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kurite

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So I like the android keyboard and how it has punctuation at the top. However when you start typing out words the punctuation becomes words that the phone predicts. I turned off the setting so the words no longer show but now the punctuation is gone as well. Is there a way to keep one and not the other?
 
After you press "space bar" the punctuations should return. Personally I prefer Swype, long pressing on the keyboard buttons bring up the punctuation marks related to that button (long pressing on "z" inputs an exclamation point "!" ). Not to mention its easier for one hand input.
 
chanchan05 said:
After you press "space bar" the punctuations should return. Personally I prefer Swype, long pressing on the keyboard buttons bring up the punctuation marks related to that button (long pressing on "z" inputs an exclamation point "!" ). Not to mention its easier for one hand input.
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Long pressing works on Swiftkey as well. This difference is Swiftkey is really smart and can learn your typing habits. Used correctly, it's the fastest keyboard.
 
I think I may be the only person I know who cannot stand Swype. I tried and tried and know how to use it, and know where all the letters are without looking, and yet I just find it tedious and a pain to use. I am not saying anything bad about anyone who does like it, just stating that I hate it lol.
 
Kie said:
Long pressing works on Swiftkey as well. This difference is Swiftkey is really smart and can learn your typing habits. Used correctly, it's the fastest keyboard.
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I doubt it's faster than swiping keyboards (Swype, Touchpal).
 
^ True that.

Swype also learns my typing habits correctly, not to mention I taught it almost an entire new language (my native language isn't among the supported ones).
 
I would agree that SwiftKey is the fastest keyboard, much faster than swiping.
Less key pressing means faster typing and on 80 % of the words I type, I hit the first letter then the spacebar. Drag over 6 keys or tap 2?
Punctuation is also predicted.
Well worth at least trying for a few days.

(You have to try out 8pen too lol)
 
All of the keyboards have something great for someone. So its best feature, classifying them for different people with different typing habits.

Thanks,
AndroidAppsProgramming
 
jkirch86 said:
I would agree that SwiftKey is the fastest keyboard, much faster than swiping.
Less key pressing means faster typing and on 80 % of the words I type, I hit the first letter then the spacebar. Drag over 6 keys or tap 2?
Punctuation is also predicted.
Well worth at least trying for a few days.

(You have to try out 8pen too lol)
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I tried Swiftkey before, and it did not support my language, and I could not teach it new words, which makes it slower than Swype for me.

Although right now I am trying out the new Go Keyboard. Like Swype, it now has swiping features and can be taught new words. And like SwiftX, it churns out suggestions as you type (with a better selection that what Swype offers for suggestions), and includes the words you taught it. It also has punctuation suggestions after pressing space at the end of each word.

Looks like best of both worlds. LOL.
 
Flex T9 is also very good. I like it for swiping better than Swype, fwiw.

And for a conventional keyboard, the free Hackers Keyboard is excellent.

Android is all about choice.
 
How about a qwerty keyboard that looks like Hacker's keyboard and does nothing but type. No predictive text, no dictionary. Just plain jane.

I don't like Swype, and really don't want to bother with predictive text as it usually doesn't. It's more hassle to select the word than type it.
 
I am typing this on Hacker's Keyboard with suggestions turned off, no problem, and no auto-complete suggestions or predictions.

Plus you can add the fourth key row, Gingerbread-style, if you like.

It's VERY versatile! :)
 
Thanks, I'll probably try it.

I wish that you could find all the info at once. Most apps say nothing about customizing unless it's another language or skin. It's getting like finding system requirements for software now. You have to dig.

Do you experts just try the apps in something like a sandbox to find all this out?
 
That's exactly what I do.

Root / nandroid backup to the rescue - anything that sounds interesting here or that someone isn't getting help on, I try out in the sandbox. I end up keeping a lot of stuff or rotating out old for new after testing.

People say rooting is about the custom rom, that's where it's all at. Not me. For me, it's all about the apps and rooting gives me my nandroid safety net. :)
 
It doesn't seem to want to work. All I'm getting is the warning that it isn't responding, and force close.
It shows up in applications, but not in Titanium Backup or the task manager to uninstall it.

Phone is rooted, updated to GB, but no custom ROM.
 
Mine shows up under apps to uninstall, stock rooted Gingerbread rom like you.

Maybe a bad install, a one time glitch? Install again from Market, see if that fixes it?
 
Never had the Android Keyboard on the phone. Only Samsung and Swype. Just dl GB keyboard and it installed, so it has to be something with Hackers and/or market
 
When I tried to use the report on Hacker'serror message it wouldn't work. In fact, Hacker's hung up on the phone - made it sluggish and slow to respond.
Acted like it was looking for some type of code to run efficiently. The only app that could disrupt is TB. I haven't got anything else.
 
I found the APK, downloaded it. Froze Samsung keypad. Restored voice recorder. (Never use it)
Phone doesn't hang up, can select w/o error message, keyboard will turn up for a second just before crash. So it is still looking for something. Messaging will now say to select the keyboard.
Long press on type box will finally ask for input, Hackers is selected, keyboard will appear then vanish and error message appears.

It could just be Samsung. dammit. I liked the layout.

I don't think there was an original Android keyboard on the phone. So if it needs something in the background from an Android keyboard, I don't have it. Did not get one with the GB upgrade. The GB keyboard I did download from Market wants the same permissions, but voice recorder wasn't available and GB keyboard ran.
 
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