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Disabling the Delete Selection Wizard in text messages on Gingerbread Sense

In both CoreDroid and Android Revolution (and I suspect other builds based off of the Gingerbread Sense) there is, what I must assume, a new feature in which holding down the backspace/delete button while texting opens up a 'Delete Selection' panel in which you can delete select, or all, text messages within a thread of texts to a particular person or group of people. In the past, holding down the backspace would first delete individual characters then increase to individual words, a feature I had grown quite accustomed too.
My question is whether there is a way to disable this new feature. This feature appears redundant because you can also go into the settings of the messaging application and configure it to delete text messages after a certain amount or certain time. In many cases I find that when deleting a word that has word filtered incorrectly, I more often than not trigger this delete selection wizard, in which selecting the cancel button sometimes does not properly close the wizard.

I don't know about Coredroid as I only had it installed for a couple of hours one day, but I was running Android Revolution 4G 3.2 for the last week or so (since it was released) and have not had this issue. I flashed Android Revolution HD 4.0 b4 a few hours ago and am not seeing this problem either, I'm able to backspace without a problem.
That said, I use Handcent for SMS/MMS, and the Sense keyboard. Are you using stock messaging app, ChompSMS, different keyboard?
Edit: I can backspace in the stock messaging app with no problems as well.
Maybe posting in the ROM's thread will produce other users who are having the same issue.
Do you do full wipes before flashing? There's a FullWipe 1.3 tool around here somewhere that reportedly does a better wipe than using CWM's tools...I don't know if there's any validity in that or not but that's what I've been using

I have written a question regarding this in Android Revolution's thread, but since this happened in both Android Revolution and CoreDroid's gingerbread ROMs, I assumed it was a new feature that HTC was testing out in their build, since I did not have this problem in Froyo Sense.
And to answer the previous question, I am using the stock keyboard and stock messaging application.
Edit: It does appear to be a bug more so than a feature. It would seem only after a quick succession of typing, (as in several words), immediately hitting the backspace seems to be the only way I can reproduce the problem. It would appear if I try to force the situation, it deletes like it should. Perhaps I am typing too quickly when sending a message in gingerbread?

I have figured out the problem, and have discovered how one can successfully emulate the issue I am having with Gingerbread Sense.
Most likely due to the speed in which I text, my right thumb seems to shift so that when I think I am pressing delete, it is instead pressing the button that moves the cursor in the right direction (the button with the arrow pointing right). When the cursor at the end of the string of text, it tries to close the horizontal keyboard. If you are fast enough, before the horizontal keyboard closes, if you immediately press the delete/backspace button, the phone then opens the Delete Selection window!
So my question is, can we disable the shortcut in the keyboard that does this, or at least disable the command that causes the keyboard to close when you try to move the cursor further right than it can go?

[Q] Keyboard key problems

Okay, so shortly after flashing CM7, every five minutes or so a key on my (Gingerbread) keyboard stops working. After trying some things (like pushing a little harder, clicking other things) it works again. But then it happens to another key! I think I read one thread somewhere on the internet with some people saying using a different fixes the problem.. But I don't think it does :/ And I can't find any other threads about this problem. I can't even find that one again! Has anyone else been experiencing issues like this? Is this a problem with the ROM maybe? Things worked fine on all of my other ROMs, and the stock ROM. I'm really worried, and I hope this isn't a permanent issue. Sending my device back to get replaced would be really screwy for my schedules. I'm using an Inspire 4G btw, if that matters to any of you.

Anyone? Any tips? I can't tell if it really is a hardware issue or software
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I have this issue with my stock inspire along with several others. Every now and then a key gets stuck and will not respond. I have to re-boot my phone. Right now I am using swype and so for it has not locked up any keys as of yet for about a week. It was happening to me approx once every 7 to 10 days. No fix that I know of. Hope they correct this issue with 2.3

I second the Swype keyboard - can't live without it!
:side note:
I'm using the latest version (I think) and the only issue that I've had is when I reboot the phone, sometimes the keyboard will work but the swiping feature will not (blue border flashes around the keyboard instead of posting the word I spelled). The fix is easy - go to Language and Keyboard, uncheck the box for Swype, run the Swype installer, click Enable swype, select it as the keyboard when the installer pops up the box for Input Type, and you're good to go (if it ever happens).

HELP. Keyboard won't type.

I have the Infused ROM 1.5.3, and every so often I'll go to type something, and no letters will show up in the text box! The keyboard thinks it's typing, and even the predictions show up sometimes. However, no text is ever typed into the text box. Sometimes restarting my launcher fixes it, but lately I've had to resort to restarting the phone. So frustrating. This happened on Infused 1.5.0 too, but it seemed to go away. Now all the sudden after upgrading to 1.5.3 it's happening a lot. Any suggestions? Does anyone else have this problem?

bgree15 said:
I have the Infused ROM 1.5.3, and every so often I'll go to type something, and no letters will show up in the text box! The keyboard thinks it's typing, and even the predictions show up sometimes. However, no text is ever typed into the text box. Sometimes restarting my launcher fixes it, but lately I've had to resort to restarting the phone. So frustrating. This happened on Infused 1.5.0 too, but it seemed to go away. Now all the sudden after upgrading to 1.5.3 it's happening a lot. Any suggestions? Does anyone else have this problem?
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No sounds like a ghost i would download infused full zip then odin back to stock and flash with red cwm and pray
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this might sound weird but i swear the only problems i have with my phone are when im connected to our microcell. texts failing, keyboard not working, widgets not responding, calls not calling until 7 minutes after i hit "call."

Not sure what causes it or what to do to fix it but I have had the same problem on Refuse 1.6 and 1.7 mainly when using Andchat (irc client) have encountered it less in yaaic but have never experienced it in other areas of typing (messaging, browsers and such)
Sorry not of help but its not just u.

I've had the same problem, with no ROM on my phone at all, rooted stock. However when it happens to me i can just hit back until im at the home screen and then open the text message app up again. It always works when i do this. What keyboard are u using? ive got the "Android 2.3 Keyboard."

i have that keyboard, too. and the samsung and swiftkey. none of them work. what's even more bizarre is that it seems as though when i'm connected to wifi AND the microcell, i can't send texts or make calls and that's when my phone freaks out and the keyboards don't work. i turned off my wifi today and my texts finally sent and i haven't had an issue since.

Yeah had the same problem. All I did was just closed my text and reopened it. Kept doing it until it worked again.
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Same problem
I've had the same problem since I got my phone, I've been searching for almost two years on how to fix this problem, usually people don't believe me when I post on this. It seems to get worse the longer I use it and eventually it gets so bad I have to reflash my phone. I'm pretty sure its an app that I use, which would explain why I don't see it at first as I don't backup my apps, just redownload them when I need them. Is there an easy way to get a list of apps from your phone that we could post and cross reference? It doesn't matter which keyboard I'm using. It seems to happen mostly with the default SMS messanger, though it might just be that I use it the most and thats when I notice it, it does happen occasionally with other text fields.
Just as described, the keyboard won't type when I initially open it. The keyboard seems to be working, predictive text works, but nothing appears in the text field. If I wait, type on the keyboard a lot (maybe thats just part of waiting) back out of the keyboard repeatedly or restart the app it seems to fix it temporarily. It doesn't seem to matter which apps are running when it happens.
Any ideas people?

I was constantly having this issue on the GB ROMs I used. In both revenant and infused it would happen. I could recreate it by letting my phone lock while the keyboard was open. It always happened to me in stock messaging and Google Voice because I would pause trying to think of what to type. It became so annoying having to kill the app responsible or sometimes restart my phone that I decided to switch back to JB. I'm on the unofficial CM 10.1 now and haven't had one issue with the stock keyboard or Google Keyboard.
I never did try another keyboard or messaging app. You could try forcing your phone to stay awake longer if you notice the same thing I did. If it's just happening randomly then I'm afraid I don't know what to tell you besides that the jelly beans are delicious; you should give into peer pressure and try one.
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I have had this issue with my Infuse also, running CM 10.1 Cyber sgs-IV style ROM. It isn't as bad as some of y'all though, it seems to just hang for a few seconds while I'm typing, then the words will catch up. Only seems to happen when I have between 200-500 messages in a thread, so I was thinking it was a memory issue.. but I'm no developer.

[Q] SMS MSG Question

Some times when Im viewing Text messages, they dont appear in order properly, Like I will send a text and it will be higher up and one I received before, as if I sent it before that, which clearly I didnt as it was a reply.
and when I restart my phone sometimes it will send a random text message that I sent ages ago to the last person I was texting which can confuse the other person.
anyone have these issues?

yeah i know what you are refferring to....download sms time fix from the market, enable it, and under adjustment method choose use phone's time

it use to happen to me all the time, still Happens to my wife all the time(she has mytouch 4g). the only time it happens to me or her is when we use third party SMS apps never on stock sms
Text out of order:
1-Do you have a third party sms app? ie: gosms pro, handcent?
It use to happen to me all the time but ever since I started keeping up with the amount of text in a single thread the problem does not happen any more what so ever. For example: text between me and my wife I don't let pass 150 text. Anyone else that I might speak to on a somewhat regular bases I don't let pass 30 and people I text once an a blue moon I erase a couple hours later after I'm done texting them. It does sound like a little work to keep up with but better to do it then scramble your **** up (at least for me). My wife never keeps up with her text like I do and like every 2 to 3 weeks it's starts glitching and doing all that you have said. It got so bad one time that she had to fully uninstall gosms pro them restart her phone cause stock was force closing.
2- to fix it just delete all threads and clear app cache and app settings, you do this by going to phone settings/applications/find app then clear all. If it still does not work then your going to have to uninstall your SMS client (which can be a ***** cause you tricked it out to your liking)
Old text resending after power cycle:
1- I ****ing hate when this happens. It usually happens to an old text that had problems sending and ether never sends and you leave it alone and/or after a minute the app tried again and it sends successfully. But still resends after power cycle.
2- the only way I have seen this problem not happen to much is if you just try to resend the text your self and/ or erase it from your text thread.
You don't have a third party SMS client and are using stock and experiencing these issues:
1- **** out of luck, can't help you there lol. Never happened to me. Suggest you restart your phone and/or clear cache and SMS settings
I hope you or anyone else can find this helpful. Thanks for reading at the very least
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Brooklyn8807 said:
It does happen to me from time to time. Not to much any more, Happens to my wife all the time(she has mytouch 4g).
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the app i have suggested works great...try it out

Many thanks guys, thought I was going crazy lol

jheysl2 said:
Many thanks guys, thought I was going crazy lol
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glad to help you

Agreed with the sms time fix. However, it doesn't always fix it... Still a pain once in a while. For what it's worth, I've always had this issue with HTC phones. For some reason, the timestamps just suck and for that reason among other reasons, HTC won't be my next phone. I somehow grew to love sense though

Never had the issue with my galaxy s, it doesnt normally do it often, but today its done it pretty much every text. hopefully this fixes it, do love my XE

matt95 said:
the app i have suggested works great...try it out
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I am definitely going to try this out, will give me a break on what I posted on my re edit of my post (accidentally submitted it while typing it up). Thanks !!!
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Check your time settings..
I once had this kind of problem where all of my text (sent and received) does not appear at the bottom of the thread (where they should be). After some troubleshooting (restarting, re-installation of Go-SMS etc), problem was still existed. When I examining my phone, I found out that my time was reset back to 1970's and I remember that day that I detach my battery to my handset thus the time went back to the Jan 1 1970. So I revert the back the date to the current and my posting of message is back to normal.

Rooted Nexus s ics Messaging Bug

Noticed it a few days ago while trying to send an sms im a heavy txter and keep getting a few bugs like it will randomly go back to previous menu when in middle of txting or it will go back when im about to start writing a txt and becomes so annoying and im using the built in messaging app that comes with ics in cyanogenmod nightly on the nexus s and was wondering if its a bug i should report or if theres somethin i could do about it
another annoying thing is it will say sending... for ages and not send so have to retype it and send it or it will take ages or be very quick and fail i just hate txting at moment not how it use be when it was send message and away it went with no hassle
and finally i be typing and i press on the letters and it types nothin keyboard disapear bring it back up and slow to txt that message grrrrrr hate all this

Sounds like a ROM problem. Reflash it, wipe everything
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