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[REQ] Looking for a better keyboard software

Hi,
I'm looking for an alternative keyboard with a similar layout to that of the default windows keyboard.
To be specific:
- Standard QWERTY keyboard with keys arranged like a normal keyboard (not aligned vertically; ie must be zig-zag)
- Vertical height should similar to the default keyboard
- *Must* have numbers and punctuations visible on the default layout (ie, I shouldn't have to change to a different layout just for pressing a friggin "." like I have to do in PCM)
- Should have Ctrl, Shift/Caps keys on the default layout
- Should support gestures (like for backspace, space, caps etc)
Of course, all the above are the features of the standard keyboard. But the reason why I'm looking for an alternative keyboard is due to the lack of:
- Skins
- Word/Phrase Prediction
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In case no such keyboard exists, I'm willing to settle for a T9 keyboard which works exactly like that of a mobile, where it's easy to switch between numbers/alpha/custom words at the press of a button. So for eg, if I want to enter "dexter", I should be able to press the keys in the sequence "def", "def" (twice), "wxyz" (twice), "tuv" , "def" (twice), "pqrs" (thrice). The word should then be automatically added to the dictionary (or prompted to). (All the T9 keyboards I've tried, like TouchPal, are inconvenient to use for typing non-dictionary words ). Oh, and once again, the vertical height of the keyboard should be as small as possible.
My OS is WM6 on a 201Mhz/48MiB PPCPE.
Thanks for your time.
Regards,
[deXter]

if you use a different layout to the default pcm keyboard then you can see the full stop aswell as the qwerty and as for having numbers and qwerty at the same time with them being a good size is a bit mental. id recomend getting pcm and getting the theme skin called 2many iclone. the is a layout called 2many., this makes the comma and period visible. and its skinnable. and fyi if you hold down on the 123 button itll pop up with the numbers for you

try the htc keyboards (such as the opal ones)

Touch Input word suggestions

Hi!
I have an issue with the word selector list when using the Full QWERTY layout in XT9 mode. If I use the phone keypad or the Compact QWERTY layout words with special characters like æ, ø or å are suggested automatically.
For example hitting the "mno" key and then the "jkl" key on the Phone Keypad will suggest the word "øl" (among others), which by the way means beer in Norwegian. With the Compact QWERTY keyboard the special Norwegian characters are included included in the layout (on the buttons "opå" and "møæ"). Using thous keys works also perfectly well.
But on the Full QWERTY keyboard words with special characters are not suggested, unless I tap and hold for example the "o" key and manually slide to the letter "ø".
So to type "øl" I need to tap and hold "o", slide to "ø" and then tap the "l" button. Is there anyway I can get the Full QWERTY keyboard to behave like the two others, and suggest words with the special characters "ø" when only hitting the "o" key?
Regards,
PK

Actually a good T9 for android especially the evo!!

It's not perfect but it would be if it could keep up completely.
HTC_IME Mod keyboard is very cool and is easily the best t9 keyboard out there.
Also the only keyboard I can decently use one handed and I have been able to use it nicely without looking for the most part.
Current version is 27 and you can get it here:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416
(sorry can't post links yet... )
I've tried:
Handcent T9 Free
numberpad aka (evenbetter)numberpad $3.99
and a couple other miscellaneous ones paid and free
also tried Swype beta
Some issues I have with it:
There is no next button to choose the next word in order
I haven't figured out how to change the word order yet ie when typing of I get me by default and I personally prefer of.
it could be faster... I force my self to wait for the short vibrate feedback before i press the next letter. Still very quick though, and if you use one hand it is faster because you don't try to hit two buttons at once.
Some settings I have set mine for:
Swipe left deletes last word
Swipe right switches keyboard between t9 and qwerty (you could use compact keyboard as well but I'm not into that sissy stuff)
swipe down hides keyboard
swipe up moves the cursor back a word
Volume up/down moves cursor forward/backward
Many other options as well!

[REQ] Android Keyboard with improvements

I really like the jelly bean keyboard. I just miss one feature: after writing a word, for example a name, it is not possible to make the first letter uppercase by pressing the shift button. So you have to erase the word or try to get the cursor to the exact position. Both takes plenty of time especially in non english languages.
Is there any keyboard app which has this feature?

pdppdp said:
I really like the jelly bean keyboard. I just miss one feature: after writing a word, for example a name, it is not possible to make the first letter uppercase by pressing the shift button. So you have to erase the word or try to get the cursor to the exact position. Both takes plenty of time especially in non english languages.
Is there any keyboard app which has this feature?
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Generally speaking I think that you have to press the shift button before you press the first letter of the name, not afterwords (I'm pretty sure you already know that, but since I don't have jb I don't know how it works there). Apart from that in my humble opinion Smartkeyboard pro is the best keyboard replacement app. It's not free (link to trial version) but it gets the names uppercase and has tons of languages. If you don't want to pay you can try swype you can either type as usual or swype over the letters and you can make a letter uppercase by simply swyping over the shift button - and it offers several languages.

I would recommend SwiftKey. You don't need to do much besides just type letters... You don't even have to hit space. It'll auto add spaces, capitals, punctuation, as well as the BEST (not opinion, this is fact) predictions on any android keyboard.
Shifted from Outer Space

Keyboard with number row in playstore (even AZERTY with number row on top)

I was looking for a replacement keyboard for the xperia keyboard (port doesn't work anymore on my android 6 rom on my oneplus phone) to get an AZERTY layout with number row on top ( works also with Qwerty ).
After searching 2 days i did find an new app in the playstore which is still in beta , but working very well. :good:
Mostly you have to select the PC-layout to get number row , and if not the number row is only working for QWERTY layout.
Nextapp keyboard on Playstore
ENJOY ! :victory:
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The NextApp Keyboard is a derivative of the AOSP keyboard found in Android 4.4 KitKat, with added arrow keys and other special keys, and a slightly tweaked QWERTY layout that is closer to that of a PC Keyboard.
This is a BETA RELEASE of this app. If you experience issues with it, please report them to [email protected]. It's extremely difficult to have a conversation using the Play Store review system.
This version comes with English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Spanish dictionaries.
I would greatly appreciate feedback on the keyboard layouts, including the arrangement of special keys on the alphabet keyboard, symbols keyboard, and function keyboards.
Function Keyboard
This keyboard includes a function key ("Fn") toward its lower left corner which can be used to access many additional keys typically found on a PC or Mac keyboard, including:
• Cursor Arrow Keys
• Page Up / Page Down
• Insert, Delete, Home, and End.
• Function F1-F12.
• Ctrl and Alt
• Tab
• Escape
The fundamental QWERTY keyboard layout has been very slightly tweaked to more closely replicate that of a PC keyboard. Specifically, the size of the left shift key has been reduced such that the third row (ZXCVBNM) is no longer overly shifted to the right. The shift key is now a standard sized key. This modification only applies to phones (the AOSP keyboard already uses this layout for tablets).
Permissions
This keyboard is based on the AOSP keyboard from Android KitKat 4.4. It uses identical permissions to that keyboard. The "read contacts" permission is used to autocomplete names from your contacts. This keyboard DOES NOT send any data to anyone.
Optional Features
This app will have also have a paid version when it exits beta. BY DEFAULT, ALL PAID FEATURES ARE TURNED OFF IN THE BETA. Paid features cannot be used unless you check the "Test Features from Paid Version" in the settings. If you enable paid features, they will only work until the end of the beta.
Thank you for helping beta test this keyboard!