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Hello,
I am looking for a replacement of the build in sw keyboard for my HD2. I liked the idea of sliding over the keyboards.
I found different sliding keyboards - the funny thing is that every company writes something about "patents" and unique
I tried already SlideIT and ShapeWriter, because both are available for testing. But it seems that swype is not available. I suppose it should just be bundled with pdas (e.g. omnia 2)
Now my questions:
- Are there other solutions available?
- How are the chances to have Swype on the HD2?
- I have stability problems with SlideIT on my HD2
(e.g. the screen area for SlideIT are not correctly drawn, and keeps
destroyd...)
Is there someone running SlideIT on the HD2 without problems?
Any other notes are welcome...
Best regards,
stefan
Links:
SlideIT (from dasur)
http://www.mobiletextinput.com/
ShapeWriter:
http://www.shapewriter.com/
Swype
http://www.swypeinc.com/
I contacted Dsaur (SlideIT) yesterday ; below is a section of the emai I sent .
"I have stumbled on a problem, whilst trying to use my phone horazontaly in Opera or tryng to text message the SlideIT keyboard does not function correctly do you have a fix inplace for this?
At the moment this is the only thing stopping me making a purchase.
Many Thanks "
==> This is there reply !!
"Yes we will fix this bug and it will be corrected in our next demo release soon (about 2 weeks). Regards
Daniel"
I cant wait I really do like this Keyboard
Scuzzy
You can try a ported version of SWYPE
It is ported from Verizon's Omnia II (same resolution as HD2)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ungnttnzmwa/Swype.cab
Working!!! Rom WWE 1.43
On NON-WWE ROMs you have to move the swype folder from your locale program files folder to /Program Files/
Source: modaco
ronin1 said:
same as you!
SlideIT is for sure amazing!
It has instantly increased my typing speed by 30-40%
http://mobiletextinput.com/
This is the best application ever seen!
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Does it work ok for you?? I get this error.... (3)missing lang data!!!
inmatrixout said:
You can try a ported version of SWYPE
It is ported from Verizon's Omnia II (same resolution as HD2)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ungnttnzmwa/Swype.cab
I haven't tried it myself yet!!!
Source: modaco
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Did not work for me
umiss said:
Did not work for me
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It is working! I just try it!!!
Smooth and awesome!!!
I don't know what is wrong with your device!
umiss said:
Did not work for me
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try soft resetting after install
it works here.
Anyone got it to work an an non english rom? I have a Dutch HTC HD2 and it doesn't work..
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Anyone got it to work an an non english rom? I have a Dutch HTC HD2 and it doesn't work..
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on NON-WWE ROMs you have to move the swype folder from your locale program files folder to /Program Files/
Thanks, it works now. Good to know!
All though i didn't find it as useful as i hoped.
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Thanks, it works now. Good to know!
All though i didn't find it as useful as i hoped.
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It is quiet difficult for the first time users!
I need more practice!
SlideIT
I purchased the slide it keyboard. I fell in love with it from the start. It is working without problems on my HD2. I have noticed the same problem, mentioned earlier, about the landscape typing. It works, but it doesnt look right.
It has increased my text speed at least 50%! It doesn't play well with entering usernames and passwords, however. I find myself changing back to touch input for this.
is there any way to get GERMAN DICTIONARY for swype? because i've only spanisch and english
Swype is pretty interesting... I find myself giggling inside a little every time I *swype* a long word.
Yeah, Swype is pretty good from initial impressions. I've tried slide-it, shapewriter and I find swype's keyboard to be laid out the best (in terms of straight typing and not swiping).
Amazing
I tried SlideIT. It's ok, but I don't like the design and it does not support landscape. That's a deal breaker.
Swipe is my favorite: good design, fast. Unfortunately it's only in Spanish and English....
I am not satisfied with ShapeWriter. It did not recognise most of the words and is only avalaible in Qwerty.
I have WWE 1.43
Why doesn't it work for me?
Its installed in root/Program Files/
I can go to settings > personal > input and its there, but whenever i choose it, it automatically goes back to the default htc keyboard.
You can modify the input with SK Tools or a cab named SIPChange.
Installed th .CAB file that already puts the program in root\program files, but it does not work om my HD2. The only thing I see after enabling Swype, is a black square that fills up the left half of the screen. I'm using Dutch ROM 1.43. Any ideas/suggestions how to get it to work?
regards, Kuzibri
OK, after downloading the .CAB file from different sources, I got it working. First impression: Not much difference with SlideIT, but can be judged only when there is a Dutch dict for Swype. Anyone?
Now I have this error message with SlideIT:
(3)missing lang data!!!
What can I do? Impossible to uninstall/install the cab.
Hi,
Just got my HTC HD 2. And i taken liking in original HTC HD 2 keyboard. Mainly because of inbuild vibration feedback. But there is that one annoying thing. And thats emoticons. I would love to write "=*" or "=)" faster. Now i have to go to characters, get to the second screen for "=" and return for "*". So, is there a way to configure keyboard layout to have this emoticon typed when i hold choosen key?
Ofc i could get another keyboard thats supports easy remaping with touchresponse enabler and set it to vibrate only at keyboard and set my new keyboard as default with another program. But thats not so effective.
TL;DR: Any idea where to edit default keyboard layout?
Edit: Now that i think about it, is there a setting to make first letter in a sentence Capitalized?
Is there no way? Then someone know keyboard which looks like original an is editable? Thanks in advance
I have no idea if you can edit the keyboard, but you should check out FingerKeyboard (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487677) its good looking, really accurate and has most of the standard emoticons on the regular layout.
Hi!
This keyboad can not to set disable T9 also!
Well I dont use T9 so I dont mind. And yes, Fingerkeyboard is nice one i tryed it already. But still couldnt edit to my favorite smileys. If I recall correctly, there was FingerKeyboard with indepth settings, but this 2.1 only has basic stuff. Gonna look at it again.
Still its kinda lame to have to use 3 programs to have default keyboard with emoticons xD
In my opinion, FKB is the worst replacement keyboard. The default keyboard would be perfect, if someone managed to remove the arrows so that you could have a bit bigger keys, and a row for numbers.
I applaud the dev for his time and blood, though.
Again, this is MY opinion. Agree or disagree, I don't really give a damn. That would be YOUR opinion.
nex7er said:
In my opinion, FKB is the worst replacement keyboard. The default keyboard would be perfect, if someone managed to remove the arrows so that you could have a bit bigger keys, and a row for numbers.
I applaud the dev for his time and blood, though.
Again, this is MY opinion. Agree or disagree, I don't really give a damn. That would be YOUR opinion.
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I'm not sure about the FKB with HD2, as I will be only getting the HD2 next week! But with my experience of FKB with Touch HD, I completely disagree with you. FKB is the best ever keyboard app to me, it is a must for me for many reasons.
And to the poster, I'm really glad of you posting up a thread with a proper title with [REQ] suggesting what your post is about! If everyone follows this basic rule, how much better and enjoyable browsing the forum for all of us!
Well I am now testing REAL 2.1 version (I downloaded bad link and got 2.0 =/ that was silly of me) Now if i get nice theme which looks like standart then its all nice (Vibration seems to be implemented which is great).
And I totaly agree with precsmo. If people really did follow rules, it would be totaly awesome for others. And posting [REQ] before request was obvious after reading this forum for about 30s. Dunno why others dont do it this way, its better for everybody.
I played with FKB a bit and found out it to be sorta buggy with HTC HD 2 and not so good as default keyboard is =/ what a shame that HTC doesnt care about smileys =/
nex7er said:
In my opinion, FKB is the worst replacement keyboard. The default keyboard would be perfect, if someone managed to remove the arrows so that you could have a bit bigger keys, and a row for numbers.
I applaud the dev for his time and blood, though.
Again, this is MY opinion. Agree or disagree, I don't really give a damn. That would be YOUR opinion.
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I disagree. Finger Keyboard is good and arrows in the default keyboard are great .
Swype
Have you tried "Swype"? It's an awesome keyboard..... try it - it should speed up your typing a lot
can anyone tell me how to swap the "£" for the "$" on the keyboard. $ is on the keyboard @ the moment but I have to search for the £ key.
thanks
Shala
ShalaHD2 said:
can anyone tell me how to swap the "£" for the "$" on the keyboard. $ is on the keyboard @ the moment but I have to search for the £ key.
thanks
Shala
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Find a cab in sense tweak thread, as I remember. There is a cab for currency keyboard or so called, then u can have option to choose that £ symbol when holding $
Sorry for asking in this thread, but is it possible to get a swedish layout on the htc keyboard? always have to long-press a for å and ä, and long-press o for ö... quite anoying. and i really dont want to replace the standard keyboard on my new hd2.
thanks in advance.
PentaMedia said:
Sorry for asking in this thread, but is it possible to get a swedish layout on the htc keyboard?
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should be possible and not that complicated,
for info on what and how check this thread, some additional info can be also found in threads on lithuanian and bulgarians keyboards
I've advocated for Swype here many, many as a part of the TMOUS ROM for a long time, but the newest version of SlideIT simply works better. There's no question about it.
At $7.99, it's a bargain for all that it offers. It's faster, stable, and the buttons work 100% of the time. I've become fully convinced after testing it against the latest Swype, and I'd say its even better than the previouis Swype as well for various reasons, not the least of which is that it fits properly in the window of the 6.5.x ROM! No impossible "position fix" needed!
I'd highly recommend anyone who has not done so to check out the demo.
The newest version of SlideIT works excellent !
donalgodon said:
But the newest version of SlideIT simply works better. There's no question about it.
It's faster, stable, and the buttons work 100% of the time.
I'd highly recommend anyone who has not done so to check out the demo.
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I completely agree
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not for me guys, swype FTW !!!
I will try but,was really annoying to use it....repport soon!!
finally! some common sense
btw the first was SlideIt and it's intelligent algorithms. Swype is just a copy-cat.
SlideiT is by far the best, so +1 from here 2
lol, it seems im the only one who likes swype better. oh well...*goes back to texting at the speed of light on a fancy custom coloured swype keypad*....
yes slide-it is better,
still needs a lot of work though, especially getting it to play with opera10 better..
When deleting a word mis-recognized it moves the cursor back to the start of the word and deletes the words in front.
Other than that I love it!
Until the makers of SlideIT sort out word correction in HTC Messaging, I don't agree.
Swype is the better keyboard.
fards said:
yes slide-it is better,
still needs a lot of work though, especially getting it to play with opera10 better..
When deleting a word mis-recognized it moves the cursor back to the start of the word and deletes the words in front.
Other than that I love it!
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Have you not noticed the same with swype? I have.
SlideIt is the only swype software with different languages i use the dutch and it is very good
SlideIT is better than Swype, but is it better than TouchPal ?
I notice SlideIT bugs a little in French and TouchPal got so much more features.
IMHO, TouchPal is the best keyboard. But SlideIT is merely the speedest way to type messages.
I think they are that close it will always be a personal preference thing.
I revert back and forth constantly. SlideIT is faster in terms of speed, you can add custom abbreviations so for commonly used passwords and emails etc it can be great to just enter a few characters, takes up alot less memory but not much to look at (for many who cares, its all about typing speed).
However on occasions when typing the same paragraph, SlideIT can be overly sensitive and constantly gives an error if trying to type a certain work, i revert to Swype and it enters it no prob so im not convinced either is a clear winner.
Straynart said:
SlideIT is better than Swype, but is it better than TouchPal ?
I notice SlideIT bugs a little in French and TouchPal got so much more features.
IMHO, TouchPal is the best keyboard. But SlideIT is merely the speedest way to type messages.
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Agreed, Touchpal is very reliable, esp when using Opera etc for passwords, emails etc. It never fails whereas the swyping keyboards can. I dont use it alot but when i need to be accurate to enter something, you cant go past Touchpal, used it for years and its great.
SlideIT and Swype is just more fun, easier etc.
Sorry guy's. tried both, its Swype for me!
I just simply love slideIT, still getting used to it, but so far so good
But something I've noticed, is when I've typed a word in Dialect/Accent after a time the word will disaper.
Anyone else with same problem? Even if i go to options and push the "save now" button it's still gone after a day or two
Vafflus83 said:
I just simply love slideIT, still getting used to it, but so far so good
But something I've noticed, is when I've typed a word in Dialect/Accent after a time the word will disaper.
Anyone else with same problem? Even if i go to options and push the "save now" button it's still gone after a day or two
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Are you using the full version (paid version) or the demo?
The demo does not allow permanent saves, If I recall. The added words are only there temporarily.
I'm using the full version, but used the demo version first.
Maybe if I'd delete it from the mobile, and re-install it?
Could be the demo could affect the full version?
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+ 1 for me
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+1 for me.
Having tried both, I must say that i like SlideIT better.
Now after almost a year that I have SlideIT and Swype on my Galaxy,
I decided to give up Swype since I almost never use it anymore.
I found that SlideIT has so many more feature comparing to swype, and all the time it's being update.
Its dictionary is better, it’s word prediction is better and it’s way of choosing alternate words is better. Instead of forcing you to choose from a popup menu, it makes its best guess then gives you an unobtrusive menu of alternate words to choose from in case it got it wrong.
I just want to hear what do you think ?
please answer only if you tried them both for a while
SlideIT site
Swype site
also forgot to mention ShapeWriter which is the third keyboard using this sliding input method, and two months ago was removed from the Market.
from my experience, I found it to be very inaccurate and not at the same level as SlideIT and Swype.
ShapeWriter site
SlideIT of course...
Because it has Multilingual support
swype (at least the version i have *cough*) does multilanguage too
waebi said:
swype (at least the version i have *cough*) does multilanguage too
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Any chance of you sharing how you got it?
i still like Swype but i find myself using Swiftkey more than ever.
Swype is looking better, and working better. When they launch with fully support, you should count on that it gets updates all the time to.
Has everyone forgotten about ShapeWriter? Its off the market now, but I think its way better than both ...
sorlan said:
Instead of forcing you to choose from a popup menu
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Swype doesn't force you to use the popup menu. YOu can just continue typing and it will select the top word in the pop up menu.
Haven't used SlideIT, I'm kind of put off at the ~$10 price, when swipe was included in my phone.
never cared got shapewriter, too slow and not as accurate. Slideit is s the most accurate and better than swype I think, but the lack of long press for numbers and punctuation kills it. If it had that, I would ditch swype in a sec.
sorlan said:
Its dictionary is better, it’s word prediction is better and it’s way of choosing alternate words is better. Instead of forcing you to choose from a popup menu, it makes its best guess then gives you an unobtrusive menu of alternate words to choose from in case it got it wrong.
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In the app list, it's boring to use swype to search the good app with only the "first" letters.
I prefer slide it for this.
sorlan said:
Its dictionary is better, it’s word prediction is better and it’s way of choosing alternate words is better.
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Not necessarily.
With Swype if the word is not in the dictionary all you need to do is tap it out and the next time you swype those same letters the word is automatically formed for you.
I have several email addresses done this way and no need to change from lower to upper as Swype will do it for you.
Lemme see .... $5.99 or free? ... free or $5.99?
How to add new words to the dictionary?
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With Swype if the word is not in the dictionary all you need to do is tap it out and the next time you swype those same letters the word is automatically formed for you.
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What if you tap this word by mistake, will Swype still learn this new word ?
With SlideIT you must press + to add the word to the dictionary. and if the dictionary offer you a word that you never use you can just press - to remove this word from the dictionary.
i use SlideIT n i love it i had it for a while on my tilt 2 so i was prety much use to it wen i got my Aria but i still tried Swype but to me SlideIT juss feels better n yea SlideIT is 5.99 n d market but o well bought it n lovin every minute of it lol
sorlan said:
What if you tap this word by mistake, will Swype still learn this new word ?
With SlideIT you must press + to add the word to the dictionary. and if the dictionary offer you a word that you never use you can just press - to remove this word from the dictionary.
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From the Swype site....
"If it had been a user-added word, all you would have to do is highlight the word and press the Swype key. You'd then see a notification that the word was removed from the UDB. Happy Swyping,.."
Franklin
Franklin is the customer support guru at Swype.
It's close, but Swype gets my vote although Smart Keyboard Pro is my main keyboard. It's more accurate for me than SlideIT keyboard.
Sent from my Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Evo!
qualnd said:
I tried Swype, but to me SlideIT juss feels better n yea SlideIT is 5.99 n d market but o well bought it n lovin every minute of it lol
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Does 5.99 euro for a keyboard is too much ?
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Does 5.99 euro for a keyboard is too much ?
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If your happy with it then it doesn't matter.
Both keyboards do their jobs very well.... It's all a matter of personal taste.
It's all a matter of personal taste
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It's all a matter of personal taste.
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When you say "matter of personal taste" you mean the first keyboard you get use too? the way it work ? the way it look ? or the the special features it offer ?
sorlan said:
When you say "matter of personal taste" you mean the first keyboard you get use too? the way it work ? the way it look ? or the the special features it offer ?
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It's a combination of which keyboard you prefer over the other......
My personal taste is to use Swype ~ it is free, easy to use (layout/saving of new words etc) and endorsed by Samsung with the Galaxy S.
We are glad to announce the Brand New TouchPal Keyboard V5 has been launched at Google Play.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cootek.smartinputv5&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jb290ZWsuc21hcnRpbnB1dHY1Il0.
We do appreciate all beta testers for your contribution to optimize the latest version.
When using the latest version of TouchPal, you may be pleasantly surprised to find some sparkling points of your idea have been embodied in this version and start to influent countless users. Even if your ideas have not realized, as a team of constantly pursuit the excellence and innovation, we will speed up optimize the better TouchPal.
We fervently hope that you upgrade to the latest version of TouchPal. And we are sky looking forward to your support on rating TouchPal to make it visible to more people. Your encouragement is our greatest power! We are committed that the future TouchPal is certainly worth to expect.
Once again, thank you for your support!
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Thanks. Updating from Google play.
This keyboard has been my favourite and look forward to experience the new version.
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Missing Persian Language !
Swype, SwfitKey and other good keyboards all have the persian!
i absolutely loved touchpal but the update is missing hebrew and arabic - please tell me how to get these back because i have to have them. unfortunately i must switch to something else if i can't get them, so is there anyway to get the language packs?
Many improvements like learn from twitter and messages, thank God the euro symbol is present again.... The only complain I have is the font you use in the keys is just too thick and ugly looking this can be solve by using a skin but the default skin in the beta was perfect why change the font?
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feels great! nice job
Will give this a go. Liked the beta version, so lets see how this one fairs.
Sent from Crete...no really... I'm in Crete right now..
¿No love for nexus 7?
I am frankly amazed at the predictive accuracy of this keyboard!!! GREAT job! This keyboard made me a fan of swipe typing...
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... The only complaint I have is the font you use in the keys is just too thick and ugly looking. This can be solved by using a skin but the default skin in the beta was perfect. Why change the font?
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hi touchpal i have these suggestions:
add a option for specify the ms time of alternate keys popup (for example from 100 ms to 500 ms)
put to enter key the alternate key with smiles and add more selectable smiles
when i start to write, suggest the initial words and remove only the links button (keep the setting key and the hide key)
let me know if you agree with me
Loved it. Using it for a year now.... does it support English handwriting?
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This is the best keyboard. Great job! :good:
Is it possible you can swipe to space-bar so it can space if for me. I don't like stopping
Thanks for this, just replaced my Swype 3.26.
Swype got worse with every new beta, finally I found a good replacement :good:
A suggestion, a dedicated numbers-only block like on swype when you long-press the numbers button.
Krep3 said:
Many improvements like learn from twitter and messages, thank God the euro symbol is present again.... The only complain I have is the font you use in the keys is just too thick and ugly looking this can be solve by using a skin but the default skin in the beta was perfect why change the font?
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I have a feeling in the beta thread there were comments from some that the font was too thin and that they'd like it bolder. Maybe a lot of people submitted reports to them asking this?
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Is it possible you can swipe to space-bar so it can space if for me. I don't like stopping
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I think when enter normal text etc you don't need the spacebar. You just swipe the first word, then lift and start swiping the second word. If selected in setting the space should be automatic. I do find in some circumstances it doesn't enter a space, like when typing a search query into dolphin browser I have to enter the space. But that's probably cause you also enter web addresses there which wouldn't have the space.
Still would like a second set of characters on the second row of letters. But I'll live with it.
Miss changjie prediction and simplified changjie, otherwise it will easily be my default keyboard...
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Loving this so much!
Sorry, man - good keyboard, worst support. So many questions and no answers at all. There's no new languages for a long time. I think that's very important to conquer new markets. There's a markets with very few good keyboards (especially for free) and you miss them. One of them is Bulgaria. The English language market is very dense and populated and it's hard to make a break there. So think once again before just skip my post.
Congrats @Touchpal.
Also thank you for Turkish prediction power update for the final version, it really works good.