cenozoite wrote:Yes PLEASE add this feature, it is by far the number one thing needed to allow Smart Keyboard Pro to become a full hardware keyboard replacement! At the moment having to swipe or hit buttons to access the arrow keypad is just not convenient enough to facilitate frequent text editing. Arrow keys along top or bottom row, above or below main keyboard please!I fully agree... the arrows would make a huge difference!!
By the way, which HTC keyboard is that in the screenshot? Is it Android or Windows Mobile..??
AndroidUser wrote:As you can see the first screenhot is from my review of Smart Keyboard on Market. So the answer to your question is that it's indeed an Android keyboard.After checking around I am guessing that screenshot is the default keyboard on the HTC EVO, rather than a third party keyboard. The only similar third party Android keyboard I've seen with arrow keys like those ones is Ultra Keyboard, which implements them pretty much identically to the screenshot shown. On my Dell Streak however, Ultra runs too slowly to allow fast typing, whereas Smart Keyboard Pro runs lightning fast and never misses keystrokes no matter how quickly I type. So adding the arrow keys to SKP would be the ideal solution in my opinion. They are just so completely essential for smooth and fluid text editing/correction.
Brgds...
cenozoite wrote: Currently to correct a typo you must do:One question that I have for you is, why didn't the auto-suggest catch your typo? If you are using English and haven't installed the separate file that is needed, you won't get auto-suggest functionality. Also, if you've mistyped a word the same way before and it got added into your user dictionary, then that's preventing the auto-suggest from working. Check your user dictionary and prune out typo's... And you need to make sure that you don't have auto-suggest disabled in the settings...
OldDogEyes wrote:One question that I have for you is, why didn't the auto-suggest catch your typo? If you are using English and haven't installed the separate file that is needed, you won't get auto-suggest functionality. Also, if you've mistyped a word the same way before and it got added into your user dictionary, then that's preventing the auto-suggest from working. Check your user dictionary and prune out typo's... And you need to make sure that you don't have auto-suggest disabled in the settings...To be honest, the first thing I do on any device keyboard settings (physical or virtual) is disable all the text prediction, suggestion, auto-correction, dictionary type features etc. I guess I am just old school but I don't like my device or keyboard trying to think for me or modify what I type. I prefer to be in control of what I type, catch my own mistakes, and correct them manually, just like on a regular computer keyboard. Anyway though, fixing a typo was just an example of where arrow keys would come in handy. There are lots of times one wants to go back and edit something, even when there wasn't a mistake. Easily accessible arrow keys are needed for a full typing experience.
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hannsoft wrote:Hi Cyril!I just lowered the key height slightly... works very well
Thank you SOOO much! The arrows are perfect! One thing missing, though - is the ability to turn them on and off (unless it's there and I don't see it). See, some apps are designed in such a way that, when an "arrowed" keyboard that's larger than the stock keyboard (as Smart Keyboard is) is used, the actual text input box is shrunk so small that it's virtually unusable. You can't read what you're typing. So we'll need to be able to turn these arrows off sometimes. Is that possible?
AndroidUser wrote:I just realized I forgot to post the landscape keyboard... here you go.
External image (i52.tinypic.com)
So I guess the option should be called Show Arrows on Main Keyboard.
Best regards...
