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Shapewriter...ROCKS!

TerrBear said:
Redownloaded Swype last night and got it running correctly without anymore "wrong resolution" errors. Used Apps Installer from the market to get it installed. Maybe I haven't used it enough, but I think I like ShapeWriter better. ShapeWriter just seems more polished. Maybe its the interface or maybe I just used it more and got used to it, not sure.
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I like ShapeWriter better too. The pop-up window with Swype is extremely annoying. I like the words just being there.
 
TheBiles said:
I like ShapeWriter better too. The pop-up window with Swype is extremely annoying. I like the words just being there.
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I find that since the word suggestion bar is always there, my brain accepts it as normal. While a popup just stops me in my tracks. It's cool that Shapewriter auto-capitalizes and seems to have "smart" space insertion.
 
I am trying Shapewriter now and for some reason it is not auto-capitalizing not auto-spacing. Any suggestions?
 
HeikoMax said:
Maybe I'm a bit slow :o but I could not locate that option in the settings menu. All I see are the options for vibrate or sound on keypress, disable editing feature, and show ideal shape.
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Actually, you're right. I was thinking about Swype's options. That is strange, indeed.
 
TheBiles said:
The only thing that I would like to see in Shapewriter is an auto-period after two spaces.
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Double-tapping space puts a period and a space for me in ShapeWriter.

I'm enjoying ShapeWriter, but I wish after I spelled a word and it was wrong, that when I hit backspace, it would just delete the word and not the word PLUS the space. Basically every time I have to retype a word, I have to first tap space because the deletion took it out.
 
I'm digging swipe. I have big, thick fingers and the little keyboard in shapewriter was very constricting. Once you get used to just hitting space or starting another word with swype the pop-up is fine.
 
BiGMERF said:
am i the only weirdo who prefers shapewriter over swype?
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Nope, I have both loaded in my phone and used both extensively just get a feel for them. They are a huge improvement over the traditional keyboard. I found that Swype is more customizable and ShapeWriter is more user friendly. I no longer use the Swype program. YMMV
 
how do you get shapewriter to work? I downloaded it, clicked on "enable" in the app, and when I go into chomp, the normal keyboard still shows up??
 
jazzneel said:
how do you get shapewriter to work? I downloaded it, clicked on "enable" in the app, and when I go into chomp, the normal keyboard still shows up??
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LongPress in an area into which you enter text. Scroll to the bottom of the menu that appears and tap "Select input method," and then pick Shapewriter.
 
lekky said:
Try SlideIt. Its way more accurate than swype and shapewriter.
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Thanks for the tip. For me, SlideIt is much easier to use and more accurate. Shapewriter has a couple of features I like better but I'll stick with SlideIt now that I have it. Thanks again.
 
Wow this SlideIT app is Very accurate.I may stick with this one instead of shape writer.thanks
 
Kelmar said:
That worked, thanks... prefer regular input though.
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Yeah, I tried ShapeWriter. The concept is interesting, but here is the problem I have. I'm not much of a typist, so I don't know where all the keys are without actually looking at the keyboard. When using ShapeWriter (and I assume it would be the same if I tried Swype), my hand blocks my view of parts of the keyboard. This makes it difficult to get the correct pattern. If it wasn't for that, I'm sure I would use it (any tips or tricks are welcome).
 
lekky said:
Try SlideIt. Its way more accurate than swype and shapewriter.
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I don't know about 'more accurate', but it is a nice program. I put it right there with ShapeWriter and ahead of Swype. I am glad it doesn't have the stupid popup like Swype does.
 
lekky said:
Try SlideIt. Its way more accurate than swype and shapewriter.
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Do you use the demo or did you buy the full version?

I find that after a brief learning curve period, both Swype and Shapewriter work well for me. I like certain aspects of each prog better. Swype's keys are a little larger and therefore a little more accurate (for me). Shapewriter says you can ignore double letters, but I've had better luck using Swype's looping technique. I like Swype's up and back method to capitalize better than having to go back and hit a 3 way toggle. I like Shapwriter's single backspace to erase a bad hit, while multiple backspaces too rapidly will FC Swype. I can't find Shapewriter's underscore key (_), has anyone found it? For me, they end up in a tie, and I prefer either to the stock keyboard.

I'm curious to try SlideIT now, this thread being the first I've heard of it. Many thanks to the OP.
 
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