Swype keyboard language switcher to left of space bar - Motorola Photon 4G

The little language switcher button on Photons stock Swype keyboard drives me insane i bump it all the time(clumsy fingers) and it takes a while to get my keyboard back to English, is there another Swype keyboard that i can use that wont have this?! It is honestly the biggest flaw i see with this device. Or is there perhaps a few files i can edit within the phone so the button doesn't do anything? I do like the capabilities of Swype, just hate this language button, guess its what happens when i get a global phone.. Thanks!

Seconded!
I have this problem, too. And what's with the "post too short" error?

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get ride of the language bar when using hard keys?

Hi,
whenever i use the hard keyboard, that stupid little language bar pops up on the bottom. I always press the eng button by accident and change the language.
How can I get rid of it without, losing softkeys on portrait mode and the symbol function.
thanks!
Ray
The only way I know to get rid of the language bar is to install another keyboard, but you lose the symbol function. Check this thread out for a great alternative, the keyboard linked includes an auto-correction for the physical keyboard, which in my opinion, is a brilliant addition as well as easily accessed symbols.
really?
so theres no way to type underscore "_" in landscape mode?
I suppose if you were desperate you could leave the default text input active and switch to it from the HTC keyboard when you wanna use an underscore. Although that's a little tedious lol.
That sucks...
Thanks anyway
Ray_jai said:
Hi,
whenever i use the hard keyboard, that stupid little language bar pops up on the bottom. I always press the eng button by accident and change the language.
How can I get rid of it without, losing softkeys on portrait mode and the symbol function.
thanks!
Ray
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Hi,
I guess, you can do it by :
Settings> Locale & text> Un-checking "DEFAULT INPUT"
Hassan
Yes, we know that, but if i do that, I won't be able to type _ anymore.
Lol cant u close the phone and do undetscore thru one of the side sliders of th portrait keyboard.. how lame sony have been with minor amazingly annoying smart ( or dumb lol) phone issues on th xperia range. Iv had th original x1 then x10 m pro and overall pleased with both. Its just th connectivity/compatabillity that's gettin on my goose...
sent from my rebelliousN1
Yes I can, but in the process of doing so, i might press something else and changed the language to estonian or something. It's a great phone, but these small details annoy me. Crapy contact dialer and crappy symbol keys.

[Q] *[q]is it possible to change the original hd2 keybored?*

Is it possible to change the original htc hd2 keybored to a new keybored like android without flashing a new rom?? I rly like the android keybored... Plz do not post the swype OR TOCUHPAL keyboARdS.. Thanks!!!
Yes. It is possible to change the keyboard without flashing. Find one you like and download it.
For example: THIS keyboard or THIS one or THIS one... well you get the idea.
There really isnt a single WinMo keyboard out there that has the same layout as Android or iPhones keyboards.
Quite a shame since if you could just remove the useless arrow keys and space the keys a little more with the space saved by getting rid of the useless arrow keys then the keyboard could be perfect =/
ap3604 said:
There really isnt a single WinMo keyboard out there that has the same layout as Android or iPhones keyboards.
Quite a shame since if you could just remove the useless arrow keys and space the keys a little more with the space saved by getting rid of the useless arrow keys then the keyboard could be perfect =/
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I use the arrow keys everyday. I don't find the useless at all...
ap3604 said:
There really isnt a single WinMo keyboard out there that has the same layout as Android or iPhones keyboards.
Quite a shame since if you could just remove the useless arrow keys and space the keys a little more with the space saved by getting rid of the useless arrow keys then the keyboard could be perfect =/
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RESCO Keyboard Pro (I had it allready from earlier PDA) Has no arrows (on the default screen)
One can swype left/right for the different screens.
Immediate access to calculator, and the arrows, copy, paste, delete and backspace are just one flick away....
Well worth the monye IMO.
Also rotates to landscape....
Wilco said:
RESCO Keyboard Pro (I had it allready from earlier PDA) Has no arrows (on the default screen)
One can swype left/right for the different screens.
Immediate access to calculator, and the arrows, copy, paste, delete and backspace are just one flick away....
Well worth the monye IMO.
Also rotates to landscape....
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Yeah I tried RESCO but the landscape version of it is not really qwerty style at all
Like on any keyboard the letters should funnel diagonal like this:
------------>QWERTYUIOP
-------------->ASDFGHJK
---------------->XCVBN
RESCO doesn't seem to do this its more like:
QWERTYUIO
ASDFGHJKL;'
ZXCVBNM,./
Every letter is exactly underneath each other instead of diagonal which throws off typing since no one has ever typed on a keyboard that style.
I need a keyboard in landscape to look exactly like this:
Speaking of which does anyone know which keyboard this is??? It looks absolutely perfect!
The indented layout has been designed for 10 finger typing
I do not believe you can do it on the HD2....
The swype keyboard is probably more to your liking.....
BTW: Where did you find that screendump?
Perhaps you could ask that user....
Wilco said:
BTW: Where did you find that screendump?
Perhaps you could ask that user....
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Argh!
Found out its an old skin of the RESCO keyboard called iSkin... but its back from 2008 and I cant find anything that it would re-size correctly for the Hd2
I'll try swype again though due to the indented keys based off your suggestion and figure out what it was that I didn't like the first time or if it has been fixed (can't remember since its 4am at the moment =P)
Edit: I hate swyping since its bad for inputting url's... but I tried it anyways just as a way to type regularly since i like the layout of the keyboard BUT no sound clicks when I press keys + no key press popup showing me I pressed the right one while I am typing = No good
Need a real iPhone style keyboard with indented keys in landscape.
Android can do it, why cant WM?

A Decent Keyboard for phone that doesn't lag?

Hey all,
I am trying to find a keyboard I can get on with that predicts well, and doesn't lag when typing.
The built in samsung keyboard is ok, but with prediction on it lags a bit and I hate the way the text in the message thread goes up and down, up and down as you type and the keyboard brings up the list of words.
Swype built into the phone is ok, but it messes up my words if i'm typing too fast, and as I can't install the new version to tap out my messages, this one isn't the best.
As for others, i've tried swiftkey x beta, and it lags, the HTC I_mod keyboard crashes in email, smart keyboard pro lags.
The only things I definitely want, are dedicated comma and full stop keys, a dedicated smiley key, and no lag! I would love to get rid of the mic key but thats not so important.
Anyway, hope someone can recommend something.
Cheers
Biff.
try the gingerbread keyboard from the market. i used to use the free version and it was great but i upgraded to the pro version because i wanted to be able to change the size and spacing of the keys. no lag, you can set it to show/hide the comma and period keys too. on my current version when the keyboard is on screen i can press the phone's menu button and one of the options is to add a smiley. when you select that a big list pops up with the smiley pictured so it is easy to pick the right one. i used to use it on my atrix and loved it and works even better on the gs2
biffsmash said:
Hey all,
I am trying to find a keyboard I can get on with that predicts well, and doesn't lag when typing.
The built in samsung keyboard is ok, but with prediction on it lags a bit and I hate the way the text in the message thread goes up and down, up and down as you type and the keyboard brings up the list of words.
Swype built into the phone is ok, but it messes up my words if i'm typing too fast, and as I can't install the new version to tap out my messages, this one isn't the best.
As for others, i've tried swiftkey x beta, and it lags, the HTC I_mod keyboard crashes in email, smart keyboard pro lags.
The only things I definitely want, are dedicated comma and full stop keys, a dedicated smiley key, and no lag! I would love to get rid of the mic key but thats not so important.
Anyway, hope someone can recommend something.
Cheers
Biff.
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Hey Biffsmash
I've also been looking for a great keyboard for my SGS2 but recently I found Smart Keyboard, which is the best keyboard I've ever tried.
It is extremely customizing so you can change almost everything you want.
Size of buttons, control cursor with the volume buttons, gestures(swipe left, right, up, down), very intelligent dictionary that learn your world automatically, calibration to get the most precisely touch, customize buttons, themes, and MUCH more!
The downside of the keyboard is that it cost money, but it is a small cost and IMO it is nice to support the developer for a such good application. The Danish dictionary is also pretty small, but thanks to the smart and intelligence dictionary it doesn't really matter for me Try it!
Best regards;
Rallerbabz.
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Any way to lock swype into english?

I hate the placment of the english/spanish button on the swype keyboard, i really dont even know why they have a quick key for this in the keyboard, this seems like it should be a menu setting, i keep accidently hitting it, is there any way to lock it into english?
no, not without killing it with fire!
(AKA rooting and installing beta swype) as far as I know
It's pissing me off bad.
install utlra keyboard. it's way better anyway. it's tracing is better if you like to trace
Not going to say how I really feel about this.
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use the stock keyboard and turn on trace in the keyboard settings, it's alot more accurate than swype has been on the 3vo

Switching Keyboards function!

Good morning,
First of, I did use GOOGLE and the search button on here but couldn't get my answer. So, here I am.
Ok, I like both Samsung and Google keyboards, but on Samsung keyboard, I installed my national language so I can talk to my dad and it is perfectly working for me. However, when I type English, I prefer Google keyboard because it does not predict with the mix of my language like the Samsung and screw up my typing.
On the Google keyboard, I can simply hold the space bar and the keyboard switching window pops up and let me choose other keyboard.
My question is, can I setup the Samsung keyboard to have the same effect so I can switch back and forth between the keyboards without going through the setup menus ?
Thanks!

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