Ok so I downloaded the new droid x keyboard but it says install failed anybody know why
might be because of the phones screen resolution
iloveandroid said:
Ok so I downloaded the new droid x keyboard but it says install failed anybody know why
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Ya, i tried same. I pretty much already knew it wasnt going to work but gave it a shot as well. Just have to wait for someone to hack it up for our screen res and we should be good to go. I am just taking a shot in the dark and thinking that is the only reason why it wont work and could be wrong.
Mine installed just fine. I just cant get the keyboard to pull up
The Eris is mdpi where as the Droid is hdpi its a resolution thing...even if you got it to load the keys would be to big for your screen much like when the HTCIME first came out and everyone was jumping on the hi res version...
sunder74 said:
The Eris is mdpi where as the Droid is hdpi its a resolution thing...even if you got it to load the keys would be to big for your screen much like when the HTCIME first came out and everyone was jumping on the hi res version...
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does anybody know how to convert from hdpi to mdpi????? is it possible???
mattyboy1013 said:
does anybody know how to convert from hdpi to mdpi????? is it possible???
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someone may port it...they're several pngs that have to be resized and edited etc porting any apk and or making a theme is a time intensive task so maybe if a themer or a dev feels like jumping on it...it may happen... if you want to tackle it yourself get you a trial copy of winRAR or another file reader and open a mdpi and the hdpi files and compare the res/drawables....thats a place to start I think.
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someone may port it...they're several pngs that have to be resized and edited etc porting any apk and or making a theme is a time intensive task so maybe if a themer or a dev feels like jumping on it...it may happen... if you want to tackle it yourself get you a trial copy of winRAR or another file reader and open a mdpi and the hdpi files and compare the res/drawables....thats a place to start I think.
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It also has the resolution for each key specified in the decompiled .smali files inside classes.dex, so I think it's a big job to convert it. It's definitely beyond my ability. You'd need to use a tool like APK Manager 4.4 (search XDA for it) or manually decompile it with baksmali.
EDIT: I was wrong, the resolution in the .smali files is relative, so that's not stopping it from working.
I wonder if this would work with punk.kaos new froyo build?
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DS36 said:
I wonder if this would work with punk.kaos new froyo build?
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Nope it wants to replace the latinime app thats why it wont install
Some Hero folks got it working as-is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=710522#post6949662
It sounds like it only works with Vanilla-based ROMs since they have LatinIME in them (Android keyboard), and you have to push it to /system/app/LatinIME.apk (overwriting the Android keyboard) instead of installing it as a user app.
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Some Hero folks got it working as-is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=710522#post6949662
It sounds like it only works with Vanilla-based ROMs since they have LatinIME in them (Android keyboard), and you have to push it to /system/app/LatinIME.apk (overwriting the Android keyboard) instead of installing it as a user app.
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How can I push it without a computer mine is broken at the moment
iloveandroid said:
How can I push it without a computer mine is broken at the moment
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Most likely you can use Root Explorer or a similar app to move it into /system/app while the phone is on, then make sure you check its permissions (should be rw-r--r--), and then reboot for the change to take effect. Again, I haven't gotten this to work for me, but I'm on a Sense-based ROM. The successes reported were on Heros with their "darchdroid" ROM.
I have an idea for getting this to work with Sense, and I'm testing my theory right now. My theory is that we're missing its dependencies (in /system/lib), so I'm going to just flash the "Android Keyboard for Sense" from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5874235#post5874235
And then flash the new Droid X keyboard on top of that. Maybe that'll work.
UPDATE: YES! It works! Hang on, I'll post an update.zip to take care of installing it...
Can you post the flashable droid x keyboard for those on froyo or vanilla roms
iloveandroid said:
Can you post the flashable droid x keyboard for those on froyo or vanilla roms
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It should already work on Vanilla ROMs. Just install the APK on the first page of this thread. The pre-requisite is that you have to have the Android stock keyboard (com.google.inputmethod.latin) installed, which you do.
The tricky part is a Sense ROM, because it doesn't have the Android keyboard.
Attached is a flashable ZIP to install the Droid X Multi-Touch Keyboard onto a Sense-based ROM (or any ROM without the Android stock keyboard).
Credit to itmustbejj for original keyboard.
so I got it to install but I just get it force closing every three seconds
iloveandroid said:
so I got it to install but I just get it force closing every three seconds
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Try the flashable version instead.
thenestor said:
It should already work on Vanilla ROMs. Just install the APK on the first page of this thread. The pre-requisite is that you have to have the Android stock keyboard (com.google.inputmethod.latin) installed, which you do.
The tricky part is a Sense ROM, because it doesn't have the Android keyboard.
Attached is a flashable ZIP to install the Droid X Multi-Touch Keyboard onto a Sense-based ROM (or any ROM without the Android stock keyboard).
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Nice work man. Cant wait to check this out. Might be better than Swype.
Keep it up. You been on a roll lately.
droidkevlar said:
Nice work man. Cant wait to check this out. Might be better than Swype.
Keep it up. You been on a roll lately.
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using it on my Moto Droid and its amazing...better than swype imo having no lag and its very responsive...
Related
EDIT: DOES NOT WORK FOR 1.1
Ok so here is my first shot at a theme.
I've done some image editing on this, but mainly its a compilation of stuff from other themes on this site.
Flash at your own risk/do a nandroid backup!
How-to Theme Development
And NpRussell for making this rom
And Oshaka for making .jar's easy to edit
And the themes I borrowed from:
Luminescence by Amoredraven
Blue_Haze by Cloverdale
And Enoch's theme, which I can't find atm.
So go send those people some love
And of course
hTC
Flash at your own risk/do a nandroid backup!
http://zerotwonine.co.uk/dropbox/Branwens_Community_Blue_Vanillan.zip
Oops, to help clear it up, its using Home++, which is a home replacement app, in beta on the market
Works with the Hero? Vanillian might be hero-only tho... still, does it? Looks sweet!
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Works with the Hero? Vanillian might be hero-only tho... still, does it? Looks sweet!
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Thanks.
I think the .jar edits would cause it to bootloop, but I'll have a look and see.
But only for vanilla roms, nothing with sense
This theme work with CyanogenMod v1.0 ROM?
Is the file corrupt?
Ive downloaded it and attempted to extract the files to view exactly whats been changed but it wont extract correctly?
are this really for htc hero? after i install & reboot but the btm scrolling icon was not there.
It may well be solely for the VanillainROM, which is in my sig.
It depends exactly what's been changed and where.
Good to see someone theming my roms anyway
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are this really for htc hero? after i install & reboot but the btm scrolling icon was not there.
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Its for AOSP roms, so anything from Sense Ui will not be changed
im using AOSP vanilla the bottom also didnt change >.<" i really like ur theme ='(
e.japonica said:
im using AOSP vanilla the bottom also didnt change >.<" i really like ur theme ='(
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Yeah i really want the bpttom 2 very nice theme!
Mikeytjee said:
Yeah i really want the bpttom 2 very nice theme!
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my G1 using SuperD rom also have that. so useful... i want it.. T_T...
Ahhhh, the bottom is Home++
Its a home replacement app, in beta on the market.
IMO its the best one out there, GO. GET. IT.
[sorry for the confusion]
THANKS Branwen!!! muackz! =x *oops im guy*
Any way to get this to work on Kagudroid 1.2.2?
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Any way to get this to work on Kagudroid 1.2.2?
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I tried it this morning, but could not get the .jar files to edit properly.
Will have another go now
Branwen said:
I tried it this morning, but could not get the .jar files to edit properly.
Will have another go now
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Brilliant news, thanx
Ive been trying to get the che changes you made to GenieWidget to work on the version in kagudroid and couldnt, I tried copying the whole apk across, just the 2 folders with the changed icons and even opening the apk on the desktop and copying the folders in and then installing it but none would work. Not exactly sure what i was doing really lol.
djmace said:
Brilliant news, thanx
Ive been trying to get the che changes you made to GenieWidget to work on the version in kagudroid and couldnt, I tried copying the whole apk across, just the 2 folders with the changed icons and even opening the apk on the desktop and copying the folders in and then installing it but none would work. Not exactly sure what i was doing really lol.
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Ah, that needs to be in an update .zip, I can do that easily.
Two ticks.....
Here you go:
http://zerotwonine.co.uk/dropbox/modified_genie_widget.zip
Should just be able to flash that
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Ah, that needs to be in an update .zip, I can do that easily.
Two ticks.....
Here you go:
http://zerotwonine.co.uk/dropbox/modified_genie_widget.zip
Should just be able to flash that
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Didnt work sori, flashed with no problem but when it rebooted the original genie widget was there with out the changes, tried removing and re adding the widget but still no changes to the graphics
very nice theme & with the home++ ;p i juz pwned a friend who using diamond2 at my work place with this theme & home++ hehe...
we r android vs winmo war going on ;p *win everytime* its a theme/apps/functional war!
Will this work on my CDMA Hero w/ an AOSP 2.0.1 ROM?
If anyone can help, please take this zip and make it compatible for the Hero. right now it's for the Droid running Cm6. http://www.multiupload.com/BHME414DUC
Thanks
abu_noah said:
If anyone can help, please take this zip and make it compatible for the Hero. right now it's for the Droid running Cm6. http://www.multiupload.com/BHME414DUC
Thanks
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Its not something you do in a few minutes.
He's been working on it for a bit, think he needs help with the finishing touches
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MrSpradlen said:
He's been working on it for a bit, think he needs help with the finishing touches
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
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I have been working on this for a bit, but this is just the Full on flashable zip, made for the Droid. I got three kids and not alot of time to resize every image to mdpi. plus this is coming from the a droid theme, so I'm not sure what to do with the drawable-nodpi images and other if any nopi images. anyway, i'm just asking for help, not for "I can't help you" or "Alot of work" answers. I know it's alot of work as i have driving myself crazy on how to do it. Thanks.
I tried using the theme porter to save time but it will not recognize 9.pngs and I'm pretty sure that's why it's not porting.
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I tried using the theme porter to save time but it will not recognize 9.pngs and I'm pretty sure that's why it's not porting.
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What errors are you getting, what issues are you having? sorry to be so coarse.
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What errors are you getting, what issues are you having? sorry to be so coarse.
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I have converted the hdpi to mdpi now I think. before I used the theme porter, but it kept saying system file cannot be specified. well i got the pngs converted and the folders renamed, but I don't have a hero to test it on. I use my wife's when she's here. Don't know if this will work or not.
I also need to know if the images in the framework-res are the only thing I need to change, and then I can flash that same package that was meant for the droid or if I need to transfer those over to the Hero's framework-res?
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I have converted the hdpi to mdpi now I think. before I used the theme porter, but it kept saying system file cannot be specified. well i got the pngs converted and the folders renamed, but I don't have a hero to test it on. I use my wife's when she's here. Don't know if this will work or not.
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I almost positive you cant just rename folders like drawable-hdpi to draw-mdpi as theres more in the apk that specifies that the apk is built for an hdpi phone.
This is how I do it (short version cause I'm working out kinks). basically just copy over the pngs from the hdpi folders to the mdpi folders. Basically the difference in size from hdpi to mdpi is about 66% the size of an hdpi png so in the process of copying them I also shrink them. 9 patch pngs are a alot harder to get right and I currently working through some ways to port those now, but for a basic port you can just leave them as is. If you wanted to fix the 9 patch you basically have to decompile the apk and then use the 9patchDrawable tool in the android sdk and gimp to shrink them and then redraw the patch borders.
Your problem is most likely trying to rename the file folder. The port should only bring over the pngs and maybe ( i never do) some minor xml tweaks and put those in the rom your porting to you can't use anything from the ported rom except the pngs unless you want a buncha headaches.
I want to put stock 2.2 keyboard on desire HD as I'm not a fan of the HTC keyboard.
I tried a linked download from another post on the nexus one forum but it crashes everytime!
Spinstorm said:
I want to put stock 2.2 keyboard on desire HD as I'm not a fan of the HTC keyboard.
I tried a linked download from another post on the nexus one forum but it crashes everytime!
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I'm also not a fan of the HTC keyboard... Nevertheless I'm a huge fan of this modded HTC keyboard: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/get-the-htc-typing-experience-on-your-g2/
Check it out... The keyboard is *highly* customizable. You can even set custom typing sounds without having full root. Great! because this means we now can have the nice tapping sound of the Windows Phone 7 keyboard on our Désiré HD.
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I'm also not a fan of the HTC keyboard... Nevertheless I'm a huge fan of this modded HTC keyboard: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/get-the-htc-typing-experience-on-your-g2/
Check it out... The keyboard is *highly* customizable. You can even set custom typing sounds without having full root. Great! because this means we now can have the nice tapping sound of the Windows Phone 7 keyboard on our Désiré HD.
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Hmm so where do i get that wm7 sounds ??
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Hmm so where do i get that wm7 sounds ??
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Here you go. I got it from a WP7 dump (the wav is the original, the ogg file is compiled by me). Strangly there's just one sound.. I guess they are modifying this base sample with a algoritm. Don't see how else they can do this: http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/218282.asp
BTW Sounds on the keyboard I refered to are not working on the Desire HD . The developer was so kind to add the source code of the keyboard. I'll see if I can make the sounds work on the DHD
Could you try install this apk and tell me if it works?
note, you'll have to enable android keyboard in the keyboard settings.
as a newbie to android how do you install apk packs is it like a cab file in win mob
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as a newbie to android how do you install apk packs is it like a cab file in win mob
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yeah it is. you'll need a file explorer on your phone. Get ASTRO from the market. Drop the apk on your SD card, or download directly if you're viewing this from your phone. Then from Astro just locate the apk and launch!
thanks very much
SupremeBeaver said:
Could you try install this apk and tell me if it works?
note, you'll have to enable android keyboard in the keyboard settings.
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I'm still getting force closes upon opening the keyboard
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Here you go. I got it from a WP7 dump (the wav is the original, the ogg file is compiled by me). Strangly there's just one sound.. I guess they are modifying this base sample with a algoritm. Don't see how else they can do this: http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/218282.asp
BTW Sounds on the keyboard I refered to are not working on the Desire HD . The developer was so kind to add the source code of the keyboard. I'll see if I can make the sounds work on the DHD
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To bad. Good luck with making them work
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I'm still getting force closes upon opening the keyboard
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well that's disappointing, i was planning on using that keyboard.
I've also been trying to get the Froyo keyboard onto my Desire HD, no luck, all I get is force closes Somebody must have the know how to help with this!
Just wonder we can use swype keyboard in Desire HD, right?
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Just wonder we can use swype keyboard in Desire HD, right?
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Yes you can, i have it installed on my stock unit.
bio88 said:
Yes you can, i have it installed on my stock unit.
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which version of swype are you using and does it work fine i was told there wasnt a swype version out yet for the DHD cause of landscape/potrait issues
Hmm, i havent tried landscape yet. Ill check soon.
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Landscape works fine with Swype. Anyway, does anyone have the stock froyo keyboard working on their DHD? If so, how??
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I've also been trying to get the Froyo keyboard onto my Desire HD, no luck, all I get is force closes Somebody must have the know how to help with this!
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regular install won't work because of a library that google keyboards are depending on. The only way to get this to work is to copy it to your system/app folder. (Of course you need a full root to do that)
appelflap said:
regular install won't work because of a library that google keyboards are depending on. The only way to get this to work is to copy it to your system/app folder. (Of course you need a full root to do that)
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Copy the library file, or the keyboard apk?
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Copy the library file, or the keyboard apk?
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what (also) might work is
a) to install the froyo keyboard the usual way, and
b) to copy the library file libjni_latinime.so (a native c library file that will generate suggestions from a dictionary - faster than a java procedure) to the /system/lib dir. (Attached the library file to this post)
(The FC with the regular installation is caused by the fact that the keyboard can't load the library file. It looks for a native procedure but can't find it)
EDIT: if the attached library file doesn't work, you can also try the one that comes with the apk package (rename x.apk to x.zip and unzip it. In the lib directory you will find the library)
http://bit.ly/hNlgaZ
1. Use Droid X Bootsrapper to boot into Clockwork Recovery
2. Navigate to mounts and storage
3. Mount /system
4. Back out to main menu and select install zip from sdcard
5. Select choose zip from sdcard
6. Navigate to GingerBreadLatinIME.zip and select it to install
7. After install completes, return to main menu and reboot phone
Tested and works great on my DX running 2.3.320 and Fission 2.3
Is this one any different from the updated release on droid-life?
the one on droid life was uber small.. any fix for that? also is there a single .zip with the dictionary and kb?
The one on Droid Life has been fixed. I am using mine on Fission 2.3 and all features work.
I'm sure I've missed the answer to this somewhere but, is this keyboard multi-touch?
There's one in rom manager under fabulous's rom section with a full dictionary and working auto-correction.
Okay since I'm still a newbie I have a question.
I'm on Rubix and didn't like that the motorola multi-touch keyboard wasn't on there.
Instead there's the Android keyboard. I installed the apk of the multi-touch from
punk.kaos here and I deleted the LatinIME from the system/lib folder to replace it with
the libnji that came with his apk zip.
Now I've gone through the bootstrap method as described in the OP but the GB
keyboard isn't installing and instead I'm getting the FC on the multi-touch. My question
is this, do I have to replace the libjni again with the one that comes in this zip?
Works well. Enjoying it..
The keyboard is multitouch. I'll edit this post once I've tried it ton rubix 1.9
edit: works just fine :]
Using the GB keyboard to type this. It seems a little small... installed the one in ROM manager.
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lets post screen shots
Mine is comming in really small. Changing the LCD density fixes it, but I really have no interest in doing that permanently. any fix?
Is there a difference in the one in rom manager and the one from droid-life? or are they the same
Tried both of them...one from rom manager and the one from post...both are tiny...but I can still type pretty well just slower. I feel like if this was the normal size it would be better than the stock moto one!
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Tiny fix. Dl lcd density and select stock 240 then apply/reboot. Fixed! Well fixed till next time you reboot.
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forever29 said:
Okay since I'm still a newbie I have a question.
I'm on Rubix and didn't like that the motorola multi-touch keyboard wasn't on there.
Instead there's the Android keyboard. I installed the apk of the multi-touch from
punk.kaos here and I deleted the LatinIME from the system/lib folder to replace it with
the libnji that came with his apk zip.
Now I've gone through the bootstrap method as described in the OP but the GB
keyboard isn't installing and instead I'm getting the FC on the multi-touch. My question
is this, do I have to replace the libjni again with the one that comes in this zip?
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In your case you need to put LatinIME.apk back on you phone like it was before all the changes you mentioned above. Then you can install the Gingerbread Keyboard once that is done.
The reason for all your troubles is cause the Gingerbread Keyboard installs over and replaces both the Droid X Multi-touch Keyboard and if installed the 2.2 Android Keyboard. Hope this helps and post back with any questions.
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Tiny fix. Dl lcd density and select stock 240 then apply/reboot. Fixed! Well fixed till next time you reboot.
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Thanks alot man! Works amazingly! I don't know about you guys but the key placement of this seems way better I can type without looking...almost!
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In your case you need to put LatinIME.apk back on you phone like it was before all the changes you mentioned above. Then you can install the Gingerbread Keyboard once that is done.
The reason for all your troubles is cause the Gingerbread Keyboard installs over and replaces both the Droid X Multi-touch Keyboard and if installed the 2.2 Android Keyboard. Hope this helps and post back with any questions.
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Thanks for the reply. I went ahead and used the rom manager method and it worked fine.
Ewww.
This is really tiny with the LCD mod in place! I guess I have to go my backup now, or does anyone know how to uninstall this thing?
No go..
I get a constant force close. Didn't work for me.
Here's a new interface from the Iida phone : http://iida.jp/english/products/infobar/interface/
It looks great, very WP7 like.
Is there a dump of Iida online? maybe someone could extract the launcher out of it. Based of lifehackers translation, the Iida is running gingerbread, so it may be possible to port the launcher to our SGS
Second that, hope it can be ported and translated to SGS
http://iida.jp/english/products/infobar/
here is the english version of the site, sans the video. the phone's name is INFOBAR A01. i haven't been able to find a rom or dump online yet.
You guys think I'll be able to run a rom of that on a 600mhz processor phone?
This looks awesome, I can't wait for it to be released. Hopefully we can get a ROM for it
demo/review of the actual product/UI interesting...
check it out
www*youtube*com/watch?v=sMEpkh4ig84
i have the phone coming in a few days, can someone help me get the system files off it, so you guys can dev it up for use on htc evo 3d?
thanks....
The people at HTC EVO 3D forum get a system dump of iida.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1217215
I've made the launcher run on galaxySL very easily.
here are the instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16710569&postcount=51
Here are the files:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16713969&postcount=57
And here are two themes I made for the launcher:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16748025&postcount=74
You'll need root to push the files to /system/app/
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The people at HTC EVO 3D forum get a system dump of iida.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1217215
I've made the launcher run on galaxySL very easily.
here are the instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16710569&postcount=51
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Did anyone else get this working? I could not.
Upichi what was the problem you have with the instalation?
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Upichi what was the problem you have with the instalation?
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I used root explorer to move the apk files, but it didn't do anything. (I wasn't sure if I had to install them, but I couldn't either way.)
Try using adb to push the apks in system/app, if anything goes wrong adb will show why.
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Try using adb to push the apks in system/app, if anything goes wrong adb will show why.
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Please post the commands, never used adb before.
EDIT: Nevermind, I just manually copied them and it's working. The launcher is quite disappointing though :\