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A friend and I are looking to buy HD2s when they're released in the CDMA version, but a big concern of ours in the quality of the onscreen keyboard.
I have an HTC Touch Pro 2 at the moment, and he has a Samsung Omnia, and one of his main points-of-jealousy is my hardware keyboard.
I'm hoping the screen size will make an onscreen keyboard more bearable, but...
So, could anyone post comments about the keyboard, and/or post screenshots of the onscreen keyboard in both vertical and horizontal configurations.
I'm really hoping the onscreen keyboard is the same as the HTC HD2s...only larger...
Nothing will replace hard keyboard. TP2 is the best so far. Go youtube to review the HD2 virtual keyboard.
If you are fimiliar with TP2 keyboard, you will highly hate the HD2 keyboard. Even Swype or TouchPal Pro are not that perfect yet...
Spike15 said:
A friend and I are looking to buy HD2s when they're released in the CDMA version, but a big concern of ours in the quality of the onscreen keyboard.
I have an HTC Touch Pro 2 at the moment, and he has a Samsung Omnia, and one of his main points-of-jealousy is my hardware keyboard.
I'm hoping the screen size will make an onscreen keyboard more bearable, but...
So, could anyone post comments about the keyboard, and/or post screenshots of the onscreen keyboard in both vertical and horizontal configurations.
I'm really hoping the onscreen keyboard is the same as the HTC HD2s...only larger...
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The keyboard is hit or miss, but if you did a poll on here, you'd get people mostly saying it's a hit!
I personally love it, but it did take me a while to get used to it. Also, going through the screen alignment process helps, as it gets the screen aligned to how you use it (as long as you do it in a natural manner, with your thumbs, and not using your finger as a stylus. Who uses their phone like that?? )
If you read the forums, you'll see there's some people that don't like the keyboard, but there's also a lot that originally didn't but have got over it. It needs a little practice, but I can type very fast on it now that I'm used to it.
Anyway, here's a couple of screenshots. Hope this has helped
I Didint wanna start a new topic, so i will borrow this one
I saw someplace in my phone that you could change to 3 Keyboard modes, Regular phone keyboard, and full keybord and a nother one!
Now i cant find that anywhere!
I wanna use the "Regular" phone keyboard type .. Any one can help here ?
3kgt said:
I Didint wanna start a new topic, so i will borrow this one
I saw someplace in my phone that you could change to 3 Keyboard modes, Regular phone keyboard, and full keybord and a nother one!
Now i cant find that anywhere!
I wanna use the "Regular" phone keyboard type .. Any one can help here ?
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Not sure if this helps but just open a SMS, at the bottom you will see the symbol for your input. Tap it once and a small arrow appears to the right, now tap the symbol again but slightly to the right (ie/ tapping the arrow) and you will see QWERTY with an arrow allowing you to choose phone keypad or qwerty.
both arent bad and the predictive input is clever but i personally prefer Touchpal, i find it more responsive and fast (it keeps up with fast keystroke entry).
Thanks for the replay, i found the arrow after more searching in google! it was stupid of me that i didnt tap that! lol
i did tap the hole keyboard icon insted!
Now i can type much easyer
I used touchpro 1 before using HD2, still finding typing with hardware keyboard faster. Especially if you disable auto complete,word correction.
but I still love my HD2.
I have an energy rom. Would you happen to know how to switch back to the way the original keypad looked before the 1.8 client?
I enjoyed the X1's HW keyboard, but I must say, within a few days of using the HD2, I don't miss it.
Phone Keypad,
Compact QWERTY,
Full QWERTY, or
Swype?
Swype took me awhile to get used to, but it seems to be handy when i can't pay attention to the keyboard fully (driving and when watching something else)
Full keyboard is ok, but
I really prefer Phone Keypad.
I guess too many years spent with t9...
trying to switch to swype fully, though.
i love the full qwerty.
SWYPE! All the way.
Swype in landscape. Oh yes!
Swype
I'm slow at all of them! Used phone keypad forever, then swype on landscape,figured easier because bigger, not! Changed to small qwerty, fantastic! just get close to letter, poof, word appears!! love it!!
Full QWERTY since I mainly web browse. Swype isn't smart enough to know I don't want spaces in my website urls.. Also I don't want it to suggest correct spellings for urls..
As others have mentioned for web browsing, standard keyboard is great but othwerwise Swype is consistent and works well, Touchpal also very reliable and quite fast once you get the hang of it.
Tried Slideit, thought Swype better esp on our 4.3 in screens.
swype is great on portrait mode because our screens are so big, I actually never use swype in landscape
swype is impossible in landscape
Sogou, or full qwerty sometimes touchpal...
std qwerty suffice but I would love to have grafiti2 or block recognizer (if possible)
SlideIT all the way, as well in portrait as in landscape mode.
I only found out about swype last week and already my typing speed has quadrupled! not hard as I was pretty slow to begin with.. but its great to be able to type now at a normal speed on my phone ... just one thing... is there a fast way to get icons like exclamation mark or question mark without having to switch to the symbol keyboard...like holding down the key for a few seconds like on the standard HD2 keyboard?
hi
hi whats the swype kepboard? i have big probs typing im constantly doubling up the buttons or typing the wrong one.
Chivalryyyy said:
I only found out about swype last week and already my typing speed has quadrupled! not hard as I was pretty slow to begin with.. but its great to be able to type now at a normal speed on my phone ... just one thing... is there a fast way to get icons like exclamation mark or question mark without having to switch to the symbol keyboard...like holding down the key for a few seconds like on the standard HD2 keyboard?
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There are a few fast shortcuts, check out vid here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l64Twt1qlVg&feature=related
its meant for the omnia but on the HD2, same thing. For something like an exclamation mark, just press the Z key and drag down to the spacebar then release.
Also holding they key is supposed to work but i find this feature hit and miss, it doesnt always work but not sure why.
dadu said:
std qwerty suffice but I would love to have grafiti2 or block recognizer (if possible)
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I liked the one where you could write anywhere. I prefer to not have the keyboard visuals taking up screen space
SWYPE! I love Swype. I've always been a hardware-qwerty guy. I tried the Swype beta on my Droid and loved it. I was on the fence about switching to the HD2, purely because of the lack of a keyboard...until I heard it had Swype. Then it was a done deal.
However, Swype is not great for web browsing and other things that require exact character combos that may not be words, without spaces and all that. I switch to full QWERTY for that.
Swype baby.
dadu said:
std qwerty suffice but I would love to have grafiti2 or block recognizer (if possible)
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5594168&postcount=1
Block Recognizer:
HKCR\CLSID\{42429691-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}\IsSIPInputMethod\Default = 1
HKLM\Software\HTC\ezsip\SIPMenuEnableMSSIP\Default = 1
Lately I have been using Touchpal.
Starting to get the hang of it and think it will be a keeper.
Are there GOOD alternative keyboards for the HD2 without the arrows to the right of the keyboard, I really hate them?
use SWYPE. I love that . . .
I have tried Various Keyboards and i keep going back to Swype. Once you use it for a bit i think you will agree it's probably the best Keyboard out right now.
I don't really like Swype, I much prefer to actually press and not drag. Thanks though but anymore suggestions?
Take a look at FingerKeyboard2, it's really a good one.
i've used fingerbeyboard2 for a while, the options and customisation of it is great, plus if you change fonts on your HD2 this keyboard font changes too..
Really cool highly recommended,
yeah swype is still amazing...
badly, it doesnt save any pw's for me....
only help was performing a hard reset....
DN41
Thanks guys I'll check it out.
anyone know where i can get the old style keyboard that has ctrl, alt, tab and caps buttons?
i kinda liked using the keyboard shortcuts
i cannot get fingerkeyboard to install on my stock 1.66 hd2. receive error message after cab install to main memory "unzuccessful". any ideas?
fingerKeyboard isnt so good on HD2. It has some known bugs, also it is VERY slow on HD2.
If You are used to fast writing then You will have a lot of problems with it .
Thats why im actually on stock keyboard, it is not so bad in fact
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True, but the original keyboard does not support enough languages. So, if you need some specific layout, you don't have many choices and FingerKeyboard does the job.
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True, but the original keyboard does not support enough languages. So, if you need some specific layout, you don't have many choices and FingerKeyboard does the job.
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yep, right, but as i said, fingerKeybord is buggy on HD2, sad but true.
im using it only when i have to use CTRL + C, V, X, and so on
normally im using stock keyboard.
Thanks you answered my main question : why the hell did they remove ctrl, alt and other useful keys like Esc ?
I'll give a try to Fingerkeyboard
WOULD ANY1 HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE CAPS STAY CAPS WHEN I PRESS THE UP ARROW? I STAYS FOR 1 LETTER AND GOES BACK..VERY *(&%
oh well theres a example of how it should be when i press caps on accident haha
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WOULD ANY1 HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE CAPS STAY CAPS WHEN I PRESS THE UP ARROW? I STAYS FOR 1 LETTER AND GOES BACK..VERY *(&%
oh well theres a example of how it should be when i press caps on accident haha
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Just installed fingerkeyboard 2.1 and works like a charm much less typos than original keyboard I must say, but it seems there's no option for full screen keyboard like Spb Keyboard or does it? Anyhow each one (HTC/Finger/Spb) has it's own benefit for different applications.
I like Swype and SlideIT (most dont like it at first but with practice, its by far faster as its becoming stock software for many phones like Omnia now etc).
Anyway if your a pressing vs sliding person, i prefer Touchpal. Works like a charm, many nice skins for it, very easy to type with, accurate blah blah. Ive tried many pressing keyboards and found this the best, v4.0 is for the HD2, not 3.5
Ok, so I've tried both, and both seem to work fairly well.
At a glance, I like Swype better, but I have to wait about 5-15 seconds before it will actually allow me to begin text input, and that really irks me. Any solution for this?
SlideIT is ok, but it isn't easy to add new words to the dictionary, and the graphics aren't the best. Seems outdated a bit, and could use improvement. But, it is NOT laggy like swype.
So, which do you guys use? What config do you use for each? (eg, what ROM, settings, etc) and what patches (if any) have you installed? (I'm trying to see if anyone has swype working smoothly lol)
Regards
Smith
Swype
Haven't tried SlideIT but i've got Swype on the TP2 and it seems pretty good... does take a while to recognise some words... also is a bit laggy when i reboot and it reverts back to the default windows SIP... takes about 10 seconds from when i hit the selector at the bottom of the screen to bring up the choices to then select Swype as the input type... sucks... but other than that... not a bad little app.
I'm using NRG's Energy Rom and Swipe seems to work really fast on there. It usually only takes 2 or 3 seconds for it to switch keyboards and then it seems to work really smoothly with not real delay at least for me.
Swype
Swype is awsome. I just want the keyboard to pop up automatically but it doesn't. when I am ready to text I have to activate the swype by clicking on it
Maybe the difference is my phone (AT&T Tilt2) compared to others. Or maybe it's the version of Swype (the one available elsewhere on this site with the HTC skin). I have no wait time with Swype, there is lag with SlideIT. Swype pops up quickly, input is quicker than SlideIT. Each time I have a reset, the next time I open an app that needs the keyboard, I have to reselect Swype as my default. But that setting remains till the next reset. There is a lag before that selection menu comes up. All in all, I'm with the op -- Swype takes it.
Swype is too slow and just sucks for our phones. Just get TouchPal. It really is the BEST on-screen keyboard out there lol. I have been using it for 4 years and never, ever found a keyboard so fast with typing and inputting puncuations.
Hah try it out. You do have to pay for it, but it doesn't bother you until after a month to register.
hey guys, here is the .cab to make swype your default keyboard. install the program and then change it to swype. and there ya go!
Swype Auto Capitalize
Since I've been experimenting with Android on my HD2 I notice that Swype auto capitalizes after each period(.). This is not so in Windows regardless of what Rom I have used. My question is should Swype auto capitalize after each period(.) in Windows? I have started using SlideIt today and it performs well. I hate having another program installed just for one convenience. Also SlideIt keyboard is plain. I wish it matched my theme or at least looked better.
The Andriod phone is probably using a newer version of Swype that what's available on WinMo.
I've used it on my phone without any noticable lag at all. I think it probably depends on the ROM you are running.
swype vs slideit
ok, so i'm using an HTC Desire, running froyo atm.
i was tossing up between the two sliding keyboard apps swype and slideIT and what i've concluded is that slideIT is the better one and here's why i think (just a matter of personal opinion off course):
swype has a better look, i'll give it that, but the look doesnt make up for the poorer performance.
first, the swype keyboard is bigger, which takes up more screen space meaning less background space. on top of that, the word suggestions are in a separate box that takes up more space and is right in the middle of your text entry field, it gets kind of annoying. slideit's word suggestions are in a neat little line just above the keyboard, making better use of space and presentation.
slideit is alot quicker, because the more you use it, the quicker you get at txting on it and swype just starts of with a slow feeling steady feeling, where as slideit keeps up with you and feels rather zippy and quick.
with swype, you have to scribble on a letter if you wanna spell a word with double identical letters in it (for example the word "letter" - you'd have to scribble on the 't' for it to recognise it as a double t instead of just sliding over it normally as on slideIT). i find that slideit recognises words better, even if its sloppy, it still does a lot better effort of recognising the correct word than swype does (even though swype has a speed - accuracy slider which still can't compete with the slideIT word recognition)
SlideIT only uses 2.2mb memory on your phone whereas swype (the compact english and spanish version uses 4.3mb and the larger version uses up to 10 mb).
the only advantage swype would have is that you dont have a seperate symbols and numbers (combined) keyboard, but mind you, that is only the touch of one button away.
adding words in slideIT is as easy as tap-typing them in and just hitting the '+' button. it's even got shortcuts where you can enter in any abbreviation or letter combination you want, and it will auto insert an email address or phrase that you've pre-programmed.
anyways, all in all, i payed the 5 and a bit euros for the full SlideIT version and never regretted it since. you wouldnt get me to use swype, even though its free
and would definitely recommend this over swype any day
I miss my old sywpe keyboard on my stock rom on mt4g . i currently have virtious fusion rom on my phone but it was missing swype. is there anyway i could put swype on my current rom?
Swype is present on virtious fusion just longpress in the input area and choose your input method.
hey i found out i do have swype and touch input but i dont have the other option...
is the other options keyboard good?
It was a free app from Amazon a few days ago.
"FlexT9 'Speak. Trace. Write. Tap.' by Nuance"
It has Dragon Dictation ("speak"), trace functionality ("trace" similar to Swype), writing input ("write") allowing you to draw out letters with your hand, and normal input (tap) like most other keyboards you might have used.
I, for one, think it's great, but still, I keep finding myself going back to Swype.
Really? I tried Swype several times and kept stopping. I found Swype is awesome at trace input but overall it's a horrible keyboard. I tried FlexT9 and I find myself unable to leave it. The trace input is easily as good as Swype, but it's an awesome keyboard too. If you don't want to trace all the time, Flex is perfect because it looks and works almost identical to the HTC Sense keyboard. I doubt I could ever use Swype again after trying it.
Edit: double post, my apologies.
I agree that Swype isn't the best for normal text entry, but I can't remember the last time I used it for that.
Swyped from my Glacier.