yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] yuppime:
From what I know the menubar is drawn before the SIP, so when the SIP opens it should check the position of the menubar and draw above it. This is why I said it doesn't measure the screen metrics correctly.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] alex.shastov:
What to do? How it can be corrected? People help please!!!

skin which I have made itself is already made, and the problem is not corrected: (
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Hormazdd:
It works fine on my imagio. download the WVGA version,
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] lifeofsoccer:
Dutch language

I downloaded the Finger Keyboard today and I like it very well. The only thing I still need is Dutch T9. Has it already been made for Finger Keyboard?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] DarkPrinceByWWW:
Just activate T9 from your normal keyboard, after just set FK2 as default (and activate T9 in the FK2 settigs).

@yuppime: So why T9 is display on the button?

Only because the keyboard have only one character on each button, it doesn't mean that you can use T9. Maybe its a little different, but it serves the same purpose.

The other thing is the question about the FK2 can map more than just one char per button. I don't know if it is possible, but for me, this option would be unnecessary. But it could be a nice feature that could be put into the FK2 to make it the best Keyboard :D Although i think its the best :D
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] yuppime:
How many words are in the Dutch T9 dictionary?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] DarkPrinceByWWW:
I don't know, since it depends on the Phone and the fact if the T9 dictionary is implemented by the operator. If it is implemented, you can add words to the dictionary by yourself. T9 doesn't depend on FK2 afaik.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] carrot34:
This is the best keyboard ever!!!! It makes my 2007 phone much nicer to use!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] gundamboy:
been using fingerkeyboard on my Xperia and I gotta say it's very nice :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Husmus92:
Resolution

HELP AND FAQ - Frequently asked questions

Read this whole text before using the FingerKeyboard or asking for help! If your question is already answered in FAQ it will be ignored. Don't be lazy!

What version should I install on my XYZ device? / What is WVGA, WQVGA, VGA and QVGA?

To successfully install Fingerkeyboard on your device, you need to pick the correct version for your phone. For example, let's say you want to find out what resolution Samsung Omnia has. Type "Samsung Omnia review" into Google, and among the first few results usually you'll get the most popular review sites listed. Reviews always contain resolution information, so we easily find out that Samsung Omnia has a 400x240 pixels resolution. That means you should install FKBD WQVGA cab.

Here's the list of supported resolutions for FingerKeyboard, with their standard abbreviations:

WVGA - 800x480

WQVGA - 400x240

VGA - 640x480

QVGA - 320x240

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Mine Touch Diamond have 480 X 640 resolution.. And i see you have 640x480, can i use it, or what can i do ? Wouldnt 400x240 br too small ?

Know I'm kinda newbie, but still hoping for answer(s) :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Chris Cross:
Whether 640x480 or 480x640 does not matter - it's still VGA. So, yes - it should work. :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] sandmik:
Does not work on WM 6.5.1 ?

Any Idea what I can not install it on WM 6.5.1?

(this ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=569869)

It starts the installation process, it takes a long time to install and at the end it says, Unsuccessful.

Too bad I could not try it :(

Thanks
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] one_e00:
Great Job

well done, what a great job

i intend to give some donation, but for now i have no money yet..

but highly appreciate your works.. :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] one_e00:
Finger keyboard on xperia

can you post your screen picture on fingerketboard?

what type you use, wvga/qvga?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Chris Cross:
If I'm not mistaken, Xperia is wvga (800x480).

It is hard to say. I know it works on WM6.5.1 because I am using it (Dutty's Leo R6 ROM for the Blackstone). I don't know how stable your ROM is. I would start by finding out if it is a ROM issue or an issue with other software installed after the ROM. That means - hard reset and try installing FKB before anything else. Sorry, I know it's a pain to have to do that, but other than that, we would just be playing a pointless guessing-game as to what your problem might be.

Oh, but first - make sure you are installing the correct resolution for your phone. Other people have had problems because they were trying to install the wrong resolution.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Aye!:
using it on my X1 also :D...

LOVE IT!!!!

great work!!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] sandmik:
Thank you for replying quickly.

Well first, It was a clean new ROM installation. I have HTC Tytn II (Kaiser) which I was using for over a year now, and Its memory chip got corrupted, basically the phone is working but I can not do anything memory related, I can not set ringtones, It can not remember missed calls, It can not have any user preferences. Until I get it fixed (I am assuming this is the memory chip as when I go to memory it says all of its space used and my phone keeps poping up messages "low on memory"...) I decided to use my old reliable phone BlueAngel (PDA2K), I flashed it using 6.5.1 rom that really looks very good and fast compared to others! After than, the next day I say the new post on your website and decided to download the FingerKeyboard, at first I was downloading the wrong resolution (VGA) but then I tried both version of QVGA which are the ones suited for my mobile phone. After that, I thought the ROM itself has problems installing software, so I tried installing some of my old software that I already have, I was able to install few without any problems. I am a software developer, if there is something I can do to help you figure out the problem, please let me know.

Thanks for all the support and for an excellent community.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] ronaldb:
Tabulator button?

This has to be the best softkeyboard I have tried.

But I wonder if it is possible to add a tabulator-key to it? I have tried a few things, but maybe there is a simple solution to it?

Is there an ACTION. for it (to put into the skin-files)?

I looked into a file "skin-01-actions", but except for the obvius ascii-codes, there are some extra coding for each action in there I am not sure of...

Edit:

Added Action Tab VK:14:0x09 and put it in istead of keyboard down, and it worked :) Cool.

Should have tried it before asking...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] igalan:
Nice tip about the Tab! I was missing it from Finger Keyboard, now I customized my keyboard with one :) .
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Chris Cross:
Well, I'm glad you asked because now others can benefit from it. :)

I'm not sure why you are having problems. I don't know if using an older phone like the BlueAngel has anything to do with it (although you flashed WM6.5 on it). Unfortunately I'm not one of the developers of FKB. This seems to be a question for Exidler or Rozenthal. :) Or maybe another member with more knowledge in that area.

Hmm, are you able to install other keyboards (like Spb and others)?

Anyone else have any ideas?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] DarkPrinceByWWW:
Thanks for the tip. I've included the tab button in my layout, thanks again :)

Edit: And digit button is back :D
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Deosneos:
This is one of the few keyboards that remains totally functional in the latest WM 6.5 builds. However, since a couple of builds a problem has appeared: When the bottom bar is set to hide, a couple of pixels above the FK become broken: nothing from underneath the FK updates on them, but the little previews that pop up from FK linger there. Any idea on how to solve this?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] stefant123:
how i now which version is mine?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] DarkPrinceByWWW:
Which device do you have? :confused: It could help to solve your reguest :D

You need to find out your device resolution.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] hope_1:
Hello I got the problem with the fingerkeyboard on new HTC LEO ROM with manila 2.5 installed on my HTC TOUCH HD. The name sms suggestion dosen't work. But when I type some name like Jorg and erase the last letter (in this example - "g") then sms sugestion work fine. In the normal manila kebyoard is okey.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] gruvngyrl:
Several months back, there was a skin that fit my WQVGA screen with the long keys, no arrows, with a comma on the left side next to the "z", and a period on the right side next to the "m", and where the comma and apostrophe were on the same key (short press/long press). I just hard reset my device tonight, and now I cannot, for the life of me, find the post with that skin.

The longer/taller keys, along with the comma/apostrophe keys were indispensable for me.

Has anyone seen that post around, or can someone direct me to it? I've tried searching for it every which way, including looking up my own posts because I was the one who originally asked for the comma/apostrophe key change, and searching the attachments, but I can't seem to find it. If I'm not mistaken, it was done by someone who modified ChrisCross' long, arrow-less skin with the comma change, but it's been so long I can't remember.

If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'll be forever grateful.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] DarkPrinceByWWW:
I have the same problem since i'm using the t-mobile WM6.5 Rom. With WM6.1 t-mobile rom it was working fine :(

Using HTC TP2 (MDA Vario V).
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Chris Cross:
I have the same Problem with Dutty's Leo R6 WM6.5 ROM. I also remember having that problem in the past with other ROMs. But, the last of Dutty's XT WM6.1 ROMs were okay.

Also, with Dutty's Leo R6 ROM, I notice that the first letter after a period is not automatically capitalized. This happens with other keyboards too, so it is not a problem with FKB.

Can you zip your skins folder and upload it? I'll take a look at it, and then I can adapt one of my skins to fit your resolution and the keys that are important to you.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] gruvngyrl:
Absolutely! I know the skin I had is floating around out there somewhere... it's driving me crazy that I can't find it, and that I, stupidly, didn't bookmark it.

So, the keys I need are the comma to the left of the "z", with the apostrophe as the long press, the period to the right of the "m", no arrows (there are arrows on the CAPS lock page, right?), and with long/tall buttons. Wsheew, that's a lot of stuff...thanks, Chris!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] iicek:
Czech layout (by iíček)

Hello, I played around with the Czech layout, that would work for me.

It is based on the standard Czech layout (upper row with diacritics: ěščřžýáíé) and it contains all Czech characters with diacritics. Unfortunatelly there is no space for user defined smilies and shortcuts.

Maybe it will be useful for somebody.

Regards, iíček
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Chris Cross:
Longkeys / Tall keys skin layout for WQVGA resolution

Okay, I modified the portrait English skin and saved it as English Longkeys txt. I made a lot of changes in terms of resolution values and moving the location of many of the keys so it fits my "LongKeys" style.

I also added the changes you wanted, along with other changes, like adding the sixth smiley option, which made me have to move the @ sign etc. etc...

I reviewed all my changes several times, but since there is no way for me to test that resolution, I don't know if it will look as I envision it. You'll have to test it out and tell me if it is okay, or if for example the bottom bar is not appearing correctly etc...

After you copy this file to your skins folder, go ahead and unload then reload FKB. Go to the options menu and you'll see that the original english and the new longkeys english both have a check mark. Take the check mark off the original english skin if you don't plan to use it.

Save this txt file somewhere in your computer in case you hard-reset your phone one day and need to reinstall FKB and you need this file again.

You can also make your own modifications to this .txt file if you want different characters on different keys. See my signature for a basic tutorial on editing skins.

Oh, by the way, I have never seen a skin where the CAPS lock activates the arrows. They are either on or off and the shift/caps lock button doesn't change that. Maybe you are thinking about the Numbers pad. There are arrows on that layout.

If one day you decide you want arrows on this longkeys keyboard, then just open that txt file and read the instructions at the top. It tells you what value to change in order to show the arrows.

Let me know how it all works for you.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Chris Cross:
First of all.... welcome to the forum, iicek!!!!!

Thanks for contributing your changes. I'm sure Czech keyboard users will want to check it out in the future. :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] gruvngyrl:
I think you're right, it was the number pad.

Thank you so much for modding the skin for me. It works like a charm except for one thing - there's no button to hide the keyboard. Usually there's a fingerboard icon at the bottom of my screen, but the new skin seems to occupy that space now, so any program that automatically brings up the keyboard then makes it impossible to shrink it to see some of the menu options hidden underneath it. Is there a way to modify the skin so that the icon is returned?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nydawg:
hello all this is a nice place,, well here it goes,,hope i didnt mess up my phone to much,, i have the htc imagio,,verizon carrier,, i tried to install that great program fingerboard,,since my left arm is paralyzed,, i did everything it said to do,,res-480x800 =wvga,, installed cab,, but screnn goes white then does not respond,, please tell me what i did wrong ty.

dawg
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Chris Cross:
You're welcome! I'm glad it turned out okay. Thanks for posting a picture. It's good to see the result as I had hoped.

As far as hiding the keyboard. The button to do so is with the arrows. So, you would have to switch to the numbers pad and there press the button to hide the keyboard. If that's too much of a hassle, I could add it to the regular letter keyboard. You'll just have to tell me what key you want to sacrifice in its place. It requires an entire key.

Another option is to include it in the bottom bar. But, you might find yourself accidentally pressing it while typing, and that would be annoying.

You can think about those options. :) Maybe you'll just prefer to keep it as it is. I guess it depends on how often you use it.

EDIT:

By the way, I changed the numbers pad to include a key with ":" at the top left and I placed the "=" sign below the "*". I needed the : in there for when I write times. For example "12:45" etc. I use the numbers pad for that and I don't like to have to switch to the keyboard just because of the : that I need. Anyway, it's a minor thing, but I did it for your resolution too (WQVGA). Maybe you'll find it useful. If so, copy it and replace the current portrait digits .txt file. I will also include the WVGA file for those who want it. So make sure you install the correct one. Here is a picture of it.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Chris Cross:
Hello nydawg - and welcome to the forum!!

Did the screen turn white during the installation? In other words, it never installed successfully? Or did it install but it turns white and freezes when you try to use the keyboard?

Are you using the phone just as it came from Verizon, or did you flash a new ROM on it?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nydawg:
ok i have no clue what im doin,,but im trying,, i noticed it is trying to hook up with /localhost/ but it is not connecting or going thru,, im tryun to check my settings but im lost
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nydawg:
ty cris for getting back to me,,rite now in a 50 year old basket case lol,,yes,,the screen turned white it is orig,, were do i find rom ver ?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] gruvngyrl:
The addition of the colon was a good idea!

As far as adding the button to hide the keyboard, I'm including another screenie of the icon that used to sit below fingerboard, even when it was pulled up and in use. I'm not sure where it went, and whether it's a skin issue, or some random issue that my phone has decided to implement on its own. Can it be added back? If not, now that I know where the button to hide the keyboard is, it's not really as pressing of an issue, but it'd be nice to get that little icon back somehow.

I have sort of a wacky idea for the number pad, but it involves shrinking and adding buttons, and I'm not sure if it's too much work. Would it be possible to move the 0 down below the 7, then put the space bar only 2 squares long immediately to the right of the new 0, and then add in 2 more buttons (maybe # and $) to the right of the space? It'd require adding in some more characters, but that always seems to be welcome, since the less switching from letters to numbers, the better. I always find myself looking for the 0 below the rest of the numbers, instead of off to the right, because I'm used to a standard 10-key.

I'll attach a picture of that too, so you can get an idea of what I'm talking about.

Edit: oops, I just realized one of the buttons would be taken up by the colon. Maybe swap out the %?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] amirkam1:
Only directional keys

Is there any skin available with only directional keys that occupies only one row of the screen. We can use this as a dapd for many games then.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Chris Cross:
LOL - no problem.

Okay, I'm still unclear as to whether it freezes during installation or when you try to use the keyboard.

As far as the rom version - if you haven't flashed a rom, then don't worry about. If you flashed a rom, you would know which version, so I assume you still have the original stock rom. So, forget I mentioned it.

If this is all new to you, let's make sure you have the basics:

1. download the wvga .cab and copy it to your phone

2. on you phone, open the cab

3. The installation will begin. Give it a couple of minutes.

4. At some point, the configuration window pops up for you to choose your settings, the languages you want (uncheck the ones you don't want) etc...

5. After pressing OK, the installation will finish.

How far do you get on this list before a run into problems?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Chris Cross:
Welcome to forum, amirkam1!

You can easily edit the digits .txt file (portrait or landscape) to create a new skin layout with just the arrows.

See my signature for a basic tutorial on editing skins.

Feel free to ask questions if you need help. What resolution do you use?

You basically need to:

1. adjust the height of the whole keyboard (at the top)

2. use the height placement values (i.e. the y-values) from the top keys as new values for the arrows

3. erase the data from all the keys you don't need, and leave the arrows section

4. You do have to consider how to include the "previous layout" button so that you are not stuck in the dpad forever, but can switch to the regular keyboard.

I can help you tomorrow if you have questions. :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Chris Cross:
As far as the keyboard hiding button..... you can just go to the configuration settings of FKB and in the options, select to "show bottom bar" in portrait mode. That way, the keyboard will appear directly above the Windows Mobile bottom bar. Sorry - I thought you knew that, but you still wanted it hidden. Some people like to hide it so they see more of their screen. By default, FKB hides it.

As far as changing the numbers pad.... that's easy. The only thing that requires extra work is shrinking the space bar, because it involves making a new image file for it (in different colors) and pasting it into each of the color scheme folders. Then a quick editing of the types.txt file and the digits.txt file will tell FKB that there is a new image that it needs to use as the space bar in the numbers pad.

But, I'm not sure if all that is worth it, because we can simply rearrange positions and still add one more key. We can then have some keys include two characters (press and long-press) like the period key in the numbers pad. That would be the quickest way to accommodate all the characters you want.

I'm going to bed now, so I won't be back until tomorrow. Feel free to try editing it yourself if you want to learn how. If not, I'll be back tomorrow.

EDIT:

I guess I should clarify that creating a new image for the smaller space bar is not a must. It would just look better rather than FKB "squeezing" the current image to fit the new dimensions. It's all just a matter of taste. :)

BTW - is the picture of the numbers pad, with the new keys and smaller space bar, your own picture or did you find it, and now you want to create that particular layout? My assumption was the latter.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] nydawg:
Cris u r the man,,it worked,, i love this place
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] amirkam1:
Thanks chris.

A simple Dpad with directional keys and a space button is ready. (The images (size 84 x 66) I have used are not so good though.

I have tried Kevtris 2 and it workd well with this keyboard.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Chris Cross:
Basic D-pad by ChrisCross

I'm glad you got it up and running. :)

Cool idea. Yeah, the images are not so good.

I made one today with new images and a slightly different design.

I only have it in blue so far. The images can be placed in whatever scheme folders you want. So, you can still use a green keyboard, but when you switch to the d-pad, it will be blue.

Let me know what you think.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] gruvngyrl:
The picture of the number pad is one that I threw into Photoshop and quickly rearranged from a screenshot of my original keyboard. As far as I know, there isn't another out there to be found. ;)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Chris Cross:
So, you don't actually have that layout? It was a mere Photoshop creation? :D

Howler if you need help editing the layout.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] gruvngyrl:
Yeah, lol. I was trying to see if it'd be possible to get the button layout that way. I haven't had much luck customizing this particular keyboard program. It's a little too complex for me to grasp, but prior to using FKB, I was using the old version of PCM Keyboard, where it was so easy to customize things. I had the perfect keyboard layout for my own use, but alas... they switched over to another kind of coding, and there went that. :( I took a look at the number pad file, and tried to swap out the period/comma on long press to period/$ on long press, and couldn't quite get it to work. Maybe I just need to take a longer look at things for my brain to get what's going on.

Btw, thanks for pointing out the setting to add the bottom bar back in. I hadn't had to run the setup in so long that I'd totally forgotten about that. Recovering from hard resetting my phone has taken me 2 1/2 days, between adding back all my programs, restoring backed up data, getting my settings right, and switching up my mobile shell layout to be just so, and all these little details are escaping me!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Chris Cross:
The layout editing is not as bad as it seems, but it does take a little getting used to at first. It always helps to have a pencil and a sheet of paper next to you to draw a quick sketch where you can later write down x,y coordinates etc... If you try to do it all in your head it can get confusing.

As far as setting up your phone after hard reset....

You should use backup software like Sprite Backup or Spb Backup. Once you have your phone the way you like it, you create a backup of the entire phone (I exclude the SD card). Then if you ever hard reset or change the ROM, you just have to open the .exe backup file and within 5 minutes, all your programs, settings etc. are back to how you like them. It will save you a ton of time.

So, should I help you with the numbers pad? I'll play around a little - following your photoshop creation. :)