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.
jedens said:
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
dooyoo222 said:
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.
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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.
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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"
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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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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.
Hi all,
New to the Android scene. I have an iPhone3gs and am leaning towards the Inspire over the Atrix. Quick noob question. Can Swype be installed on this device?
Yes but
Unless you are rooted (which at least for now looks semi-difficult), you need to sideload it. I haven't had enough posts yet to post an outside link, but you can Google "install swype inspire" and the first hit should get you started.
papajackow said:
Hi all,
New to the Android scene. I have an iPhone3gs and am leaning towards the Inspire over the Atrix. Quick noob question. Can Swype be installed on this device?
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http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-inspire-4g/60295-guide-installing-swype-beta-htc-inspire-4g.html
easiest guide you'll find. Literally took me 5 minutes, and I've never run commands on a computer. Hardest thing was to find a torrent for WinZip lol
@antioch216: Thanks. That was the link I wanted to post!
It's very easy. Didn't take me all that long either. I used the Mac/Linux method and it was easy breezy.
Thanks for the link. One other question. What are your thoughts on Swype vs the stock keyboard? I've never actually used it myself but have heard lots of hype surrounding it.
Thanks!
Swype is really awesome I think. It's really easy to get used to. In my experience you only have to use one finger and it's pretty forgiving in terms of the letters you hit.
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Thanks for the link. One other question. What are your thoughts on Swype vs the stock keyboard? I've never actually used it myself but have heard lots of hype surrounding it.
Thanks!
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Swype is much faster for me once I got used to it.... except when it's messing up. Sometimes the autocorrect is just so bad that it would be faster to send the message in morse code, but that doesn't happen often.
i'm a big fan of swype.
Go here and you can download the beta version of swype to your phone http://www.swypeinc.com/
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Swype is much faster for me once I got used to it.... except when it's messing up. Sometimes the autocorrect is just so bad that it would be faster to send the message in morse code, but that doesn't happen often.
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In that case go to your swype settings, and adjust your speed vs. accuracy and see what works best for you.
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not rooted yet and I have the installer already for beta use but it won't let me install and I don't have the unknown sources under application settings either...is this guide a workaround or only for rooted phones?
Would def like to try out swype if I could
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http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-inspire-4g/60295-guide-installing-swype-beta-htc-inspire-4g.html
easiest guide you'll find. Literally took me 5 minutes, and I've never run commands on a computer. Hardest thing was to find a torrent for WinZip lol
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nope, no root required. I haven't rooted and I just followed the guide and now I've got Swype!
AT&T blocks the ability to download from other sources (sideloading) and so this program is essentially a work around, but doesn't disturb any original settings. So if anything happened to your phone, AT&T wouldn't know unless the employee knew about this stuff.
Just follow the guide, and you'll have Swype, it's pretty easy
cool beans ...tried it out and works real smooth....thnx
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Swype doesn't work after reset
Anyone have problems with Swype after reset on the Inspire? Mine keeps going away. Just want to know before I report a buy
Swype even works great when drunk!
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I put swype on here and it is amazing!!!
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legend221 said:
In that case go to your swype settings, and adjust your speed vs. accuracy and see what works best for you.
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My main problem comes from the built-in dictionary, not it's prediction. Why the hell would I use "beefier" when I'm trying to type "before"?
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Anyone have problems with Swype after reset on the Inspire? Mine keeps going away. Just want to know before I report a buy
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I believe every time you reset, you just have to change the input mode. It's just a default setting that isn't changeable to my knowledge. It happens to everyone
On my captivate, using Swype, when I pressed in the text area, I got a little button to move the cursor around. I get the same type little button with the default keyboard on my Inspire. With Swype, though, I get just a cursor, and I have to press and hold to magnify, more like an iphone. Is there any way to change that?
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Im having a problem or a roadblock...im on my 3rd inspire due to crappy gps...but anyways i followed the instructions and it worked wvery time...now with my 3rd inspire i downloaded the swype installer but now it says that there is an update to the installer and now im stuck cause it wont let me update the installer cause att blocks the side loading apps...does anyone know the adb commands to load the new updated swype installer....thanks in advanced...
HTC Trace keyboard Swype-like functionality?
Wow, I thought HTC and Swype had an on going deal, looks like Sense is taking over
I like Swype, NOT Swype like
Link:
http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-sensation-include-swype-htc-trace-keyboard
HTC: Quietly Stealing
Why do you think it will make a difference? I mean there are only so many ways you can "swype" your finger across the screen.
I use and love Swype, but am excited about the HTC version.
And you still have option of downloading Swype.
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Why do you think it will make a difference? I mean there are only so many ways you can "swype" your finger across the screen.
I use and love Swype, but am excited about the HTC version.
And you still have option of downloading Swype.
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I like it because of HTC sense skin
Any vids?
I always thought stock sense keyboard was much better than swype. Unless you were swyping, the keyboard was next to useless. Hopefully the 'tracing' doesn't hamper your ability type fast on it. I'd be very interested in a revitalized HTC_IME_MOD keyboard.
Lightning N1 said:
HTC Trace keyboard Swype-like functionality?
Wow, I thought HTC and Swype had an on going deal, looks like Sense is taking over
I like Swype, NOT Swype like
Link:
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Wow, intersting find! Swype could file in copyright claims though?!
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Wow, intersting find! Swype could file in copyright claims though?!
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There are other "swiping" keyboards already available though, like SlideIT. I guess there isn't a patent on swiping?
As I've had a chance to test Trace on the Sensation, I'd just like to say I'm very happy with it. It takes some getting used to, and some words don't predict quite as well as others, but overall it's worth using in my opinion; it speeds up texting a lot.
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HTC Trace keyboard Swype-like functionality?
Wow, I thought HTC and Swype had an on going deal, looks like Sense is taking over
I like Swype, NOT Swype like
Link:
http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-sensation-include-swype-htc-trace-keyboard
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Let's see if TMO US bundles it on the Sensation.
How is the HTC Sensation version of the keyboard?
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How is the HTC Sensation version of the keyboard?
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Here's a preview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLh-Yej6pEM&feature=channel_video_title
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Here's a preview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLh-Yej6pEM&feature=channel_video_title
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Thanks! Can't wait for June 8th!
Got my Sensation today and I've been playing around with various keyboards. I used to use Shapewriter on my Nexus One but the higher resolution messes it up a bit ): Tried a few others before discovering the "Turn on Trace Keyboard" option in settings.
Ticked it
Nothing happened. I can't swipe on the HTC keyboard... not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Lazzzara said:
Got my Sensation today and I've been playing around with various keyboards. I used to use Shapewriter on my Nexus One but the higher resolution messes it up a bit ): Tried a few others before discovering the "Turn on Trace Keyboard" option in settings.
Ticked it
Nothing happened. I can't swipe on the HTC keyboard... not sure what I'm doing wrong.
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That happened to me too. Untick it, tick it again, try again? I can't remember how I got it working...
It also only works in apps like GMail, where word predictions are thrown up. Elsewhere, like the browser URL address, you have to type normally.
That'd explain it... I was trying it out in the search widget every time. I can see how it'd be useful not using it when typing a web address or email address, but not having spell check in the search box always baffled me.
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in case they don't, I joined the Swype beta
Anyone trying to rip the trace enabled keyboard apk?
Let some of us not lucky enough to live in UK a go at the keyboard on our Htc
Thanks
Rellikzephyr
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TermyJW said:
That happened to me too. Untick it, tick it again, try again? I can't remember how I got it working...
It also only works in apps like GMail, where word predictions are thrown up. Elsewhere, like the browser URL address, you have to type normally.
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I've checked, and as I found out, it works when You have word prediction on (and dictionary) with this option (I have it in Polish, so translating 1:1): "Enable completion for the QWERTY". After enabling - tracing works fine.
For me, HTC doesn't put much effort on this kind of text input, because, when I used SWYPE (on my previous Blackstone), I was abble to turn completion off, and still could SWYPE. Also, on SWYPE, You can press and hold one letter, and then press another, and SWYPE puts trace from 1st to 2nd - in HTC's Touch input (with tracing on) it's impossible... Just a thought....
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nice one...
I looked it up on my sensation just because of this thread and I realized that it is there and it works (quite well, I might add).
The option however is horribly translated, that's why I never thought about enabling that thing. For the german users around here, go to your keyboard settings --> "Touch Input" --> "Tastatur nachverfolgen" --> and then tick "Tastatur nachverfolgen".
That translation is borderline idiotic, because it means something like "follow the keyboard" or something like that, at least it's a really bad translation for "trace keyboard" (or whatever the original says).
Anyway, hope this helps some of you, have fun with the "hidden feature"
EDIT: I'm gonna have to revoke my statement about it working nicely. It feels like the keyboard is overly sensitive to the swiping and most of the time predicts totally random stuff that seems way more improbable than the word I actually meant to write. I'm probably gonna stick to SwiftKey or, if I want swiping, SlideIT, which I found to be more precise.
Unfortunately this HTC Trace is very disappointing. Hard to use, most of the time writes random stuff.
Holy crap I love the smart keyboard on this phone but it has gotten to the point of insane lag! Is there a way to stop this lag? I want to keep using it and am forced to use another keyboard now because of this
AndreaCristiano said:
Holy crap I love the smart keyboard on this phone but it has gotten to the point of insane lag! Is there a way to stop this lag? I want to keep using it and am forced to use another keyboard now because of this
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Restart phone or get new keyboard.
When my Moto G had keyboard lag I switched to ART so there's always that. Also this belongs in the Q&A section.
I recommend the android L keyboard in the amazon appstore.
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AndreaCristiano said:
Holy crap I love the smart keyboard on this phone but it has gotten to the point of insane lag! Is there a way to stop this lag? I want to keep using it and am forced to use another keyboard now because of this
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Just use Swiftkey and profit..I never use no stock keyboard or any of my Android devices...
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Just use Swiftkey and profit..I never use no stock keyboard or any of my Android devices...
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Swiftkey does the same exact thing, sometimes takes up to 4-5 seconds for it to pull up.
The stock LG keyboard has been excellent for me. Swiftkey got laggy ever since it went free, it always take a second or two for it to pull up. With the stock keyboard it's instantaneous:good:
I was having issues with different things here and there out of the box. Week later I went back to Dalvik, factory reset, and viola, smooth...
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Are you running a stock G3 or rooted / modded?
i have a feeling you have the bilingual option turned on and if you do that options lags the keyboard aaaa lot like it crawls and i say this cause i had it cause i had the keyboard to work with Spanish and English so it showed me both suggestions like my xperia tl did but o boy does this keyboard doesn't like it, makes me wonder why is the feature there when it doesn't even work.
You are correct as I speak to many of my family members in Italia. As soon as I update the bilingual dictionaries its a slug fest. Have to use the google keyboard to be able to use my phone
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Just use Swiftkey and profit..I never use no stock keyboard or any of my Android devices...
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You seem not to use English either
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You are correct as I speak to many of my family members in Italia. As soon as I update the bilingual dictionaries its a slug fest. Have to use the google keyboard to be able to use my phone
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It's sad that such feature which works on other third party keyboards won't work on the stock one
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The stock keyboard offers some nice features, but I found the lag astonishingly bad on my stock G3. It was to the point that it was just impossible to type,. I had to type literally one character every 4 or 5 seconds in order for it to not just break down and come up with gibberish.
Went back to my old standard, Go Keyboard. Bought SwiftKey years ago but the predictive text was making me nuts. Went to Go Keyboard for free and never looked back. Also, Go provides left-right-down-up arrows to navigate the cursor when you cannot place it where you want. Very handy.
The only keyboard that actually doesn't freeze up for me is the Google keyboard
Is there a keyboard with the numeric numbers on top with built in emoji no need to download an app or plug in?
Swiftkey
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+1
Fleksy has been solid for me
I'm usually a big fan of aftermarket keyboards. However, for some reason or another I actually like the stock one. Especially with the l theme. I had bad lag as well until I turned off vibrate on tap. A feature I do t usually use and it made a world of difference. No lag!
Fixed it
Go to Settings->App
Find LG Keyboard and clear cache
You can select also to Erase Data but you'll lose the settings of your keyboard
I've done only Clear Cache and things are a lot faster.