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Smiley key is way easier to hit than period, resulting in many typos #306

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Select the input field in Google's Messaging app.
2. Try to hit the period key.

What is the expected behavior?

Type a period character to screen.

What do you see instead?

A smiley.

What version of Hacker's Keyboard are you using? (See "Debug" section at
the bottom of the app's Settings menu.)
On what phone or tablet?

1.33.1332, Galaxy Nexus

If applicable, does this affect the 4-row or 5-row layout, or both? Which
language(s)?

English, both layouts.

Please provide any additional information below.

The period character is one of the most used characters in the English 
language, appearing at the end of every sentence. Smileys are an unnecessary 
feature, though apparently enjoyed, but the key is 3 times larger and right 
next to the period, resulting in a smiley typed far too often by mistake. The 
period could easily be increased to the size of the current smiley key if not 
take up that whole space due to how common it is to use. Ditch the smiley key 
or make it smaller and many fewer accidental smileys smushed on the end of a 
sentence will result.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by AndPi...@gmail.com on 29 Oct 2012 at 12:14