Anybody have any recommendations on a keyboard to use with Vegacomb? I like the big keys with the stock keyboard but it's not very customisable, i tried Smart keyboard pro but they keys are too small, and if I change the key height, all the letters are then misaligned with the keys.
I guess it's because of the different screen resolution, so does anybody know of any similar keyboards to smart keyboard with bigger keys?
meehog said:
Anybody have any recommendations on a keyboard to use with Vegacomb? I like the big keys with the stock keyboard but it's not very customisable, i tried Smart keyboard pro but they keys are too small, and if I change the key height, all the letters are then misaligned with the keys.
I guess it's because of the different screen resolution, so does anybody know of any similar keyboards to smart keyboard with bigger keys?
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I'm using Smart Keyboard Pro and have no such problems.
And few posts down there is a thread about which keyboards work best with Advent Vega.
And it's not too long either.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915686
sorted it now, updated to newest version and its much more usable, thanks anyway.
I like Thumb Keyboard - lots of styles and sizes to choose from.
I'm a big fan of Swiftkey X for tablets. The default keyboard is nice because of the two shift keys but having to press one key to get to numbers instead of a long press is hard to get used to. Swiftkey has a split keyboard option or a normal keyboard with the split having letters on either side and numbers in the middle plus it learns as you type and has a lot of customisation in themes, key height and width, long press duration.
.... I realise that sounds like a big ad but I promise you I'm as jobless as they come, just a fan of a good and usable keyboard. I have the phone version as well but I'm really liking the new HTC Sense 3.5 swipe enabled keyboard.
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I like Thumb Keyboard - lots of styles and sizes to choose from.
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+1 for Thumb keyboard
Mainly use the half screen keyboard as it means I can hold the tablet with one hand and type with the other without having to reach back/forth across the tablet all the time.
A.I.Type choosing Windows Tablet 8 theme
payware but worth the coin
GO keyboard is really good and I think has the option to increase or decrease keyboard key sizes. Also it has themes!
Hope this helped!
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Multiling keyboard is quite handy especially if you need different layouts. Also, the keys are (both vertically and horizontally) sufficiently big.
Hacker's keyboard is just amazing on this device
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meehog said:
Anybody have any recommendations on a keyboard to use with Vegacomb? I like the big keys with the stock keyboard but it's not very customisable, i tried Smart keyboard pro but they keys are too small, and if I change the key height, all the letters are then misaligned with the keys.
I guess it's because of the different screen resolution, so does anybody know of any similar keyboards to smart keyboard with bigger keys?
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An alternative to changing the keyboard type is to use the one you like the layout on and change the DPI setting using DPI Changer or similar app. Curiously, the reduction of the DPI setting decreases the size of the icons, but increases the size of the keys on the keyboard (at least on HoneyIce Chimera Updated).
DO NOT try to set DPI settings to anything other than 120 and 160 on VegaICS!
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I have tried a couple of keyboards but im always end up uninstalling them and end up with the standard keyboard. I was hoping to find one with larger letters but not in a phone format. Any Suggestions?
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I have tried a couple of keyboards but im always end up uninstalling them and end up with the standard keyboard. I was hoping to find one with larger letters but not in a phone format. Any Suggestions?
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me too,
manilla2D comes with a nice T9 portrait style keyboard like the HTCdiamond's. i like it but it seemed sketchy, i never really played with it or tried any opions cause i flashed dcd3.2.6 and never went back to manilla
resco keyboard is awesome. it's pretty much a clone of the iphone keyboard. loves it
I use the iphone and and love it...nice and large...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2332129&postcount=4
Im going to try the key board that you posted parcou. It looks like something that i might be looking for.
I really like CooTek TouchPal 3. Not free though.
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I use the iphone and and love it...nice and large...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2332129&postcount=4
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Is anyone else using the iphone keypad on the Titan XV6800. It might also be the pcm version that i am using. I believe i have version .14. But the keypad shows so large that the keyboard is squeezed together and takes up the entire screen
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Is anyone else using the iphone keypad on the Titan XV6800. It might also be the pcm version that i am using. I believe i have version .14. But the keypad shows so large that the keyboard is squeezed together and takes up the entire screen
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Yes mine is the PCM .14 but I do not have that issue.
Under the input settings my:
Keyboard layout:
Eng htctoucher more
keyboard skin:
htctouch iphone
It does not take up the screen as you described and the keys are notice and touchable...
The best SIP (on screen keyboard) program or way of doing things I've found is the following:
Install NullKB so you have a SIP that wont' bring up anything.
Install the Diamond keyboard .cab's.
Install NueSlidingKB. Set the Portrait SIP to the Diamond KEYPAD, set the landscape to NullKB.
That way when you open the phone, the stupid SIP doesn't pop up when you touch forms, since you have a hardware keyboard open..
And when you're in portrait, you use the Diamond's KEYPAD. This is a t9 enabled phone pad with big buttons. It allows you to type onehanded like a normal phone. It works AWESOME. Very easy to text onehanded. Has easy switching to symbols or numbers too.
The Diamond's QWERTY KEYBOARD is also good as far as on screen keyboards go, but the keypad is MUCH faster to use onehanded and I leave it as the default.
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And when you're in portrait, you use the Diamond's KEYPAD. This is a t9 enabled phone pad with big buttons. It allows you to type onehanded like a normal phone. It works AWESOME. .
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I agree, that is what I use 95% of the time myself.
I also like Resco Pro & SPB Full Screen KB.
~John
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 =/
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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....
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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....
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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....
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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?
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
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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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Looking For Recommendations to replace the stock Asus keyboard
Thumb Keyboard is the best!
3 different modes
Very customizable
Awesome prediction/error correction
Built-in arrow keys / numeric keypad
I love smart keyboard pro. Its awesome on my phone and prime. I cannot stand stock plus it has various themes and u can calibrate it nicely to ur touch
Nvidia always!
Thumb Keyboard is the best!
keitht said:
Thumb Keyboard is the best!
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Thumb keyboard all the way....
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Thumb kb ftw!
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I always used Swiftkey X on my phone. I will also try the tablet version. And thanks for the recommendation for Thumb keyboard, I will try it, too.
thumb keyboard for me too
Ive tried thumb keyboard, A.I. Type, and now SwiftkeyX
Thumb Keyboard - was ok, but I kept hitting the bottom dock bar when trying to hit space, also seemed to freeze up sometimes. Not sure that isn't a Android3.1 issue.
A.I. Type - long press vs shift was messing me up. You don't long press for the icon in top corner, you press shift. Creature of habit...
SwiftkeyX - So far so good, very similar to the one on my phone. 4 themes which look cleaner than the other keyboard IMO.
I will possibly use the ICS keyboard once it is released, heres to hoping they implement a split keyboard option.
Thumb keyboard is cool but as previously said, kept hitting notification instead of space.
currently I'm using SlideIt and I'm liking it.
The whole split keyboard is very nice If your always/most of the time typing with two hands, but I kept finding myself laying down, holding tab in one hand and typing with the other. In this senerio I think the split keyboard makes things harder. At the moment I like slideit, going to try tablet swift key...
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Thumb keyboard is cool but as previously said, kept hitting notification instead of space.
currently I'm using SlideIt and I'm liking it.
The whole split keyboard is very nice If your always/most of the time typing with two hands, but I kept finding myself laying down, holding tab in one hand and typing with the other. In this senerio I think the split keyboard makes things harder. At the moment I like slideit, going to try tablet swift key...
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Sounds like thumb keyboard isn't for you anyways, but there is a toggle on it to switch to a regular layout keyboard
Thumb keyboard for me as well. I also have hitting the dock problem but am slowly getting use to it and not making that mistake anymore. Split keyboard really is necessary IMO.
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You will get used to the space bar, I did that for a while too, hit the notification bar, you will adjust on no time
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Alex1x said:
Thumb keyboard is cool but as previously said, kept hitting notification instead of space.
currently I'm using SlideIt and I'm liking it.
The whole split keyboard is very nice If your always/most of the time typing with two hands, but I kept finding myself laying down, holding tab in one hand and typing with the other. In this senerio I think the split keyboard makes things harder. At the moment I like slideit, going to try tablet swift key...
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I don't think you gave Thumb KB a chance or you did not explore all of the features. If you are holding the tablet in landscape you have the split KB for thumb typing. If you lay it down, with the press of one button, it is a full KB which can be customized as well.
http://www.swype.com/
Alex1x said:
Thumb keyboard is cool but as previously said, kept hitting notification instead of space.
currently I'm using SlideIt and I'm liking it.
The whole split keyboard is very nice If your always/most of the time typing with two hands, but I kept finding myself laying down, holding tab in one hand and typing with the other. In this senerio I think the split keyboard makes things harder. At the moment I like slideit, going to try tablet swift key...
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Actually in landscape mode, Thumb Keyboard has a mode exactly for you. You can slide the whole keyboard to one side, so you hold the tablet on one side and type on the other. I just found this out and love this keyboard even more! And swapping is just a single toggle key on the keyboard.
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Any good free ones? Non swype.. I got horribly annoyed with just the keyboard tracing before I figured out how to turn it off. Screen too large to swype!
After this thread, I decided to give Thumb KB android try... well, I have to say I've changed my mind and liking this over slideit alot more Thanks guys lol
Now my next venture:
Thumb KB vs SwiftKey X Tablet version
Alex1x said:
Thumb keyboard is cool but as previously said, kept hitting notification instead of space.
currently I'm using SlideIt and I'm liking it.
The whole split keyboard is very nice If your always/most of the time typing with two hands, but I kept finding myself laying down, holding tab in one hand and typing with the other. In this senerio I think the split keyboard makes things harder. At the moment I like slideit, going to try tablet swift key...
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thumb keyboard has various keyboard layouts that you can switch on the fly, and one of them moves the keyboard to one side which should make typing the way you describe easier.
the buttons are in b/t the space bars to change layouts.
also, the keyboard can be tweaked a bit to help with hitting the notification bars, i did that a lot too, but you generally adjust your muscle memory over time. to be fair, i hit the notification bar with most split keyboards until i got used to it just because they're generally close to each other.
Using the SwiftKey Tablet trial at the moment, liking it because I'm used to SwiftkeyX on my phone. May switch over to thumbkeyboard at some point, but the lack of a trial to see how well it fits me is holding me back.
Can someone recommend a good keypad for the Tab S,I find the Samsung keypad to small.i installed the Jellybean keypad which was a lot better but could not get the back key to work so I uninstalled it.anyone got any ideas.Thank You.Longlegs
Try SwiftKey Tablet on Playstore
Lo Xa thank you installed Swiftkey and its a lot better.Thanks Again.Longlegs
The best keyboard for tablet that I would recomend is, thumb kerboard. It has a lot of customizations - like key height, width, and spacing between the keys, keyboard height etc. So if you have time to tincker a bit, I think you'll like that the best
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I vote for TouchPal
I also vote touchpal.
Swiftkey for me on my 8.4 lagged horribly. Not to mention it was slow opening and closing. I actually think my review was removed because i said the same thing on the play store lol
TouchPal because:
1) delete word gesture (from backspace)
2) numbers by gesture (UP from upper row)
3) symbols by gesture (DOWN from lower row).
4) predictive text (works quite nicely for me)
5) sentence based prediction (for frequently used phrases)
6) quick access of speech input
7) quick change of input language
Cons:
It does lack the cut/paste gestures of swype
No uppercase Gesture (but usually you find uppercase in the suggestions)
No auto uppercase for "Du", "Ihr" etc (this is German specific and uppercase depends on the grammar)
I highly agree with the Thumb Keyboard recommendation. I got Thumb Keyboard 4 free from the Amazon Appstore awhile back and it's the best one for tablets. Especially if you're typing in landscape position. The letters are split into sections to the far left and right, and they have arrow keys and numbers in the middle. It's my Go-to Keyboard for any tablet.
Why would anyone vote for Touchpal X?
Since I bought my Tab S 10.5 I'm still evaluating which keyboard suits my needs best. I crossed Touchpal off the list very quickly as it doesnt support landscape mode typing: srsly there is no split option available?!
Swiftkey does many things very well, but the two things I noticed are: I got only two predictions shown in total in thumb mode and there is still to date no chinese language support. Although my wife is using her IPad Air most of the time, it's still nice to have Chinese input available without having to switch to another keyboard. Otherwise the typing experience is lightning fast. Although this might be because I used Swiftkey on mg GS3 for the last two years.
Kii Keyboard fits nearly all of my needs. It just got one very big minus: the suggested word is in the middle of the screen and unreachable for any fingers without breaking them.
I guess my search will continue some more.
I assume some of you got the 8.4 version and don't require smooth thumb handling in landscape mode. 10.5 users may shine some light upon my troubles.
you are right, it does depend on the form factor. I have the 8.4 tab and I do type mainly in portrait orientation. I do gesture based input at almost same speed as on a full size physical keyboard. Probably 50% times faster than finger typing on the touchscreen (in landscape) and 2 times faster than thumb typing. So I don't really need a (split) thumb typing mode.
With swifkey you can change the form factor depending the orientation !
ie : normal in portrait, split in 2 in landscape
You can also make it floating, which is very useful
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you are right, it does depend on the form factor. I have the 8.4 tab and I do type mainly in portrait orientation. I do gesture based input at almost same speed as on a full size physical keyboard. Probably 50% times faster than finger typing on the touchscreen (in landscape) and 2 times faster than thumb typing. So I don't really need a (split) thumb typing mode.
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The question 'What's the best keyboard app to use?' isn't as easily answered as it may look like at first glance. Nothing tops a physical keyboard, that's for sure. But with the right app we might come close enough.
Whoever answers this question should also state his preferences and device usage style.
I like Thumb Keyboard because you can custom assign the top row of buttons to various handy functions such as copy, paste, smiley face, etc.
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For now I will stick yet again to Swiftkey. I tried most if not all present keyboard apps and Swiftkey suits my typing habits in landscape mode best. Although it's far from perfect. Compared to all other apps it has no major drawback except maybe for some missing languages.
Could anyone host orginal samsung keyboard ?
I have an strange issue. Can resize stock keyboard , and can't make it undock.
Icon of those are disappeared :-\
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Nothing tops a physical keyboard, that's for sure.
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Unfortunately the experience with physical keyboard is quite restricted in Android. I am using it with an Apple Wireless Keyboard. It is fully functional with shortcuts and special keys.
I was using it in conjuction with a BT Mouse.
But android UI isn't build for mouse control andf you don't really get a cursor, true cut-n-paste, or full undo. And, no gestures (using GMD gesture control).
So finger based navigation is much quicker than mouse.
Also you do waste time changing from input to navigation (true for both, mouse and touch based).
Overall, I am quicker with touch based navigation+swyping, than with a physical keyboard.
I also tried wireless touchpad, but that's even worse.