Is it possible to change the original htc hd2 keybored to a new keybored like android without flashing a new rom?? I rly like the android keybored... Plz do not post the swype OR TOCUHPAL keyboARdS.. Thanks!!!
Yes. It is possible to change the keyboard without flashing. Find one you like and download it.
For example: THIS keyboard or THIS one or THIS one... well you get the idea.
There really isnt a single WinMo keyboard out there that has the same layout as Android or iPhones keyboards.
Quite a shame since if you could just remove the useless arrow keys and space the keys a little more with the space saved by getting rid of the useless arrow keys then the keyboard could be perfect =/
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There really isnt a single WinMo keyboard out there that has the same layout as Android or iPhones keyboards.
Quite a shame since if you could just remove the useless arrow keys and space the keys a little more with the space saved by getting rid of the useless arrow keys then the keyboard could be perfect =/
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I use the arrow keys everyday. I don't find the useless at all...
ap3604 said:
There really isnt a single WinMo keyboard out there that has the same layout as Android or iPhones keyboards.
Quite a shame since if you could just remove the useless arrow keys and space the keys a little more with the space saved by getting rid of the useless arrow keys then the keyboard could be perfect =/
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RESCO Keyboard Pro (I had it allready from earlier PDA) Has no arrows (on the default screen)
One can swype left/right for the different screens.
Immediate access to calculator, and the arrows, copy, paste, delete and backspace are just one flick away....
Well worth the monye IMO.
Also rotates to landscape....
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RESCO Keyboard Pro (I had it allready from earlier PDA) Has no arrows (on the default screen)
One can swype left/right for the different screens.
Immediate access to calculator, and the arrows, copy, paste, delete and backspace are just one flick away....
Well worth the monye IMO.
Also rotates to landscape....
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Yeah I tried RESCO but the landscape version of it is not really qwerty style at all
Like on any keyboard the letters should funnel diagonal like this:
------------>QWERTYUIOP
-------------->ASDFGHJK
---------------->XCVBN
RESCO doesn't seem to do this its more like:
QWERTYUIO
ASDFGHJKL;'
ZXCVBNM,./
Every letter is exactly underneath each other instead of diagonal which throws off typing since no one has ever typed on a keyboard that style.
I need a keyboard in landscape to look exactly like this:
Speaking of which does anyone know which keyboard this is??? It looks absolutely perfect!
The indented layout has been designed for 10 finger typing
I do not believe you can do it on the HD2....
The swype keyboard is probably more to your liking.....
BTW: Where did you find that screendump?
Perhaps you could ask that user....
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BTW: Where did you find that screendump?
Perhaps you could ask that user....
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Argh!
Found out its an old skin of the RESCO keyboard called iSkin... but its back from 2008 and I cant find anything that it would re-size correctly for the Hd2
I'll try swype again though due to the indented keys based off your suggestion and figure out what it was that I didn't like the first time or if it has been fixed (can't remember since its 4am at the moment =P)
Edit: I hate swyping since its bad for inputting url's... but I tried it anyways just as a way to type regularly since i like the layout of the keyboard BUT no sound clicks when I press keys + no key press popup showing me I pressed the right one while I am typing = No good
Need a real iPhone style keyboard with indented keys in landscape.
Android can do it, why cant WM?
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I have tried a couple of keyboards but im always end up uninstalling them and end up with the standard keyboard. I was hoping to find one with larger letters but not in a phone format. Any Suggestions?
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I have tried a couple of keyboards but im always end up uninstalling them and end up with the standard keyboard. I was hoping to find one with larger letters but not in a phone format. Any Suggestions?
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me too,
manilla2D comes with a nice T9 portrait style keyboard like the HTCdiamond's. i like it but it seemed sketchy, i never really played with it or tried any opions cause i flashed dcd3.2.6 and never went back to manilla
resco keyboard is awesome. it's pretty much a clone of the iphone keyboard. loves it
I use the iphone and and love it...nice and large...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2332129&postcount=4
Im going to try the key board that you posted parcou. It looks like something that i might be looking for.
I really like CooTek TouchPal 3. Not free though.
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I use the iphone and and love it...nice and large...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2332129&postcount=4
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Is anyone else using the iphone keypad on the Titan XV6800. It might also be the pcm version that i am using. I believe i have version .14. But the keypad shows so large that the keyboard is squeezed together and takes up the entire screen
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Is anyone else using the iphone keypad on the Titan XV6800. It might also be the pcm version that i am using. I believe i have version .14. But the keypad shows so large that the keyboard is squeezed together and takes up the entire screen
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Yes mine is the PCM .14 but I do not have that issue.
Under the input settings my:
Keyboard layout:
Eng htctoucher more
keyboard skin:
htctouch iphone
It does not take up the screen as you described and the keys are notice and touchable...
The best SIP (on screen keyboard) program or way of doing things I've found is the following:
Install NullKB so you have a SIP that wont' bring up anything.
Install the Diamond keyboard .cab's.
Install NueSlidingKB. Set the Portrait SIP to the Diamond KEYPAD, set the landscape to NullKB.
That way when you open the phone, the stupid SIP doesn't pop up when you touch forms, since you have a hardware keyboard open..
And when you're in portrait, you use the Diamond's KEYPAD. This is a t9 enabled phone pad with big buttons. It allows you to type onehanded like a normal phone. It works AWESOME. Very easy to text onehanded. Has easy switching to symbols or numbers too.
The Diamond's QWERTY KEYBOARD is also good as far as on screen keyboards go, but the keypad is MUCH faster to use onehanded and I leave it as the default.
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And when you're in portrait, you use the Diamond's KEYPAD. This is a t9 enabled phone pad with big buttons. It allows you to type onehanded like a normal phone. It works AWESOME. .
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I agree, that is what I use 95% of the time myself.
I also like Resco Pro & SPB Full Screen KB.
~John
Hello everybody
I don't know if I m the only to become crazy about that but I really hate the soft keyboard of my HD. I.e. when you tap on one key if stay like 1 sec on the letter and just when you remove you pass to the key next to this, the second will be pressed... So kind of "too much sensible".
My question : what is your prefered keyboard ?
I have another android phone and for my the really ideal keyboard is the Anysoft keyboard for Android... I m looking for the same but on windows mobile ;-)
Thanks for sharing your experiments.
You could try fingerkeyboard 2.1 (wvga) - it.s free and it.s quite good. Also there is resco keyboard pro 6.00 - i like the big keys on this one. If you like a different type of inputing try Swype or SlideIT
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You could try fingerkeyboard 2.1 (wvga) - it.s free and it.s quite good. Also there is resco keyboard pro 6.00 - i like the big keys on this one. If you like a different type of inputing try Swype or SlideIT
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fingerkeyboard 2.1 is just the best. i love it
u can customize all shortcuts, and even how long u want to press it till the text appears..
means i press "h" for 150ms only and "^^" appears. i press "E" 150ms, and my email appears. just perfect
and hey, it got arrow keys ! xD
im just extremely fast with this keyboard, its awsome
I dont know what's the best keyboard but i use SlideIT.
If you want to click the letters instead of swyping then definately try RescoKeyboardPro 6. Although i miss the arrowbuttons i dont have ANY mistypings anymore. The letters are recognized very precise just like you type them (different from the standardkeyboard where often the letter next to the pressed one was highlighted).
Its definately worth a try (trial version).
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If you want to click the letters instead of swyping then definately try RescoKeyboardPro 6. Although i miss the arrowbuttons i dont have ANY mistypings anymore. The letters are recognized very precise just like you type them (different from the standardkeyboard where often the letter next to the pressed one was highlighted).
Its definately worth a try (trial version).
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Resco Keyboard Pro 6.0 has arrow keys on last panel (click on the keyboard button or swipe left on the main keyboard panel to change panels)
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Resco Keyboard Pro 6.0 has arrow keys on last panel (click on the keyboard button or swipe left on the main keyboard panel to change panels)
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I know that Mate But its still annoying that you first have to switch panels to edit something precisely... But still i like RKP 6 and will stick with it...
Resco Keyboard Pro 6.0 is worth a try and deffinitely worth a buy !!
Really swift and responsive
resco keyboard pro 6 beta 2
i am personally using resco keyboard pro 6 beta 2. yes, you don't get to have special characters but typing is really precise which is almost on par with the iphone's keyboard accuracy. and the best part of it is that it is free
omg, resco keyboard is nothing for me :/ already thought that could be a better one
still fingerkeyboard 2.1 for me^.^
I'm a former iPhone user and I must say that typing on the iPhone's touchscreen is close to perfection. and when i got my HD2 i thought since it has a bigger screen, it should be easier to type right? i was wrong. The stock keyboard on the HD2 is HORRIBLE!!!!! especially with the arrow keys getting in the way. Therefore, I've tried Swype, SlideIt, and even Finger Keyboard. any none of those even compare to the accuracy I've had on the iPhone. Soooo.....when I tried Resco Keyboard Pro 6, I was blown away! It was so accurate! I was even typing as fast as I could and it was great! I've finally found the solution to this problem that has be plaguing me since day off of owning the HD2. Thanks Resco for making such a great product!
I am using Resco Keyboard Pro 6.
Suits me.
Resco Keyboard Pro 6
Been testing Resco's latest version of their keyboard and am blown away by the accuracy of it, very well done! I'll definitely be using this one from now on.
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Been testing Resco's latest version of their keyboard and am blown away by the accuracy of it, very well done! I'll definitely be using this one from now on.
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Agree 100%. Amazing how much it has improved my input.
Not sure what they have done, but it certainly makes a huge difference.
CooTek TouchPal 4 with Lycox's Windows Phone 7 skin is really nice. Been using it for a while and it's really good once you get used to all the shortcuts available on the keyboard.
Resco's new kb version is pretty good but it lacks the super-handy shortcuts that TouchPal 4 has.
Thank you...
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I'm a former iPhone user and I must say that typing on the iPhone's touchscreen is close to perfection. and when i got my HD2 i thought since it has a bigger screen, it should be easier to type right? i was wrong. The stock keyboard on the HD2 is HORRIBLE!!!!! especially with the arrow keys getting in the way. Therefore, I've tried Swype, SlideIt, and even Finger Keyboard. any none of those even compare to the accuracy I've had on the iPhone. Soooo.....when I tried Resco Keyboard Pro 6, I was blown away! It was so accurate! I was even typing as fast as I could and it was great! I've finally found the solution to this problem that has be plaguing me since day off of owning the HD2. Thanks Resco for making such a great product!
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...very much, since i got my Xperia I’m searching for an alternative Keyboard, nothing…..i got my TP, my TP 2 and since three month my HD2, one and a half years later, I saw your post here and I thought “you got nothing to lose, try it”
It’s amazing, this keyboard is what I’m looking for so long………!!!!!
The Resco Keyboard is really amazing. But i have a little problem with that. The y and z chars in the german layout are switched. When i press the y i got an z Is there a solution for that ?
is it just me that find the arrow keys very important. I hate tapping between letters for a hit and miss edit.
After typing for ages, i found Touchpal a breeze with plenty of useful shortcuts all on the one page without have to change pages etc.
Although lately have been sliding, swyping or whatever you want to call it. I use both Swype and SlideIT, and once you get the hang of it, it is quicker than tapping (unless youre one of those freaks on the keyboard lol) and overall its just easier. ie/ you can basically compose long messages with one thumb so its lazy typing made easy.
TouchPal is nice... but i do have a few issues with it...
The layout is…funny. It just takes some getting used to but the way the keys fit around the space bar is not so ergonomic. On other soft-keyboard (and real ones for that matter) the key arrangement has ‘i’ just a little offset to the right of ‘m’ – two lines above. Whereas on touchpal… the ‘i’ key is actually to the left of the ‘m’ key.
Another, more serious, problem I have is that while the T9 has good word correction, it does not learn new words, and will not prioritize your inputs. Im afraid the only example of this that I can think of right now is quite vulgar, and I apologize for the language. If I try to type the word ‘****’, I will always get the word ‘shut’ as the first preference. Even though I have added ‘****’ to my dictionary, and touchpal does have is as one of the suggestions…. Touchpal always believes that I intended to type ‘shut’.
A lot of other T9 SIPs I have used have quite smart word suggestion, though TouchPal (as smooth and responsive as it is) lacks this intelligence.
Swype beta stopped working an not on list for upgrade. Now what damn it
Yeah, annoying, it still works as a keyboard, but you can't swype.......
Use SLIDE IT in the Market its Free and swypes OK or buy ULTIMATE KEYBOARD that has everything including a swype
I had the same problem with expired swype so installed ultra keyboard based on some recommendations and wow this thing works great on the streak! Seems like it was made for it. There is so much customization and the ability to keep the top row numbers active. Only downside I have seen with limited testing is the tracing is not that accurate. The ability to size the keyboard is especially valuable on this screen size. Try it out.
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As above, and can't see myself going back to swype after a mere 5 minutes with ultra keyboard. Thanks swype for locking me out so I could find a superior replacement!
Does anyone find the ultrakeyboard slow.
I have installed in 2 of my streaks and differents rom version and has always been slow.
Though i like the features included the lag is worrisome and does not allow me to type fast.
one doesn't seem to be able to resize fonts though. Swype had nice big characters.
Slide it is not free, just been on the market and its asking for 6 euro's stupid swype not working no more
zero.fx said:
Slide it is not free, just been on the market and its asking for 6 euro's stupid swype not working no more
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the trial version is
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.dasur.slideit.vt.lite
free
Ultra Keyboard is a little pokey (there is a brief pause after entering characters or swiping, so you can't hit the "search" key or "enter" key), but is overall great. It has so many other features (such as copy, cut, paste buttons, cursor movement buttons, and bunches of other goodies) that it makes it worth it. No big inconvenience, and being able to swipe text more than makes up for the issue.
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Ultra Keyboard is a little pokey (there is a brief pause after entering characters or swiping, so you can't hit the "search" key or "enter" key), but is overall great. It has so many other features (such as copy, cut, paste buttons, cursor movement buttons, and bunches of other goodies) that it makes it worth it. No big inconvenience, and being able to swipe text more than makes up for the issue.
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I had a similar problem and made a change to: Ultra Keyboard Settings->Typing->Protected Controls->Deselect "Enter Key"
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I had a similar problem and made a change to: Ultra Keyboard Settings->Typing->Protected Controls->Deselect "Enter Key"
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*Very nice*!!! That little "feature" has now been disabled, and I thank you for the information. Seriously. That will teach me to remember to go through every possible menu and setting on an important piece of software like a new keyboard.
Hey all,
I am trying to find a keyboard I can get on with that predicts well, and doesn't lag when typing.
The built in samsung keyboard is ok, but with prediction on it lags a bit and I hate the way the text in the message thread goes up and down, up and down as you type and the keyboard brings up the list of words.
Swype built into the phone is ok, but it messes up my words if i'm typing too fast, and as I can't install the new version to tap out my messages, this one isn't the best.
As for others, i've tried swiftkey x beta, and it lags, the HTC I_mod keyboard crashes in email, smart keyboard pro lags.
The only things I definitely want, are dedicated comma and full stop keys, a dedicated smiley key, and no lag! I would love to get rid of the mic key but thats not so important.
Anyway, hope someone can recommend something.
Cheers
Biff.
try the gingerbread keyboard from the market. i used to use the free version and it was great but i upgraded to the pro version because i wanted to be able to change the size and spacing of the keys. no lag, you can set it to show/hide the comma and period keys too. on my current version when the keyboard is on screen i can press the phone's menu button and one of the options is to add a smiley. when you select that a big list pops up with the smiley pictured so it is easy to pick the right one. i used to use it on my atrix and loved it and works even better on the gs2
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Hey all,
I am trying to find a keyboard I can get on with that predicts well, and doesn't lag when typing.
The built in samsung keyboard is ok, but with prediction on it lags a bit and I hate the way the text in the message thread goes up and down, up and down as you type and the keyboard brings up the list of words.
Swype built into the phone is ok, but it messes up my words if i'm typing too fast, and as I can't install the new version to tap out my messages, this one isn't the best.
As for others, i've tried swiftkey x beta, and it lags, the HTC I_mod keyboard crashes in email, smart keyboard pro lags.
The only things I definitely want, are dedicated comma and full stop keys, a dedicated smiley key, and no lag! I would love to get rid of the mic key but thats not so important.
Anyway, hope someone can recommend something.
Cheers
Biff.
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Hey Biffsmash
I've also been looking for a great keyboard for my SGS2 but recently I found Smart Keyboard, which is the best keyboard I've ever tried.
It is extremely customizing so you can change almost everything you want.
Size of buttons, control cursor with the volume buttons, gestures(swipe left, right, up, down), very intelligent dictionary that learn your world automatically, calibration to get the most precisely touch, customize buttons, themes, and MUCH more!
The downside of the keyboard is that it cost money, but it is a small cost and IMO it is nice to support the developer for a such good application. The Danish dictionary is also pretty small, but thanks to the smart and intelligence dictionary it doesn't really matter for me Try it!
Best regards;
Rallerbabz.
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I want to type in the small screen to write in the big screen, but I want to use another keyboard (like Hackers Keyboard) instead of LG keyboard. Because I want arrow keys, CTRL key... Is it possible?
I think this phone would hace more productivity if that was possible.
Similarly. I use SwiftKey for most of my texting and everything in portrait mode. When I Wing the phone out I generally switch to the LG keyboard prior to opening the second screen. It's not as good for word prediction and everything but it allows you to move it between the upper and lower screens. I don't know of any other keyboard yet that has that feature besides the stock LG keyboard. Pretty easy to do. There's a little keyboard icon in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. Click on that that will allow you to switch between keyboards.
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Similarly. I use SwiftKey for most of my texting and everything in portrait mode. When I Wing the phone out I generally switch to the LG keyboard prior to opening the second screen. It's not as good for word prediction and everything but it allows you to move it between the upper and lower screens. I don't know of any other keyboard yet that has that feature besides the stock LG keyboard. Pretty easy to do. There's a little keyboard icon in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. Click on that that will allow you to switch between keyboards.
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I would like LG to add more symbols in its keyboard, mainly: arrow (cursor) keys, CTRL, ALT. These keys are perfect to edit text. I would like to communicate this matter to you so that you can make the keyboard more complete. It would be easy for them.
diejuse said:
I would like LG to add more symbols in its keyboard, mainly: arrow (cursor) keys, CTRL, ALT. These keys are perfect to edit text. I would like to communicate this matter to you so that you can make the keyboard more complete. It would be easy for them.
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A quick way to move your cursor is you long hold on the spacebar and then you can slide your finger left and right to move the cursor. It actually works pretty well. And I hate to admit it, but I think they stole that idea from Apple.
I didn't know that feature! Thanks! It's good but it' s not enough. I need more like a PC keyboard with arrow keys, CTRL and ALT keys for my purposes.
Any changes with the Android 11 update?
Goof app to have on the phone