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[General Questions and Answers] gurenko:
someone have a swype account that can share with me?

thanks
[General Questions and Answers] ZeroOrDie:
I feel swype is more accurate and it doesn't slow down my G1.
[General Questions and Answers] sorlan:
what do you think on ShapeWriter ?

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what do you think on ShapeWriter ?
[General Questions and Answers] polstein:
I've been following this software since Jan 2005 when IBM had a team that make the Shark keyboard. (I still have the original beta software made for tablet computers).

So the original idea was IBM/Shark - which became Shapewriter.

Even back then I thought it was the perfect keyboard for a pocketpc for a number of reasons, and I sent notes to the leading developers off Shark for years & years (and got some responses but all along the lines of "soon").

Anyway, first to the WinMo platform (and I believe any mobile platform) was SlideIT. According to the SlideIT team, I was the first paying customer. Took me a demo download and about 2 minutes of playing to make sure it worked till I bought it :)

Shapewriter was next out, and was on several platforms I believe (WinMo, iPhone). Their big problem at the time was the keyboard took up like 90% of the screen. I bought a copy of that one as well. Oh - they also tried to push a different layout (called Atomik, memory serving) to make sliding more efficient.

Swype is the same team as the famous T9 keyboard. Their theory is it is better to sell to the companies (Samsung, HTC, etc) then individual sales. They are the late-comers to the game in terms of release date. Since they were later, it looks like they were able to see the pros/cons of the others & make a more polished product. My big gripe with them is that they made a big deal about it being this great new thing - when they were #3 to actually put out the product.

Legally speaking - no idea. I presume that each uses different methods to figure out which word is traced - but the sliding idea itself isn't in dispute. I don't even know if there are lawsuits flying or not.

Anyway, I'll leave my thoughts of usage for another time, but through I'd share a bit if background on the different keyboards since it's been a particular point I've been following for a while.
[General Questions and Answers] stickerbob:
I used Swype for a while, but can't stand it's popup menu. For some reason it drives me crazy. I used the demo of slide it for a few days and thought it was ok. I could not stand how you cannot long press for numbers and symbols. IMO I think Shapewriter is the best. It has all the good features of the both Swype and Shapewriter put into one keyboard.
[General Questions and Answers] Alanmw86:
only reason I dont like SlidIT is because it doesn't have long press keys for anything, have to change pages?!?! I do like it better for just typing words tho, seems less intrusive, faster, and more accurate.
[General Questions and Answers] mercmanricky:
I can't get swype to work on my Wildfire. SlideIT just takes up that little bit more screen space, which is very precious on a more compact device such as the wildfire. I have only been using SlideIT for a week but have found it very intuitive and has the right word first time about 95% of the time for me.

Swype has loaded up properly, it just wont recognise a single word :(
[General Questions and Answers] ugumba:
I've also decided on SlideIT (version 2.1) on my HD2 (with CM Android):

Pros:

- ONE-CLICK switch between languages (I switch between English and Norwegian all the time. In Swype, I have to click for the languages list, then scroll through the long list of languages I don't care about, and click the language I want. SlideIT's button just toggles between the primary and secondary languages - can't beat that.)

- SHORTCUTS: assign long words or phrases (email addresses, street names, full person names, even your common passwords) to acronyms, which can be typed in slide or ABC mode. "Shortcuts" is a misleading name for this genius feature, though.

- sliding can be enabled even in password boxes

- unobtrusive word selection, dictionary add/remove

Cons:

- doesn't look very sexy

- a bit sluggish, especially on longer words

- in ABC mode, you can't slide to correct your letter, instead you get a silly warning about sliding not being permitted

- no long press secondary characters or functions (Swype is excellent here)

- the factory shortcut list is ridiculously full of silly acronyms I'll never use, and removing all of them would take hours.

The pros (especially the first 2) outweigh the cons by FAR. In comparison, Swype seems like a cheap, brushed carbon toy.

I hope this helps someone.
[General Questions and Answers] sorlan:
How did you run Android on your HD2 ?

How did you run Android on your HD2 ?

Did you try SlideIT for windows mobile version, is it the same ?
[General Questions and Answers] Passaralho:
Is there a version of Swype that works on X10 Mini ?

Thanks in advance!
[General Questions and Answers] hcnsoft:
Swype is amazing,
[General Questions and Answers] steves850:
Anyone know how I can get swype for android? I have HD2 running android and love it on the WM side but I mostly live on the Android.. Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] crazygrazy:
I have to agree with everything said above.

I use SlideIT V2.1 on my HTC Wildfire and find it great. The shortcuts are marvellous for entering common email addresses etc. e.g. a shortcut typed/slide on the keyboard of MYADD can expand to xxx.yyy.zzz@company.com.

I also like the fact that it recognises words with double characters without using funny squiggle motions as I believe Swype does - Cool

I attempted to load the latest Swype Beta on my Wildfire to compare it, but it moans about being QVGA, even though Swype now say they support it!

Swype does have hopping that SlideIT doesn't have but I can't see me using that feature. It assumes I know that a Swpye/slide can select multiple words - e.g. They quote the example of pot, put and pit. I'd have to consciously know that moving from p to t would give three ambiguous words to use hopping. When moving from P to T SlideIT shows the list of possible words with the most common highlighted - just select an alternative if required.

I have to agree that SlideIT needs a makeover by a graphic designer or the ability to have skins from third parties, as it ins't great to look at.
[General Questions and Answers] baldandtopless:
ill have to try slideit, ive been using swype for a few months now and with it still being in beta i need a good backup that wont expire.
[General Questions and Answers] sorlan:
direct link to the market

Here is the link to the Android Market:

market://search?q=pname:com.dasur.slideit.vt.lite
[General Questions and Answers] kantizuni:
Couple of corrections to above posts.

Swype can be used in password boxes.

Swype does let you add words to the dictionary.

Sent from my Galaxy S Vibrant on Telus
[General Questions and Answers] CDub_EVO:
I just got swype and am in love. I have been tempted to try the alternatives but swype just does it for me.
[General Questions and Answers] dargaud:
Well, you can install as many language packs as you want, they only give you two languages in the options: primary and secondary, and one keyboard button to switch between them. Can we get more, please ?!?

Note: I'm a paying user of SlideIT since yesterday but find it hardly better than simple taps for the very reason that there's no easy way to switch between more than 2 languages. Note that this is not really a gripe specific to SlideIT, few phone entry methods consider multilanguage users.
[General Questions and Answers] sorlan:
I write daily in at least 3 languages and, although I've installed SlideIT in

English, Italian and French, I can only chose two languages as primary and

secondary.

Dasur Team answer my mail:
[General Questions and Answers] xguntherc:
slide it is fast and stable for me. I saw this thread and tried it for the first time.

I've had SOOO many problems with Swype working, then not, then working every other damn week that I just got sick of it and uninstalled it completely. I had the Vibrant's version with Voice input on my Nexus One for a while, now it or the normal beta wont work on my Android 2.2.1 Nexus One.

So SlideIT is what I use now. it's very very fast. but it's really ugly
[General Questions and Answers] malexin:
You don't need to use the list. You can just swipe from the Swype-key to Q to quickly switch language. I don't know how this works if you have more than two languages installed, but with two it quickly switches between them without showing the list. With more than two I guess it cycles through them.
[General Questions and Answers] OrganizedFellow:
As a native Spanish speaker, I LOVE being able to type in Spanish to family/friends. Whatever makes it easier, makes it a better experience for me.

I never did use the SHORTCUTS. In fact, I type fully. Never LOL, or LMAO, or IMHO, **** that.

I always type or Swype the full word to express myself. Am neither a H4X0R or a teenager.

Plus I always use smilies to convey an emotion :)

Which leads me to the smileys

This is what SlideIT gives me:
~~~^_^~~~
This is what I want
:D

This is what SlideIT give me:
(o^~^o)
This is what I want
:)

THAT ALONE stopped me from using it tonight for the last time, and going back to Swype.

Of which I might add, I was fortunate to join the early early beta, and am enjoying the latest version (2.4.44.10912.t100)

(no offense intended to anyone that prefers to type shorthand IMHO, LOL, etc. :) )
[General Questions and Answers] kasperke:
tried swype on my dell streak for 3 weeks..now after one week of using slide-it i'm in love with it. Way better in my view and i tried them both:-)
[General Questions and Answers] sorlan:
Poll

If you want the best "User rated" slider type keyboards, Swype LOSES.

We ran a poll and after much heated debate and testing, the outcome in rankings, best to worst was as follows:

Ultra Keyboard

SlideIT Keyboard

Swype

Shapewriter

Reasons:

Ultra is only like $2.89, free thems, customizable size, layout, toolbard and it's very functional. ***Has speech to text button built in

SlideIT - feels most refined, not very customizable but the actual swyping and it's response is phenomenal. it will set you back more than 8 bucks though...

***Has speech to text built in

Swype... Looks like all of you are plenty familiar with Swype. It needs more development

Shapewriter - Garbage IMO

The poll
[General Questions and Answers] overground:
Try this.

Set all options to English. Enable the CooTek T+ for portrait. Loved it on my G1. Recently re-released to fit HD devices. Only missing thing is a Voice Input button and has the weird emoticons.

EDIT: Oh yeah...FREE
[General Questions and Answers] 7SiNz:
Keyboards are all up to a person's personal preference..

I like Shapewriter, SlideIT and then Swype. I have all 3, Shapewriter 3.09, SlideIT 2.1, Swype 2.4, and have used them all long enough to decide which I like and which I don't. Swype wasn't as accurate as the others I tried. SlideIT is very good, but I do better with Shapewriter.
[General Questions and Answers] fastfed:
I don't know how you guys use these type of keyboards.. I feel like a I type so much faster on a normal keyboard.. I use Keyboard pro and feel its twice as fast.

I guess in portrait mode its faster, but landscape?
[General Questions and Answers] deaffob:
I just started to use SlideIT and I have to say it is definitely better than Swype. They both have great sliding but SlideIT predicts better. I stopped using Swype because its predictions suck real much.

My pick:

1. SlideIT

2. SwiftKey

3. Swype
[General Questions and Answers] koreancanuck:
For me, the latest swype beta is better than slideit for a few reasons.

1) Smiley face/quick access to special characters.

With swype, I can just long press a letter and it will give me a number/a special character. With slideit I have to always go click 123, then get the symbol I want. What's worse than that is the smiley key. I can't do a quick access to smiley keys with slideit which is okay, but every time I click 123 and select a symbol, it'll go back to the qwerty keyboard. Annoying as this takes up a bit of time.

2) Word prediction isn't really that bad on the latest swype

I admit, the 2.6 version of swype was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO bad so that even a swype user like me was trying out other keyboards to replace swype (with the convenient features that I desired). However, the latest 2.10 swype seems to be a lot better with much much improved word prediction. I'd say both swype and slideit currently have excellent word recognition.

3) The shortcuts on swype beats slideit

I want to type "I" on swype. I can just swype from "i" to the spacebar. On slideit I can't. It may not sound like much but when I have to manually type the "i", it actually disturbs the rhythm of my swiping. It's just one of the features I really like on swype. You can also swipe from the swype key to "g" or "5" to get to the number pad which is very convenient. Little shortcuts like these make me like swype more than slideit.

4) Design

Let's be honest.. slideit is ugly. A great keyboard, but ugly.

5) The constant popups

This is a feature that I HATE on swype: the popups. This, imo, puts slideit over swype in this category. Swype has soo many popups that I get annoyed by it. On my captivate it is less of an issue because the popups appear instantly. On my magic that I had, it was a lot worse since the popups would take its time showing up and I couldn't do anything till they showed up. Slideit is much less obtrusive in this aspect and if people do not mind not having the features I mentioned above, I would recommend slideit.

Overall, for ME, swype>slideit. I am going to try out slideit a bit more and see if I change my opinion.
[General Questions and Answers] fastfed:
Also I noticed SlideIT has the spacebar on the bottom and I LOVE THAT!

I said I hated these slide programs, and I just started to give them a chance more (SLIDEIT)

Are these keyboards something you need to practice and get good with? I assume this to be true because as of now I am still very slow on it and on the Smart Keyboard PRO I type like 60 WPM,

1. Will I get better eventually?

2. I like to use TWO hands when typing in Landscape mode.. I can do it with this keyboard, am I assuming correctly that this is supposed to be done? Using two hands that is..

3. Are there any video's or anything that will allow me to learn faster.
[General Questions and Answers] koreancanuck:
As long as you know your keyboard, it's very easy to learn. If I want to I can really speed up and type fast on swype. Slideit doesn't really have a very good tutorial but maybe you can look at swype's and get the gist of it.
[General Questions and Answers] fastfed:
EVERY SINGLE video I see for both SlideIT and Swype, shows people using JUST 1 hand..

And it doesn't seem like they're typing that fast*

Are you supposed to just use 1 hand?

* Except those crazy speed tests
[General Questions and Answers] sorlan:
SlideIT main features

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[General Questions and Answers] chris1486:
I personally find SwiftKey more functional

Sent from my GT-I5800
[General Questions and Answers] sorlan:
a winning Keyboard

If you join the two keyboards - it will be a winning Keyboard

Sliding method to get words from SlideIT + predictive words from SwiftKey = the best keyboard ever - SwiftSlide
[General Questions and Answers] slowatsch:
The only thing that really annoys me about swype is the bad landscape keyboard, the letters are just too small somehow...

does SlideIT offer a better landscape keyboard?

I have swype and the SlideIT price really scares me off.
[General Questions and Answers] sorlan:
SlideIT new version for Gingerbread

It's seem SlideIT finally has long press feature to get Symbols and Numbers

Any one know when will be the next new release ?
[General Questions and Answers] Sjuust:
Hey that's awesome! Where did you get that screenshot? I love SlideIT..far better than Swype imho.
[General Questions and Answers] polstein:
Wow indeed! They were talking about a version with the hold-for-numbers since late last year. It's the one big feature Swype still has on them, I think. it's such a pita to go into the symbols & arrow a couple times to get to a symbol.

Also prefer the numbers at the top like a standard keyboard instead of the numberpad layout.

Wonder if it will only work for Gingerbread devices. Also wondering if anyone uses gestures. Was never my (personal) big thing for the keyboard.
[General Questions and Answers] polstein:
Found the picture - from their Facebook page. (possibly fan page).

Hoping for this new version in the next week..
[General Questions and Answers] sorlan:
video of SlideIT new version

Here is a video of SlideIT new version

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[General Questions and Answers] Sjuust:
SlideIT V3 is now available on the Android Market!!
[General Questions and Answers] nawoa:
Swype has a retarded dictionary full of non-words, and is a bit slower IMO. It also has a lot less "extra" features. Yet it's still my keyboard of choice because it's so much better at detecting what I'm trying to write.

Both frankly have tons of stupid minor problems that ought to have been fixed months and months ago.

2.2 keyboard: 1/5

2.3 keyboard: 2/5

SlideIT: 3/5

Swype: 4/5

Nothing I've tried even approaches a 5/5.

As much as I hate to say it, if Swype was given an Apple "usability before functionality" makeover, that's probably the only thing that might bump it up to a perfect keyboard IMO. Hard for me to admit since I hate Apple, but a week's worth of professional "WTF is this? Do you hate your users? MAKE IT EASY TO USE BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE!!!!" would do a world of good.
[General Questions and Answers] sorlan:
Still amazed how much quicker SlideIT is then Swype.

I have tried the new version 3.0

Still amazed how much quicker SlideIT is then Swype.
[General Questions and Answers] silver_sakura:
anyone can share link for swype or shapewritter here?
[General Questions and Answers] egorgoblin:
Swype////got used to it/ cant help
[General Questions and Answers] rjpalmeida88:
Swype for me is the best and, at the beginning I needed to add a few words, as diminutives, and because of words with 'ç'. but now behaves optimally.

SlideIT - 7 / 10

Swype - 9 / 10
[General Questions and Answers] bawol:
My vote is still for Swype, although I'll DL and try SlideIT 3.0 now.
[General Questions and Answers] Shadownn:
SLideit :P great app
[General Questions and Answers] tgzw:
I recommend swype
[General Questions and Answers] Coolajda:
My vote is for Swype
[General Questions and Answers] yogesh201:
Swype for Me
[General Questions and Answers] Pearson85:
+1 for Swype

Running the beta atm
[General Questions and Answers] luchih:
Can't find swype in the market anymore.
[General Questions and Answers] world2010:
https://beta.swype.com/android/welcome/detailed/

Swype is in beta stages, and can be downloaded by following the guide above.;)
[General Questions and Answers] OrganizedFellow:
It was never available in the Market.

It was exclusively a Beta signup program, and then OEM installed.

If you didn't register during Beta, then it may not work for you.

----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Navigate to this link with your Android™ device to download the installer: https://beta.swype.com/android/get
[General Questions and Answers] azoicwight:
Swype isn't on market. And CyanogenMod 7 (for Vibrant) doesn't have it by default :(. I hate tapping each letter.
[General Questions and Answers] chris1486:
I definitely agree with you
[General Questions and Answers] fiekert123:
I think slideIT! Even does the job on my hd2!
[General Questions and Answers] pHyR3:
i quite like both, but swype gets my vote, the beta is great, has the sliding word thing and a better dictionary plus its easy to add words now, just 2 taps
[General Questions and Answers] mkioshi:
lol that would be awesome
[General Questions and Answers] Axk:
Swype is great. 3.0 resolves some issues. Also adds a new one unfortunately; tends to capitalize the letter I mid word in some apps like terminal; ping becomes pIng, exit -> exIt...; known issue, hope swype fixes it soon.
[General Questions and Answers] :
Swype is much better since all of their updates.

-Posted Using Tapatalk
[General Questions and Answers] JaSauders:
I too am bouncing around to figure out which one I like most. Swype's recent buyout with Nuance makes me wonder what kind of a future Swype has. I suppose it can't be a bad one, but perhaps a faster paced one which ultimately may put a price tag on it in the market. After all, it *is* a beta product.

That said, I suppose 6 bucks for SlideIt's keyboard (while a little steep) isn't TOO bad. After all, a keyboard is the thing you're likely to use most, so I suppose paying a bit more for it isn't too bad of a thing.

I'm testing SlideIt right now. So far I think Swype's keyboard is a little quicker to "boot up" when I tap the text box to bring it up. Other than that sometimes Swype bogs down if I try to go super fast, whereas SlideIt doesn't. So it seems like an easy 50/50 trade-off in both directions.

I like both keyboards a lot. But I have a hard time justifying to buy SlideIt when I have Swype Beta and it works fine.

I've also tried Go Keyboard with their swipe capability that they have and found it quite miserable. I have to be insanely accurate for it to even come close. And even at that it picks up some off the wall words. I mean, how do you get "yet" from swiping as accurately as I could "sometimes"??

Are there any other swipe-enabled keyboards out there worth trying? Or is Swype/SlideIt/GoKeyboard the current front runners with that capability?
[General Questions and Answers] theatog:
I started off with slideIt and later bought the galaxy s2.

I hope it's just the version of swype that came with the phone is not updated, because the swype i had was absolute crap.

EDIT: ok. i read some of the good things and went to check if i should update swype (because slideit is not free :< ). Apparently i already have 3.8.86 and it's still crap.

So I decided to give it another test:

Went to market, select search, attempted to type "i hate ..." I still haven't finished what i wanted to type in that sentence...

But no matter how EXACT I slide my fingers over H-A-T-E, the first word comes up as Gare, suggestion shows: usate fare gate gatte

Really?

(btw, I don't know what gare means)

EDIT 2: btw, i like slideIt coz' it seems to read my mind, and you don't even need to Reach those exact letters to type the word you want. sometimes i swear my fingers was a whole-letter-key-distant short, meaning i wasn't even close to typing the letter, and slideIt still got the word i needed for me. I was amazed.
[General Questions and Answers] xiexieni:
Tried the latest Swype?
[General Questions and Answers] Epeira:
Swype, Swype, Swype.
[General Questions and Answers] RootTurtles:
I use Swype. Why? -- That's because it came with my SGS2 and I'm too lazy to get SlideIt, even though I prefer it :D
[General Questions and Answers] Kremlin987:
Swype is my choice - it has definitely improved since the time of the OP. The word selection menu is better integrated, and accuracy has improved. They've also added Japanese support, which isn't the best, but it is better than having to switch to another IME for most cases. I haven't yet found out how to add Japanese words with custom readings to the Swype dictionary (or if it's even possible), so that is its main shortcoming. I prefer it over the Android keyboard any day.