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The8Pen keyboard?

Colchicine said:
I can't figure out how to get my 8pen off of ALL CAPS.

I can press the up arrow in the bottom left corner and get it to show lowercase, but as soon as I start (typing) it goes to all caps. This is the new free version. The day it came out I tried it out and didn't have this problem.

I'm sure this is a face palm deal, but I sure can't figure it out.
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It might be the "Shift Pressure Threshold" setting. Try setting it higher.
 
jayDInc said:
It might be the "Shift Pressure Threshold" setting. Try setting it higher.
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BINGO!
It was set too low for me to be able to not elicit a cap letter.
Looks like I won't be able to use that feature. The slider bar that moves automatically with pressure- it does change that much between lightly pressing it and hard pressing it.
 
I couldn't get it, just seemed counter intuitive. Then again I don't like swipe either, and use the compact qwerty. I guess when I see someone one hand txt faster than me ill look for alternatives.
 
gruss said:
I couldn't get it, just seemed counter intuitive. Then again I don't like swipe either, and use the compact qwerty. I guess when I see someone one hand txt faster than me ill look for alternatives.
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I don't like Swype at all either (or similar) and type better on a regular qwerty keyboard, but since it's free, I may try it for a bit and see if I like it any better than Swype. We'll see !
 
Ok, I decided to give it another go around (not because I disliked it the first time, I just didn't have the time). After the updates, it's very good! It still takes a lot of practice but I really like the preview window and once I learn the key-layout I will turn that off. The gestures are really cool too!

Those of you on the fence, give it a solid attempt. If you still don't like it, maybe it isn't for you. I think I'll stick with it though!

(all the simple errors with Swype were driving me CRAZY)
 
I don't text very much, and currently if I had something large to write I'd use voice or switch to the regular keyboard, but I like 8pen. Maybe it's because it's a bit like doing a puzzle (and I like puzzles). Certainly getting faster as I get used to it.
 
So I've been using it for a couple days straight. I guess its disadvantage is obviously that gestures are longer to make than single-touch buttons. You can be deadly accurate with 8pen, though, especially when you customize the control visuals to your liking.
 
Blessing said:
Anything new or a change requires a certain level of open-mindedness. I downloaded this yesterday and see the potential, but it requires the time and patience to learn a new system - some people, it appears, have neither.

Will stick with it for a week and see how it goes. Otherwise it's back to Ultra Keyboard for me :)
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This:D
 
Have had this for about 3 days now and, like a few others have said, I am finding that I am getting quite good at it. Developer did a nice job on placing the most used letters in the closest positions. I use stock or swiftkey for longer text/emails but for the majority of the time, I use this. Now that i know where most of the letters are, I dont need to lift my thumb when using it. With a fluid movement this thing is quick! If you set it as a default for a day or two, it shouldn't be too hard to pick up...just need a little muscle memory :D Pretty fun as well (the process of improving)Glad I stuck with it.
 
Droid Life posted an article on it. Most people complained that it was a fee at the beginning and not enough people could try it out and comment on bugs or stuff that needs to be fixed. I downloaded it once it was free just to see how it works out. I have swype and as most swype users are, i'm addicted to it.
 
Very cool. I literally just sent a suggestion (via the contact link on their website) to allow automatically switching from 8pen in portrait mode to a "normal" keyboard in landscape. And within 2 minutes, received this reply:
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Hi,
Yes, in the next release, there will be a keyboard switcher for immediate change. Hope you can wait just a little :)
Best wishes,
Michael
 
I just used the Swype keyboard for 5 minutes and I definitely like it a lot better than the 8pen. Way faster and easier to use.
 
i just wanted to say if you watch the video without sound it is very slow. lol. quite annoying
 
I kinda like it & am getting better with it. I do keep switching back to swype as a default tho. QWERTY keyboard 26 years - 8pen 6hrs.
 
chigins said:
I kinda like it & am getting better with it. I do keep switching back to swype as a default tho. QWERTY keyboard 26 years - 8pen 6hrs.
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Same. Once they removed the fee I tried it out but too much of a learning curve when I have the Gingerbread Keyboard and Swype to contend with. Swype really is an addiction!
 
8pen is well designed. I gave it a quick test and uninstalled it, but mainly because I finally got a SWYPE beta invite. I think 8pen is a clever keyboard, but I do not have the time to learn it. I will probably give it another go around the new year.
QWERTY keyboards are extremely inefficient.
 
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