For some reason, MS Precision drivers have explicity removed this setting, which is normal with pretty much all drivers prior. The scrolling is super slow, and is "locked" to match the scale of the page to feel like pushing a paper upwards. And the registry edit to change friction only modifies flick, not scaling sensitivity. Is there no way to mod this at all? Would seem like a huge oversight if this was forgotten.
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i've searched for ways to open up other rotation angles as well as autorotation for any and all apps under the sun. most people suggest bsbtweaks and it really does do the job, but only rotates to the allowed 270degrees angle (thats -90degrees). effectively, it just adds the window class to the list of window classes that the built in HTC g-sensor mechanism will give respect to.
so i looked some more and found "changescreen" to fit the bill. after setting up exceptions, it works quite well to allow all other applications (except for the exceptions which include sense) to rotate to 90degrees, 180degrees (this looks way cool some times!), and the usual 270degrees.
HOWEVER, the point of this new thread is to discuss something that seems to be quite an attractive option if it can be made to work 100%. i've noticed that the onscreen landscape keyboard is MUCH more usable in the 90degrees rotation. this is because those damned cursor keys take up 0.5 inch of space that is balanced out by the hardware keys on the other side, thus placing the rest of the keyboard SQUARELY in the middle of your thumbs! contrast this with the experience on the default 270degrees rotation where the cursor keys and hardware keys end up on the same side, forcing the user to stretch out the right hand thumb to reach the middle of the keyboard.
the amazing thing is that keyboard really works 99% properly in the 90degrees orientation. the 1% catch? the little preview squares that appear while tapping a key seem to be using a buggy rotation matrix when the screen is in this angle! effectively, this makes the preview squares upside down and on the wrong side of the center line of the keyboard!
so for me, TWO things would make life much sweeter on the HD2:
1. keyboard preview squares should appear right side up and on the correct area near the tapped key in 90degree rotation.
2. i would also like to DISABLE the 270degree rotation altogether and force the HTC g-sensor mechanism to think that the 90degree rotation is DEFAULT. i know i can achieve this partially using "changescreen" but sense will still rotate ONLY in the 270degree direction in the album and music tab. with this tweak, one can rely on the built in mechanism and also be able to enjoy the keyboard in the more comfortable 90degree rotation.
any 1337 h4x0r222 with some 1337 suggestions/tweaks?
some updates...
first, there is another anomaly i didn't notice before pertaining to the thumb friendly scroller that pops up when touching a scroll bar. this popup scroller is also being drawn upside down and on the wrong side of the screen in 90degree rotation.
other updates include:
1. tried toggling HKLM\System\GDI\Rotation\LandscapeMode from 0 to 4, followed by soft reset, no joy!
2. tried toggling HKLM\System\GDI\Rotation\LandscapeFixed from 1 to 0, followed by soft reset...the right handed and left handed options in Screen under Settings->System become available but the g-sensor autorotate doesn't seem to respect the choice set here, so no joy!
Ok, this new update is annoying. I like to scroll the way it was before 3.2. To scroll down, you move your fingers down and vice versa. This was logical for me. Why did ASUS invert them, it pisses me off. At least if you do, provide a freaking option to change in your settings. Reminds me of Apple, my way or no way.
I hope there is a way to revert back the way it was through root or a script. Any body got any ideas?
I've seen a few people say this, I don't get it. My biggest complaint with the TF when I got it was the messed up reverse scrolling, to me it was completely backwards, I love the fact that with this update the screen moves exactely like it would if it was real. Try this, place a piece of paper on your desk and lightly drag your finger down, the paper follows your finger it doesn't scroll up I do agree that it should be something you can set though, it would make it a nicer experience for everyone. The same with the new mouse pointer, I don't understand the thought behind changing it but let's make it user selectable.
it's just like the default setting in OSX 10.7, it's extremely annoying when you're not physically interacting with the screen, because it IS backwards to what a desktop/laptop experience has been for years now.
options are key though, why companies feel they need to change core interactions without a way for people to choose to go back to the normal way things are done is beyond me.
adiliyo said:
options are key though, why companies feel they need to change core interactions without a way for people to choose to go back to the normal way things are done is beyond me.
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This. If you're going to screw with something so core to the use of the device, at least give people an option to change it.
The thing I find most annoying about it is how close together my fingers have to be in order to register as a scrolling gesture. If I have any space between them, it thinks I'm trying to zoom, which is ridiculous. Finger spacing was not an issue before the update. I think I would be ok with the scrolling mechanic if they allowed me to disable pinch-to-zoom in the browser. If anyone finds a solution, please post!
the pinch to zoom hardly even works properly, it only zooms a little bit
So this is really noticeable when Im viewing documents in Adobe Reader and trying to move the screen to a specific point or drag the slider to a specific page. When removing my finger from the screen it always registers as a slight motion and sets me off several pages (In a 1000 pg text book) or moves the page from where I wanted to position it.
I have SGS Touchscreen booster on CM9 under Super Optimized but I am trying to get rid of that little motion when lifting your finger up. I know its like that for most Android devices though so I suspect there's not too much to do about it, but iDevices do handle that pretty well in comparison.
I keep reading on here that the S Pen is meant to be pressure sensitive.
Well, on mine if I lightly stroke it across the screen nothing appears. Sometimes the line may start about 3 cms across, which is pretty useless.
I have to apply quite a bit of pressure to draw a line or write, which totally defeats the purpose of the so called pressure sensitivity.
Is there any way of testing this out fully?
Get the exact S-Pen pressure live value
I don't know if you can apply this on default ROM, but on all ICS custom ROMs i tried so far, there is an option:
Enable:
Settings > Developer options > Pointer location
Now you will see a crosshair showing the position if you touch by finger or by S-Pen. In the upper end of your screen you'll notice a transparent bar, showing some numbers. The far right one "Size: " is just for finger actions, which will meausre the size of the finger/surface you put on the screen. One number left "Prs:" means pressure. You will notice, that you can slightly press with your S-Pen and vary the pressure value from 0.01 to 2.5
All apps which recognizes this number are so-called "S-Pen pressure sensitive".
The thing I've noticed is that neither S-Memo nor any 3rd party S-Pen compatible app will resolve this number to more than two different pressure levels:
low pressure, high pressure. At least S-Memo, FreeNote, SuperNote, Jotter and Infinite Paint do only differ in these two modes. So a line can be thick or thin, but nothing between. That's NOT what I expect of those apps! They can read the pressure value out by the API, so why don't they resolve the value completely?
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Code:
if (pressure<1.0) {line.thin} else if (pressure>=1.0) {line.thick}
isn't cool!
Noticed the same thing here.
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You will notice, that you can slightly press with your S-Pen and vary the pressure value from 0.01 to 2.5
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Very interesting because I always thought the Note was "technically" limited to 2 pressure levels, but apparently it's not. Now, which apps (note taking, drawin aps) take advantage of the true range of pressure levels ? It would be nice to know.
Papyrus seems to work better and recognise pressure more. Convinced it works correctly after using that.
underlines said:
I don't know if you can apply this on default ROM, but on all ICS custom ROMs i tried so far, there is an option:
Enable:
Settings > Developer options > Pointer location
Now you will see a crosshair showing the position if you touch by finger or by S-Pen. In the upper end of your screen you'll notice a transparent bar, showing some numbers. The far right one "Size: " is just for finger actions, which will meausre the size of the finger/surface you put on the screen. One number left "Prs:" means pressure. You will notice, that you can slightly press with your S-Pen and vary the pressure value from 0.01 to 2.5
All apps which recognizes this number are so-called "S-Pen pressure sensitive".
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I can also see this (using midnote1.0), very interesting. However I can only get it to go from 0.0 up to approx 0.80.... I am not comfortable to press any harder with the s-pen, for fear of breaking it.
edit- it is also interesting to note that when using your finger, the pressure reading is dependent on the area of your finger touching the screen....whereas when using the s-pen it is dependent on the true pressure applied.
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Papyrus seems to work better and recognise pressure more. Convinced it works correctly after using that.
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+1, works better than the standard s-memo app.
So coming from a iPhone 6 plus, there are one thing that I miss about the Apple The fact that I could type heaps faster on the touchscreen while even if I tried countless 3rd party keyboards (Swiftkey, Google Keyboard, Ect...) but I recently downloaded the "SGS Touchscreen Booster from the Google play store. No root is needed for this app.
My current settings are: <recommend using the s-pen to get the exact value>
Sensitivity* 80
Duration to register touch* 0
Minimum motion* 0
Motion filter* 70
Multi-touch points* 5
{check} Start service on boot
There should be a huge decrease in the lag that the keyboard from the inputs.
Feel free to share your own settings, as these were the ones I got from a random blog and it seems to work great on my phone.
Thanks for recommending this app! I found when I typed really fast the keyboard struggles to keep up and would as a result somehow replicate some words I type. So far it hasn't happened after installing this and the keyboard seems to register a lot faster!
There is also a higher-sensitivity mode built in for when wearing gloves etc...
Settings > Display and wallpaper > Increase touch sensitivity
I haven't tested it for more than a couple of minutes but it did seem to make a difference
Near the bottom of the app window, it states that "*Less value means more sensitivity". You're suggesting changing sensitivity from default value of 40 to 80 meaning reducing sensitivity. It doesn't make any sense here. The only settings reducing the keyboard lag seem to be duration to register and minimum motion settings. Someone correct me if I am wrong please?
I've actually had a lot of success using the Fleksy keyboard. I haven't been able to text without looking at the phone in so long. It's a breath of fresh air.
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I've tried this but when on the phone wakes up in my pocket and dings as the screenew constantly tries to unlock as I'm walking
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Near the bottom of the app window, it states that "*Less value means more sensitivity". You're suggesting changing sensitivity from default value of 40 to 80 meaning reducing sensitivity. It doesn't make any sense here. The only settings reducing the keyboard lag seem to be duration to register and minimum motion settings. Someone correct me if I am wrong please?
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Yeah I noticed that, I assumed it was to balance out all the other settings that you have changed. I feels great to me actually. As the optimized/super optimized presets seem to jittery to me. Well its just my preference to go with these settings, as I found them on a online blog and worked flawless with me.