i had a app called butler on my touch pro that would change the keyboard based on if it was slid out so null kb would pop up.
i want something like this so i can use regular keyboard in landscape and swype in portrait.
has this come out yet?
That is A very good piece of thought! Swype in Portrait mode is just perfect, but in landscape the HTC keyboard works better for me, so if there is a way to achieve this automatically (yes, I know, I can switch the kbd on demand, but it's still 2 extra taps each time rotating the screen), that would be great.
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I updated my wifes stock ATT streak from 1.6 to 2.2 using qdl tool. Everything went great without any errors. It is currently set for the swype keyboard. The usual setting to switch the default keyboard is not there. The settings for the swype keyboard and the android keyboard are all there. She hates the swype keyboard and wants to switch to the android keyboard. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Long press in a text field should bring up a menu, you should see 'input method'. touch that, should bring up keyboards...
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That worked thanks for the help.
I have a mytouch 1.2 and running gingerYoshi RC7.
No matter what keyboard i seem to use (and I've used many) there seems to be a bug with switching between landscape mode and portrait mode. Portrait mode usually works fine but randomly landscape mode will stop rendering to the screen, causing the app to lock up and require manual killing. Sometimes input locks the launcher up and it requires a reboot.
Other than fixing the actual bug eventually, is there any way in the mean time i can assign a key to switch manually between landscape and portrait instead of relying on the sensors?
It seems the mytouch isn't the only phone in this forum that has experienced this problem.
It appears it might be a general rom (probably stemming from cyanogen's base) that causes the touch screen to glitch when in counter-clockwise landscape but not in clockwise landscape and portrait.
The stock android firmwares dont seem to have this bug.
I did search but didn't get a clear picture
Sorry for the repost.
I want a keyboard where i can longpress the qwerty keys to type numbers instead of switching to number mode.
I saw both motorola milestone 2 and nexus S has such a keyboard. it seems it is part of the standard gingerbread keyboard.
Is it possible to enable this in the Arc or do I have to install 3rd party application?
Are there any recommended 3rd party apps for this?
There are so many keyboards availble in the market. Give it a try. Personnely I use Swype and it does more than what you need.
Check it out here.
Swype and SlideIt are good if u like the slide your finger to write. I highly recomend SwiftKey. After some days when it's learned your writing it's awesome and makes typing very fast
Smart Keyboard
I use this Keyboard from Android 2.3 and does the job
a good alternative keyboard is Thumb keyboard...I use it for my Dell Streak and I have used it on the arc also...if you select the 5' tablet option, ull get numbers directly without need to long press on letters or even switching to number mode..
Nimche said:
I use this Keyboard from Android 2.3 and does the job
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thanks this is perfect.
Swype. Best there is.
The stock keyboard sucks. really badly. I personally just recommend the stock 2.3 gingerbread keyboard, has multi touch and i can type super fast with it. Its free on the market as well, just search for gingerbread keyboard.
TRY THESE TWO, THESE ARE BEST out there:
1. FLEXT9
2. PERFECT KEYBORAD (I am using this)
I use swiftkey keyboard, it does the longpress thing, and also has the option to switch to numeric keyboard.
what beats me is why they replaced the stock andriod gingerbread keyboard with the default one which is just not as good.
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I use this Keyboard from Android 2.3 and does the job
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thanks for this bought the donate version
anyone notice the gingerbread keyboard in the market takes up more ram
Umlauts please
any recommendations for a keyboard which has umlauts in the layout (without long-press)
I'm speculating that all arch like mine have 3 keyboard by default, the default input, chinese and japanese keyboard.
to my suprise the chinese one had a few tricks on it. swipe to change querty <=> phone pad layout, long press, swipe down, smiley & symbol lock button, different landscape potrait layout.
down side: english chinese dict only, cannot use user word in phone pad with prediction on, don't think support multiple touch, vulnerable en/chinese button, prediction button use menu, not toggle.
definitely worth trying before investing keyboard app.
better keyboard works great
daveybaby said:
I use swiftkey keyboard, it does the longpress thing, and also has the option to switch to numeric keyboard.
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It is a great keyboard but the eats up quite a lot of memory...
I bought Swift even tough it has no umlauts in the layout. Fit's me very well except for that i still would prefer to have separate buttons for the umlauts.
I also tried "Smart Keyboard" which has äöü buttons but the completion is far from what swift does.
I also tried "Ultra Keyboard" looked nice but the one day trial was to short to decide if it is worth the money (especially as i already purchased swift at that time)
Currently I hope the upcoming Swift update will give us configurable layouts.
question re installing keypads
I tried installing the gingerbread keyboard mentioned above, but I cant get it to replace the arc kb. Do you have 2 b rooted?
I have a Xoom and have been using it since it came out. Got my wife the Galaxy 10.1 and there are several keyboard issues.
1. we switch to the Android keyboard as the spell/suggestion actually works. The Samsung text correction never activates for some reason.
2. when docking to the samsung keyboard dock (which is slick, we wanted it vs. a flimsy triangle tent on your lap and bluetooth keyboard) but it does not "take over" as the default keyboard, like my Xoom does. The virtual keyboard still pops up everytime you enter a text field.
Q1: Is there any way to remove the Samsung keypad?
Q2: How can you (if at all) allow the keyboard dock to take over as the default keyboard when docked?
Any of these issues with anyone else. Thanks.