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NEEDED: human sized htc hero keyboard

Raindroid

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Jan 25, 2010
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i HATE the keyboard that comes with the hero.

I love this phone, but i am used to windows mobile htc touch pro where i could use my finger nails to type. now ive got the hero and everytime i try to send a short txt msg, it takes like 5 minutes to type.

ive googled all over the place and no luck. anyone??? please??? i need wide keys or something.
 
The keyboard in portrait mode took some getting used to for me as I don't have small hands but it works great now. You can't use fingernails on the Hero and you'll be getting used to that so that adds to the learning curve. You also need to calibrate it more than once. I think I have done it four times on this ROM and it got a little better each time. I doubt it's learning so to speak but it seems to have helped. I am not a little dude by any stretch so it's not an issue of finger size. It just takes getting used it. It takes a bit but it's really not that bad.
 
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How does one re-calibrate the keyboard and where is the 'compact' qwerty keyboard that i could exchange? i have small hands and fingers and this keyboard is driving me crazy. it takes FOREVER to type anything. i am coming from a long line of Palm Treo phones and this phone is both wonderful and the devil!!!
 
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A quicker way to get to the compact qwerty is by pressing the "flower" button on the lower left hand side of the keyboard. Takes you right to the menu where you can change the keyboard type. That keyboard with predictive text rocks!! I can go so much faster on that keyboard and the only time I have to slow down is when Im in "search" mode and there is no predictive text. In that case it gives you the option to double press to get to the next letter. For me, the bigger keys more than make up for the times I have to double press.
 
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A quicker way to get to the compact qwerty is by pressing the "flower" button on the lower left hand side of the keyboard. Takes you right to the menu where you can change the keyboard type. That keyboard with predictive text rocks!! I can go so much faster on that keyboard and the only time I have to slow down is when Im in "search" mode and there is no predictive text. In that case it gives you the option to double press to get to the next letter. For me, the bigger keys more than make up for the times I have to double press.

I think that is a "gear" not a flower. :)

yeah, yeah, you're right....it's a gear (but it still looks like a flower to ME......) :)



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LOL
 
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