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[Q] How easy is it to use Thumb Keyboard on this tablet?

I've read somewhere that the bezel is a bit thick to comfortably typing using two thumbs. Can anyone verify that?
Thanks!

In landscape it is certainly quite difficult for me to type with any of the keyboards. Thumb keyboard is the best so far, but I wouldn't like to spend too much time typing like this.

Works well for me.. I can hold the tablet securely and touch my thumbs together, then and again, I do have quite large hands.
I tend to stick to the default Android keyboard because of this.. the keys are bigger so I make less mistakes. I guess everyone is different.

Thumb keyboard all the way for me. The tablet rests at the base of my knuckles and I can reach the keys with minimal effort. Perhaps you need to adjust the settings? I know I could never use this stock keyboard.

another vote for thumb keyboad when holding in both hands.. e.g when lying on the sofa.. having the split keyboard with numberpad in the middle is cool.. the predictive text aint bad either and height adjustable keyboard makes it quite useful

I didn't want to make a new thread but here is the link (courtesy of the G-Tablet forum here on xda) to download a beta version of Thumb Keyboard.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034547

Is there an app/solution to having one keyboard for landscape mode (default android layout) and another for portrait mode (thumb keyboard) which appears automatically dependant on the orientation of the tablet? I'm fed up with having to keep switching it via the settings.

The best solution would be a more customizable keyboard...
For example, I do like the stock one, but usually use the Asus keyboard just because the '@' character is very counter-intuitive on the stock one. On the other hand, the spacebar in the Asus one is way too short for my linking (and I end up missing it quite a lot)
Having a keyboard where you can customize the layout would be really cool.

stuntdouble said:
Is there an app/solution to having one keyboard for landscape mode (default android layout) and another for portrait mode (thumb keyboard) which appears automatically dependant on the orientation of the tablet? I'm fed up with having to keep switching it via the settings.
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I could've sworn that Thumb Keyboard automatically offers different layouts depending on tablet orientation.. or do you not like the version offered in portrait mode?

It does, its down in the settings, Layout Keyboard.
There is a check box you and then you can select seperate layouts for portrait and landscape.

Also the new beta is built for 10.1 tablets and has been extended
http://thumb4beta.blogspot.com/
The xoom forum is getting a lot of app love, due to it being the first baby on the block. I wish there was a way to get these all in sync, because Honeycomb really is somewhat the same across the board for now.
R.

how do you toggle between different keyboards

combat goofwing said:
how do you toggle between different keyboards
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The quick way is to press an icon on the taskbar in the lower right while a keyboard is open. There's a good video of it in the link below. I'm looking forward to trying out the swiftkey tablet keyboard shown in the video (currently unreleased).
http://www.androidcentral.com/honeycomb-allows-quick-change-screen-keyboards

corruptz0r said:
I'm using Swiftkey for tablets (beta) right now and it is amazing. I strongly recommend it.
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Where did you find the download for the beta?
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IIJBII said:
Where did you find the download for the beta?
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It's in a closed invite only beta. You need a special SwiftKey VIP invite code in order to participate.
http://www.androidcentral.com/swiftkey-tablet-beta-now-available-vip-forum-members

Swift key tablet beta, and needs vip access, but it is amazing and looks like tron 2
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...but what invite code do you use at the bottom ?

i'm using the "Tablet Keyboard" Free version. It's okay... really wish the swiftkey one wasn't a closed beta

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, Everything To My Knowledge .
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awesome find. too bad everythings in cinese, maybe we could get it converted to english??? good job kid

Everything isnt Chinese just simply at startup press the button on the bottom right and change to english
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Cool Rom seems to run very fast.
Jurellz said:
I Noticed That The Keyboard That Is In This Rom Is Slighty Different, When You Are Trying To Search Something In The Market It Inputs As Chinese Letters So Im Using Another Keyboard.
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The Chinese auto prediction is turned on by default.
To fix: Setting> Normal> Language&Keyboard> Google Pinyin> disable Chinese prediction.

has anyone used this enough to tell if its smooth or functional enough for a daily? i like the ui

scataldo721 said:
has anyone used this enough to tell if its smooth or functional enough for a daily? i like the ui
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Its very functional , great for a daily .
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Nice launcher, smooth...

fmaster1 said:
Nice launcher, smooth...
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thx for your trying and supporting~~

great launcher so far,have rated 5 stars in store,keep it up :good:

Nice, customizable and a fast launcher with HTC like app drawer. Only problem is I need an English translation for the user guide

JustInsAne aka CALIBAN666 said:
great launcher so far,have rated 5 stars in store,keep it up :good:
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oh i see that~ thanks very much for your support i will keep it up~~

Juhan Jufri said:
Nice, customizable and a fast launcher with HTC like app drawer. Only problem is I need an English translation for the user guide
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thx for your trying and supporting~~ i'm a htc fan so i have studied some advantages from htc launcher so sorry for no english translation in user guide, i will prepare one in the future~ thx!

only thing id like to see added when holding on an app icon is an option to change the icon for that app everything else i amazing
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SpiritFyre said:
only thing id like to see added when holding on an app icon is an option to change the icon for that app everything else i amazing
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thx for trying! i will think about your advice~ thx for your support too~~

Going to test.
Send from Xperia U

Ok. Launcher is very smooth and beautyfull. I keep my fingers crossed for this project.

idhbar said:
Going to test.
Send from Xperia U
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thx for your support~~

plmaniek said:
Ok. Launcher is very smooth and beautyfull. I keep my fingers crossed for this project.
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thx for trying this app and also thx for your words~~

im currently using this launcher too ilike it alot the more i use it the more i learn bout it
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Nice launcher... Would you consider adding option for dock on the left / right?

SpiritFyre said:
im currently using this launcher too ilike it alot the more i use it the more i learn bout it
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thx for your support! i will try to make it more brilliant~~

b1ue said:
Nice launcher... Would you consider adding option for dock on the left / right?
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thx for your trying and supporting~~ could you please tell me what options would you like to add to dock on the left /right? thx~

stlifey said:
thx for your trying and supporting~~ could you please tell me what options would you like to add to dock on the left /right? thx~
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I was wondering if it would be possible to add the whole dock bar (app drawer button and pinned apps etc..) vertically to either the left or right side of the desktop... Rather than having it stay at the bottom
As an option of course....
Also, ram consumption might need to be further optimized
Keep up the great work tho... Really do like this launcher :thumbup:

b1ue said:
I was wondering if it would be possible to add the whole dock bar (app drawer button and pinned apps etc..) vertically to either the left or right side of the desktop... Rather than having it stay at the bottom
As an option of course....
Also, ram consumption might need to be further optimized
Keep up the great work tho... Really do like this launcher :thumbup:
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thx for your support and your suggestions~
for "add the whole dock bar vertically", due to the restrictions of google design on displaying app widgets and other related things, this may make it not possible to put the whole dock bar vertically, very sorry~
though all suggestions and advice will be thought about by me, i also will keep up working on it~ thx very much!

stlifey said:
thx for your support and your suggestions~
for "add the whole dock bar vertically", due to the restrictions of google design on displaying app widgets and other related things, this may make it not possible to put the whole dock bar vertically, very sorry~
though all suggestions and advice will be thought about by me, i also will keep up working on it~ thx very much!
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No worries mate... It was only a suggestion
Maybe you could implement some different app drawer configurations.... Such as custom grid sizes and possibly a list style app drawer as well...
Would like to see how this develops..

Need a keyboard supporting arrows

Iam using swiftkey keyboard on my Note 1 N7000 and love the arrows feautre to move between words to correct or change words, this feature is not available for swiftkey keyboard tablet version,or the stock keybord, any other recommendations?

I admit this is a major failing for Swiftkey keyboard, which is otherwise a cracking keyboard.
Thumb keyboard has multiple layouts for tablets and also includes arrow keys.

will look at it, do you use it? how is it compared with swiftkey?
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ooops, does not support my native language (Arabic):crying:

Have you tried Hacker's Keyboard in the Play Store. I think it is one of the best layouts available.

dmarchant said:
Have you tried Hacker's Keyboard in the Play Store. I think it is one of the best layouts available.
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tried Hacker's Keyboard, it has everything i need, still testing it
Thank you all

dmarchant said:
Have you tried Hacker's Keyboard in the Play Store. I think it is one of the best layouts available.
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Thanks for the suggestion; I'm diggin' the Hackers Keyboard. :good:

dmarchant said:
Have you tried Hacker's Keyboard in the Play Store. I think it is one of the best layouts available.
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thermax04 said:
tried Hacker's Keyboard, it has everything i need, still testing it
Thank you all
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sunnyelm24 said:
Thanks for the suggestion; I'm diggin' the Hackers Keyboard. :good:
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:crying: dose not support swipe feature

sunnyelm24 said:
Thanks for the suggestion; I'm diggin' the Hackers Keyboard. :good:
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Just another tip (especially for those needing some greek letters for math symbols, i.e. α, β, γ, δ, ε, θ, λ, μ, π, ρ, φ, ψ, ω, Γ, Π, Σ, Φ, Ψ, Ω....)
You may ask yourself (as I did): "How can I insert all those symbols if there's no "sym" button?"
Simple answer: in the "Settings" - "Input languages" select "Eλληνικά [el]" (Greek) as an additional input language. After that, with a quick slide on the spacebar, you'll have all those Greek letters in the Greek keyboard layout.
Other examples of symbols that can be typed with the "Hacker's keyboard" are:
≤, ≥, ≈, √, ā, ∞ (x±y)²=x²+y²±2x•y
And, if you use the the Circle key another plenty of exotic symbols can be added, such as
♥ ⓚ a₁ ⅘2ⁿ...
(see this and this links)
It would be much simpler by using the traditional ALT+CharCode combination for the Ascii characters, but I didn't find a way to use that method (the Alt key seems not to combine with the character numeric code).
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thermax04 said:
:crying: dose not support swipe feature
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Have you tried enabling the "Sliding key events" in the options? I've tried and it seems it doesn't actually work to be used as a swipe feature. But I'm no "swipe" expert so I can't be sure....

sphere314 said:
Have you tried enabling the "Sliding key events" in the options? I've tried and it seems it doesn't actually work to be used as a swipe feature. But I'm no "swipe" expert so I can't be sure....
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I choosed the recommended settings: Ignore keys during sliding movement, and dose not do any thing
tried all other settings and no swipe
I have the latest version: 1.34rc9

I am using swiftkey phone edition on my tablet and it has both swipe and arrows. (i did not see a reason why i had to buy a different version for my tablet and I'm glad I didn't).

Airtioteclint said:
I am using swiftkey phone edition on my tablet and it has both swipe and arrows. (i did not see a reason why i had to buy a different version for my tablet and I'm glad I didn't).
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so , phone version is working on note 10?!!
will try it

Take a look at Kii. Got it today after seeing this thread and doing a bit of looking. Liking it so far. Arrows, numerics, special characters with long press and several templates.
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Another great keyboard is Ultra keyboard. One time it was very famous. I have been using it for a few years now.

[Q] Is there any way to modify keyboard size and layout [like LG G3]

Hey Guys,
Is there any way to modify the keyboard as LG G3's keyboard ? I want features like one handed use and flexible height for the keyboard.

bhargav_me said:
Hey Guys,
Is there any way to modify the keyboard as LG G3's keyboard ? I want features like one handed use and flexible height for the keyboard.
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It is possible if you are using one of the 3rd party keyboards such as Swype or SwiftKey

Thanks.
CyberT3 said:
It is possible if you are using one of the 3rd party keyboards such as Swype or SwiftKey
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Thanks ... I opted for swiftkey

You can download the LG keyboard, I was using it on my s5. The link is somewhere here on xda

I'm in this same boat. So use to using a Note device with the keyboard shifted to the right that having it take up the entire screen looks crazy to me. I installed Swype but don't see it anywhere in the settings. Any suggestions how how to enable that? Thanks.
Update: Finally figured it out in Swype. Not intuitive at all, but to do it, it's Go to Settings, Themes, and then tap the gear at the top-right.

this way you can make your google keyboard as tall as you want https://goo.gl/g9mcEM