i was wondering if there was anything out there so i could use a touch qwerty keyboard to input text messages(so you dont have to slide out the keyboard on the 8525)
i am using something called phone pad, but that just gives you a pad like a normal cell phone. it doesnt matter if it supports landscape mode, but it would be nice. anything has got to be bigger than that little popup keyboard.
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/fsk/?en
I am looking for a way for landscape to be the default view.
I have tried many things but once the keyboard is opened and closed, the screen goes back to portrait.
Any help would be appreciated.
-bridic-
nope... not doable I guess... there is some app out there that can sense if it's in one mode and switches to another but that basically means u have 2 switches and even more lag... there is no way to keep it on landscape mode I guess because there is some magnetic reaction that happens when u open the keyboard which can't be turned off...
that is just what I read on forums trying to find answer to same problem... i gave up
Thanks for the info.
Is there a way to map this to a hardware button? I know that there are a few programs out there for mapping additional features to the hardware button.
well ya u can map rotate to a button even with regular buttons mapping setting.
Settings - Personal - Buttons
Pick your button and choose Rotate Screen it's one of the first fiew in the list... (sorry if it's not exactly Rotate Screen im running on memory here)
I almost ALWAYS power on my device (Wing) by sliding the keyboard open. I have to wait for the screen to rotate, UNLESS I power off BEFORE sliding the keyboard shut. Then, the next time I open it, it is already in landscape mode. I have gotten into the habit of pushing the power button, and THEN sliding keyboard shut. Is there a way to have my device power off (sleep whatever) when I slide the keyboard shut, just like it wakes up when I slide the keyboard open?
If not, how about a way to make the default orientation landscape--opposite of what it is now.
hi,
you can combine sliding keyboard sounds with Vijay555 DeviceLock.
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Sounds like a great solution. I can't get SlideSound to work ... I activate it, but it doesn't make the sounds or run the programs when I open/close the keyboard. I have Keyboard Sliding Sounds installed as part of my ROM. Even with that disabled, it doesn't work. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. I have posted the question on PPC geeks.
I've done some searching and can't find a keyboard input that only shows the up/down/right/left arrows. There are a few d-pad apps out there but they take up half the screen!
All I need is to be able to switch my input from my regular keyboard to a directional one so I can turn the pages in my old scripture reader. A few arrow buttons across the bottom that don't take up a ton of real estate is what I'm looking for.
I'll be using this on my HD2 and especially on my husbands HTC T3333, both running WM6.5.
So I've had mine for a few weeks now, and I can still count the number of times I've used the physical keyboard on one hand lol. I'm not even sure why. It's fine when I use it, but the onscreen one is just -so- fast and responsive. I can type much much faster with the onscreen one.
On the flip side I like that it's there just in case I need it for some reason (needing to type something really specific, etc).
But yeah, how much do you use it?
anything more than a few words and i whip out the physical board. even if the screen view is locked to portrait.
weatherx said:
anything more than a few words and i whip out the physical board. even if the screen view is locked to portrait.
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same here, mainly because for some reason the fact that my phone has a smiley button is hilarious to me. Also, just a little fun fact, the keyboard backlight will turn on when you click on an area to enter text, but otherwise stays off. Nifty, ehhh?
I use my keyboard A LOT. I never entered text using the on screen keyboard, that is, until my screen light decided to start cutting off whenever I slid it out. Now I have to use the on screen.
Me too... I use it almost every day. Just can't seem to get the hang of the soft keyboard.
I use it every day, almost every single time i type something. it is just faster and more accurate.
Anything more than 5 words and I use the keyboard
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i use my often as well for sms, sometime use voice to sms too, no cutout
Anyone care to tell me how to type a star (*) with the hard keyboard? I don't seem to find it anywhere....
Thanks
resol341 said:
Anyone care to tell me how to type a star (*) with the hard keyboard? I don't seem to find it anywhere....
Thanks
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You have to use the symbol key and then touch the right arrow key on the onscreen keyboard that pops up to get to it - pretty much the same way you would with the onscreen keyboard (&123 key then right arrow)
By the way, in case some don't know this, you can enter the blue (fn) function characters just by holding the physical key just a bit longer. Saves us from having to fiddle with the fn button everytime.
cmphone said:
You have to use the symbol key and then touch the right arrow key on the onscreen keyboard that pops up to get to it - pretty much the same way you would with the onscreen keyboard (&123 key then right arrow)
By the way, in case some don't know this, you can enter the blue (fn) function characters just by holding the physical key just a bit longer. Saves us from having to fiddle with the fn button everytime.
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Thanks a lot!
Best!
I also found something today. Long pressing the sym can switch input method. In my case, I can switch between English and Chinese. I might just be too retarded to find out earlier ~