Im loving the ameo and the gorgeous vga screen especially when i use the truevga program.
Just have 1 wish.
Is there anyway to get the onscreen keyboard, when using truevga, to be the same size n scale as when its set to its biggest setting without truevga?
I love typing using the onscreen keyboard especially using my fingers (getting the hang of it, hehe) as i find the add on hardware keyboard a pain to use, never seems to keep up, misses letters out etc. I never carry it about with me, and i get more and more frustrated the more i use it.
Any help would be spot on and appreciated. Cheers. (apologies if this is covered ianother topic, i searched but couldnt find any answers)
Many thanks
Have you tried Resco Keyboard? From what I remember it works perfectly in VGA. Worth a try!
Yup, Resco keyboard is perfect for truevga mode, although I hardly ever use the onscreen keys anymore.
More importantly, is there a *proper* dialpad skin for truevga mode? I have tried some hacks (vjbigphone, some hacks from China that modifies 2 dll files) and I'm left with a feeling of "what were they thinking at microsoft allowing only 240x320?".
Thats the chappy!
Thanks alot, resco keyboard is spot on, just what i was looking for.
You never know maybe Microsoft will get it right and include things like, VGA Support in their next os? hehe!
Thanks again
Can you guys post a screenshot of how Resco Keyboard looks in VGA mode?
Edit: Thanks and never mind. Going to install the trial now.
findus said:
Have you tried Resco Keyboard? From what I remember it works perfectly in VGA. Worth a try!
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You could also use HappyTapping Keyboard posted here in the forum. Comes with various skins.
SBS Keyboard...hmmmm full screen.
Resco Keyboard was ok but ive found the because of the number keys being across the top, the keys are actually smaller than the without TrueVGA standard display keyboard with the bigger keys.
I am however having a play with this http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/fsk/screenshots.html?en
Its not too bad, full screen so is easy to type, im not sure if its won me round yet, altho the price is pretty good $9.99!
Its ok for texting, and i havent really tried it with anything else, with things like excel tho i can see it possibly being a problem as it does take up the full screen and transfers the text across in a big chunk.
I like the idea tho.
See what you think!
I tried out Resco Keyboard. It is a good QWERT keyboard. But later I found another which is way way better. It's also a QWERT keyboard but you need not type at the exact location of the key. It group all the 26 letters into 6 grouping. As long as you touch the grouping it will give you the right word 95 % of the time. 5% of the time you may have to choose the other "hint words" which could be formed with those grouping. Of course if you type it like the way you use normal keyboard, which is to exactly touch one of the tiny 26 keys, it will give you exactly what you want like normal keyboard without the need to choose from the hint word.
It supporst VGA. There are a few different versions, some allowing you to use yout thumb to type. In all case, I was able to do very fast typing without the stylus on VGA screen.
The free version can be downloaded here: www.free.tengo.net
The various commercial versions here: www.tengo.net
Enjoy
thanks eaglesteve i will look into it. to be honest ive gone back to the standard non vga setting now using the bigger setting on the standard screen keyboard as to me its the easiest most natural way to type and is the least frustrating!
altho if there was a way of having the non vga bigger keyboard in truevga then id be happier! hehe. cheers guys.
tomchap said:
thanks eaglesteve i will look into it. to be honest ive gone back to the standard non vga setting now using the bigger setting on the standard screen keyboard as to me its the easiest most natural way to type and is the least frustrating!
altho if there was a way of having the non vga bigger keyboard in truevga then id be happier! hehe. cheers guys.
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Hi Tomchap,
No, there is no need to go back to QVGA if small keyboard is your only concern. I had the same reaction as you when I first went VGA.
VGA or QVGA aside, having to press at the PRECISE location of each of the keys is a mistake prone and stressful. That's why TenGO is good.
Tell me what you think after you've tried it.
Cheers
Thanks for the recommendations, im currently trialing Tengo Free, and its a bit of a learning curve but im going to stick at it. From initial first impressions I would still have to say that I prefer the Large Keys Keyboard Configuration of the standard VGA keyboard at the moment but will see how i get on.
I really want to like the VGA mode so will see.
If there was some kind of halfscreen keyboard that looks just like the Large Key standard keyboard then that would be spot on.
Thanks for all your help so far.
have u tried the iPhone keyboard?
it works great and is free
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296455
killershot20 said:
have u tried the iPhone keyboard?
it works great and is free
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296455
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I tried this on my Athena but it didn't work. Did you install both CABs on your Athena or only the first?
I keep trying to switch to the new keyboard but it never shows up. I always get the default. Did you run into this?
Same Problem
I get the same thing, Ive installed everything as stated, copied the relevant BMP files across to My documents but it doesnt seem to work.
I find that when you click on HAPPYTAPPINGKEYBOARD and then OPTIONS it seems to be looking on the MICRODRIVE instead as if you select MYDOCUMENTS nothing is displayed?
Will keep looking at the forums and see what i can find out. The files are there, just doesnt appear that the programs looking at them.
Best one I found
Try dynatype keyboard. I was looking for a keyboard for vga and qvga and had tried all mentioned here. a few minutes with dynatype and I went to purchase it!. The free trial option is very annoying as it keeps asking you to buy the keyboard so know this in advance.
The options this keyboard has is fantastic! Try it and look at the options, play with it setting the keyboard to how YOU like it. Its very very nice. You can buy it at pocketgear.com or handango.
tomchap said:
Resco Keyboard was ok but ive found the because of the number keys being across the top, the keys are actually smaller than the without TrueVGA standard display keyboard with the bigger keys.
I am however having a play with this http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/fsk/screenshots.html?en
Its not too bad, full screen so is easy to type, im not sure if its won me round yet, altho the price is pretty good $9.99!
Its ok for texting, and i havent really tried it with anything else, with things like excel tho i can see it possibly being a problem as it does take up the full screen and transfers the text across in a big chunk.
I like the idea tho.
See what you think!
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That is how the full screen keyboard on my Nokia N800 works, and it works great. Using both thumbs, I can almost type as fast as with a hardware keyboard, with very few mistakes.
On my Athena WM5 Dutch I am not able to activate a third party onscreen keyboard.
I remember having seen something about that but could not find the thread. Is there a problem with these type of keyboards and WM5?
tomchap said:
Thanks for the recommendations, im currently trialing Tengo Free, and its a bit of a learning curve but im going to stick at it. From initial first impressions I would still have to say that I prefer the Large Keys Keyboard Configuration of the standard VGA keyboard at the moment but will see how i get on.
I really want to like the VGA mode so will see.
If there was some kind of halfscreen keyboard that looks just like the Large Key standard keyboard then that would be spot on.
Thanks for all your help so far.
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You may also want to look at this keyboard by one of our members here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=321712
I was actually looking at Fingertouch
http://www.teksoftco.com/index.php?section=fingertouch [/url],
It seems a very good product (for the money) but the PocketCM seems more suitable for my needs.
FingerTouch and HappyTapping...
Well ive been using fingertouch for a few days now and I have to say I think its the best one so far. Apart from the DELETE or BACKSPACE key bein next to the F OFF (oeer is that trying to tell me something, hehe!) Key once you get used to that its fine.
I really rate this keyboard and I can type pretty quick on it. HappyTappingKeyboard is also very good, these are the keyboards I use the most.
Thanks for all your help guys, and any more keyboards that you discover, post here!
Cheers
tomchap said:
Thanks for the recommendations, im currently trialing Tengo Free, and its a bit of a learning curve but im going to stick at it. From initial first impressions I would still have to say that I prefer the Large Keys Keyboard Configuration of the standard VGA keyboard at the moment but will see how i get on.
I really want to like the VGA mode so will see.
If there was some kind of halfscreen keyboard that looks just like the Large Key standard keyboard then that would be spot on.
Thanks for all your help so far.
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Try also Tengo Thumb and Tengo 2.1 instead of free Tengo. Tengo2.1 offers 3 options, one of which is the regular standard keyboard.
Tengo Thumb is very easy to use with the Thumb, if you do not mind the screen being more covered up by the keyboard. I am able to type very fast with my Thmub on Tengo2.1 but if you have very big finger this may be more difficult.
Hello
Anyone know if there's a keyboard software that is similar to iPhone keyboard for TouchDiamond?
Thx
just search man ull find somthig in here think this is why nobody answering ur post u gots to search and read alot like most of us doooo
google pcm keyboard, you'll want that I guess.
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Hello
Anyone know if there's a keyboard software that is similar to iPhone keyboard for TouchDiamond?
Thx
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PocketCM keyboard
the screen of diamond isnt so big as iphone ...
there is only one keyboard to use with a diamond and that's TouchPal. have tried most keyboards and still looking for a better one.This is the fastest and best by a long way once you get used to using it.
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the screen of diamond isnt so big as iphone ...
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Yes, but the Diamond's resolution is twice !
clearly the bes keyobard, if you are klookinf for somethnig similar to the iphones is vga diamond 1 keyboard without arrows
head over to
everythingdiamond.info
and install the keyboard with no arrows...
Finger Keyboard VGA is the best IMO, especially if you need language specific characters like I do with Swedish. See link in my sig.
Touch Pal 3.5
Just love this keyboard app. The predictable text regarding word corrections and predictable word choice is phenomenal.
If you take the time to Read through this, then you will discover the hidden potential of this app
The video is great but Reading is Believing !
Dear all,
this topic has been raised already many times in the HTC Raphael Forum, but it seems like nothing happened yet.
The idea is to use the touch sensible area around the DPad to control a mousepointer on the Touch Pro device.
Link to other post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=477112&highlight=mouse+pointer
Is there somebody out there interested?
It would make many people happy I think.
Thanks and have a nice evening,
Bytecube
The best would be this mousepointer app in combination with something like SimpleOS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&threadid=497023
Dear all,
I did some research (took very long time;-) on this topic and found two programs. One program is simulating a mousepointer which can be controlled by the D-PAD. THe other program is able to read the data of the touch sensitive pad of the lower area of the HTC Touch Pro. Both inclusive source code (attached).
First I tried to do it myself, but my programming skills of C++ is not enough and I failed. :-(
The simplest way would just be first to merge those two programs...
I attached all files, maybe somebody of you can help me?
Thanks in advance! This would really be a great and still missing app for the HTC Touch Pro.
Best regards,
Bytecube
Dear all,
after long time searching I found the answer: GScroll 1.5 Beta
http://mobilesrc.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=122
In the new version of GScroll you can find GCursor which simulates a mouspointer which can be controlled by the touchpad.
Best regards,
Christopher
Greetings from a little country in the middle of Europe
I ‘went to flash my Touch HD, with the Topaz ROM, in order to get a new TF3D that has landscape support. All works fine. But as I also like to use Putty for Telnet and SSH sessions, I'm in need of a full QWERTY Keyboard in order to have ESC and CTRL buttons.
Unlikely, this ROM doesn't have the stock HTC Keyboard, I want to have.
As Finger keyboard is not the solution I aim for, could someone please provide me a CAB file of the original HTC keyboard?
All help is highly appreciated.
Best regards,
Yves
I think there is an old HTC keyboard here - post #3 (not sure if it's the one you want though):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=482258
Many, thanks for your reply.
Gona try this out. Will give some feedback lateron.
Edit:
Its the Keyboard I looked for. But unfortunetly it has no ESC.
Anyhow, Thank you thery much.
Did a little search on google and this came up:
http://www.fitaly.com/product/fitalyppc.htm
I have never used it so can not say if it works or not, but still you may try it and see if it does the job
Hi to everybody.
I have an Htc Hd2 and I love it, but there's one only thing I can't stand: the on screen sense keyboard. It's not accurate and always misspell what I write.
Do you know if there is a .cab that installs another keyboard, more precise?
I'd like to change the default one, I really can't stand it anymore.
I have a 3.14.408.2 ITA ROM and Co0kies's Home Tab.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
No one can help me?
different roms may have different keyboads like swype.
also, a thread about slideit which i have heard good things about:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=985006
Smart pro keyboard is nice
_Sam_ said:
Hi to everybody.
I have an Htc Hd2 and I love it, but there's one only thing I can't stand: the on screen sense keyboard. It's not accurate and always misspell what I write.
Do you know if there is a .cab that installs another keyboard, more precise?
I'd like to change the default one, I really can't stand it anymore.
I have a 3.14.408.2 ITA ROM and Co0kies's Home Tab.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
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Check out this thread and see what you think.
_Sam_ said:
Hi to everybody.
I have an Htc Hd2 and I love it, but there's one only thing I can't stand: the on screen sense keyboard. It's not accurate and always misspell what I write.
Do you know if there is a .cab that installs another keyboard, more precise?
I'd like to change the default one, I really can't stand it anymore.
I have a 3.14.408.2 ITA ROM and Co0kies's Home Tab.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
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Hi I have just installed rosco keyboard pro, And I think it,s great
Thank you all very much.
I'm gonna give the different keyboards a try.
Chrristopher hart said:
Hi I have just installed rosco keyboard pro, And I think it,s great
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I'm trying it right now, and you are right: it's great.
I just want to know: is there a freeware version (maybe an older one)?
ekkorn said:
Smart pro keyboard is nice
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The only smart pro keyboard I found was for Android and I have WM 6.5.
Do you know if there is also a WM version?