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S730 Keyboard Layout onto S710

Does anyone know how to change the keyboard layout on the Vox/S710 to match the S730.
E.g. Shift the top row of letters (QWERTYUIOP.) to (.QWERTYUIOP) so that typing is more natural?
Hope that makes sense! Any help greatly appreciated.

Hmm... My Vox comes with .QWERTY layout. Anyway, I think you should change the locale in system registry. Try this key (make sure you've created a registry backup first):
HKLM\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\KEYBD
Set the value "CurLang" to 0x409 (1049) and reboot the phone. That will probably shift your layout.

wont this just complicate things as ur keys will be messed up. so the letters will be:
.qwertyuiop
but the buttons on the actual keyboard will say:
qwertyuiop.
way more trouble than its worth

Maybe... but I keep making mistakes when typing, as I'm assuming that the keyboard layout is as per a normal keyboard (or Hermes, which is what I used before).
The fix works nicely - for the top row.
But...
Now the number keys are not 'aligned', as per the layout on the keyboard. Is there a way to move these - bearing in mind that the numbers are used using the 'fn' lock?

You might want to try creating your custom layout. With AEKMap you can do most anything with hardware keys. Here it is.
It would take a lot of time to create a layout from scratch, so I suggest using my (Roan) or other people's layouts as templates.
Hope this helps.

Sounds like it's more trouble than it's worth. Depends on how much your personal (or work?) time is valued at I guess..
Just deal with it and get used to the keys. I'd expect it to be different to your Hermes, it's a different phone!

CM 6.1 keyboard

Is remapping a single key a difficult thing to do, for you smart dudes?
I don't use the voice key at all. Can that key be remapped to a right arrow key? I don't miss or need all of the arrow keys but having a way to move the cursor to the right would really make editting a multi-line message much easier. I can use the backspace to move it left and just retype the letters but moving right would be oh so nice.
(I'm not a complete noob but my programming kung fu is still lacking compared to a lot of you...)

bump bump b.. (for min char requirement)

Taking a shot in the dark but I am guessing you would need to modify the keyboard.apk(?) .. or add a new keyboard with this mod done.
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You can always just modify the keyboard 'theme' and replace the key you want with a right arrow. It wouldn't work but it would look the way you want it to.

[Q] Bluetooth Keyboard Choices - Genius or Sony

Hi,
I am looking for a bluetooth keyboard that could bring along with me on the road in case I need to work out of office. Usually I'll need to use native email client, remote access through RDP for general OA tasks.
Anyone tried any of the bluebooth keyboards below, and could share with me about the user experience?
Genius LuxePad A9000
Sony Tablet S Bluetooth Keyboard
Thanks
F810

Very interesting. I also need a bluetooth keyboard for my galaxy tab 7300.
I have a question, does these keyboards support multi-language support?
What layout uses the bluetooth keyboard, its own, or system?

zmagas1 said:
Very interesting. I also need a bluetooth keyboard for my galaxy tab 7300.
I have a question, does these keyboards support multi-language support?
What layout uses the bluetooth keyboard, its own, or system?
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The Samsung input method seems to "fix" some of the mappings. For example it allows the swedish ÅÄÖ to be typed on a swedish bluetooth (or USB) keyboard but not everything is mapped correctly. Also the CTRL and ALT keys are not working for me when the Samsung Input method is used.
I do not know if it works better or worse on other layouts but switching input method to "Android Keyboard" will make it use Standard US layout and makes CTRL and ALT work again.
I've written apps that overrides the US layout for several non-US layouts and that is what I use with my Swedish/Finnish bluetooth keyboard (requires a rooted device).
http://www.apedroid.com/android-applications/keyboard-layouts-usb-bt

I want to use AnySoftKeyboard layout with Lithuanian characters such as ĄČĘĖĮŠŲŪŽ, because it is most confortable to use.
So I'm wondering if it work with bluetooth, USB keyboards.
kallt_kaffe: I will buy your app if it would be for lithuanian language

zmagas1 said:
I want to use AnySoftKeyboard layout with Lithuanian characters such as ĄČĘĖĮŠŲŪŽ, because it is most confortable to use.
So I'm wondering if it work with bluetooth, USB keyboards.
kallt_kaffe: I will buy your app if it would be for lithuanian language
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Send me a photo of a standard Lithuanian keyboard where all keys can be seen and I'll see what I can do.

This is LT layout that I'm using on PC and wish to have on my tab. I appreciate your effort.

zmagas1 said:
This is LT layout that I'm using on PC and wish to have on my tab. I appreciate your effort.
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I need more info than that. Like for example what characters are used when SHIFT is pressed and when ALT-GR is pressed.
I found this http://qnx.projektas.lt/en_ltkbd.html
I suppose it it the top one you want? Where numbers are available when holding down the ALT button. Perhaps I can add both variants.

kallt_kaffe said:
I need more info than that. Like for example what characters are used when SHIFT is pressed and when ALT-GR is pressed.
I found this http://qnx.projektas.lt/en_ltkbd.html
I suppose it it the top one you want? Where numbers are available when holding down the ALT button. Perhaps I can add both variants.
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I want this layout "lt_LT_numeric – Lithuanian numeric keyboard", because it is most commonly used.
"The most widely used layout at the moment. Lithuanian letters occupy and replace numbers in upper row of keyboard. Use of Alt Gr key often eliminates need switch between layouts."
Best from Lithuania, I will spread the word.
p.s. this weekend I was visiting Stockholm on a day trip

zmagas1 said:
I want this layout "lt_LT_numeric – Lithuanian numeric keyboard", because it is most commonly used.
"The most widely used layout at the moment. Lithuanian letters occupy and replace numbers in upper row of keyboard. Use of Alt Gr key often eliminates need switch between layouts."
Best from Lithuania, I will spread the word.
p.s. this weekend I was visiting Stockholm on a day trip
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Here we go...
Demo - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.apedroid.keymaplitdemo
Full version - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.apedroid.keymaplit

Thank you very much. I will tell all my friend about this goodness

A little follow up on this thread. The old app that required root is now obsolete and has been replaced with an app that does not require root and comes with over 30 different predefined layouts out-of-the-box. It is also possible to create a whole layout from scratch or modify one of the predefined ones.
You can read more about it here: http://www.apedroid.com/android-applications/external-keyboard-helper

CM physical keyboard layout switch

I'm using great CM10.2 port for Photon Q, but there is a thing that needs patching. If one set up more than one layout for the physical keyboard there is no means to switch them because key combination for layout switch is not user selectable and hard coded to "ctrl-space". There is no "ctrl" key on Photon Q physical qwerty keyboard so its impossible to switch layout. Please repost in mod thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2386684), because due to wise "10 posts" rule I can't post in dev threads by myself.

The asanti layouts that are included in CM 10.2 builds by Skrilax's buildbot map OK key to CTRL (and SYM to ALT key).
So OK+space can be used to switch the layouts.
The standard android layouts are not usable on Photon Q keypad because they are meant for the full PC style keyboards.
More asanti layouts for additional languages can be easily added, but someone has to create (or at least suggest) the desired key mapping.

kabaldan said:
More asanti layouts for additional languages can be easily added, but someone has to create (or at least suggest) the desired key mapping.
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i would appreciate any links on documentation about how to create layouts with multipress. Unfortunately developer.android.com lacks multipress description (or I didn't found it).

I've originally implemented the multipress feature in CM for Motorola Milestone when I wanted to mimic the Motorola way of support for the Russian keypad on Milestone.
You won't find any documentation about it as it's not an official Android feature.
I'm currently still unsure about the future of the multipress implementation on Photon Q.
Anyway, the multipress function and the additional keyboard layouts are not necessarily directly related.
Please let me know which specific language do you want to support on the Photon Q keypad.
I guess I can help you to achieve what you want but I need to know your exact needs.

kabaldan said:
I've originally implemented the multipress feature in CM for Motorola Milestone when I wanted to mimic the Motorola way of support for the Russian keypad on Milestone.
You won't find any documentation about it as it's not an official Android feature.
I'm currently still unsure about the future of the multipress implementation on Photon Q.
Anyway, the multipress function and the additional keyboard layouts are not necessarily directly related.
Please let me know which specific language do you want to support on the Photon Q keypad.
I guess I can help you to achieve what you want but I need to know your exact needs.
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I want support for both Ukrainian and Russian layouts on the Photon Q keypad. Attached here is two example layouts I've made.

Zixione said:
Attached here is two example layouts I've made.
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Btw those layouts are in format of rukeyboard app. Because of its multipress support.

kabaldan said:
I guess I can help you to achieve what you want but I need to know your exact needs.
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I'm sorry to ping you, but can you provide some info about how to proceed?

I would look at this section of the msm8960 tree for an indication of how the other files are built:
https://github.com/razrqcom-dev-tea.../tree/cm-10.2/unofficial/MSM8960Parts/res/raw
I've never done this before (never needed to mess with the language of the keyboard ) but I'd like to learn... looks pretty straightforward. Perhaps I will roll a build for you to test if I make good progress
Edit - OK I need your help... since I don't speak Russian or Ukrainian, I need to know which letters you want mapped where.
In fact, you might be able to do this yourself easier than I can do it for you. Look at that link I posted, and you basically want to make your own .kcm file. I need to know which characters you want mapped to what key - so for example the Croatian keyboard has C mapped to č with \u010d - the UTF8 character code for c with caron, or č.
I hope that makes sense. If you can't figure out how to build the file, perhaps at least find all the utf8 character codes you need, and then tell me which letters they should be associated to on the keyboard. I can do the rest .
I used http://www.utf8-chartable.de to help with the utf8 character codes...

Sorry, I've been too busy.
I've finally moved the alternate Photon Q keyboard layouts to a separate package and to the official CM repo:
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...mmit/7f6a2c6a56aceca8505cfce97c5a2cf77612a791
I'd really like to add a Russian and Ukrainian map, only the lack of free time is holding me back.
Does this hw mapping look feasible?
http://mcgraver.ru/gravirovka_gallery/5-231/big/gravirovka_motorola_droid_4.jpg.jpg

kabaldan said:
Sorry, I've been too busy.
I've finally moved the alternate Photon Q keyboard layouts to a separate package and to the official CM repo:
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...mmit/7f6a2c6a56aceca8505cfce97c5a2cf77612a791
I'd really like to add a Russian and Ukrainian map, only the lack of free time is holding me back.
Does this hw mapping look feasible?
http://mcgraver.ru/gravirovka_gallery/5-231/big/gravirovka_motorola_droid_4.jpg.jpg
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Frankly, this is not the best variant. It's looks like layout from Droid 1/2 adapted to larger Photon Q keyboard. And original russian layout from Motorola was heavily criticised for combining frequently used letters and leaving alone some that should be combined. I'm attaching proposed layouts in pdf. I really would like to help, and can recreate them in format that is more convenient to you.

kabaldan said:
The asanti layouts that are included in CM 10.2 builds by Skrilax's buildbot map OK key to CTRL (and SYM to ALT key).
So OK+space can be used to switch the layouts.
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I thought it will make sense to map CAPS key to CTRL. Double pressing SHIFT will act as if CAPS has been pressed, so dedicated CAPS key is not essential. Moreover, while pressing and double pressing SHIFT turns on CAPS LED, pressing actual CAPS doesn't.
In case if someone else will like this idea, you can change /system/usr/keylayout/keypad_8960.kl
from
Code:
key 58 CAPS WAKE_DROPPED
to
Code:
key 58 CTRL_LEFT WAKE_DROPPED
Also you can get changed file from attachment and upload to your phone.
kabaldan said:
The standard android layouts are not usable on Photon Q keypad because they are meant for the full PC style keyboards.
More asanti layouts for additional languages can be easily added, but someone has to create (or at least suggest) the desired key mapping.
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Unfortunately, even after we make layout switching work, there is a little number of working "asanti" layouts, and no info about how to create more, so physical keyboard is still only partly usable.

[APP][4.0+]Clavis Keyboard - PC-like tablet keyboard

Hi Everyone!
I use a Lenovo Yoga tablet, and struggled for a while with the keyboards made for smartphones. Every time I had to write a character with an accent (éáóúöüőűí) I had to hold the key, and wait for the alternative characters to appear. They didn't really help with coding either, so I tried the Hacker's Keyboard. It was quite good, but if we can have the whole PC keyboard on screen with all the modifier buttons, why not use its potential and add hotkeys? This is how Clavis Keyboard was born.
Clavis Keyboard is a PC-like keyboard for tablets, with numerous hotkeys.
Features:
-Familiar: The keys are where you'd expect them to be
-Well-known hotkeys: Copy-paste-cut and select all work like on PC
-New hotkeys: Search for selected text on Google (Ctrl+G)
Open a new e-mail, paste selected text (Ctrl+M)
Insert text macro 0-9 (Ctrl+Shift+Number)
Change the first letter of the last word before the cursor from lowercase to uppercase or back (Ctrl+I)
Home (Ctrl+Left arrow)
End (Ctrl+Right arrow)
-Themes: There are numerous themes already, but I'm planning on adding much more.
-Layouts: US, GB, DE, FR, IT, BE, HU
I welcome any questions, advices, requests and ideas regarding Clavis!
You can download Clavis Keyboard here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/....theophrastkeyboards.claviskeyboardfree&hl=en

Please fix, "Caps Lock, on/off". The letters doesn't change.

leprophotography said:
Please fix, "Caps Lock, on/off". The letters doesn't change.
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You can change it in the appearance menu

This looks really good, and I'm excited to test it a bit more when I get the chance. I did notice a few things:
I'm on Lollipop (CM12.1, on a Nook HD+), and the initial setup was a bit of a pain. After enabling the keyboard, step 1 of 3, nothing happened. I had to back out of the settings and manually progress to the next steps (selecting the keyboard to use). Not sure where the issue lies, but other keyboards have set up properly.
Settings -> Language & Input -> tapping Clavis Keyboard Free (to open Options) gives an error: "Failed to open settings for Clavis Keyboard Free"
Behavior settings have untranslated group headings, and one option ("Gyors pont Pontot ir ha duplan koppintasz a szokozre")

twiztid_ said:
This looks really good, and I'm excited to test it a bit more when I get the chance. I did notice a few things:
I'm on Lollipop (CM12.1, on a Nook HD+), and the initial setup was a bit of a pain. After enabling the keyboard, step 1 of 3, nothing happened. I had to back out of the settings and manually progress to the next steps (selecting the keyboard to use). Not sure where the issue lies, but other keyboards have set up properly.
Settings -> Language & Input -> tapping Clavis Keyboard Free (to open Options) gives an error: "Failed to open settings for Clavis Keyboard Free"
Behavior settings have untranslated group headings, and one option ("Gyors pont Pontot ir ha duplan koppintasz a szokozre")
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Thanks for the feedback!
The setup is new and actually worked when I made it, but it seems I managed to mess up the code just before release
I'll patch these very soon.

Its me again, been using it a bit more and i do like it, especially that you can adjust the height on screen. Have a bug, a question, and a suggestion.
auto uppercase doesnt seem to be working, from the start of text entry and also after a period. ive tried disabling and reenabling it, and still no go.
Is auto correct disabled, or just not implemented?
Can you add an option to adjust the key repeat delay?
Thanks, and keep up the good work!

Hi, does it have polish letters?

like the keyboard, and I tried on phone, but it is too small, in my opinion. can you optimize for phone as well

Yeah thanks a lot, and thanks for IT Layout!

twiztid_ said:
Its me again, been using it a bit more and i do like it, especially that you can adjust the height on screen. Have a bug, a question, and a suggestion.
auto uppercase doesnt seem to be working, from the start of text entry and also after a period. ive tried disabling and reenabling it, and still no go.
Is auto correct disabled, or just not implemented?
Can you add an option to adjust the key repeat delay?
Thanks, and keep up the good work!
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Autocorrect is not yet implemented. First I want to fix the known bugs, but I will definitely include it later on
I'll take a look, and will tell you what I could do about the key repeat delay and the auto uppercase.

Thejungle said:
Hi, does it have polish letters?
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Sadly not yet. I plan to add the spanish and the portugese layouts next, and then hopefully the polish. Problem is, I got no friends who could translate the scripts for me, so it'll certainly take some time :/

bobn said:
like the keyboard, and I tried on phone, but it is too small, in my opinion. can you optimize for phone as well
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Well I made it especially for tablets, but you can try to increase the height and use it in landscape. Maybe later on I'll come up with something to make it more comfortable, but right now it's not my primary goal. Sorry

testing the new keyboard. doesnt seem to have any auto correct?

May I help in adding Hebrew characters layout?
If so, how?
Here's how a standard Hebrew keyboard looks like:
http://store.aramedia.com/shopimages/products/normal/kb-hebrewwhite.jpg
Do note, that since Hebrew is a right-to-left language (like Arabic), it has weird behavior on some keyboards, like putting "(" instead of ")" . I really hate it, and would be happy to have the option to disable this behavior (it even happens on Windows OS , but somehow only on some apps).
Since Hebrew doesn't have uppercase letters, when pressing SHIFT or CAPS-LOCK, it just writes in English. However, on Android, those keys are gone, and you can long click on any key to have the alternative being written on it.
Attached how it looks like on various Android keyboards apps.

Please, make a pt-br layout... You idea is great

Good idea! Great keyboard.

AndroidDeveloperLB said:
May I help in adding Hebrew characters layout?
If so, how?
Here's how a standard Hebrew keyboard looks like:
http://store.aramedia.com/shopimages/products/normal/kb-hebrewwhite.jpg
Do note, that since Hebrew is a right-to-left language (like Arabic), it has weird behavior on some keyboards, like putting "(" instead of ")" . I really hate it, and would be happy to have the option to disable this behavior (it even happens on Windows OS , but somehow only on some apps).
Since Hebrew doesn't have uppercase letters, when pressing SHIFT or CAPS-LOCK, it just writes in English. However, on Android, those keys are gone, and you can long click on any key to have the alternative being written on it.
Attached how it looks like on various Android keyboards apps.
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Thanks for your offer!
Hebrew keyboard seems interesting, so I'll gladly make it after the planned layouts.

Woragh said:
Thanks for your offer!
Hebrew keyboard seems interesting, so I'll gladly make it after the planned layouts.
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Thank you for considering it.

Woragh said:
Sadly not yet. I plan to add the spanish and the portugese layouts next, and then hopefully the polish. Problem is, I got no friends who could translate the scripts for me, so it'll certainly take some time :/
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Thanks. I don't know how much effort does it need as I'm really busy right now, but maybe I could help you a bit... However I have no knowledge in programming coding or development....

Thejungle said:
Thanks. I don't know how much effort does it need as I'm really busy right now, but maybe I could help you a bit... However I have no knowledge in programming coding or development....
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Thanks!
You wouldn't have to code or anything, just translate a few lines from English to Polish.
By the way I've just finished the Polish layout. It will be included in the next version (without translation for now).