What's the best keyboard to use?

[Guest Willz]

I've been using Smart Keyboard Pro for a while now, but lately it's really been messing up. Pressing keys I don't want, and randomly staying on them as if a button would be stuck (obviously not with a touchscreen) and it's doing my head in. I tried the 2 default ones and I don't like them either.

What's a popular and easy one to use? :)

[Guest Spook Tooth]

I've been using the paid for Better Keyboard by Better Android for a while now and it's been pretty good, so much better than the stock one/s.

Only time it let me down was with the R7 Oscillation ROM. I stopped using it as it seemed to crash quite a bit and the standard Android keyboard was much more stable.

I've since returned to T-Mobile UK's official December 2009 update (1.5). You sure it's not the operating environment causing you grief?

[Guest starkos]

I've tried most and for me the HTC_IME mod by jonasl is the best without a doubt: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416

I have both sound & vibrate on key press turned off though as I find it a lot smoother that way

[Guest ogiogi]

+1 HTC_IME Willz. Wouldn't trade it for anything :)

[Guest dodge-167]

+1 HTC_IME Willz. Wouldn't trade it for anything :)

+1 :D

[Guest aidanj]

I've tried most and for me the HTC_IME mod by jonasl is the best without a doubt: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416

I have both sound & vibrate on key press turned off though as I find it a lot smoother that way

starkos, do us pulse users use the low resolution one? i assume the higher resolution one is for screens with 800 x 480 pixels, and the low resolution one is for screens with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels and lower?

[Guest starkos]

starkos, do us pulse users use the low resolution one? i assume the higher resolution one is for screens with 800 x 480 pixels, and the low resolution one is for screens with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels and lower?

Yea use the low resolution one for 1.6+ devices

Edit: if your using a 2.1 rom that is lol

Edited July 4, 2010 by starkos

[Guest aidanj]

Yea use the low resolution one for 1.6+ devices

thanks very much, good man, :)

[Guest Willz]

Thanks everyone. I settled for HTC_IME and it's working very nicely so far. Just customized most of it through the options and it's even better. :)

[Guest Rem1x]

TouchPal with the T+(doubled keys) layout.

[Guest twrock]

Swype. :)

(I love being in on the beta program.)

[Guest aidanj]

i've installed the correct version of the htc keyboard, but it's not showing up - i've activated it, and only the touchpal shows up in messaging. i even did a soft reset - any help?

[Guest twrock]

i've installed the correct version of the htc keyboard, but it's not showing up - i've activated it, and only the touchpal shows up in messaging. i even did a soft reset - any help?

Sorry if you already knew this, but just in case......

To change keyboards, you have to select a text entry area, "hold" your finger there and wait for a "edit text" box to open. Scroll down to the bottom and choose input method, then choose your htc keyboard.

Edited July 5, 2010 by twrock

[Guest aidanj]

Sorry if you already knew this, but just in case......

To change keyboards, you have to select a text entry area, "hold" your finger there and wait for a "edit text" box to open. Scroll down to the bottom and choose input method, then choose your htc keyboard.

good grief, that's so simple, lol :D thank you VERY much for pointing that out to me - i'd never of guessed to do that, ha ha. get a notification almost every two seconds telling me it needs to force close. wonderful :)

[Guest twrock]

get a notification almost every two seconds telling me it needs to force close. wonderful :)

That, I can't help you with. :D

[Guest aidanj]

That, I can't help you with. :)

i uninstalled and re-installed it. job done, :D

[Guest brookergray]

+1 HTC_IME Willz. Wouldn't trade it for anything :)

I love it too! The best thing is that there is an online kitchen for it where you can customize every aspect of it!

www.gimpsta.com/themerlo

[Guest Daz555]

Shapewriter for me.

[Guest david_dawkins]

Shapewriter for me.

+1 Shapewriter

[Guest niko1986]

Shapewriter for me.

+1 Shapewriter

Much better than swype

[Guest Azurren]

Swype. :)

(I love being in on the beta program.)

+1

[Guest biron_w]

I like the HTC_IME one. And now I like it even more as i've made my own :)

[Guest whackster]

I quite like TouchPal, finally there is an update in the market (says Chinese Input, but works fine), what's the improvement by using the htc ime one over this??

[Guest rikkiej]

Also started using the HTC_IME mod yesterday, i wondered if anyone got a cool skin to use and if there is a way to stop text prediction in landscape (so there's more screen to see above the keyboard, i don't need prediction with big keys)

[Guest biron_w]

I quite like TouchPal, finally there is an update in the market (says Chinese Input, but works fine),

Didn't know about this! I've just installed it and I now prefer this one. The "slide down for symbols" thing on touchpal is a neat touch i've always liked with it.