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Need Black On-Screen Keyboard!

I really miss the previous On-Screen Keyboards as used in the Hermes Black Roms or Schaps, the ones with numeric keys along the top.
I searched for a OS Keyboard cab, found the perfect "skins" in Schaps thread but it killed the keyboard function entirely. I had to un-install and cold reset to restore it.
I was able to install JJ's Black Shadow Dialer cabs onto my Kaiser which work fine. (I'm using the std Non-Video dialer as I don't have video calling here).
I figure that if the dialer can be replaced with a cab that it should be even easier to have a replacement On-Screen Keyboard Cab.
Is this possible? Man I wish I was a programmer!

I put resco keyboard pro on mine and it works fine. You're right, that keyboard they have one there now sux, especially if you use it to write SMS's or anything else that you would use both text and numbers in.

To get numbers at the top just go to options and change keys from large to small

Oh Man what a knuckle head! One little setting, Thanks ID64! and you too xeno1, I'll check out keyboard pro as well.
I love this place!

if you like some skins for the keyboard, try thses, I have signed them, and they work on my Kaiser very well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329936
cheers

RemE said:
Oh Man what a knuckle head! One little setting, Thanks ID64! and you too xeno1, I'll check out keyboard pro as well.
I love this place!
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Yeah. As a noob I quite appreciate the free flow of info and help here.
I had seen the 'Large' and 'Small' options but had misinterpreted them as if the tiny little boxes for keys would get even tinier.
Thanks. That is so much better than constantly switching back and forth from numbers to letters!!

If you want an extremely impressive alternative, then try this: http://www.pocketcm.com/keyboard.php
It's in beta/trial at the moment, but it's a million times better for one-handed thumb-typing while you're on the move...

It's great, I asked for a black keyboard, now I have several skins, Resco's Pro, and PocketCM which is completely awesome.
Add-on Sleuth's app "Sipchange" to be able to pick your normal default keyboard choice and have it stick thru resets and life is GOOD!

xeno1 said:
I put resco keyboard pro on mine and it works fine. You're right, that keyboard they have one there now sux, especially if you use it to write SMS's or anything else that you would use both text and numbers in.
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I really like the new keyboard as keys are bigger. Much easier to use your bare hand to type. No need for a stylus anymore...
Sure that the numeric keypad is on another keyboard is sometime annoying but overall, th ability to use your finger is heaps better.
Jean-Yves

Best one-handed keypad / keyboard?

Hi all,
First off, my first post here, so be gentle .
I'm looking for a keypad or keyboard to install on my Vario III so that I can type SMSes with one hand whilst on the London Underground. As good as the keyboard is, it requires two hands to be usable.
I've used the HTC Diamond keypad / keyboard pack that's on these boards, and another one after following a rabbit hole, and although they do as I want, they removed another functionality: Whilst typing on the real keyboard, I lost the word/ name suggestion box whilst typing! I find this box very useful, not least in the names section, and don't want it gone.
So, in brief, can you guys recommend a one-handed keypad for SMSing, which doesn't lose that word suggestion box functionality?
Many thanks guys!

Hi,
I tried thumbkey but it is a little buggy
Touchpal (especially the last Version, 3.0) is perfect for me...

Hi szdavid,
just had a little go on touchpal now using the trail version, and although the suggestion box was there, I'm more of an 'oldie' when it coems to texting i.e. dislike T9 or any predictive texting, and it took a couple of different areas to get one char up (choose the button, then the character).
I'll try the other one once I get up tomorrow. Thanks though, and any other suggestions out there?

If I were you, I would get the Touch Diamond Keypad.
It is just like it is on a regular phone. I will attach the CAB as well as the other Touch Diamond Keyboard.
The .CAB in this attachment is all 3 Touch Diamond Keyboards. 1 is Qwerty and 1 is the Keyboard and the other is the Keypad.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XXJ5J1OK

piepiepie77 said:
If I were you, I would get the Touch Diamond Keypad.
It is just like it is on a regular phone. I will attach the CAB as well as the other Touch Diamond Keyboard.
The .CAB in this attachment is all 3 Touch Diamond Keyboards. 1 is Qwerty and 1 is the Keyboard and the other is the Keypad.
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I've tried that one, and I loved it, except for the fact that I lost the suggestion box above the cursor, which is important to me (which is why I uninstalled it).
Is there something like that, except without the loss of that functionality, please?

samo.chan said:
I've tried that one, and I loved it, except for the fact that I lost the suggestion box above the cursor, which is important to me (which is why I uninstalled it).
Is there something like that, except without the loss of that functionality, please?
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did you hit the ABC<->T9 toggle button second in from the left on the bottom row, it seems to give me exactly what you want..
I running the qwerty keyboard for info !!!

tengo thumb gets my vote.
http://www.tengo.net/tengo_thumb.html

I might try that Tengo one, and Jerwick, I did press that button, but it still didn't give me back the suggestion box.. I'm not sure you know which one i mean...
I think it's the keypad /board's own predicter that's causing the problem and stopping the cursor suggesttion box...
any tips?

I do know what you are talking about. On some occasions, it doesn't work for me either. It has some flaws- but other than that, it's about as basic as you can get.

pie, I never got it to work unfortuneatly, and I guess I use the inline thingy mor than the one-handy thingy
guess that means that there isn't one with the same great functionality as that diamond one, then

ive actually started using the full keyboard one handed. slide it out and type with one hand, its hard to get used to.

th1rt3en said:
ive actually started using the full keyboard one handed. slide it out and type with one hand, its hard to get used to.
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You're good, I can barely type on the Tilt keyboard sitting on the table with cut fingernails. I just can't get used to the feel, travel, feedback..... something.
OH, ANd THis ANoys ME TOo if I type too fast.

Right now, I'm using the resco keyboard which has already been mentioned.
I was wondering if there was one similar to that with bigger buttons? It would make texting while doing other stuff much easier using both thumbs.
Sometimes hitting the right key with the resco board is difficult as well.

Coudl we get the Diamond keyboard .CAB on another server? Please, we cant access megaupload in this country.

CorruptedSanity said:
Coudl we get the Diamond keyboard .CAB on another server? Please, we cant access megaupload in this country.
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its in my signature under Cabs, Keyboards

There is nothing better than the Touchpal once you learn to use it period.
-McMex

Touchpal is the best for me hands down...
It offers several input methods ranging from QWERTY to T9...
And you can skin it very easily.

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Coudl we get the Diamond keyboard .CAB on another server? Please, we cant access megaupload in this country.
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It's been on my 4shared the entire time.

it seems like there are a lot of avodcates for the touchpal one, which I did like, but wasn't entirely happy with...
I might end up with it because it's the nest of the lot that I've been recommended, that and maybe the resco one

+1 TouchPal for me

best contact manager program?

I'm looking for a good contacts manager. Something that is easy to use, esp with the finger. What are some of the more popular ones?
I'm currently using icontact and find it not exact enough (the letters are too small for my finger)
Thanks

pocketcm, fff

Hi
I am using photos contact pro ; very good

Finger Friendly Friends
And I'm using the Finger Friendly Friends application for this, and IMO this is a fantastic contact manager
/Bjørn

bapssystupr3m3 said:
pocketcm, fff
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olsenbjo said:
And I'm using the Finger Friendly Friends application for this, and IMO this is a fantastic contact manager
/Bjørn
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Yes, as both sad! Its a must have. In car or on the move, makes it wery easy to find a contact for so call or send a sms (hell, even youre actual gps position).
http://www.jotto.no/fff/

Im using Vito Fun Contact.
It's perfect!

you could also look at Icontact, easy to use, even when driving....

i tired all and finally found that Inesoft Address Book 3 as the best one.
- Big keys, easy to search , good easy acess buttons, ringtone selector and profile setting, option for full screen caller id and so on...
Very stable.
Go for it and u wont repent

iContact 0.6. Very light and fast on your system and professional looking. Best of all, its free!

I second. iContact 0.6 is the best.
I've been using: Vito Fun Contact, Inesoft Address Book, Finger Friendly Friends, Pocket CM, photo contacts and still like iContacts more. My second favorite is FFF, but it's not free.

i prefer fun contact, most finger friendly for me. only thing i don't like is the loadtime with the stupid splash screen i already know it works with all languages i don't need to be reminded every time i want to call someone.

Guys is there an app that will allow you to manage your contacts from your PC?
I find it a lot easier to mess about with details on the PC than on the PDA......I've already found Dashwire but is there something else out there?
Thanks

You can manage your Contacts in Microsoft Outlook, and then just synchronize your phone with computer.

Finger Friendly Friends is what i am currently using and its great. iContact is very neat too...

I contact 0.6 is great, as it seems that its faster than Icontact 0.73 and when u close it, it closes, unlike 0.73 which you have to close from task manager.
Give it a try

I vote pocketCM - it's brilliant. With the MH-HTC v2.3 theme it looks the nads too

FFF by far

iconntact is not like the iphones contact thing at all...it has a blackbackround where the iphones is what and much easier to see..but the finger scrolling on it is very good...what is the newest version of icontacts , and is there a white version of it?

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iconntact is not like the iphones contact thing at all...it has a blackbackround where the iphones is what and much easier to see..but the finger scrolling on it is very good...what is the newest version of icontacts , and is there a white version of it?
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Its not like Iphone thingy, as far I know It only comes in black.icontacts new version is 0.73, but its slower than 0.60. and its got no close button. In fact they released 0.71 which had no keyboard to jump at contacts, but with 0.73 which was released within days after 0.71, they got keyboard back, but still no X.

iContact all the way

Touch Friendly Apps For Kaiser

Before anyone tells me to use the search engine:
I have, I do, I continually do
But I would like to use the other big resource of the forums, user experience and opinions.
I would like to hear(read) your opinions about your favourite touch friendly apps and customisations that work (without glitch, or as glitch free as possible) on the Kaiser. The Kaiser is the only Touch interface phone I have or care about right now.
See, I'm pretty disappointed. My Kaiser's primary purpose is to be my phone. It should have easy quick access and usage as a phone. Meaning that I shouldn't have to pull out a stylus to dial or use the dialpad functions or the calls and contacts list. And yet I find it happening all the time. I'm no Paul Bunyan, I wear a size medium glove. But I also work in a field where my hands can get pretty... dirty. So I don't want to have to keep poking around at the screen when the wrong thing opens up.
IMO, any app or function of the PIM that is referenced often should have a touch friendly interface - maybe not as its sole interface, maybe just a complementary viewer (many kinds of data entry will require a stylus, so obviously everything can't be touch friendly).
Even the HTC Home today plugin is puny. The buttons to switch between home, weather, ringers, fav people, launcher are too small for my fingers, and so is the launcher and other functions that are brought up when from those buttons..
Most Today plugins are too small too. The Cube is a significantly better finger friendly interface.
Schaps new interface looks sweet, but until then, I want to see what other people are using. Later today, I'll edit this post to include my list (with links) and see if we've all discovered the same things or if we really can help each other out.

I too have searched for a rom that provides such. I use Dutty's Touch v6.1 WWE with radio 1.70.OliNex. I'm looking for something that provides larger buttons for phone an contacts.

I also have fat fingers, finger friendly friends has made using the contacts list so much easier to use, and it looks nicer than outlooks contact list.

halftone said:
I also have fat fingers, finger friendly friends has made using the contacts list so much easier to use, and it looks nicer than outlooks contact list.
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"finger friendly friends" ? What is this, of which you speak?

Guys if you are after a nice touch interface for searching for contacts them use the icontact v0.72 Its very good and easy to use, especially if you have chubby fingers.
Search for it on this forum
Regards
Rich

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Guys if you are after a nice touch interface for searching for contacts them use the icontact v0.72 Its very good and easy to use, especially if you have chubby fingers.
Search for it on this forum
Regards
Rich
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Does this also include a larger dailer

Exitao said:
"finger friendly friends" ? What is this, of which you speak?
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http://www.jotto.no/fff/

wow this is great !!!

i use pointUI (google it) its really nice and the contacts thing aint too bad on it either

Texting with one hand

Hi, do you have a problem when you need to type text message but only one hand is free? Standard on screen keyboard has to small letters, for me it is impossible to use hardware keyboard with one hand. It will be great to install keyboard which will mimic standard mobile phone keyboard one click on 1 will type a, two clicks b, and so on… and which will cover half of screen similar to keyboard which pop ups when you are calling someone.
It will be great if someone posts link where I can download that additional keyboard for wm6.1
Thanks

Your Solution
http://pocketcm.com/index.php
Have Fun, Its free.
Just install cab, restart phone and then select PCM Keyboard from drop up menu for keyboard.
Any Probs, Message Me.

pericaperica said:
Hi, do you have a problem when you need to type text message but only one hand is free? Standard on screen keyboard has to small letters, for me it is impossible to use hardware keyboard with one hand. It will be great to install keyboard which will mimic standard mobile phone keyboard one click on 1 will type a, two clicks b, and so on… and which will cover half of screen similar to keyboard which pop ups when you are calling someone.
It will be great if someone posts link where I can download that additional keyboard for wm6.1
Thanks
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there are a lot of keyboard you could use for your device. All you have to do is a small and simple search with google, altavista or if you prefer in this forum too.
btw, you can look for Cooteck Touchpal, PocketCm, Resco Keyboard, Spb Keyboard and of course the one extracted from Diamond (P1TATER or similar)
good luck and sorry for bad english.
fausto

Sorry to say it, but for one hand operation I don't think anything beats the standard cell phone hardware keypad.

there is this HTC keypad.cab..that looks like the conventional cellphone keypad hardware..im still looking for it too

Check out the Touchpal keyboard before you make your decision once you get used to it you can type faster with one hand then some people with two.
http://cootek.com/
-McMex

mcmexican said:
Check out the Touchpal keyboard before you make your decision once you get used to it you can type faster with one hand then some people with two.
http://cootek.com/
-McMex
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Just wanted to say thanks. I hated this type of keyboard with it no individual key layout when I tried a similar version before. BUt this one is great.Takes some getting used to but I going to give it a week and see how it goes.
Many thnks!

No problem once I got used to it there is no comparison I hardly even use the hardware keyboard because it is slower than Touchpal. Good Luck
-McMex

what do you guys think about the Resco Keyboard Pro. I have been using that and seems ok.

All apologies for the unintentional hijack, but I installed PCM Keyboard and also Touch Diamond Keyboard, but now word completion no longer works. They work great, but I checked word completion settings and it is set, but no longer suggests words. Is this normal?

paypalbid said:
what do you guys think about the Resco Keyboard Pro. I have been using that and seems ok.
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I'm still using it despite installing/trying other keyboards...

oriki said:
I'm still using it despite installing/trying other keyboards...
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I found it to be the best. I downloaded some nicer iSkin layouts

Every time I try to use the PocketCM, nothing happens when I change to it in the menu where I can select which entry type I want.....what am I doing wrong?

I have used all other keyboards including Resco etc but I have found that SPB Keyboard is now the best. It has an option to have the keyboard in landscape mode and it becomes very big, enabling one to type with one hand very easily. Try it out. It also has many skins available for download from SPB's site.

MACkjam said:
I have used all other keyboards including Resco etc but I have found that SPB Keyboard is now the best. It has an option to have the keyboard in landscape mode and it becomes very big, enabling one to type with one hand very easily. Try it out. It also has many skins available for download from SPB's site.
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i agree spb keyboard is great, but how do you make it as the default keyboard? it seems that after a soft reset the keyboard goes to the orig. one and have to select spb KB again.

I tried all keyboards and didn't like any. Then I found "EZ input". It works best for me.

try/google for SPB KEYBOARD v4.x
in my opinion, the best keyboard i've ever tested (and i've tested a lot of..)!
unfortunately it isn't freeware.. but the money worth(?) it

marlon22701 said:
i agree spb keyboard is great, but how do you make it as the default keyboard? it seems that after a soft reset the keyboard goes to the orig. one and have to select spb KB again.
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If you activate the Spb Keyboard, Tap on the sip arrow, go to Spb Keyboard Options>System tab then check box to make it default keyboard. Then it is always there even after soft resets. There are also several different skins to download for free from Spb's site. My favourites are skin4 and stainless. I use skin4 all the time now because keys are nice and big for my fingers.

MACkjam said:
If you activate the Spb Keyboard, Tap on the sip arrow, go to Spb Keyboard Options>System tab then check box to make it default keyboard. Then it is always there even after soft resets. There are also several different skins to download for free from Spb's site. My favourites are skin4 and stainless. I use skin4 all the time now because keys are nice and big for my fingers.
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hi, thanks for the response.
i did that already and even in the input method but every after soft reset the keyboard is the one appearing and not the spb KB, i have to select it again.

FingerTouch v1.0
I found FingerTouch v1.0 and I think Is´s better then SPB Keybord, because FingerTouch have relly big buttons and with this keybord is relly possible to write with one hand during walking. If I were you I would try It because It´s excelent keybord. It has 4 or 5 types of keybords and you can download a lot of skins.