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cant set Phone Pad as default input method

I tried to set the Phone Pad as the default input method by following the instructions here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=WM5_Tweaks_Other
Set default SIP
The default SIP on practically every device is the Keyboard. You may prefer entry with a different SIP. If so, you can set this to be the default SIP through:
HKCU\ControlPanel\SIP\DefaultIM = |SIP ClassID|
The |SIP ClassID| will depend on the SIP's ClassID, which may vary per-device. You can find the correct ClassID by searching for "IsSIPInputMethod" in HKCR, then going to the top key and checking the name of the SIP that's in the (Default) value.
Please note that this doesn't work with all SIPs. Transcriber/Calligrapher are two examples of this.
You can, however, set Transcriber as the default SIP by starting Transcriber.exe on startup. (This should be moved to, or added to, non-registry Tweaks page)
WARNING: Do not assume that the below ClassIDs would be -as found- on your device! Setting it to a non-existant SIP may prevent your device from booting up!
Howevere, when I did a soft reset, the screen turned white which means that the settings did not work and I hard to hard reset. Is there any other way to get Phone Pad to be the default SIP.

Have you tried Sipchange?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=56053&highlight=sipchange

search the registry for "Phone Pad" to find the classID to make sure what you put in is correct. the wiki just assumes what the class id is from previous wm5 phones.

i realised that sometimes i am unable to select Phone Pad. any of you facing the same problem too?

vapor said:
i realised that sometimes i am unable to select Phone Pad. any of you facing the same problem too?
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I've got the same problem!!! It seems that sometimes if I select Phone Pad It doesn't work right and the system shows the default keyb.
How can I fix it?

El_Mar1ach1 said:
vapor said:
i realised that sometimes i am unable to select Phone Pad. any of you facing the same problem too?
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I've got the same problem!!! It seems that sometimes if I select Phone Pad It doesn't work right and the system shows the default keyb.
How can I fix it?
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So far, I have yet to find a solution. But if I do, I'll be sure to let you know.

alright it works now:
use this program if you have yet to do so:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=56053&highlight=sipchange
and follow the instructions there, including using the " when it calls for.
now i have phonepad set as default all the way

Dear all, sorry to hijack but can someone enlighten me to how I can get the phonepad SIP into the 838Pro? I tried installing PhonePad_Magician_Generic_WWE_RC12.CAB and PhonePad_WM5_StrongARM.cab but it does not work after a soft reset.
Can someone advise me which cab file I shld use?

uncaloke said:
Can someone advise me which cab file I shld use?
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ftp://xda:[email protected]/Hermes/Tools_and_Programs/
There are 2 phonepad CABs here, english and international versions.

@vapor:
yeah, I'm working on a version of SIPChange that will set and manage its own startup shortcut as well as allow you to change the default timeout. Getting the startup shortcut correct is one of the biggest headaches with my little app... I haven't had a lot of free cycles to devote to it lately though.

don't edit registry. it will need hard reset.
use program sipchange 1.1 or phoneAlarm
SIP need to set every reboot that bill gate brain.
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[HOWTO] Enable Landscape on Mega (Touch 2)

Enable Landscape:
1. Use a regedit and head to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\Rotation\" and open "HideOrientationUI".
2. Change "Value Data" to "0" from "1".
3. PowerOff and PowerOn again your Phone.
Set Landscape to "Answer" button:
1. Go to "Start/Settings/Personal Folder" and run "Buttons".
2. In "Program Buttons" tab at "2. Assign a program" select "<Rotate Screen>" and you are done.
After these, every time that you hold the "answer" button screen will rotate from portrait to Landscape and vice versa…
Additional Parameter for Landscape (thnx to "alex_lynx"):
1. Head to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\Rotation\" and open "LandscapeMode".
2. Change "Value Data" to "1". Turn screen to left (Default is "4" = Turn screen to right).
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Follow Build-In Apps DOES NOT support Landscape mod:
Keyboard, TouchFlo2D, Youtube.

Works, cool.

i can't make it work. i've followed exactly the steps put it doesn't work.

Works good
Thank

Worked for me
You can enable this with Advanced Configuration Tool (I use ver 3.3)

great tip, thanks

where can i get HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\Rotation\HideOrient ationUI"?

Calvien said:
where can i get HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\Rotation\HideOrient ationUI"?
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You must use registry editor.

or Advanced Configuration Tool app

It is mean that I need to install registry editor into phone? Where can I get the application?

Yes. You chave to install registry editor or advanced config in your phone.
I think uncle google will help find them.

advanced configuration tool:
http://www.touchxperience.com/en/advanced-configuration-tool/downloads.html
totalcmd can edit registry:
http://www.ghisler.com/pocketpc.htm

After i couldnt install the Configuration Tool i found a App as CAB and edited the Registry and it worked.
Im german and my mistake was to search for "rotate" that was not in the menü.. When i scrolled up there was a "rotate Screen" in german and then it worked.

to access your windows mobile registry you can use CEregistryEditor by mdsoft.pl instead, it runs from your PC via the USB / MS activesync, so you can use your keyboard and big TFT screen to search and edit, make bookmarks, do comparing, backup,softreset,etc

I using CEregistryEditor, but it error cannot over write value data. What should I do?

Calvien said:
I using CEregistryEditor, but it error cannot over write value data. What should I do?
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Use other RegEditor.
I recomend Schap's Registry Editor or PHM Registry Editor.

This was one of the main issues of the phone.
I have a question, does it work with the keyboard as well?
Can you write in landscape, on a bigger withed keyboard?

VirusPlus said:
1. Use a regedit and head to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\Rotation\" and open "HideOrientationUI".
2. Change "Value Data" to "0" from "1".
3. PowerOff and PowerOn again your Phone.
4. Go to "Start/Settings/Personal Folder" and run "Buttons".
5. In "Program Buttons" tab at "2. Assign a program" select "<Rotate Screen>" and you are done.
After these, every time that you hold the "answer" button screen will rotate from portrait to Landscape and vice versa…
It works fine with Opera and any program that I have tested besides TouchFlow2D is bugged to Landscape)
It does really work. Thanks.
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secosan said:
This was one of the main issues of the phone.
I have a question, does it work with the keyboard as well?
Can you write in landscape, on a bigger withed keyboard?
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Build-In keyboard does not support landscape as you can see
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you ll need to install xtra keyboard app for landscape

additional parameters in Rotation (Soft Reset not needed):
HKLM\System\GDI\Rotation\LandscapeMode = 4 - (default) turn screen to right
HKLM\System\GDI\Rotation\LandscapeMode = 1 - turn screen to left

SMS Text selection

Hello,
Our Leo's have the new text selection method in sms (where you drag a arrow to where you want to select text). The problem is that this selection is not recognized by input methods like SlideIT or Swype.
So I cannot edit/add words trough selection like I should be able to. If I use a simple text editor that uses the old selection method (like Pocket Notepad), I'm able to edit/add words in SlideIt.
So, is there anyway I can use the old selection method in SMS?
The ideal would be using the new selection method but making it work with SlideIT...

Bump bump bump

Lemme make sure I'm understand this - you want to highlight a selection of text in sms and bulk add them as good words in SlideIT/Swype - so that wheh you slide out a word the ones you added are now valid words?

polstein said:
Lemme make sure I'm understand this - you want to highlight a selection of text in sms and bulk add them as good words in SlideIT/Swype - so that wheh you slide out a word the ones you added are now valid words?
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Yes, also remove and edit a word...
But Swype/SlideIT can't see that the text is selected for some reason...

In the new version of Slide it you CAN highlight words in sms text box.
I will post some screen shots:
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Twiggerdingo said:
In the new version of Slide it you CAN highlight words in sms text box.
I will post some screen shots:
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That looks like the HTC Message word selection and not slideit selection, but I could be wrong. But that does not allow you to add or remove the word from SlideIT dictionary.
But despite that, how can you select a word without using the long press + cursor sliding thing in HTC Message?

sorry for slow reply, lost the thread.
1.Maybe you are right, can you reccomend a program to try it in?
2. To do the above, i press screen (on the word) and the box pops up with the options,
I can choose select, or select all. Then cut, copy or select all. Then paste...

Twiggerdingo said:
sorry for slow reply, lost the thread.
1.Maybe you are right, can you reccomend a program to try it in?
2. To do the above, i press screen (on the word) and the box pops up with the options,
I can choose select, or select all. Then cut, copy or select all. Then paste...
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1. You can use Pocket Notepad to test how SlideIT should work...
2. Ohhh sorry I didn't noticed that it says Select/Select all/Copy..... since it was not English tough it was some word correction... But on mine it shows some selection "arrows"...

Hello
If u want select something, just put your finger on the word during 3sec..and a windows will pop and give u the control to do it
Unjoy see u

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If u want select something, just put your finger on the word during 3sec..and a windows will pop and give u the control to do it
Unjoy see u
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Don't get me wrong but... did you read anything from this thread appart from the tittle?

bump. no solutuion yet?

Unable to change default keyboard since Nougat

I have S7 Edge with Tmobile and got the Nougat update a few days ago. Since that time, the text shortcuts for the samsung default keyboard stopped working and I'm unable to [figure out how to] change the default keyboard from Samsung to Gboard. I've done this in the past without problem.
I can't find any way to change the default keyboard, just change the prefs for the mult keyboards I have installed. I can't find any instrux on line for Nougat, just past versions...like this https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-30243
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If you go to Settings > General Management > Language and Input > Virtual Keyboard > GBoard, Select 'Advanced' option then enable 'Show app icon'. Go to launcher and open the GBoard app, it will allow you to set as default.

Pull down notification screen (panel) while having Samsung keyboard on screen, somehow keyboard selection is done on notifications screen... :silly:

Wow, never would have discovered that on my own...THANK YOU!

Thank you!!!!!
User5432 said:
Pull down notification screen (panel) while having Samsung keyboard on screen, somehow keyboard selection is done on notifications screen... :silly:
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I have literally been trying to figure this out for over an hour and just getting more and more pissed off!!! Thank you!

User5432 said:
Pull down notification screen (panel) while having Samsung keyboard on screen, somehow keyboard selection is done on notifications screen... :silly:
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THANK YOU! At first I couldn't find it for a few moments, but I had to scroll to the VERY BOTTOM of the Notification Tray.
That is by far the silliest way to change the default keyboard . You should logically be able to do this directly from the regular Language and Input settings, but it was buried under a place I would have never logically thought to look (and with the keyboard on screen at the same time at that!).
I'm sure this is a Samsung-specific thing. Starting to really dislike how much Samsung modifies the OS + all of the junk/crapware it puts on your device that you can't remove (unless you're a tech pro who knows how to root the thing)..

Thanks so much!!!!
No one else solved this for me!!! You are a star. So appreciated.
QUOTE=User5432;71220849]Pull down notification screen (panel) while having Samsung keyboard on screen, somehow keyboard selection is done on notifications screen... :silly:[/QUOTE]

thank you
User5432 said:
Pull down notification screen (panel) while having Samsung keyboard on screen, somehow keyboard selection is done on notifications screen... :silly:
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thank you, i too never would have found that out on my own.

Sometimes the notification does not show up in the notification tray after enabling gboard under "manage keyboards". If this happens to you, try opening the gboard app from the app tray, and it will give you the option to select gboard. This only works after gboard is enabled under "manage keyboards", otherwise the app prompts you to go to settings.

User5432 said:
Pull down notification screen (panel) while having Samsung keyboard on screen, somehow keyboard selection is done on notifications screen... :silly:
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How weird but whatever works lol, this was driving me crazy Thanks.

you are my star too! finally I could fix it!!!!!

How to turn off long-press magnification?

Usually, long-press is for selecting text, but on this Xperia it's popping up with a magnifying glass instead. Is there any way to turn this off?

xichael said:
Usually, long-press is for selecting text, but on this Xperia it's popping up with a magnifying glass instead. Is there any way to turn this off?
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I haven't found that to be the case. Usually long-press on Internet page selects text. You might be experiencing a function built in to a specific app...

Xichael talks about this. When you select text in your input there is a zoom.
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crazy-gump said:
Xichael talks about this. When you select text in your input there is a zoom.
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Is that the email app? I don't use it so don't know... Maybe you can do something in prefer...

Yes, mine is like that, but round. An easy place to try it is in Chrome's address bar.
EDIT: Actually, I get the rectangular one too. They seem to take over in any text input field.

levone1 said:
Is that the email app? I don't use it so don't know... Maybe you can do something in prefer...
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It's not linked to an app. If you write a text somewhere and try to select it, the zoom will appear

Magnifier is useful for selecting special place for cursor on small screen. It's a feature on fields that can be edited/written in.
If you want to select a word, use double-tap.

I use Gboard's space bar swiping feature to reposition the cursor. Really hope there's a way to disable this. It makes selecting text inconsistent, and I truly have no need for it.

Settings > Accessibility > Magnification
Disable

I don't have that option. There's something called "magnification gesture", but it's already turned off.

xichael said:
Usually, long-press is for selecting text, but on this Xperia it's popping up with a magnifying glass instead. Is there any way to turn this off?
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Which version of Android are you using on your X Compact? Nougat has the magnification bubble when editing text but this seems to have been removed in Oreo.
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Xichael talks about this. When you select text in your input there is a zoom.
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Which phone is that? I only know of iPhones, Xperia's, Asus Zenfone and some early HTC phones having the magnification bubble to edit text. Shame more phones don't have it, it's very useful.