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Ok so I basically tried all keyboards that are on the market.. I have swype and slide it as well.. But I find myself going back and forth between all my keyboards and can not get comfortable sticking with one. I use a keyboard for like a week, if that, and switch to another one or search for hopefully a newest one. Its like I can't find one that suits me..
Does anybody have any recommendations on this??
Thanks for your help =)
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I find Swype the easiest...Anyway keyboard choice is just everyone's personal preference. Just use one you find comfortable.
I like swype but don't like how you have to go over certain letters twice for a particular word such as; "choosing", "messages", " button", etc...
If I had to pick between SlideIt or Swype, I would have to go with SlideIT.. But I don't like how you have to press the "?123" button for symbols and numbers.
I agree that swype is easier, but I guess I'm jus to picky lol..
swype for me as well. but i saw something about this guy installing the droid x keyboard on his nexus. it has multi touch... i believe he also got the apk somewhere in here.
matholomus said:
I like swype but don't like how you have to go over certain letters twice for a particular word such as; "choosing", "messages", " button", etc...
If I had to pick between SlideIt or Swype, I would have to go with SlideIT.. But I don't like how you have to press the "?123" button for symbols and numbers.
I agree that swype is easier, but I guess I'm jus to picky lol..
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You don't have to go over them twice. You can just scribble on the letter. Go look at swype hints and tips. They got some really neat things to speed up texting.
But I use swype or better keyboard.
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Really!? Cuz I thought it wasn't compatible with 2.2... But ill try to find it, thanks man!
Call me crazy--but I quite like the built in keyboard!
Macmee said:
Call me crazy--but I quite like the built in keyboard!
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you're crazy!
I really enjoy the HTC keyboard especially cause you can go to gimpstas site and customize it
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Macmee said:
Call me crazy--but I quite like the built in keyboard!
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Ur crazy... Lol. But I have noticed that the built in keyboard does have the best predictions... If only the buttons were spaced out and bigger
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matholomus said:
Really!? Cuz I thought it wasn't compatible with 2.2... But ill try to find it, thanks man!
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I forgot I was in a Nexus forum. :X I probably need to take my post-happy self back to the Dream. Either way, go look at their tips and tricks. If you can memorize them all and learn to use them out of habit... NO ONE you know without Swype will be able to text faster than you.
AS for built in keyboard, I like it. It has NICE response speed and when every other keyboard lags, it doesn't. Like you said, though, the keys are just too small. :|
Macmee said:
Call me crazy--but I quite like the built in keyboard!
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Crazy.
I too am a fan of swype. Although the Desire keyboard is a pretty nice alternative...
r3s-rt said:
I forgot I was in a Nexus forum. :X I probably need to take my post-happy self back to the Dream. Either way, go look at their tips and tricks. If you can memorize them all and learn to use them out of habit... NO ONE you know without Swype will be able to text faster than you.
AS for built in keyboard, I like it. It has NICE response speed and when every other keyboard lags, it doesn't. Like you said, though, the keys are just too small. :|
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... Hahahaha! that made my night, i needed that laugh lmao
i knew the basics of swype and had swype for awhile now and i guess i didnt know about other tricks and what not, thanks for sheadin some light on that.. ill go check them out now.. im sure its on the swype website, so thats where ill look first =]
Again, thanks! i hope i can get used to this swype thing because i find myself thinking where to slide my finger when using slideit and swype.. when i just use a regular keyboard my fingers seem to jus "flow" like its just reaction (if that makes sense).. i know where all the keys are based on memory so i dont think about it when i type, swype on the other hand.. I do lol.
Im sure its just a learning curve.. so when i get frustrated doing swype, ill stick to it and not switch to another keyboard so itll become 2nd nature..
... All in all i appreciate it man, ima go check out the tips now lol
Time to beat that record!! haha.. =]
michaelo147 said:
I really enjoy the HTC keyboard especially cause you can go to gimpstas site and customize it
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+1 it's creepy how accurate it can get.
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HOLY S***t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
... I didnt know like 85% of what i just saw about swype!! HOT DAM!
Im really gonna push myself into learning Swype to its full potential now! OMG...
Swype is faster in portrait mode, plus it feels very natural once you're used to it. On the downside, typos are a pain to redo, usually requiring you to retype the whole thing. Plus, there's almost no spellcheck ability.
In landscape, I can type faster with Better Keyboard. I'd wish they'd incorporate the punction in the suggestion bar, but I'm good with press and hold.
I love Swype. I switched to it about a week ago and I can type really fast!!
I was using HTC_IME and I still might be using it if it supported multitouch. I'm waiting for the Droix X keyboard to be ported over, that looks promising.
torchedlh said:
I love Swype. I switched to it about a week ago and I can type really fast!!
I was using HTC_IME and I still might be using it if it supported multitouch. I'm waiting for the Droix X keyboard to be ported over, that looks promising.
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I haven't yet seen ANY keyboard on my Nexus (2.1, stock, not rooted) work with multitouch.. I use HTC IME that was modified from here to include smileys and a few other things.. Works well for me.
If you looking for a non swype style keyboard, I really like Smart Keyboard Pro. Its my daily driver, although I do also have Swype installed.
I have dug around looking for a tron legacy swype but the ones that I have seen have not been to my taste. I have watched Tron Legacy and noticed the digital keyboard when Sam wipes the dust off his dad's computer and wondered if anyone could do a Swype version of that digital keyboard. I have attached this picture below for reference to give an idea what I'm talking about.
Would be very cool and unique.
It would be possible but is also a bit of work but the issue would be the settings button and such would look out of place
The double line border would also not be visible at the edges. Because the letters go all the way to the edge of the screen pretty much.
Also having the letters visible on the keys might make it not look as nice.
Im not trying to discourage you, but if you are just looking for an exact theme it might be hard to accomplish.
EDIT : nvm on the letters it was just hard to see on the captivate.
Ill take a stab at it no one else does in the next couple of days. Would go nice with a theme idea I've had for awhile.
The movie was awful, though.
MikeyMike01 said:
The movie was awful, though.
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Nooooooooooo! say it isn't soooooo guess ill wait for redbox then huh?
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I came to this thread hoping to see that someone had posted the keyboard to download, but I don't mind waiting till someone makes one if someone in fact intends to.
As far as the movie, I thought it was awesome. My only problem with it was that it looked like the CG animators had a hard time drafting over the older Jeff Bridges face with a younger one for the flashback and for CLU.
It may have helped the fact of my liking the movie since I'm an engineering major and I got the chance to nerd out, plus Olivia Wilde (plays Quorra) is just really attractive in my opinion.
kamots said:
Nooooooooooo! say it isn't soooooo guess ill wait for redbox then huh?
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Not seeing it in theaters/3D kind of defeats its only purpose.
EDIT (May 14): New beta released (beta 4). This will be the final beta. The market version will be released begin next week
The new beta contains a new customizable toolbar and a new keyboard for one handed operation.
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Hi,
Because the expiration date of the current beta will expire tomorrow and because I've postponed the final release with one or two weeks, I decided to publish a new beta.
New in this beta:
* Possibility to resize the width of the right and left keyblocks. Very convenient. You can now adjust the keyboard fully to the range of your thumbs.
* New themes.
* New regular qwerty keyboard, so one can also enjoy all the features on a standard keyboard layout.
* small bug fixes
The beta can be downloaded from thumb4beta.blogspot.com
awesome, downloading now
Downloading. Its a great second keyboard for those longer emails
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Freaking wow. Bought this a while back but this is just great now. Thank u much
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thanks alot... this has been great so far
I posted something on the Androidcentral on what I think would make it a better keyboard, I still stand by that but I take back what I said, this keyboard is pretty awesome. I just needed to get adapted to the style is all. Thank you so much I will buy when it comes out of beta.
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Nice... I love how I can press the button to adjust the stylebof keyboard. Awesome. I love it. Perfect.
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thanks for the new beta! gonna give it more tries, but I gotta say, SwiftKey predicts insanely well. I'll compare both again
This keyboard makes its ten times easier to type. Awesome work
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Bought this keyboard one day after owning my Xoom cause the stock one just doesn't cut it and swype is unavailable. After using this for only 5 minutes and setting things up how i wanted, i won't even bother with swype if it comes out for the xoom. This keyboard ROCKS. All the little changes and mods you can make are just superb. I wish all keybaords were this adaptable and modifyable. Seriously.
You did an awesome job on this. Will totally install the beta when i get home from work. Love the current build in the market, can't wait to take this for a spin.
Simply - thank you. I will be buying the released version as soon as it is in the market.
Love this release. addresses all my issues from Beta2
now if I could combine this with swift key, I would be set! Honestly however is there an option to put the space bar on both sides?
I just wanted to say that since the first beta I have used and enjoyed using the keyboard. Its very awesome and works great. The only thing that bothers me is having the special keys and numbers in the middle but I am getting used to it. I have my xoom locked in landscape so sometimes typing 1 handed sucks
Keep up the awesome work
James
would it be possible to include a checkbox to remove the numberpad from the middle of the keyboard in landscape. With the market app i can type one handed in landscape mode since there is no keypad in the middle, i can just walk my fingers to the keys with ease, with no effort, not really even needing to look. However with the keypad in the middle, all the other keys are smaller, so it is much harder and i actually have to focus now. LOL Other then that i am loving this.
cj10488 said:
I just wanted to say that since the first beta I have used and enjoyed using the keyboard. Its very awesome and works great. The only thing that bothers me is having the special keys and numbers in the middle but I am getting used to it. I have my xoom locked in landscape so sometimes typing 1 handed sucks
Keep up the awesome work
James
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If you shrink the left and right keyblocks in the settings (see keyboard dimensions), the keys in the middle move to the left and right a bit.
Legato Bluesummers said:
would it be possible to include a checkbox to remove the numberpad from the middle of the keyboard in landscape. With the market app i can type one handed in landscape mode since there is no keypad in the middle, i can just walk my fingers to the keys with ease, with no effort, not really even needing to look. However with the keypad in the middle, all the other keys are smaller, so it is much harder and i actually have to focus now. LOL Other then that i am loving this.
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The market keyboard has also a numpad in the middle.
kevdog said:
now if I could combine this with swift key, I would be set! Honestly however is there an option to put the space bar on both sides?
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Well that's a good idea. Will look into it. Nevertheless maybe not, maybe I will count that one as a nice feaure of that keyboard.
i'm really liking this keyboard... just needs to get better used to its layout.
the one problem i'm having are the direction keys at the bottom when in portrait mode; they usually don't register correctly, registering a space key instead.
also, i don't agree with the G key existing in the right side in portrait mode and not in landscape mode. IMHO, this should be consistent in both modes.
as a sugestion, i would like an hybrid language mode like used in swiftkey's, where you don't have to switch languages when using more than one, auto-complete used both.
thanks, keep the good work!
Hey mate wicked keyboard, when it says expires dose that mean it will stop working on that date?
Cheers
What keyboard do you guys find the most responsive on the Note?
I swore by Smart Keyboard Pro on my Dell Streak as it could keep up with my typing and seemed like the most responsive on the Streak at the time, but I find it nowhere near as responsive on the Note.
I recently started using Go Keyboard on the Note and have so far found it much more responsive. I set it up with the midnight theme, 4 landscape keyboard height and no pop up characters when typing and I find it has been the only keyboard that has been able to keep up with me if I try to type at crazy speeds. Great things about it are that it is totally free and very customizable!
Let me know your thoughts.
Swiftkey was the one I went for after testing all of them. The fastest for me.
Patosbuddy said:
Swiftkey was the one I went for after testing all of them. The fastest for me.
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I already tried Swiftkey and didn't get on with it as well as Go Keyboard. I remember trying Go Keyboard on the Streak and not liking it as much as Smart Keyboard Pro back then, so it is either a device difference or maybe the Go Development Team have made some improvements since.
swiftkey x, give you the best word to choose when writing and the fast one to.
Ps: you can even reduce the space it show by the keyboard on the screen.
Try the ICS keyboard from the market its pretty good. Plus is free
huzz said:
Try the ICS keyboard from the market its pretty good. Plus is free
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Agreed.
On a side note, any one knows a way to pop up Samsung keyboard (handwriting mode) on a-pen detection, even if it using a party keyboard? ?
I'm using Swype ,but I'd love to be able to use pen writing once I click on the screen with the pen (which is possible only using the stock Samsung keyboard)
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huzz said:
Try the ICS keyboard from the market its pretty good. Plus is free
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Great tip! I just tried the one by VLLWP and it seems to respond very well to crazy fast typing. I think I will stick with it for now until something better comes along.
my keyboard
This is thumbs keyboard with my settings on it...... I think this thing is really fast
I like Thumb Keyboard. Swiftkey not so much; it's a little too smart for me.
Right now i'm using Swiftkey because of the arrow buttons. Im sort of happy with it.
i just downloaded the ICS keyboard.
I must say it is very good!
I was using smart keyboard. although it is fast, but i found it laggy, like if i type really fast it won't detect some of the letters.
but with ICS it detect all the letters i press!
Goodm7sn said:
Agreed.
On a side note, any one knows a way to pop up Samsung keyboard (handwriting mode) on a-pen detection, even if it using a party keyboard? ?
I'm using Swype ,but I'd love to be able to use pen writing once I click on the screen with the pen (which is possible only using the stock Samsung keyboard)
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Even I have the same question. I am using the "AI keyboard" free version and I am pretty much loving it. I liked Go Keyboard as well.
But whichever app I use, I miss the handwriting mode for S-Pen. So I keep switching back to Samsung keyboard now and then.
I like Go keyboard best.
I like Perfect Keyboard. It's the quickest and smoothest for me, all other keyboards lag unfortunately...
used better keyboard for a while, it was good but it lacks arrow keys.
then i started to use smart keyboard and once customized, best keyboard yet, well worth the buy
I'm also with Thumb keyboard, very good one!
I used to use Smart Keyboard Pro on my SGS2 and Dell Streak, worked fine. It has a lot of lag on the SGN.
I now use Ultra Keyboard. The best and most configurable Love it.
Bought SwiftKey X, absolutely fantastic auto correction and unlike all the other android keyboards that I tried, doesn't lag when you hit a key.
Curious as to what you all use, see what the majority is.
Errm, what's a Phablet?
I assume he means the phone style (stock) vs. tablet style (requires root).
CrazyPeter said:
Errm, what's a Phablet?
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Fabulous tablet. But you gotta say it with a lisp.
CrazyPeter said:
Errm, what's a Phablet?
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Just a term I heard used, because the UI is hybrid tablet/phone. Phone + Tablet = Phablet.
Will be using rob43's Salad Bar II as soon as it comes out.
Tablet mode is unsatisfactory to me, as the back button is put on the far left of the screen, while I favor my right hand.
Stock but fully locked in landscape mode.
tablet mode
Just got mine today and turning in tablet was the second thing I did (after rooting it ). I'm not fully committed to it yet. There seems to be a bit of wasted space on the home screen where you can't put widgets or icons but I think I prefer it to phablet.
I tried Tablet ui, but in my opinion, it wasn't that good. I actually love the phone ui as it looks just right and to me, it's perfect just the way it is
I am using true tablet mode, I exclusively use my N7 in landscape, unless an app forces me to use portrait so it just works better.
Phone UI.
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I want to use it in tablet mode but i keep reading about issues people are having so i haven't tried it. I did like the layout on my transformer prime better.
Mostly i dislike the centered navigation buttons(I use mine in landscape pretty much always) and the landscape lockout on the home screen. If someone could modify the launcher only into tablet mode without a dpi or build.prop change I'd try it.
Evo_Shift said:
Mostly i dislike the centered navigation buttons(I use mine in landscape much always) and the landscape lockout on the home screen. If someone could modify the launcher only into tablet mode without a dpi or build.prop change I'd try it.
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There's a free app called Set Orientation that lets you lock everything in landscape mode.
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It's called Hybrid UI. Phablet UI would be something designed for actual phablets, such as the Galaxy Note.
I enjoy the hybrid UI. I'm already used to my Galaxy Nexus and it's great to be able to have them set up almost identical to one another. I like the having consistency between my devices.
I'm digging the latter, but I prefer to name it the 'tablone'
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not a fan of the true tablet mode on this guy ..... I like it set up just like my GSIII
As my SIG states....
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Using the hybrid atm. Sounds sad but I'm too lazy to switch it over plus I got a replacement coming and it would be pointless for me to. I actually like the hybrid myself.