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s pen Board Switcher works just fine, I am using it to write this message. I got it from the xda forum in the galaxy note 3 Board
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For me also, after update to newest firmware Bard switching works like a Charme! (must set in keyboard settings)
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Criminal23 said:
For me also, after update to newest firmware Bard switching works like a Charme! (must set in keyboard settings)
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michaelpule said:
s pen Board Switcher works just fine, I am using it to write this message. I got it from the xda forum in the galaxy note 3 Board
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Oh he must have finally updated it. When I first got my pro it wasnt working. Ill stick with this method though. 1 less extra app running in my background. I love tasker
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