i had a app called butler on my touch pro that would change the keyboard based on if it was slid out so null kb would pop up.
i want something like this so i can use regular keyboard in landscape and swype in portrait.
has this come out yet?
That is A very good piece of thought! Swype in Portrait mode is just perfect, but in landscape the HTC keyboard works better for me, so if there is a way to achieve this automatically (yes, I know, I can switch the kbd on demand, but it's still 2 extra taps each time rotating the screen), that would be great.
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if you set your screen to landscape prior to sliding out the keyboard, and then you slide out the keyboard, then put it back in, does your screen return to portrait mode (even though it was set to landscape prior to sliding out or sliding in the keyboard)?
i hope not.
Your hope is a dream. Its'return to portrait.
that's idiotic!
indeed.. its stupid!
i have feeling that some monkeys are making those thing and programing...
As we all know, when we open the qwerty, the screen rotates 90ยบ to the right. I can not get used to this so I went to my Setting-System-Screen and turn the screen to Landscape (left-handed), which is the same as the one you get when you open the qwerty.
It works fine until I actually open and close the qwerty. The problem is that after I close the qwerty, the screen goes back to the default Portrait configuration.
Does anyone knos how can this be fixed?
I wat my screen always in Landscape (left-handed) mode.
Help please.
There is no known way yet. You can set screen rotate to a hardware button so you can quickly rotate it back when you close the keyboard. That is the best option at the moment.
Thanks for the answer, now I know that it is not something that I was missing, so thanks.
The idea of the hardware bottom is a good one, I will try that, still not the perfect solution but it is something.
Is it possible to set two different input methods? Ideally, I'd like to use Swype if the phone is upright and have the phone switch automatically to multi-touch keyboard when I slide the keyboard out. I have looked around on the phone and am not sure if this is possible.
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Is it possible to set two different input methods? Ideally, I'd like to use Swype if the phone is upright and have the phone switch automatically to multi-touch keyboard when I slide the keyboard out. I have looked around on the phone and am not sure if this is possible.
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I was looking for a way to do this a while back, but didn't have any luck. For me the perfect setup would be Swype in portrait mode and HTC IME in landscape. I really hope somebody finds a solution for this.
bump. Anyone know? Maybe this should be moved to the general forum?
I think I have it. If you disable auto-rotate and try to type a text upright it will pull up the multi-touch (or swype) soft keyboard but if you slide out the keyboard and start typing it will input that way.
Does that work for you guys?
Edit: I don't think auto rotate has anything to do with input method, sorry.
Can you clarify your question? where do you want to input stuff? text?
Well, you know how if you start typing on the slide out keyboard, word suggestions and punctuation will be available at the very bottom of the touch screen for quick access? That only happens when multi-touch keyboard is enabled. If you type on the slide out with Swype enabled, this doesn't happen and makes typing on the keyboard take a lot longer than it would otherwise.
So I was asking if there was a way to make the phone automatically switch input methods based on its orientation. If it's upright, Swype for faster text input on a touch screen. If it's horizontal or the KB is out, multi-touch keyboard for faster KB typing.
And yes, this is for all text entry.
Hey all,
I wanted to see how you all(the community) like typing on the tab, and if you prefer landscape or portrait.
I personally like to type on the tab in portrait using just my thumbs, holding the tab with my other.fingers. One of my issues is how small the.space bar is, a lot of.the.time I hit the period key as shown before haha.
I want to get.some suggestions on typing in landscape, as I don't know how to do it. Do you lay.it down on a table and try to use all your.fingers (like a normal keyboard)? Or do you just.use your thumbs or index fingers.
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I like typing with my thumbs in portrait mode. I use my own Thumb Keyboard for this, because it has wider keys so hitting adjacent keys is not a problem anymore and (maybe I like that more) it gives a really balanced feel in the hands. With a regular keyboard I have some problems holding the tab in portrait mode while typing. Thumb Keyboard allows me to hold the tab in a more natural way when I thumb type on it (again in portrait mode).
Also, I find me using my own keyboard also much more in landscape mode. Maybe because I found a way to reposition the keys much better for landscape thumb typing.
(Sorry to advertise my app this way. This is not my intention. The subject is just interesting me. Anyway, a light version can be found in the app section. It has the portrait thumb type mode, but with larger keys (it was written for phones initially). I adapted it for tablets in the full version)
I use Smart Keyboard Pro, in landscape mode (large hands, I can still reach all the keys ) I gave up on Swype in the end. In portrait mode I have it set to T9.
Smart Keyboard Pro has settings for a super-wide spacebar too.
Love typing in portrait using SwiftKey. After using so many different keyboards something about SwiftKey feels smooth and natural.
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Smart keyboard. Portrait mode. With two thumbs seems best for me.
I'm now using samsung's keyboard dock for tab. Expensive but works nice and looks great
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I use swype keyboard in portrait
I wish I knew how to quote using this pda app, I'm gonna try out that thumb keyboard.
Thanks for the inputs
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This really bugs me, why the hell does HTC Sense work fine in landscape with the keyboard open, but the second you close it it goes to portait, and you can't change it back?
What's the actual reason for this, is it just a bug?
I wouldn't count it as a bug, it's just how Sense was designed - the thinking is that if your keyboard is closed, you'd want to hold your phone in portrait mode (except for specific apps). I believe there are a few tweaks that you can do to keep accelerometer-based rotation on *everywhere* (as opposed to the current slide-status-based rotation).
It's not a bug but I agree that it'd be nice to be able to have Sense in landscape mode with keyboard closed.
I'm not into development stuff at all but would it be difficult to develop a small app that would either cheat by sending the information "keyboard is open" when the phone is turned in landscape position or by adding a 2nd condition for displaying the landscape mode (if accelerometer turned 90deg then display landscape mode)?
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It's not a bug but I agree that it'd be nice to be able to have Sense in landscape mode with keyboard closed.
I'm not into development stuff at all but would it be difficult to develop a small app that would either cheat by sending the information "keyboard is open" when the phone is turned in landscape position or by adding a 2nd condition for displaying the landscape mode (if accelerometer turned 90deg then display landscape mode)?
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I think it can be made, but remember: if the device "thinks" the keyboard is opened, the softkeyboard is disabled. Then it should be configured to work only in the Sense laucher.
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I think it can be made, but remember: if the device "thinks" the keyboard is opened, the softkeyboard is disabled. Then it should be configured to work only in the Sense laucher.
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Yep you're right. I hadn't thought about that
In landscape mode if I refer to my personal use I'm more inclined to use the physical keyboard than the soft keyboard so I would anyway open the physical keyboard if I need to type something. But I don't know if other people have the same habit.
Mee too, If in landscape I always use the physical keyboard. The soft one uses a half of screen