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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One thing I miss from my windows phone was the ability to open the dialer and start typing a contacts name using the dialer keypad and having it auto sort for the contact. are there any apps that add this feature?
I want to just hit the phone button then start typing the contact on the keypad and have it bring them up rather than going to contacts, then searching then choosing the contact, then choosing to call them,..
When you open contacts, you can hold the menu key down for a couple seconds, which brings up the keyboard. Then you can start typing a contacts name, and it starts narrowing down the list.
That's a start thanks. I am only two day into android and have many tricks to learn. Would still love to see it work in the dialer as well though.
zjchaser said:
That's a start thanks. I am only two day into android and have many tricks to learn. Would still love to see it work in the dialer as well though.
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What you're hoping for only works in SenseUI. Being new to Android, you just need to remember that different OS' do things differently. You'll get used to it soon, and it'll become second nature for you.
That was a bummer for me too, so I've opened a thread yesterday on this ... the best solution I found was using aContacts from marketplace.. it's very good and configurable.
It wont work keeping the menu pressed for showing the keyboard and looking for a contact in the Dialer screen. @uansari1, have you tried that? or are you speaking just by "knowledge" ?
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When you open contacts, you can hold the menu key down for a couple seconds, which brings up the keyboard. Then you can start typing a contacts name, and it starts narrowing down the list.
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You can actually use a similar trick, in any app, including right on the home screen. Just press the search key, and start typing the contacts name. No need to open Contacts first.
zjchaser said:
Would still love to see it work in the dialer as well though.
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Why do you need it to work in the dialer? What's the difference?
alithenake said:
That was a bummer for me too, so I've opened a thread yesterday on this ... the best solution I found was using aContacts from marketplace.. it's very good and configurable.
It wont work keeping the menu pressed for showing the keyboard and looking for a contact in the Dialer screen. @uansari1, have you tried that? or are you speaking just by "knowledge" ?
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I have only tried using the keyboard in the Contacts screen, not the Dialer screen. I have my most frequently called contacts set as favorites, and calling non-favorites from time to time isn't a big deal for me.
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I have only tried using the keyboard in the Contacts screen, not the Dialer screen. I have my most frequently called contacts set as favorites, and calling non-favorites from time to time isn't a big deal for me.
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Holding menu won't work, but pressing search will (on the dialer screen)
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Holding menu won't work, but pressing search will (on the dialer screen)
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Ok... all I said was holding menu will work in CONTACTS. I don't use the dialer screen unless I'm calling a number that's not in my Contacts.
zjchaser said:
I want to just hit the phone button then start typing the contact on the keypad and have it bring them up rather than going to contacts, then searching then choosing the contact, then choosing to call them,..
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You can try aContacts (free) from the market. It has this T9 dialpad that search the contacts and you can set it up to open this T9 when open the app. You can also customize the T9 a lot, check the settings in aContacts.
SpyderMS said:
You can actually use a similar trick, in any app, including right on the home screen. Just press the search key, and start typing the contacts name. No need to open Contacts first.
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+1 This is a great feature, I can dial from any home screen (essentially)
Alternatively.
Long click on the search even on the home screen and it starts voice recognition.
Just say your contacts name or something like "Directions to Castle Street"
God this phone never ceases to amaze..
ok a couple things. I tried out acontacts, cool idea but it doesn't work with exchange contacts so it it doesn't do anything for me, hopefully later it will handle all phone contacts.
holding menu to bring up the keypad in contacts works well but its annoying that it doesn't clear the text input after you select the person because the next time you go into contacts you then have to bring up the keyboard and delete the text you typed in.
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.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416
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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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.
Guys I need some help please.
I am playing with the Desire HD as a dual-boot from my HD2.
There are things I really like in WinMo sense I want to be able to do in Android Desire Sense but can't seen to work out:
1) Internet. When I press on the icon it always opens on the page last opened.
How I can get it to either:
have the google search bar at the top and then some of my bookmarked favourites under it to click
or
open on the bookmarks page by default
2) Email: how can I get it that when I click the email button it opens on the "select account" screen by default rather than my last email? The email widget is quite good but it would be nice to have access to this from the homescreen button.
There will be more I am sure - only just trying this in earnest (plan to stay in Android for next 2-3 days at least and see how it goes)
Ahhh... Android. How you razz all over Windows in soooo many ways! Welcome, my friend, to the world of Activities
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1) Internet. When I press on the icon it always opens on the page last opened.
How I can get it to either:
have the google search bar at the top and then some of my bookmarked favourites under it to click
or
open on the bookmarks page by default
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On the homescreen, long-press to add a shortcut and select:
Shortcuts --> Activities --> Browser
And then select the activity called "Bookmark" (com.android.browser.ShortcutBookmarksPage)
As for the email one, you'll have to have a look and see if there's an activity in the email app that you use. I don't have Sense, so I don't have the HTC email app to check for you.
Activities are great. A lot of them don't do what you'd expect, as they're really sub-sections of the parent application, and they're not designed to be run on their own. It's fun to play about with them though. I use Launcher Pro and on the dock at the bottom of the screen I can click the SMS icon to open my SMS app, or I can swipe the icon to create a new message (which is done via an activity shortcut).
A very useful feature.
I hope this helps mate
Thanks John but I don't seem to have an entry for "activities" under shortcuts?
You have to use Launcher Pro I think
It's actually native android functionality and very powerful. Pretty bad they've removed it in Sense.
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I see.
I did install launcher pro as I also wanted something like the slider in winmo but I hated the metallic look of the icons it gave.
Can I change them?
Agree though pity activity has been removed
Yes - you just hold one of the icons and it gives you the option to change it to anything you like.
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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
Hello all,
I am using elelinux rom (gingerbread) on my htc hero gsm. The problem I am facing is - I open the messaging app and scroll down some messages (say some ten fifteen messages) and open a message. After reading the message, when I hit back button, the message list appears but it scrolls all the way to the top of the message list.
Its frustrating to again scroll all the way down every time to open the next message.
Anyone have any idea how to overcome this problem.
I am not sure if this is related to this rom i am using. But any help is much appreciated.
Thanks
I sometimes have this problem using a sense rom
Thus, I don't think that it is a problem of elelinux
What I do to scroll all the way down is long press on menu to open the keyboard that will automatically go to text editing.
lolo7291 said:
I sometimes have this problem using a sense rom
Thus, I don't think that it is a problem of elelinux
What I do to scroll all the way down is long press on menu to open the keyboard that will automatically go to text editing.
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Yes. Its not related to elelinux. But the issue is not when a sms thread is open for seeing the message. It is when I am viewing all the sms thread list by scrolling down. After this, when I open a thread and hit back button to come to all sms threads, at this point, the screen scrolls to top of the sms thread list showing the first thread.