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using other languages..

how can i use another language with the hard keyboard on 7501? i have installed a second language on the device and i am using the on-screen keyboard with it but how can i use the hard keyboard?

c'mon ppl! who is in charge with the keyboard layout? it has to be a piece of software, somewhere. where?

The below registry changes will not help you with the Hebrew support, but if your second language is Russian, then your hard keyboard will start support it.
Add the following to your registry:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd]
"InitialDelay"=dword:222
"RepeatRate"=dword:A
"Locale"="0419"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\Qwerty]
"Layout"=dword:00020419
Switching in between languages is possible by holding the left-bottom key (with the big blue dot on it) and pressing the Ctrl key in the same time.
For the Hebrew support try to change values of "Locale" and "Layout" keys to appropriates ones.

alx491 said:
The below registry changes will not help you with the Hebrew support, but if your second language is Russian, then your hard keyboard will start support it.
Add the following to your registry:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd]
"InitialDelay"=dword:222
"RepeatRate"=dword:A
"Locale"="0419"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\Qwerty]
"Layout"=dword:00020419
Switching in between languages is possible by holding the left-bottom key (with the big blue dot on it) and pressing the Ctrl key in the same time.
For the Hebrew support try to change values of "Locale" and "Layout" keys to appropriates ones.
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thanks, finally some hope! how/where from do i get the locale and layout info?
found locale: 1037 (i hope). anyway i did a backup registry and keep looking for the "layout"...
found everything at: http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/winxp/xp-lcid.mspx
what i found in my unaltered registry:

I need the settings for english and greek in my keyboard... Please

Thanks a lot! I have little experience working with registry. After trying for couple of hours with no success I figured out that "Locale"="0419" should be a string value (not a DWORD Value). Now my keyboard works fine)

WATCH: Big Full/Semi Qwerty installation HAZARD

The semi-qwerty keyboard cab file is available if you google it. However after installing it, I realize the accent key on my physical keyboard does not work anymore.
This is the answer I got on the other forum:
can't be help, because the key actions are defined according to the keyboard layout, and the default layout which includes the accent key is being overwritten by the cab file. You probably can revert back to stock keyboard layout and the semi-qwerty/full-qwerty/phonepad SIP, but you probably will lose the T9 function.
alternatively, use the symbol key to type the accent characters.
Does someone knows how to solve this problem so both Full/Semi Qwerty and physical keyboard work together.. especially cause i'm using Croatian letters čćšđž
THX

I just realized I have the same problem. Maybe someone can help us have both accent letters and Touch HD virtual keyboard...

Is this only registry problem or maybe have to change some dll? anybody?

Up! Maybe someone has an idea.

nothing to do?

blackstone keyboard is the best but we wan't to resolve the accent issue...please help!!

nothing?

You could try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=479464
Doesn't mess with the àü key.

Ok, I tried that keyboard, but it doesn't restore the accent key functionality. Maybe after a hard reset, but I wanted to avoid it.

Same problem here. Blackstone keyboard does my "au" hardware key unuseful - it dos not work.
Also T9 does not work with hardware keyboard.
I think HR is the only way for me - and you at this moment

Would SPB Keyboard 4.1 work without messing up the accent button? Is it any good?

I have the same problem, but with the Touch Diamond 2 keybord. It's really annoying

I had to lose all my data to update the firmware. After that I tried the SPB Keyboard and it's really good. It has layouts for a lot of languages and the accent key works.

ive used version 1 of this and it did not mess with my keyboard. this is the new version that just came out. i havent tried it because version 1 is working good enough for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487677

news.....?

Finger Keybord 2 ??

Lost accent after flashing.

Hi all!
I'm a french guy who use to work with an Herald with AZERTY keyboard; wich include accent on the hardward keyboard when a letter is combined with the "FN" button and space bar.
So my problem is: after upgrading my Herald with This Rom ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=469522 ) i've lost this feature. In fact, I have a QWERTY virtual keyboard, wich is not a problem but the Hardware keyboard was QWERTY too, I've made it AZERTY without problem, but I don't have any accent when I use "FN" (wich should write an "é" when I press the letter "e" and then press space bar).
So my question is; How can I make accent come back on my AZERTY hardward keyboard?
(for the virtual keyboard I use Finger keyboard; so there's no problem.)
If anyone have an idea... Thks!

Non-English keyboard layout and DICTIONARY

Is it possible to add Lithuanian DICTIONARY and Lithuanian keyboard layout switcheable possibility?
I need these letters:
ąčęėįšųū90ž
ĄČĘĖĮŠŲŪ()Ž
1234567890
Now, I just don't use them when typing, chatting, etc., but when I am adding a contact or sth, I have to manually copy&paste them into the fields..

I don't think that you can add keys to the built-in keyboard, but you can use other keyboards, e.g. anysoftkeyboard.
That keyboard is open source and the author is very helpful to add new keyboard layouts. See http://code.google.com/p/softkeyboard/. Ah, apparently a Lithuanian/Latvian layout is already being worked on, see http://code.google.com/p/softkeyboard/issues/detail?id=142.

[Q] Hardware Keyboard layout

How can i change my keyboard language from english to greek . I go to menu , settings , language and keyboard , touch input , settings and the default language is only english and nothing else .I want to put there the greek language so i could write with greek with my hardware keyboard . Thank you

Sorry if this is a silly question, but does your phone have an English hardware keyboard, or a Greek one ?

My phone have an English hardware keyboard but it has an option to choose in settings for other languages to the harware keyboard and the only option in english too choose If i have other option in the greek language i choose the other language like aekmap in windows mobile

I see there's an option to select Greek for the on-screen keyboard. But as you say it only shows English for the hardware keyboard.
So you want to re-map the keys ? I'm sure there must be others with a similar requirement.

Yes i want to remap the keys Maybe with a programme maybe with root because the same phone is celling to Greece too but the HTC here did not help me !!!

I've done a quick search on google for "G1 keyboard layout" and found that those guys could edit a .bin file in /system/usr/keychars/ with hex edit and it wasn't too difficult.
How different can it be?

Dont want to hijack the thread but i had a slightly different idea.
I dont much use the Right FN, Shift and custom keys and search.
What about a script to make these Cursor Keys like the one that works on the optical pad? I saw a script to make the Optical pad pressing Wakeup the screen. I think this could be done too. I miss cursor keys that can be pressed constantly to scroll, not just with the optical pad.

Here's a thread from the G2 forums about key mapping, it might help point you in the right direction ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837002