Do you use the physical keyboard?

[Jim Dawson]

I've tried it many times and have decided that it might be usefull if I had little girlie fingers, but with normal human male size fingers it is worthless. I only use it when I have to fill out an online form and move between fields. It is also the only way to select text for cut and paste.

Why did they leave off predictive text on the most error prone keyboard? That doesn't make sense at all.

This keyboard is my Droid's only shortcoming.

 

[SinfulDragon]

I use it every single time.... I need to reboot into recovery.

Otherwise I forget it even there until my wife is playing with my phone and I see her slide it out.

 

[ralphjb]

I've tried it many times and have decided that it might be usefull if I had little girlie fingers, but with normal human male size fingers it is worthless. I only use it when I have to fill out an online form and move between fields. It is also the only way to select text for cut and paste.

Why did they leave off predictive text on the most error prone keyboard? That doesn't make sense at all.

This keyboard is my Droid's only shortcoming.

I type with my thumbnails and am quite accurate. I will admit that I had an AT&T Tilt before the Droid and the transition was quite easy for me. I would think anyone moving from a Blackberry or Treo (or similar type device) would struggle at first. My wife has a Blackberry and there is no doubt that is a better typing experience than the Droid. But it is a trade off - the Droid has the big, beautiful screen.

 

[nifer]

still not fond of the physical keyboard, but i use it all the time

 

[blackops]

I use the keyboard, in fact I liked it from day one. Its like my HTC FUZE keyboard but a little more cramped, which is the only gripe I have, the short space, but the keys and everything, I like. Sorry for the majority that don't, but I'm one of those that Does!

 

[vandyblackandgold]

i mostly use the touch kb in landscape....but i do love having the option of opening up the physical for typo's. as mentioned before, for long emails or texts, etc., sometimes touching in the spot you need to edit doesnt work and can be cumbersome. with the d-pad, i can go directly to that spot and make my edit and be done.

not a deal-breaker, but nice to have if i wanted it.

 

[latinmaxima]

Can the Moment also use its keyboard as shortcuts for opening apps?

If so, how?

Yes! Simply hold the search button and press a letter or number.
Example: search+m=Market

To set shortcuts. Menu-setting- application-quick launch. Long press to clear and double tap to add applications.
A-Z and 0-9.

 

[watersrules]

i don't think the physical keyboard is that bad.. I use it every now and then, its not as crappy as some made it seem, but I mainly use the virtual keyboard... "to each his own"!

 

[Jbart15]

I absolutely love it! It's just like any new keyboard you use, you have to get used to it. I rarely make typos when I use it. My second favorite is the landscape keyboard, just awesome but the smallest keyboard is definitely the worst

 

[rushmore]

I tried a Droid in November for a few weeks, but thought the keys were too flat and it took too much pressure for keys to register. Tried one at Best But last week and noticed the keys are not as flat and response time was much better.

Probably get this over the Incredible (game emulators luv keyboards).

 

[AndroidsOfTara]

I use it anytime I need to type more than two or three words. I'm much faster and more accurate on the physical keyboard than the virtual.

 

[GothicLlama]

I use the screen for text and the physical keyboard for SNESoid.... couldn't imagine playing an emulator without the physical keyboard.

 

[MiXoLoGiSt]

I just use Swype. Ever since i found Swype and SlideIT i haven't used the physical keyboard.

 

[binglejellsx2]

There was no "Most of the time" option, so I picked the "Sometimes" option.

I mostly use the physical keyboard unless I can only use one hand at the time. I'd prefer Swype if it didn't lock up on me so much. But I do like the way the numerical keyboard acts on the default software keyboard.

I also like how the software keyboard can be put away by swiping down. I suppose this can't work on Swype since that's the behavior to type anyways.

Basically, there isn't any one end-all-be-all keyboard for me.