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Where does this keyboard come from?

I have the 16 key touch dual.
So on input options, you have the touch keypad, when I select that sometimes this comes out (please see attached)
I like it thought better than the 20 key touch keyboard.

Yeh... Where?
I second this, it works really well but there is no option to bring it up on the dual... it just randomly appears sometimes when you need to input text.

Thirded.
And whats more, why does text input seem to vary on web pages?
I've got some where it defaults to numeric input when it should be alpha numeric (ie. passwords), others where XT9 seems to be off (the subject on mails in facebook).
Its so stupidly all over the place and inconsistent! If I could just get this one to pop up all the time I'd be happy.

Doesn't that keyboard show when there's no text entry field?
And yes, i want it too, why would they disable it for normal usage?

Yeh I have found the keyboard to be all over the place when it comes to deciding if it will give you tx9, abc, 123, etc.... Anyone know a way to set one of the two alphanumerics as a default at least?

ok ive had this appear a few times now but couldnt figure out why, as you have been asking for it i have been playing around and think i know what is causing it. you may not need everything listed below but these are the settings on my device if you play around with them you should be able to narrow it down.
I'm running Toms rom, found here
i have disabled threaded sms by using the second setting here
i have enabled the favourite people button on the htc home screen by deleteing the key here
the only other app i have that may have changed a setting is the HTC home customiser.
After making these changes tick the enable xt9 setting in romsettings app, exit the app, then go back into it and untick the enable t9 setting, after closing romsettings you should have the keyboard shown in the second screen shot
as far as i can see this changes the keyboard in all applications

Thats great! Still albeit of a noob so you lost me somewhere there, is there a way to this on the stock ROM?

short answer is i dont know. try looking for an applcation called rom settings after installing it there is a t9 setting. untick it and closethe application if this makes no dfference you may want to try altering the other settings and then trying again until it works.

kerrance76 said:
short answer is i dont know. try looking for an applcation called rom settings after installing it there is a t9 setting. untick it and closethe application if this makes no dfference you may want to try altering the other settings and then trying again until it works.
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Ok will try that thanks. On the side, when you untick "T9" does this make "abc" default text entry as well?

I have confirmed that this keyboard layout come out when no text entry is needed.

muzikfreakah said:
On the side, when you untick "T9" does this make "abc" default text entry as well?
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I wish, this has been a problem since the phones release - theres 7 pages on it here

muzikfreakah said:
I have confirmed that this keyboard layout come out when no text entry is needed.
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thats the default action anyway, with the changes detailed the keyboard is available when entering text, if you look at the second image you will see that the cursor is actually in the message box, its the black line at the end of the word hello

muzikfreakah said:
I have confirmed that this keyboard layout come out when no text entry is needed.
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Eh? Maybe I overdosed on the thick pills last night, but that doesn't make any sense? If I click on a password field in IE, sometimes the main phone keypad always seems to default to numeric entry. But clicking in the field itself pops up this lovely keyboard.
It really does make no sense at all. There doesn't appear to be any standard/global keyboard settings.
And this is in v6 of WinMo, you would have thought they would have got the basics right by now, but the darned sent items has the useless option of "order by from" - when all the sent items are sent from the same person.
Its got plenty of potential, but it just seems like lots of separate teams were implementing it, doing their own thing without any centralised discussion/design.

Has anyone managed to get this to work with the standard T-Mobile [UK] ROM ?

any updates on this as well? it would be nice to just get an option for this

I got it to work, rather by chance, but thing is after that, I could switch to back to the touchpad type anymore.
I installed POCKETCM KEYBOARD. After doing that, somehow it locked this keyboard in when I choose touchpad.
Its rather a workaround, but for those who to use it premanently, you can do it

it also shows up at times when you are entering a password

Ouch ! I read to quickly and did'nt see the word "permanently" !
It does the same for me after installing pocketpc keyboard and even after uninstalling it !!!
Did you find a way to get the classic keyboard back ? This one is nice but there are some important keys missing as "." and a key to hide the keyboard !
Thanks
EDIT : The installation of Resco Keyboard got all the original settings back + Resco Keyboard of course.
So if you need to use the famous "hidden HTC keyboard", simply install Resco Keyboard and then Pocketpc keyboard.
You will then have your classic "touch" keyboards replaced by the "hidden keyboard" (+Resco Keyboard installed of course).
But to my mind, Resco keyboard alone is better...

Touch Keypad/Keyboard bug? T9 Not working anymore

Hi,
Just installed the Bepe ROM (19209.1.0.2).
Yesterday and today was working fine. Now I have a weird problem (bug?). The "Touch Keypad" and the "Touch Keyboard" they enter only numbers and not letters:
for example I press the "er" and it writes the number "1", I cannot figure it out how to write the letters (small or CAP, same thing).
1) Touch Keypad: only numbers
2) Touch Keyboard: only numbers
3) Keyboard: ok
4) Touch qwerty: ok
All of the above (1,2,3 and 4) no T9/input prediction not working.
And now word completion (T9) doesn't work on any keyboard
How can I fix this?

This also happen with my Cruise with udK R0 (the italian one) equipped, even after an hard reset.
I'm looking for a fix, too.

gandalf2000 said:
This also happen with my Cruise with udK R0 (the italian one) equipped, even after an hard reset.
I'm looking for a fix, too.
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partially solved installing a touch keyboard/keypad found in this forum. Now I have a working black keyboard (instead of a white one)
Another bug/issue: when I write an SMS in the "To" field, after pressing few characters it used to show the contacts available with those few input.
Now, instead, I have to insert some characters, and then click "Menus- Check Names".
Is there a way to have it back the auto fill in the "To" field?

I have the same problem as you...really annoying to have to go to contacts first and then pres SMS rather than go to SMS and write SMS and then choose contact. Can't figure out what's wrong =(

claudioita said:
partially solved installing a touch
Another bug/issue: when I write an SMS in the "To" field, after pressing few characters it used to show the contacts available with those few input.
Now, instead, I have to insert some characters, and then click "Menus- Check Names".
Is there a way to have it back the auto fill in the "To" field?
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I have the same issue.. any help would be good

Ok i have solved my issue. I installed Bepe's rom.. then installed the HTC original keyboard cab. Then i disabled the xT9 via a reg edit and now word suggestion and check names works.. phew.. its taken me a bit of trial and error... but its all good now..

Text Message Contact Choosing

I have just upgraded to the new official WM 6.1 ROM, and have noticed that before, when I would type a new text message and begin typing in the name of one of my contacts in the "To:" box, their name and number would come up so i could just choose it without having to type out their full name. Now I can not do that anymore, I am not sure if it is after installing the touch (original not diamond) keyboard because i never tried text messaging before installing it. Is there a way to get this feature back, because it is much easier than having to click menu add recipient.
Also, for the touch keyboard, is there a way to choose the full qwerty keyboard always, because whenever i try to make a new text message, I can only get the phone pad like keyboard (three letters per block) or the qwerty with two letters per block, is there a way to always get the full qwerty?

killerkhatiby009 said:
I have just upgraded to the new official WM 6.1 ROM, and have noticed that before, when I would type a new text message and begin typing in the name of one of my contacts in the "To:" box, their name and number would come up so i could just choose it without having to type out their full name. Now I can not do that anymore, I am not sure if it is after installing the touch (original not diamond) keyboard because i never tried text messaging before installing it. Is there a way to get this feature back, because it is much easier than having to click menu add recipient.
Also, for the touch keyboard, is there a way to choose the full qwerty keyboard always, because whenever i try to make a new text message, I can only get the phone pad like keyboard (three letters per block) or the qwerty with two letters per block, is there a way to always get the full qwerty?
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It has been my experience that this is due to the Touch Keyboard. I had that same problem, along with characters not typing correctly when I used the hardware keyboard, that made me un-install it from my Sprint Mogul.
Also, it is a known problem with the Touch Keyboard that it will not let you select the full QWERTY keyboard. I know there is a fix for it by using an altered Touch Keyboard, but when I tried the altered one it also had the same problems as the original, so I un-installed that one as well. My advice to you would be to un-install the Touch Keyboard and use something else like PCM Keyboard, that is the one I use most.
Another thing, it might take quite a long time for the Touch Keyboard to un-install. I know I had to leave my phone sit for about 10-15 minutes with the wait cursor spinning around in the Remove Programs setting before it finally was deleted.
I hope this helps!

its not a keyboard problem thats how 6.1 is my phone does the same thing regardless of what keyboard im using

it seems to be a problem with the touch keypad, as after uninstalling it, I am able to select my contacts for a text message as soon as I begin typing their name. Thanks for the help.

HD2 Text Prediction

When I got my HD2 I set two registry settings to below:
HKLM\system\currentcontrolset\control\layouts\e 0010409
\windows\xt9ime.dll change to Ime File :\windows\compime.dll
XT9 IME change to Layout Text : COMP IME
And installed FingerKeyboard 2.1. When I typed in text it would predict what I was typing and show it to me, i.e. if I type "can" it would suggest "can you" (take a look at the attachment).
I had to hard reset my HD2, after which the prediction went away. Anyway to get it back?

So, why did you do that...??? My Leo has the standard keyboard and if you turn the XT9 on, once you start typing a word, a moving bar is displaying the words matching what you've already put into.....

dudu7559 said:
So, why did you do that...??? My Leo has the standard keyboard and if you turn the XT9 on, once you start typing a word, a moving bar is displaying the words matching what you've already put into.....
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I don't like the the original suggestion method. I like the one in the screenshot as it gives me more options and I like FingerKeyboard better as it has more options.

Problem: Changing type of EzInput.

Hi!
I'm cooking a HD2 (LEO) ROM with ROM base 3.14 and SYS 28234.
How can I change the type of keyboard input? --> qwerty, phonepad, etc..
I can only swap from Touch Input and Swype.
Can you tell me how I can fix this in my kitchen?
THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS A LOT!
Best Regards!

Any help?
Cheers!

Assuming you have included the EZ Input package AND the EZ Input engine, since that's what's needed to make the keyboard work in the first place, when you tap the icon at the bottom in the middle of the softkeys, an arrow shows up. Tapping that arrow brings up the EZ Input menu to select the different keyboards. You aren't seeing the Compact QWERTY and Phone Pad there?

stickfigure said:
Assuming you have included the EZ Input package AND the EZ Input engine, since that's what's needed to make the keyboard work in the first place, when you tap the icon at the bottom in the middle of the softkeys, an arrow shows up. Tapping that arrow brings up the EZ Input menu to select the different keyboards. You aren't seeing the Compact QWERTY and Phone Pad there?
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Packages:
IME Engine Western v2.1.20164031.00
IME Ez Input Western v2.1.20162721.00
IME Swype v3.19.20.20.6343.0
IME Tutorial v1.0.19221430.00
When I tap the icon at the bottom in the middle of the softkeys I can only switch between Touch Input and Swype. I don't see the Compact QWERTY and Phone Pad.
How can I solve this problem?
Cheers!

Did you have a look in 3.14 initflashfiles.dat for the IME entries and created a app.dat for the packages?

Laurentius26 said:
Did you have a look in 3.14 initflashfiles.dat for the IME entries and created a app.dat for the packages?
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I need the SIP Menu displays "Keyboard", "Full QWERTY", "Compact Keyboard", and "Phone Keypad".
Actually, with the packages that I work, I don't have the sip menu, I have only a menu to switch between Touch Input and Swype.
Can you tell me what should I do?
-What I need to modify in the initflashfiles.dat?
Now i have:
;***IME_ENGINE_WESTERN***
;==========================================================================
; MASD customization settings
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Directory("\Windows"):-Directory("ET9IMEDB")
Directory("\Windows\ET9IMEDB"):-File("eT9AsDb.Adb","\Windows\eT9AsDb.Adb")
Directory("\Windows\ET9IMEDB"):-File("eT9Rudb.Rdb","\Windows\eT9Rudb.Rdb")
-And, what do you mean: "created a app.dat for the packages?"
Many thanks!!!

Ah, i just realized that you're using a 6.5.x build. The issue is there (sorta). Let me guess, when your menu pops up, it doesn't pop-up from the bottom, but from the center? I had this same issue. Sometimes I'd get the EZ Input menu, other times i'd get the MS menu. If this is the case, then try getting the latest menu enhancement package from the leaks. To tell you the truth, I don't know how the issue went away for me, but I'm not on that build. I also don't have a capacitive screen, haha...