[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] binarybulge:
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ABOUT

ULTRA KEYBOARD has many features designed to give you a better Android keyboard experience.

Only $2.49 on Google Play! There is a free (48 hour) demo available.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.binarybulge.android.apps.keyboard.full

Look for us on AndroidPIT too, if you prefer (they accept PayPal!).

http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/market/apps/app/com.binarybulge.android.apps.keyboard.full

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FEATURES

Choose your favorite way to type.

Touch-type like usual, or combine adjacent keys into COMPACT KEYS so they're easier to press. Slide your finger over words using WORD TRACING (instead of touching each individual letter).

The SUGGESTION BAR is smart and easy to use.

Choose words with just one swipe, even if they're not visible at first. A built-in English LANGUAGE DICTIONARY is included (and many other languages are available for download). Add new words to your personal CUSTOM DICTIONARY. BLACK LIST words you don't want to show up anymore.

Use WORD REPLACEMENTS to automatically expand abbreviations.

Tired of always typing "be right there"? Try "brt". You can even create your own.

The TOOL BAR provides a ton of functionality in a small amount of space.

You can scroll, drag, or flick through the available buttons.

Use SPEECH-TO-TEXT to transform your spoken words into text.

TRANSLATE your text to dozens of different languages.

CUT, COPY, and PASTE with a built-in CLIPBOARD.

Text you copy is saved so you can access it later. Remove anything you don't want to keep.

FULL-SCREEN MODE provides TEXT SELECTION HANDLES and a MAGNIFIER.

Accurately select portions of text to edit or copy.

The CHARACTER MAP makes more Unicode characters accessible.

Set up your own list of favorites for easy access. Includes Emoji on Android 4.1 devices.

Use the CAMERA OVERLAY* to see where you're going.

Watch what's in front of you while you type on the go. (* Android 2.3 or newer only.)

Create custom ACTIONS triggered by GESTURES or device buttons.

Want to swipe left to delete the previous word? Want your device's search button to activate the camera overlay? Do all this and more.

A DYNAMIC UI means you can customize the keyboard so it's perfect for you.

Are the keys too tall for your liking? Make them shorter. Don't like the ARROW KEYS? Hide them. Many things can be tweaked directly from the tool bar.

Change the keyboard's look with downloadable THEMES.

You can use the built-in THEME EDITOR to create your own themes, or customize existing themes with your chosen fonts and colors. You can even use themes designed for other keyboards!

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CHANGE LOG

7.4.3 (1/31/2014)

Fixes:

Crashes involving the clipboard feature

Lag when updating the suggestion bar

Activity stack state issues when visiting settings/help from keyboard/tool bar

7.4.2 (1/30/2014)

Fixes:

Regression preventing lock screens from working

Problems with new word list interface

Clipboard tool wasn't honoring max entry setting

7.4 (1/29/2014)

Additions:

Customizable actions for long pressing modifier keys

Show the current dictionary on the space bar when multiple dictionaries are installed

A Done button in the full-screen editor

Improvements:

New interface for word lists (custom dictionary, replacements, clipboard entries, black list)

Made tool bar smoother and more predictable

The original suggestions are restored when undoing a selected traced word

Made it easier to cancel popup keyboards by dragging away from them

Only made certain dialogs transparent (the tool bar's Themes button for example)

Fixes:

Palette overlay in color picker didn't work

Character Map font color was wrong for light themes

The Done button didn't always dismiss the keyboard

Fixed crashes

7.3 (1/8/2014)

Additions:

"Character Map" feature (with Emoji for 4.1+ devices)

"Show Watermark" setting

Fixes:

Improved word tracing

Suggestion bar location was too low on 4.4 tablets

Couldn't always type in URL fields after tracing a word

Backspace didn't always work with selected text on 4.1+

Couldn't undo word corrections in some instances

Disabling "Typing->Capitalize Sentences" didn't work

Shift key wasn't always being updated after turning screen back on

Jumpy tool bar popup text

Fixed crashes on older versions of Android

7.2.1 (10/15/2013)

Suggestions:

Cursor position was sometimes incorrect when correcting existing words

Non-lowercase blacklisted words didn't persist

Typing:

Backspace deleted recently pasted text even after typing

Keys:

Previews could get stuck if keys were pressed as the keyboard was closing

Enter key long-press "take the default action" didn't work correctly

Tool Bar:

Position wasn't saved after a scroll

Emotes didn't show properly on certain versions of Android

Full-screen:

Cursor handles/magnifier could get stuck showing after leaving full-screen

Sentence capitalization didn't always work

Editor text didn't always get cleared when sending messages

Other:

Forced status bar to be shown when the keyboard is showing (avoids positioning issues)

Added direct app links to Facebook and Twitter profiles

7.2 (10/10/2013)

Suggestions:

Improved accuracy and speed (especially while tracing)

Undoing a suggestion sometimes mangled the text

Backspace deleted too many characters at times

Expanding the bar no longer steals focus from the current app

Typing:

Fixed capitals and symbols for shell/remote access apps

Prevented arrow keys from being triggered while typing

Improved popup key animations

Enter Key:

Fixed "Take the default action" behavior

Line break wasn't working on Android 4.3

Other:

Added "General->Show Automatically" setting

Worked around Android 4.3 clipboard crash

Popups (key previews, magnifiers, cursor handles) could get stuck on-screen

Tool bar item text size was too small for certain screen sizes

Increased heap size for extra-high-resolution screens

Crash fixes

7.1.1 (9/19/2013)

Fixes:

Enter key regressions (can't get past security/password lock; "Insert Line Break" broken)

Various crashes

7.1 (9/16/2013)

Additions:

Any selected text can be shifted

"Show/Hide Suggestions" action

Hidden characters on dedicated digit keys

Set default menu action to "none"

Theme names up to 32 characters

Updated key sounds

Fixes:

Editor button issues

Suggestions close when toggling full-screen mode

Compact popup keys close incorrectly

Compact alpha layout issues

Suggestion text size for small bar heights

Selected theme not migrated from demo

Inconsistencies in settings

7.0.1 (9/1/2013)

Fixes:

Issue deleting characters on Galaxy devices

Various crashes

7.0 (9/1/2013)

Additions:

Full-screen mode

New tracing animation

Physical key actions

Improved camera mode (with front-facing support)

New theme styles

Fixes:

Got rid of HUGE memory leak. Memory usage will be much lower now.

Many crash fixes.

LOTS MORE! Way too many to list here.

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