Just saw the WebOS softkeyboard today, and thought how nice and clean it was. Is it possible to port this over to the Desire? Really don't like the orange Gingerbread keyboard.
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Hi Guys,
Got myself a magic a few days ago, love it to bits but really struggling with the OSK.. the keys are just too small to type quickly/easily.
Is it just me and my big hands ? lol
Are there any alternatives for OSK out there ? (maybe like the phonepad style that comes in HTC EZInput for WinMo?)
Not sure how the keyboard could be much bigger than it already is. The screen is 3.2 inches across (diagonal) and that's all you have to work with. All that can be done is to make the buttons on the bottom row bigger (wider) by omitting the Shift and the Del button, but that would make the qwerty layout kinda funky.
Turn it on its side (landscape mode) -- the keyboard will be bigger that way than in portrait mode.
You can install the app "big keys" in the market and see how you like that. Or you can install the htc keyboard found in the Dream forums. HTC_Chime.apk is what you are looking for.
Thanks for the suggestions guys, I'll have a play with the HTC keyboard and see what it's like.
Does the Magic have the option of the T9 Dialpad keyboard? Or is it just a plain full QWERTY keyboard that auto-corrects?
I haven't seen a T9 option, but it's easy to turn the auto-correcting off, although it will still offer you suggestions, but won't mess with what you're writing.
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That reminds me, I must add "org" and "uk" to my dictionary so I don't keep entering my email address as [email protected]e
I do not know what video i was watching, but I saw that there was a dialer keyboard available on the HTC magic. Now, I do not know if it was a rooted phone (which it probably was) or if it was an application that was added to the phone. If I am correct, they were showing haykuro's work and it showed in the text input a dialer keyboard. If this is true, would one have to root their G2 phone for it to work? The thought of possibly bricking the phone, sort of...well...makes me feel uneasy lol.
I am in need of a touch keyboard. Ever since I flashed away from the stock ROM I my Touch Keyboard defaults to the Phone Keypad. Totally worthless for short one handed messages. Is there an iPhone or anything like one that will work on WVGA screens?
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Check out SPB keyboard i like that one and a free one is finger keyboard 2.1 it supports WVGA...
Hello XDA.
I have recently updated my HTC Magic with the new european update, and now I got this Hero Keyboard. I love it, and thinks its better than the regular.
I was how ever wondering if those empty spots on the 2. page with symbols, could be filled with my own custom, like a smiley? I use the QWERTY keyboard.
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I am on Kingdom Stock 3.0 Sense RSL1.1 and I was dragging my finger across the keyboard and wala! It swyped....did HTC make It's own swype style keyboard? Or? I don't have swype anywhere on my phone. So did HTC include swype style input on their sense 3.0 keyboard or am I insane? Its pretty sweet...
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I am on Kingdom Stock 3.0 Sense RSL1.1 and I was dragging my finger across the keyboard and wala! It swyped....did HTC make It's own swype style keyboard? Or? I don't have swype anywhere on my phone. So did HTC include swype style input on their sense 3.0 keyboard or am I insane? Its pretty sweet...
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haha yea they did its called htc trace
Radical man
wish we could get a version without the arrow buttons. makes buttons too small.
Trace does work nice though, just tried it. Deleting swype lol!
yea it does work pretty well. I've always liked the idea of swype but hated the landscape keyboard. SlideIT has a good idea thats a slideable switch that toggles slide and abc.
seems like there has to be a way to get rid of those damn arrows. Is there a flashable zip or an APK we can try to mod?
I'm use RLS2 and I don't see that. Did you have to take Trace out?
I'm on RLS2 for Uber kingdom. I tried out trace but I dont think it works as well as swype. 1) When you trace a word then tap on another word (not the original suggestion), it will not automatically add a space when you start tracing the next word 2) there is no easy way to correct words once you've started tracing a new one (swype allowed you to double tap on any word to look up its suggestions) 3) The arrow keys on the stock keyboard make it a lot harder to type on.
I tried installing swype on uber kingdom (I'm using the swype installer that I have saved from titanium backup and downloading the latest swype) but I keep getting an error message saying that my version of swype is configured for another device. I can type on the the swype keyboard but I can't swype on it How did you guys get it to work?
HTC trace,maybe
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I've tried RLS 2, 3, and 4... I don't see an HTC Trace option anywhere... am I missing it?
(I am in swype beta, so I'll probably stick with that, but I'd like to try Trace regardless)
I've gotten so used to Swype and all its quirks and know how to get it to do just about anything. I think I'll just stick with it.
Anyone else find that when you reboot your phone you have to un-select Swype and re-select it as input method or it won't recognize any words?
if you could supply an apk, you'd be my hero
It's not bad keyboard, but wm6.5 and the android keyboard from HTC Sence is very nice, with no need to change within keyboard for other symbols.
there's probably not going to be a lot of development for on-screen keyboards.
mainly because the keyboard for wp7 is top knotch. its very good.
Right now there is no way to replace the keyboard in wp7, so at least for now u are stuck with the stock one.
I believe changing the keyboard in wp7 will also not be possible due to restrictions by MS, so if the keyboard is really important for u, u may have to switch OS