What I'm trying to achieve is modding the keyboard (HTC_IME) so that it inputs multiple characters with a single key press. For example, I want it to input "" when long pressing a key.
I've tried the following, but it doesn't work:
Code:
<string name="alternates_for_p20_op">p o P O :)</string>
It does work if instead of "" I choose a single character. I've also tried with two letters (thinking that maybe it didn't work with punctuation and parenthesis) but it doesn't work too.
How am I supposed to get this working? I've also tried using quotes, but to no avail. I can see the string among the available choices when I keep pressed the key, but if I choose it the keyboard doesn't input anything.
Thanks
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Is there a keyboard remapping program that could allow me to add the characters "<" and ">" into "Fn + N" and "Fn + M"? I hope that's not confusing. I happen to use shifty eyes a lot, and it's a lot handier than having to enter the symbol menu all the time.
Look at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534543
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 those 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 character "ø" when only hitting the "o" key?
Regards,
PK
I'm happily running Ubuntu on my TF-101 now. Thanks to lilstevie and everyone else who helped make that possible!
However I'd like to make the search key on the dock act as an alt key. I know how to remap modifier keys using xmadmap, but xev doesn't seem to report any X events when pressing the search key so I can't get its code . The home key next to it is reported as "keycode 180 (keysym 0x1008ff18, XF86HomePage)", but absolutely nothing for the search key.
When you press the search key a "search for files" window pops up, so the key press is being recognised somewhere in the system, but I guess whatever that is then suppresses the normal X KeyPress event.
Anyone have any ideas about how to fix this? I guess in the meantime I'll try using the home key instead.
Ah, just figured it out. First disable the system-wide usage of the search key:
Go to System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts
Scroll down to the Desktop section and click on "Search"
Press backspace to disable any shortcut for that function
Then xev reports the keypress as "keycode 225 (keysym 0x1008ff1b, XF86Search)" so the following command will make it act as an Alt key:
xmodmap -e "add mod1 = XF86Search"
Hope someone finds this as useful as I do - it's nice having the keys in the right place!
For example in my keyboard AOSP, when you touch more of one second the key "t" the keyboard it writes "5" instead of the key "t", if you touch the key "h" more of one second writes "*", Now I would like if possible, when I press, for example the letter "h" type a word that I can modify or change, instead of the letter "*" which is predefined by the AOSP keyboard.
I tested many keyboards of play store, and neither does this.
sorry for my english
This is probably really dumb, and I already found an easier way to do all this (adb shell), but still curious...
I was trying to do something in terminal and wanted to pipe it somewhere... but no | key on the keyboard that I could find.... so I though I'd redirect to a file instead to open later, but no > key either. Is there a way to enter those characters without closing the real keyboard and using the on screen keyboard?
And while I'm at it, what is the SYM key for? And what is that thing that symbol that looks kinda like a microphone, or a hard boiled egg in an egg holder, on the tab key?
enigma9o7 said:
This is probably really dumb, and I already found an easier way to do all this (adb shell), but still curious...
I was trying to do something in terminal and wanted to pipe it somewhere... but no | key on the keyboard that I could find.... so I though I'd redirect to a file instead to open later, but no > key either. Is there a way to enter those characters without closing the real keyboard and using the on screen keyboard?
And while I'm at it, what is the SYM key for? And what is that thing that symbol that looks kinda like a microphone, or a hard boiled egg in an egg holder, on the tab key?
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I'll assume you're using CM or a CM derivative ROM...
If you choose one of the Asanti layouts for keypad_8960 (Settings>Language & input>Physical keyboard>keypad_8960), you can type:
| by SYM + '
< by SYM + ,
> by SYM + .
and there's more...
Asanti layouts use SYM as an ALT key so you can enter an alternate character mapped to a key.
The microphone pictogram on TAB key means voice input that can be activated by SHIFT+TAB, but this key combo is supported only on stock Motorola ROM.
kabaldan said:
I'll assume you're using CM or a CM derivative ROM...
If you choose one of the Asanti layouts for keypad_8960 (Settings>Language & input>Physical keyboard>keypad_8960), you can type:
| by SYM + '
< by SYM + ,
> by SYM + .
and there's more...
Asanti layouts use SYM as an ALT key so you can enter an alternate character mapped to a key.
The microphone pictogram on TAB key means voice input that can be activated by SHIFT+TAB, but this key combo is supported only on stock Motorola ROM.
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THANKS! Your assumption (about CM) was correct, and that works perfect. I'd already tried SYM+other keys, but nothing happened, that asanti layout did the trick. Thanks again.
I made the plunge to the CM12 nightlies, ended up doing a complete wipe first.
If I use the default "English (US) / Android keyboard" then certain keys don't match up... for example I couldn't get a colon by using shift-period...
All the "Asanti xxx / Photon Q keypad" don't seem to be for English, although it seems the one I'm trying now (Germany QWERTY v1) seems to be fine so far, but haven't fully tested...
I can't find the asanti keyboards, however.... is there something different reccommended for lollipop?