[Galaxy Note 10.1 Android Development] evoliphant:
Unfortunately that did not work for me. Every time I hit the button with the little wheel on it that allows you to change to handwriting mode, nothing happens. I could sit there and hold it down for several minutes and nothing would happen. Then when I let go of the button it immediately sends me to the Samsung Keyboard Settings page. And, yes, "Pen Detection - chance to Handwriting recognition mode when pen is detected." is checked off. I really wish this would work. Ugh. Anyone else got any ideas?

Edit: I finally got it working thanks to d4kkrn for inspiring me to keep trying somethings and I finally got it. The only app I have yet to see work with the keyboard is ironically the app that the ROM's developer put in. It's the browser--Maxthon. I'd never used Maxthon before so I tried it out and really liked it. I use it mostly all the time, but the Samsung keyboard does not work for this app. But the rest of them do! at least so far...

Okay, so for all the other people out there who are having issues with the Samsung Keyboard here is what I did. I obviously cannot guarantee that it will work for you, but hopefully it will.

First go to Settings>Language and Input>Keyboards and input methods> Default (click Default). Pop up menu should have Samsung Keyboard listed and selected. Click "Setup and input methods". Click the little wheel and it should take you to "Samsung keyboard settings." Go down to Reset Settings and hit it. Now you can either go ahead and exit if the default settings are okay with you or change the settings to your typical input. I don't think it will matter. After you change your settings (or stay with default) exit out of settings to a homepage. Any will do. Now make sure your pen is out of the tablet (I have one of the big pen like styluses from Bamboo so I had to take my small one out of the tablet). Now hold the button on your pen down and double tap the nib of your pen on the homepage and a Popup Note (S Note) should come up. Select the T in the menu selection at the top left of the pop up note. Some of you will now jump for joy as you finally see the handwriting input screen at the bottom of the page. If you are not one of those who see it, do not dismay. If you are looking at a keyboard at this point, then you probably also got a little pop up about how it could store all your info and Samsung is going to invade your privates. Just click okay and let Samsung have their way with you for a brief moment. Just kidding....after you finish you can go back and change the setting about personal info later. After the pop up goes away, you should see the key just to the right of the SYM key. It will either be a little wheel or T with a pencil next to it. Click and hold until the little selector menu pops up and then choose the T with a pencil and you're done. You should have handwriting available from now on...except of course for Maxthon. There may be other apps that don't work, but so far, all I've tested have worked just like they did before you flashed the ROM. So good luck and I hope that helps some of you with Samsung Keyboard/handwriting issues. I'm so happy I have this ROM working AND the handwriting keyboard. I hope you all do as well.