I tend to use characters (especially >, <, ^ etc) which I can't find on the keyboard on my desire.
I used SlideIT, and they were there on that keyboard. But then the trial ran out, so I went back to using the regular one, and I'm really missing them.
Is there something I'm missing, or is the basic keyboard really just missing certain characters?
I did have a bit of a search, and I also googled it, but can't find anything to answer this.
Is there another keyboard I could use, which isn't just a trial that will expire on me?
Cheers
you can find the characters you need in the default keyboard if, after pressing the numbers/symbols tab '12#', you press the '1/2' button to the left of the space tab.
Thank you Never even noticed that button *facepalm*
And where can I find the § symbol?
I read the thread about Swype tap-hold issues with interest. I experienced the same thing... tap and hold simply does not work reliably.
In addition to that issue, I found another problem with the stock Swype on the HD2:
In some editing situations -- notably including the SMS composer -- certain operations on the text don't work. Two examples:
* Double-tapping a word to bring up the word list doesn't do anything.
* Many of the controls on the edit keyboard don't do anything, e.g., Select All
(I know some of these sorta kinda have workarounds but they're not as convenient as the normal way Swype is supposed to work.)
Looks like Swype only works properly with the standard Windows edit control, and specialized edit controls like the one HTC uses in the SMS composer foul it up.
For these reasons, basically I find the current stock version of Swype to not fulfill its promise, and for me it's unusable. Back to XT9!
Hi,
Ive searched but there are so many sms issues different to my current one.
Every now and then when i try to write a sms, calendar entry or just use the keyboard in general, when you tap on the screen where you can normally type the keyboard does not appear.
My only solution until now is a soft reset but its annoying the crap out of me.
Im sure its one of my programs installed but hard to pinpoint as its so irregular.
Using keyboards Swype, Touchpal and SlideIT.
There is no pattern, happens regardless of what keyboard i decide to use.
Stock 1.48 rom, any ideas.
Has this happened to anyone else.
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
After updating to 7.1 beta I've noticed a weird bug(?) with google keyboard.
When writing in Swedish 95% of the words that contains the letter ä will not be suggested correctly, but instead treats it as a mistake and corrects to something completely else. Especially noticeable when swiping, the text becomes close to gibberish with random words.
Some examples: Writing "här" corrects to "har" (notice that the letter a is on the other side of the keyboard compared to ä). Swiping the word "bälte" becomes "vår".
I've tried re-downloading the Swedish suggestions, resetting app data, removing my synced library (there goes my saved words, hurray) and tried removing English suggestions. Nothing works.
Video showcasing the problem (google photos)