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[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] qwer23:
Hi all!

A few days ago i found a really cool alternative keyboard to the stock one as well as to swype. Now, after i tested it for sometime, i wanted to share it with you.

So since i didn't find a thread for keyboards in here, i came to the idea to make a collection of alternative keyboards, where everyone can introduce his favourites and list the options of it.

I'll make the start:

Ultra Keyboard - a really good keyboard with loads of options, very precise swyping and, in my opinion, unmatched word suggestion. I'm using the version 5.6.3 right now.

PRO:

- faster word suggestion than swype

- in my opinion much better precision than the 2.44 version of swype (1.6 was much better, but did unfortunately expire)

- all important layouts (QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY, Alphabetical, Compact Keyboard (T9), automatical switch to numeric pad, when in an appropiate field)

- many themes (presets or even self made)

- adjustable button height for perfect precision

- option to manually calibrate the keyboard

- gesture support (for example to cange dictionary language, i use it to change from english to german and back)

- built-in translation feature

- speech-to-text

- camera mode for "transparent" screen (useful if you're typing while you walk)

- easily add and delete words in your user dictionary

- much more ... just try it!

- available dictionaries: english, german, french, italian, dutch, spanish

CONTRA:

- like all good things, it's not free ;)

Price: 2,00 € (about 2.50$)

Homepage: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Binary-Bulge-Software/122539557777039

QR:

So that's all i remember right now. Oh, just to add that: This is no advertisement and I'm not connected to the developer in any way :rolleyes:

So what keyboards can you suggest?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Shiwantha:
I started using HTC mod then I used Smart Keyboard PRO

this was very easy and I find that it have the most effective error correction ability. means you can trype the word but you will never touch correct key always. but touching the next key to the desired key and still you will end up getting the correct word at the end.

Then I switched to SwiftKey Keyboard It has unique ability to lean my way of typing and suggest my next word. so far it made my typing faster.

Check it out...:rolleyes:
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Minoza:
I'm using SlideIT. If you choose free (demo) version it has some limitations like 10 custom words in memory. It expires after some time but then I just reinstall it and it works like a charm again...

So, long story short you have free keyboard with swyping support and tons of different languages.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] SXUsr:
HTC IME.....

Want to skin it?.....
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] QuentinCosta:
swiftkey is the best for me too...
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] tot31:
Smart Keyboard Pro suits best for me, I've tried almost all alternative keyboards.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] ptesmoke:
swiftkey is pretty freakin perfect for me :-)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] urs74:
I'm liking the ultimate keyboard it seems more accurate then swype thanks OP for mentioning it.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] qwer23:
No problem ;)

I think the same, i just started looking for other swyping keyboards because the latest release of Swype is a big step backwards from version 1.6 regarding accuracy and speed. But i'm glad I started looking, there are a lot of better keyboards out there, and right now ultra keyboard seems perfect for me :D
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] urs74:
I agree swype did fail with the newest version.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] fernandik:
I'm Portuguese and because SwiftKey can use 2 dictionaries simultaneously he is the best 4 me.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] goothu99:
just started using ultra, one question regarding x10...can it do voice to text? when i press the button it says speech to text support not found on device
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] urs74:
It works for me.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] nagrockz:
installed ultra

can anyone please tell me the perfect settings for ultra..

the settings section looks mess for me...

i feel it very complicated...

i got used to swype...

so any of you please tell me the exact settings to be put in ultra to make it more better than swype!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] tuxStyle:
I tried Ultra too...

I didn't like it so, i'm with swype till gets out of bet and will cost money.

After, i'll have to decide which one i will use.

What i don't like about swype is the small selection of dictonaries while for Ultra probably you can create your own.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] qwer23:
Well, for a start, just the keyboard options that you find here:

- Enable tracing. That's the swipe option in Ultra keyboard.

- set key height to a value that fits you perfect. Just try writing a few sentences till it feels right.

- Choose your Layout (QWERTZ, QWERTY, Compact (T9), AZERTY, Alphabetical)

Now, the other options (you find them, if you scroll the options bar on the keyboard horizontally, symbol is two crossed tools ;)):

- under "Typing" you can calibrate the keyboard so that you're able to hit the keys precisely. Calibrate both portrait and landscape mode.

- Under "Gestures" you can set, well, gestures ;) There are a lot of options, I use a swipe down to chose my second dictionary. Set it to whatever you like

- under "Suggestions" you can choose to add contact names to the dictionary or blacklist words you don't need.

- note that Ultra keyboard repeats letters if you pause over a key, that's different than Swype is doing. You can enable/disable that under "Tracing"

That's some points I can think of right now. If there is something you want to change/ do or if you don't understand, just ask :D

Cheers

qwer23
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] goothu99:
when i "trace" lol it always comes up as LOL and then id have to select the undercase option, how do i get it to stop automatically capitalizing my "lol"s?

thanks:)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] kr3w1337:
swiftkey here and never looked back. have every single keyboard installed on the market almost.

nothing beats next word prediction!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] qwer23:
you can blacklist LOL and add lol to user dictionary. didn't try it though but it should work...
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Centrinos:
Hey guys ,

Is there a good azerty keyboard whit dutch/netherlands support for words suggestions ??

Thanks in advanced !!!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] qwer23:
You can try ultra keyboard. Dutch is available for it and there's also a azerty layout :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] booyaga:
jupp same here, full version for me, but gotta like slideIT
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mith500:
has anyone been able to modify the htc_ime keyboard to include the word scrolling feature that is there in the stock x10 2.1 keyboard?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] kylec:
+1 I really like that word scrollIng feature. No other keyboard that I have tried us anywhere as good as that for fine select
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] kindred7:
I feel like im advertising lol, thumb keyboard has this
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Ferdi_H:
i bought my wife a blackberry 9700 and its got an instant messaging application where you need a pin and everthing. is there any way to get the same to stay in contack? can someone please please help with this???
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] dcmedic:
The IM app you're speaking of is most likely Blackberry Messenger. At the moment only dedicated Blackberry users can use BBM to it's full potential. Some WinMo user have been able to use Blackberry Connect and recieve PIN messages, I know I don't understand it either. Check out the links below.

Each Blackberry device has a unique PIN number, like a ESN or such. That is the number thats used for the BBM.

http://forums.crackberry.com/f21/blackberry-messenger-nonblackberry-device-17136/

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=2276976
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] aspelly:
Hi,

i've tried to install TK-App (it's an app where you can search diagnostics wich they're coded in ICD-10).

It didn't be successful, i've written mail to the developer and they've explained, that it would install an archive on SD-Card.

So, Android on HD2 is on SD-Card. is that a problem? Or what can i do to have successful install.

please help me :confused:

thx
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] aspelly:
anyone outthere with an idea?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] clio94:
Try to umnount the SD card,install the app and then mount SD card again
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] l_endormi:
some app need to unmonut sd card like clio94 said. So unmount, install app and mount sd-card, and if you are lucky, it will be good :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] aspelly:
Hey,

many many thanks to you all, it has been exactly my problem. unmount the sdcard, lets the program install.

so i'm glad to get this information here. but's interesting, that the developer of this app didn't know... :D

thank you and have a nice day. ;)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stuart.upton666:
So the name says it all .....How can I get it to work in the uk?
[Epic 4G General] snovvman:
I just got an Epic.

Reading several threads across the Galaxy line, there is apparently a variation in screen color temperatures. From my readings, I see a pattern where perhaps the newer/replacement units have yellower screens. At the same time, those newer units also get darker in auto brightness mode than the older units.

From my own observation, the color temp gets cooler as the brightness increases.

Is it possible that Samsung tweaked the auto brightness so that the phone now gets darker in order to save the battery? So perhaps the different color temp observed are a function of how bright the screen is?

I don't care for the yellowish screen on my new Epic. I like a cooler/colder screen. Comparing the Epic next to my LCD Evo and Touch Pro 2, it is outright yellow. Comparing the 3 phones next to my Nexus One, the N1's screen looks pink. (I can post some pics tomorrow).

Bottom line, I'm trying to decide if I should try to return/exchange the phone for another and hope for the best. I read that there are some potential software solutions out of XDA, but I prefer to have a phone that is natively "cold".

Any input would be great.

Thanks.
[Epic 4G General] APOLAUF:
Mine's pretty yellow. :-( In brighter light, it is not a problem. Darker screen is the result of a software update. Got mine on launch day.
[Epic 4G General] snovvman:
Thanks for the information. Before the software update, when the screen didn't get as dark, did it appear less yellow at the [pre-update] low brightness?

In other words, does the screen now look more yellow than ever since the update and darker screen?

Cheers.
[Epic 4G General] mattemer:
I got my Epic on Oct 1st, and I haven't noticed this yellowish at all, but maybe I need to do a thorough side by side with an older model?

Did you get any pics to post up yet? I'm interested to see this

Edit: Sorry, just saw you said you can't post pics until tomorrow.
[Epic 4G General] APOLAUF:
Just as yellow as always. Post-update, the screen dims more. At this point, it appears yellower. My Captivate also now dims more, post-update, and seems bluer at dimmest setting.
[Epic 4G General] InfDaMarvel:
The only time I've had problems with my screen was when my phone had gotten damage from water. I'm on my 2nd epic and this one doesn't have any yellowish tints. Only about a week old now.
[Epic 4G General] splashmktg:
I picked up my Epic on 9/29 and don't see any yellow tint at all. I'm not an expert here but I think I would notice a tint like that. My blacks are very clear and dark also. I did notice that it seemed to run on auto brightness a little darker than it had...that was probably the D-118 update after I had it for only a few days.

I will follow this thread and see where it goes.
[Epic 4G General] caxiem:
I don't think the screen color variation is based on release date. I have two of them since 8/30. One of them has a yellowish tint compared to the other. They both have the same DI18 update.
[Epic 4G General] snovvman:
It seems like a coin-toss what screen color comes. I wish we have a tool that would allow easy color temperature adjustment.

I read a thread about a way using a modified kernel, but it would be nice to have an .apk that works (even if it requires root).
[Epic 4G General] mattallica76:
I got one on launch day that had more of a blue tint to it. I got another one last week that was a refurb, and it definitely is more yellow.
[Epic 4G General] herzzreh:
Weird. I just got mine today and it's very cool (read: blue) compared to my Evo... being a photo guy, this drives me nuts. I prefer warmer diplays.
[Epic 4G General] Sesquipedalian:
I have one of the cooler screens, and I kinda like it.

My thoughts:

1) Samsung is trying to extend the life of the blue oLEDs by altering the color temperature of screens. Since this seems to be happening independently of ROM version, it's probably something they're doing with firmware.

2) (IMO More Likely) The screens on different phones came from different assembly lines or different production runs, and have a slight variance in color production. The production date of the phone wouldn't necessarily matter in this case.

The only project I know that deals with the color temperature of the screen is voodoo:

http://project-voodoo.org/color

I currently have it running on my ROM. It adds a new "very low" brightness setting a the bottom that's much dimmer than even the lowest one available in DI18. (Note: it doesn't interpolate levels between them, either. Meaning there is a big jump in brightness from the voodoo lowest level to the DI18 lowest level, which is the next "notch" up on the slider.) It also adds a brightness level at the very highest brightness, which noticeably makes the display warmer. (The highest and next-to-highest brightness notches are the same brightness, the difference being the highest one is warmer.) At this point of its development, it's really of no use if you want to make your screen warmer at all brightness levels.

At any rate, the project leads me to believe that, with further development, we could have an app that allows us to freely change all the color settings for the display for all brightness levels, save them to profiles, etc.

The idea of the screen getting warmer as you decrease its brightness might be a natural phenomena, or just perceptual. In my experience, colors usually seem warmer as you decrease the intensity of the light. This is even true of light on a physical object.
[Epic 4G General] ExploreMN:
My screen looks awesome. No yellowing or anything. I wonder if there is a difference based on who made the screen for that particular Galaxy S phone? I remember reading an article when all the Galaxy S phones started rolling out saying that Samsung was having trouble with the manufacturing of the AMOLED screens. Perhaps they started cutting corners.

However, there also seems to be issues with auto-brightness, etc...I have that disabled on my phone and the brightness set on its lowest setting (which is plenty bright for me and all my viewing needs) which may be the difference? But, I have cranked it up from time to time just to show others and I still don't notice any yellowing.

Is there a specific test image or something where one could view that would show/exaggerate the effect people are talking about? I would be curious to see...
[Epic 4G General] snovvman:
Thanks for the great input and information.

Here is something interesting for the Nexus One screen.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=745248
[Epic 4G General] LordLugard:
Never noticed any of the sort.

Forgive My Brevity. To Be Or Not To Be...
[Epic 4G General] specialk0324:
I havent noticed it either. Had mine since day one
[Epic 4G General] Phen0m:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=745248

Should help in this case once Froyo arrives
[Epic 4G General] snovvman:
Here is a quick picture taken by a Touch Pro 1. Sorry about the quality. I can try to take better ones if there is interest.

From left to right - Evo, Epic, Nexus 1, Touch Pro 2. All with auto-brightness on.

In real life:

The Evo looks whiter (cooler)

The Epic looks much yellower (warmer, almost greenish)

The N1 doesn't look as pink as it appears, but looks the darkest

The Touch Pro 2 looks the whitest (coolest)

To my eyes, the Evo/Touch Pro 2 looks good. Although the picture shows the Epic looking pleasant and only slightly warmer, the white elements (clouds in wallpaper, browser backgrounds etc.) look yellow/green.

Edit: Notice the Menu, Home, Back, Search menu LEDs look whiter than the screen. See the contrast between the two makes the screen look yellower.
[Epic 4G General] arashed31:
I've owned 3 Epics since launch day. First one had a good screen, 2nd one had a yellow tint, 3rd was perfect.

The build dates of the first 2 were 10.08 and my current one is 10.09.
[Epic 4G General] snovvman:
By perfect, do you mean that it is not yellowish? It's interesting that the first two phones with the same build date has two different color screens...

The Epic I have has a 10.10 build date. It's yellow at dimmed levels and color temp gets cooler as it brightens up.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] liverpoolfchero:
Does anyone know how to access the settings from the dialer? I know you do *#*#--------#*#* but I don't know the digits in the middle. Thanks in advance.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] zorxd:
4636 aka INFO
[Hero, G2 Touch General] liverpoolfchero:
Cheers
[HD2 General] stinkyload:
I upgraded the new ROM to 3.14 and went to marketplace, there is a windows live version 11 there for download. However it states to manually remove any existing version prior to 11 before installing. I am completely lost at how to do this, it is not in the remove program section. Does anyone have any insight, has anyone tried to upgrade without removing version 10 first, any success?
[HD2 General] ashasaur:
Whenever you install things from the Marketplace that ask you to uninstall the older version first, if the program that is being upgraded was onboard your device, IE Office or Live, then you cannot uninstall it via the remove programs area, you have to delete it from your devices internal memory. HOWEVER, there is basically zero risk or chances of problems with you just going ahead and installing Live without removeing the old one. What its referring to is if you installed Live from a cab to remove that version first.
[Droid X General] trkin:
BACKGROUND: im pretty new to the android scene. as soon as i was starting to get the hang of WM 6 i decided to see what the android hype was all about. i read several reviews comparing the Dx and DInc and decided imo the Dx was better and my first choice. well 3wks ago i got a great deal on DInc that was already rooted and running 2.2. I played around with it a little while and havent had much time to research it. 2 days ago i got a good deal on a Dx, which was my first choice anyway. its unrooted and running 2.1 (unsure of updates). for the last 2 days ive spent several hours reading up on rooting and 2.2. so far ive found the droid x guide pdf (posted here a few days ago) to be the most informative and best at giving sequential step by step instructions but it hasnt quite answered everything for me....

THE QUESTIONS:

1. probably a dumb question. I havent activated my X yet, is it possible to root or upgrade to 2.2 while the device isnt activated? i havent seen anyone even touch on this subject but im assuming its not possible since i cant even get past the activate screen to change usb modes, activate debugging, or toggle bt/wifi.

2. does it matter if i update to froyo or root first? is it easier if i do one or the other first or would it get the same results? in the mentioned Dx guide it says one click rooting "for 2.2" so my assumption this time is that id have to update to 2.2, and then root.

3. you can ignore this question if youd like cuz i havent even checked into yet but do any of have any suggestions on which ROM/2.2 version/kernals (unsure of real definitions and terminology) would be best for a regular person just looking for stability and to get a little performance boost and remove some bloatware? i know its personal prefrence and probably in 5000 threads already but thought id go ahead and ask since ive already asked the other questions and it would save me lots of time researching. Thanks!

i know i probably answered my own questions but id like to be sure before i start the process. this is my first post and im pretty sure im gonna be bashed for being a noob and will probably be told to use the search function or google it but i have lol. im on several forums and know how the process works. thanks to all of you brainiacs on here for all the help you provide to us not so well educated guys ;-)

Thanks in advance,

Dan
[Droid X General] thepolishguy:
1. If you want to get past the first screen touch the 4 corners of the screen in succession starting with top left, top right, bottom right, bottom left (so I have read). If you wanted 2.2 you could use the freshly leaked 2.2 SBF and a program called RSDLite 4.8 (i think is the latest version). I have never performed the SBF before- so I can't say - some say it is a breeze, for others it was a nightmare.

you would search for...

VRZ_MB810_2.3.15_1FF_01

that is the 2.2 SBF

2. If you do want to update and sbf is the only way (once you get the phone activated you would not need to use this rsdlite sbf method. You can just download the update through the system) then root it after you get 2.2

3. As far as roms go- I love rubix1! Awesome. No problems (for me). only thing I had to do was "patch up" the camera to use 8mp. Not hard though. It is a radical departure from the normal x though. you may not like it. If you just want fast and stable stay with the stock set up. People that complain about blur are crazy heads- a lot of useful stuff in blur.

And of coarse - if you do any of this and totally screw up your phone - sorry. Don't take my word for it. Read around and get some confirmation b4 you do anything.
[Droid X General] trkin:
Hey thanks for the tips, advice, and opinions. That's exactly what I was hoping for although I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "if sbf is the only way..... I won't have to use rsdlite sbf..." . I guess ill go ahead and activate tomorrow, try updating through system, and root last. I was just trying to avoid possibly losing my ability to tether temporarily if rooting didn't go as planned because I have no other source for internet. Which reminds me, do I have to get a different tether app afterwards or is it safe using the preinstalled WiFi hotspot or similar preexisting app?

I've read several places that its important to copy a certain file first encase it gets stuck in boot loop. Which file and what directory Is it in? Will I need to get a file explorer app first to get to it? I'm uses to winmo devices that already have a file manager but I know with my Dinc the first thing I was told to do is get astro.
[Droid X General] kk4df:
Rooting won't be a problem. Just activate and take whatever updates come your way. Check into the Koush recovery and ROM manager for backups before you play with any ROMs or themes, if you decide to go that way. Titanium Backup and Root Explorer are also essentials in my book.