All:
I've already read all the copy & paste threads, and nothing addresses my questions, so here we go....
Background:
I'm having a TON of problems with copy and paste, and have had it from day one on my Hero. I can long-press and bring up the copy and paste menus, but selecting text properly is a BITCH AND A HALF. I can almost never get the press-and-drag method of highlighting text to work well.
Also, the trackball-controlled arrow BARELY moves a pixel or two if I try using the arrow selection method.
In contrast, the cut/copy-and-paste features on my g/f's Droid Incredible on Verizon are AMAZINGLY cool and easy! On the Incredible, you simply slide around these large, and obvious start and end markers to easily select ANY text you want. It even magnifies the text while you're selecting it. Then it has a little pop-up horizontal Android icon menu to let you look up the text's definition, search Wikipedia for it, or even share it using the standard Android share button.
It's SO easy and cool I want to steal my g/f's phone and leave a note with my Hero in its place...LOL.
So here are My Questions:
1. Is anybody else having the problem with the trackball arrow cut-and-paste method? Is the text selection arrow moving properly for ANYONE using the trackball??
2. Is there an app or add-on for BETTER copy and paste to make the Hero work like cut/copy-and-paste works on the Droid Incredible as I describe above? Is that an Android 2.1 or 2.2 thing? Why don't we have that on the Hero with 2.1??? Is it a Verizon customization or did HTC just make ti better on the Incredible that on the Hero as part of Sense?
- Astro
I've already read all the copy & paste threads, and nothing addresses my questions, so here we go....
Background:
I'm having a TON of problems with copy and paste, and have had it from day one on my Hero. I can long-press and bring up the copy and paste menus, but selecting text properly is a BITCH AND A HALF. I can almost never get the press-and-drag method of highlighting text to work well.
Also, the trackball-controlled arrow BARELY moves a pixel or two if I try using the arrow selection method.
In contrast, the cut/copy-and-paste features on my g/f's Droid Incredible on Verizon are AMAZINGLY cool and easy! On the Incredible, you simply slide around these large, and obvious start and end markers to easily select ANY text you want. It even magnifies the text while you're selecting it. Then it has a little pop-up horizontal Android icon menu to let you look up the text's definition, search Wikipedia for it, or even share it using the standard Android share button.
It's SO easy and cool I want to steal my g/f's phone and leave a note with my Hero in its place...LOL.
So here are My Questions:
1. Is anybody else having the problem with the trackball arrow cut-and-paste method? Is the text selection arrow moving properly for ANYONE using the trackball??
2. Is there an app or add-on for BETTER copy and paste to make the Hero work like cut/copy-and-paste works on the Droid Incredible as I describe above? Is that an Android 2.1 or 2.2 thing? Why don't we have that on the Hero with 2.1??? Is it a Verizon customization or did HTC just make ti better on the Incredible that on the Hero as part of Sense?
- Astro