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I don't know if I m the only to become crazy about that but I really hate the soft keyboard of my HD. I.e. when you tap on one key if stay like 1 sec on the letter and just when you remove you pass to the key next to this, the second will be pressed... So kind of "too much sensible".
My question : what is your prefered keyboard ?
I have another android phone and for my the really ideal keyboard is the Anysoft keyboard for Android... I m looking for the same but on windows mobile ;-)
Thanks for sharing your experiments.
You could try fingerkeyboard 2.1 (wvga) - it.s free and it.s quite good. Also there is resco keyboard pro 6.00 - i like the big keys on this one. If you like a different type of inputing try Swype or SlideIT
snowblindd said:
You could try fingerkeyboard 2.1 (wvga) - it.s free and it.s quite good. Also there is resco keyboard pro 6.00 - i like the big keys on this one. If you like a different type of inputing try Swype or SlideIT
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fingerkeyboard 2.1 is just the best. i love it
u can customize all shortcuts, and even how long u want to press it till the text appears..
means i press "h" for 150ms only and "^^" appears. i press "E" 150ms, and my email appears. just perfect
and hey, it got arrow keys ! xD
im just extremely fast with this keyboard, its awsome
I dont know what's the best keyboard but i use SlideIT.
If you want to click the letters instead of swyping then definately try RescoKeyboardPro 6. Although i miss the arrowbuttons i dont have ANY mistypings anymore. The letters are recognized very precise just like you type them (different from the standardkeyboard where often the letter next to the pressed one was highlighted).
Its definately worth a try (trial version).
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If you want to click the letters instead of swyping then definately try RescoKeyboardPro 6. Although i miss the arrowbuttons i dont have ANY mistypings anymore. The letters are recognized very precise just like you type them (different from the standardkeyboard where often the letter next to the pressed one was highlighted).
Its definately worth a try (trial version).
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Resco Keyboard Pro 6.0 has arrow keys on last panel (click on the keyboard button or swipe left on the main keyboard panel to change panels)
Dunc001 said:
Resco Keyboard Pro 6.0 has arrow keys on last panel (click on the keyboard button or swipe left on the main keyboard panel to change panels)
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I know that Mate But its still annoying that you first have to switch panels to edit something precisely... But still i like RKP 6 and will stick with it...
Resco Keyboard Pro 6.0 is worth a try and deffinitely worth a buy !!
Really swift and responsive
resco keyboard pro 6 beta 2
i am personally using resco keyboard pro 6 beta 2. yes, you don't get to have special characters but typing is really precise which is almost on par with the iphone's keyboard accuracy. and the best part of it is that it is free
omg, resco keyboard is nothing for me :/ already thought that could be a better one
still fingerkeyboard 2.1 for me^.^
I'm a former iPhone user and I must say that typing on the iPhone's touchscreen is close to perfection. and when i got my HD2 i thought since it has a bigger screen, it should be easier to type right? i was wrong. The stock keyboard on the HD2 is HORRIBLE!!!!! especially with the arrow keys getting in the way. Therefore, I've tried Swype, SlideIt, and even Finger Keyboard. any none of those even compare to the accuracy I've had on the iPhone. Soooo.....when I tried Resco Keyboard Pro 6, I was blown away! It was so accurate! I was even typing as fast as I could and it was great! I've finally found the solution to this problem that has be plaguing me since day off of owning the HD2. Thanks Resco for making such a great product!
I am using Resco Keyboard Pro 6.
Suits me.
Resco Keyboard Pro 6
Been testing Resco's latest version of their keyboard and am blown away by the accuracy of it, very well done! I'll definitely be using this one from now on.
Pandemoniumone said:
Been testing Resco's latest version of their keyboard and am blown away by the accuracy of it, very well done! I'll definitely be using this one from now on.
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Agree 100%. Amazing how much it has improved my input.
Not sure what they have done, but it certainly makes a huge difference.
CooTek TouchPal 4 with Lycox's Windows Phone 7 skin is really nice. Been using it for a while and it's really good once you get used to all the shortcuts available on the keyboard.
Resco's new kb version is pretty good but it lacks the super-handy shortcuts that TouchPal 4 has.
Thank you...
kcab87 said:
I'm a former iPhone user and I must say that typing on the iPhone's touchscreen is close to perfection. and when i got my HD2 i thought since it has a bigger screen, it should be easier to type right? i was wrong. The stock keyboard on the HD2 is HORRIBLE!!!!! especially with the arrow keys getting in the way. Therefore, I've tried Swype, SlideIt, and even Finger Keyboard. any none of those even compare to the accuracy I've had on the iPhone. Soooo.....when I tried Resco Keyboard Pro 6, I was blown away! It was so accurate! I was even typing as fast as I could and it was great! I've finally found the solution to this problem that has be plaguing me since day off of owning the HD2. Thanks Resco for making such a great product!
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...very much, since i got my Xperia I’m searching for an alternative Keyboard, nothing…..i got my TP, my TP 2 and since three month my HD2, one and a half years later, I saw your post here and I thought “you got nothing to lose, try it”
It’s amazing, this keyboard is what I’m looking for so long………!!!!!
The Resco Keyboard is really amazing. But i have a little problem with that. The y and z chars in the german layout are switched. When i press the y i got an z Is there a solution for that ?
is it just me that find the arrow keys very important. I hate tapping between letters for a hit and miss edit.
After typing for ages, i found Touchpal a breeze with plenty of useful shortcuts all on the one page without have to change pages etc.
Although lately have been sliding, swyping or whatever you want to call it. I use both Swype and SlideIT, and once you get the hang of it, it is quicker than tapping (unless youre one of those freaks on the keyboard lol) and overall its just easier. ie/ you can basically compose long messages with one thumb so its lazy typing made easy.
TouchPal is nice... but i do have a few issues with it...
The layout is…funny. It just takes some getting used to but the way the keys fit around the space bar is not so ergonomic. On other soft-keyboard (and real ones for that matter) the key arrangement has ‘i’ just a little offset to the right of ‘m’ – two lines above. Whereas on touchpal… the ‘i’ key is actually to the left of the ‘m’ key.
Another, more serious, problem I have is that while the T9 has good word correction, it does not learn new words, and will not prioritize your inputs. Im afraid the only example of this that I can think of right now is quite vulgar, and I apologize for the language. If I try to type the word ‘****’, I will always get the word ‘shut’ as the first preference. Even though I have added ‘****’ to my dictionary, and touchpal does have is as one of the suggestions…. Touchpal always believes that I intended to type ‘shut’.
A lot of other T9 SIPs I have used have quite smart word suggestion, though TouchPal (as smooth and responsive as it is) lacks this intelligence.
I know one way of doing this is to use a different keyboard app but I haven't really found one that works as well as the stock one. Although if anyone can suggest a good one which has T9 keys (e.g. [abc] [efg] etc.) that fits well on the screen I'd like to know; I tried betterkeyboard but it took up too much of the screen I found and the keys were abit small.
Back to topic though, has anyone found a way to just get rid of the annoying language bar that pops up when using the hardware keyboard? I tried unticking the 'default input' option but that seems to screw up the virtual keyboard and eventually came back on anyway.
thanks for any help.
There is currently no 3rd party input method that has taken the Sym/áü button of the mini pro into consideration. I have taken this up and helped the author of Smart Keyboard with this problem, and he has said that it is on his to do list. http://www.dexilog.com/smartkeyboard/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=565 Hopefully it wont be to long before this is fixed. Otherwise I find the mentioned Smart Keyboard the one I am most comfortable with. Should give it a go
just install third party keyboard application and make it as default.
I suggest FlexT9.
Hi Folks
I've been looking for an alternative to the HTC Touch keyboard.
I generally use the keyboard in Phone Keypad(T9) format but the Touch keypad tends to lag a bit sometimes.
I'm looking for something that works exactly the same as the Phone Keypad but doesn't lag.
Everything else i have downloaded from the market is Qwerty only. I can type much faster with the Phone Keypad with predictive text than qwerty.
so far i've tried:
Anysoftkeyboard
Better Keyboard 8
Gingerbread Keyboard
Keypurr
SlideIT
Thick buttons
But none of these have a decent Phone Keypad(T9) format, they are all qwerty or variations of qwerty.
Any help appreciated!
try "smart keyboard". i m using smart keyboard, and have not even felt the need for any other keyboard.
Cheers for that i've donwloaded it and its seems ok so far but can't give a full assessment without the english dictionary.
But the pro version with the English dictionary cost £1.68! Bit steep for an app which i cant try fully b4 i buy.
Most Apple apps are £0.59p!
Better Keyboard 8 has phone T9 layout!
Tried all the ones on the market, they all have good points but none are perfect. If you took all the good points from all of them u would have the perfect keypad but at the moment the Sense keypad still out does them all.
It just feels better and has a much better dictionary setup and just more user-friendly.
Just the stupid lag which i have to put up with. Mind u the other keypads also had occasional lag but i think its just to do with the phone, it simply can't multi-task.
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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Hello, I read that many people like the Logitech PRO keyboard. It seems to be a bit heavy. Generally speaking, which is better? The official samsung keyboard or the Logitech PRO keyboard?
Depends on your use. I prefer the Samsung one, much thinner. The logitech makes the whole package too thick.
On the other hand the Logitech has the better keyboard and offers better protection for bothe the front and back.
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Thanks. Do both of them have automatic on/off, copy and paste keys?
The Logitech Pro definitely makes the entire package more book-like, and it also only has one angle setting AND it does not support portrait mode. Those are the only knocks against it, though. I love the keyboard. I use my Note PRO 12.2 for work and having a keyboard every bit as good as a laptop's is the critical feature for me.
The only thing I'm struggling with is trying to remap the hotkeys to my preferred apps. I want the internet key to launch Habit Browser not stock browser, for example. I know it's doable but I haven't had time to really grapple with it.
Hello, unfortunately my options for keyboards are limited. The Logitech PRO is not available in my city.
This is my first tablet. How useful it is to have Android keys on the keyboard? There are two main types:
1) Android specific keyboards such as:
a) Samsung Galaxy Bluetooth keyboard (0.8lb)
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/BKB-10USWEGXAR
b) Samsung Compact Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard(not sure if the spec is correct 0.96lb)
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/pcs-accessories/AA-SK7PWBB/US
I tried this one. It is very light but the keys are a bit too close. Easy to make mistakes.
2) Android compatible keyboards such as:
Logitech Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard K810
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/bluetooth-illuminated-keyboard-k810?crid=26
I tried it today. Not sure about the weight compared with the Samsung's but the keys are very comfortable to type.
I am trying to choose between these three. Any suggestion?
Hello,
Which of the following two Samsung keyboard is comfortable to type and lightweight?
1. Samsung Galaxy Bluetooth Keyboard EE-BT550
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/EE-BT550UBEGUJ
2. Samsung Galaxy Bluetooth Keyboard BKB-10USWEGXAR
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/BKB-10USWEGXAR
I tried the NotePRO 12.2 Keyboard Cover with keyboard. Although it is light, it is not comfortable to type on due to the long raised strip from the ctrl key to the end arrow key. See the photo:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/EE-CP905UWEGUJ
Does the Logitech PRO keyboard has this problem? Too bad they don't make a white version. My device is in white color.
The Logitech Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard K810 is very comfortable to type on but heavier to carry than the above mentioned Samsung keyboards.
Thanks.
As a writer, I've been using the samsung bkb10 bt kb and love it. It's light, fast, with great tactile feel, and it has a number of hot keys for the note pro 12.2. It's white and I use it with the great samsung s action mouse. My black 32 gb tab is in a black moko slim case. I didn't want a permanent case-kb like the logitech. I can fit my tab, kb and mouse in a bag a little over an inch thick. Together, the case, kb and mouse cost me $65.00. It's a great set up.
hajime_android said:
Hello,
Which of the following two Samsung keyboard is comfortable to type and lightweight?
1. Samsung Galaxy Bluetooth Keyboard EE-BT550
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/EE-BT550UBEGUJ
2. Samsung Galaxy Bluetooth Keyboard BKB-10USWEGXAR
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/BKB-10USWEGXAR
I tried the NotePRO 12.2 Keyboard Cover with keyboard. Although it is light, it is not comfortable to type on due to the long raised strip from the ctrl key to the end arrow key. See the photo:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/EE-CP905UWEGUJ
Does the Logitech PRO keyboard has this problem? Too bad they don't make a white version. My device is in white color.
The Logitech Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard K810 is very comfortable to type on but heavier to carry than the above mentioned Samsung keyboards.
Thanks.
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I too am a writer and I'm trying to get by with the Logitech Pro. I opted against the Samsung keyboard because of its raised edges on the lower corners. So far it's a mixed bag. It's just fast enough for me, comfortable and quiet. However, it doesn't put the device to sleep when you close it, doesn't have an obvious (or possibly any) way to reassign macro buttons and the browser macro button always asks you to choose the browser you want if you have more than one installed.
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doesn't have an obvious (or possibly any) way to reassign macro buttons and the browser macro button always asks you to choose the browser you want if you have more than one installed.
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You can try External Keyboard Helper Pro for that
Spere, do you say that because you've found it to work? Frankly, I grabbed the demo and am entirely confused by it. I don't see anything about how to reassign buttons. I tried to scan the keyboard scan code but it doesn't work. Instead of providing a scan code it just loads the app Logitech assigned. Makes me think it's hard-coded.
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Spere, do you say that because you've found it to work? Frankly, I grabbed the demo and am entirely confused by it. I don't see anything about how to reassign buttons. I tried to scan the keyboard scan code but it doesn't work. Instead of providing a scan code it just loads the app Logitech assigned. Makes me think it's hard-coded.
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I said it as an idea. I use that app with my old Logitech keyboard. If buttons seems to be hard coded, don't know would shortcut be changeable if you somehow find key codes for those button? I can also try it tomorrow..
For what it's worth, I spoke to Logitech support today and they essentially were useless. They said this keyboard has hard-coded application keys that cannot be changed and that the browser bug isn't a bug. The old, it's a feature! You get to pick which browser you want every single time you hit the button.
Does Samsung Keyboard support Arabic?
hi,
just a quick question, does any of both Samsung Keyboards support Arabic? or can be added in any way?
Thanks
Shaderach said:
The Logitech Pro definitely makes the entire package more book-like, and it also only has one angle setting AND it does not support portrait mode. Those are the only knocks against it, though. I love the keyboard. I use my Note PRO 12.2 for work and having a keyboard every bit as good as a laptop's is the critical feature for me.
The only thing I'm struggling with is trying to remap the hotkeys to my preferred apps. I want the internet key to launch Habit Browser not stock browser, for example. I know it's doable but I haven't had time to really grapple with it.
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Settings > General > Default Applications
Just change default internet browser
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Settings > General > Default Applications
Just change default internet browser
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Here's my question: Have you tried this yourself or just basing this on common knowledge? Why do I ask? Because, at least for me and on every Note Pro I've tried with that keyboard (took it to the store to try a few units) that doesn't work.
One of the main bugs of the keyboard is that when you hit the Browser macro button, it doesn't matter what browser is set as the default. It's going to pop up a dialog box asking you to choose the default. No matter what you hit next (Always or Just Once) it will ask again and again and again. It's actually in your best interest to say Just Once. Why? Because wasting your time by saying Always will just cause another box to pop up telling you how to clear the default setting later if you don't want that. Saying Just Once at least skips that step.
I'd be curious to see what would happen if you only have one browser installed but both "Internet" and "Chrome" come preinstalled on the device so there's no testing that unless you root and freeze one of them. I haven't had the need to root yet so I haven't.
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I'd be curious to see what would happen if you only have one browser installed but both "Internet" and "Chrome" come preinstalled on the device so there's no testing that unless you root and freeze one of them. I haven't had the need to root yet so I haven't.
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If I'm right, you don't need to have root to freeze Chrome
Go settings - general - applications - all - find Chrome from list and choose it - select Turn Off
I don't have my NP with me right now, so I'm not sure if that path is correct, but you'll find it
Spere said:
If I'm right, you don't need to have root to freeze Chrome
Go settings - general - applications - all - find Chrome from list and choose it - select Turn Off
I don't have my NP with me right now, so I'm not sure if that path is correct, but you'll find it
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Thanks for that. It actually helped gain more insight into the problem but doesn't actually provide a solution.
So, turning off Chrome allows the Browser key to work without annoyance. The only problem is, it only works for the default Browser called "Internet". There is no way to turn off that browser.
It got me wondering about the other keys. I want my own calendar app to launch but turning off the default calendar seems risky.
I have the Logitech keyboard and I really like it. I was worried about the extra weight and thickness but I'm glad I went with this one. It feels more like an actual notebook in terms of utility because it's easier to bring it around with me or throw in a bag without it getting damaged.
There are a couple issues that I did have which may not be specific to this keyboard. One was that when you hit space while still holding down shift it does not insert a space and instead displays the current language which is super annoying (apparently I hit space before releasing shift A LOT). You can fix this by simply changing to a different virtual keyboard app (eg: the default google keyboard or swiftkey). The other issue I had is that the back button is in the position where you normally have escape key but it doesn't always seem to function the same as escape would. I think it is actually a different key code. I fixed that by remapping caps lock to escape (so now I have no caps lock but I never use that anyways).
Has anyone got the F1-F12 function keys to work with this? So far when I hit FN+MACRO it will just open the browser or calendar or whatever.. I was hoping this wouldn't be the case.
The ZAGG keyboard and Samsung keyboard has blue F1-F12 keys on them, so I was hoping this one would function that way also.. It's really annoying when using remote desktop.
So far I haven't been able to find any way to remap the keys on this thing..
I'm really hoping some more keyboard options emerge for this tablet..
I'm afraid we're all pretty screwed with this tablet with regard to keyboards. The Samsung keyboard is fully functional but doesn't hold the tablet. It just sits in a slot in the keyboard so it's unstable when sitting in bed, etc. The Zagg is very low quality and this one is the best of the lot but has a number of seemingly permanent problems that Logitech appears to have zero interest in addressing. I used to have some pull over there years ago but now my e-mail to upper management didn't even get a reply.