Help with a keyboard - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I am running cognition 3.04 ROM. I have a difficult time with the keyboard (eyesight issues) I found the attached pic from within XDA (just a conversation no zip or cwm file) It is a droid x keyboard skin.
1) Is this installable on this rom. If yes where can I get it?
2) Or does someone know of one like this, that can be used? Totaly black keyboards are also a problem for me.
Thanks

Does Cog have swype? That usually is a little brighter and is much faster
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I don't know the answers to your questions.
But on a related note, have you considered 3rd party solutions? I use Smart Keyboard but there are a few good ones out there. What I really like about these is that you can set up portrait to have a different keyboard (such as compact QWERTY or even T9) that make it easier to see and type (cause keys are bigger) yet maintain full QWERTY in landscape mode.
3rd party keyboards also often support different skins so you can find whatever color contrast you like best.

+1 i really like smart keyboard !

Looked at all the smart keyboards. can't find one similar to the one I posted above

Where did you look to find the skins? If it was in the market, they may not show all of them.
Here is another that looks a little like yours above. Can you clarify what color/contrast you are looking for? There are many more skins so possible there is one even closer to what you want.

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Cootek TouchPal v.3

Has anyone tried it yet? Does it work? Looks nice, probably way better than the diamond one. I'm still waiting for my diamond so I can't try it out myself. If someone would be so kind, I'd really appreciate it.
slicker said:
Has anyone tried it yet? Does it work? Looks nice, probably way better than the diamond one. I'm still waiting for my diamond so I can't try it out myself. If someone would be so kind, I'd really appreciate it.
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Yes, Touchpal v3 is better then the Diamond one...
There are lots of staff in Touchpal V3 which Diamond one doesn't have.....
Does it also work in landscape mode? That is if you change the screen orientation by some other program first...
slicker said:
Does it also work in landscape mode? That is if you change the screen orientation by some other program first...
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Yes, I know what is landscape mode....
And answering to your question: Yes it does....
flaviopac said:
Yes, I know what is landscape mode....
And answering to your question: Yes it does....
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You misunderstood me I just wrote that bit of information just so that you know that I know that the screen doesn't rotate automatically on the diamond
TouchPal 3
I have been using Touchpal 3 for a while. I wouldnt use anything else. It is a great keyboard. You can change swizes on the fly, change keyboards instantly, store passwords and phrases. Works and looks great on my TD. Skinnable....get it..much better than TD keyboard.
wfhowell said:
I have been using Touchpal 3 for a while. I wouldnt use anything else. It is a great keyboard. You can change swizes on the fly, change keyboards instantly, store passwords and phrases. Works and looks great on my TD. Skinnable....get it..much better than TD keyboard.
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I must totally agree, great keyboard
I have it installed too, it is a great Keyboard but I have been experiencing lock ups when using it so currently using diamond one! gonna try going back to it again soon, see if the lock ups come back!!
Rich
Make sure you install in main memory, I've had lockups on TouchDual if installed in storage...
I can't get it to work. Intalls then says it needs to reboot to finish, then when it comes back on - nothing there?
nokmond said:
I can't get it to work. Intalls then says it needs to reboot to finish, then when it comes back on - nothing there?
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Make sure u download the version for Windows Mobile 6.1
I had the same problem, after downloading TouchPal for WM 6.1 everything worked fine
Better use FingertouchPro directly.
It's by far superior, supports several languages, and uses very little CPU. All in one, it's a more compact product, designed with high speed text input technologies , I've seen two on the website: www.fingertouchpro.com
Why choosing touchpal when are several other (better) alternatives?
slicker said:
Has anyone tried it yet? Does it work? Looks nice, probably way better than the diamond one. I'm still waiting for my diamond so I can't try it out myself. If someone would be so kind, I'd really appreciate it.
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I did, unfortunatelly
I tried it and had to give up. There is absolutely no way to move the 'space' key in the T9 layout, unlike the other layouts. Which makes it unsafe to use when holding in the right hand I find.
Did you enable "Allow drag able keys"?
I have no problem moving the keys around, ncluding space.
TouchPal V3 the greatest SIP by far. Ever since I had started using it I rarely use the slideout hardware keyboard on my TyTn II
slicker said:
Does it also work in landscape mode? That is if you change the screen orientation by some other program first...
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It does work in landscape mode, but not as you might expect:
it will not scale the buttons like for the iPhone. You will get left and right borders, so it is not easier to type with.
But: I bought it, the swifting feature is wonderful. Just try it, you have some day of fully free usage!
o0ldsch00lz said:
Better use FingertouchPro directly.
It's by far superior, supports several languages, and uses very little CPU. All in one, it's a more compact product, designed with high speed text input technologies , I've seen two on the website: www.fingertouchpro.com
Why choosing touchpal when are several other (better) alternatives?
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Better? Maybe in your opinion.
I, and many other people, find Touchpal much better and more advanced than the alternatives.
From the tone of your messages, it sounds like you had some problem with Touchpal...well fair enough, but maybe you should describe what the problem was?
I've been using Touchpal for some months, first on my Touch Cruise, and now on my Diamond, without any major problems. With the latest version 3.5 is just gets better and better.
Ben
Is version 3.5 really that much better then the Diamond's own keyboards ?
Obviously the sliding of keyboards and stretching are cool... but are the keys that much easier to use ? I know its not that expensive, but it still takes up space and cpu cycles on the phone.
Maybe good idea to see how well I get on with the built in keyboards first then instal the trial.
xda-addict said:
Did you enable "Allow drag able keys"?
I have no problem moving the keys around, ncluding space.
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Have looked everywhere and don't see that as an option. I can move the space key in the usual keyboard layouts but none other.
Any ideas where the setting is?
Cheers
EDIT
Apparently you can't move the space key in T9 layout due to the disambiguation that occurs down left side. A HUGE mistake in my opinion as having the space to the right makes this a very unsafe keyboard to use right handed. My Diamond is too precious to risk dropping for a space key. Back to the original T9 for me then! That's a lost purchase on CooTek side.

EZ-Input 2-Like SIP Keyboard

I am looking for an SIP keyboard similar to EZ-Input 2. I really like how the keys are so big an easy to use, almost like the Iphone keyboard. I can't use the one in the developers sub forum, since I just discovered that it was the cause of my hardware keyboard to not function correctly. If anyone has a version of it that works, or another suggestion, let me know. Thanks.
Try using FingerKeyboard 2.1. I use it and it's very good. It has haptic feedback and pops up the keys pressed just like the iPhone Keyboard. Very good from my part.
Thanks. I have used it before, and will be using it again now for the time being. I was wondering though if there were any keyboards with even bigger keys though? This would make typing even easier.
Tilt Fanatic said:
I am looking for an SIP keyboard similar to EZ-Input 2. I really like how the keys are so big an easy to use, almost like the Iphone keyboard. I can't use the one in the developers sub forum, since I just discovered that it was the cause of my hardware keyboard to not function correctly. If anyone has a version of it that works, or another suggestion, let me know. Thanks.
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you may find it here
=== http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=502344

Anyone else love thr stock Froyo keyboard?

Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone else really liked the new stock IME included in Froyo.
I tried swype, SwiftKeys and the Htc IME, but I just keep coming back to the stock froyo keyboard.
With the new two rows of pop-up keys and the ease of switching languages, I find it to be the easiest to use. Definitely more intelligent than the iPhone keyboard.
Only problem I have when compared to typing on the iPhone is that it will miss keys if I type too fast, but all the ime I've tried do that. It's likely more of a touchscreen issue there.
Just curious if other people were enjoying it as well.
The one problem I have is the fact that it doesn't support the Canadian French keyboard layout. Typing in azerty is just terrible! Lots of bug reports in to Google on that point, but no movement yet.
if swype didn't cut it I really don't know what will, smart keyboard is really good and fast try it if you haven't already.
and to answer your question, I honestly loath it. but you see that's the beauty of android, if you don't like anything just change it lol.
I keep coming back to it also, does exactly what I want it too and is easy to use, used swype on my old windows mobile phone but see no need for it here. the text predicition means I rarely type near the full word.
In portrait mode I use swype, while in landscape mode I use the stock keyboard. Does anyone know any light half-qwerty keyboard for portrait use? I tried HTC_IME but it had that little bug that wouldn't register the word "IF". I wonder if it still exists in the latest version. Also is there an original HTC_IME lying around somewhere? I want something light and not as heavy as the modded one.
Tried Swype once.. not for me.
Been on stock ever since coz it's allright...
I can't get away from the HTC IME keyboard cause it has T9 standard keypad, and I'm just so much faster typing on that.
Tried Swype a while ago. But since FroYo I've been very happy with stock...Especially in landscape.
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Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone else really liked the new stock IME included in Froyo.
I tried swype, SwiftKeys and the Htc IME, but I just keep coming back to the stock froyo keyboard.
With the new two rows of pop-up keys and the ease of switching languages, I find it to be the easiest to use. Definitely more intelligent than the iPhone keyboard.
Only problem I have when compared to typing on the iPhone is that it will miss keys if I type too fast, but all the ime I've tried do that. It's likely more of a touchscreen issue there.
Just curious if other people were enjoying it as well.
The one problem I have is the fact that it doesn't support the Canadian French keyboard layout. Typing in azerty is just terrible! Lots of bug reports in to Google on that point, but no movement yet.
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I like it. I use HTC ime too but I use stock alot. The reason you're more accurate on iPhone is probably because of its genius unseen system whereby it predicts the next letter you're going to type and resizes all of the keys' pressable areas based on the odds they will be selected. The greater the odds the bigger the pressing area. If the stock android KB implemented that it would be perfect. Thick keys is similar but not very good so I'm guessing there might not be a copyright issue. I know android indicated its awareness that the android kb needs a lot of work so maybe gingerbread will bring some enhancements...

HTC_IME, much better keyboard than stock

So, for me, the LG keyboard on this phone was pretty annoying from time to time, ignoring keystrokes, the auto-correct was terrible, words not in the dictionary needed to be added from the settings, and I just wasn't used to it. Installed gIMpSTa's HTC_IME mod and could not be happier!
link to his thread here @ xda
You can pretty much make the kb whatever colors you like, add your own background, just make this phone more "you" Not sure if people know about it or not, but definitely worth checkin' out.
I used v27-froyo high res.
Thanks I like this keyboard much better
Also, through the settings, u cn set the volume keys to scroll left/right while entering/editing text which I find awesome and extremely useful on this phone never thought I would miss the trackpad on the incredible but I do. Haha
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Im using the gingerbread keyboard
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I just use Swype.
I agree that the stock keyboard sucks. I like swift Key X beta, but have tried Gingerbread Keyboard, but really like Go Keyboard.
I paid for Perfect Keyboard after trying basically everything out there, and have stuck with it. I ran with Hacker's Keyboard for a long time (it's AMAZING), but the landscape mode in Hacker's Keyboard I couldn't deal with any more. I wanted a regular keyboard in landscape mode and Hacker's keyboard in portrait mode. I couldn't achieve that with Hacker's, tried basically everything in the market, found Perfect and it does the job (for me). Might not be your thing, but give it a go. I'd HIGHLY recommend Hacker's Keyboard (especially if you do a lot of ssh'ing from the phone) and I think its free too
RMT
powder007 said:
I just use Swype.
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Ditto. I bought Better KB way back and really like it too.
I never understand why reviews make such a big deal about the stock KB. It's seriously the easiest thing to customize on your phone aside from maybe the background.

samsung keypad

hi, im new here, i'm looking for samsung keypad for CM9 does anybody knows if this exist at all, i've been looking for it, no luck i hope someone can help me with this.
You mean like a bluetooth keyboard case? It may exist but nothing comes to mind. If you mean a full sized keyboard just hook it up via bluetooth, or USB with an adapter for the port. Then just change to USB host mode. That's what I used to do for my tablet at least.
this one
i'm saying this one, it does not come with cyanogen 9, the pic is here if anyone know anything please help me
Not sure, sorry, kind of looks like swift key from what I remember. I like the JB keyboard, any reason you're still on cm9? Just curious.
But if anyone knows what keyboard that is feel free to chime in
there's no particular reaseon but, if i change to cm10 then is there a way to put samskung sotck keyboard?
Changing ROMs shouldn't make a difference whether you can install a keyboard or not, you'd still have to find it. I just don't see the point in running an outdated version of android when the Captivate can run JB very well.
Is there any reason you want the Stock keyboard other than looks?
i already have have CM10.1 with android 4.2.2, so how do i install the samsung keyboard on it?
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Changing ROMs shouldn't make a difference whether you can install a keyboard or not, you'd still have to find it. I just don't see the point in running an outdated version of android when the Captivate can run JB very well.
Is there any reason you want the Stock keyboard other than looks?
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yes there's a reason, my fingers write better on this keyboard, android keyboard is smaller than stock samsung keyboard.
You have to find it and install it. I'm not sure what it would be called or if you could simply extract it from the Stock ROM.
But can you answer my question from the previous post? I'm only asking because there are a lot of better keyboards out there.
EDIT: Ah understood, sorry post timing was off. Have you tried Swift Key? I just don't know exactly where to get the keyboard you're looking for.
x0ne215 said:
You have to find it and install it. I'm not sure what it would be called or if you could simply extract it from the Stock ROM.
But can you answer my question from the previous post? I'm only asking because there are a lot of better keyboards out there.
EDIT: Ah understood, sorry post timing was off. Have you tried Swift Key? I just don't know exactly where to get the keyboard you're looking for.
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thanks so much for your help i've tried swift key but i prefer samsung keyborad, i'll continue looking for it thanks anyway
Sure thing, sorry SwiftKey didn't workout well for you. If I find anything close to the Samsung Keyboard I'll shoot you a PM or post it here.
hypnoz_ said:
thanks so much for your help i've tried swift key but i prefer samsung keyborad, i'll continue looking for it thanks anyway
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Try Smart Keyboard. The keys are larger just like in Samsung keyboard, it supports themes and is very feature rich. You may configure it to look and act like Samsung keyboard. Supports many languages + downloadable predictive text dictionaries. This is what I use. I don't like default Android keyboard either. Trial version is available too.
I have tried Swiftkey and Swype and personally prefer Swype myself. Swiftkey didn't seem nearly as accurate on their swiping.
Val D. said:
Try Smart Keyboard. The keys are larger just like in Samsung keyboard, it supports themes and is very feature rich. You may configure it to look and act like Samsung keyboard. Supports many languages + downloadable predictive text dictionaries. This is what I use. I don't like default Android keyboard either. Trial version is available too.
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thank you very much it worked like a charm it feels just like samsung keyboard you saved me i'm really grateful
This is the beauty of Android OS - there is always a solution! :laugh:

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