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Swype sucks.

Honestly, this is the way texting on a touchscreen should be.

I kinda wish it did not filter out cusswords and allowed u to type words not in their dictionary.
 
It took me a little bit of practice to get the hang of it. But now that I have practiced a bit im really loving swype
 
HustlinDaily said:
I kinda wish it did not filter out cusswords and allowed u to type words not in their dictionary.
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It doesn't filter them, just doesn't have them pre-installed in the dictionary.

You certainly can add words to the dictionary. Long-press on the word, it'll pop up a list of options, one of which is "Add to dictionary".
 
I disagree. I cant believe that anyone is actually having trouble with swype. It works so flawlessly for me, it blows my mind each time I use it.

To be honest the only thing keeping me from upgrading to the incredible was its lack of a physical keyboard. I feel comfortable enough with swype that i could ditch the physical keyboard forever.

Oh yeah posted this with swype on my droid.
 
Posting from ShapeWriter here. I somewhat agree, but to call Swype flawless is a little silly. I still think if the tap keyboard had the kind of predictive capabilities that these types do, the battle would be a little more even.

Still, sticking with this for a little while longer.
 
Yeah you're right, it isn't flawless. I was caught up in swype euphoria. But it's pretty darn close. The only problems I ever have is it not recognizing a word and I have to add it to the dictionary.

I feel like swype would be amazing on a tablet too.
 
Given shapewriter a bit of a test today, really is quite quick, however it takes a little while to figure out teh best way to type some words.
I havnt used swype but from what i understand, shapewriter looks at the shape you drew and where it is located on the keyboard where as swype detects turning points in what you draw (hence the need to wiggle on a letter for a double letter).
I can type a 160 character text with almost no mistakes using standard android keyboard in portrait or landscape. I find in landscape i use both thumbs and although i tap the letters quicker, the software runs slower due to more presses in a lesser time. For the moment i will stick with standard keyboard and use shapewriter only to make it better, eventually i may switch, but either way it doesnt bother me
 
I'm enjoying the thing myself, but mostly because, like I said, its predictive ability I'd just so much better than stock. Still not sold that the sliding idea is inherently better.
 
Explodatron said:
Isn't it fantastic that we have all these different options to argue over?

<3 Android.
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AGREED! Like I said in an earlier post, I had to use my friends iPhone this week and was going insane... iPhone users will never know anything but that stupid keyboard.

Also, I hate the fact people keep calling Swype and/or other keyboards useless, the statement you should all be making is: I don't like Swype.

The title for this thread sucks. Swype just isn't a good fit for the OP.
 
Agreed. And after a day of playing around, I'm ready to eat crow. I am now significantly faster with ShapeWriter. It's the real deal.
 
MJM128 said:
Swype isn't a keyboard for people that don't know...well...their keyboard. If the location of the keys aren't second nature for you, then swype probably isn't for you.
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Scratch probably in the quote and change it to DEFINITELY.

Swype is not for geeks only! It just needs you to know your keyboard and then you just need to aim in the direction of the keys. Most of the time you miss the exact key but the software reads the shape.

My typing us much better with swype. Faster and more accurate.
 
Again, a big part of that is how good the software is at predicting. Tap or touch, if the app can guess what you mean you'll be faster. But I really think the design of ShapeWriter is superior because of how it decides. The whole thing with going based on shape rather than turning points makes a lot more sense to me.
 
Thefoodman52 said:
For double letters in Swype, just squiggle your finger on the letters that would be doubled; 'fall' f-a-l-*squigle on L again*

Also, for putting a space and auto capitalization:

Auto capitalization after a period works peachy keen on my Hero. As for the space part, instead of just tapping the period, touch down on the period and swipe across the to the space bar and stop. It'll put a period and a space, and then automatically put caps lock on for the first letter of the next word.

The backspace thing, if you DO mess up, just tap in the middle of the word (this is in portrait, double tapping to correct only works in landscape), then hit the Swype key (the one at the bottom left hand corner). It'll pull up the word guesses.

Any more questions?
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Yes: why would you want a keyboard that makes you squiggle to insert double letters when it's perfectly possible (as demonstrated by ShapeWriter and SlideIt) just to add the double letters as part of the normal recognition/correction process? ;)

ShapeWriter, BTW, lets you do the after-the-fact substitution without having to hit an extra key like the Swype key you mentioned above. Just move the cursor to the word and the alternatives pop up.

I'm not seriously weighing in on the Swype vs ShapeWriter question; I started using ShapeWriter before Swype was legally available and have been happy enough that I haven't actually tried Swype, so I can't legitimately express a comparative opinion. But ShapeWriter's accuracy has definitely improved over the last few updates; anyone who had problems with accuracy a while ago but hasn't tried it recently might want to give it another shot.
 
Why cant we use Swype and also have the microphone come up so we can talk the text. why do you have always have to go to the input method to change this.
 
wmm said:
I'm not seriously weighing in on the Swype vs ShapeWriter question; I started using ShapeWriter before Swype was legally available and have been happy enough that I haven't actually tried Swype, so I can't legitimately express a comparative opinion. But ShapeWriter's accuracy has definitely improved over the last few updates; anyone who had problems with accuracy a while ago but hasn't tried it recently might want to give it another shot.
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ShapeWriter has definitely won me over. To be honest sometimes I have no idea how it got what I was doing right; it often feels like I'm not even CLOSE to the word and yet somehow there it is. I managed to write "predictive capabilities" on it without having to go back and fix anything. :eek:
 
wmm said:
Yes: why would you want a keyboard that makes you squiggle to insert double letters when it's perfectly possible (as demonstrated by ShapeWriter and SlideIt) just to add the double letters as part of the normal recognition/correction process? ;)

ShapeWriter, BTW, lets you do the after-the-fact substitution without having to hit an extra key like the Swype key you mentioned above. Just move the cursor to the word and the alternatives pop up.

I'm not seriously weighing in on the Swype vs ShapeWriter question; I started using ShapeWriter before Swype was legally available and have been happy enough that I haven't actually tried Swype, so I can't legitimately express a comparative opinion. But ShapeWriter's accuracy has definitely improved over the last few updates; anyone who had problems with accuracy a while ago but hasn't tried it recently might want to give it another shot.
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Well the squiggle isn't really any trouble. It just comes natural with the word it isn't even a bother. And you don't have to hit the swype key. If you just double tap the word then the list comes up.
 
MisterMixelpix said:
ShapeWriter has definitely won me over. To be honest sometimes I have no idea how it got what I was doing right; it often feels like I'm not even CLOSE to the word and yet somehow there it is. I managed to write "predictive capabilities" on it without having to go back and fix anything. :eek:
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We get it. You've mentioned that you prefer ShapeWriter in nearly every one of your posts.

I'm willing to bet that you can't prove ShapeWriter's "predictive ability" is better than Swype's. In fact, no one can. Which is exactly why this thread is fail. The OP and every other Swype hater jump to conclusions without proper testing for an accurate review.
 
spiz said:
We get it. You've mentioned that you prefer ShapeWriter in nearly every one of your posts.

I'm willing to bet that you can't prove ShapeWriter's "predictive ability" is better than Swype's. In fact, no one can. Which is exactly why this thread is fail. The OP and every other Swype hater jump to conclusions without proper testing for an accurate review.
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As i said earlier, I think shapewriter and swype use different methods to predict a word. While swype looks at the letters a turn was made on, shapewriter looks at the overall shape of the pattern you made and where on the keyboard it occured.
I could be completely wrong as i have not had a decent play with either, but this just means that depending on how an error was made when inputting, each keyboard will determine a prediction in a different way, thus being better in some situations and worse in others
 
Im not having any problems with word prediction on either app, but i still prefer swype for its interface. What I like better in shape writer is the word bar above the keyboard. The two app developers should just join forces and merge all their ideas lol.
 
spiz said:
We get it. You've mentioned that you prefer ShapeWriter in nearly every one of your posts.

I'm willing to bet that you can't prove ShapeWriter's "predictive ability" is better than Swype's. In fact, no one can. Which is exactly why this thread is fail. The OP and every other Swype hater jump to conclusions without proper testing for an accurate review.
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LOL fair point about me mentioning ShapeWriter in a lot of my posts.

As for proving anything, what method would make you happy? All I know is that while Swype had a lot of difficulties, ShapeWriter doesn't. I'm not really sure how to prove it though. Video of me using both?

Anyway, I've said my side enough. I was a hater, now I'm a convert.
 
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