Anyone notice if you open the Phone app the box in the middle says "Enter name or number" but there is no way to get the keyboard to pop up to begin typing. Am I missing a setting for the keyboard to pop up?
FSRBIKER said:
Anyone notice if you open the Phone app the box in the middle says "Enter name or number" but there is no way to get the keyboard to pop up to begin typing. Am I missing a setting for the keyboard to pop up?
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type the name out on the numeric keypad. Or you could do like I did, and remove the phone icon on the launcher, and replace it with the contacts icon(you can get to the phone in the contacts app). I prefer it this way anyways.
Just press the numbers with the letters of the name you're looking for and the matching names will appear above. My name is Patrick so if I press 728 all the names starting with "Pat" appear.
Of course, it has a dial pad. Guess you have just minimized it. Please refer to attached screenshot on how to bring it up again...
sxtester said:
Of course, it has a dial pad. Guess you have just minimized it. Please refer to attached screenshot on how to bring it up again...
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I don't think that is what he was referring to. he was asking why the keyboard wold not come up. As in, the numeric keypd is there, but the alpha keyboard was not.
NRG1975 said:
I don't think that is what he was referring to. he was asking why the keyboard wold not come up. As in, the numeric keypd is there, but the alpha keyboard was not.
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Yes you are exactly right, on my Moto X the keyboard will pop up. If I use the dialpad and continue to type a name out using the letters on each number eventually it will bring up the contact I am looking for but it's certainly not as fast or intuitive as Moto's dialer.
As mentioned using the Contacts app this is even slower as you have to hit the search icon then start typing then decide how you want to communicate with that person(phone, text, email)
FSRBIKER said:
As mentioned using the Contacts app this is even slower as you have to hit the search icon then start typing then decide how you want to communicate with that person(phone, text, email)
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There may only be one extra tap in contacts app process. so, not really all that much slower. My next option to you, would be to check out ExDialer, or another dialer app.
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when i place a phone call my normal procedure is:
1: press the green phone button
2: slide the keyboard out
3: begin typing a few letters of the name
4: use the arrow key on the keyboard to scroll down to the persons name <--- this is very important
5: hit return and talk
i am finding that i am unable to use the arrow keys to scroll down to select a contact on the Tilt as opposed to the HTC 6800. remember, i'm already have the kb open at this point and would prefer to just continue using it.
this then requires me to pull out the stylus or try and nail tap the contacts name from the list that appears.
it seems to only way to scroll through is to select Contacts first, start typing a few letters then scroll down and click the name then scroll some damn more and tell the phone to call. this strikes me as gratuitious.
has anyone else experience this annoyance and if so, has anyone found a solution?
i tried replacing the dialer with the touch dialer but it seems to simply skin the same lame functionality.
please advise.
I understand you want to use the kb at this point, but how hard is it to just raise your left thumb up 1.5" and use the D-pad?
I can duplicate the problem, but I've got a similar "OK... But..." comment.
Why use the keyboard? When the phone pops up, start tapping the numbers associated with the letters in the name and it'll intelligently start filtering the list. Then use a finger or the D-pad to select the one you want.
PerfAlbion said:
I can duplicate the problem, but I've got a similar "OK... But..." comment.
Why use the keyboard? When the phone pops up, start tapping the numbers associated with the letters in the name and it'll intelligently start filtering the list. Then use a finger or the D-pad to select the one you want.
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ok - i had never really done that. im just so comfortable typing on the qwerty kb that that has always been the method i have used which worked up until this phone.
only irritant i can find with the dialpad method is there is no space key for first letter first name first letter last name.
i can live with it i guess but its not nearly as bling when yer tapping on the dial pad like every other phone out there instead of using your kick ass slide out keyboard.
the habit may have transfered from my days with a treo where you simply type the name and dial.
very convenient.
I have one very important missing in my Diamond.
When I want to call one number that is written somewhere (if someone send it to me by SMS or if I write it in a note) usually in my Qtek s200 I copied and then pasted the number in phone (the option paste was in the menu)... now in the diamond I don't find this option in the menu!?!?!?!?! How is it possible?!?! Do I have to write it somewhere else and then use it in phone?!?!!
Please... do someone have an idea??
Thnx!!
Urosh
I also am missing this feature is it hidden somewhere??
i dont have this problem
errr im not sure how you did it on your old phones but this is how i do it for an sms for example: click on SMS in TF3D, get rid of keyboard, then highlight the text/number i want in the received message, then long press on the highlighted text and menu pops up so say copy (and some other options) i then click copy...
go to where i want to put the number, long press on screen again, same menu pops up, i select paste... whats the problem, am i missing something here?
Usually if you want to call and the number is in SMS, it is usually highlighted and you can click it and it will ask if you want to call it.
Kraize
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errr im not sure how you did it on your old phones but this is how i do it for an sms for example: click on SMS in TF3D, get rid of keyboard, then highlight the text/number i want in the received message, then long press on the highlighted text and menu pops up so say copy (and some other options) i then click copy...
go to where i want to put the number, long press on screen again, same menu pops up, i select paste... whats the problem, am i missing something here?
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The first part is ok.... but then if you want to call the number that you have copied (it means that it is in your clipboard) how do you do this? In the s200 I started Phone and then Menu and there was an option Paste and the number that I copied was pasted ready to be dialed. But now here there is no paste option in the Menu.
Kraize92... and if it is not?!? Paper and pencil??
Urosh
Urosh said:
I have one very important missing in my Diamond.
When I want to call one number that is written somewhere (if someone send it to me by SMS or if I write it in a note) usually in my Qtek s200 I copied and then pasted the number in phone (the option paste was in the menu)... now in the diamond I don't find this option in the menu!?!?!?!?! How is it possible?!?! Do I have to write it somewhere else and then use it in phone?!?!!
Please... do someone have an idea??
Thnx!!
Urosh
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This may be specific to the dialer used in your ROM. But generally, you can copy the number in your email/text/mms or whatever. Then when you open your phone's dialer, if you have a Menu option (lower right soft key in my case), you should have an option to paste. It will then put the number into your phone pad.
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This may be specific to the dialer used in your ROM. But generally, you can copy the number in your email/text/mms or whatever. Then when you open your phone's dialer, if you have a Menu option (lower right soft key in my case), you should have an option to paste. It will then put the number into your phone pad.
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Really?!? It means that I have to change it!! HHmmmm...
I have the TLR ROM... smack bob... do you have the same??
Urosh
I realised that the paste function is present in the phone status menu (and not in phone keypade menu), but it is impossible to use because it comes out while you have a conversation. The problem still persists!! Any suggestion how to paste a copied number in the phone keypad???
Thnx
Urosh
Urosh said:
I realised that the paste function is present in the phone status menu (and not in phone keypade menu), but it is impossible to use because it comes out while you have a conversation. The problem still persists!! Any suggestion how to paste a copied number in the phone keypad???
Thnx
Urosh
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No, I'm not using the ROM you referenced. Never even touched the Diamond before. Just speaking in generalities based on my experience with other HTC devices and Windows Mobile.
So I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you say "it is impossible to use because it comes out while you have a conversation". Are you saying you're trying to paste a number into the dialer WHILE you are having a conversation on the phone?
Normally when you paste a number into the dialer it will open the keypad and put the number into the same field as if you'd pushed the soft number buttons on the screen. It doesn't matter if the keypad is up or not when you paste. You just need to have the paste option in your dialers menu.
hotmail said:
No, I'm not using the ROM you referenced. Never even touched the Diamond before. Just speaking in generalities based on my experience with other HTC devices and Windows Mobile.
So I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you say "it is impossible to use because it comes out while you have a conversation". Are you saying you're trying to paste a number into the dialer WHILE you are having a conversation on the phone?
Normally when you paste a number into the dialer it will open the keypad and put the number into the same field as if you'd pushed the soft number buttons on the screen. It doesn't matter if the keypad is up or not when you paste. You just need to have the paste option in your dialers menu.
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I just want to paste the number in the dialer (not while I'm talking) but in the dialers menu there is no paste option. This is the problem :-(
But in my Qtek s200 I had it!
Please help!
Thnx
Urosh
hotmail said:
No, I'm not using the ROM you referenced. Never even touched the Diamond before. Just speaking in generalities based on my experience with other HTC devices and Windows Mobile.
So I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you say "it is impossible to use because it comes out while you have a conversation". Are you saying you're trying to paste a number into the dialer WHILE you are having a conversation on the phone?
Normally when you paste a number into the dialer it will open the keypad and put the number into the same field as if you'd pushed the soft number buttons on the screen. It doesn't matter if the keypad is up or not when you paste. You just need to have the paste option in your dialers menu.
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Exactly this is the problem... I don't have a paste option in the dialer menu... like I had in my Qtek s200!
What can I do!?
Please help!
Thnx!
Urosh
Yes. I met this issue too.
Anyone? Thanks.
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Sorry about my English. Highlight the phone number received, such as SMS, to restrain the phone number, click Copy.
Then enter the dialer, click on " # " in the lower right corner on the menu and already is the desired Paste.
I have Menu->Paste in my Touch Diamond, Touch Pro, Atom Life and Xda II Mini.
From experience, the Menu->Paste command normally went missing if you installed other dialer. Even after you uninstall them, it won't be there anymore. So far, I never tried to find the solution for it.
Anyway, if you're using the stock rom, hard reset would definitely bring back Menu->Paste. I'm not sure about cooked rom.
Ok, so when I used to start typeing a contacts name in the 'to' field of message, it would give me a list of names or numbers after putting in a few letters or numbers. Now I have to put in a couple letters/numbers and then go to check name. Anyone have any idea how i turned this off.
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Ok, so when I used to start typeing a contacts name in the 'to' field of message, it would give me a list of names or numbers after putting in a few letters or numbers. Now I have to put in a couple letters/numbers and then go to check name. Anyone have any idea how i turned this off.
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try this:
u want to send sms to Johny, start typing to the name field "Jo" and then push the space bar on your keyboard, an option of the possible names should pop up at the bottom.
Mikulec said:
try this:
u want to send sms to Johny, start typing to the name field "Jo" and then push the space bar on your keyboard, an option of the possible names should pop up at the bottom.
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ok, now I feel a bit retarded, don't remember doing that before, but guess it was. Thanks.
Have loaded any new touch keyboards to your device. For me, that feature will stop working after I add any new keyboards. It will come back for a bit after a soft reset, but then it goes away again. Once I remove the offending keyboard, then it works again... I wish I could have both.
I have a similar problem if I use large title bar. When its loaded, the roller wheel on the side no longer controls call volume... Again, wish I had both!
GreenLantern said:
ok, now I feel a bit retarded, don't remember doing that before, but guess it was. Thanks.
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u r welcome, I feel retarded most of the time.
GreenLantern said:
ok, now I feel a bit retarded, don't remember doing that before, but guess it was. Thanks.
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You should't have to enter a space to get the options. It should appear as your typing.
As mentioned above if you installed a keyboard from another device, such as the Touch or Diamond, with T9/XT9 you will lose this auto complete and word suddgestion. There is a disable XT9 cab witch will give you the auto complete and word suddgestion back, but cause the non defult keyboards to enter number only, no letters. it that is the case you have to decide witch is more important to you.
Did you install another keyboard? or did it just stop working as it had?
I will agree that the Installation of Customer SIPs like PCMKeyboard or something else will interfere with this..
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You should't have to enter a space to get the options. It should appear as your typing.
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yes, but its the workoround if u have installed other sips. I dont hyave this isue and have resco keybord installed, so that one is not causing the issue.
Mikulec said:
yes, but its the workoround if u have installed other sips. I dont hyave this isue and have resco keybord installed, so that one is not causing the issue.
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Correct, but I was just replying to him saying:
ok, now I feel a bit retarded, don't remember doing that before, but guess it was. Thanks"
because he shouldn't feel stupid, because he did't have to do it previously.
Does anyone else have the following problem ?:
When you go to the SMS tab, and press the small box to start writing new SMS, if you use the original Diamond keyboard, you can just type a few letters of your contact and it will fully appear. If you use TouchPal (I'm using version 3.5), this feature is disabled, you have to type your entire contact name every time, it doesn't recognize the first few letters and try to find a match. This is SO annoying !
Please tell me there is some workaround...
Could it be that the Diamond's original keyboard stores all the contact information in the Keyboard dictionary ?, if this is true, it means no keyboard apart from Diamond's original will allow quick find of contacts in SMS...
no problem with me..
say for eg you wanna call "home"
just press H O and enter and then it will detect home in my contact.
i suspect the problem may be.. touchpal "store" what you pressed in its own list instead of going up to the SMS directly..
Same problem. Would love to see an solution, but I think there is none...
Wizard,
Do you have the Touchpal keyboard ???
its free for personal use available online..
The contacts don't display when you start typing, but if you only type a few letters and then press send a page appears with all contacts that have the letters you've typed in their names. You can then tap the contact you wish to send to.
I don't find it a problem.
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The contacts don't display when you start typing, but if you only type a few letters and then press send a page appears with all contacts that have the letters you've typed in their names. You can then tap the contact you wish to send to.
I don't find it a problem.
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Thanks.
How the hell did you figure that out ?, I would have never tried it myself...
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Does anyone else have the following problem ?:
When you go to the SMS tab, and press the small box to start writing new SMS, if you use the original Diamond keyboard, you can just type a few letters of your contact and it will fully appear. If you use TouchPal (I'm using version 3.5), this feature is disabled, you have to type your entire contact name every time, it doesn't recognize the first few letters and try to find a match. This is SO annoying !
Please tell me there is some workaround...
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slide up the 'enter' key on single-key layout for disable word prediction. then u can get back the single letter search and few letters matching feature just like original Diamond keyboard
desol said:
slide up the 'enter' key on single-key layout for disable word prediction. then u can get back the single letter search and few letters matching feature just like original Diamond keyboard
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That's the first thing I tried, I was shocked that it didn't work !, does this work for you ???
Noam23 said:
That's the first thing I tried, I was shocked that it didn't work !, does this work for you ???
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yes, its work for me
desol said:
yes, its work for me
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How could this be ???, could you please tell me your Touchpal settings ?
Noam23 said:
How could this be ???, could you please tell me your Touchpal settings ?
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i didnt set anything. its all be default n not using any language pack
desol said:
i didnt set anything. its all be default n not using any language pack
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desol, does it work for you if you don't disable word prediction ?, Wizard claimed in this thread that even in word prediction it works...
Here is the quote of Wizard:
no problem with me..
say for eg you wanna call "home"
just press H O and enter and then it will detect home in my contact
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beside the contact list problem, I found that the copy and paste button is not working too. Do you have this problem?
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desol, does it work for you if you don't disable word prediction ?, Wizard claimed in this thread that even in word prediction it works...
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if I dont disable word prediction. I will use the way same with Wizard. Both way are work fine for me
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Thanks.
How the hell did you figure that out ?, I would have never tried it myself...
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Can't remember how I found it, almost certainly by mistake though
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Can't remember how I found it, almost certainly by mistake though
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totally agree.. we're learn by mistake
just in case you guys are still experiencing this problem, i found a fix at http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=241036
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Layouts\e001 0409\Ime File
set the Ime File value from \windows\eT9ime.dll to compime.dll
soft reset device.
yea i think touchpal has alot of problems. liek the new v3.5 when i ever type in the word "its" or "were" in my sprint diamond, phone restarts wtf and same thing in the htc mogul.
Anyone have this issue to or a fix to it?
I absolutely love this little app, one of my must have's on the g1. I love the fact that it combines dialer, contacts and one touch dialing. The one pet peeve i had when i first got dash was the fact i had to do 2 clicks to dial someone, maybe thats lazy but when im at work it really saves time and headache! Anyone else using it, like it?
Its good, but it needs some work IMO.
I really missed the feature from WM where you could T9 someones name and it will display there number. Spelldial just misses the mark slightly....
1)Only shows mobile numbers. Would be nice if you could side swipe and choose other nubmers from the contact
2)Doesnt have a backspace button. I have no way of clearing a number if I have pressed it by mistake.
I keep checking for an update to this app because its a cracking feature.
Imp
Impossible said:
1)Only shows mobile numbers. Would be nice if you could side swipe and choose other nubmers from the contact
2)Doesnt have a backspace button. I have no way of clearing a number if I have pressed it by mistake.
I keep checking for an update to this app because its a cracking feature.
Imp
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1) if you click on the entry it takes you to their contact info on your phone.
2)i use the delete keey on the keyboard, works great for me.
Backspace
to backspace just swipe to the left over the name youve typed in
I am currently using Superdial because it can display the call log. However it is much less responsive than Spelldial. Spelldial is very responsive...... I will be great if it can show call log and can be set as default dialer.