Idea: Clicking sound when typing on the keyboard or other apps? - Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps

I don't know if you guys saw how the Blackberry Storm when you click the keyboard it makes clicking sounds to enable the fact that you clicked each button. I was wondering if something like this is available for our diamond. Never really considered this as a option but after I saw it in use its actually pretty cool.
Thanks

Settings -> Sounds & Notifications -> Enable Screen Taps!

mathiaspe said:
Settings -> Sounds & Notifications -> Enable Screen Taps!
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Hehe thanks should have kown better been using win mobile for like 3 years. Oooh well thanks.

Except that enabling the screen tap sound is universal for anytime the screen is touched, which is horribly annoying when panning and scrolling. I would love to see an option where the SIPs (including the dialpad) are modified to click (and preferably vibrate) whenever a soft key is pressed, but not for anything else.

RedJ said:
Except that enabling the screen tap sound is universal for anytime the screen is touched, which is horribly annoying when panning and scrolling. I would love to see an option where the SIPs (including the dialpad) are modified to click (and preferably vibrate) whenever a soft key is pressed, but not for anything else.
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Exactly.
Universal clicking is so annoying and useless.

I second this request!
Hi Keyboard always had typing sounds, and I've gotten used to it.
That's the only thing missing from the great HTC keyboards...

Haptic feedback...
Someone here at XDA is already working on something like this. It's in its very early stages, but sounds like it may be what you're looking for.
Take a look here.
Hope this helps.

grahamkdt said:
Someone here at XDA is already working on something like this. It's in its very early stages, but sounds like it may be what you're looking for.
Take a look here.
Hope this helps.
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Looking for audible clicking, not vibration. The same result as "enable screen taps" but with the application control of this guy's vibrate program. That would be ideal.

Some 3rd party keyboards have an option to turn on clicking sounds.
TouchPal definitely does and it's also the best keyboard I've used.

Davey101 said:
Some 3rd party keyboards have an option to turn on clicking sounds.
TouchPal definitely does and it's also the best keyboard I've used.
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Thanks for the tip, but I'm in love with the tiny, stylus-necessary "keyboard" layout on my Diamond.
Surely there is a simple reg hack for this?

ajd6c8 said:
Thanks for the tip, but I'm in love with the tiny, stylus-necessary "keyboard" layout on my Diamond.
Surely there is a simple reg hack for this?
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TouchPal has 3 layouts including full qwerty and it works better than the HTC one, smarter T9, etc.
Otherwise, I'm sure it would be very easy to modify the vibrate software mentioned above so that it makes noise. Worth asking for help from the author.

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Fat finger when dialing phone numbers

I have the Cingular 8125.
The problem I have with it is that the number keys are too small for me to tap with the tip of my thumb. Is there some mod that will change the size of each button, allowing me to use it more easily?
Thank
do a search for the touch dialer
Had the same problem
These are the best ones I've found. Plus, some of them are terrific for making the dial pad visible in bright sunlight. He's also working on smart-dial versions, if you use that feature, tho I don't know if they're fully functional yet:
http://www.paulya.com/dialerskins.htm
garyHal said:
I have the Cingular 8125.
The problem I have with it is that the number keys are too small for me to tap with the tip of my thumb. Is there some mod that will change the size of each button, allowing me to use it more easily?
Thank
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you should not use your thumb !
kidlockatong said:
These are the best ones I've found. Plus, some of them are terrific for making the dial pad visible in bright sunlight. He's also working on smart-dial versions, if you use that feature, tho I don't know if they're fully functional yet:
http://www.paulya.com/dialerskins.htm
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keep hearing people mention this, what is smartdial exactly?
funy said:
what is smartdial exactly?
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It's a search feature. As you tap in digits, it displays a dynamic list of complete numbers to choose from. The way I use my 8125, I found it kind of annoying, so I disabled it, but depending on how you use your phone, it might come in handy.
"...should not use your thumb !" ?????
Heh, heh. The only time I'm not working the phone with just one thumb, either navigating by mouse-button, by page-slider (with Smartskey) or on the touch-screen, is when I've got the keyboard out and I'm typing !
(With both thumbs, and at 30 wpm)
Let's see Steve Jobs top that ...
Used to be a big fan of Jimm98y's Dialer (CAB) but these days, I find the PaulyA.com Vista Dialer (WWW) much more stable and quicker to load. I just re-skinned it to suit my color preferences. He has most basic colors packaged already, to make things even easier for you...
...and yes, I'm a thumb dialer, and yes, the buttons are large enough for it. I found it helps considerably to double the sensitivity settings of your touch screen (there is a tweak here); this is especially helpful if you use a screen protector film.
...oh, one last thing. Smartdial is useful if you remember numbers and start dialing them to find people. If you're like me and have a directory in the hundreds, Smartdial isn't that useful. I passed on it, in favor of Pocket CM, which I can quickly navigate one-handed.
Myrddin Wyllt said:
it helps considerably to double the sensitivity settings of your touch screen (there is a tweak here);
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Just tried that. Yeah, I'd sure say that helped Thanks!

(25 November 2008) Haptic Feedback 0.3.1 - LG KS20 support (hopefully)!

There are probably similar apps around, but I got bored and made my own!
Currently, there are no options. It's on, or it's off!
Download the cab from here, install it, and then run "Haptic Feedback" from the programs menu.
By default, it installs a shortcut to launch at startup, but if you don't like that, delete "\Windows\Startup\HapticFeedback.Startup.lnk".
If Haptic Feedback is already running, starting the link again will cause it to exit.
Notes:
No external frameworks are required - pure C++
Supports MoDaCo AppToDate
Coming whenever I have enough time to implement it:
Settings - lots!
A settings application
Some features I haven't yet thought about... Suggestions anyone?
Support for keyboard response
I can't be held responsible for any damage or loss caused directly or indirectly via use of this program, etc etc...
Change Log:
0.3.1 LG KS20 Support!
The "CustomLED" option allows for different LEDs to be set as the vibrate (default is 1. KS20 users should set it to 3)
0.3 Sound playback!
VibrateEnabled - enable vibration (1 is yes, 0 is no)
SoundEnabled - enable sound (1 is yes, 0 is no)
Sound - the full path to the sound file (only used if SoundEnabled = 1)
0.2 Settings! Stored under HKCU\Software\l3v5y\Haptic Feedback
HoldVibrate - keep vibration on until the screen is no longer down
HighTime - the time (in milliseconds) the vibration should be sustained
LowTime - the time (in milliseconds) the vibration should be held low
PollingInterval - the time (in milliseconds) between polls of the mouse state
0.1 Initial release
No point in a screenshot, as there is no form!
DISTRIBUTION OF THIS IN ANY FORM MAY RESULT IN VIOLENT DEATH CAUSED BY nir36, OR MYSELF - DON'T DO IT!
Feature Request
I know Heptic feedback is primarily designed to be vibrate response function but my suggestion is, Allow user setting to select both when Heptic feedback or audible feedback on or off for example only if SIP keyboard is enabled or in a specific program.
I really don't like the screen tap sound when used in general for all screen taps under winmo general settings but I would like the ability to have screen taps sound or vibrate feedback or both when I use my keyboard. So the ability to assign sounds or vibration independently of each other would be nice.
Curious G
lol i love this. it's pointless and battery consuming. but i love it
nir36 said:
lol i love this. it's pointless and battery consuming. but i love it
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Why do you think I made it?
It only consumes as much power as getting called constantly, and it's great for annoying people trying to use my phone...
thanks for sharing its cool.
curious george said:
I know Heptic feedback is primarily designed to be vibrate response function but my suggestion is, Allow user setting to select both when Heptic feedback or audible feedback on or off for example only if SIP keyboard is enabled or in a specific program.
I really don't like the screen tap sound when used in general for all screen taps under winmo general settings but I would like the ability to have screen taps sound or vibrate feedback or both when I use my keyboard. So the ability to assign sounds or vibration independently of each other would be nice.
Curious G
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I'll see if I can work out how to do that! It seems a nice idea.
Thanks!
l3v5y said:
Why do you think I made it?
It only consumes as much power as getting called constantly, and it's great for annoying people trying to use my phone...
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dude. i suggest you stop giving your phone to people/losing it.
nir36 said:
dude. i suggest you stop giving your phone to people/losing it.
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Meh...
I wrote it mainly because I find it useful, and partly to test if I can get input from the device - I'm planning on creating a keyboard hook to launch my Dialer when the "call" button is pressed.
ooo! you should also share this with supbro for his iDialer..
that would be magnificant!
i'm off to sleep, 2000 hours of studying tomorrow.
cheers
nir36 said:
ooo! you should also share this with supbro for his iDialer..
that would be magnificant!
i'm off to sleep, 2000 hours of studying tomorrow.
cheers
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If I can get it to work, I will send it to supbro.
any way to lower the intesity of the vibration? its hurting my hand
This app works with ftouchsl, which other apps ive tried dont.
Mike
Mike1002 said:
any way to lower the intesity of the vibration? its hurting my hand
This app works with ftouchsl, which other apps ive tried dont.
Mike
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As of yet, no. Currently, the vibration motor is being controlled in the same way as LEDs, so it's either on or off... I'll look into an alternate method though.
It won't work on my LG-KS20 too. Just like the other pgm - Vibration Feedback.
this is nice little app
thanks for sharing
if u can find some way to make this just work when the on screen keyboard is up that would be awesome
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if u can find some way to make this just work when the on screen keyboard is up that would be awesome
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it doesnt work with the onscreen keyboard.... dam.. that whose the whole reason i wanted this application ...
what device u running
i have a htc touch pro
works with PCM Keyboard
but i just wish it was a less of a vibration. too loud for me.
imagine in class just hearing loud ass vibrations while im texting?
that teaches you to stop texting while you're in class
l3v5y said:
As of yet, no. Currently, the vibration motor is being controlled in the same way as LEDs, so it's either on or off... I'll look into an alternate method though.
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I think there is a way. Vibrations in Tweeter are very light, compared to the ones when there is a call or an alarm.
Excellent App, i will watch this development closely as its something id love. For the moment it feels like my Polaris is going to explode when i scroll Sometimes it also misses its "que"
But great work, very impressed.

[Q] Keyboard Click Sound

Is a soft keyboard out there that click when you type a key, like the iPhone?
or
Is there a way to make the HTC keyboard do that?
I believe this would make typing much easier on the HD, just like the iPhone
I know people are working on haptic feedback, but I'm just not a fan of vibrate on every tap
Try SPB full screen keyboard. It has keyboard taps, skins, landscape mode et all.
thank you for your suggestion
i did try it, but i'm not completely happy with it, so i don't see myself paying for it
i just ended up enabling screen tap notifications
(in settings > sounds and notifications)
it does make a sound every time i touch the screen,
but i think it's worth it to have the keyboard 'click'
not a perfect solution, but may be someone else is curious
Sir.B said:
i just ended up enabling screen tap notifications
(in settings > sounds and notifications)
it does make a sound every time i touch the screen,
but i think it's worth it to have the keyboard 'click'
not a perfect solution, but may be someone else is curious
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Great! I was looking for the same. have you found any way to enable clicks only on htc keyboard and not every time screen is pressed ?
Sir.B said:
Is a soft keyboard out there that click when you type a key, like the iPhone?
or
Is there a way to make the HTC keyboard do that?
I believe this would make typing much easier on the HD, just like the iPhone
I know people are working on haptic feedback, but I'm just not a fan of vibrate on every tap
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Try fingerkeyboard 2. Easy to use with a clicking noise after every push of the button.
I second FingerKeyboard2 much much better than the original keyboard. Typing is now a real joy and so much quicker.
Nice clicking sound too.
I tryed your suggestion and now I'm a happy user of FingerKeyboard2. Thanks!
shagratt said:
I tryed your suggestion and now I'm a happy user of FingerKeyboard2. Thanks!
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Glad my suggestion helped

configure optical button

Is there a way to configure the optical button on the htc incredible so that clicking it wakes the phone up (like pressing the top button)? I'm looking for functionality thats a little bit similar to how the iphone wakes up since I find that button at the bottom much more accessible than the button on the top.
id be interested in this as well. The top button isnt very intuitive to me
Search the market for "lock screen" or "lockscreen" or just "lock" (or maybe "button"? I thought there was a button switcher app too).
Many of the 3rd party lock apps will bring up the lock screen by pressing one or more of the physical buttons (volume, camera, etc). I bet at least one of them comes on with the optical button.
it has been done on the nexus one with the trackball. i think you need root access or at lease custom rom.
Ok, I found this.
http://androidforums.com/htc-incredible/69443-using-optical-trackpad-button-wake-phone.html
Try the "lockbot" app. It is probably about all that is available right now, but the Incredible will be extremely popular. There will be more hacks/tweaks/apps/whatever for this device than any to date, I suspect.
Humpa said:
Ok, I found this.
http://androidforums.com/htc-incredible/69443-using-optical-trackpad-button-wake-phone.html
Try the "lockbot" app. It is probably about all that is available right now, but the Incredible will be extremely popular. There will be more hacks/tweaks/apps/whatever for this device than any to date, I suspect.
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Thanks for the heads up. And I agree I think we are going to see a whole new level of geek with this phone
"myLock" in advance mode.
Great app, and thank you for the info. I was looking the same solution.
Mylock works great. Although I did have one occurence of it locking up the phone.
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daftlush said:
"myLock" in advance mode.
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Are you talking about the app called myLock auto unlock? I am not finding an advanced mode or way to get in advanced mode. Care to explain a little more? and this is able to make it so you can use the trackpad to wake/unlock the phone?
NoLock works for this as well but I wish there was a way to allow the optical pad to work without allowing the volume buttons to work at the same time.
Tried myLock just now and both seem like good apps.
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GrandMasterB said:
Thanks for the heads up. And I agree I think we are going to see a whole new level of geek with this phone
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just wondering why you sport the "Big Black" avatar?
And to those who think im being racist by calling him "Big Black", its his name on the Reality TV show with rob dyrdeck.

[Q] Screen Sensitivity & snooze control

1. I find the screen to be far too sensitive. A brush of the thumb is enough to place an unintentional telephone call. I installed Auto Config sensitivity to the lowest level and finger pressure to the highest, but it really hasn't helped. Perhaps the solution is to deactivate the soft "phone" button directly under the Home icon. Just to gripe about it, it seems a dumb place to put that button. Is there some way of turning that button off? Or in fact, increasing the pressure require to activate the screen?
2. The reminders are under the control of the pre-loaded and pathetic calendar program. As a result "snoozes" are limited to 5 minutes. I bought and installed Thumbcal -- a worthy program -- but there doesn't seem to be anyway of making it the default calender. Maybe I overlooked a switch. Can anyone help?
Thanks
1. use AE Button plus to unbind the send end keys. This will solve your problem.
I also use vangrieg in call lock so that you only slide to answer. Follow the steps in the following link regarding important note to HD2 users. HD Mini users will need to follow that too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=556801
Thank you. The case of the accidental phone call has been solved. It took me a while to figure out but it was $8 well spent.
humphster said:
Thank you. The case of the accidental phone call has been solved. It took me a while to figure out but it was $8 well spent.
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for snoozes, i use BsB Tweeks to enable x min/hour/day notifications. can snooze up to a day.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=589305
Once again my thanks. You are obviously well versed in customizing these phones.
humphster said:
Once again my thanks. You are obviously well versed in customizing these phones.
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learnt a lot from the community @ XDA. Just sharing my 2 cents...
In any case, thank you.
humphster said:
2. The reminders are under the control of the pre-loaded and pathetic calendar program. As a result "snoozes" are limited to 5 minutes. I bought and installed Thumbcal -- a worthy program -- but there doesn't seem to be anyway of making it the default calender. Maybe I overlooked a switch. Can anyone help?
Thanks
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You are correct. HTC calendar is really pathetic. It's included in the phone only for eye-candy purposes. No real value or function to it.
ThumbCal is a really great choice of a replacement calendar app. But it won't work from the calendar link of the homescreen. The homescreen calendar link is a real weirdo. It links to 3rd-party calendar app only when you have no appointment for today. So forget about that. (Actually, almost all of the whole homescreen graphics and links are useless. An unnecessary waste of screen real estate).
What you can do is to position ThumbCal icon somewhere up in the first few icons of WinMo menu. That way, you can access ThumbCal from anywhere. Just press the "Windows" button (center button on the lower edge of the phone), and you get to ThumbCal app anytime anywhere.
Another way is to use BSB Tweaks to reconfigure the left softkey of Sense UI, and change it from the default "Phone" to "ThumbCal".
Now, for the "snooze" problem. Again, use BSB Tweaks to modify windows notifications. Enable dismiss X time in notifications. This will revert the notifications back to the normal WinMo style. With a menu choice of snooze duration to choose from.
Thanks for the suggestion. I added thumbcal on the quicklinks, but your suggestion is just as efficient. The BsB tweal was already suggested. I implemented and works just fine.
Both are good ideas.

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