I am certainly no developer, but I was wondering if there was a way to make a soft keyboard that would only show a row of numbers while the physical keyboard is in use, but would show a normal full keyboard when only using the soft keyboard. While I love the physical keyboard on the G2, I do miss my G1's 5th row. The way I was thinking this could be implemented is the same way swiftkey works. While using the physical keyboard it still shows predicted words that you can click. What I am describing (possibly not very well) is exactly what swiftkey does, but a row of numbers instead of predicted text.
Is this possible? If something like this already exists I do apologize, I searched around but could not find anything like this. Thanks!
Also this should probably be in themes/apps. I meant to put it there, just clicked on the wrong thing, feel free to move it!
gbpack2306 said:
I am certainly no developer, but I was wondering if there was a way to make a soft keyboard that would only show a row of numbers while the physical keyboard is in use, but would show a normal full keyboard when only using the soft keyboard. While I love the physical keyboard on the G2, I do miss my G1's 5th row. The way I was thinking this could be implemented is the same way swiftkey works. While using the physical keyboard it still shows predicted words that you can click. What I am describing (possibly not very well) is exactly what swiftkey does, but a row of numbers instead of predicted text.
Is this possible? If something like this already exists I do apologize, I searched around but could not find anything like this. Thanks!
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No idea if it's possible, but I want it!
Me 3...
DUDE!!! GENIUS! Thats is a Grade A, #1, winner idea.
if you dont know how to, contact some1 who does....
+1 That is a great idea.
Well, I really wouldn't want a row of numbers to take away from my screen real-estate while I'm browsing the web.
BUT! The G2 does have those new quick keys on it which may come in handy? All we need to is preset one of the quick keys to pop up the numbers row when pressed, and hide it when pressed again.
I think this is a great idea, and would love to see if this could be done. I don't see why someone cant make this into a VERY SIMPLE APP FOR THE G2?
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DUDE!!! GENIUS! Thats is a Grade A, #1, winner idea.
if you dont know how to, contact some1 who does....
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Thanks! I'm glad people like the idea. If something doesn't come of this thread, I'll definitely look into finding someone to help.
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Well, I really wouldn't want a row of numbers to take away from my screen real-estate while I'm browsing the web.
BUT! The G2 does have those new quick keys on it which may come in handy? All we need to is preset one of the quick keys to pop up the numbers row when pressed, and hide it when pressed again.
I think this is a great idea, and would love to see if this could be done. I don't see why someone cant make this into a VERY SIMPLE APP FOR THE G2?
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While I certainly don't dislike this idea, and I would totally use it if someone developed it this way, I would prefer it be implemented more like I described above for a couple of reasons.
1. You say you don't want a row of number blocking part of your screen while browsing the web. The numbers, if implemented like SwiftKey does their suggestive text, would only come up when you are in a text field.
2. I don't know, but I feel like using the quick keys would require root, which we don't (permanently) have yet.
3. There are several other phones out there that could benefit from an app like this, such as the droid, droid 2, mytouch slide, etc because they also have a "full" four row keyboard. If we used the quick keys, they wouldn't be able to take advantage of this
+1 to the list of people who think this is a great idea. One of the G2's significant shortcomings is that the keyboard is only 4 rows, which makes typing numbers very cumbersome. This would be a great solution to that problem.
I agree this would be a great idea. Also adding in the spell check bar would make my day. Even with the physical keyboard I sometimes hit the wrong letter or just can't spell a word.
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Hope this become real.
"Softkeyboard that only shows numbers while using physical keyboard" FTW!
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One of the G2's significant shortcomings is that the keyboard is only 4 rows, which makes typing numbers very cumbersome.
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I hope you realize that hitting the alt key twice in a row will put it in a "Alt-lock" mode, so to speak. This will allow you to type numbers without having to hit alt after each number. Of course, you'll have to hit alt one more time to switch back to regular letters.
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I hope you realize that hitting the alt key twice in a row will put it in a "Alt-lock" mode, so to speak. This will allow you to type numbers without having to hit alt after each number. Of course, you'll have to hit alt one more time to switch back to regular letters.
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its a good idea, but if you were to dedicate a key to it, it seems kinda pointless
I mean double-tap ALT will lock number keys. So it doesn't seem like that much of an issue.
great idea tho. How can we make it better?
Best idea since that app that fixed the white G1 backlit key issue lol. Finally have a pirpose for these dumb ass quick keys.
If someone did this right this could be the new swype... preloaded on all 4 row sliders.
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i'm highly upset i never dove deeper into developing. this seems like something fairly simple to develop, for some1 who knows developing.
please do. this 4 row is killing me.
I would pay a couple bucks for this app, and it seems pretty simple. Someone please make it!
+1
love it. i think that could be a great app that i'd for sure use
I'd gladly pay for this. I really hope something comes of this thread.
I made these tonight.
G2NumberKeyboard shows a number row whenever the keyboard is open.
G2NumberToggleKeyboard shows/hides the number row whenever you press and hold the right shift key.
It works ok, but has a few bugs (for instance, sometimes the number row doesn't appear without sliding the screen closed/open, sometimes the number row stays on-screen after leaving the input box, etc).
Install the apk then enable in Settings -> Keyboard
Give it a try and let me know/give feedback.
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im running cm6 barebones. how do i add more than 8 recent apps in the recent apps liat (long gome press) id like to set 16-24. i know you ciuld do this in darchdroid on the hero.... please help!
unable to help. blinded by grammar.
must be a tough thing to spell correctly nowadays.
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unable to help. blinded by grammar.
must be a tough thing to spell correctly nowadays.
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speaking of, how do i thicken the htc buttons in htc_ime
hapticchaos said:
speaking of, how do i thicken the htc buttons in htc_ime
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Keyboard settings - HTC IME - user interface - key width adjust.
You can choose how many pixels separate each key on the keyboard. For fatter keys you want less space between keys so choose 0.
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abanh said:
Keyboard settings - HTC IME - user interface - key width adjust.
You can choose how many pixels separate each key on the keyboard. For fatter keys you want less space between keys so choose 0.
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Cool... can i make them go wider? Theres still plenty of room on this huge screen.
Any word of the app list mod? ?
im no developer....nor a 'real one' at that...
but uhhh???
menu>settings>cyanogenmod settings>input settings>long-press home settings>number of recent apps
however the choices are only from 8-15
hope this helps!!!
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im no developer....nor a 'real one' at that...
but uhhh???
menu>settings>cyanogenmod settings>input settings>long-press home settings>number of recent apps
however the choices are only from 8-15
hope this helps!!!
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yeah i figured that out a long time ago.
id like to mod it to show 24 apps, high res icons. with the option to end the process from the list. take the multitasking to a whole new level. eyecatching, simple, and fun like webos. who made this mod? cyanogenmod is open source, right? could someone who knows how to do this help out?
i do all this from my evo, coming from physical kb so still getting used to all touch. thanks SO much for the support, but i do speak american english
ohhhhhh, i think you are talking about visual tasker?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/0...al-task-switcher-now-available-on-the-market/
I prefer using a sliding keyboard over hunting and pecking but i haven't found a keyboard that has all the features I want and wondered if there's other options.
Basically these are my main complaints with the keyboards I've tried.
Slideit: no smiley button for texting, no way to quickly delete whole words, and the worst for me is how hard it is to get common punctuation like the question mark.
Swype: auto spacing is annoying, and backwards. Swype inserts the space after a word is swiped, instead of in the beginning of the next word. This makes it impossible to modify the last word by hunting and pecking without first getting rid of that last space. Slow. Unnecessary. Swype constantly pops ups when "hidden words" are typed and this cannot be ignored, thus breaking up the flow of typing. The need to double back and make scribbles for repeating characters is very unnatural compared with the rest of the text entry, and other keyboards get by without this, it should at least be an option. Finally, and I don't mean to dump on swype so hard, but it does some really funky stuff with punctuation. I can type 'they've', but I can't type 'they'd' without going to the punctuation key for some reason.
Does anyone else have similar gripes with sliding keyboards or are there workarounds or other options out there? Slideit seems the most bearable right now but some if its flaws are quite annoying, too.
I am currently using Swype and I have the same problem, I wish there was a better keyboard to use. Maybe shapewritter? Better keyboard is weird, don't like that one but if there was something with T9 I'd be happy..
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ultra keyboard is pretty good, it has swiping and normal typing and lots of settings, check it out.
Ultra has swiping?
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I am really liking this keyboard:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/02/26/thumb-keyboard-is-an-epic-win-for-tablet-typing-hands-on/
Been using it from day one. It is perfect for tablet typing
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My only gripe is that it takes over the whole screen sometimes... not always but most of the time it does and that bugs me.
I've changed it to the 10" tablet setting as well.
I've been holding out for SwiftKey's thumb keyboard. They demo'd it at the same time as the Xoom but I can't even find a beta. Thumb keyboard is absolutly necessary.
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BBalz said:
My only gripe is that it takes over the whole screen sometimes... not always but most of the time it does and that bugs me.
I've changed it to the 10" tablet setting as well.
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There is a option to actually not make it take over the entire screen.
Under options "Suppress Fullscreen Mode"
stigmax said:
There is a option to actually not make it take over the entire screen.
Under options "Suppress Fullscreen Mode"
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After changing that setting this has become easily my favorite app on the Xoom so far.
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Just got thumb keyboard. Seems like it will take a little getting used to, but so far I like it. Some of the punctuation is difficult to find, but I'm sure that comes with time.
Also, I think there only needs to be a single g on the keyboard, I find myself wanting to hit h but hitting g instead.
I'm gonna play around with the settings a lil bit, see what I come up with.
Thanks for the suggestion on this keyboard
I totally enjoyed using this keyboard. I wish they could let us to rearrange some of the layout. But I found I use the thumb keyboard when I'm holding it with two hands. Otherwise when the tablet is flat on the tablet I prefer the default google keyboard.
Bought it today and I really like it. The numbers are a little hard to reach.
Just got this app a little while ago and it's very intuitive for an OG Droid user.
Things I like:
Hold a key for alt character instead of pressing the '[email protected]' key and switching back.
Numbers are easily accessible.
.com key!
Smileys. :-D
Directional keys.
Things I don't like:
The location of the backspace key. I'm so used to it being in the upper right that when I want to erase stuff I type pppp instead. It's also too close to the enter key.
It's a bit sensative.
some of the punctuation is oddly placed,
Otherwise, excellent app and worth the $.
XOOM'd from the XDA app.
Bought it. Cool, thanks.
Liking it a lot. Though I just got it, I'm still not completely used to the thumb keyboard but for sure, it's more comfortable and much quicker than the default.
I bought this Thumb keyboard; however I'm not sure I'll keep using it. I'm not really liking the layout with the duplicate keys on both sides. Also, it seems like a big calculator, so unpleasant looking. I think the SlideIT keyboard looks pretty good. Looking forward to it's release. I think there's huge room for improvement in on screen keyboards. Why don't they give some nice visual feedback when keys are pressed? They should make it glow around the key that's pressed. Honeycomb is 2D accelerated so it should be easy for companies to make a nice looking and responsive keyboard.
i really like this keyboard, my only complaint is the spacebar....
i;ve tried adjusting its size and find making it much larger is helpful, but i still find myself missing it.
i think a great place for an additional space bar would be the blank space between the numberpad/special keys (both sides) in landscape mode.
The Xoom is my first Android device and I saw that on the review page there is this 2D barcode. How do I use the Xoom to scan this? Maybe I am just stupid
funnycreature said:
The Xoom is my first Android device and I saw that on the review page there is this 2D barcode. How do I use the Xoom to scan this? Maybe I am just stupid
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Maybe try Google Goggles?
Sent quite a few text messages and emails today and closed both the applications a few times in error as the homepage button is right under the space bar and very sensitive!
I suppose I will get use to it however with time.
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This is what I fear the most when I first heard about the software button. Hopefully my fingers will get used to it.
It's not too different from having a capacitive button right below the screen. Just need to type a little slower I'd say
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTMpctKxY3E&sns=em
He agrees with you.
Type in landscape mode
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It's not too different from having a capacitive button right below the screen. Just need to type a little slower I'd say
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Yeah, I'd say having software buttons and having capacitive buttons are both equally bad for this reason. This is why I prefer real physical buttons.
Tjotte said:
Type in landscape mode
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YT guy also agrees with you. Win. Win.
Try a keyboard on which you can set the height of the bottom row. Thumb keyboard for example or smart keyboard. Btw as the developer of thumb keyboard I plan to add an option to add extra space under the bottom row of the keyboard so it floats a bit above the keys.
They just need to make the softbuttons hide when the keyboard is open. Not hide completely but minimize so it would require 2 taps. One to maximize the buttons and one tap to go. Or shuffle them around. Or add a forth softbutton (search?) So the alignment isn't directly below it.
It happens even on my G2x. I think its just growing pains when moving into a larger screen. Going from a Nexus One to a G2x (3.7" to 4") messed up my typing until I got used to it.
G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV
player911 said:
They just need to make the softbuttons hide when the keyboard is open. Not hide completely but minimize so it would require 2 taps. One to maximize the buttons and one tap to go. Or shuffle them around. Or add a forth softbutton (search?) So the alignment isn't directly below it.
It happens even on my G2x. I think its just growing pains when moving into a larger screen. Going from a Nexus One to a G2x (3.7" to 4") messed up my typing until I got used to it.
G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV
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I think Google just needs to figure out that having a virtual home button is a really ****ing dumb idea. Apple figured this out with the iPhone 1. Why the **** can't Google get a clue already?
Chirality said:
I think Google just needs to figure out that having a virtual home button is a really ****ing dumb idea. Apple figured this out with the iPhone 1. Why the **** can't Google get a clue already?
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Take a pill and chill on the language.
appelflap said:
Try a keyboard on which you can set the height of the bottom row. Thumb keyboard for example or smart keyboard. Btw as the developer of thumb keyboard I plan to add an option to add extra space under the bottom row of the keyboard so it floats a bit above the keys.
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You're the fellow behind Thumb Keyboard? I love TB Keyboard! I've emailed you a few times about custom auto-corrections. Please implement them soon! It's the only one single thing missing from TB Keyboard.
Edit: And yes, I can vouch. Thumb keyboard is excellent and allows you to adjust the space bar line.
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You're the fellow behind Thumb Keyboard? I love TB Keyboard! I've emailed you a few times about custom auto-corrections. Please implement them soon! It's the only one single thing missing from TB Keyboard.
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I'm working on a update in which I want to include the new spellchecking options offered by Ice cream sandwich. When working on it I also want to look at some options to customize the suggestion model. For now I'm planning to add the new ICS suggestion model as an option. For me it isn't as useful as the current suggestion model used, but I'm sure for others it will fit their typing style better.
Chirality said:
I think Google just needs to figure out that having a virtual home button is a really ****ing dumb idea. Apple figured this out with the iPhone 1. Why the **** can't Google get a clue already?
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Settle it down a little bit man...
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I'm working on a update in which I want to include the new spellchecking options offered by Ice cream sandwich. When working on it I also want to look at some options to customize the suggestion model. For now I'm planning to add the new ICS suggestion model as an option. For me it isn't as useful as the current suggestion model used, but I'm sure for others it will fit their typing style better.
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That sounds terrific.
Will custom auto corrections be in an update after that? I think since everyone types a little differently and thus makes their own mistakes, custom auto corrections will go a long way in helping everyone's typing. For example, I know I constantly hit "km" instead of "I'm". It'd be great if I could set up a custom correction where every single "km" typed will correct to "I'm."
landscape ftw tbh
Chirality said:
I think Google just needs to figure out that having a virtual home button is a really ****ing dumb idea. Apple figured this out with the iPhone 1. Why the **** can't Google get a clue already?
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Virtual buttons are awesome. They just need tweaks. Perhaps just reordered. Or perhaps make the icons further down on the screen and make the hit area smaller while the keyboard is up. There are lots of solutions.
Just needs tweaked.
G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV
player911 said:
Virtual buttons are awesome. They just need tweaks. Perhaps just reordered. Or perhaps make the icons further down on the screen and make the hit area smaller while the keyboard is up. There are lots of solutions.
Just needs tweaked.
G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
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What's good about virtual buttons?
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What's good about virtual buttons?
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They are virtual? (I had to guys.)
For starters? No physical buttons = bigger screens for the same real estate since you don't have to have the space for actual physical buttons and as an added bonus less complexity and chance of something physical breaking or going wrong in the device since it's all screen. You could argue that costs come down do to less hardware and time to actually make a device that's all screen. I'd also say if you wanted to add something down the line with the virtual buttons it's easy: software tweak.
You can do a lot more with software than you can with hardware.
Alright - we've got the stock Samsung keyboard with the swiftkey flow thing going on.
I LOVE the top row of numbers. They're great.
But what happened to the dedicated comma?
I use commas FAR more than I use numbers when I'm typing.
But I'm finding that I really want the numbers when I switch to the swiftkey flow beta.
Can someone squash the two together - and fix the comma button problem while keeping the top row of numbers?
Is this a skin/theme question?
I'm not really sure.
I'm going to go over to Swiftkey's forums and request this there as well.
And while we're at it - why did Samsung need to move all the punctuation? Nothing is where I think it should be (I'm staring at you, question mark).
I've gotten used to Swiftkey over... I suppose years (since the Evo 4g). I'm not liking the changes... but really like the number row >_<