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[Streak 5 Android Development] Zelman:
Can't get color to work, yet. Good idea on the spacebar(s). Check this version out.
[Streak 5 Android Development] Zelman:
Screenshot

Here's the current state of things (as of the build above). I'm going to look more into changing the color of the number keys, but I don't think it's really as necessary with this layout. Any and all suggestions are welcomed, and I will let you know what I can/can't/will/won't do.

Also, anyone with android programming experience who can tell me things like, "What are the image format requirements for icons like the one on the delete key?" please let me know if you can offer expertise.
[Streak 5 Android Development] kag8:
hi thanks alot for the keyboard, its amazing, only 1 bug/error or maybe its just me, as i type a text, after every fullstop, it automatically changes to capital which is good, but it doesnt change back to small case letters after the first letter has been typed, for example if i type this and then stop. IT CONTINUES LIKE THIS. hope u understand? plz help cause otherwise this keyboard would be perfect for me
[Streak 5 Android Development] Zelman:
I have definitely seen the same issue. I will take a look at the source, but if anyone has the SDK and has a good eye for troubleshooting code, feel free to post hints.
[Streak 5 Android Development] kag8:
also you know the button for the fullstop and comma, could you also add a question mark to it, so when i press it 3 times it types a question mark? my old phone and im guessing most phones are like that, kinda find it annoying to change the keyboard to symbols mode just to put a question mark, which i use quite alot...cheers
[Streak 5 Android Development] gtg203a:
Digging the new layout! Bravo!
[Streak 5 Android Development] XXtremeAzzKicker:
Very nice...just what i was looking for.
[Streak 5 Android Development] wyx:
Please reproduce the keyboard situated in 1.6 ROM.

I need cursor and TAB, ALT etc. keys also.

For the work with terminal emulators (ssh clients) needs the previously mentioned keys.
[Streak 5 Android Development] rahulkadukar:
I installed the Keyboard but am not able to select it, can anyone help me ?

I am on 2.2

Found it
[Streak 5 Android Development] Alkiera:
The 'FULL KEYBOARD' in the Android market has 4 pages of keys, including a full set of cursor keys, and ctrl keys so you can type esc, tab, etc. I use it for SSH, but the need to toggle through the extra pages makes it less desirable for normal text.
[Streak 5 Android Development] wyx:
I know this but I repeat, the problem is to change the layout every time.

If I use an SSH client, I need extra keys , numbers and cursors , atl + CTRL + ESC on the frontlayout, I dont want to change for an extra char every time.

The old 1.6 stock keyboard supported this, why dont I see similar one?
[Streak 5 Android Development] Zelman:
Development delay

Hey guys,

ummmmm...I might be slow in publishing updates until the situation below gets resolved.

Gorilla glass? Hardly.
[Streak 5 Android Development] lufc:
OUCH!!! Now that looks nasty.

Good luck with trying to get it fixed:)
[Streak 5 Android Development] offcina:
good luck with that little monkey.. :(

any chance to make the letters bigger?
[Streak 5 Android Development] jnaldaco:
I have the same problem .Can you help me out,thx
[Streak 5 Android Development] NoDoze:
I got is loaded on 2.2. Had no issues....

But I was wondering if someone can increase the size of the keybaord? ...like the size of the SlideIt buttons. I currently use slideit in ABC mode all the time cause it's the only keyboard I can find that's HUGE.

I don't need the number pad even...JUST BIG BUTTONS please!

LOL

Thanks.
[Streak 5 Android Development] ebaul:
Agree
[Streak 5 Android Development] gtg203a:
There are already keyboards on the market that are "big" or may be configured as such. Whats neat about this keyboard is how it makes use of the streak's large screen. Quick access to the numpad in the center and bringing the letters closer to the thumbs (particularly in landscape) is what makes this keyboard unique
[Streak 5 Android Development] nebukadneza:
If you want a huge keyboard try Ultra Keyboard. You can set the button height to almost any size you want. The biggest setting ist ridicoulosly huge, it fills almost all of the streaks screen with buttons. You can almost type with your fists :D
[Streak 5 Android Development] NoDoze:
cant find ultra keyboard in market....anyone got a link?
[Streak 5 Android Development] nebukadneza:
Ultra Keyboard:
[Streak 5 Android Development] Kov695:
I think that the a keyboard with the layout in the first picture would be AWESOME! exactly what we would be looking for!!!!!!!!
[Streak 5 Android Development] NoDoze:
"The requested item can not be found"

nebukadneza - what it says in market after scanning the barcode.

even tried the bar code from here:

http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/ultra-keyboard_fwhg_download.html

Says "item can not be found".
[Streak 5 Android Development] nebukadneza:
Thats really weird, are you on Froyo V1? The earlier versions seemed to have problems with some apps in the market.
[Streak 5 Android Development] NoDoze:
Yup FV1...
[Streak 5 Android Development] nightworker-nn11:
Ultra keyboard is on market place. Did u clear ur cache for market place when u upgraded to 2.2? Have to say I downloaded the trail after reading the recommendation N it's great. Although takes a bit getting used to.

Emailed developer to ask if the keyboard could fit the whole width of screen but still no reply. But bought the paid version anyway.
[Streak 5 Android Development] nebukadneza:
It usually fits the entire width, it did so on every Android version except Froyo. You need to change the lcd density in the build.prop. I changed it to 160 and it works like always.
[Streak 5 Android Development] NoDoze:
nope. didnt clear the cache.... How do you do that? Google search results say there is no way to do that....???
[Streak 5 Android Development] nightworker-nn11:
Cheers for the tip on it fitting the whole screen.

OK to clear cache...

Go into settings,applications, manage applications

Then along the top select all... scroll down to market...

Select market

It will open up and u will see clear cache on it.. press this but also clear data.

Then restart phone n then go into marketplace and u should now be able to get 2.2 apps. Such as skype etc... all u then have to do is search for ultra keyboard
[Streak 5 Android Development] NoDoze:
OK. Got the keyboard. Thanks.

I increased the size of the keys. And I have the key board always in landscape. But how do make the keyboard the full screen? There is a quarter inch on each side of the keyboard still.
[Streak 5 Android Development] nebukadneza:
You need to root your device, install root explorer (costs money, maybe another program would work too, but I don´t know about that), go to the "system" folder, click "mount R/W" on the top to change it to "Mount R/O", long click "build.prop", find the line:

ro.sf.lcd_density=180

Not sure about the 180, but you need to change it to 160. Other values might work as well, but I didn´t try to many of them. 160 works fine for me.

After changing the value you click the menu button, select "Save and Exit" and restart your device.
[Streak 5 Android Development] nebukadneza:
Just tried around a bit, 160 is the best value. Smaller values and it won´t fit the screen, bigger values and all the items on the screen will get bigger, which is really not necessary with the streak.
[Streak 5 Android Development] joedarkstar:
Would to get haptic feedback on it.
[Streak 5 Android Development] rip:
merci for this great idea, keep up the ggod work, i'll spread the news!
[Streak 5 Android Development] h8rift:
You don't have to manually change the density. There's an app for free in the market called LCD density changer that will do it for you and will auto-revert if you Jack it up and do some out-of-bounds density size :)
[Streak 5 Android Development] v1nsai:
Using it right now, has a lot of potential. You guys should start a google code repo to keep organized, id like to help!
[Streak 5 Android Development] drezha:
Thanks for this app, it's the best keyboard I've found on the Streak so far. I tried Thumb Keyboard earlier as it was recommended on Streaksmart (which also linked to this post) and this is a far superior.

However, I would like to see some cursor keys, if only forward and back. Ever since they were removed from v1.6 (I had them when I bought the Streak, then 2.1 came along and they disappeared :( ) it can be a pain in the backside to place the cursor exactly where you want on screen. The number of times I've had to delete a few letters of a word because it was quicker than trying to put the cursor where it should be to correct an error is getting a hit silly now! :o
[Streak 5 Android Development] deekdeek:
wow his is why i love android. great work. haptic would be cool .
[Streak 5 Android Development] over2land:
As do I. This would be awesome, IMO.

I do really miss the arrow keys off the stock 1.6 keyboard too.

If this one had the lower right key swapped to the Del key and then used the space above it for the 4 arrow keys it would be perfect for me.

Unfortunately, I haven't the first clue how to pull off those modifications.
[Streak 5 Android Development] v1nsai:
Seems like this has sort of faded out....

OP post your source let others help I'm about to start from scratch I really like this idea and you've got a solid base to start with.
[Streak 5 Android Development] over2land:
Yeah, I was psyched when I first saw it, then realized it was way old. Found the thumb keyboard, but I'm sick of having to switch screens for question mark, numbers (or press/holding/re striking), no arrows to navigate etc.

Good luck getting the source and getting it going.
[Streak 5 Android Development] nebukadneza:
What? Just use the 5" or 7" layout. It´s all there, numbers, question mark, arrows...
[Streak 5 Android Development] yasir_jan87:
I am using the keyboard post but the one user and it work OK the key height is a little small tho.
[Streak 5 Android Development] djscopesofm:
hey guys check out "thumb keyboard" its exactly what ur looking for
[Streak 5 Android Development] over2land:
Look at that. Its been under my nose the whole time. Here is a shot of the 5-inch keyboard... just recently discovered. Thanks.

The 7-inch one breaks the numbers and symbols out separately, but then the letter keys are too small for me to use my thumbs on.
[Desire General] rsk99:
I have a Desire A8183 unlocked on AT&T, not rooted, running 2.1. Will I ever get an OTA froyo update? Love the phone, just want froyo!

Thanks!
[Desire General] adam.hodge:
+1

+1........................
[Desire General] wickedpenguin:
Unfortunately there has been a big delay for some carriers because of there agreement with HTC regarding VOIP/ Hotspot/ Proprietary Apps etc...

Each carrier has different requirements hence the delay. Hopefully you dont have long to wait.
[Captivate Accessories] WD333:
Just wanted to post this in case anyone else had done this besides me (it was stupid on my part so don't laugh)...

I had purchased the 3-pack screen protectors from the AT&T store a while back for $9.99. I had installed one of them and it was smooth, but didn't quite feel right. I used it for a while and then I began to see small scratches and wondered why it scratched so easily. This started to distract me because I like the look of a "clean" screen. So I decided to remove the protector. Well, when I went to remove it, I realized that when I installed it, I must've only removed the sticker tab applicator thingy in the corner and not the whole protective sheet. So what was scratching was only the protective sheet, not the actual screen protector! I removed the protective sheet to expose a nice, new, smooth screen protector! I know, I'm an idiot. Just wanted to let anyone else out there know to check this in case they notice theirs scratching easily and wondering why... Oh well, you live and you learn...
[Captivate Accessories] denellum:
gotta love the asshats!

now as for a reply:

i use the at&t ones as well and i love them. Very glass like feel to them!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kboater:
EDIT: first problem solved, so need to figure out if deleting the first email address from the phone will automatically give me the option to sync calender with the other gmail address

EDIT 2: tried deleting old gmail address so that I would only have the new one on the phone. it wont let me delete the old gmail address without doing a factory reset. I dont want to do a factory reset, so anyone know how to either delete the old gmail address, or be able to sync the calendar from new gmail address as described below?

Need help with 2 things:

First:

So I have 2 gmail accounts. One ive had ever since i got first android phone a year ago. 90% of my contacts are synced with this email address and phone, problem is that I dont really use this email address anymore. the other I created a couple of months ago and primarly use, but only a few contacts are synced with this email address.

So, how do I transfer all my contacts to the 2nd gmail address so I can get rid of the first? I have tried in gmail, but I must be doing something wrong...

Second:

This is kind of related to the first. I want to use my google calander for the second gmail address I have. but when i go into accounts and sync, it only gives me the choice to sync the calander from the first/old gmail address. There is not option to sync calander with the newer gmail address I really use. So either how do I sync the second gmail address, or per first question above, how do i transfer contacts from old to new gmail so i can delete the old account off of my phone, as im assuming if the newer gmail address is the only one on my phone it will give me the option to sync calendar????

sorry this is long, but it has been bugging me for a while
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kboater:
anyone? should i have posted this in general?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kboater:
nevermind. figured it out
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anonymo:
Gmail contacts transfer

You can export all contacts as CVS I think - from google mail (from your PC) ...

and then Import the CVS file you created on the second gmail
[HTC Aria General] le nitro:
Hello guys/gals,

I just wanted to introduce myself. I picked up 2 HTC Aria's a couple days ago, one that is brand spankin new and one with a broken digitizer. (I already ordered a replacement digitzer and it will be FS on ebay if anyone is interested once I have it repaired) I have decided on making the full time switch from my iPhone 3GS to my HTC Aria.

I got used to Android 2.1 pretty fast and I have to admit I love it. I couldn't believe how accurate the touch screen/keyboard is on this tiny phone! 4 of my friends have android phones (Evo 4G, Droid X, Incredible, Droid2) and they couldn't believe it either.

I did read some comments on how the AT&T screen covers tend to protrude a bit and since I bought my pack yesterday I am having a slight issue with that as well and I can only see it growing. :( Oh well

On to my question. I am reading all about rooting and the one method I have tried so far (from this forum) I can't seem to do. Can anyone point me in the direction on how to do this as easy as possible. (Yes yes I know, easy doesn't exist but I'm coming from 3 years of iPhone use and jailbreaking which is a breeze)

Thanks for reading and I hope to enjoy the forum!
[HTC Aria General] jbizz:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Full_Update_Guide_-_HTC_Aria

Easy as pie! Well... kind of, I had some driver issues, but after that, no worries!

Good luck!
[HTC Aria General] ioft:
Use the unrevoked Ubuntu live CD method. Its the easiest... burn Ubuntu to a CD, boot the CD, load Ubuntu, click here and there, done.

Its in the development section. Good luck.
[HTC Aria General] duckredbeard:
I second the Ubuntu route. I'm using Liberated Aria because I like Sense and some of the AT&T crapware is gone.

What do you think your starting bid will be?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DigiPilot:
I just got my new HTC android phone rooted and would like to disable the automatic launching & respawning of the bundled bloatware apps that automatically start up and keep respawning themselves even if I kill them with any task manager.

I do not necessarily want to delete these bundled apps from the phone just yet, but I would like to prevent them from auto-starting and auto-respawning.

Is there a config file somewhere in the Android o/s that enumerates these apps and tells the system to start them at bootup, and keep respawning them if they get killed? Like normal Linux has an /etc/inittab file that controls such behaviour and you can edit? I've searched all over the phone's filesystems and can't find anything that obviously resembles an inittab, only some *.rc files and their contents doesn't explicitly list any of these apps I want to stop from auto-launching.

What is the exact mechanism by which Android auto-launches and auto-respawns certain apps? And how do I go about custom tailoring that mechanism to get the behaviour I want instead?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] setspeed:
A friend (sadly an iPhone user) was playing with my Desire the other day, looking up music videos on the Youtube app.

When she searched "eminem love the way you lie" the app returned loads of results, but the official video was way down the list. Everything in the top 10 results was cr*p - people's own covers, parody versions, etc.

My friend went on to say "This phone's search engine is pretty rubbish isn't? My phone just shows me what I want when I search Youtube on it."

I couldn't respond to that. I didn't go to the lengths of making her get her iPhone out to repeat the search, but later on I did it with my laptop and the results shown were very different to what the Android app returned.

Furthermore, whenever she was in a video and pressed the back button to back out to the list, it took 2 presses to get there. The first press just didn't do anything most of the time. Again, she was not impressed.

These are minor niggles, but I can see why the general sheeple think the iPhone is the best thing since sliced bread - it just does everything they expect of it. Sure, my Desire kicks any iPhone all over the street in many different ways, but I was a bit gutted that my phone didn't impress her in the way it should've.

Remember, this person is someone who doesn't know how to turn her wifi on/off, doesn't know if/how she can change her alert tones or wallpaper, doesn't know if/how her phone has an Airplane Mode - frankly is clueless to even half the features her iPhone has - so she wouldn't appreciate the finer nuances of Android. Yet in her mind, her phone is better than mine.

This is just one experience using Youtube. Anyone else find the app leaves a bit to be desired (no pun intended)?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
Did the same test (Eminem) and yeah, random stuff before official video...doesn't bother me but I can see how some people might get annoyed with it
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] setspeed:
Well it never bothered me before since I rarely use Youtube that much anyway, but having to click through about 9 videos before finding the one you actually want is pretty poor really.

I mean I'm no programmer, but Google OS + Google app connecting to Google service, using what was 5mths ago the best hardware around = easiest win on the planet. Or it should've been!!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] setspeed:
It's this sort of stuff that will convert iPhoners in the long run - most of them couldn't give a crap about root privileges, or downloading files from the internet, or customising their iPhones - at least they won't until they have an alternative that can do the basics very, very well. That's when they will consider changing & also realise what else they were missing.

The Android browser is pretty kick-ass - except the text selection method makes me want to kill myself. HTC's Sense text-select is a much better attempt, similar to the iPhone - but the Sense browser only lets you open 4 pages at a time, highly annoying. I know there are other browsers out there, but I think that having a phone that is awesome out of the box is key - most people don't want to eff around testing browser alternatives.

Another example is the Facebook app - granted it has got better recently, but it's still rubbish compared to the iPhone offering. Yet this is something that MANY millions of people use multiple times a day. Google should just send a team of their best engineers over to Facebook HQ for a couple of months. Either that or just throw $20 million over to Facebook and tell them to write something that destroys the iPhone app in comparison.

Lots of people moan about the likes of HTC/HelloMoto/Sammy laying their skins over Android, but stock Android leaves a lot to be desired, which is why they do it. Dialer/contacts management - rubbish. Music player/media handling - rubbish. Notification window shade - great idea, but looks like it's stuck in the 1990s. Launcher - looks f***ing great, but feels clunky as it has a strange inertia built-in that stops it flowing more than a few lines at a time.

When all the built in and popular 3rd party apps are kick-ass, and the OS looks/feels modern and appealing on it's own, then people will consider dumping their iPhones. And when they discover what they can do what they never used to be able to, then they will never go back.

I get friends and work colleagues asking me what phone they should buy. And I used to say "this Android phone" but this has just resulted in me getting support questions when things don't work properly - "Why doesn't my Orange Hero see Angry Birds in the Market when her Vodafone Desire does?" "Why doesn't my auto-brightness work?" "Why don't I have Google Navigation?" "Why isn't there an Android app like this iPhone app?" And with so many different versions spread over so many handsets, it's literally impossible to know everything about every fault/problem/limitation.

It's just a lot more hassle than it's worth, unless the person with the phone is prepared to put some work in and do research, and learn about their phones. Which most people aren't. So these days I just tell them to get an iPhone if they can afford it! I feel like a traitor...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
I've always been a tinkerer, be it PCs or phones, so I like being able to piss about with my phone. Owning an iPhone would do my nut in BUT the iPhone 4 is the first one I've looked and thought 'yeah, I'd have one of them'
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] setspeed:
Yes, the iPhone 4 certainly looks the part doesn't it? I do find myself with a bit of phone-envy when you look at the hardware, and the ultra-smooth scrolling, and the flashy apps (which p*ss all over most Android apps from a great height).

Don't get me wrong, I'd never buy one. But I can see exactly why most people either do have one, or want one (if they can't afford to have one).

The only reason Android has got as far as it has in the open market (read: general public) is because handset makers are pushing it, and because you can get handsets at a variety of price points and form factors. If Android had been in a one on one head to head (with just one handset choice) against the iPhone then it would be pretty much gone by now. It's now time for Google to step up to the plate and give us something that blows iOS away!

EDIT: I realise it already blows iOS away for technical function/ability - but I'm talking about eye-candy, full-featuredness and ease of use for the average Joe.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3:
The YouTube app search nuisance is definitely one I agree with (it was actually my partner [iPhone 4 user, not avid, nor mad about it though] who complained about it first to me and on checking, I agreed with her).

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