Hi, does anyone know how to advance to a new line using the google virtual keyboard? I think it's call "carriage return" and skips to a new line for continued typing.
I figured out on the slide out key board that holding the ALT and hitting Enter, skips to the next line without sending the text. But, can't see a feature on the touch keyboard.
It seemed to work fine by just pressing enter. BUT i'm using this keyboard.
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To get it just download the Froyo 2.2 edition, unzip the files, and install both apk files onto your device using the astro or whatevery file manager you want. Then in setting change the keyboard.
ddgarcia05 said:
It seemed to work fine by just pressing enter. BUT i'm using this keyboard.
To get it just download the Froyo 2.2 edition, unzip the files, and install both apk files onto your device using the astro or whatevery file manager you want. Then in setting change the keyboard.
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Yes, I agree, on the Keyboard hitting <enter>, while composing an email, will advance to a new line, but hitting <enter> while composing an SMS will send, unless you hold <alt> first then hit <enter>.
Just wondering if you can line advance while using the touch-keypad as there is no <enter> button. It gets replaced by the smiley face when in the messaging app.
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It seemed to work fine by just pressing enter. BUT i'm using this keyboard.
To get it just download the Froyo 2.2 edition, unzip the files, and install both apk files onto your device using the astro or whatevery file manager you want. Then in setting change the keyboard.
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Sorry, ddgarcia05, misread your reply. I thought you said "the" keyboard, not "this" keyboard. i'll check it out. Thanks for the info.
Tiger you mean the stock keyboard or is there a "google" keyboard? I just composed a text message with both the stock and physical keyboard. When I pressed the <enter> key on both the physical and softkey it jumped to new line. It did not send the text.
my stock soft keyboard (the one with swype) Where the <enter> key is in the messaging app, there's a < > in its place - there is no <enter>. Do you have the swype active. Maybe that's it.
I took pictures of the keyboard in email and messaging. You see the difference on the same key from app to app.
I find that in the Messenger app Swype does not have an enter key or return key. Upon using the Handcent app I find that it does have a return key which will advance you one line at a time. I don't know why but on the market app Handcent Swype works differently than on the stock messaging. I like Handcent much better than the stock app. Hope this helps.
Thanks tenbeau. Lots of people seem to be recommending Handcent for texting.
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ok, so i enjoy the swype keyboard but realized there is no voice input button for it. Am i pretty much out of luck with this unless i want to use my old keyboard or is there a way i can use voice input somehow with this like with a long hold of something.
for speech to txt you have to use the stock keyboard for now... Swype will probably have that option in the future but for now, no such thing
So grabbing the official version is no better than using any of the of swype apk download links floating around?
It is tough to ask us to switch to a different keyboard when that keyboard takes away the voice input option that Android has given us.
no- just check the version #. (Current as of today: 1.56.30.7625.t100)
The 'official' version is the same just handed out by Swype
i think swype blows anything else out of the water when using the keyboard itself. I never really used the speech to txt unless driving so I just switch back when I need it.... a long press in the text box, then select the original keyboard.
anothen said:
i think swype blows anything else out of the water when using the keyboard itself. I never really used the speech to txt unless driving so I just switch back when I need it.... a long press in the text box, then select the original keyboard.
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Yeah, I'm just being difficult today.
I do really like the Swype keyboard. I'm not a big texter, I barely text - but I'm a big fan of technology and am a programmer so I definitely can appreciate the Swype keyboard app. I just want that damn button.
yeah, I hear ya. I'm sure it will come eventually.... They say in their forums on their website that they are aware of the demand and that's basically it. At least they've acknowledged it so I'm sure it will come.
Wow I've using swype today for the first time and its amazing!
When using swype, instead of swyping hit menu from there you have a speak button for talk to text
If we wanted to add in multiple button presses to get to things we'd get an iPhone ... lol
j/k .. obviously we have to live with it for now, but at least they are "aware" of it. Not that they're going to change anything though.
I just found the arrow button screen by swyping from swype menu button to alt button, there's open spot there for it.
superflysmith said:
When using swype, instead of swyping hit menu from there you have a speak button for talk to text
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Darn. My version doesn't have that.
rfarrah said:
Darn. My version doesn't have that.
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Mine either :/
I think he means hold down the Search the physical button on the phone that however only uses the google search integrated in your phone it cant be used for inputing text into specific entry fields
I use handsent, and yes when you hit menu with swype keyboard on screen you have option of "speak" and it enters into the message area.
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I use handsent, and yes when you hit menu with swype keyboard on screen you have option of "speak" and it enters into the message area.
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Just tested and mine doesn't do that. What version of Swype are you using?
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I just found the arrow button screen by swyping from swype menu button to alt button, there's open spot there for it.
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On my inc, I get to the same menu by swyping form the swype menu button to the SYM button right next to it. Hope that helps others that can't find it, it may be difference on your hardware version.
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I don't see a microphone. Could you explain how this works?
What app are you in at the time?
The "speak" option is part of Handcent, not a function of the keyboard. I think a lot of people have been confused by the lack of clarity there.
There is no way to use speech input with Swype itself without switching to the stock keyboard. Any option to speak while the Swype keyboard is selected is purely a function of the application you happen to be using at the time.
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The "speak" option is part of Handcent, not a function of the keyboard. I think a lot of people have been confused by the lack of clarity there.
There is no way to use speech input with Swype itself without switching to the stock keyboard. Any option to speak while the Swype keyboard is selected is purely a function of the application you happen to be using at the time.
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I think you are partially correct. I DO have the "Speak" option when using Handcent and Swype. I DON'T have it when using K-9 and Swype, though.
Any programs out there or is there a way for my htc shift to automatically open the text messaging program whenever I open the keyboard from the home screen ? Obviously you wouldn't want this happening when you are browsing a webaite !
Thanks, mike
charjmd7 said:
Any programs out there or is there a way for my htc shift to automatically open the text messaging program whenever I open the keyboard from the home screen ? Obviously you wouldn't want this happening when you are browsing a webaite !
Thanks, mike
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This is not exactly what you want, but close. Open the keyboard, then press search + s (i.e. hold the magnifying glass and press s). In settings, applications, shortcuts, you can define many more, or change this one.
Thanks for the reply. But yep I found the shortcut option but not exactly what I wanted. I figured most sliders opens text messaging automatically so I figured there should be a way on the androids....anyone have any idea ?
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anyone else using swype?
try double tapping a word to edit; you can't click the words in the list due to the new feature in 2.3.3 where you double tap a word and it goes to cut/copy menu.
frustrating if you use swype, nice if you use the normal keyboard and you get a word totally wrong.
comments?
Just tried that out it is annoying but I didn't use that way to edit anyway, I put the cursor in the word I want to edit and press the swype button. Idk if this is what anyone else does but works for me.
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leerobson99 said:
Just tried that out it is annoying but I didn't use that way to edit anyway, I put the cursor in the word I want to edit and press the swype button. Idk if this is what anyone else does but works for me.
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As spoken about by the ui lead designer in his engadget interview, they want to move away from waiting (pressing and holding).
While this is indeed annoying for swype users, the change is for the good of the entire text entry experience in android.
As an alternative, tap the word you want to select, then tap the swype key to select the word to edit. It only makes things a little slower.
My girlfriend has an Aria, and recently tried to install a new keyboard. We went into the keyboard settings and checked the new keyboard, but whenever the new keyboard comes up, it's the stock HTC one. Has anyone else experienced this?
You have to long press in a text box then choose input method you can then choose the new keyboard there
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yes, although you enabled the new keyboard, you didn't choose it as your default keyboard.
open something where you can type (text message, note, browser address bar, whatever). press in the text area and hold your finger there until a box pops up. this box should have your keyboard options, select whichever you would like to use.
I am still trying to figure out how to get a keyboard with voice options so i can talk into it
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I am still trying to figure out how to get a keyboard with voice options so i can talk into it
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The stock Aria keyboard has a microphone icon on the bottom left. Press it and it will enable voice recognition.
Note: only works whilst connected to the internet.
If you can get your hands on a copy of the newest swype that
has the option for audio input as well. Not sure if the beta is still open or not.
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Hello,
Is there a way to enable smileys on the default CM7 keyboard (instead of the enter key). For example in the Gtalk app there is a smiley option, but I would like to have it by default everywhere (facebook, messages etc.) - any way to do this?
Cheers...
Wasn't it always like that? Have you enabled another keyboard? I had searched high and low for a keyboard which removed the smiley key and brought back the Enter Key for the Messaging App, and only about 2-3 weeks back I found it.
Well, since I've flashed CM7 I haven't installed any other keyboard. I also haven't fiddled with any keyboard settings. So I'm quite puzzled that I have the smiley button only in Gtalk and messages (sorry I was wrong in my first post, there IS a smiley button in messages). However, I would like to have it also in Gmail and pretty much any other app - for example Facebook or its alternative Friendcaster.
Any idea how to enable it?
Not without any 3rd party app (Also, I have no idea which 3rd party keyboard does this). The default Gingerbread keyboard is context sensitive, i.e. - for a fixed set of apps, it will show the smiley key, and, for another fixed set of apps, it will show the enter key.
Editing should be possible if you don't wish to go for the Enter key, but, are all your GMail E-Mails only 1 line messages? (Because, till date, all I have seen, you can either get the Smiley key OR the enter key, not both) I find it difficult to live without it in the messaging app itself, leave along Gmail and browser.
Anyway, to state again, editing the keyboard should be possible, but it needs technical know-how, and I can't help you on that.
Well you have a point there, that writing a mail without enter would be quite a problem ;-) Anyway, I guess I'll have to stick with writing smileys the long way (using "." long press) ;-)
Thanks for clarifying the issue.
Cheers...
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Editing should be possible if you don't wish to go for the Enter key, but, are all your GMail E-Mails only 1 line messages? (Because, till date, all I have seen, you can either get the Smiley key OR the enter key, not both) I find it difficult to live without it in the messaging app itself, leave along Gmail and browser.
Anyway, to state again, editing the keyboard should be possible, but it needs technical know-how, and I can't help you on that.
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One way to go around that is by making the smiley (or smiley menu) appear afther a long press on the enter button. There is a keyboard on the market ("keyboard from android 2.3") which does that, in the gui of (as the name says) the android 2.3 keyboard.
Erwin
ErwinP said:
One way to go around that is by making the smiley (or smiley menu) appear afther a long press on the enter button. There is a keyboard on the market ("keyboard from android 2.3") which does that, in the gui of (as the name says) the android 2.3 keyboard.
Erwin
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Thanks for that. It's indeed the perfect solution, but I thought it was unaccomplished till date