As I continue to make random tweaks, they will be posted here.
All of these tweaks are built on KD1, you have been warned. It's possible that they may work on KG2, but I have not tested them, and it's very likely that they won't work on KG2.
All Tweaks v1.1 (Volume Tweak, Settings, Notifications, Joystick & 10 Second Notification LED Flash tweaks ):
http://www.multiupload.com/75796T1NQS
Volume Rocker vibrate and silent tweak
All credit to the original patch from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016556, I just added it to the framework.jar from KD1. This adds both the silent and vibrate options to your volume rocker, ONLY WHEN YOU HAVE VIBRATE SET TO "ALWAYS" OR "ONLY IN SILENT MODE" IN SETTINGS.
AS FAR AS I KNOW, THIS ONLY WORKS ON KD1.
I'm using/working on/with GingerClonev2, therefore I'm working with a KD1 framework.jar. If people care enough, I suppose I could patch the KG2 framework as well, but as of now it's bedtime, as I have to get up for work in the morning.
This should be CWM flashable, just flash and go, don't wipe, don't pass go, don't collect $200 (even if you really want to).
Download here: http://www.multiupload.com/MUGJMVX5PZ
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Full Bat & USB DEBUG & Joystick enable Tweak
This next tweak was just random stuff that bothered me. This will disable the "full battery notification" as well as the constant USB debugging notification.
Also, as the only real improvement with KG2 was the option to disable the optical joystick, this integrates that option into KD1, if you want to use this option, be sure to flash the Settings app below to control that option as well.
This may or may not work on KG2, if you're on KG2, test at your own risk, make a backup first
http://www.mediafire.com/?zovhjv3c8by2czi
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Settings Tweak
This is a settings.apk that has the DriveSmart, Notification Popup, Theme Manager, and Software Update menus removed, allowing the safe removal of those apps, as they are not really necessary/useful
This is a modified version of the KG2 settings, as it integrates the Joystick disable option, therefore it *should* work on KD1 and KG2. currently running on KD1.
http://www.multiupload.com/XYNOOBE0B0
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10 Second LED Flash Tweak
As Samsung decided we only needed 1 min reminders that we have something to look at, many people (including myself) missed notifications frequently. Well no more! This tweak will change the flash rate from 1 min to 10 seconds.
Download: http://www.multiupload.com/HOUHT0KHOR
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Feel free to request tweaks, I'm always open to at least looking into it, be forewarned that more extensive tweaks may take longer, I reserve the right to refuse to work on requests, but usually, I'll try my best.
Requests List
Notification Popup Timeout
Hide top 10 option in MMS
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Lol, i can appreciate your humor.
Well that's good, cause that's the kind of humor that comes out when I'm dead tired, usually anytime I'm releasing stuff.
great job sduvick keep it up!
things can only get better from here im excited to see what you and teddy develop in the future!
Seems kinda scattered and unorganized. Might want to clean that up a bit. Otherwise, good Job.
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Dw: I need more constructive criticism than that. What specifically should I change to make it more organized?
i think he means like put each section in a gray box so it looks more organized by section instead of writing [volume].......[\volume] but i think its rather organized but could be a little better. if you just take the time to read then you can understand whats going on ha
I'l do that when I get home, was trying to post last night before bed
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i think he means like put each section in a gray box so it looks more organized by section instead of writing [volume].......[\volume] but i think its rather organized but could be a little better. if you just take the time to read then you can understand whats going on ha
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That's pretty much what I meant.
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Turns out, my brain doesn't really function very well after a long day, I couldn't find the box button, not realizing it was the quote box. I'll update the OP, thanks for the suggestions, they are noted and appreciated.
EDIT: OP updated with quote boxes, should be better organized now.
If there are any experienced kernel devs who wanna help out with porting the SK4G Kernel to 2.6.35, that would make CM much easier to port.
How do I install the settings tweaks in order to enable the option to disable the optical trackpad?
You can either flash the full package, or the joystick/bat/usb debugging and settings tweaks from the OP
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You can either flash the full package, or the joystick/bat/usb debugging and settings tweaks from the OP
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I tried that, I can't find the joystick setting. I'm using a stock ROM that I ODIN'd last night back to KG1. Could that be why? Where would I find the setting if it's there? Perhaps I'm just not noticing it.
There's only KD1 and KG2, there's no KG1. It should be in Settings>Accessibility>Enable optical joystick
I have a request. The stock messaging app, (and notification popups and SocialNetworkingService Composer) doesn't recognize the enter key as well, the send key. Can that be fixed (even if just on one of them)?
I don't use any of those pieces, can you describe the issue in more detail? What should happen, and what does happen?
It's the stock messaging app on the stock kd1 firmware that ships with the sidekick. Basically, pressing the enter key on the keyboard gives a newline, instead of sending the message.
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It's the stock messaging app on the stock kd1 firmware that ships with the sidekick. Basically, pressing the enter key on the keyboard gives a newline, instead of sending the message.
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I believe you can enable that option in the settings of the stock messaging app.. but I'm using aosp MMS so I'm not positive
Edit: yeaa i dont think the sidekick messaging app allows that..
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I dont know if this can be done though the sidekick has smooth transitions and such just the only thing that looks choppy is the notifications bar when you pull down which does seem a little choppy while other devices are smooth as butter. can this be tweaked on the sidekick?
Just curious... why would anyone ever want to disable the track-pad "joystick"? I mean, maybe if the keyboard had arrow keys like it should, but even then, it's pretty recessed and I've never hit it by accident, so why?
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Hey Guy's,
I'm currently on WolfBreaks GingerBread 2.3.3 Build v3.7.0, and i'm wondering if there are any compatible Notification bar power control widget mods that i can apply to this rom? His ROM is nearly perfect in my opinion, the only real thing i'm missing is the convenience of being able to turn things on or off from status bar like bluetooth, gps, etc.. like i did with Cyanogen based mods in the past.
This comes in super handy especially when my phone is docked in car mode. Saves me the trouble of having to fiddle with backing out of an app to turn these features on or off while driving.
I am aware that there are apps on the market that already provide this functionality like the Widgetsoid app, however what i'm looking for is a more elagent tightly integrated mod that fits in with the overall theme and does not look like a widget was simply placed on the pull down tray.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help! Also, my apologies if this has been posted elsewhere, i did search but could not find an answer to my question before posting.
I should also clarify what i mean by "tightly integrated", apps like Widgetsoid only "link" to a separate pop-up menu where the control is turned on or off. So it takes several clicks and various screens to turn something on or off. What i want is to be able to turn the various different options on or off with a single click right from the Notification bar, like you find in the Cynaogen mods.
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I should also clarify what i mean by "tightly integrated", apps like Widgetsoid only "link" to a separate pop-up menu where the control is turned on or off. So it takes several clicks and various screens to turn something on or off. What i want is to be able to turn the various different options on or off with a single click right from the Notification bar, like you find in the Cynaogen mods.
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Dude, I use widgetsoid2 since forever and no pop up windows to Turn things on or off........ even with apn.......but its not in the notification window....
Skeb, that's the problem though. When you do place Widgetsoid in the notification bar, it no longer works with a single click. I already have widgets placed on my desktop for for turning various things on or off, and they do work with a single click. However when driving with google navigation turned on for example, i want to be able to do the same by swiping down the notification tray to enable bluetooth with a single click, without having to go to the desktop to use the widget, then go back to navigation.
Try it yourself, when you place any of these widgets on your notifcation tray it will no longer work with a single click, it instead brings up a seperate pop up window.
It's not exactly a deal breaker, but if i can get the same functionality that i had using Cyanogen mod's, then i would be really happy!
Agreed, I would love that feature too!
To those who care about this feature. I just wanted to post an update that WolfBreaks's GB rom will now be introducing Cyanogen style status bar control widgets in his v4.0 rom which will be released very shortly. I also noticed that EWJet CM7 port also includes this. Nice to know i did not have to wait long to see this feature!
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To those who care about this feature. I just wanted to post an update that WolfBreaks's GB rom will now be introducing Cyanogen style status bar control widgets in his v4.0 rom which will be released very shortly. I also noticed that EWJet CM7 port also includes this. Nice to know i did not have to wait long to see this feature!
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There is no such thing as "EWJet CM7 port",
it's still stock SE ROM, tweaked!
Just to clear out the confusion!
But yes, statubar toggles are finally here for stock ROMs!
You can use widgetsoid, its an app that adds this functionality
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You can use widgetsoid, its an app that adds this functionality
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God damn....you heard the man....READ first...."tightly integrated"........noobs..
My_Immortal said:
There is no such thing as "EWJet CM7 port",
it's still stock SE ROM, tweaked!
Just to clear out the confusion!
But yes, statubar toggles are finally here for stock ROMs!
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Lol.. yes your right, thanks for clarifying.
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God damn....you heard the man....READ first...."tightly integrated"........noobs..
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walidhiphop thanks, you would think people could take a second to read when the thread is still just a single page long. Not that i'm trying to diss anyone for trying to help and provide advise, but it doesn't take much effort to read a page of text either.
i wan a status bar with a feature that can adjust the screen off time..
screw 10 post. this topic should be at development.
"home" launcher auto rotate doesnt work, if i load app it will rotate include lock as long as it load app. i would like auto rotate on home launcher.
home menu missing icon press that go to notification bar.
i noticed a new superuser but binary is at v2.3.1-ef, newest one is at 3.0.3 any difference update su?
nice job.
why would you repost the same title put need help or something .
since i dont have at least 10 post. it like you think i was born yesterday? then talk to website to remove 10 post at start then i will have no plm reply post. this is relate to other same topic at development.
u can just get a different lanucher to solve the problem
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screw 10 post. this topic should be at development.
"home" launcher auto rotate doesnt work, if i load app it will rotate include lock as long as it load app. i would like auto rotate on home launcher.
home menu missing icon press that go to notification bar.
i noticed a new superuser but binary is at v2.3.1-ef, newest one is at 3.0.3 any difference update su?
nice job.
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Download launcher pro and if you want, update your SU binary.
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well since this is already here, im on GCV2 do i need to odin back to kd1 and then to kj2 in order to use this rom?
Nope, should be able to flash it over the top, it flashes everything, so it shouldn't be a problem.
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Download launcher pro and if you want, update your SU binary.
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the launcher does rotate when you open the screen though, which i like because it isnt buggy like a few other launchers.
fav improvements is that is feels way more stable.
jumping to diffrent applications is faster
sending and receiving pictures works now while on wifi (before i would have to get off wifi to send and receive)
cant wait for a different lockscreen... other than that, everything on this rom is just pure win.
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im also here because i dont have 10 post but actively test and try different roms/help out a couple people with rooting/flashin
what about missing icon at home launcher menu? bottom middle one when i press this it will go to notification bar.
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what about missing icon at home launcher menu? bottom middle one when i press this it will go to notification bar.
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Its cause the menus are controlled by the framework on stock launchers, our framework isnt aosp. which is why i suggested LauncherPro
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gallery, i checked screen shot to delete, then i close app and open gallery picture still there. anyone have same problem?
Alright flashed it, amazing stuff so far, THANKS!
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Overdose is by far the smoothest rom I've tried for our sk4g. Not very many bugs if at all.
Always remember to do a full wipe regardless of what rom you're coming from before flashing. Otherwise the bugs you're experiencing could be entirely your own fault.
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Hey I would also like to say that I think the 10 post thing is BS, I don't have a question I just want to post a comment, or I do have a question and NO it hasn't already been asked. Not really a huge deal. Just really annoying.
I agree with most of the previous posters here, on a couple of fronts. First off, the 10 post minimum to post in the Dev forums is a big pain in the backside.
Next up, GO is a great ROM. I'd been running a rooted and very slightly tweaked version of the stock SK4G ROM, and it was really annoying -- extremely slow, prone to freezing and FC'ing on multiple apps, the works. I tried installing GCv2 last month but could never manage to get it working -- had to ODIN the phone back to to original stock just to debrick it and get it boot up.
However I do have one specific question. Is there any way to retrieve the original sounds/ringtones (especially the notification ringtones) from the stock Sidekick 4G and add them to this? I like some of the new ringtones and sounds available with Glorious Overdrive, but would prefer to have at least a few of the original ones available as well.
Thanks in advance!
You can, just open the stock roms zip from a computer and look in the folders for sounds can't remember now, but maybe in media? Then put them on your SD card In a folder called ringtones or notifications and your current rom will see it.
Hi !
I don't want to be a pest or anything , but is it anyway you could post a tutorial on how to get this Rom. I tried to ODIN my phone to KJ2 , but it stuck me in the logo loop. Could you please help ?
Just curious but did you really need to odin back to kj2?
I just straight up flashed from kd1 and it flashes everything to kj2
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The ODIN for KJ2 does not work, you can just flash over kd1 or kg2, there shouldn't be any issues.
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gallery, i checked screen shot to delete, then i close app and open gallery picture still there. anyone have same problem?
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not having this problem buuuut, here and there when i do open gallery, ill have an extreme lag, and sometimes the gallery will even freeze the phone.
going to try to format sd card, then place my pics back on, see if that fixes anything
This is a partial port of the 9 lock mod by Whitehawkx/sbrissen32, I take no credit for creating this, this is not original work Kang Kang Kang
This is something of an update to a previous endeavor, but also different and new enough to not be an update of the same post. As most of you know, I had previously partially ported the AOSP and Puzzle lockscreens, but had given up part way through. Previously it was a single lockscreen, and you had to flash to get a different lockscreen, it was obnoxious and dumb.
I didn't want to work on my final papers for my classes, so you all benefit!
This mod is for KJ2 only, I have not tested it with KG2 or KD1, but am fairly certain that it would not work, as this changes a significant amount of the framework.
This involves modding framework-res.apk, also known as the theme apk, so this uses the theming from Glorious Overdose.
To pick your lockscreen, go into Settings, Display, and there's a lockscreen option at the very bottom of that menu.
Credits:
Whitehawkx: (original thread) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1077998
if anyone wants to take screenshots of it, be my guest, but it looks just like all the other AOSP and puzzle lockscreens. (I'm lazy).
DONT FORGET TO CHECK MOUNTS, MAKE A BACKUP, I'm not responsible if anything happens to your phone.
I tested the flashable zip on Glorious Overdose v2, checked mounts before and after flashing to make sure that system and data were both mounted (displayed "unmount /system" and "unmount /data").
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?2trhq846qtpctjr
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v1.1: fixed fcs in settings (wifi and bluetooth)
Great work man, ill be implementing this in Project Revolution tommorrow.
Good stuff man. I was just thinking about lockscreens...
Just a curiosity, on the AOSP lock, when I slide to unlock the word "unlock" kinda appears in a weird location, kind of overlapping the bar itself. Nothing big, but just something I noticed that looked "off." Also, on the your original AOSP screen the sliding lock bars were solid, these are kinda transparent. Intentional?
The shrinking/disappearing text is an effect of the SGS portion of Whitehawk's original system, as that's the way the SGS lockscreen text works.
As for the transparent sliders, that was my theming, as I was semi-bored.
Right on. Again, thanks man. I'm glad that there's people making this phone usable.
Don't know if anyone else has this issue but i cannot go into wireless settings or blue tooth settings after flashing this get a "The application settings (process com.android.settings) has stopped unexpectedly. please try again later". Made a back up before hand an those parts of the settings work normally I'm sure it is just something simple in the code causing the FC an the selectors work fine for the lockscreens. Despite this bug gotta say great work finding where to fix the auto rotate guys!
Good catch, didn't test that, I'll fix that and reupload.
The ironic part of the fix for auto-rotate is that it wasn't actually even a mod of the lockscreen. I ended up trying the menu option, and in doing so it loads the sidekick lockscreen parts before the new lock, rather than just jumping straight to the lock.
Lol, didn't notice that, never went into the actuall settings, btw thanks for this!
sent from my.... WAIT THIS ISNT MY PHONE?
Hey Ive flashed it but nothing is happening . I still have the stock lockscreen ?
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You have to go into Settings>Display>lockscreen and pick a different lockscreen, it defaults to the stock lockscreen.
I did but there was no option for that .
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Sounds like you didn't check your mounts after you flashed...
Hey sduvick did you find the bug causing wireless an bluetooth settings to FC in settings?
I've seen the error log, but it doesn't really make sense, I'm rebuilding settings now.
EDIT: got it, reupping now, will update OP when it's up.
OP updated, v1.1 link.
All seams well at this time with the update i'll keep ya posted if i have anything pop up!
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I've seen the error log, but it doesn't really make sense, I'm rebuilding settings now.
EDIT: got it, reupping now, will update OP when it's up.
OP updated, v1.1 link.
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kudos on fixing the autorotate, love you for that one, works great, you have done an outstanding job!
So I have to have then mount or unmount ? Cause im confuse with the op instructions. ?
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Sounds like you didn't check your mounts after you flashed...
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Great job its really great to have options to change the lockscreen
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So I have to have then mount or unmount ? Cause im confuse with the op instructions. ?
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Read the FAQ thread,
When you flash, before and after, go into the mounts & storage menu and make sure it says:
unmount /cache
unmount /data
unmount /sdcard
unmount /system
sduvick said:
This is a partial port of the 9 lock mod by Whitehawkx/sbrissen32, I take no credit for creating this, this is not original work Kang Kang Kang
This is something of an update to a previous endeavor, but also different and new enough to not be an update of the same post. As most of you know, I had previously partially ported the AOSP and Puzzle lockscreens, but had given up part way through. Previously it was a single lockscreen, and you had to flash to get a different lockscreen, it was obnoxious and dumb.
I didn't want to work on my final papers for my classes, so you all benefit!
This mod is for KJ2 only, I have not tested it with KG2 or KD1, but am fairly certain that it would not work, as this changes a significant amount of the framework.
This involves modding framework-res.apk, also known as the theme apk, so this uses the theming from Glorious Overdose.
To pick your lockscreen, go into Settings, Display, and there's a lockscreen option at the very bottom of that menu.
Credits:
Whitehawkx: (original thread) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1077998
if anyone wants to take screenshots of it, be my guest, but it looks just like all the other AOSP and puzzle lockscreens. (I'm lazy).
DONT FORGET TO CHECK MOUNTS, MAKE A BACKUP, I'm not responsible if anything happens to your phone.
I tested the flashable zip on Glorious Overdose v2, checked mounts before and after flashing to make sure that system and data were both mounted (displayed "unmount /system" and "unmount /data").
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?2trhq846qtpctjr
Changelog:
v1.1: fixed fcs in settings (wifi and bluetooth)
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It works on my KD1
running TouchMIUIwiz v3.0, with Bali_sk4g v2.2
I've been searching this forum all day and can't find an answer.I'm trying to set it so that holding my volume rocker will skip tracks when listening to music. Tweaked ROM had this feature, but I was one if the unfortunate that wad having hotboot issues. I'm sure my phone not the ROM, but either way I had to go back to eclipse. I really miss that feature and want to get it back.
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It takes a number of smali edits. For what it's worth - I plan on putting together a less-modded variant of tweaked (minus music widget and maybe some lockscreens) in the near future, so hopefully those that had problems with tweaked will find more stability with the less-modded spin on it.
Thanks for the quick reply.i figured it was something more complicated then just editing key layout.for what its worth I went back to tweaked. I missed my control and customization. Great rom! Hey do you know how to get swype from eclipse I liked the one touch to bring up corrections and the horizontal word suggestions
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Thanks for the quick reply.i figured it was something more complicated then just editing key layout.for what its worth I went back to tweaked. I missed my control and customization. Great rom! Hey do you know how to get swype from eclipse I liked the one touch to bring up corrections and the horizontal word suggestions
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I could be wrong but that is likely the newer beta version that's out. I'm actually not fully sure the process to go about getting that, but I believe it requires signing up for it in some way. I'm sure someone else more knowledgeable could chime in here
Swype Beta
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Hey do you know how to get swype from eclipse I liked the one touch to bring up corrections and the horizontal word suggestions
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I concur with dwitheral it sounds like you just need the newest version of swype.. go hurr http://beta.swype.com/android/create/ to sign up for Swype beta. It will send a link to your email where you can download swype-installer.apk or whatever its called, you can do it through your phone so use the email you have linked to your charge. Then it'll give you the usual straight forward installation wizard to choose settings/languages etc.. and Ta Da, just activate it through settings>keyboard and choose it as the input method. Installing it this way will also let you get notifications (if you want) to update the swype keyboard when they patch improvements.
Hello,
Has anyone noticed that you no longer have the "select input method" notification in update 7? I had it in update 4. When I went over to update 7 (and subsequently 8), that option is missing. So the only way to change input method is to go all the way into settings. The notification is available after the base zx install, but the update wipes it out. Is there a simple setting somewhere to turn it back on? I searched in this and the dev forums and cannot find it.
Otherwise it's a great ROM. Thanks dev!
This is a one time thing. U don't change input method all the time on the fly. It is a bug none the less, but one that may only bother a select few users... maybe only u
Did the dev explicitly say that? GB was long press in the input part to bring up the option to change input method. I'm pretty sure the notification is ICS's replacement, as the stock Nexus does this. You have to explicitly turn it off in a custom rom. Some kind of shortcut is needed for many many multi-lingual users. I use English most of the time except for a chat app. Don't have to have the notification if bothers others, but a shortcut to bring up the dialog should definitely be available.
seanzscreams, can you please comment? It's a great ROM and thanks.
freakius said:
Did the dev explicitly say that? GB was long press in the input part to bring up the option to change input method. I'm pretty sure the notification is ICS's replacement, as the stock Nexus does this. You have to explicitly turn it off in a custom rom. Some kind of shortcut is needed for many many multi-lingual users. I use English most of the time except for a chat app. Don't have to have the notification if bothers others, but a shortcut to bring up the dialog should definitely be available.
seanzscreams, can you please comment? It's a great ROM and thanks.
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If ur looking for dev feedback, comment in the rom dev thread, send a pm, or both. He probably won't see it here.
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If ur looking for dev feedback, comment in the rom dev thread, send a pm, or both. He probably won't see it here.
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Geez, ice !! You ever sleep or what.! You are on almost all the threads !!
Lol!!
chappatti said:
Geez, ice !! You ever sleep or what.! You are on almost all the threads !!
Lol!!
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I get bored easily lol, xda is what keeps me entertained . My current goal is 3000 posts in the next two months and a 500+ thanks meter. Helping people is good
base to update changes a lot
I've noticed that the non-wipe updates on this ROM do change or eliminate some of the cooler features of the base. For instance, the settings in the base have the different colored, more detailed icons, while the update changes them all to boring blue.
As for the input method, I believe that in ICS, you change that under settings, language and input. In ICS, you can choose multiple keyboards or input methods, with one as "default". I haven't experimented yet, but perhaps the option to switch only shows up if you have multiple input methods selected? Can anyone verify this?
I'm new, so I hope this helps...
EDIT: Yeah, I tried checking off three different keyboards, but the long-press feature isn't there. Now I remember the notification bar change in ICS. The only way I can find to change the keyboard in this ROM is to go into settings and change the default. Not too bad of a task, but more tedious than before. There may be some shortcut apps in the play store that could help?
Isnt there an option on your status / menu bar... That's were it is in smooth ice
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I get bored easily lol, xda is what keeps me entertained . My current goal is 3000 posts in the next two months and a 500+ thanks meter. Helping people is good
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You'll make that in the next week.......!!
Thanks LPMatt and droid512. I know in most other ICS ROMs, including stock, the standard way to change input method is to use the little icon in the status bar. That's what I meant by "change input method notification". I also know you can always go through settings to change. To go through settings, I would have to get out of the app I'm using and it's a lot of hassle. Dating back to eclaire Android has provided the shortcut (used to be long press until ICS changed it to the notification/status bar). Looks like Sky ICS ROM latest update just disabled a standard feature, either intentionally or unintentionally. While icenight89 is quite knowledgeable in general, I think he's misinformed about the nature of the feature because he doesn't have to use different keyboards for different languages. It is indeed a standard feature in ICS, not a "one time thing" or bug. I don't have enough posts to post in the dev forum that's why I posted here to see if any other multi-lingual user of Sky ICS has encountered this. I have also PM'ed the dev.
I'm quite knowledgeable?? Aww shucks, thanks friend.
To be honest, u are absolutely correct, I am not a multi-lingual user so I did not even know this feature was present. Based on the discussion I assume your talking about a quick select shortcut from the drop down menu that let u change ur keyboard on the fly?
If that is so its quite possible and highly likely he disabled it in the latest update, as that feature would be present in either systemui.apk or framework-res.apk, all of which were updated in D-7. My advice? See if u can get D-6 off someone then flash the base, D-6 and then D-8 until he gets around to fixing it
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I'm quite knowledgeable?? Aww shucks, thanks friend.
To be honest, u are absolutely correct, I am not a multi-lingual user so I did not even know this feature was present. Based on the discussion I assume your talking about a quick select shortcut from the drop down menu that let u change ur keyboard on the fly?
If that is so its quite possible and highly likely he disabled it in the latest update, as that feature would be present in either systemui.apk or framework-res.apk, all of which were updated in D-7. My advice? See if u can get D-6 off someone then flash the base, D-6 and then D-8 until he gets around to fixing it
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See you just proved your knowledge in pointing out the 2 possible apk that is present I think D-8 probably has a new one so flashing D-6 then D-8 would overwrite it again. I'll see if I can pull those apk's and use rom kitchen to make a new one until he gets around to changing it. Who knows, it's possible he did it on purpose as i have seen people complain about it since ICS came out. Most non-multilingual users find it annoying. I actually do too. I prefer the old long press way! Thanks again.
nope, just checked. He only changed the framework-res.apk in the D-8 update. What i suggest you do is pull systemui.apk from the original base first and replace it with root explorer. If that fixes it then you can safely flash the new update rom kitchen just the one apk.
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nope, just checked. He only changed the framework-res.apk in the D-8 update. What i suggest you do is pull systemui.apk from the original base first and replace it with root explorer. If that fixes it then you can safely flash the new update rom kitchen just the one apk.
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Got it. Will try. Thanks! How do you check what he changed btw? I've only done the basics in ROM kitchen.
Well tried to put systemUI.apk from zx2 base and didn't work. I guess I'll see if dev will respond or put it back in later. If not, I'll have to decide if the hassle is worth it or change to another ROM. Thanks everyone.