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[Q] Handwriting recognition space

The handwriting recognition engine on the Note 2 is fantastic, however the only thing stopping me from using it all the time is the lack of option for auto-spacing between words. When writing two words on the same "screen" leaving a wide enough gap between words will add a space, but the next word will be juxtaposed to the previous one (unless you draw a horizontal line beforehand)
Is there any solution to this? You'd think auto-spacing would be one of the first things that was implemented in such a feature.

Anyone?

Hitting the spacebar is a lot faster than drawing a line and waiting for the space to appear. I guess there is no way to auto insert a space though.
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I have same issue while writing using spen and whenever i draw a horizontal line it is converted into an "underscore _ " which is very very irritating. never able to get a space using horizontal line

Yeah, writing with the S Pen saves time bt this problems slows down my text speed

Anybody knows a solution yet?
This problem is slowing me down.

Found a fix
Try this:
From the keyboard...
1. press and hold the microphone button then select the gear
2. Select "Handwriting"
3. Select "Recognition type"
4. Change it to "Complete recognition"
This does a MUCH better job of seeing words, and putting spaces beten them.
TIP 1: because what you write stays in the writting area, until you tap the "enter" key button, you have to be more aware of where you start writting.
TIP 2: I also made sure "English" was the default "input language" (same menu area) and selected "Update" to make sure the device had an updated word list.

Wow, excellent! Thanks.
Typing this using complete recognition
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rockface said:
Try this:
From the keyboard...
1. press and hold the microphone button then select the gear
2. Select "Handwriting"
3. Select "Recognition type"
4. Change it to "Complete recognition"
This does a MUCH better job of seeing words, and putting spaces between them.
TIP 1: because what you write stays in the writing area, until you tap the "enter" key button, you have to be more aware of where you start writing.
TIP 2: I also made sure "English" was the default "input language" (same menu area) and selected "Update" to make sure the device had an updated word list.
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I'm already using "Complete recognition." But there is no automatic spacing.
If I write say "The quick brown fox" as a complete sentence, the spaces come out correctly between the words except that there is no space after the last word, "fox" which is really quite dumb.
The only way to get a space is to press the spacebar icon. This lack of automatic spacing really slows me down.
Even drawing a horizontal dash, no matter how long a horizontal dash after the word "fox" simply creates a dash as in "The quick brown fox-".
Update:
I found a better solution.
Don't use the Text Recognition mode native to the S-Note App.
Instead, use the Text Mode, ie the Icon with the Underscored T, just on the left of the eraser.
Then use the Handwrting mode in the included Samsung Galaxy Note 2 keyboard. It is much smarter as it keeps the recognized words on the "Writing" area of the keyboard, so you can place a space simply by leaving a space between the words as you write. Left dash to erase works too. Other gestures also work.
You get into the Handwriting mode on the Samsung Keyboard by long pressing the key between Sym and Spacebar.
Have fun and enjoy !

[Q] Auto space Using Samsung Keyboard?

I love the hand writing recognition with the s-pen but can't work out if there is an option for auto spacing after each word.
Anyone know how to do it if possible?

Safe to assume you can't do it?

I believe if you write smaller to where you can write multiple words with clear spaces in between them, it will recognize the spaces. Turning down the recognition time/delay in settings may help too, so it clears the screen for the next word, quicker. I don't have the phone yet so this is just based on the few times that I played around with it. Hope that helps.
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Cheers I'll give recognition display setting a go.
It works when you write small but you still have to chuck a space in when the text box fills up

Try this
I found a better solution.
Don't use the Text Recognition mode native to the S-Note App.
Instead, use the Text Mode, ie the Icon with the Underscored T, just on the left of the eraser.
Then use the Handwrting mode in the included Samsung Galaxy Note 2 keyboard. It is much smarter as it keeps the recognized words on the "Writing" area of the keyboard, so you can place a space simply by leaving a space between the words as you write. Left dash to erase works too. Other gestures also work.
You get into the Handwriting mode on the Samsung Keyboard but long pressing the key between Sym and Spacebar.
Have fun and enjoy !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39956903#post39956903

[Q] change s-pen default app?

Hello all,
Is it possible to change the default app from "s-notes" to autodesk "sketchbook pro" whenever the s-pen is removed from the phone?
I tried to set the "buddy" feature but that didn't work. ... maybe because sketchbook pro isn't officially s-pen enabled?
Anybody know a way to do this?
Thanks!
GP

Nobody?

did you ever find out?
I'm looking to change the same...

blackspp said:
did you ever find out?
I'm looking to change the same...
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You can change the shortcuts on the extra screen that pop up when you take the s pen off the phone just like any other screen.

Ok, so far the best I can do is uncheck Settings > S Pen > Open Popup Note, then turn on Settings > Display > Page buddy, tap the text part of that option to get to the S Pen page option and check it. Then, when I pull my s-pen, it will open a special home screen page that I can at least add shortcuts and widgets to.
However, this only works with the stock TouchWiz home launcher. Still looking for another option.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2162135

Can you guys pls tell if its possible to multi-task using S-pen i.e. can S-pen be used open the list of recent apps, the way long pressing home button does?
Thanks

s-pen handwriting

s-pen and handwriting recognition is quite cool, but how do you set it up to automatically put spaces in between words you write? I'm sure it must be an option but I can't seem to find it, and writing by hand is slower than just typing with thumbs if you have to keep hitting the space bar manually.

theoilman said:
s-pen and handwriting recognition is quite cool, but how do you set it up to automatically put spaces in between words you write? I'm sure it must be an option but I can't seem to find it, and writing by hand is slower than just typing with thumbs if you have to keep hitting the space bar manually.
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I'm a little perplexed at how difficult it is to find tutorials about the s-pen considering how popular reports claim this phone is. Are users simply enjoying a big phone and not exploiting the s-pen????

If im not mistaken this happens by default. Ive noticed if you just put a large enough space between the words or write one word underneath the other it will create a space. Hope this helps.
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_atlien_ said:
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I'm a little perplexed at how difficult it is to find tutorials about the s-pen considering how popular reports claim this phone is. Are users simply enjoying a big phone and not exploiting the s-pen????
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I still have missed out on a lot of neat options. I have developed a few habits, like whipping it out to take a quick note or something, but I still hit the buttons with my fingers instead of using the shortcuts. I am still unsure how the gestures work under the s-pen menu in the settings. Do I have to click the button? Does it only work in certain places? I don't get it, I tried to use the default ones to no avail, nor do custom ones work. I think it's because I use a different launcher actually, I forgot I already thought of that :x. Eh.

Like knarfies said, if you put a decent amount of space in-between the words it will automatically create the space. I also like writing at the top and just come down below the first word and it creates the space for me that way.
Also you can do a backwards L to do enter. You can do a quick swipe to the right to enter a space. You can do - by going back and forth to make it. You can also hold down the spen button and swipe left on the word or letters you want to erase.
I really got the hang of writing with it. One thing that does irk me though. It has problems with words having letters and numbers. I write down a car VIN and I have to do a delay in-between letters and numbers. Otherwise it just becomes a mess and VIN numbers need to be 100% correct when doing customer invoices.

If you are rooted, you can install the MyScript Notes app. It has much better HWR, converting your writing to text after you write a string of words, adding spaces automatically.
The app can be found in the apps section, look for a thread by cajunflavoredbob.
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anyone know how to remove spen without unlocking the phone on lockscreen

Yeah this phone is great even without the S-Pen, and the things I do use the S-Pen for, don't really need a tutorial (more accurate selecting, drawing, taking notes, and hover in browser which is awesome for opening drop down menus)
However, the handwriting recoginition for chinese characters is AWESOME... if only i really knew how to write chinese

How do you use the pen to "write" texts rather than using the keyboard? I am able to "write" over the keyboard and see the writing but all I get is the letters from the keyboard that the pen touched while writing.

MisterEdF said:
How do you use the pen to "write" texts rather than using the keyboard? I am able to "write" over the keyboard and see the writing but all I get is the letters from the keyboard that the pen touched while writing.
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Click and hold the little microphone, then change to the little pen icon
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MisterEdF said:
How do you use the pen to "write" texts rather than using the keyboard? I am able to "write" over the keyboard and see the writing but all I get is the letters from the keyboard that the pen touched while writing.
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If you are using the samsung keyboard, i just press the button on the right of the "Sym" button, the one with "T" and it goes to the text writing using S-pen. Im not sure of any other ways. Maybe there is a way to make it default.

MisterEdF said:
How do you use the pen to "write" texts rather than using the keyboard? I am able to "write" over the keyboard and see the writing but all I get is the letters from the keyboard that the pen touched while writing.
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You can also go into samsung keyboard settings have change it so that it auto detects when the pen has been removed.
I've been enjoying s-pen for small stuff. like others have said, more accurate selections, web browsing tricks, etc
I saw someone mention using the back/menu buttons with s-pen (i have to use my fingers to tap those)...how does one use the home/back/menu buttons with s-pen? I have no idea

Long-press on the microphone key at the bottom of the keyboard, then select the "T" (the one with the little pencil next to it)
To view various helps, tutorials and setting options for the keyboard and handwriting recognition, tap the Gear symbol that pops-up after long-pressing the microphone key (as above). Alternatively, go to Settings/Language and Input then tap the Gear symbol next to "Samsung keyboard".
Explore. Lots of things appear when you explore.

While on the topic...
I wonder if I am the only one to have this happened to me, or if I am simply bone-headed, but all of a sudden the Samsung keyboard stopped working properly. It doesn't let me 'swype' anymore (the option is checked in the settings, but greyed out for some reason) and even though I have it setup so that it would go into handwriting recognition after pulling the pen out, it does not.
I noticed the change after "updating" the English dictionary in the 'input Languages' setting. Not sure wether or not it is related...
However, quite annoying...

OwenW71 said:
If you are rooted, you can install the MyScript Notes app. It has much better HWR, converting your writing to text after you write a string of words, adding spaces automatically.
The app can be found in the apps section, look for a thread by cajunflavoredbob.
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I can't seem to find it; might you have a link? thanks!

PoorCollegeGuy said:
You can also go into samsung keyboard settings have change it so that it auto detects when the pen has been removed.
I've been enjoying s-pen for small stuff. like others have said, more accurate selections, web browsing tricks, etc
I saw someone mention using the back/menu buttons with s-pen (i have to use my fingers to tap those)...how does one use the home/back/menu buttons with s-pen? I have no idea
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Use the built-in gestures with the s-pen to do the back and menu. While pressing on the s-pen button, draw < to go back, or > for menu.
There is no gesture for home, but I ended up getting Taskarou (an launcher overlay), or you could use Button Savior to go back to home.

Here is the link to MySript Notes. Search is your friend!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005018
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Friend told me that you just slide slightly from left to right after you type and it spaces
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degeneration said:
I still have missed out on a lot of neat options. I have developed a few habits, like whipping it out to take a quick note or something, but I still hit the buttons with my fingers instead of using the shortcuts. I am still unsure how the gestures work under the s-pen menu in the settings. Do I have to click the button? Does it only work in certain places? I don't get it, I tried to use the default ones to no avail, nor do custom ones work. I think it's because I use a different launcher actually, I forgot I already thought of that :x. Eh.
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To bring up the gestures menu you press and hold the s pen button off screen while keeping it pressed, swipe up with the pen touching the screen. A little box pops up and then you can draw the gestures there. This can be done regardless of what launcher you use and it doesn't matter what app you are using.
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Cool thanks

Switch keyboards when removing/attaching pen (Root)

I wanted to be able to automatically switch to MyScript Stylus Beta keyboard when I took my pen out. And then switch back to Samsung keyboard when I put the pen away. I came across this combination of apps to do this from another forum. I *THINK* it was from the Galaxy Note 10.2 2014 edition forum. There weren't detailed instructions though so I had to figure out how to make it work. Here's hoping it helps someone else!
Before I start.. keep an eye on this app: SPenBoardSwitcher (PLAY: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.legendk.spenboardswitcher.installer XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472801). If it gets updated to work with KitKat, then we would only need the one app to do this.
Install these apps:
Note Buddy: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tushar.spen_helper) Creates plugin to allow Tasker to be aware of spen insertion and removal.
Secure Settings: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intangibleobject.securesettings.plugin) creates plugin to allow Tasker to switch keyboards
Tasker: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm): set up the task to switch keyboards
- Open up Note Buddy, make sure Enable is set to On in the S Pen tab.
- Open up Secure Settings. Go to the System+ Tab. Enable this. It will ask for Root Access. (Back on the Options tab you can disable everything but Input Method under System+ Actions
- Open up Tasker
Under Profiles, create a new Profile. Select State, Plugin, Note Buddy. When you get to the new window, hit the pencil button next to Configuration. Choose Pen Detached. Hit Save. Hit your back button.
It prompts you to Enter a Task. Create a New Task. Give it a name (i.e. Turn Pen keyboard on). Click the plus sign at the bottom to add an action. Select Plugin. Select Secure Settings. Next to Configuration, hit the pencil button to edit. Expand System+ Actions. Choose input Method. Select the keyboard you want when the pen is being used. Save. Hit back button until you get to Tasker Profile screen.
Do the same thing over again (create another profile and task) except choose Pen Inserted for the first step and select the keyboard you want to use when pen is NOT being used for the second.
Let me know if this is clear enough or not

I will try this later on as I don't have root yet ( waiting for custom recovery) thank you for the instructions
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KestrelX said:
I wanted to be able to .
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Thank you very much I finally rooted and it works perfectly!
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lhankyo this Is awesome, 1 actually haven't rooted yet but when 1 do 1 will use this

KestrelX said:
I wanted to be able to automatically switch to MyScript Stylus Beta keyboard when I took my pen out. And then switch back to Samsung keyboard when I put the pen away. I came across this combination of apps to do this from another forum. I *THINK* it was from the Galaxy Note 10.2 2014 edition forum. There weren't detailed instructions though so I had to figure out how to make it work. Here's hoping it helps someone else!
Before I start.. keep an eye on this app: SPenBoardSwitcher (PLAY: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.legendk.spenboardswitcher.installer XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472801). If it gets updated to work with KitKat, then we would only need the one app to do this.
Install these apps:
Note Buddy: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tushar.spen_helper) Creates plugin to allow Tasker to be aware of spen insertion and removal.
Secure Settings: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intangibleobject.securesettings.plugin) creates plugin to allow Tasker to switch keyboards
Tasker: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm): set up the task to switch keyboards
- Open up Note Buddy, make sure Enable is set to On in the S Pen tab.
- Open up Secure Settings. Go to the System+ Tab. Enable this. It will ask for Root Access. (Back on the Options tab you can disable everything but Input Method under System+ Actions
- Open up Tasker
Under Profiles, create a new Profile. Select State, Plugin, Note Buddy. When you get to the new window, hit the pencil button next to Configuration. Choose Pen Detached. Hit Save. Hit your back button.
It prompts you to Enter a Task. Create a New Task. Give it a name (i.e. Turn Pen keyboard on). Click the plus sign at the bottom to add an action. Select Plugin. Select Secure Settings. Next to Configuration, hit the pencil button to edit. Expand System+ Actions. Choose input Method. Select the keyboard you want when the pen is being used. Save. Hit back button until you get to Tasker Profile screen.
Do the same thing over again (create another profile and task) except choose Pen Inserted for the first step and select the keyboard you want to use when pen is NOT being used for the second.
Let me know if this is clear
I originally came up with this method, it was adter I came up with a way to turn gmd gesture control on and off using tasker in a similar way. A few other people have posted it since though. The 2014 was done using spenboard switcher which is broken on kitkat for us. Thanks for the share.
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s pen Board Switcher works just fine, I am using it to write this message. I got it from the xda forum in the galaxy note 3 Board

michaelpule said:
s pen Board Switcher works just fine, I am using it to write this message. I got it from the xda forum in the galaxy note 3 Board
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For me also, after update to newest firmware Bard switching works like a Charme! (must set in keyboard settings)
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Criminal23 said:
For me also, after update to newest firmware Bard switching works like a Charme! (must set in keyboard settings)
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michaelpule said:
s pen Board Switcher works just fine, I am using it to write this message. I got it from the xda forum in the galaxy note 3 Board
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Oh he must have finally updated it. When I first got my pro it wasnt working. Ill stick with this method though. 1 less extra app running in my background. I love tasker
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