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Question about T9 and the Xperia keyboard

For a week I am a lucky owner of the Xperia X1. And it is everything I thought it would be!
But I have a question about the T9 function.
The Touch Pro suggest words (and has a T9 function also?) when entering text with the keyboard, is that also possible with the Xperia?

intered14 said:
For a week I am a lucky owner of the Xperia X1. And it is everything I thought it would be!
But I have a question about the T9 function.
The Touch Pro suggest words (and has a T9 function also?) when entering text with the keyboard, is that also possible with the Xperia?
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To a certain extent, it can suggest up to 4 words (or possibly more if you edit the registry) and that's enabled via the Options menu for the keyboard SIP. Personally I feel the Xperia's implementation of the autocomplete and especially autocorrect isn't nearly as robust as the Touch Pro, but something's better than nothing.

You can still install the Touch Pro On-Screen keyboard and T9 if you don't like the X1 default T9.

But does that improve the autocorrect/autocomplete functionality for the hardware keyboard? I read somewhere that installing that will actually disable whatever autocorrect/autocomplete feature that's currently on the Xperia.

phrozact said:
But does that improve the autocorrect/autocomplete functionality for the hardware keyboard? I read somewhere that installing that will actually disable whatever autocorrect/autocomplete feature that's currently on the Xperia.
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no it'll break the autocomplete function when using hardware keyboard.

the only thing i dont like about my X1 is the difficulty in SMS text messaging
is the on screen keyboard you guys are referring to the same as the on screen touch panel when you go to dial a phone number?
the same as 'traditional' phone keyboards?
if so, where can i download this function at?
many thanks
Ross

Yea, but why use a software touch keyboard when u got a nice hardware keyboard to work around with?
I find the hardware keyboard much more of us. And one of the reasons I (we?) brought the Xperia because of his hardware keyboard.

i do like the hard keyboard, but the thing i loved about my older SE phones was i could use the T9 predictive text, and text very fast and effortlessly using the predictive testing and the traditional keys, where as with this, sending a SMS is quite an effort!
so is there an on screen keypad the same as when you press the receiver button and see the keypad?

intered14 said:
Yea, but why use a software touch keyboard when u got a nice hardware keyboard to work around with?
I find the hardware keyboard much more of us. And one of the reasons I (we?) brought the Xperia because of his hardware keyboard.
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LOL... I spent ages trying to find the perfect soft keyboard for my device after losing the ability to use my favourite (PPCLink HiKeyboard) because of screen incompatibility. THEN it dawned on me! I actually have a hardware keyboard, I just forget it's there sometimes DOH!

big pimp said:
... i could use the T9 predictive text, and text very fast and effortlessly using the predictive testing and the traditional keys, where as with this, sending a SMS is quite an effort!
so is there an on screen keypad the same as when you press the receiver button and see the keypad?
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Did anyone find this yet?
I saw something about being able to access a t9 phonepad when using the chinese keyboard but it wouldn't work on my x10 and I loathe the qwerty boards on this phone.
ladyb

Texting with one hand

Hi, do you have a problem when you need to type text message but only one hand is free? Standard on screen keyboard has to small letters, for me it is impossible to use hardware keyboard with one hand. It will be great to install keyboard which will mimic standard mobile phone keyboard one click on 1 will type a, two clicks b, and so on… and which will cover half of screen similar to keyboard which pop ups when you are calling someone.
It will be great if someone posts link where I can download that additional keyboard for wm6.1
Thanks

Your Solution
http://pocketcm.com/index.php
Have Fun, Its free.
Just install cab, restart phone and then select PCM Keyboard from drop up menu for keyboard.
Any Probs, Message Me.

pericaperica said:
Hi, do you have a problem when you need to type text message but only one hand is free? Standard on screen keyboard has to small letters, for me it is impossible to use hardware keyboard with one hand. It will be great to install keyboard which will mimic standard mobile phone keyboard one click on 1 will type a, two clicks b, and so on… and which will cover half of screen similar to keyboard which pop ups when you are calling someone.
It will be great if someone posts link where I can download that additional keyboard for wm6.1
Thanks
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there are a lot of keyboard you could use for your device. All you have to do is a small and simple search with google, altavista or if you prefer in this forum too.
btw, you can look for Cooteck Touchpal, PocketCm, Resco Keyboard, Spb Keyboard and of course the one extracted from Diamond (P1TATER or similar)
good luck and sorry for bad english.
fausto

Sorry to say it, but for one hand operation I don't think anything beats the standard cell phone hardware keypad.

there is this HTC keypad.cab..that looks like the conventional cellphone keypad hardware..im still looking for it too

Check out the Touchpal keyboard before you make your decision once you get used to it you can type faster with one hand then some people with two.
http://cootek.com/
-McMex

mcmexican said:
Check out the Touchpal keyboard before you make your decision once you get used to it you can type faster with one hand then some people with two.
http://cootek.com/
-McMex
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Just wanted to say thanks. I hated this type of keyboard with it no individual key layout when I tried a similar version before. BUt this one is great.Takes some getting used to but I going to give it a week and see how it goes.
Many thnks!

No problem once I got used to it there is no comparison I hardly even use the hardware keyboard because it is slower than Touchpal. Good Luck
-McMex

what do you guys think about the Resco Keyboard Pro. I have been using that and seems ok.

All apologies for the unintentional hijack, but I installed PCM Keyboard and also Touch Diamond Keyboard, but now word completion no longer works. They work great, but I checked word completion settings and it is set, but no longer suggests words. Is this normal?

paypalbid said:
what do you guys think about the Resco Keyboard Pro. I have been using that and seems ok.
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I'm still using it despite installing/trying other keyboards...

oriki said:
I'm still using it despite installing/trying other keyboards...
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I found it to be the best. I downloaded some nicer iSkin layouts

Every time I try to use the PocketCM, nothing happens when I change to it in the menu where I can select which entry type I want.....what am I doing wrong?

I have used all other keyboards including Resco etc but I have found that SPB Keyboard is now the best. It has an option to have the keyboard in landscape mode and it becomes very big, enabling one to type with one hand very easily. Try it out. It also has many skins available for download from SPB's site.

MACkjam said:
I have used all other keyboards including Resco etc but I have found that SPB Keyboard is now the best. It has an option to have the keyboard in landscape mode and it becomes very big, enabling one to type with one hand very easily. Try it out. It also has many skins available for download from SPB's site.
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i agree spb keyboard is great, but how do you make it as the default keyboard? it seems that after a soft reset the keyboard goes to the orig. one and have to select spb KB again.

I tried all keyboards and didn't like any. Then I found "EZ input". It works best for me.

try/google for SPB KEYBOARD v4.x
in my opinion, the best keyboard i've ever tested (and i've tested a lot of..)!
unfortunately it isn't freeware.. but the money worth(?) it

marlon22701 said:
i agree spb keyboard is great, but how do you make it as the default keyboard? it seems that after a soft reset the keyboard goes to the orig. one and have to select spb KB again.
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If you activate the Spb Keyboard, Tap on the sip arrow, go to Spb Keyboard Options>System tab then check box to make it default keyboard. Then it is always there even after soft resets. There are also several different skins to download for free from Spb's site. My favourites are skin4 and stainless. I use skin4 all the time now because keys are nice and big for my fingers.

MACkjam said:
If you activate the Spb Keyboard, Tap on the sip arrow, go to Spb Keyboard Options>System tab then check box to make it default keyboard. Then it is always there even after soft resets. There are also several different skins to download for free from Spb's site. My favourites are skin4 and stainless. I use skin4 all the time now because keys are nice and big for my fingers.
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hi, thanks for the response.
i did that already and even in the input method but every after soft reset the keyboard is the one appearing and not the spb KB, i have to select it again.

FingerTouch v1.0
I found FingerTouch v1.0 and I think Is´s better then SPB Keybord, because FingerTouch have relly big buttons and with this keybord is relly possible to write with one hand during walking. If I were you I would try It because It´s excelent keybord. It has 4 or 5 types of keybords and you can download a lot of skins.

Phone style keyboard fix

is there a fix to allow my phone styled keypad and compact qwerty to write letters instead of numbers. Even if the letters are selected. This makes it extemely hard to write texts when one the move as i have to use the full qwerty which now does not wish to return to letters, after inserting a new contact!
so far i have tried swithcing keyboards back and forth and a soft reset. is there a CAB to update this keyboard or anything like that.
I have tried searching but the search function returns pretty much every post with the word keyboard in it which isnt too handy!
cheers
Aaron Neal

i've had that problem with the diamond keyboard installed on my touch pro, and all i did was switch to the standard windows keyboard, and then back to the phonepad and it works fine. if you need to, you could reinstall the diamond keyboard, its on here somewhere in this forum.

ou2mame said:
i've had that problem with the diamond keyboard installed on my touch pro, and all i did was switch to the standard windows keyboard, and then back to the phonepad and it works fine. if you need to, you could reinstall the diamond keyboard, its on here somewhere in this forum.
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i have been looking, but like i said i get every single return of 'keyboard' in the search!

typing on the device

Hello,
I am really thinking of getting the HTC touch diamond2. I currently have HTC tilt (or tytn II). I use it mostly for messaging. Anyways, my question is: how easy is it to type on the device? Is it as good as an iphone (better or worse)? Can you use your finger tips or do you have to use the stylus? Is there a video I can watch someone typing on it?
Thank you

I have moved from the Touch Pro (with keyboard) like yourself I used it for texts and emails, I thought I would hate the new keyboard but its pretty good, its got heptic feedback on the keys and they are nicely spaced out. Its very responsive to use, the best HTC keyboard I have used and I dont make many mistakes and dont have to use stylus.

new keyboard is great for typing...holding it in two hands a writing with both fingers without any mistake...

That is indeed good news. Can't wait until I get mine. Hopefully it arrives tomorrow. I also type a lot on it and I am hoping that will be a pleasant experience.

Personally I have gone from an AT&T Tilt (Full HW Keyboard) to the TD2 and also thought I would hate the lack of hardware keyboard, but it has really grown on me, and with no problems at all with typing I might stick with the TD2 instead of going onto the TP2. It just works for me, though lack of 3g sucks for me here in the states... lol

I'm thinking of maybe getting the UK version, cause the device is delayed here in Norway.
Question is: Is it difficult to access special symbols (letters) like Æ Ø Å on the UK keyboard?
I've never owned an HTC device so don't know how one normally access them. They are however crucial, and used quite frequently.

nonexclusive said:
I'm thinking of maybe getting the UK version, cause the device is delayed here in Norway.
Question is: Is it difficult to access special symbols (letters) like Æ Ø Å on the UK keyboard?
I've never owned an HTC device so don't know how one normally access them. They are however crucial, and used quite frequently.
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This is a very interesting question, I have refrained from UK version till now, waiting for the french version only to get a soft keyboard with french layout (including é, ç, à, ...). I do not care having the OS localized in english (in fact, i would even choose english over french for the OS), but the qwerty layout is a deal breaker.
Is it possible to change the keyboard layout? Or even better, add different keyboard layout and T9 dictionaries so they appear simultaneously in the WinMo entry switcher? I would love to just switch among the different keyboard installed if needed (having a french one and a non-western thai one would be great, adding japanese would be even better )

I ordered mine from Expansys and they told me, after having talked to HTC, that it would be possible to update the device to include different keyboard layouts. I hope this is correct, because I cannot be without Swedish characters. Otherwise, could Fingerkeyboard solve the issue?

Hi!
Originally I got the 20th of April as a dispatch date form KlartSvar (the reseller used by my employer), but as you say the device is delayed. I talked to a representative from Brightpoint this morning regarding the delay, and he said that the new delivery date to resellers is the 5th of May. Hopefully this is correct, I will wait until then before deciding if I have to look around for a WWE edition somewhere.
If someone could give some information about if it's possible to write accent characters on the WWE xT9 keyboards, I would appreciate the feedback.
I guess that cabs for all languages for EzInput2 (topaz HTC keyboards) will eventually be available anyway, when localized devices start hitting resellers in different countries.
Regards,
PK
nonexclusive said:
I'm thinking of maybe getting the UK version, cause the device is delayed here in Norway.
Question is: Is it difficult to access special symbols (letters) like Æ Ø Å on the UK keyboard?
I've never owned an HTC device so don't know how one normally access them. They are however crucial, and used quite frequently.
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jlp_svk said:
new keyboard is great for typing...holding it in two hands a writing with both fingers without any mistake...
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Are you using the default EzInput? And in landscape mode or portrait? I have a Diamond and had to give up on the Full QWERTY as well as the Compact QWERTY because I hated one-handed typing (and it was too small to type with both hands).
I am currently using SpB Keyboard on my Diamond, with the landscape fullscreen keyboard, and so far that has helped a lot. I can type really fast with two thumbs now.

Special characters are available with the WWE version using the HTC full qwerty keyboard. They aren't visible on the keyboard, but if you press and hold for example the a key a popup character selector appears giving access to
eight different variations of accent including the Æ and Å (I'm typing this on a MAC and don't know how to access these characters on it so can only copy and paste)
You can also used the standard WM keyboard and get at them by pressing the symbol key, but its really only usable with the stylus.

I've got a Diamond, so my question is how is the qwerty keyboard in portrait mode? The reason I ask is because I read a review that said the screen width has not changed between the Diamond and Diamond2. That doesn't seem right. Can anyone comment on both the screen width and typing in portrait mode?

Hi!
Thanks for the feedback! What about the xT9 dictionary then, is it possible to switch to a different languages in the WWE edition? If so, which languages?
Regards,
PK
shuflie said:
Special characters are available with the WWE version using the HTC full qwerty keyboard. They aren't visible on the keyboard, but if you press and hold for example the a key a popup character selector appears giving access to
eight different variations of accent including the Æ and Å (I'm typing this on a MAC and don't know how to access these characters on it so can only copy and paste)
You can also used the standard WM keyboard and get at them by pressing the symbol key, but its really only usable with the stylus.
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paalkr said:
Hi!
Thanks for the feedback! What about the xT9 dictionary then, is it possible to switch to a different languages in the WWE edition? If so, which languages?
Regards,
PK
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Its locked to english, but there may have been an option to select a different language at setup time, to be honest I can't remember and don't want to hard reset to find out. Perhaps someone else will know? If its English only that shouldn't really be a problem, just flash a ROM in your own language when its available.

Got my D2 today. Very happy. But there is no language option as far as the keyboard goes. Have not tried fingerkeyboard yet.

Keyboard Info

Hi
I tried some keyboard but i dont have found yet the right one for me.
I need a "bigger" keyboard,and for bigger i mean a keyboard in which letters/numbers etc are *at least" big than iphone.I send a lot of sms and i deeply need it.Anyway i dont need of a full screen keyboard which cant allow me to see what i'm writing
Anyone could drive me in the choice of the "better" keyboard?
Thanks in advance and sorry for english.

ghjklz said:
Hi
I tried some keyboard but i dont have found yet the right one for me.
I need a "bigger" keyboard,and for bigger i mean a keyboard in which letters/numbers etc are *at least" big than iphone.I send a lot of sms and i deeply need it.Anyway i dont need of a full screen keyboard which cant allow me to see what i'm writing
Anyone could drive me in the choice of the "better" keyboard?
Thanks in advance and sorry for english.
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Have u tried vito zoomboard? its a normal sized keyboard but every time you press a letter a zoomed image of the pressed letter pops up in a lens

well, to me the best SIPs are :
- PocketCM Keyboard 0.14
- FingerKeyboard2
- TouchPAL
- Resco Keyboard Pro
They all are skinnable so you've got choice !
Search on this forum and you'll find yours,

RR33 said:
well, to me the best SIPs are :
- PocketCM Keyboard 0.14
- FingerKeyboard2
- TouchPAL
- Resco Keyboard Pro
They all are skinnable so you've got choice !
Search on this forum and you'll find yours,
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Is it possible in FingerKeyboard to make bigger the layout ?

Of course it's possible. For each keyboard you have a lot of skins : the size depends on the skin so if you are interested in FingerKeyboard2 then search "FingerKeyboard Skins" or ask directly to the official FingerKeyboard skinner : Giannis86.

ghjklz said:
Hi
I tried some keyboard but i dont have found yet the right one for me.
I need a "bigger" keyboard,and for bigger i mean a keyboard in which letters/numbers etc are *at least" big than iphone.I send a lot of sms and i deeply need it.Anyway i dont need of a full screen keyboard which cant allow me to see what i'm writing
Anyone could drive me in the choice of the "better" keyboard?
Thanks in advance and sorry for english.
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TouchPal is good but there is a learning curve to fully ustilise the keyboard. You can type pretty fast if you master its use. I'm using version 4 because I don't like its looks in 3.5 (though you can customised skin but first impression kills it all) and there is no WVGA support.
FingerKeyBoard2 is highly efficient and is the best looking keyboard around. It doesn't use gestures as do TouchPal but it has got many customized shortcuts and but T9 sometimes don't work and you have to enabled it in HTC keyboard. This is a let down to me. I need the dictionary.
The rest are not comparable to the above. They are not as efficient.