Keyboard Debate
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== Summary of the problem == | == 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 | + | 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. |
[http://n2.nabble.com/preserving-illume-keyboard-on-update-tp778734p780454.html More details...] | [http://n2.nabble.com/preserving-illume-keyboard-on-update-tp778734p780454.html More details...] | ||
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How to change the dictionnary used by the predictive keyboards ? | How to change the dictionnary used by the predictive keyboards ? | ||
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| + | How to turn off Qtopia keyboard ? 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. Another option involves [http://n2.nabble.com/preserving-illume-keyboard-on-update-tp778734p778919.html patching and recompiling qpe]. | ||
== Your short-term options == | == Your short-term options == | ||
Revision as of 16:45, 27 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.
List of all keyboard bugs in the defect tracking system.
List of available keyboards
The Qtopia keyboard build-in Om 2008.8. See also the [documentation at Trolltech]
The matchbox keyboard.
The illume virtual keyboard a.k.a. Raster's keyboard.
The vkbd system.
How to use the Qtopia keyboard shipped with Om 2008.8 ?
How to have a toggle button to make the keyboard appear/disappear ?
How to change the keyboards layout ?
How to change the dictionnary used by the predictive keyboards ?
How to turn off Qtopia keyboard ? 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.
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, 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, Openmoko inc. announced its intention to focus on the low-level layers. Future "base system" distribution may not include any phone stack at all.
