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Trouble with green line appearing on screen

Anyone got this super irritating problem where u try to touch the screen to activate a button or swipe, but only a green line appears and what u want is not done?
Input was set to TP, but trying to hit the buttons to switch between text and numeric (the top bar) results in it.
Not sure why.....anybody have any idea?
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kenkiller said:
Anyone got this super irritating problem where u try to touch the screen to activate a button or swipe, but only a green line appears and what u want is not done?
Input was set to TP, but trying to hit the buttons to switch between text and numeric (the top bar) results in it.
Not sure why.....anybody have any idea?
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I assume you're using Swype?
If so, you should really be asking those guys the question. It looks like a bug with their software.

johncmolyneux said:
I assume you're using Swype?
If so, you should really be asking those guys the question. It looks like a bug with their software.
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Nope....swype has been banished from the phone. Unless it leave remnants behind?
Besides, it isn't active, how can it cause such a problem?
It doesn't just happen at the keyboard area....it happens all over the phone/screen. Even in the Sense interface until a reset makes it go away. It comes back randomly, pretty rare, but it's still irritating.

kenkiller said:
Nope....swype has been banished from the phone. Unless it leave remnants behind?
Besides, it isn't active, how can it cause such a problem?
It doesn't just happen at the keyboard area....it happens all over the phone/screen. Even in the Sense interface until a reset makes it go away. It comes back randomly, pretty rare, but it's still irritating.
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Okay - I just assumed that because you mentioned swiping and I don't recognise the keyboard.
So you're saying that you can sometimes draw green lines over the Sense UI with your finger? If so, it's definitely a piece of software you've installed, as that's never been seen before and I'm pretty sure it would have been picked up by now.
What did you install last before this started happening? And how often does it happen?

No problem.
I guess as much, but I can't really figure out what is the problematic app. Swype would be my guess, but it has already been uninstalled.
It actually came up a few weeks ago, that was when Swype was still present. But after a reset it went away. Now I have uninstalled Swype and replaced with TP4, and it came back right during a MSN conversation.... You can imagine my frustration in having a conversation when I couldn't swipe and press buttons properly.
Just trying my luck to see if anyone has encountered similar problems.

Finally found someone with the same problem..anyone else?
http://www.mobinauts.com/topic/1098...-part-6/page__st__440__p__827050&#entry827050
Trying to find out the culprit app/cab so that it can be gone FOREVER.

OK...it definitely has something to do with the handwriting input. Appeared after a hard reset with no apps/cabs installed.
Hard to replicate, soft reset will make it go away until it decides to rear it's head again. Very infrequently I might add....another point to chalk up to HD2's list of bugs again.

kenkiller said:
OK...it definitely has something to do with the handwriting input. Appeared after a hard reset with no apps/cabs installed.
Hard to replicate, soft reset will make it go away until it decides to rear it's head again. Very infrequently I might add....another point to chalk up to HD2's list of bugs again.
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How do you enable handwriting input? I've never seen it anywhere on this phone.

johncmolyneux said:
How do you enable handwriting input? I've never seen it anywhere on this phone.
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HTC Asian ROMS have a function that allows one to write strokes to create characters. I do not suppose it works for writing alphabetic languages........

rlydiard said:
HTC Asian ROMS have a function that allows one to write strokes to create characters. I do not suppose it works for writing alphabetic languages........
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Thank you

What Surprised Me After the 2.1 Update

Hey,
I've had my Unlocked European HTC Hero since the first week it was released. Even though there was quite a delay in the release of 2.1 (non rooted), I'm pretty happy. Some interesting things:
1) I received the OTA notification at a time when I did not want to update so I chose to "update later." In order to force the update later, I set the clock forward as people suggested. That worked just fine and the phone updated no problem. However, the time was set back to 1980. It was at that point I noticed the Market wasn't working. Once I set the clock back to real time, it did work. Just a note in case you did that.
2) I was actually surprised that almost everything was retained during the upgrade. I have previously flashed with some of the 1.5 Roms (official only) and it always wiped out everything. Even all my apps remained installed, though quite a few needed updates
3) FINALLY the compass works in Google Maps. When the Hero first came out everyone complained that the iPhone compass worked (with Gmaps) but not on Android. I must have missed the announcement that it was now working on Android and what an awesome surprise.
4) FINALLY we have Google search by voice. I love it. However, I understand that you are supposed to be able to use voice as input for any text box (composing email, sms, etc). How do you do that? There is no microphone button available. Do I need an app?
5) Google navigation works like a charm although it seems a bit laggy. Sometimes I have already turned before the map moves. Still - very slick. One question: Where is Car Home?
6) I though there was supposed to be a nifty new 3D Gallery like Cool Iris. Where is that?
7) Voice Search is al little strange to me. The window with results is not really a browser. When you click on a result, it opens in a new window, which is nice. But , how do you get back to the search results? It is not one of the open windows?
All in all, pretty cool stuff.

5)car home is an AOSP thing, so it is not available on sense roms. instead you get an app called "navigator" which is similar.
6) Gallery 3d is also AOSP, and not in htc sense roms. It is however in pretty much all custom sense roms, such as villain 12.

I used the goldcard image to downgrade my tmobile and now have upgraded to official 2.1 rom. I have to say i'm quite underwhelmed with the upgrade. Google navigation is nice but does lag a little. I have to admit my hero does not appear much snappier than when it was running 1.5. On the plus side I don't have to see the annoying tmobile logo when the phone boots up.

CyberWalrus,
I'm not sure I understand AOSP? You mean it is a choice to not include those features?
You mentioned an app called "Navigator." I don't see that anywhere.

clobber said:
CyberWalrus,
I'm not sure I understand AOSP? You mean it is a choice to not include those features?
You mentioned an app called "Navigator." I don't see that anywhere.
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stock, unmodified, pure android. The one that the nexus one, the G1, and the magic run. Gallery and Car home are features of AOSP android
HTC roms have HTC sense android. they dont have gallery 3d because htc presumably thinks its own "photos" app is better.
I am running villain 12, rather than the stock htc rom, so I have gallery 3d ported over anyway.
But the navigator app may be from the desire, and therefore only available on custom roms.

Seriously none of you are freaked out by the new bootscreen...
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It scares me!

Can anyone help me with issue 4? How do I use voice input for any text box?

AFAIK you can choose it as a keyboard type.
settings -> locale&text -> Touch Input -> keyboard types
But I think there is a button on the keyboard, which is to change settings. You could use that to change keyboard type.

But none of the keyboard types are "voice" or anything like that.

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But none of the keyboard types are "voice" or anything like that.
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I seem to remember that was one of the things that HTC were leaving out of their roms. Not sure if anyone on 2.1 on any htc handsets has it.
There may be an apk kicking around for it , but again, this is from a distant memory since it wasn't relevant for me as 2.anything was a distant dream for me at the time.

strider96 said:
Seriously none of you are freaked out by the new bootscreen...
It scares me!
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What boot screen is that? Where can I download the full version? Also, the bear seems to be a small mod right? Where can I get the original version?
You people looking for voice input in every textbox, you can install the HTC_IME Mod for that, it has the voice input button.
I'm also looking for the Navigation app, can't find it anywhere... Suggestions?

Sorry about the double post...

Nazgulled you know what that bear stands for, right?
I suggest you not to put that onto your phone...

Not really, what does it mean?
But what about the original, without the bear?

He is called a Pedobear.
But DO NOT google it at work.

wywywywy said:
He is called a Pedobear.
But DO NOT google it at work.
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Where can I find the original boot animation without the bear?

there's no keyboard calibration on my Asian Hero. email HTC support to check why and I was informed that this was really meant and no reason was given why it was removed. now i'm wondering how I can recalibrate my keyboard

Keyboard in browser + landscape mode = problem

Hi,
I'm almost in love with my GSII despite the fact that the keyboard is taking too much place on the screen when I'm writing a SMS or a simple message...
I encounter a "serious" problem with my GSII when I was writing an answer in a forum, I couldn't see what I was writing, there was no focus on the written line :
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At this time the copy-paste and the pinch to zoom are becoming inaccurate, if I want to re-focus in the good area, as soon as I tap another word, the screen moves down automatically :
Same problem in Dophin HD or whatever keyboard installed.
Very... very annoying.
Did you noticed this too ?
Thanx

Up please. I need to know if the problem is software or...

I have to say I find this very, very annoying as well. It's not super terrible in the stock browser, but I'm using Firefox and I can't even see the text window. Also, I'm getting weird behavior in Firefox. At least in the xda forums, nothing gets inserted into the text box as I type. Gonna try a restart to see if that helps. In my screenshot, I've got XT9 on. With it off it's only marginally better.

Tanx.
Yeah the notification tab is too big. If you can't see what you are writing in a such big screen, what's the point??? Samsung screwed up big time on this, never had that problem with other Android phones.
Hope they release a fix for this quickly or maybe the new firmwares already solve the problem but I'm waiting for official ones.

Probably my major annoyance with the phone. Often you have to guess what you're typing because as soon as you start typing the text goes up out of sight in some places like forums and such.

guest member said:
Probably my major annoyance with the phone. Often you have to guess what you're typing because as soon as you start typing the text goes up out of sight in some places like forums and such.
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Did you get the latest firmwares ?

Well, slightly annoying, but when typing (forums, logins, etc.) I hold it in portrait mode ...............

Yeah you right, but I randomly encounter the same problem in portrait mode... Plus in this mode, it becomes more difficult, for me, to read cause I have a bad sight.
We clearly have a super-phone here but problems like this shouldn't exist

I noticed this too, and I use Dolphin HD.
Very very annoying
Text editing in Android is just bad overall... needs to be fixed

It seems that we are only a few to be really annoyed by this problem... up !

I'm glad I'm used to typing in portrait mode. Landscape makes me slower, actually. I got in luck with this one..
Receiving my SGS2 this afternoon! (finally.. wasn't home on friday)

Up people ! Feedback needed !

My biggest annoyance with the keyboard is that the spacebar is too short, I keep hitting the full stop, which is a pain in the arse!!
Loving swype though.

Try HTC_IME_hi22 it will let you type and see where you are typing and doesn't take up as much room as the stock keyboard, plus, it has lots of settings to personalise it, I think you will like it.

Why don't you use preinstalled Swype Keyboard?

Use smartkeyboard from market. Its the first thing I install in any phone.

I'm already using smartkeyboard but keyboard isn't the real problem I think.

I use Swiftkey, and yes this problem is very annoying. What's worse though is I find tapping your sentence to place the cursor at a specific point utterly hit and miss. It's really, really hard to get it where you want it.
This might just be a problem with the forum I use the most (whirlpool), but it's bloody annoying.
I have to say, the iPhone is way ahead when it comes to placing the cursor where you want it. I'm hanging for a mod that uses the little magnifying glass thing that the iPhone has.

trs020382 said:
My biggest annoyance with the keyboard is that the spacebar is too short, I keep hitting the full stop, which is a pain in the arse!!
Loving swype though.
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As the OP said, download smart keyboard
It lets you customize the keyboard however you'd like (well, almost)
In your case, you can make the spacebar bigger

Stock Keyboard: Long Press for Numbers

I'm sure i'm missing something here..
I can't get my Nexus 7 stock keyboard (stock OTA 4.1.1) to longpress the top row and get numbers... eg: Longpress 'Q' to get '1'.
It doesn't show the small numbers on top of the keys either.
Have tried changing some setting, I also tried changing keyboard language but nothing :/
My nexus S is updated with Jellybean (stock OTA 4.1) and it does work.
Anyone got the same issue?
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I think you need the AOSP keyboard?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwyLDEsImplbGx5YmVhbmtleWJvYXJkLmYuZyJd

The stock keyboard does not have that ability. You will need to use another keyboard. Most do including Swype etc...

krelvinaz said:
The stock keyboard does not have that ability. You will need to use another keyboard. Most do including Swype etc...
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thanks for quick reply
i still don't understand why the tablet stock keyboard does not have that functionality... is there any specific reason why they would take that option off?

It just doesnt.
Not sure who would answer that or provide you with an answer you would accept... Just get another keyboard, there are many to choose from.
Via my HTC Rezound

https://plus.google.com/106855304824120284695/posts/BKDjRsb4Dqq
This one is for you

Actually the standard keyboard has this feature, but only in the 360px layout (thats why it works on your Nexus S). In tablet layouts (600px, 768px) the number shortcuts are available in English, but not in other languages (e.g. German).
This is somewhere in the middle between a bug and sloppy design on Googles behalf.

4.2 Keyboard
Now if someone can fix the 4.2 Keyboard to work with long press for numbers I'd be really happy. Swype Keyboard sucks compared to the new 4.2 keyboard.

Bump... Seems I can't get the old fix to work... and I liked it so much! Definitely a fail on Google's behalf.

Found this after starting my own thread, sigh. I see that the stock keyboard in the CM Roms for the fire have this but not the Nexus 7. Is this because the two devices are on either side of the resolution threshold?
Peterb
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

This is so disappointing. The keyboard is one of my most favorite things about my galaxy nexus. All inclusive, from the gesture typing to the long-press for numbers. To me, it's flawless. But now that I've got a Nexus 7, and I have to hit another button just to switch between alpha to numeric? It's like using an iphone! Disturbing!
So this is a bump. Seeking out other threads and solutions. I mean, I could install another keyboard, but.....no. The 4.2.x keyboard experience is just too fantastic without this flaw.

Subversion said:
This is so disappointing. The keyboard is one of my most favorite things about my galaxy nexus. All inclusive, from the gesture typing to the long-press for numbers. To me, it's flawless. But now that I've got a Nexus 7, and I have to hit another button just to switch between alpha to numeric? It's like using an iphone! Disturbing!
So this is a bump. Seeking out other threads and solutions. I mean, I could install another keyboard, but.....no. The 4.2.x keyboard experience is just too fantastic without this flaw.
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Don't know if this trick is known to everyone already but you can actually long press a key for a number. Just long press and hold the number key "?123" then slide through the number you like then let go and voila you have a number and you'll be back to letters again - similar to an iphone keyboard in a way

The MoDaCo ROM has a patched keyboard with the longpress enabled.

cezzarmicu said:
Don't know if this trick is known to everyone already but you can actually long press a key for a number. Just long press and hold the number key "?123" then slide through the number you like then let go and voila you have a number and you'll be back to letters again - similar to an iphone keyboard in a way
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Oops, I misread what you were saying. Nice tip, actually. I just wish it worked the way I previously expected, because I'm not a fan of your (valid) method.
Didn't know that about the iphone keyboard either. Now my work iphone is moderately less unpleasant.
Thanks.

Touch screen input lagg...

This phone is driving me nuts.... I've been using this device since 2 months now and it is extremely annoying. You just can't play any bloody games that require you to react in a very short time... The taps register very late. For example, It's impossible to use SwiftKey or swipe keyboard because if you swipe too fast it will miss a few letters and predict the wrong word.
Any custom ROMs or kernels that may fix this? Sd835 is useless if I just have to play tic tac toe..

Android P fixes it entirely, that was a huge issue I had with the phone as well. I don't notice any lag at all now.

crixley said:
Android P fixes it entirely, that was a huge issue I had with the phone as well. I don't notice any lag at all now.
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Hey sir thanks again for helping me with my rebooting issues... Essential checked the logs and I'm sending in under warranty. It did get better with your tips though . on this note, why does P still not have an option to reboot into the other sides partition? It would make restoring much simpler because you could do it without a computer. Is there a wat to reboot into the other partition without one?

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Hey sir thanks again for helping me with my rebooting issues... Essential checked the logs and I'm sending in under warranty. It did get better with your tips though . on this note, why does P still not have an option to reboot into the other sides partition? It would make restoring much simpler because you could do it without a computer. Is there a wat to reboot into the other partition without one?
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Anytime!
Glad I could help to some degree.
I'm not sure any phone with an A/B partition has that option, unless I'm mistaken. That is really there for system use only, not for those looking to tinker.

I have the ph-1 since one week and I have the exact same problem. Swiftkey or Gboard with swipe gesture typing is absolutly impossible to use with this phone! It drives me crazy since 90% what I do with a phone is writing text messages in Whatsapp. I am using Swiftkey since my Galaxy S2 and I had a couple of low class phones since then. None had this problem. I cannot confirm Android P fixes it. Any other ideas/fixes/custom roms that address this issue?

Same problem here. This phone drives me crazy -.- i can't use swiftkey and swift.
Here a touch screen test. Left screenshot is the essential phone, right one is my xiaomi redmi note 4.
And what happens if i try to write "this is a test" three times.
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I need a fix for this, isn't there any custom rom or kernel or whatever that fix this?
I'm using the official android p version.

This is a test
This is a test
This is a test
All with gboard swipe, all first time
This is a test this is a test this is a test this is a test
And again.
Maybe you have a faulty digitiser?

kboya said:
This is a test
This is a test
This is a test
All with gboard swipe, all first time
This is a test this is a test this is a test this is a test
And again.
Maybe you have a faulty digitiser?
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could you download the "touch screen test" app and post a screenshot, how it looks like on your phone?
Would be great, thanks!

As requested

I contacted essential supported they told me following:
There are a couple of settings available to fine tune how the screen responds to touches (and scrolling) that you can customize for your own preferences and might have an impact on what you have noticed when using swipe gestures on the keyboard. These are in Developer Options in Settings. If you haven't enabled this menu, these instructions will make it available:
In the Settings menu, scroll down and tap on the System menu.
In the System menu, tap About phone.
Scroll down until you see "Build number" at the bottom of the menu.
Tap the "Build number" 8 times in a row.
After 8 consecutive taps, a message will pop up alerting you that Developer Options has been enabled.
Developer Options can now be found in Settings > System
Once we've enabled Developer options, I would suggest disabling "Grip Rejection" and testing to confirm if that helps with the touch responsiveness issues that you are noticing. Also in this menu, you will find the option for "Touch Sensitivity", if you are noticing issues when scrolling, you can experiment with other values to see what works best for you. The higher the number, the screen will be more sensitive to touch but you could notice more "jitter" when scrolling.
Also, if you are using a screen protector (or left the protective plastic on the device), it can impact how the device responds to touch, so I would recommend removing it and re-testing if none of these settings result in an improvement.
Because Android 9 Pie has just been released, it is also possible that specific apps haven't been optimized for this OS, so I would also recommend reaching out to the developer to provide the feedback that you have noticed in case some improvements can be made in a future update.
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At first I thought it would be better. But when using Swiftkey longer I still miss words due inaccuracy. Does it help you guys in any way?

Thanks kboya!
@br3ak
i already tried this too but it didnt help in any way.