[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Rozenthal:
FingerKeyboard2.1 is now available HEREhttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=501122! This version is obsolete!

FingerKeyboard2 - public release

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INTRODUCTION:

Hello everyone! As promised - we are back with much anticipated FingerKeyboard v2! The goal was to create a very stylish keyboard with great key layout and some very cool features that will make your everyday typing a great experience.

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FEATURES:

Keeping it short, let's go through the main features:

- one of the most (if not the most) touch screen finger-friendly keyboards out there

- great looking :)

- supports both portrait and landscape modes

- supports WVGA & WQVGA / QVGA cab and VGA layouts available in post #2!

- supports different language layouts

- has a numeric layout for fast typing of numbers

- supports selectable color schemes

- supports Windows Mobile Contact name suggestions

- supports Windows Mobile Word suggestions (DOES NOT SUPPORT T9!)

- has excellent layout of buttons in both portrait and landscape

- many cool functions: text selection, cut+copy+paste, home, end, single word deletion, single line deletion, whole text deletion etc.

- preset emoticons for fast typing of smile-faces

- preset web browsing shortcuts for fast typing of web and e-mail addresses

- highly customizable (requires editing txt files, tough)

- supports click sounds when typing

- has a configuration utility that allows selecting lanuages and color schemes

- now comes in a .cab file for easier installation

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LANGUAGES INCLUDED FOR WVGA:

- English

- Russian

- Romanian

- Croatian

- Bulgarian

- French

- Polish

- Greek (multiversion!)

- Danish

- Italian

- Norwegian

- Arabic

- Hebrew

- Hungarian

- other languages (click on the links):

German

Swedish

Spanish

Portuguese

Czech

Turkish

Turkish 2

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INSTALLATION:

- IF YOU HAVE OLDER VERSIONS OF FINGERKEYBOARD, PLEASE UNREGISTER THEM BEFORE INSTALLING V2! If you need to unregister and don't know how to do it, check THIS post.

- after unregistering you have to soft-reset the device. Then you can proceed with installing FingerKeyb2.

- Run the attached .cab file (recommend you install to device memory)

- The keyboard will install into /Program files/FingerKeyb. There is also a link to Configuration tool in the Start > Programs.

- After installation, a Config window will open. Select language layouts you wish to use, and select a color scheme (both can be changed later)

- Select SMS name and WinMo word suggestion options in the second tab

- Click on OK and softreset the device

- Open up your standard keyboard (in SMS for example), click on the small arrow next to the middle keyboard icon and go to "Other input options"

- FingerKeyb should be listed there, select it and you're good to go

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HOW TO UNINSTALL:

Go into Settings > System > Remove programs. It is listed as "Exidler's FingerKeyboard".

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WHAT'S COMING UP IN THE v2.1?

We received A LOT of feedback, and from that big pool of suggestions, here's a part of what's coming in next version of FinkerKeyboard!

Keyboard click sound will be optional in Config tool.

Vibration feedback implemented! Optional in Config tool, with ability to select how intensive you want the vibration effect to be, ranging from barely sensible to long hard vibration.

Press delay time will be changeable in Config tool.

Backspace behaviour will be changeable in Config tool, separately for small caps and caps lock mode, as well as single-click and press+hold!

Undo option will be implemented.

Users will be able to select whether they want bottom WinMo menu bar displayed on screen or covered by FingerKeyboard, separately for portrait and landscape mode.

Bug fixes in layouts + new language layouts that were not included in previous version.

Stay tuned!

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TROUBLESHOOTING:

There is now a FAQ / Help section in post #3! Please read it before asking for help!

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ADDITIONAL FILES AND LINKS:

XT9 DISABLE CAB:

A cab that will disable XT9 globally, across the whole system. Installing this means that XT9 will NOT work on any keyboards you have on your WinMo system.

SIP CHANGE:

Installing this will allow you to keep FingerKeyboard as default keyboard after you soft-reset the device. For this to work you must increase the timeout delay to at least 50 seconds!

SMALL ROW SPACE:

You will notice there are additional "Compact" zip files with portrait layouts below. These are default portrait layouts with just one different feature: they have smaller row space in portrait mode. For users who are used to touch screens, this will be a nice feature, because it will free up some screen space (the keyboard screen size is smaller, and thus it will allow approximately 1 more row of text to show up in SMS for example). But for people who are not really used to touching tiny things on a plastic screen, or have bigger fingers, it might be easier and more precise to type with default larger row space. To install this, just overwrite the old portrait skin txt files, found in Program Files/FingerKeyb folder, with the attached txt files.

HTC GREEN SKIN

Same as default black skins, but with green accent colors. Made by HJ200.

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ABOUT & CREDITS:

Created and programmed by Exidler

Designed by Rozenthal

Big thanks to people who made additional language layouts, tested the FingerKeyboard 2.0 beta, worked on new graphics, helped with ideas and advices etc. (in no special order): Berkut_G, Cerato, Schreda, Panosha, JBouRas, SBS, BadCluster, Taiseer999, Borchert, Hanackin, Iligcons, Allbercik, Ombre.px, Nvidia32, derfler, ilovepunani, elite-fusion, RoozbehDream, Giannis86, parasite81, bugsykoosh, Reefhunter49, Chompy18 (if I forgot someone, please PM me!)

Another big "thank you" goes to all of you who showed us big support here on XDA forums.

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PROGRESS:

v2.0 - official release of updated FingerKeyboard

v1.4 to v2.0 beta - closed beta testing (link to 1.4 thread)

v1.4 - alternate language layout for landscape mode. New vertical num pad.

v1.3 - updated landscape graphics and layout, fixed bugs.

v1.2 - updated vertical layout, now supports limited landscape mode, new .dll and register files.

v1.1 - vertical support for 2 languages + numeric keypad, new graphics, new layout

v1.0 - exidler's original version