Sorry if this is an easy fix, but I can't seem to find an answer anywhere. When I get a new text message, the soft button on the left comes up as "reply" (the right is menu) is there a way to change this to "view" as sometimes I don't want to reply to a text, but do want to view the whole message.
Also, is there a way to add a shortcut (or change one of the soft buttons on the today screen) to start a new text message?
Thanks
intresting question got the same problem
I would like this too!
Check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=320448
You basically should create a new shortcut as a program that has the command to invoke a new SMS. You can then use something like Schap's Advanced Config Tool to assign that shortcut to one of the soft keys. You can also assign it to one of the hardware buttons if you want.
You should also try searching. If you type "new sms shortcut" you will get many links to the solution.
Thanks, but that doesn't solve the main problem, in that when I get a new sms, the notification window comes up, and the left soft button is "reply" and the right is "menu" (which does not have a view option) so to view the message, I have to get rid of the notification, go into messaging, and then open the message. What I'd like to be able to do is when the new sms notification comes up, I'd like the left soft button to be "view" so I can just hit that and go straight to the message.
If the entire message is visible in the notification window it doesn't give you an option to "View", that's when you get "Reply". If you get a really long text message that doesn't completely show in the notification window, the "Reply" button will be a "View" button that will take you into Messaging to view the entire message. I'm not sure how to always have it be the "View" button.
gringolian, if you find something to change the reply to view, then let me know!
I do not remember this with the old ROM but since the update, when I go to type a SMS text message or a url within either IE or Opra, I get this damn annoying black line that shows up above the on-screen keyboard and if using the slideout keyboard, I get it to. It inputs everything I type into this box as well as into the text mesg or url box. I have tried all the options in the Settings/Input to no avail. I just want what I type to go directly into the SMS message or into the url box without it going into this other box. Now everything stays highlighted and I have to hit enter twice to get it to be inputted....very very annoying. Anyone got a way I can shut this thing off?
I keep having this issue even on stock rom before root. everytime my txt hits either split message over 160, or i try tap the screen to change a word, it scrolls to the top of conversation and gets kind of annoying.
anyway to fix
No but using the hardware "B" key can get you back to the bottom really fast
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So I found the way to change the size of the text message on the screen by going into your main text message page, clicking the menu button, selecting settings, and then checking the "use the volume key" to change the text size. The issue I continue to run into is that when I shrink the text size down to where I want it, then I move out from that text message box and text others, going back into the person I shrunk the text message size down on, it is back to its original size. Is there a way to save the setting so I dont have to keep changing the size each time I go in and text?
No one is experiencing the same issues?
How can I change this? It seems system-wide.
Note: I would generically call this "text editing" but NOT as defined by common tech circles.
When revising texts, emails or posts I need to move a cursor to a single character. This can be easy or it can be downright impossible. At least in text messaging, I can increase the font size with the Volume Up bar--YES!
The Select All/Copy (etc) toolbar can be invoked 75% of the time. Out of those successes, It took multiple attempts at least half the time.
The convention to selecting long sections of text is, drag the lower selector to the bottom of the screen, hold, and the copy automatically scrolls (sometimes slow, sometimes lightning fast). Since Lollipop I can't figure out how to do this.
Sometimes I get a notice that "X has been copied to the clipboard" and sometimes not. Sometimes I've copied but can't Paste! Saving an image from browsers into the Gallery is sometimes easy (long press) and sometimes elaborate.