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What do you think of the inspire's keyboard?

What do you think of htc's keyboard? It's decent, but does anyone else think those arrows are a waste of space? i wish i had a smiley key too , and i find the space key too small, i keep pressing the "." all the time , i switched to the gingerbread keyboard but i REALLY miss the bilingual prediction , thats what keeping me from dropping the htc keyboard

Same as the egos
But then again I use smartkeyboard pro skinned to droidx
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there's a opinion over at inspire apps check it out
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I liked the inspire keyboard better then the gengerbread keyboard. I fat finger more on the gengerbread keyboard.
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Same here, when I first got my inspire the first thing I noticed was those unnecessary arrow keys. The stock gingerbread keyboard is much more to my liking
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there are lots of different options for a good keyboard

You can use inspired ace from gtg465x. You can flash a no arrow keys add-on.
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Better keyboard..check it on the market
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I like the Inspire keyboard, but in portrait mode it is to small and in landscape it is to big. Any suggestions of one similiar but just a bit smaller? I'm still stock, so it would need to be installed. Is there an apk file for the gingerbread keyboard?
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I absolutely HATE the stock keyboard! I usually end up having to re-type everything 2-3 times because the "autocorrect" grabs the wrong words. I can't stand the way shifted characters change positions on the screen if you press the "12#" key.
I'll be the first one in line to buy a "Inspire 4G Shift" if HTC adds a slide-out qwerty keyboard, much like they added to the Evo.

Evos
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I have all prediction, correction, completion turned off. I'm just needing a keyboard with a better feel size wise. It would be nice if there was an option to size the keyboard.
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zuriken said:
I absolutely HATE the stock keyboard! I usually end up having to re-type everything 2-3 times because the "autocorrect" grabs the wrong words. I can't stand the way shifted characters change positions on the screen if you press the "12#" key.
I'll be the first one in line to buy a "Inspire 4G Shift" if HTC adds a slide-out qwerty keyboard, much like they added to the Evo.
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shifted characters?

basskidd said:
You can use inspired ace from gtg465x. You can flash a no arrow keys add-on.
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is that the keyboard form the htc sensation?

Why not just install the older HTC sense keyboard? It is identical but without the arrows, and it has the Smileys button. Over in the nexus one forum is where i get it.

I like the keyboard, the arrows are unnecessary but they don't bother me

Is there any good keyboards in the market?

thecrazy88 said:
Is there any good keyboards in the market?
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Swiftkey is nice. Recently got flex t9 free from amazon market and liking that one as well.

I like the arrows. They come in handy when you need to navigate to different fields. But support for that is kinda spotty. And I agree, key board is too big in landscape mode. Makes the rest of the screen unusable, at least its got a handy hide button.
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Coming from an iPhone, I like the keyboard on my Inspire much better than the iPhone and easier to use.

Bring back up/down left/right arrows on sensation

I have just realized that on the sensation the up/down left/right arrows have been removed.
I absolutely hate this the arrows were supposed to make up for the scrolling ball in the middle. It seems like HTC have stoped listening to the customers, this is not good.
What do others think of this change?
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same here, i had that keyboard on my HD2, and its pretty much custom for the DHD sense 2.1...i have the file, but no way to add it to /system yet
fre3dom to the rescue!

wanted008 said:
I have just realized that on the sensation the up/down left/right arrows have been removed.
I absolutely hate this the arrows were supposed to make up for the scrolling ball in the middle. It seems like HTC have stoped listening to the customers, this is not good.
What do others think of this change?
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This is a gingerbread thing, not a sensation thing. Download a different keyboard from the Market with arrows.
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I understand its a gingerbread issue, I would have preferred if it was a system standard.
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i was just being excessively specific, it was in most froyo builds, but i just posted the one i used the most...
as for keyboards on the market with arrows on the bottom, there arent any as far as i could see, and i tried 6 of them. only 1 had arrows, and they were on the right, and couldnt be rearranged
if anyone knows of one, paid or free, it would be very helpful, thx

Try a keyboard called thumb keyboard. Gives the option in the setting to have the cursor row keys in portrait no landscape though. Better then nothing.

Swiftkey is also a very very good ime with an intuitive UI. Oh and has the option to add arrows.

I hated that keyboard on my Evo! I like the standard HTC keyboard it keeps it centered.
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Download the Gingerbread keyboard and then pull the spacebar up. That's what I did.
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smart keyboard pro has them

idavid_ said:
Download the Gingerbread keyboard and then pull the spacebar up. That's what I did.
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Learned something new. Thanks!!! Might need to change my sig
...adjusting to life without the trackball

Ultra keyboard is the best keyboard I have used. Swype is a bit more responsive but I MUST have arrow keys. Plus you can adjust the height of your keys and simple cut and paste options.

Hmmm...
The Desire HD ports of Sensation IME with Trace, etc HAS the Keys.
Try and ask a desire HD Dev to help u guys out

idavid_ said:
Download the Gingerbread keyboard and then pull the spacebar up. That's what I did.
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Thanks alot mate for telling me about this keyboard. I will be useing the gingerbread keybord instead of the sensations keyboard. Thanks
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I hated those arrows. I like the sensation keyboard because it doesn't have them.

The_Biz said:
I hated those arrows. I like the sensation keyboard because it doesn't have them.
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Without the arrows its so uncomfortable it is very difficult and slow to amend an error just by useing the cursor. I hope the arrows are back in the next update.
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I couldn't decide if I wanted the arrows or not. They're very helpful, but take up too much space. So I just pull the spacebar when I need them.
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idavid_ said:
I couldn't decide if I wanted the arrows or not. They're very helpful, but take up too much space. So I just pull the spacebar when I need them.
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What do you mean "pull the spacebar"?. Is this a stock keyboard trick?

The_Biz said:
What do you mean "pull the spacebar"?. Is this a stock keyboard trick?
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Look at my post at page 1
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Sense Keyboard or Gingerbread?

Which do you prefer? I'm more used to the gingerbread cuz im a cyanogenmod freak
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Swiftkey X all the way

twomix9900 said:
Swiftkey X all the way
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What makes it great? Never gave it a try
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Tried both and don't like either. For certain reasons i have been using Smart Keyboard. Just my opinion as I always have searched for the ideal KB with manual customization, enlarging buttons, increasing haptic, etc...
If swift has all of this, then maybe I didn't give it enough time however I don't like hopping around.

kazam13 said:
Tried both and don't like either. For certain reasons i have been using Smart Keyboard. Just my opinion as I always have searched for the ideal KB with manual customization, enlarging buttons, increasing haptic, etc...
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You can enlarge the buttons in smart keyboard? How? I would like to use the entire space so that the buttons actually are touching each other instead if having small spaces in between them.
I need a keyboard with arrow keys, so far smart keyboard is the only one that does the trick for me. Sense and GB keyboard both lack it

I actually use an old version of "shape writer" that is a non market app that I found either on xda or android central forums.
Easily the best swipe style keyboard I've ever tried. And I've tried a LOT
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Sense keyboard is awesome imo. works great. previously i own a nexus one. the keyboard keeps giving me problem. that prompt me to sell it away =\. great phone though

Luv'n gingerbread keyboard!

Swype... But GB keyboard > HTC keyboard
¤Violets are red,
Roses are blue,
Wait, what?
I have no idea what I'm saying,
But you lost the game¤

Sense keyboard
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GingerBread keyboard has arrows as well, just press the space bar and drag it upwards!
Seems like no one has found this before...
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i just don't like how the GB one always puts unnecessary periods
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I'm using the 3vo keyboard and it's pretty good. It's just a modified Gingerbread keyboard. SwiftKey X is probably my favorite though.

aNYthing24 said:
I'm using the 3vo keyboard and it's pretty good. It's just a modified Gingerbread keyboard. SwiftKey X is probably my favorite though.
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Mind sending me apk both
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I had the nexus s the gingerbread keyboard was my favorite till I tried swiftkey X .... It's an awesome keyboard it really is.
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GB keyboard. i like the arrow keys.

Sorry for late reply. (SMART KEYBOARD).
Settings>general settings>key height(there you can manage height & width).
And if needed there is an option to pad the bottom of keyboard for "added lift ".
1 of the best features, are the addition of free skins in options. Just one tap and you can have almost any other keyboard variant.
Side note-Not sure if "pro version" varies as I only have this.

Splux said:
GingerBread keyboard has arrows as well, just press the space bar and drag it upwards!
Seems like no one has found this before...
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How? I have the GB qhd keyboard from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1230810
When I press space and then slide up, it just moves to the letters above it, no arrows there

Thumb keyboard!!!!! The matza with butter!!!!
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When I press space and then slide up said:
im not 100% sure but i was lookin at it the gb keyboard in the market and i notice there are two versions of the keyboard. one free one paid. the description under the paid version mentions this option while the free one doesnt. so i am guessing that only the paid version has this feature. but im just takin a guess here. sowy
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[Q] Taskbar Clock in the middle

Is there any mod that will put the status bar in the middle. I never liked the way everything was just cramped in the corner.
Any help would be apprectiated as search gave me no results

Install Super Status Bar from the Market, it can do just that and a lot more.

Didn't work unfortunately. Nothing from that app did.
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Virtuous Quattro does it.
It's an option in the settings.

I know that. But for other roms you can't. Its nice to move the clock away as everything is just cramped into one corner
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keyboard alternative to stock sense 4.0?

just updated my sensation to sense 4.0. am not really a big fan of the new keyboard with the directional arrows below. i don't really see an option to remove the arrows or an arrow-less version and i make too many mistakes with the default ICS keyboard. can anyone recommend me a good keyboard to use?
thanks!

Smart Keyboard Pro. Hands down the best keyboard I've ever used. That, or the Swype beta.

Also interested in this.
I got a little fed up with swype typos. seemed like it didn't take grammar into account.
I'm a very fast, but sloppy typist.
Ultimate death of me: V or B instead of the spacebar, rendering typo correction useless and throwing it off.
Having some fun with swiftkey x though. I'll take a look at smart kb pro.

I like thumbs keyboard
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Swift Key hands down. Though I haven't used it again after trying Sense 4.0 keyboard, this one is so smooth and overall great
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littleasian said:
just updated my sensation to sense 4.0. am not really a big fan of the new keyboard with the directional arrows below. i don't really see an option to remove the arrows or an arrow-less version and i make too many mistakes with the default ICS keyboard. can anyone recommend me a good keyboard to use?
thanks!
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Swiftkey X - Been my keyboard of choice since my Desire days.
it quickly learns keyboard and language usage and prompts the next most likely word. Saves ages when typing "Just got to the station see you soon XXX" type stuff. All I type is Just and the rest is prompted for me (with a few options and variations)

Ndokami said:
I like thumbs keyboard
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Gave thanks.
Best damn thing I've ever typed with. Really helps out.
My issue with Swiftkey X was that I'm just too sloppy.
Thumb Keyboard helps that from what I gather. Bigger keys = less typos = more accurate predictions.
How the hell have I not been using this before. Wtf.

Swiftkey is nice unless you have to type in different languages ! (In my case it's Spanish, Catalan and English :S). If your case is like mine go after SmartKeyboard, has a button to switch between dictionaries easily and you can personalize the space bar to make it way bigger (my main problem was clicking , or . instead of space ALL the time U_U)
Luck there

@xhighalert I know what you mean. That's how I felt when I started using it back in December.
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MuertoKo said:
Swiftkey is nice unless you have to type in different languages ! (In my case it's Spanish, Catalan and English :S). If your case is like mine go after SmartKeyboard, has a button to switch between dictionaries easily and you can personalize the space bar to make it way bigger (my main problem was clicking , or . instead of space ALL the time U_U)
Luck there
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Same here - on pretty much every keyboard for some reason I'd always hit CVBN instead of space. Split Portrait Compact mode on Thumb Keyboard has pretty much solved that issue.

i tried thumb keyboard, looks really good but for some reason i'm still getting the damn arrow keys below it. this is on the default htc keyboard. does anybody know how to get rid of them?

littleasian said:
i tried thumb keyboard, looks really good but for some reason i'm still getting the damn arrow keys below it. this is on the default htc keyboard. does anybody know how to get rid of them?
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You can hide the arrow keys.
Go to the keyboard setting screens.
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