Multitouch Keyboard from DX on Inc

[jayno20]

I like the keyboard but like people above said, the autocorrect is terrible. Makes it unusable for me. I'll stick with swype

If someone can make this keyboard look at the stock dictionary it would be the best keyboard ever! (for me at least, I'm not a huge fan of swype/shape writer)

 

[tuanster1119]

Installed it and I love it. It's much better than the sense keyboard. I wish there was a way to make this the keyboard in landscape and have Swype be the keyboard in portrait mode.

 

[contagous]

Installed it and I love it. It's much better than the sense keyboard. I wish there was a way to make this the keyboard in landscape and have Swype be the keyboard in portrait mode.

+5 if a developer could make this happen

 

[bnx]

ive never used swype, but does it completely replace the keyboard or let you choose like this DX one does?

 

[ttamnedlog]

I was so excited when I saw this, but it's no better than Smart Keyboard Pro.

It's still not fully functional multitouch. It can only register two consecutive keys at a time for multitouch (same as Smart Keyboard Pro). For example, try typing "hey." If you hit H and hit E before lifting your finger from the H, then lift both fingers before hitting Y, everything is fine. But if you still have your finger on the H when you hit the E, and then leave that finger on the E when hitting the Y, you get "hee."

And worst of all, just like Smart Keyboard Pro, if you type REALLY fast, it just doesn't even register some key presses which defeats the entire purpose of these supposedly faster keyboards. Again, try with "hey." It's an easy three letter word to hammer out quickly. If you really blaze through it, you'll either get "ey" or even worse occasionally just "y."

Sigh. Only reason I use Smart Keyboard Pro is for its amazing custom dictionary feature. Shapewriter for portrait, SKP for landscape.

My real question is... are these "semi-multitouch" keyboards the way they are due to hardware limitations? Or just poor programming?

 

[mach330]

Swype > This keyboard > HTC Stock Keyboard.

agreed..i'm really liking swype.

i wish i could use swype in portrait mode and this in landscape.

is there any possible way to do this?

my thoughts exactly. i really wish someone would make an app to do this. this is a feature i want.

 

[gbenj]

i like swype in portrait but id use this over swype in landscape. wish there were a way to set different keyboards for different layouts

Same.

Anyone know if theres any way to do this? Seems like an app should be able to, or at the very least a rooted phone. I still haven't bit the bullet on rooting but I feel like this would be such a functional reason that I would have to.

 

[gbenj]

ive never used swype, but does it completely replace the keyboard or let you choose like this DX one does?

Choose, the same way...once you install it, you enable it in the language options, then long press on an input field to change the keyboard.

You should really try swype, its great for 'portrait' typing.

 

[Germwise]

must be doing something wrong. Even after install and clicking multitouch on my settings all I see is the same old keyboard

 

[ttamnedlog]

must be doing something wrong. Even after install and clicking multitouch on my settings all I see is the same old keyboard

Long press on the text entry box. That will popup a window where you choose Input Method.

 

[Oddity]

Wow am i the only person that doesn't like Swype? Call me strange but i get a weird satisfaction from all the separate little key presses. Lol

 

[lexluthor]

Does the Droid X built in swype keyboard have a microphone button!? I thought I saw somewhere that it did.

If so, we absolutely need that.

 

[blackbook88]

I dont know why but thos keyboard seems to miss more letters when i type real fast in portrait mode opposed to the stock keyboard

 

[LoPan12]

It's nice, but I prefre the stock keyboard in landscape. I can type "forrectiob", or "cpreectjob" and still get "correction" out of it. I dont even use the vibrate. I just speed through, and watch the auto-correction fix 99% of my mistakes...
Like it's been said, Swype wins in portrait...but in landscape...I'm the Stock keyboard, hands down.

 

[fortesquieu]

Thanks bro

 

[burningembers]

My real question is... are these "semi-multitouch" keyboards the way they are due to hardware limitations? Or just poor programming?

I'd really like to know this too. I'd like to know if I can ever look forward to typing the speed I used to on my BlackBerry, or the speed I can on my iPod. If I replicate that same speed, even with this new supposedly multi-touch keyboard, it misses letters or makes mistakes.

I don't get it

I do know that using touch test programs, my HTC Inc. is only recognizing up to two touches at once - is that part of the problem?

 

[fortesquieu]

I've downloaded this on my phone and installed it, but how do I select which keyboard to use?

edit: Multi-touch keyboard shows up under Language & keyboard settings but when I click on a text box I have no option to change keyboards...

edit edit: figured it out... you have to press and hold down on the text box...

How? i still cant get it to work.

 

[TheGoatLantern]

Trying it out as i type this now, see no noticeable difference right now, actually feels slower. Needs some
Getting used to

 

[Bearly]

Don't see any reason to switch from Swype

Easy.

Swype is nice but you quickly learn that it's only good for its intended style of typing: swiping...

Sometimes, I want to just type like I do with the stock keyboard, but what happens is Swype will try to register your quick key presses as a single, continuous swipe, and it ends up putting spaces between letters of the same word. It's really annoying. I think the stock keyboard with autocorrect is much, much faster to type on.

I will try out the Moto X keyboard. How do I install it? Just download the apk in my Incredible browser?

 

[iowabowtech]

How? i still cant get it to work.

Did you first go to Settings > Language And Keyboard and enable it? Then long press in the data entry box in any message to choose keyboard.

 

[TheGoatLantern]

Easy.

Swype is nice but you quickly learn that it's only good for its intended style of typing: swiping...

Sometimes, I want to just type like I do with the stock keyboard, but what happens is Swype will try to register your quick key presses as a single, continuous swipe, and it ends up putting spaces between letters of the same word. It's really annoying. I think the stock keyboard with autocorrect is much, much faster to type on.

I will try out the Moto X keyboard. How do I install it? Just download the apk in my Incredible browser?

Fastest method is using barcode scanner on the barcode on previous page, then after installation, go into settings> languages & keyboard> multitouch input

 

[150_cav]

i like it personally



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[fortesquieu]

Thank you very much. Im using this to type.

 

[Trooper]

Vibration needs to be fixed.

 

[iowabowtech]

Can't decide if I'm going to miss longpressing keys for symbols instead of having to hit the symbol key all the time. Guess it's what we get used to. Seems to be a quality input method.