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Request- possible to develop app that would let you zoom while typing...

Is it possible to develop an app similar to what the iphone has , when typing , you can long press and zoom on input fields to move the cursor. I love my evo as well as HTC. My evo is my personal phone and I have a hero for work and it is really nice to be able to scroll between letter to correct things on my hero. I am not sure if that is a apple patent, but would be really nice to have so I don't have to tap the screen 3 or 4 times to get the cursor in the write spot.
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Doubt it's an Apple patent. The Motorola Droid X does the same thing. And if you long press in the HTC email program, and stock HTC browser, it has a zoom as well. They just need to make it universal across Android.

HTC Trace Keyboard (Swype) Update for Desire S?

http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-sensation-include-swype-htc-trace-keyboard
Check this out! HTC's own version of Swype?!
Would be cool if the older devices get this update! Won't require dual core for it, if thats htc's pathetic excuse again!

maybe？
oh it's crazy i think 。。for me。it never minds

muyongyin said:
maybe？
oh it's crazy i think 。。for me。it never minds
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Only time will tell

As someone thats very recently learned to love the free (beta) swype application, I'm hoping that the htc v3.0 htc trace application gets ported to our device and soon
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I wonder if this will be better than Swype and SwiftKey.

i donot need it ，but thank you for sharing all the same

Hello, I've searched for swype and HTC Trace in the market, but I didn't find none of them. What is the exact name of the application to install, to have the swype active?

fbcyborg said:
Hello, I've searched for swype and HTC Trace in the market, but I didn't find none of them. What is the exact name of the application to install, to have the swype active?
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From memory when I installed swype you have to get it through your browser on your phone and download it from their site,though I'm sure someone will correct me if my memory is failing.

det66 said:
From memory when I installed swype you have to get it through your browser on your phone and download it from their site,though I'm sure someone will correct me if my memory is failing.
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You are correct! Download the beta for Swype from here...
http://beta.swype.com/android/get/
You need to sign up to an account first though.
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Thanks, but, is this something that overrides the default keyboard adding the swype function or is it a new one?

No it won't override, merely give you an alternate keyboard option. Its not obvious how to turn it on though so once installed, do the following;
In settings, go to 'languages & keyboard' and put a tick in the 'Swype' box.
Then in any text entry box, do a long press, and select 'Input Method' and choose Swype.
Nice Swype tip: It has a nice (hidden) cursor keyboard. Access it by Swyping from the bottom-left menu button, to the button to the right of it.
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Some nice themed Swype keyboards here (although the cursor board is missing some keys)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124639
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Thanks.
Is there some keyboard that looks like the default one? (I mean the original one)
I've seen that these keyboards need to be flashed. Is there a way to come back to the stock one just in case I don't like the new one? I've seen there is some keyboard zip file here on xda, but I'm not sure of what is the stock one.
EDIT: for instance, I've found this thread. There is a so called "HTC_Keyboard_Without_Arrows"; I guess it is the stock one. Isn't it?

fbcyborg said:
Thanks.
Is there some keyboard that looks like the default one? (I mean the original one)
I've seen that these keyboards need to be flashed. Is there a way to come back to the stock one just in case I don't like the new one? I've seen there is some keyboard zip file here on xda, but I'm not sure of what is the stock one.
EDIT: for instance, I've found this thread. There is a so called "HTC_Keyboard_Without_Arrows"; I guess it is the stock one. Isn't it?
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Check my post in the Hyperion thread
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[Recommendation] FlexT9 keyboard

I picked up this keyboard when it was free on the Amazon App Store a while back. It's awesome! You have several different input options:
tap-type
trace (like Swype)
voice (great recognition!)
write (like a stylus)
I use the voice method most, but all of them work really well. And unlike a lot of other aftermarket keyboards, this one has numbers and special characters on long-press (they're shown above the letters).
The only thing I'm missing coming from the stock HTC Sense keyboard is the directional buttons for moving the cursor around text fields - without a trackball, it's kind of a pain to move around by touching. At least this keyboard has a 'pointer' you can drag around, which makes it a little easier.
Any other great keyboards out there?

I'd like a keyboard I could fully customize. I'd love to be able to remove the buttons that I never use and just get in the way (voice button, language button, etc).
I'd also like to force the predictive text to pick the words I want by default. Typing "aren't" always tries to replace it with "seen" grrrr.

zuriken said:
I'd like a keyboard I could fully customize. I'd love to be able to remove the buttons that I never use and just get in the way (voice button, language button, etc).
I'd also like to force the predictive text to pick the words I want by default. Typing "aren't" always tries to replace it with "seen" grrrr.
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Try Gingerbread keyboard. It auto corrects. Plus u can add ur own custom words like cud, wud, etc.

I also got it free from Amazon and have to agree flex t9 is pretty awesome
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rob1216 said:
I also got it free from Amazon and have to agree flex t9 is pretty awesome
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SwiftKey X is a good one to use too. There's a free beta in the market, and by far the best keyboard I've used
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diablo009 said:
Try Gingerbread keyboard. It auto corrects. Plus u can add ur own custom words like cud, wud, etc.
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+1
The arrow keys on Gingerbread are hidden but can be brought in by just dragging the spacebar up and hidden by dragging it down, which I like since I hardly use them but still need them every once in a while

Is there a way to make the keyboard default to FlexT9 or Swiftkey or whatever you have installed? It's kind of annoying to have to set it up every time I restart the phone.

Swiftkey

Is anyone out there using Swiftkey tablet. I use it because of the Dvorak keyboard layout, mainly because the Note doesnt seeem to support keyboard layouts other than Qwerty.
When I type in Swiftkey it seems to be registering multiple keystrokes. This doesnt happen in the stock samsung keyboard or SlideIt

No problems here. Try uninstalling and then re installing

DrADP said:
No problems here. Try uninstalling and then re installing
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Did you try Polaris Office and S Note.
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling but to no avail. Still does it in these two apps.

I'm using SwiftKey without any issues. I've used both Polaris and S Note. Did you try a restart? Could be some sort of magnetic issue that might be resolved that way. Big bummer. Sorry.

I have swiftkey on all my devices except the Note10.1.
Does Swiftkey support big, small hovering and split keyboard like original keyboard ?

troed said:
I have swiftkey on all my devices except the Note10.1.
Does Swiftkey support big, small hovering and split keyboard like original keyboard ?
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It supports big and split, but no hovering.

does using a keyboard other than the stock one still allow you to use the S-pen instead of the keyboard whenever you want to? I know that the stock keyboard has the setting button that you press to select text recognition for using the pen within the browser.

Think it's a common issue but I can't get SwiftKey T to learn from my Gmail.
Anyone else having this problem?? Or have a suggestion.??
Dc
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I'm using SwiftKey 3, but I've been experiencing a lot of freezing+force closing when using it with Chrome.

Hovering would be nice. It offers all else that I need.

Hi all,
I work for SwiftKey. Please be sure to post bug reports (one at a time) on our public forum at support.swiftkey.net. We also welcome suggestions there. Regarding Droidcarp's note that there appears to be some difficulty with personalization, our Dev Team has been made aware of this report and they are looking into it for you.
Again, our public forum is the best place for suggestions and bug reports. This allows us to streamline the development process so we can continue to make SwiftKey as excellent as possible for you.
Thanks very much,
-Reppate

As long as you dropped in, HWR would be good, too. Sammy offers a hover keyboard and HWR, also. Started using their split keyboard - very nice - and offers HWR.

reppate said:
Hi all,
I work for SwiftKey. Please be sure to post bug reports (one at a time) on our public forum at support.swiftkey.net. We also welcome suggestions there. Regarding Droidcarp's note that there appears to be some difficulty with personalization, our Dev Team has been made aware of this report and they are looking into it for you.
Again, our public forum is the best place for suggestions and bug reports. This allows us to streamline the development process so we can continue to make SwiftKey as excellent as possible for you.
Thanks very much,
-Reppate
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Ty.
Strange one for you, just flashed CM10, and SwiftKey now learns for Gmail!!
Dc
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Try hacker's keyboard . It's free on google play .
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budalica said:
Try hacker's keyboard . It's free on google play .
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Thanks for the tip budalica.
Any idea how to get the handwriting key to be included?
It is a shame the standard samsung keyboard doesnt support dvorak

Definitely needs handwriting support and the arrow keys like the phone keyboard.
For now it's fine to leave the stock keyboard set on handwriting and use the keyboard switcher in the notifications to switch but it would be useful for it to be integrated.
Also maybe a way to adjust the width, in split mode it seems too wide and I have big hands!

I switched to swift key also from swype today and noticed an echo like effect in snote, working fine in the xda app but broken in the snote app.
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A few people are reporting this issue on the swiftkey forums.
I sent SwiftKey a refund request but a week later I have had no response

An option to turn off prediction
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My stock Samsung keyboard can no longer provide haptic feedback after installing the SwiftKey tablet, does anyone have the same problem.? I think doesn't matter how you change the settings, and it just doesn't vibrate

[Q] What is your main software keyboard?

Current betas are included. Pick which third-party keyboard you've chosen as your go-to keyboard.

SwiftKey is the Best
I have tried both Swype and SwiftKey and in my point of view "SwiftKey" is the best.

I use thumb keyboard..its stable and more responsive.. imo..
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I use the GO Keyboard. I like the designs and interface as well as the multi language functionality when I need to communicate in Latin to my brethren. It's got swype functionality and it's free too. I've used several keyboards before so I've had a decent spectrum to play with.

SwiftKey is awesome! Their new Flow feature (basically their version of Swype) is great too.

I've Enjoyed Mine!
I used to use as many keyboards I could to test which I like. For a long time I didn't keep a keyboard for a week. I eventually found the keyboard of my dreams (replaced by the stock ICS now)... Jelly Bean Keyboard by VLLWP. I highly recommend it.:good:

Since 4.2 never used any software as it included swype feature.
Before that swype 3
And also used siine keyboard just for fun.
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I use swiftkey. The trail it leaves when swiping looks loads better than Swype and stock JB

Swiftkey on my phone, Hackers Keyboard on my tab. (swipe on 10.1 inch, really?)
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I use Touchpal on my phone and tab. I like the fast switching between languages (I switch a lot between English and Dutch) and between swyping and typing. And the fast way to type numbers and symbols (swyping up on the right key) is a big advantage.

TouchPal is the best.
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Smartkeyboard.
I gave so many others the chance, but every other missed features I need.
I need customizable longpress duration, customizable smileys (I even use a smiley key as my mail, meaning it's so much easier to login everywhere) and really important: the whole keyboard must be resizable (because my lcd density on the nexus4 is on 240, wich would mean every keyboard is extremely small).
I also like the arrowkeys in portrait mode and the domainkey (wich I only use for even more shortcut smileys susch as \o/ or ^^ / ^.^)
Oh, and I don't need any prediction, here in switzerland we write in swiss-german, wich doesn't really exist. There is no word prediction or something like that for us.
I get an average kpm of 240-250 with smartkeyboard pro. Once I even got to almost 300

Mine is Swype. The only feature it's missing that I desperately want is a setting for long press duration.
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I have also used a lot of keyboards
but I keep turning to smart keyboard
swiftkey lags a little on my phone
I just hope smart keyboard had ics theme
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Main KB
I'm using Swype atm.

SwiftKey is the best in my opinion because its much better than the stock keyboard.

I wish SwiftKey had the action of the swype key.
Where it highlighted the last word..
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SwiftKey is the fastest on my phone.

I am using anysoftkeyboard.
It's not bad.

I actually liked SwiftKey Flow, even though everyone hates it.