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Is there such a thing? if not would someone be willing to make one with: up, down, right, left, space bar, return, and maybe x and z. The reason i ask is because alot of flash games require these buttons or else theyre useless. I know the trackball can be used for the directional buttons but it doesnt always work, specifically the down direction on freetetris.org
oh and how come the htc keyboard doesnt pop up when you hold the menu key but the regular one does.
Thats another feature the keyboard must have too or else you cant use it lol
bobdude5 said:
Is there such a thing? if not would someone be willing to make one with: up, down, right, left, space bar, return, and maybe x and z. The reason i ask is because alot of flash games require these buttons or else theyre useless. I know the trackball can be used for the directional buttons but it doesnt always work, specifically the down direction on freetetris.org
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Yes, the Droid keyboard has a D-pad.
But how does that relate to the Nexus One? Not really sure what you're asking.
oh and how come the htc keyboard doesnt pop up when you hold the menu key but the regular one does.
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Works for me.
Paul22000 said:
Yes, the Droid keyboard has a D-pad.
But how does that relate to the Nexus One? Not really sure what you're asking.
Works for me.
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He wants an on-screen keyboard that has directional input buttons, and other characters (as in text) that are commonly used in flash games.
Smart Keyboard Pro has it..
TFJ4 said:
Smart Keyboard Pro has it..
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THANKS MAN!! thats exactly what i was looking for
please. and review it briefly
ill post screen shots later ....
but simply its perfect ...
lack of a trackball or anything on streak can be a real pain if you make a mistake tho.... could do with a keyboard with arrow keys.
thanks dude
In my review
I posted some keyboard comparison pictures.
I can't post any links but it's the most recent post on YourTechMinds . com
JDouce said:
ill post screen shots later ....
but simply its perfect ...
lack of a trackball or anything on streak can be a real pain if you make a mistake tho.... could do with a keyboard with arrow keys.
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Have a go with SLIDE IT i have been using it for a few days now and its very good same as swype or you can disable the swype part, has a lot of features including ARROW KEYS !!!!!!
ive installed swype but i can see the config page but cant get it to replace the standard keyboard...come to think of it i could never get it working on the HD2 either....must be me....
ComfySofa said:
ive installed swype but i can see the config page but cant get it to replace the standard keyboard...come to think of it i could never get it working on the HD2 either....must be me....
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Open a browser page and hold down on the browser Address and a box will pop up to give you the option to change keyboard
lufc said:
Open a browser page and hold down on the browser Address and a box will pop up to give you the option to change keyboard
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Nice one lufc, I couldn't work it out on the Dell but knew how to do it on the HD2
Does anyone know why the when using swype in landscape mode, the text area becomes massive, shifting previous texts off screen....there's about 8 or 9 lines available and almost the whole length of the screen....is there anyway to reduce this box so it expands when filled like in portrait mode?
Thanks
Anyone actually know how to use it as a search button? I thought it would be long press or press the whole button down, or something like that, but can't figure it out.
Long press menu button (left button) is search on the X10.
Edit: I think the magnifying glass image means zoom
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WickedStyx said:
Long press menu button (left button) is search on the X10.
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On my phone long press of menu button triggers the on screen keyboard.
lornova said:
On my phone long press of menu button triggers the on screen keyboard.
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Yes and when you type it will start searching.
Ehm, didnt know that.... -_-'
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o'wow thanks!! I didn't know that it's been bugging me for months, and I always knew the keyboard was there, I just thought it was stupid having a popup keyboard, when the keyboard would always pop up when you could type lol
(now I know why...)
ronniecross said:
o'wow thanks!! I didn't know that it's been bugging me for months, and I always knew the keyboard was there, I just thought it was stupid having a popup keyboard, when the keyboard would always pop up when you could type lol
(now I know why...)
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lol, i didn't know that either. But i guess it's not fully functioning
I tried it in ASTRO and i can get only the results from the 1st letter i type. ( i mean i can't continue and type the hole word like "bluetooth" or "music" it just register the 1st letter like "b" or "m" )
Oh wow! I thought that was a glitch! Thanks for the info
lol i love how se tries to improves the ui so that every1 thinks their features are bugs^^
btw thanks a lot for the info - i always used the button to hide the keyboard (but it didnt work very well )
KingCifer said:
lol i love how se tries to improves the ui so that every1 thinks their features are bugs^^
btw thanks a lot for the info - i always used the button to hide the keyboard (but it didnt work very well )
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That's a feature on every Android phone without a search button.
Nimche said:
Yes and when you type it will start searching.
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WOW, I had no idea... Thanks a lot!
Ohhhhh! I'm so stupid for not thinking of that!
Guess nobody here used the user guide application on the phone... Neither did I.
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We all rooted then installed titanium backup, then removed it :s
I know some of you might think this is a stupid question. I would like to use any on screen keyboard while the hardware keyboard is open and disable hw kb until I want to use it. Let me see if I can explain this to you why.
I am starting to like typing in landscape mode with on screen keyboard. I am getting pretty good at it and definitely think my speed is faster that way than a hardware keyboard. Have any of you tried typing in landscape for any extended length of time? I don't know about you but my fingers really start cramping and hurting because I have to hold the phone with the rest of my hands and fingers while typing with my thumbs. When the hw kb is open, this could give me more area to hold the phone a little more comfortably while using a fast software keyboard. My thumbs wouldn't be at funky downward angles to hit the keys, they would be extended straighter and upwards and might be less prone to getting crampt up and carpel tunnel.
Am I crazy to think this might be useful? Has anyone heard of it being done or an app or hack that could achieve what I'm trying to do?
I do understand where you are coming from, having big hands and fingers can suck sometimes, but I don't think its possible. I've tried to see if I could pull up the virtual landscape keyboard with the hw one open but no luck.
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Why'd you get the Shift and not the Evo if you would prefer an on-screen keyboard?
cosine83 said:
Why'd you get the Shift and not the Evo if you would prefer an on-screen keyboard?
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I'm not complaining or whining, I'm just asking for help with something that I might like to do.
to answer your question, yes, it is possible.
i just tested this on skyfire, ebuddy, and gmail. if you simply leave the keyboard in, aka don't slide the screen, and rotate the device, the screen will turn and whatever app you are using will also turn (if it supports it). then just click in the text box you want to type in again, and the onscreen keyboard will come up. I'm using better keyboard atm, so didn't test it with the HTC or any others. but i'm fairly positive that if it works with that one, it'll throw up whichever keyboard you are currently using in the same situation.
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to answer your question, yes, it is possible.
i just tested this on skyfire, ebuddy, and gmail. if you simply leave the keyboard in, aka don't slide the screen, and rotate the device, the screen will turn and whatever app you are using will also turn (if it supports it). then just click in the text box you want to type in again, and the onscreen keyboard will come up. I'm using better keyboard atm, so didn't test it with the HTC or any others. but i'm fairly positive that if it works with that one, it'll throw up whichever keyboard you are currently using in the same situation.
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I think you missed what he was trying to say. he was asking if it's possible to use the on-screen keyboard with the physical keyboard open.
OP, here's an android tip (it works with any android phone): if you hold down the menu button with your cursor in a text field, it forces the on-screen keyboard to come up. You could try selecting a text field, then holding down the menu button.
viperv303 said:
to answer your question, yes, it is possible.
i just tested this on skyfire, ebuddy, and gmail. if you simply leave the keyboard in, aka don't slide the screen, and rotate the device, the screen will turn and whatever app you are using will also turn (if it supports it). then just click in the text box you want to type in again, and the onscreen keyboard will come up. I'm using better keyboard atm, so didn't test it with the HTC or any others. but i'm fairly positive that if it works with that one, it'll throw up whichever keyboard you are currently using in the same situation.
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I know about what you are explaining, that's normal usage. What I'm interested in is using the open physical keyboard as additional area to hold the phone with while in landscape and using the on screen keyboard. I'm thinking there needs to be something to trick the phone into thinking the keyboard drawer is closed when it's actually open.
It seems, as usual, that I am coming up with lame brain ideas and haven't a clue as how to making them happen. I emailed one keyboard dev a few days ago and haven't heard anything back yet. I guess I could shoot out emails to all the devs of the keyboards I have bought and see if I get a response.
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I think you missed what he was trying to say. he was asking if it's possible to use the on-screen keyboard with the physical keyboard open.
OP, here's an android tip (it works with any android phone): if you hold down the menu button with your cursor in a text field, it forces the on-screen keyboard to come up. You could try selecting a text field, then holding down the menu button.
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I just tried that with the drawer open and it is not working. I tried switching to the stock keyboard too and still nothing. Thanks for the suggestion.
herbthehammer said:
I just tried that with the drawer open and it is not working. I tried switching to the stock keyboard too and still nothing. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Same issue here, The flex or ribbon cable from heyboard to PCB is broken, so my device is perm on landscape and I can't use any onscreen keyboards.
wickedpenguin said:
Same issue here, The flex or ribbon cable from heyboard to PCB is broken, so my device is perm on landscape and I can't use any onscreen keyboards.
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Damn dude! That really sucks. You have insurance? Can you take it to a repair center?
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Same issue here, The flex or ribbon cable from heyboard to PCB is broken, so my device is perm on landscape and I can't use any onscreen keyboards.
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correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a 1-year warranty on manufacturing defects, regardless of insurance standing or the 30-day return policy? Certainly sounds like a manufacturing defect to me, unless it's broken from misuse
this isnt the place for talking about warantee issues. start a different thread. this is about answering the question in this thread.
have you tried any other keyboards from the market or like the swype beta or anything? idk if it would make a difference. i doubt you can disable it while its open. if you want to use the soft keyboard close the phone? Its probably best practice to keep the phone closed when you arent using the hardware keyboard anyways?
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this isnt the place for talking about warantee issues. start a different thread. this is about answering the question in this thread.
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and I was pointing out a potential fix for someone with an issue in this thread, try to keep up.
Looks like smart keyboard pro has that feature. Its buried in the advanced menu.
Yes sir it is I just downloaded the trial to give it a shot one thing I notice is when you open the keyboard on the home screen they keyboard pops up over all your icons I'm gonna play with the settings somemore and see what I can do about it
*EDIT* if you are on a text box and hit home the keyboard don't open over home screen but if you just open the phone to put it into landscape on the homescreen they beyboard will pop up just hit the search button then back and you have your whole home screen
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Looks like smart keyboard pro has that feature. Its buried in the advanced menu.
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Hi,
Just a suggestion, a module that can use a swipe gesture to stimulate the Back key would be really cool. I worry that I might wear the Back key out.
ngdilin said:
Hi,
Just a suggestion, a module that can use a swipe gesture to stimulate the Back key would be really cool. I worry that I might wear the Back key out.
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Hahahahh, good one, well, if you wear an back button out, you can use key remaper to make another button behave as back button XD Just like i did with my worn out Power button, remaped it to camera button XD
Can you kindly teach me how to do that?
Thank you.
ngdilin said:
Can you kindly teach me how to do that?
Thank you.
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Sure.. Take an look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464
You need Rooted phone
Just download ButtonRemapper v0_2.4.1.apk From the attachment in the first post of the link
ngdilin said:
Hi,
Just a suggestion, a module that can use a swipe gesture to stimulate the Back key would be really cool. I worry that I might wear the Back key out.
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This sounds like the iphone one your talking about. I would also liked to know if there is an android for it