Keyboard Debate
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== List of keyboard-related Howtos == | == List of keyboard-related Howtos == | ||
− | + | === How to use the Qtopia keyboard shipped with Om 2008.8 ? === | |
− | How to | + | See [[Om_2008.8_Keyboard| How to use the Qtopia keyboard]]. |
− | How to | + | === How to have a toggle button to make the keyboard appear/disappear ? |
− | + | [[Keyboard Toggle|here ?]] | |
− | How to | + | === How to change the keyboards layout ? === |
− | + | TBD | |
− | How to make Qtopia keyboards and illume/raster keyboard coexist ? | + | === How to change the dictionary used by the predictive keyboards ? === |
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+ | TBD | ||
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+ | === How to toggle the predictive mode on and off ? === | ||
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+ | TBD | ||
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+ | === How to "turn off" Qtopia keyboard ? === | ||
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+ | By default, if illume keyboard is installed, it will compete with the qtopia one with non-predictable results on which one is displayed on top (correct me if I'm wrong). | ||
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+ | According to [http://docs.openmoko.org/trac/ticket/1864| Comment on ticket 1864]: You can put "export QTOPIA_NO_VIRTUAL_KEYBOARD=1" into /etc/X11/Xsession.d/89Qtopia and qpe will not instantiate a virtual keyboard and illume's keyboard should be shown. | ||
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+ | Another option involves [http://n2.nabble.com/preserving-illume-keyboard-on-update-tp778734p778919.html patching and recompiling qpe]. | ||
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+ | === How to make Qtopia keyboards and illume/raster keyboard coexist ? === | ||
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+ | TBD | ||
== Your short-term options == | == Your short-term options == |
Revision as of 08:06, 28 August 2008
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Summary of the problem
Om 2008.8 uses Qtopia for its phone stack. Qtopia has a build-in keyboard primarily designed to compose SMS in English. This keyboard is very impractical to use with a terminal or enter an URL.
More details..., list of all keyboard bugs in the defect tracking system.
List of available keyboards
Qtopia keyboard
The Qtopia keyboard build-in Om 2008.8. See also the [documentation at Trolltech]
Matchbox keyboard
The matchbox keyboard.Illume keyboard
The illume virtual keyboard a.k.a. Raster's keyboard.
Probably looking like this
See also Illume#Virtual_Keyboard (which would need to be completed ;)
Vkbd system
The vkbd system.
How to use the Qtopia keyboard shipped with Om 2008.8 ?
See How to use the Qtopia keyboard.
=== How to have a toggle button to make the keyboard appear/disappear ?
How to change the keyboards layout ?
TBD
How to change the dictionary used by the predictive keyboards ?
TBD
How to toggle the predictive mode on and off ?
TBD
How to "turn off" Qtopia keyboard ?
By default, if illume keyboard is installed, it will compete with the qtopia one with non-predictable results on which one is displayed on top (correct me if I'm wrong).
According to Comment on ticket 1864: You can put "export QTOPIA_NO_VIRTUAL_KEYBOARD=1" into /etc/X11/Xsession.d/89Qtopia and qpe will not instantiate a virtual keyboard and illume's keyboard should be shown.
Another option involves patching and recompiling qpe.
How to make Qtopia keyboards and illume/raster keyboard coexist ?
TBD
Your short-term options
- Live with it, let go (for a while) the desire to use the terminal locally, login remotely via ssh when you need.
- Get an external keyboard, USB or Bluetooth, light and foldable if you want.
- Switch to 2007.2 (but then similar issues arise : Switching Keyboards on Om 2007.2), FSO or Debian.
- Recompile Qtopia and provide a package.
PS: Complaining that management does not listen to the users needs is not a productive option.
Perspectives for long-term resolution
On August 27th 2008, Marek from Openmoko inc. announced the intention to focus on the low-level layers. Future "base system" distribution may not include any phone stack at all.