My o2 mini xda s had predictive texting, I found this useful as I could write a quick text with one hand rather than holding the device with both hands. Has this been removed from the vario II? and can i get it back, i don't mind installing a different rom etc..
Cheers
Dej
You can install the phone pad, it's on ftp:
ftp://xda:[email protected]/Hermes/Tools_and_Programs
Cheers for that!
Dej
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hello all,
i have a t-mobile mda vario aka wizard with dutch wm5
But i don't have the transcriber or handwriting options,
They are writen in the manual.
Ain't they availeble at all, or as a seperate install..
thanks , arnold
also have it in manual but nothng in device..... strange...
Install this piece of software
MS transcriber
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...lts.aspx?st=b&na=88&View=en-us&qu=transcriber
And it works!
It doesn't work on my Vario (T-Mobile, NL version)
I am missing this functionality also. Well I tried your solution but although Transcriber installed on the device OK, it does not work for me. It appears in the input-selection dialog when using Word, but selecting it does nothing - just sticks with virtual keyboard input unfortunately.
Any other ideas, or comments on whether others have found the same?
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Re: It doesn't work on my Vario (T-Mobile, NL version)
rapscallion said:
I am missing this functionality also. Well I tried your solution but although Transcriber installed on the device OK, it does not work for me. It appears in the input-selection dialog when using Word, but selecting it does nothing - just sticks with virtual keyboard input unfortunately.
Any other ideas, or comments on whether others have found the same?
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Hi tried transcriber and getting same problem as you, activating it does nothing! Help!
Cheers
Veef
Both these apps don't have a dutch version, so thats why T-mobile NL decided to leave them out. There should be a patch coming.
But who cares about that stuff anyway. Did you notice there is a complete keyboard you can slide out?
I have experience with the older ppc models and believe me,
yuo realyl don't nead thad rekognitoin software ****
hmm...
hard reset my vario and transcribe seems to be built in and working now... can't remember seeing it before.....
Cheers
Veef13
I bought my XDA Mini s from eBay and it is branded O2. I use it on Cingular so I loaded the ROM found here Cingular_RUU_WIZARD_217_AKU2_WWE_CF2_A2DP.
Most everything works except;
1) Skype will not connect to GPRS or WiFi - it always thinks it is doconnected
2) Ade this is really strange. The characters that appear do not always match the ones printed on the keys when using the slide-down keyboard. Usually one character off.
I really NEED a fix for two - BAD. Please help
3) Wifi just will not connect to security-enabled AP's. it will connect to open AP's.
Yo, if you look closely at your Mini S and then at the K-jam and 8125, you will notice that the keys are not in the same placement. The mini S is either a UK (yes there's a difference) or a german keyboard. The others are US/worldwide versions. Go download registry editor on this site, its on the thread called "easy tweaking your wizard. On the second page of tweaks, it lets you choose keyboard versions. The correct one is Englisch (not a spelling error).
Keyboard solved
Thanks for the tip and thanks to the author of the treaking program.
I have decided to got back to the OS ROM because I cannot get Skype (which I use a lot) to run using the Cingular ROM.
Hi.... I'm plannin to buy my first PPC. I'v been using an MPx200 (WM5) smartfon.
I'm confused between Prophet & Herald. I like the pull out KB of Herald. But the PPC is costlier than Prophet.
Does the absence of KB affects Prophet's productivity? I want to send SMS's & emails now and then. Is there a good alternative to the physical KB in Prophet? The on-screen KB seems to be quite small.
Have any one been using portable (foldable) KB, for the Prophet? Also I'v heard of an app called CalliGrapher. Is that good for jotting msgs quickly?
Please put in your valuable suggestions and help me......
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Hi.... I'm plannin to buy my first PPC. I'v been using an MPx200 (WM5) smartfon.
I'm confused between Prophet & Herald. I like the pull out KB of Herald. But the PPC is costlier than Prophet.
Does the absence of KB affects Prophet's productivity? I want to send SMS's & emails now and then. Is there a good alternative to the physical KB in Prophet? The on-screen KB seems to be quite small.
Have any one been using portable (foldable) KB, for the Prophet? Also I'v heard of an app called CalliGrapher. Is that good for jotting msgs quickly?
Please put in your valuable suggestions and help me......
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Another input option is the transcriber - handwriting recognition
Is it Reliable??
Is handwriting recognition feature as fast to use as physical KB? Is the inbuilt transcriber gud. Or shud i get 3rd party apps lol??
handwriting is quite reliable, but you can also try this SPB software house fullscreen keyboard -- you can tap the buttons with you fingertips and this increases the speed significantly.
Your situation is similar to what I had about one year ago. I was wondering which phone I should get, a prophet or a wizard?
I hate the keyboard so much, since it makes the ppc phone bulky and looks stupid. That is why I did not get a T-mobile MDA (wizard) at around $99.00 (after rebate, with contract), but bought a prophet at $500 instead. (by the way, prophet and MDA are almost identical in terms of hardware, except for the kb). 2 years contract is not an issue for me, because after I bought my prophet, I also signed a two years contract with T-mobile.
To me, KB is just a stupid idea. I have my ultraportable laptop with me all the time, why I need to write long documents on my phone? All my friends who got MDA are jealous about my prophet now, and none of them found the KB with MDA is practial useful.
But it is totally depends on your life style. If you do not have a laptop, and you have to write all your word documents and long long emails with your phone, you might find the kb is useful for you.
Just my 2 cents.
Having seen other Pocket Pc phones I look at the Prophet and really do marvel at it even though I no longer own one! For its size and packed features it is very impressive.
If you want a keyboard you will have to carry around a bigger sized phone. If you are not comfortable with a larger device and can manage with a touch screen KB its the Prophet.
A friend has an XDA IIs, nice as it is.....a little on the bulky side to use as a phone.
I agree -- KB does not do any good, makes device heavier and less reliable having too many moving parts which are gonna loosen one day and you will get funny creaking peace of plastic
IMHO keyboard is useful in devices not smaller than htc universal, and never in a cell phone with a lots of ways of screen input.
If it were me I'd be debating between the Trinity and Herald, since the Trinity is the updated Prophet.
Thanx Guyz!
@waterdeep
Thanx 4 rep pal... I think dat on-screen kb is a lil small on d 2.8" screen. As I hav 2 rely a lot on my PDA for data input, I thought a physical KB wud b gud. Now r u tellin dat a phy kb is a useless option? U r confusin me pal!
@coolfire74
Gr8 resp bro.. wel sadly I don hav a lappy n so hav to rely on my fon for SMSing n mailin. Esp wen on road...
@a340
Herald is the sam size of Prophet. Weighs mor though
But there's a solid semi-auto KB for Herald
@neomagik
Trinity: Way too costly 4 me, I don hav 3G, No need of GPS, I'm not a globe trotter, i think d 200MHz of Prophet/Herald wud do 4 me...
@ ALL .....
Does the Prophet hav a fully functional Crossbow update? Is there anythin on d Prophet dat doesn't work properly if I flash it to Crossbow?
Thanx again guys...
For quick text input one other option is the PhonePad SIP. Great little app that, if it's not on your device when you get it (it's written by HTC, but my Chinese Language Dopod didn't ship with it) you can download from the forums by doing a search for Phonepad.
It supports full on T9, so I mostly use it for sms.
Haven't heard of fully functional Crossbow update, and I think prophet got skipped on the latest AKU update, but hey, what do I know? There's plenty available on these forums thanks to the great community!
No Crossbow ROM 4 Prophet??
Hmmm PhonePad seems to be an interestin option... esp for typin short msgs... thanx thulsey!
I think I'v seen threads discussin Crossbow ROM on Prophets. Is it any gud, doin so?
Wats d graphics chip inside d Prophet & Herald? Wil i b able to play new generation PPC games?
Games lik, Call of Duty for PPC?
Hi, ive searched pretty much for the last few hrs on the site, im looking to make the t9 input pad bigger. I downloaded a HTC Input WWE cab onto my wm6 XDA EXEC, its really small, i could before use my little finger to write sms on the front screen. Is there another cab i can use to make it bigger? or a reg hack.
Thanks in advance,
Have you tried this....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=290902&highlight=phonepad
Great
Cheers fella, most helpful and prompt.
I apologise in advance if this subject has already been covered but....
I have just changed from MDA compact 2 (terrible service from T Mobile ) to SPV M700 with orange. So far all is well but I do miss the predictive text phone pad style input method for SMS, notes etc etc. So much quicker to run off a note with my thumb than getting stylus out all the time, how can I sneaky text @ work with the stylus
From reading around I think I'm after the HTC touch pad or the T9 pad but am not totally sure and also can find where to down load either of these from. I have found many 'skins' but if Im right htey will simply change the look of my phone screen and not actually add the phone pad to the list of options along with the keyboard, transcriber etc
Any and all advice, links etc very much appreciated
You can download the .cab file as suggested in the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=279471&highlight=phonepad+international
Or you can use the search function with: "Phonepad International" and get different looking ones.