I've noticed a funny bug in Touch Pro official ROM.
When I open hardware keyboard and start calendar, switch it to "Day" view, choose right time and just start typing, firs letter appears twice. If I open "New appointment", or hit enter on selcted time, there's no problem.
Anyone noticed same thing?
Anyone knows a cure?
I can't even call it a problem, but just funny thing...
Yup, same problem here, I noticed it last week when I first started putting in some appointments...
I guess it is a bug, not a major one, more of an inconvienience... Hopefully HTC will fix this when they release a new ROM update...
I wonder if Diamond users have the same bug??
Diamond has no hardware keyboard!!!
Weird, mine is doing something pretty odd too but different to yours. Here's what happens to me:
1. Open keyboard, the 8 icons appear.
2. Hit calendar and the calendar opens in the "timeline" view (not sure what it's called).
3. Hit day to get the one hour slots listed vertically.
4. Select a time or a range (ie multiple slots).
5. Start typing and then hit enter (I assume you have to hit enter to commit your entry).
After I hit enter at step 5 I get the usual looking "New Appointment" type window BUT with only the first character of the word/string I typed in before I hit enter. You can either cancel or ok this (it makes not difference to the bug, but obviously it will cancel or commit the appointment depending on what you do). Then another New Appointment window appears, now with the 2nd character of the string I typed in. Cancel or ok this, then another New Appointment window appears, with the 3rd character of the string I entered. So on and so forth until all the characters have been used up. For example if I tried to enter "Doctor", I would see a New Appointment window for each of the letters D, o, c, t, o and r.
WTF
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first of all happy holidays and new year to every body
my problem here is that when ever i press the 8 button on dial pad or the keyboard is mapping M,N,O besides T,U,V on the smart dial i have search everywhere but no been able to find anything.
for example if i want to find some one on my contacts called Valle i will type 8 for V, 2 for A 5 two times for LL, and 3 for E. but when I type the first number which is the 8 the phone shows me all my contacts that start with the letters N,M,O as I was pressing the 6.
PD: every other number is working all right
i think is probably a registry issue but not sure
On my AT&T Tilt, I have recently found the on screen keyboard popping up every time I enter a text field. It's particularly annoing since it pops up at every field. For example, it comes up when I move to the username field on a page, I turn it off, then when I move to the password field it pops up again. I don't believe this was happening until a couple of days ago. Since I use the hardware keyboard most of the time, I have no desire for the onscreen keyboard to pop up and take up screen space.
Is there a way to stop the onscreen keyboard from automatically opening whenever I move to a text field?
gai-jin said:
On my AT&T Tilt, I have recently found the on screen keyboard popping up every time I enter a text field. It's particularly annoing since it pops up at every field. For example, it comes up when I move to the username field on a page, I turn it off, then when I move to the password field it pops up again. I don't believe this was happening until a couple of days ago. Since I use the hardware keyboard most of the time, I have no desire for the onscreen keyboard to pop up and take up screen space.
Is there a way to stop the onscreen keyboard from automatically opening whenever I move to a text field?
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use null keyboards; see my related roundup at http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=368895
Note that it's pre-WM5 only and I can't guarantee all titles are compatible with WM5+.
just checked the link; PPCT's server is down now. Here's a cross-copy: http://pocketpcmag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18616
Thanks, I'll give that a try! It
seems rather sad to me that Windows Mobile doesn't have a way built in to tell it not to show the onscreen kb unless you ask for it. Especially on devices like the kaiser with built in hardware keyboards.
I've disabled all of the auto-correct and suggestion SIP options on the TP and that works great, HOWEVER (heh, heh)...
Is there any way to turn off that annoying "what-you're-typing-preview" that always appears on-screen as you type? It is such a waste of screen real estate.
Do you know what I mean? I'll explain...
For example:
Code:
PREVIEW STYLE 1
1. Start a new text message.
2. Pop out your physical keyboard
3. Start typing!
You will see what you type appear in a little "preview window" at the bottom of your screen.
Now here's the REALLY annoying one...
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PREVIEW STYLE 2
1. Open an existing SMS message (threaded view)
2. Pop out your physical keyboard
3. Start typing...
You will see the preview appear *above* your text this time. Even MORE annoying since it's taking up real estate in the typing area this time around.
I've been scrounging for a solution to this and really hope one exists.
Thanks for everything, guys!
press ctrl + space and choose abc
Thank-you VERY MUCH, Brendo!
I thought that I had already done this but I realize now that it was probably in my dreams.
(YES -- I dream about my TP -- don't lie -- YOU DO, TOO!!!).
Lol.
Take care.
Hi Guys, probably very silly of me, but 'choose abc'. Do we have a 'abc' button? I can't seem to find out what you mean with this. Also pressing cntrl + space and typing abc does nothing (obviously). Help me. I also find the typing preview window quite annoying, especially since I have been so happy to be able to turn the auto correct options off.
It can be found on the SIP - pop up keyboard, providing you have "full keyboard", phone keyboard etc selected and not the windows default keyboard. You will see a button marked ABC->T9. Make sure T9 is not selected.
Gee thnx ardsar, this was clear and worked. Indeed I had to change the layout of my pop up keyboard, as I hardly ever use it and had it in the default keyboard mode.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU (yes, I'm shouting )
If there was anything that pissed me off on this phone, it was the goddamn useless preview!
Why do they expect that you're a retard, if you bought HTC phone? I thought these phones were for smart people
That's kool that it will take the dialog away but while I'm in programs it still types the letters in the background and causes them to skip. Is there any way to disable the typing of keys in the background while still reading the keystrokes. Let's say I'm using PocketNES while I'm in the game it reads the hardware keyboard as typing letters when I'm not trying to type any message. I would just like to use the letters as buttons instead. Hopefully someone has found a solution to the problem!
I find selecting and copying text very difficult.
For example, from calendar. Which by the way I have to "edit" because you can't dial a phone number from a calendar. ( Seriously google are you just kidding around with that by the way? )
Mainly the selecting part.
I find this impossible to do easily, takes multiple tries because of not getting the cursor positions right, and I don't think it's just me.
Here is my workflow. Can anyone see what I am doing wrong?
1. First, the keyboard takes up half the screen so now I'm left with only about 5 lines of text so I have to scroll around the meeting text entry to field to find the text I want to select. ( If I hide the keyboard with downswipe or other method it does not come back! )
2. When you find the text you want say a phone number 1-752-555-5234 I try to touch immediately before the 1, but as soon as I touch the screen, the entire field scrolls to the bottom.
3. Now I have to repeat step 1
4. I seem to have to do steps 1 to 3 twice for some reason (not kidding) it does not seem to give me the vertical cursor hairline (calling it a hairs width thickness is being generous ) the first time.
5. Now, I will have the cursor correctly at 1. Because if I am one digit off, I have to repeat steps 1 through 4 until I get it correctly positioned.
6. Now, long press on screen, choose select text.
7. Now repeat steps 1, 3 and 4 (skipping 2) until get the cursor at the correct ending position.
8. Once this is done, which for me can take up to several minutes to do, I can easily copy and paste the text.
If you've used an iPhone or even Windows Mobile 6.x you know how hard it is to understand that google failed so miserably at this.
bwolmarans said:
I find selecting and copying text very difficult.
For example, from calendar. Which by the way I have to "edit" because you can't dial a phone number from a calendar. ( Seriously google are you just kidding around with that by the way? )
Mainly the selecting part.
I find this impossible to do easily, takes multiple tries because of not getting the cursor positions right, and I don't think it's just me.
Here is my workflow. Can anyone see what I am doing wrong?
1. First, the keyboard takes up half the screen so now I'm left with only about 5 lines of text so I have to scroll around the meeting text entry to field to find the text I want to select. ( If I hide the keyboard with downswipe or other method it does not come back! )
2. When you find the text you want say a phone number 1-752-555-5234 I try to touch immediately before the 1, but as soon as I touch the screen, the entire field scrolls to the bottom.
3. Now I have to repeat step 1
4. I seem to have to do steps 1 to 3 twice for some reason (not kidding) it does not seem to give me the vertical cursor hairline (calling it a hairs width thickness is being generous ) the first time.
5. Now, I will have the cursor correctly at 1. Because if I am one digit off, I have to repeat steps 1 through 4 until I get it correctly positioned.
6. Now, long press on screen, choose select text.
7. Now repeat steps 1, 3 and 4 (skipping 2) until get the cursor at the correct ending position.
8. Once this is done, which for me can take up to several minutes to do, I can easily copy and paste the text.
If you've used an iPhone or even Windows Mobile 6.x you know how hard it is to understand that google failed so miserably at this.
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While I admit copying/pasting does not seem particularly easy on our phones, the Calendar app we have is NOT the stock Android one so you should actually aim your criticism at Samsung. Same with the Messaging app (Samsung's work, not Google's). I'm slightly more used to the iPhone long press technique and it's magnifying glass technique, but I'm sure it's something they'll (they being Samsung) will attempt to improve
if you are using the Samsung keboard. Long press the 123? key, that will take you to an editing menu.
cesierra said:
if you are using the Samsung keboard. Long press the 123? key, that will take you to an editing menu.
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This works on the swype keyboard as well; swipe your finger to the right from the info button to the SYM button and it brings up a selection keyboard. Very useful
-deuX`
cesierra said:
if you are using the Samsung keboard. Long press the 123? key, that will take you to an editing menu.
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And your point is? Have you ever tried selecting test with that? Clearly not.
EDIT: My Bad. THANK YOU, Cesierra.
With a little practice that works great. For those who are curious, it works. It positions the cursor start position at the bottom of the calendar entry. From there you can up-arrow to position the cursor exactly where you want, then selection is easy. A very good kludge as kludges go, I am impressed.
you are welcome
Thank you cesierra/deuX!
I learned something new here.
I really like it when someones first post is a helpful one
deuX` said:
This works on the swype keyboard as well; swipe your finger to the right from the info button to the SYM button and it brings up a selection keyboard. Very useful
-deuX`
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Cool thanks for sharing... never knew that!
I'm not sure why this happens this way but just about every time I go to compose a new SMS, as soon as I start to type in the main text field, it puts up the 'select' cursor which is the little blue box that hangs over the 'W' key on the keyboard.
If I need to start typing and the first word starts with a W, I have to wait about 5 seconds for this cursor to disappear so I can then hit the letter. How the hell do I remove this and stop it from happening? I'm not sure what to look for in the settings but as of yet haven't seen anything. I'm on the latest version and it's been happening for the past few revisions.
Oh and I'm using Smart Keyboard Pro if it's possibly a keyboard issue and not the fault of Go SMS Pro itself.
[EDIT] I think the problem is that when I go to compose a new message, the cursor is blinking in the field to type but my keyboard isn't on the screen. When I click the field to get the keyboard to pop up, then it brings up the cursor which you'd normally see if you want to select text and/or past something from the clipboard. I just tested in Dolphin HD and this doesn't happen this way as the keyboard presents itself as soon as I click in the url field.