Android 4.0 soft keyboard

[cnrasmussen]

I've just upgraded from a 2.1 to a 4.0 mobil, but a feature about the default soft keyboard are driving me nuts..

On 2.1 anytime while typing a word, if you hit the shift button, the word will be changed to start with a capital letter. On 4.0 instead, hitting shift will make the next letter in the word a capital letter.

Are there no easy way to convert a word to start with a capital letter instead of a small letter in 4.0?

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Welcome to the forums crasmussen. The shift key? There is no shift key. What device are you using that has a shift key? Nevermind I found it. You must be using a custom ROM for your upgrade because the arrow pointing up or Shift key works fine on my S2 with the official 4.1 t-mobile ROM on boh swype and the Samsung keyboards.

I wonder which idiot at Google decided that an arrow pointing up should represent the Shift key. I always thought of the particular key as caps lock but I guess because it serves both functions they went with Shift key.

Jeez I'm getting cranky as the night wears on.

 

[cnrasmussen]

THX

Using a Xperia Mini. With shift key I mean the key with an arrow point up

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Copy that cnrasmussen. Have you tried restarting your device? Sometimes a simple restart or full power off then back on will fix a problem. And it is the Shift Key cause Google says so.

 

[cnrasmussen]

Its is not an error, They just changed the way the keyboard worked from version 2.3 and onward. But are there no way to change the starting letter of a word from small to capital other than deleting it and writing it again in 4.0?

 

[SulkyAndroid17]

Copy that cnrasmussen. Have you tried restarting your device? Sometimes a simple restart or full power off then back on will fix a problem. And it is the Shift Key cause Google says so.

The button with an arrow going up is the shift key for a reason. Because it "shifts" the letter to "upper" case. Makes sense when you think about it. Also, a lot of keyboards have an up facing arrow on the shift key. So if not for the logic, but for the familiarity.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

The button with an arrow going up is the shift key for a reason. Because it "shifts" the letter to "upper" case. Makes sense when you think about it. Also, a lot of keyboards have an up facing arrow on the shift key. So if not for the logic, but for the familiarity.

IT does make sense. Like I said. I'm cranky, not thinking straight. Things have been more than a little hectic in my part of the world this week. I think I'll just sit back, play a few forum games and let some other folks get to helping our new members. Maybe after Obama gets here today and leaves I can get back to helping out but right now I'm on pins and needles so to speak.