Hello everyone, my rooted nook tablet is acting up and I am not sure how to fix it. I was using the the stock android keyboard and I switched to the hacker one just to see what it was like. Now it seems as if both keyboards are active but I am not sure to disable it. Any ideas?
What are the keyboards actually doing? Did you move the hacker keyboard app to the /system/app folder to get access to it?
I didn't move anything to the /system/app folder, all I did was push the keyboard setting button on the keyboard to switch from android to hackers.
Also for example if I hit backspace on the android keyboard, the P key gets hit instead because that is where the backspace is on the hacker keyboard.
Take a look at this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1528380
It's the work around for installing alternative keyboards. On the stock rom, I used that method to use Hacker, GO keyboard, Swype, and Swiftkey.
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For everyone's information: I just tried my gyration keyboard and it worked just fine - nice smaller keyboard. thought you all might like to know.
do you have a link to a product page?
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...x=aps&hvadid=2840572641&ref=pd_sl_nczgy5tro_b
those cost WAY too much for my blood
I can't get mine to work under VEGAn-Tab... what ROM are you running?
I have tried to get the gingerbread and swiftkey keyboards to work, but for whatever reason am not able to turn off the TnT keyboard.
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I have tried to get the gingerbread and swiftkey keyboards to work, but for whatever reason am not able to turn off the TnT keyboard.
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Are you switching on the swiftkey (or alternative) keyboard under settings --> Language & keyboard? Then, when you get ready to type in any field (you'll still see the default keyboard), do a long press with your finger until you see a pop up that says Input method. Select input method and then you get another pop up that allows you to select the keyboard of your choice. Select your alternative keyboard and it will then appear for you.
I was using TNT lite 2.2 - I just plugged in the usb transceiver and it worked. I had it from a splurge earlier and used it with presentations - if the dongle were smaller it would be very useful.
so when im using my prime without the dock, i use swiftkey. When i dock, i want it to switch to the asus/android keyboard. i can still type, but theres a few nitpicky things. Like if im typing a question on the phyiscal keyboard with swiftkey on, and i end with a question mark by hitting SHIFT ? on the keyboard, it capitalizes the first letter of the last word.
example:
Hey how's it Going?
so is there an easy way to have it switch input methods when i dock, or is there a way to just use swiftkey and not have it battle with the physical keyboard
I'm also very interested in this - have you worked out the best way to get around this yet?
There is a program in the market called keyboard manager that allows you to select which keyboard to use when the prime is docked, landscape and in portrait mode. However it needs root access.
You can press ctrl+shift on the dock keyboard, to change input method and ctrl+space to change language inside asus keyboard.
I have figured out a way to copy and paste on the Nook Tablet (well, in editable text fields at least).
You will need to install Hacker's Keyboard, as well as Swype. There is another thread with detailed instructions how to do that here: [Tutorial] Installing alternative Keyboards on the NT.
To copy text, you hold down shift on Hacker Keyboard and use the arrow keys to highlight the text you want to cut/copy. Long press on settings button on Hacker Keyboard, then change keyboards to Swype. Your text should still be highlighted. Then use the Swype keyboard shortcut ("swype" from the Swype button to c) to copy the text. This copies the text to the NT clipboard. Then navigate to wherever you want and paste the text using Swype-v. I have tested and this works even between different apps, so there is a system clipboard.
The copy paste shortcuts in Swype are like pressing ctrl-x,c, or v in Windows (cut, copy, paste, respectively). Also I should note for developers that the stock ROM does not seem to disable the clipboard, it's just that there is no way to highlight text, and then copy and paste it as these functions are disabled in the stock UI. But we can get around that using this method.
I know, it's a couple steps and a slight hassle, but it will have to do until one of the CM (or other ROMs) are ready. This method is still better for things like copying 15 character long gibberish passwords from KeePass though, for example.
Nice fix dude ....
Will help me till CM7 (or 9) gets ready ...
Is there any app to do this ? T'would be great if a program was written for this otherwise...
Can see it becoming hit (feature to button saviour maybe)
Shortly after posting this, I caught up on my reading and realized that an alpha version of CM7 had already been released. So I thought that my little workaround had been immediately deprecated. Well, it seems that now there are some issues with CM7, so maybe (at least in the short term) my little trick will see some use after all.
There are still reasons to stay with the stock B&N firmware, so the tip is still quite useful.
A small update. In another thread here about Keyboard?, ckevinwelch turned me on to an app called Keyboard Manager, which allows you to switch keyboards based on orientation. I now have Swype in vertical and Hackers in landscape. This is handy for all sorts of things, but especially copy and paste because the part where you switch between keyboards is faster.
Also (and unrelated to copy/paste), need to move over a few characters? Or insert the cursor precisely when editing (I always have a problem with this, maybe it's my fat fingers)? Just rotate to landscape, use Hackers arrow keys for precise positioning, then rotate back to Swype for the majority of typing. It's like getting the best of both keyboards, very handy!
I want to make a little addition.
Opera Mobile Web Browser has embedded selection and copy/paste functions, which are independent from keyboard or other apps.
I've found a way to enable the copy & paste permanently for all text fields - instructions & video at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1534757. Requires root.
I discovered a way to copy and paste using google docs. This doesn't help inputting urls or passwords, but it sure is handy to use when writing text into your Nook. The copy/paste comes as part of the google docs app. What's really neat is that your writing goes into the cloud and you can access it with any other computer.So since people where mentioning copy/paste function, I thought I'd add this comment.
Ok, so I recently downloaded an APK for AI. Keyboard after which I started having problems. When I press the backspace it uses other keys like. When I press it doesn't delete but instead puts another letter like "p" and happens with other keys too. Also at time I go into settings and press on certain options such as Language & Keyboard it reverts to applications or sound settings. I don't know if this is a virus or anything. Does anyone know at all about something like this.
reckoning the keyboard app to be beta, you should post the issue in relevant forum in the keyboard app site.
Hi guys, I'm still looking for the best keyboard but seems can't find it in spite therr are plenty sroind for Android.
The best atm is gboard, but I'd prefer another kb for i have not any gapps and services installed in my phone, so would like also to get rid of gboard. Don't ask me why, i just prefer not having intrusing google apps installed.
What i need the most (and gboard has) are:
1. the cursol control in space bar
2. the numbers row
3. Gesture typing
4. Symbols when long pressing keys
I don't want a dedicated arrows row like in swiftkey, because that would just steal additional space on the screen, also I don't want a button to switch from letters to arrows and viceversa, because in this way i can't type and move the cursor at the same time I'dhave to switchback and forth many time!
so i prefer the gesture for the cursor control swiping left-right in some key, like in the space bar.
I tried many keyboards, and The only other KBs with such feature i found apart from gboard are chrooma kb and LG kb. The problem is that the former continuously FCs without gapps installed so is a no go for me, the latter is very nice but it seems i can't find a apk installable in all phones
Could anyone suggest me a kb having all the above-mentioned features or port the LG kb to be able to install it in all phones please?
I got the apk from a friend of mine who has a G5, but it won't install on my N phone. If i place it in /system/priv-app with all correct permissions and libs, it appears as installed but it FCs when i try to launch it ;(
Tia all bye