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The keys on my slide out keyboard are inconsistent in how hard you have to press and as a result I sometimes get repeat letters. Anybody know of a setting to adjust the repeat rate or just turn it off altogether? I found a registry entry HKCU\ControlPanel\Keybd\RepeatRate but have not tried adjusting it.
Have you tried the options in Settings>Personal>Buttons>Up/Down Control?
I've used them for the repeat rate and they work for me.
Thanks,
Dave
Hey that works. I thought those settings were just for the Dpad.
Anyone else notice that the keys don't have the same feel? The "h" key has almost no feedback and the space bar is really hard to press.
ppauer said:
Hey that works. I thought those settings were just for the Dpad.
Anyone else notice that the keys don't have the same feel? The "h" key has almost no feedback and the space bar is really hard to press.
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My F and A button are sometimes a bit hard to handle.
My keys are fine. The Spacebar is wierd though. The left part of it (under the V key) has almost no feedback. The middle side has some kind of double feedback. Only the right part of it (under the B key) is fine.
NetSkipper said:
My keys are fine. The Spacebar is wierd though. The left part of it (under the V key) has almost no feedback. The middle side has some kind of double feedback. Only the right part of it (under the B key) is fine.
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I spotted virtually the same thing with my space bar too.
Also, the space bar is just a tad too far left for me, nearly catch the '.' key all the time.
DaveShaw said:
Have you tried the options in Settings>Personal>Buttons>Up/Down Control?
I've used them for the repeat rate and they work for me.
Thanks,
Dave
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THANKS!
This was annoying me for ages! Often the simplest solutions that we overlook!
the next thing thta you have to do is wear in the keys. i remember when i got the deivce was that keys were pretty hard to press. once i wore them in it does really fast
Hello,
I have updated from my much loved G1 (rooted updated to CM6) to the SGS, I'm really happy with it so far, except there is no trackball... and I've found navigating around text to be extremely irritating, especially if the text in say the google search box in the stock browser is overflows, you cant move the cursor to the end of it by the touch screen.
Am I missing a trick here or is this something I have to live with? [long press on text in the iphone brings up a magnifier to move the cursor around, considering TW is an iphone clone I thought samsung would have added something similar]
If you use Swype, swyping the bottom two left keys from left to right will bring up the arrow keys. You should be able to navigate your text with that.
padlad said:
If you use Swype, swyping the bottom two left keys from left to right will bring up the arrow keys. You should be able to navigate your text with that.
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Thanks for that, having no rollerball / D-pad on the SGS was a bit of a pain after having a HTC Hero, but not any more
Vince
padlad said:
If you use Swype, swyping the bottom two left keys from left to right will bring up the arrow keys. You should be able to navigate your text with that.
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Thank you! Exactly what I was looking for!
padlad said:
If you use Swype, swyping the bottom two left keys from left to right will bring up the arrow keys. You should be able to navigate your text with that.
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You're my saviour. Marry me!
Cursor arrows are also available in the normal Samsung keyboard by long pressing/holding down the '?123' button on the bottom left corner.
padlad said:
If you use Swype, swyping the bottom two left keys from left to right will bring up the arrow keys. You should be able to navigate your text with that.
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omg I love you.
Wow... This is really nice to know!!! Especially after coming from the Samsung Omnia i910 with the wonderful optical mouse option. I wish they would have put that option on the SGS!!!
No problem guys, just glad I could help ;-)
Wow thank you very much for that tip. Im coming from a Nexus and Ive been switcing to Smart Keyboard Pro just for the dPad in there. Many a thanks!
padlad said:
If you use Swype, swyping the bottom two left keys from left to right will bring up the arrow keys. You should be able to navigate your text with that.
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I didn't get it... What exactly am I supposed to do ?
EDIT: Got it! Never knew that... now I love this phone even more! :-D Thank you... That was a priceless piece of information!
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Why on earth wasn't this told to us by the phone when we first used Swype? This makes things much easier, thanks for the tip!
jezza333 said:
Why on earth wasn't this told to us by the phone when we first used Swype? This makes things much easier, thanks for the tip!
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Yep, they should've added it to the main tutorial. But it's mentioned in under 'More Help' when you long press the 'i' (information) button.
In Froyo, when you click on a text field it brings up a little blue cursor mover, it looks like a blue circle with an triangle on top. This allows you to positon the cursor by pressing on the circle and moving the cursor. It also allows for selection and copy/cut/paste. It is a big improvement over 2.1.
silverstorm said:
Cursor arrows are also available in the normal Samsung keyboard by long pressing/holding down the '?123' button on the bottom left corner.
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Looks like that option is not available in Froyo (long press and arrow keys) unless i am missing something?
For those that would like some onscreen softkeys that you can even see in the dark.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865525
I have been using this little utility on my Android HD2 for a while now and figured I would give it a shot on my Gtab. Works Great! Merry Christmas to All!
[UPDATE Dec 30th 2010]
This great utility is now on the Android Market. Install it from there and you will get prompts for updates when they are released. I had an update yesterday that added a couple of skins and a few new features. It also has a new settings interface and it still works great on the G-Tab!
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Work great.
thanks.
Awesome find!
great find..... I wish we could now disable the buttons on the side that are so annoying when you hit them accidentaly
insight3fl said:
great find..... I wish we could not disable the buttons on the side that are so annoying when you hit them accidentaly
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Was thinking of trying to find a way to disable the right side hardware buttons myself. They are fine until you are trying to reposition the tablet and accidentally press one. Or lose your grip and are grasping for purchase and press one then. Very annoying for sure.
Great find. Whose up for doing a YouTube review?
Scott
cscotty said:
Great find. Whose up for doing a YouTube review?
Scott
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Would do one myself but have no dock or easel at this time that would provide the necessary stability for video purposes.
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Neat app I like it. I put 4 very tiny adhesive dots on the side of the case so I know where everything is at night. This app works too though
TeamSpeed said:
Neat app I like it. I put 4 very tiny adhesive dots on the side of the case so I know where everything is at night. This app works too though
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Some nice little glow in the dark dots would be nice. I wonder if something like that would affect the responsiveness of the buttons? Maybe the dude from AndroidStickers.com can give us some input here?
BTW, this app has been updated and is now on the Android Market. Check the OP for more info.
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Some nice little glow in the dark dots would be nice. I wonder if something like that would affect the responsiveness of the buttons? Maybe the dude from AndroidStickers.com can give us some input here?
BTW, this app has been updated and is now on the Android Market. Check the OP for more info.
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Did a quick market search for button savior and got nadda. What's It called there?
Allenfx said:
Did a quick market search for button savior and got nadda. What's It called there?
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It shows up in market for me. Have you done the market fix (clear cache, etc.)? It's exactly as spelled above.
Jim
hitekredneck said:
Some nice little glow in the dark dots would be nice. I wonder if something like that would affect the responsiveness of the buttons? Maybe the dude from AndroidStickers.com can give us some input here?
BTW, this app has been updated and is now on the Android Market. Check the OP for more info.
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I have tried fluorescent reinforcement stickers, but you can not see them that well in total darkness. As far as disabling the keys you have to cover them with something thick like leather or many layers of paper. I tried sticky notes.... several layers of them but they still pick up your touch
this app is a lifesavor! Streaming vids crash alot due to that damn cooliris.com gallery association. Button Savior is the only escape when gallery decides FC.
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I might be way off, but I saw an app in the market called Button Remapper. I haven't had a chance to dig into it, but it looks like it's able to remap the soft keys on the bezel. I don't know if they can be remapped to null or an empty command, but at the least maybe they can be remapped to something that doesn't do much (like dpad up/down/left/right or something).
If I get a chance to play with it, I'll report back. Of course, anybody who beats me to it is encouraged to post their results.
EDIT:
Hey, it worked. I decided to jump into it and try it out. I basically just popped in and replaced any buttons that were soft buttons (search/home/menu/back) with DPAD buttons. I don't know if changing every reference is required or if there are better options than using DPAD buttons, but it's a start.
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DPAD worked fine but I kept accidentally selecting links and whatnot in the browser. I tried End Call, since we don't have phone capability, but it seemed to just close whatever app I was in. Ended up binding Back/Menu to Volume Down and Search/Home to Volume Up, which is working well.
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Even better, Focus seems to not do anything at all (obviously), unless in an app that uses the camera's focus. Don't know how I didn't notice that. Now to train myself to never use the soft keys!
reynwrap582 said:
I might be way off, but I saw an app in the market called Button Remapper. I haven't had a chance to dig into it, but it looks like it's able to remap the soft keys on the bezel. I don't know if they can be remapped to null or an empty command, but at the least maybe they can be remapped to something that doesn't do much (like dpad up/down/left/right or something).
If I get a chance to play with it, I'll report back. Of course, anybody who beats me to it is encouraged to post their results.
EDIT:
Hey, it worked. I decided to jump into it and try it out. I basically just popped in and replaced any buttons that were soft buttons (search/home/menu/back) with DPAD buttons. I don't know if changing every reference is required or if there are better options than using DPAD buttons, but it's a start.
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DPAD worked fine but I kept accidentally selecting links and whatnot in the browser. I tried End Call, since we don't have phone capability, but it seemed to just close whatever app I was in. Ended up binding Back/Menu to Volume Down and Search/Home to Volume Up, which is working well.
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Even better, Focus seems to not do anything at all (obviously), unless in an app that uses the camera's focus. Don't know how I didn't notice that. Now to train myself to never use the soft keys!
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How easy is it to revert back to stock button action? Or do you turn this function ON each time you boot and then run this program?
At each bootup there's a notification item that you can select to restore to your defaults, which you can clear until the next restart, in case something gets borked.
I have 4 very small black metal "nail covers" that I superglued directly on the side next to each soft button. Now I just feel the button with my index finger and use the side of my thumb to press the screen next to it, works great in the dark, better than the adhesive pads I had. Very small and black and low profile...
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At each bootup there's a notification item that you can select to restore to your defaults, which you can clear until the next restart, in case something gets borked.
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I am running tnt lite 3.1.4 and just downloaded button remapper. It loaded, but when I went to run it it FC and never let me set any buttons. Now each time I run it it FC.
What rom are you on?
Thanks
EDIT:Working fine for me now. Don't use galaxy tab version. Download standard.
reynwrap582 said:
I might be way off, but I saw an app in the market called Button Remapper. I haven't had a chance to dig into it, but it looks like it's able to remap the soft keys on the bezel. I don't know if they can be remapped to null or an empty command, but at the least maybe they can be remapped to something that doesn't do much (like dpad up/down/left/right or something).
If I get a chance to play with it, I'll report back. Of course, anybody who beats me to it is encouraged to post their results.
EDIT:
Hey, it worked. I decided to jump into it and try it out. I basically just popped in and replaced any buttons that were soft buttons (search/home/menu/back) with DPAD buttons. I don't know if changing every reference is required or if there are better options than using DPAD buttons, but it's a start.
EDIT AGAIN:
DPAD worked fine but I kept accidentally selecting links and whatnot in the browser. I tried End Call, since we don't have phone capability, but it seemed to just close whatever app I was in. Ended up binding Back/Menu to Volume Down and Search/Home to Volume Up, which is working well.
EDIT AGAIN AGAIN:
Even better, Focus seems to not do anything at all (obviously), unless in an app that uses the camera's focus. Don't know how I didn't notice that. Now to train myself to never use the soft keys!
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is button remapper free?
I'm on Vegan B3.
ButtonRemapper is US$1.03
Don't know if anyone has tried this on there Nook but I got it up and running. Progam is call Button Savior and can be found in the market. Really liking this program versus soft keys. I have it set to trigger on the left versus the right. Right side was semi hidden versus the app launch button.
Here's a link from the HTC thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865525another
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Don't know if anyone has tried this on there Nook but I got it up and running. Progam is call Button Savior and can be found in the market. Really liking this program versus soft keys. I have it set to trigger on the left versus the right. Right side was semi hidden versus the app launch button.
Here's a link from the HTC thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865525another
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I have no experience with button savior. Softkeys can do this as well though. You can drag the little launcher button as well as the pop up softkey panel anywhere you like, and it will remember that position.
rajendra82 said:
I have no experience with button savior. Softkeys can do this as well though. You can drag the little launcher button as well as the pop up softkey panel anywhere you like, and it will remember that position.
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Thats exactly why i picked this over softkeys, going to the circle in some games ended with it just following my finger and no reaction on the game. Not knocking it, still have it, but this is another good one if you like lack of choice.
(Hit thanks instead of quote -_-)
Thanks for this post. I have button savior on my HD2, but completely forgot about using it here. Great reminder. I will hit the thanks button next time I'm on the computer.
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I love having this set up on the left versus the right. You know us lefties can't do anything right!
I have softkeys set up to use the "n" button so i don't have the little on screen button anymore. Very convenient
posted from my nook color using the official xda app
themirthfulswami said:
I have softkeys set up to use the "n" button so i don't have the little on screen button anymore. Very convenient
posted from my nook color using the official xda app
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I'd like to try this, but my physical button is mapped to ADW launcher. How can i change it?
thereddog said:
I'd like to try this, but my physical button is mapped to ADW launcher. How can i change it?
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Install the app "homeswitcher" it will allow you to change it.
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I struggle with the keyboard on this device constantly missing the space bar now my hands are not small I'm 6foot 2.
Any one else got an issue or solution?
exekias said:
I struggle with the keyboard on this device constantly missing the space bar now my hands are not small I'm 6foot 2.
Any one else got an issue or solution?
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I'm 6' 8" and I use Google keyboard without problems. Maybe try another keyboard. Swiftkey seems to be popular amongst many. My biggest problem is my gigantor thumbs either pressing multiple keys or the wrong key (love auto correct for this) but I don't miss the space bar. Are you using the material theme or holo?
Evolution_Freak said:
I'm 6' 8" and I use Google keyboard without problems. Maybe try another keyboard. Swiftkey seems to be popular amongst many. My biggest problem is my gigantor thumbs either pressing multiple keys or the wrong key (love auto correct for this) but I don't miss the space bar. Are you using the material theme or holo?
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I'm using the default white theme (the one that looks new)
And OMFG your 6 foot 8? This phone was made for you!
Cheers for the reply
exekias said:
I'm using the default white theme (the one that looks new)
And OMFG your 6 foot 8? This phone was made for you!
Cheers for the reply
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Indeed, however I still use two hands at times. I don't have any issues with being able to reach the back key though lol.
Definitely try some third party keyboards, there are tons to choose from.
6 foot 6 here, no problems using SwiftKey tho. You can resize that keyboard. Maybe try that out?
No problems
6 ft 2, no problems with the size of the space bar. Never tried SwiftKey, like the black themed keyboard.
exekias said:
I struggle with the keyboard on this device constantly missing the space bar now my hands are not small I'm 6foot 2.
Any one else got an issue or solution?
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No solution. But yes, totally confirmed. I keep hitting the "b" button when going for the space. The odd thing is that the rest of the board is fine. Just that space. I think the bottom edge of the sensitivity region for the bottom row should be moved up a bit, along with the upper edge of the space key.
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No solution. But yes, totally confirmed. I keep hitting the "b" button when going for the space. The odd thing is that the rest of the board is fine. Just that space. I think the bottom edge of the sensitivity region for the bottom row should be moved up a bit, along with the upper edge of the space key.
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YES i am no the only one.