Got the Swiftkey X paid keyboard today based on recommendations in forums etc.
I like it, I can see how it could be a lot more accurate than the stock keyboard on my Samsung Galaxy S2. But there seems to be a terrible bug.
On some applications, it doesn't display the top line of the keyboard where the predictive text shows and can be selected. Sort of makes this keyboard a non-starter, wish I could get my money back.
Didn't work in Poynt, Didn't work in the stock brower, which is amazing. There must be some others, I don't have that many applications installed.
Anyone else having this issue? Any known fix?
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Harry
Have you set it as default keyboard?
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Of course. I didn't say that the Swiftkey X keyboard doesn't come up, only that the top line with the prediction info doesn't come up.
SwiftKey won't autocorrect things in poynt. Or browser because you "may" be searching for something like a name of a street or coffee shop that is spelt different. In the browser the address bar is also a search bar. Spelling toysrus would otherwise get you "tosses" that would get old after time. So the suggestion box stays dormant.
I hope this makes sense.
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rawb123456 said:
SwiftKey won't autocorrect things in poynt. Or browser because you "may" be searching for something like a name of a street or coffee shop that is spelt different. In the browser the address bar is also a search bar. Spelling toysrus would otherwise get you "tosses" that would get old after time. So the suggestion box stays dormant.
I hope this makes sense.
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same goes for password entries, the suggestion box again stays dormant.
Does make sense, thanks.
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Hello XDA forum. This is my first time posting to the site so forgive me, I am new to this.
I was wondering if there is either an app or a method for editing the custom dictionary in swype. I find it extremely annoying that swype can easily add/save words that were typos to the dictionary. In order to remove these typos I need to highlight the word and then press the swype button. I wish there was a faster way to edit the dictionary directly as I do not know what words were accidentally added. I have a rooted evo, so if I can edit the file manually or there is another way, can someone please point me in the right direction. Thank you in advance for your help.
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None that I know of...
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but it doesnt save the words until after u press the space bar so all u gotta do is read what your typing as your typing it
Something I do after a while is clear the data on it from the applications menu. it'll clear out any words you have made, making it easier to type actual words and not short ones you might have made.
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E_Money915 said:
but it doesnt save the words until after u press the space bar so all u gotta do is read what your typing as your typing it
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any words you type in error, and you've hit space, hit backspace so you are right up next to the word, then hit the swype icon (bottom left corner), error is removed so long as it is not already a word according to Swype
hey, i tried your method but for some reason those words just keep coming back when I type? am i doing something wrong? I restarted my phone after i did it too. do you swype fast? I dont know if maybe that's a problem if i swype too fast? well lmk what you think. thanks!
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Something I do after a while is clear the data on it from the applications menu. it'll clear out any words you have made, making it easier to type actual words and not short ones you might have made.
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Perfect bro. That option didn't even cross my mind. That's exactly what I needed. I don't care about any words I added. I just wanted to eliminate the typo words that I had accidentally added over time. And there were many. Lol its working great now! All of your suggestions are helpful everyone! Thank you all, I really appreciate it. Perhaps swype will add access to the custom dictionary eventually. Thanks again guys.
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i uninstall/clear data about 2 to 3 times between releases of the beta, because the dictionary gets so clogged it is just plain old bad and slow. i'm actually using the kb from the 'first blood theme' right now. shon+devil did a great job. i'm finally getting the hang of manually typing stuff in again, and it's actually pretty accurate. i'm not typing completely wrong words anymore, just 1 or 2 letters off sometimes. if you haven't tried it in a while, do. if you haven't tried our theme, also do.
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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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.
Hey just curious on how to change my keyboard while in any app that uses the keyboard to input text. I tried to press and hold an empty space on the screen and the input method never pops up like on all other Android versions.
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Nevermind I figured it out. When you are typing there is a keyboard notification at the top and you just have to click it to change keyboard
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Thanks! I was caught off guard too.
Long pressing the space bar also does the job. I miss gb where all you do is swipe the spare bar to change languages
Any way to do this automatically "per-application"?
When I'm in terminal emulator I want to use hackers keyboard, but I'm fine with standard in other places (like writting sms).
I feel retarded
adleyh2000 said:
Nevermind I figured it out. When you are typing there is a keyboard notification at the top and you just have to click it to change keyboard
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THANK YOU!!! I saw this when I first updated then forgot. Thanks for the reminder!!!
dpc.ucore.info said:
Any way to do this automatically "per-application"?
When I'm in terminal emulator I want to use hackers keyboard, but I'm fine with standard in other places (like writting sms).
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I would love to be able to do that. I use chrome as my browser and it does not play nice with swype. When deleting text it skips to the middle of words and sometimes when typing a word it will use the suggestion automatically before I'm even done typing the word.
agentfusion said:
I would love to be able to do that. I use chrome as my browser and it does not play nice with swype. When deleting text it skips to the middle of words and sometimes when typing a word it will use the suggestion automatically before I'm even done typing the word.
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u would have to see whtas happening with my Swype on JB from time to time... hahaha
adleyh2000 said:
Nevermind I figured it out. When you are typing there is a keyboard notification at the top and you just have to click it to change keyboard
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tnx for your good reply...:good:
Thanks a milion
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Just got this, but the tab version not mobile version, and it's best keyboard I've used. Check it out
From the bad ass Note
give us some screenshots mate.
Here is landscape mode! Portrait is pretty standard
From the bad ass Note
They keyboard is nice but the themes really blow
I HATE this keyboard, worst I've EVER used...
Even when going through the options and changing them the keyboard app tires me...
when typing sms messages it will add words when starting a sentence, predicting what I'm about to type and it's always wrong. Theres no way to remove this.
Also the spelling correction is even worse and will CHANGE words even when their correct, or simple names of places/people it will change it to something different, it's a NIGHTMARE...
sprintuser1977 said:
Just got this, but the tab version not mobile version, and it's best keyboard I've used. Check it out
From the bad ass Note
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best keyboard ever
I prefer the mobile version instead the tablet one which use on my Iconia Tab but both are great
kanej2006 said:
when typing sms messages it will add words when starting a sentence, predicting what I'm about to type and it's always wrong. Theres no way to remove this.
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Actually there is.. Go into settings, then advanced, then change "space bar will..." to "complete current word" or "always insert a space". I had some problems with it auto-adding words too at first but these settings helped me. So try that if you want
I've been using SwiftKey for a long time now and for me the autocorrection and word prediction is far better than every other keyboard I've tried. And I've tried loads of them.. Just make sure to download and set your correct language packs and set it to learn from your text messages, gmail, Facebook and so on.
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BaconDanny said:
Actually there is.. Go into settings, then advanced, then change "space bar will..." to "complete current word" or "always insert a space". I had some problems with it auto-adding words too at first but these settings helped me. So try that if you want
I've been using SwiftKey for a long time now and for me the autocorrection and word prediction is far better than every other keyboard I've tried. And I've tried loads of them.. Just make sure to download and set your correct language packs and set it to learn from your text messages, gmail, Facebook and so on.
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Thanks, made my life so much better! The keyboard was perfect apart from the annoying word prediction thing...
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Thanks, made my life so much better! The keyboard was perfect apart from the annoying word prediction thing...
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Yeah, it used to annoy the s**t out of me too before I found this setting. I'm glad I could help
best keyboard ever.
esp. if you use a couple of languages to type.
Thumb Keyboard is very good too, you can choose between different themes and layouts and adjust them.
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If thumb keyboard sometime support 2 languages at the sametime it would be the best...
i actually like the ICS keyboard a lot. It has 0 lag.
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xAnimal5 said:
i actually like the ICS keyboard a lot. It has 0 lag.
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as does swiftkey
Have to agree. SwiftKey is superb. Just moved over to note from sensation. The mobile version is smooth and quick on the note.
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did you guys notice that the very first keypress after reboot goes silent while every subsequent tap clicks? that annoyed me to no end so i had to switch to another keyboard. or was it just my note?
Is there a way for this app to not use prediction and disable those 3 boxes that shows word choices?
I want to be able to use a gesture / shortuct to be able to paste a remembered phrase or sentence. Does this exist?
I'm using CM9 and the stock messaging app I'm using has the feature. If i go in the app, and go to setting s, it's at the bottom under sms template. It will allow me to make a gesture path and attach whatever phrase or sentence i want by making the gesture on top of the messages. For instance i use an 'L' gesture to send my wife a quick 'i love you'. Hope that helps!
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I'm using CM9 and the stock messaging app I'm using has the feature. If i go in the app, and go to setting s, it's at the bottom under sms template. It will allow me to make a gesture path and attach whatever phrase or sentence i want by making the gesture on top of the messages. For instance i use an 'L' gesture to send my wife a quick 'i love you'. Hope that helps!
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I wanna be able to use this in emails though too and forums.
As far as my knowledge goes, that's the only thing I've found that does that. At least that is one thing you can use it for! :-D
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Not exactly... but Clip Ninja (paid -- around $1.45) is a sort of Textarea Cache/Lazarus for Android. Anything you've typed (except passwords) is saved for 7 days by default. You can star stuff to keep it. Then you can paste it into anything. Not via gestures though, but the app resides in your notifications, so you can get to it easy enough.
Multi Ling keyboard from the play store has an add-on called auto-text, where e.g. BB automatically inserts be right back. And you can define your own abbreviations and texts/phrases. But you'll have to use the keyboard in order to get it working.
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SwiftKey keyboard has this.. Kinda..
It learns your speech patterns and then suggests the most common words you typically use...
I'm my text message app before I type anything it offer "hey" then the choice of "dude" or "love". As I usually start texts like this to my buds or my wife.
I can send texts without "typing" a single word... It also works in a lot of other apps like xda premium
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Thumb Keyboard has programmable "Text Shortcut" keys.