New keyboard coming out sometime today? What do you guys think? I'll try anything twice...
http://www.the8pen.com/index.html
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New keyboard coming out sometime today? What do you guys think? I'll try anything twice...
http://www.the8pen.com/index.html
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that kinda just blew my mind haha
don't you mean sometime tomorrow?
i was reading about his earlier.. i still think swype could be alot faster and easier to use. It's gonna take quite awhile to get use to all the letters being at weird positions.. i can pretty much type using swype half looking.. with this your eyes are stuck on the keyboard. and imo i like looking at a keyboard more than an X with letters lined up.. kinda tacky UI
doesnt seem good
Oh geez, it already looks complicated and the video doing the demo just made it more confusing. I'll try it out but swype all the way!
I'll give it a go, looks interesting.. Could be a big learning curve though, learning to touch type all over again.
Brilliant ! When you think about it, the keyboard was not designed for mobile devices. There will be a steep learning curve because we have been using the kb for so long but I think it will be much more efficient,faster and less error prone.
I'll definitely give it a try.
ya i love swype too but i will definitely try it. did anyone try messagease?
I am totally converted to SwiftKey but i'll give this one a try too. I like that they've come at the problem from a totally original angle so it has to be worth a bit of time to get used to it.
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I am totally converted to SwiftKey but i'll give this one a try too. I like that they've come at the problem from a totally original angle so it has to be worth a bit of time to get used to it.
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its up on the market for 1.59. not sure if that was the best choice. should have atleast made it a free beta/trial at first
Using It now. Not sure how I f e e l About it
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Hi.
I just got 8pen, and so far I have to say it is an interesting concept. Other than having to relearn where the letters are (they are in no way associated with a traditional keyboard), it is a really easy way to type.
I had to keep lifting my thumb to see where my next letter was, but I think I will get the hang of it soon.
This will be great for guys with big fingers because it just uses gestures, and the user will not have to try to get a finger on a teeny tiny key.
I think they should have had a trial period, though. I did pay the $1.59, a small price to pay for the newest, latest, and (possibly) greatest, but if I don't get the hang of this soon I am going to uninstall. It should not take me a minute and a half to type "how are you".
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Hi.
I just got 8pen, and so far I have to say it is an interesting concept. Other than having to relearn where the letters are (they are in no way associated with a traditional keyboard), it is a really easy way to type.
I had to keep lifting my thumb to see where my next letter was, but I think I will get the hang of it soon.
This will be great for guys with big fingers because it just uses gestures, and the user will not have to try to get a finger on a teeny tiny key.
I think they should have had a trial period, though. I did pay the $1.59, a small price to pay for the newest, latest, and (possibly) greatest, but if I don't get the hang of this soon I am going to uninstall. It should not take me a minute and a half to type "how are you".
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I agree with most of what you said, but I UN installed it. The layout is too erratic and highly frustrating. I will stick with SlideIT
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I agree with most of what you said, but I UN installed it. The layout is too erratic and highly frustrating. I will stick with SlideIT
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Did you have any issues getting a refund that you know of?
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Did you have any issues getting a refund that you know of?
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No sir... but you made me question it. When I downloaded the application, I got an e-mail and shrugged it off as proof of purchase and cleared notification, same with when I uninstalled it. Once you said that, I went back through my gmail and double checked. It appears as though I was not charged.
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I know... I forgot the 's' at the end of 'minutes'. I typed that response with 8pen too, it was very aggravating. The worst is the fact that you can't memorize the letters and constantly have to lift your finger in order to see where the heck the next character is!
So I'm using it on the N1 and I cannot understand how to select a letter outside of the first ones (. y i a , e t o). Even doing the tutorial, Step 2: Your First Word...I'm trying to type "you" and it keeps typing "yoo" because I cannot select anything past O
Scratch that...so to anyone else baffled by this, I just figured out you must proceed to another quadrant and then go to the center to get the second letter or more quadrants for other letters.
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hi guys.
i appologise if this has already been done but i'm female and blonde and always nedd idiots guide to do things. soon i'm getting a x10 second hand. can't wait. played with it and loved it. the only thing i'm not keen on is the text imput of qwerty keyboard. i prefer the bog standard phone one. have seen the htc_ime.apk download but was told by carphone warehouse this would not work due to theoftware. to be honest i'd rather take the advise of you guys as you know more about what your doing. my phone is unlocked but prob not rooted and don't want to root it as more likely to stuff it up with being blonde asnd all.can anyone help me as want to be prepared for when it arrives early next week.
thanks look forward to your help and advice.
Firstly congratualtions on being blonde and female lol.
http://beta.swype.com/
Sign up for this and pray they re release it because its suppose to be the bees knees, unless anyone else knows how to get it?
yes prob something normal people don't admit. thanks. their site is closed but when i sign up they will advise when open again. great will still welcome any other ideas as not only blode and female but now abnormal!!!!!!
I have trouble too. I think they design them for nimble fingered kids. For me the android keypad is awefull, i use the se one which easier. Not to worry, and welcome to the site
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totally agree. don't exactly have fat fingers but so use to the old way. had x1 and managed to get the blackstone keypad which was great. but also told by carphone warehouse this would not work. was told there was some kind of text bundle app that had loads of choices of all sorts but can't find that either. thanks this is a great site and will enjoy using it. learning lots already. hopefully will soon be a competent blonde female.
Yes, it is too small for me too. I use HTC keypad and only used to the phone keypad and not Qwerty keypad.
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have seen the htc_ime.apk download but was told by carphone warehouse this would not work due to theoftware. to be honest i'd rather take the advise of you guys as you know more about what your doing.
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Install the HTC_ime, as the guy at CPW doesn'#t know what he's talking about. Runs perfect on mine.
that's what i thought when he said it. it actually suggests it on a sony website. and great they even have step by step instructions. all a bit premature as still won't have phone til tues, but v v v v excited, can't wait and want to be prepared. thanks.
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hi guys.
i appologise if this has already been done but i'm female and blonde and always nedd idiots guide to do things. soon i'm getting a x10 second hand. can't wait. played with it and loved it. the only thing i'm not keen on is the text imput of qwerty keyboard. i prefer the bog standard phone one. have seen the htc_ime.apk download but was told by carphone warehouse this would not work due to theoftware. to be honest i'd rather take the advise of you guys as you know more about what your doing. my phone is unlocked but prob not rooted and don't want to root it as more likely to stuff it up with being blonde asnd all.can anyone help me as want to be prepared for when it arrives early next week.
thanks look forward to your help and advice.
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Personally, i dislike swype and htc_ime keyboards... The one im using it and which i love it is the Swift Key Beta from the market and its free
i love it. perfect for big hands like mine
do give it a try.
but if u still wana use swype here it is the .apk attached
enjoy
tc
I'm giving it a try now. Seems old so far, quick input too. Didn't realise some of these keyboard apps we're also key loggers.
Fast input tho.
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Ok. Lol.... first typo
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thanks. i certainly will try them all and ta for the link.
I like how it second guesses your next word. Worth a 9/10.
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Just downloaded it too. Very weird but pretty good. Another addition to my keyboard collection. Thank you.
i see alot about this handsent. its actually a free app on android market but is it any good? seems to do everything bar putting the kettle on.
i personally use the htc keyboard. tried swype and didnt like it. The stock android keyboard is okay, a lot better then SE's version of it.
Hey, when i downloaded the .apk and uploaded it and installed it on my phone using FileManager, i cant see the Swype app anywhere on my phone. Any suggestions?
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Go to Prefences and then scroll down until you se Search and click that above Search i dont know how its Named in English maybe Local and Text or somthing like that becouse my X10 is English and then you can select Swype then go to a SMS and click on Write and when the Keyboard is showing hold the left Button down named 12 or something like that then a Window opens then select input Method and then Swype. Sorry for my English i am from Austria and i forgot couple Words so i picked Google Translate for the Words that i forgot.
In my opinion, Swype is probably the best when it comes to typing things quick (I've gotten really use to it and I love it!).
...But it does lag once in a while...
PS- Welcome to the site. BTW Blonds are hot... I wish i was blond...
Hi, anyone using TOUCHPAL ?its pretty good too, IMO. There's a chinese kybd version but u can use it to type english perfectly
mice
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Coming from having an iphone for ~3 years and having an amazing correction system despite not having a custom user dictionary....the correction system on android is HORRIBLE.
If i make a mistake and just use the space bar to automatically fill in the word, it always seems to put the Capitalized version of the word i Want, so it looks Like this sentence; just random capitalized in the middle of a sentence.
Or, i just made a mistake, and it corrected me with the word "changed", which was ok because that was actually very close to what i wanted: "changes". So when i backspaced to change the "d" to an "s", it puts a capitalized S at the end of a word. Or i mistype the word are and accidentally put in "sre", the choice it will put in if i hit space is "Are", yet "are" is right next to it....
It has happened on the android keyboard and Better Keyboard from the market. I like auto capitalization to be on, but jeez it obviously knows what word i want because it puts the lower cased version of the word right next to the capitalized version....i just dont understand how it cant be smart enough to understand that we dont want a capitalized word in the middle of a sentence.
Is there any hope?? A setting i am missing or maybe another keyboard i can try that doesn't do this?? Sorry for the rant! I tried to get used to it but it didn't work...
Personally I use Smart keyboard pro, but if you don't want to spend any money better keyboard is quite nice. But I agree, the default keyboard is terrible
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Personally I use Smart keyboard pro, but if you don't want to spend any money better keyboard is quite nice. But I agree, the default keyboard is terrible
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im currently using Better Keyboard and it does the same capitalization errors....i may check out Smart Keyboard
This is so effin stupid, simple if the word your looking for its not highlighted click on the arrow and look for the word you intended. At least the keyboard give you suggestions unlike the iPhone. How many time the iPhone keyboard suggested me the wrong effin word. Frustrating. BTW I'm using Better keyboard. The captivate community are plain morons never heard things like over at the nexus one threads. I get it this is at&t first good android so people are just a lil daze and confuse coming from and iPhone.
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Oh I forgat. I have auto~capitalization ON and what you explain never happen to me on neither keyboard.
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I use the keyboard ripped from from teh droid x, it also works better if you dont have sticks for fingers
I don't care how stupid you think this is. Yep I am coming from an iPhone and I can guarantee you that the iPhones correction system was twice as good as androids even without the word choice. And yes, all I have to do is reach up and tap the correct word but in my opinion, it should never even give me a capitalized word if I am typing in the middle of the sentence.
And if it has never happened to you, then that is the reason I asked the question. To me, it seems simple enough and I figured I was just missing some setting. But, im currently using Smart Keyboard Pro and have yet to have it happen. It happens with both the android keyboard and Better Keyboard, but hasn't happened yet with this one.
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BTW...where do u find the Droid x keyboard? I used to have it but can't find it anymore. I wanted to check it out again.
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Evening guys
I was wondering if there was a way to bind the android keyboard to its own home screen so that you are ready to text just by flicking the page (messag centre opens and keyboard pops up), as we all know the feature is on the iphone but thought it would be pretty dam awesome to have it on android. Can it be done?
Sorry if this has been asked before i had no time for a proper search, off to meet the wife from work lol.
Thanks in advance
...iphone....
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Could be possible but it would require a lot of code-writing andwon't be done in a day..........It's a Great idea....Maybe you can develop an app like that
Lol, i know... i know dam iphone, i dont like them at all tbh, i just like that idea of skipping to a page to start composing a message, and im surprised it hasnt been done yet. But yeah it would prolly take ages to develop and be a real pain. I myself havent the first clue about anything like that, hell im lucky i managed to get my phone rooted by myself the other day lol, i just love android and its customization.
What's an iphone?
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What's an iphone?
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lol even I'm interested in knowing that
Isnt that the phone i saw on the flintstones in1984??
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Okay I've searched through the forums kind of half assed but I don't feel like wasting time anyway
I'm displeased with HTC's touch input keyboard and back when I had my captivate I bought smart keyboard pro because I could pretty much choose how big the space bar was cause I have a tendency to hit the period button constantly when I'm typing fast and it annoys the crap out of me I have it installed on my HTC but it won't let me use it or switch keyboards is there some trick I don't know to using a different keyboard? Or is it even possible?
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Did you go to keyboard settings and put a check in the box to turn it on?
After that, long press on any text box and choose input method.
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Okay I've searched through the forums kind of half assed but I don't feel like wasting time anyway
I'm displeased with HTC's touch input keyboard and back when I had my captivate I bought smart keyboard pro because I could pretty much choose how big the space bar was cause I have a tendency to hit the period button constantly when I'm typing fast and it annoys the crap out of me I have it installed on my HTC but it won't let me use it or switch keyboards is there some trick I don't know to using a different keyboard? Or is it even possible?
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Lol. But it's ok for everyone to waste their time answering your question.
Not a great intro for requesting the time of others who HAVE chosen to waste their time learning about their phones.
Menu>settings>language&keyboard settings
you should be able to figure it out from there. If you don't see your downloaded/installed keyboard, uninstall and reinstall, rinse, repeat..
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Lol. But it's ok for everyone to waste their time answering your question.
Not a great intro for requesting the time of others who HAVE chosen to waste their time learning about their phones.
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Oh Scott your responses in threads just make me crack up at work lol.
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I have a tendency to do the same thing with the stock keyboard, hitting the period instead of the space bar. It is because the keyboard is not centered due to the arrow buttons and stock buttons on the right. I have found that sliding my fingers more under the phone with the left hand versus the right hand helps. I've also tried searching for an alternative keyboard, but found nothing I was pleased with. I do like the stock keyboard, with the exception of those arrow buttons on the right, even though I do find them handy at times.
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Well what I have found is that the settings > language > keyboard settings doesn't stick
You have to long press in the text input area and select input method and choose your keyboard. Well at least for me on the Unity rom it sticks that way. YMMV on stock or other roms
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Oh Scott your responses in threads just make me crack up at work lol.
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Well at least something positive happened as a result.
Meanwhile, the spoon-feeding continues. For an Android 101 question.
I mean, it's one thing to not want to figure out something, but to preface a question admitting it?
Point? Tone matters.
fernandezhjr said:
I have a tendency to do the same thing with the stock keyboard, hitting the period instead of the space bar. It is because the keyboard is not centered due to the arrow buttons and stock buttons on the right. I have found that sliding my fingers more under the phone with the left hand versus the right hand helps. I've also tried searching for an alternative keyboard, but found nothing I was pleased with. I do like the stock keyboard, with the exception of those arrow buttons on the right, even though I do find them handy at times.
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I like Better Keyboard for the bigger, no wasted space keys and customizable key height, but miss the arrows...especially when in Terminal Emulator, where they do come in handy given my horrible typing skills. So I keep the stock keyboard only for those types of activities,
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I like Better Keyboard for the bigger, no wasted space keys and customizable key height, but miss the arrows...especially when in Terminal Emulator, where they do come in handy given my horrible typing skills. So I keep the stock keyboard only for those types of activities,
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copy/paste why not be lazy ? hehe i hate keyboard on this thing but thanks to copy paste i use it when ever i can.
nismax said:
copy/paste why not be lazy ? hehe i hate keyboard on this thing but thanks to copy paste i use it when ever i can.
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I am stubborn. I think that even after 30 years, one day I am going to wake up and be a great typist...
I've been using SwiftKey X Keyboard and love it. It has increased my speed and accuracy by 2x. It's predictions are scary how good they are.
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Try turning the phone sideways so your fat fingers will have bigger targets to hit.
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Well what I have found is that the settings > language > keyboard settings doesn't stick
You have to long press in the text input area and select input method and choose your keyboard. Well at least for me on the Unity rom it sticks that way. YMMV on stock or other roms
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There are ways and then there are ways to approach a newbie question.... I know, because after more than 10 years as a Windows Mobile user I just switched to my first Android a couple of months ago and browsed here looking for an answer to this very same question. If you have an Inspire (like I do) and, quite surely, got it from AT&T (like I also do), then you'll face the same problem like the guy who started this thread (changing your default keyboard is just NOT an option, aka hidden by the AT&T "geniuses" by default....). But I tried this option quoted above and worked for me. (Thanks, sparker!!) At least till I reboot my phone, I guess....
Again, there's always more than one way to approach a question, regardless how naive it may sound!!
meiguoguizi said:
I like Better Keyboard for the bigger, no wasted space keys and customizable key height, but miss the arrows...especially when in Terminal Emulator, where they do come in handy given my horrible typing skills. So I keep the stock keyboard only for those types of activities,
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Thanks. I hadn't tried this one. I'm trying out Better Keyboard 8 now. I'm liking it so far. I do such better with it, I don't miss the arrow buttons.
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Thanks. I hadn't tried this one. I'm trying out Better Keyboard 8 now. I'm liking it so far. I do such better with it, I don't miss the arrow buttons.
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Fi you have a problem in landscape with it taking up too much of the screen, remember the key height is adjustable which makes more room for the entry fields...it took me a little bit to figure that out...
Tried many of them and keep going back to "Go keyboard"
Today on Amazon it's free
I'm not sure if the pulled .apk would be considered warez, but since it is free for now...And not everyone lives in the US
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I'm not sure if the pulled .apk would be considered warez, but since it is free for now...And not everyone lives in the US
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There is a way to get it if you are out of the country first you need Amazon USA because Amazon UK does not work
Found swiftkey x on 4shared
DL'd it. don't know... didn't really see anything that impressed me all that much.
maybe I'm missing something. guess I have to play with it a bit more.
so far, still prefer swype.
but, it's free and I guess it's good to have the extra option for whatever reason.
can't go wrong with too many keyboard apps right?
Swype all day for me personally, especially since Swype 3 came out with qHD support
SwiftKey is genius. Easily the best keyboard available.
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i like it, swype wasnt bad but i never got it on my sensation and i feel like i spent as much time swyping as deleting words. swift predicts very well, only problem i have is i hit the return buttton i think on occasion and make the keyboard go away
I already purchased, but my wife just got it for her g2x thanks...
Installed it just fine, and set it as the default, but I'm still getting the HTC keyboard.
Must be something simple, but not seeing it...
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Installed it just fine, and set it as the default, but I'm still getting the HTC keyboard.
Must be something simple, but not seeing it...
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Long press on a text box and select input method
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Long press on a text box and select input method
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Phone currently drying out from a wet screen protector install, but I'll try it as soon as it's back up.
Thanks.