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Default Keyboard on HTC Desire

Hy Guys,
Is there a possibility to get the default Keyboard installed on the Desire? I really like this keyboard and would like to have it back without installing a Non-Sense ROM. Can anyone help me? By the way. It has to be a german layout.

If you mean the default black android keyboard it's already on your desire. Just click in whatever text input field so that your keyboard pops up. Then long-press the input field. Now a menu will popup in which you can choose "Input Method". If you select that you can switch between all installed keyboards on your phone. The stock desire rom has the HTC and default Android keyboards installed.

If I do this I only get the method Touch Input. If I go to the settings I also just get the settings for Touch Input, which is the HTC Keyboard. Did I make a mistake?

[Q] Customize keyboard

Hi HTC Dudes,
could anyone advise on how to customize and install either better or slideit keyboard, i have them installed but couldn't change the default to any of the mentioned above Keyboards. and i would like to be able to write in Arabic as well
could any one help Please
Thanks in advance Dudes.
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I have to switch the keyboard in settings. Then there is a little gear on one of the keys of the default keyboard. You just longpress that and it will offer you to select input mode. You can select the keyboard you have installed yourself.

nxtwrld said:
I have to switch the keyboard in settings. Then there is a little gear on one of the keys of the default keyboard. You just longpress that and it will offer you to select input mode. You can select the keyboard you have installed yourself.
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still cannot find the gear key on the keyboard, could you Please be more precise ?
Thanks

youriou said:
still cannot find the gear key on the keyboard, could you Please be more precise ?
Thanks
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On mine, my keyboard has an EN button on it. If I press that it gives me a shortlist of languages. If I then press Settings I can then alter text input settings - can't see arabic though...I'd expect you'd need an Asian ROM for that...

keyboard problem

Dear All,
as texting is important for me i have tried to installed Swype and Swiftkey (already paid) which however does not work at all. I have only the keyboard layouts on the screen but Swype does not Swype and the Swiftke does not open open an predication at all. Please urgently help as i need to write mail etc

Timossss said:
Dear All,
as texting is important for me i have tried to installed Swype and Swiftkey (already paid) which however does not work at all. I have only the keyboard layouts on the screen but Swype does not Swype and the Swiftke does not open open an predication at all. Please urgently help as i need to write mail etc
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Not sure for Swiftkey, but for Swype you have to activate it in Settings > Language & Keyboard. Then go to any text input box and touch and hold an empty space in the text input box and let go. You should get an Input Method pop up. Choose Swype.

swiftkey works fine on mine. Need to go into language&keyboard, tick the checkbox, download the language pack, then within messages hold the input field and select input method.

I've got swype working on my dhd, couldn't work without it now. These are apks on the net. The expired ones won't work.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

[Q] Virtuous ROM Swap Input Method

Hi,
I originally uses the stock rom (localized for hong kong).
The difference between this variant and the European version is that the "sym" button is also the key for swapping between chinese and english input method when using hardware keyboard.
When I flash to Virtuous 0.9, the sym button is used as ".com" function so I'm not able to change the input method.
I've also tried the european swapping method of "alt+spacebar" but failed.
Can anyone suggest a mod for that? Thanks and sorry for my poor English!
I can provide a dump for the hong kong rom if it helps.

go into setting refered for keyboards and select touch input..find the submenu for hardware keyboard and select the 2 languages you want (in your case english and chinese)..close everything and go to any space that you can type, to test (e.g sms) then start typing..probably the default language to type would be english...now hit the magnifying lense button which is near the bottom right corner of the hardware keyboard (looks like a search button)..try typing , and you will see that the language has changed
now i dunno if this is a bug or snything else, but if you REtry to switch the same way back to english it seems to stuck..you can just tap anywhere in the text and then try to type and everything is great...really,not an important issue..Sorry if i am not being very detailed right now but i am currently on cm , not virtuous, so i just told you what i remember from heart..
Give me feedback if this worked for you or not and i can go for a quick nandroid to see it out myself..
Enjoy Spring Festival mate

Thank you for the detailed reply!
In the hardware keyboard settings, I could only find "Default language" and "Prediction".
The "default language" has three options, "English", "倉頡" and "拼音" respectively, where the last two are Chinese input methods.
It just pop out a search menu when i pressed the magnifying button.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

Okay..some things i might forgot..make sure android keyboard is un-ticked and you are using the htc ime..also did you try typing into an area that you are supposed to type text in, or like in browser url are, sms contact name input field , email address input area?if you use the lense button in one of these it is mapped to do other things, like check ur contact list, or your email address favourites..
try a notepad..or a reply in this forum for example..or an sms typing area.

Sorry but there's no option for "android keyboard" in sense-based roms.
I've tried the magnifying glass in sms typing area. It just pops out the "search message" screen.
While the address bar comes out when I tried to press the button when replying forum messages.
Appreciate your help very much! Thank you!

bump for advice.... thanks!

Hey,
There could be an other way. You could try to get your language change button back.
In /system/usr/keylayout you'll find the layouts of the keyboard. If you have a copy/backup of your original keyboard layout, you could just use that one instead.
I havent tried it myself, but there is a change to TAB. But I don't know which value it should be in your case.
Mybe it helps you, good luck
- coni
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How to disable sense keyboard?

I have installed the go keyboard app, but sense is still in the way. I cannot load go keyboard. Any way of making the go keyboard work?
thanks.

Go to settings then keyboard and language, then choose the keyboard you want
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u can install any other keyboard u want ...and choose it by default

If the settings and languages doesn't work (IDK why but ACA wouldn't let me use the HTC IME mod thing) long press on the text box and hit input text method. Then choose whatever you want.