Key labels too small to read

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I install the keyword(version 12) on archos 7 v2 with android 2.2.1 . And i 
don't see the letters of the keybord (it's all look like ".")
Thanks

Original issue reported on code.google.com by levit...@gmail.com on 20 Jan 2012 at 12:50

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Version (1.)12 is ancient, can you try version 1.29?

Which language and layout are you using?

Original comment by Klaus.We...@gmail.com on 20 Jan 2012 at 4:55

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I installed th 1.29 version. With only english language.
Same problem - all letters looks like "."

Original comment by levit...@gmail.com on 20 Jan 2012 at 9:13

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I'm still not sure what's going on here. Could you try changing the label 
scaling to 800% to see if it's just drawing them at a really tiny size?

Does it affect all keys, including numbers, text labels such as "Alt", and 
symbols such as the shift key's arrow? Is the key background still visible 
normally?

Original comment by Klaus.We...@gmail.com on 21 Jan 2012 at 4:52

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I have similar problem on ICS 4.0.3 on Nook color

First screenshot is Gingerbread layout, and second one is ICS but with key 
label scaling adjusted to 800%

Original comment by dpavlin on 22 Jan 2012 at 1:09

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Very odd, thanks for the screenshots. This confirms that it's a scaling issue, 
though I'm unsure why the scaling would be so drastically wrong on this device. 
I'll look for a workaround.

Original comment by Klaus.We...@gmail.com on 24 Jan 2012 at 10:35

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It seems that label scaling is dependent on opengl availability on android. 
After upgrading to newer opengl enabled build key labels are visible at 100%  
zoom.

Original comment by dpavlin on 7 Feb 2012 at 11:10

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Last screenshot didn't include keyboard, sorry

Original comment by dpavlin on 7 Feb 2012 at 11:16

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Hello! I have the same issue with a Onda V972 Tablet (9.7" 2048x1536 Display 
Resolution, 264 PPI, Android lcd.density 280 DPI): the letters are too small 
even at 800% label zoom. Is possible to add more zoom option (maybe up to 
2000%)?

Original comment by Dinasty2...@gmail.com on 12 May 2013 at 12:01

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For me and my Onda V972 Hacker's Keyboard has this problem since I updated to 
Android 4.2.2

@dpavlin, how did you upgrade opengl and to what version of opengl did you 
upgrade?

Original comment by Frank.Kl...@gmail.com on 20 May 2013 at 5:44

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I can confirm that I get the same issue with the latest Onda v972 firmware 
update
(running on a Onda v971).

As mentioned above, increasing the max zoom level works as a workaround.
Below is the one-liner that does that, and a value of around 6000% seems to be 
suitable.

diff -r 9ff3ccbf154f java/res/xml/prefs_view.xml
--- a/java/res/xml/prefs_view.xml       Tue Jan 22 22:10:15 2013 -0800
+++ b/java/res/xml/prefs_view.xml       Thu May 23 00:07:07 2013 +0300
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard.SeekBarPreferenceString
             android:defaultValue="1.0"
             hk:minValue="0.5"
-            hk:maxValue="8.0"
+            hk:maxValue="100.0"
             hk:logScale="true"
             hk:asPercent="true"
             android:key="pref_label_scale"

Original comment by stefan.j...@gmail.com on 22 May 2013 at 9:11

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Hi Stefan.j
Please could you explain step by step how to set the zoom level to 6000%?
Thanks

Original comment by richyle...@gmail.com on 16 Jun 2013 at 7:23

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Saw the page https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/wiki/BuildingFromSource 
and figured it out :)

I set the parameter in the xml file as above
hk:maxValue="100.0"

I have no compiled my first Android App :)
Hope this helps someone and hope it makes it into an official release some 
time, cant see why not. It's useful for us with high resolution devices!

Original comment by richyle...@gmail.com on 17 Jun 2013 at 3:25

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Can you publish that app someweher? So i can use the bigger caption characters 
too on the onda v972. 

Original comment by freddy.g...@gmail.com on 21 Jun 2013 at 6:42

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I've published an apk of the changes suggested by stefan.j...@gmail.com as I 
had to make it anyway (also have an onda v972). Here you go 
http://charlieharvey.org.uk/page/hackers_keyboard_tiny_key_labels_v972/ . Note 
it is built in debug mode and not signed.  

Original comment by namespac...@gmail.com on 16 Aug 2013 at 9:31

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Thank you very much!!

Original comment by freddy.g...@gmail.com on 20 Aug 2013 at 10:05

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Issue 318 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by Klaus.We...@gmail.com on 17 Apr 2015 at 5:08

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If you're affected by this issue, would you mind installing the tool 
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sturnus.screeninfo (it 
doesn't use any special permissions) and sending me screenshots of the result, 
or a text summary?

I've attached examples what it looks like on my Nexus 5.

The most important parts are:
Size: 1080 x 1176 px, 360 x 592 dp/dip
XDPI x YDPI: 442 x 443
Category: 480 dpi
Density: 445 dpi
Diagonal: 4.7
Screen density: xxhdpi

Original comment by Klaus.We...@gmail.com on 17 Apr 2015 at 5:16

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Issue 469 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by Klaus.We...@gmail.com on 17 Apr 2015 at 5:25

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Hi there, here are the 2 screenshots.

Original comment by cynthiaf...@gmail.com on 17 Apr 2015 at 5:32

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Hi there, here are the 2 screenshots.

Original comment by cynthiaf...@gmail.com on 17 Apr 2015 at 5:32

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Cynthia's screenshots (thanks!) from issue #469 show a very confused device:

XDPI x YDPI: 25 x 25 dpi
Category: 160 dpi == Screen density: mdpi
Screen Size: large

The OS is not reporting any physical screen dimensions directly as far as I can 
tell. The XDPI/YDPI values correspond to a device size of 24 x 39 inches, and 
drawing 0.11in high letters on that isn't going to look right if it's actually 
a 7 inch tablet.

I had inherited the physical dimension based key scaling from the original 
code, I think it would be better to ignore that and just use a pixel size 
relative to the key size as drawn on screen.

Original comment by Klaus.We...@gmail.com on 17 Apr 2015 at 5:33

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Hi there!  I just noticed that the physical dimensions weren't included.  So 
should I keep looking for some more info for you?

Thanks, Cynthia

Original comment by cynthiaf...@gmail.com on 17 Apr 2015 at 5:41

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Hi there

I find these spec pages on the internet

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03726652

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/HP-Slate-7_id7742

Do these pages provide info that you need?

Thanks, Cynthia

Original comment by cynthiaf...@gmail.com on 17 Apr 2015 at 6:06

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Thanks, I think I have the needed info. The problem is that the device itself 
doesn't know how big it is, and it has a radically misconfigured XDPI/YDPI (25 
instead of 170). As a result, any scaling that's based on physical dimensions 
is going to be completely wrong. 

Since it's not feasible to maintain overrides for all the various devices out 
in the wild, I'll need to re-do the scaling code so that it looks at 
pixel-based dimensions instead. That also makes more sense in general - if your 
device were actually a 24x39 inch supertablet, the keyboard should draw huge 
letters on it, and this wouldn't currently happen.

Original comment by Klaus.We...@gmail.com on 17 Apr 2015 at 6:23

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Hi there!  If you get that done this weekend, then great ... just let me know:) 
 I guess I would just get the update.  I'm really excited to fully use your 
keyboard on HP Slate 7 and my coming-in-the-near-future devices.

Thanks, Cynthia

Original comment by cynthiaf...@gmail.com on 17 Apr 2015 at 7:13

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I've published an ALPHA release to the Play Store which uses a new pixel-based 
sizing algorithm, ignoring the DPI settings reported by the device.

The new version ignores any previously configured key label scaling settings  
since they wouldn't work as-is for the new algorithm. It's still possible to 
adjust the size in the new version, but hopefully that won't be necessary.

Can you try it and let me know if this works for you? Here's the process for 
joining the ALPHA release track:

https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/wiki/TestReleaseOptIn

Alternatively, the new version is also on Google Drive: 
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6xf1Er-tUT7dVZFTE1xM0ZvSkE

(Google Code no longer appears to support uploading new files, hence the new 
methods.)

Original comment by Klaus.We...@gmail.com on 19 Apr 2015 at 4:57

• Changed title: Key labels too small to read
• Changed state: FixInTest

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Hi there!

Thanks for the update.  So I downloaded this new version of your keyboard,
but same thing.  Unfortunately, the keys are still not readable.  I assume
that the update come through just fine, but I will try again later in case
it really takes a few hours for the update(s) to come through to my HP
Slate 7 tablet.  In the meantime, here are screenshots (of keyboards and of
settings page) from today.

BTW ... I came across the Go keyboard ... I installed it and
the keys are legible.  So, if you see something that I can do on my end,
then let me know.

Thanks, Cynthia
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Settings for hackers keyboard

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Original comment by cynthiaf...@gmail.com on 19 Apr 2015 at 4:56

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Hi there!  I tried again (esp to see if more updates got downloaded) and still 
I get dots for key labels.  So, before you get back to your busy work week, I 
just wanted to say thanks for all your attempts with helping me get your 
keyboard. It really seems like it would have been a great addition to my 
device.  But oh well, we tried.  ... Thanks, and have a good week :) Cynthia

Original comment by cynthiaf...@gmail.com on 19 Apr 2015 at 8:43

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Cynthia - your Screenshot_2015-04-19-12-39-11.png says version 1.37 from Dec 
2013 at the bottom, so it looks like the update to the testing version didn't 
take.

How did you do the update? I don't see you as member of the ALPHA testers G+ 
community, so you wouldn't get that one unless you join and follow the opt-in 
link. Alternatively, you can install this one from Google Drive:
 https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6xf1Er-tUT7dVZFTE1xM0ZvSkE

Original comment by Klaus.We...@gmail.com on 19 Apr 2015 at 11:21

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Hi there! It seems to work now.  I can see the key labels!   It seems that I 
had to uninstall and re-install (among other things ...)  Screenshots in email 
reply.

What. Do you think?  -  Cynthia

Original comment by cynthiaf...@gmail.com on 20 Apr 2015 at 12:24

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Thanks for testing. I'll treat this as working for now and have marked the bug 
as FixInTest, I'll update the bug status to "Fixed" once the production Play 
Store version includes the fix.

Original comment by Klaus.We...@gmail.com on 20 Apr 2015 at 6:07

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Hi there!

Sure!  Thanks for your keyboard!  It's working on my HP Slate 7!  It's so much 
fun!  And, great work by you!

It's really cool to have such a great app. Using arrow keys & keyboard 
shortcuts is amazing!!!  I attend different seminars where I've taken lots of 
notes.  I've been looking through some of my previous notes since yesterday. 
And it's been a lot easier to update them, to maneuver through them esp with 
your arrows, and to manipulate them esp using Ctrls-C, -X & -V -- wow!  This 
keyboard might just be the best thing ever! (I've been trying out as many apps 
as possible since I just got my HP Slate 7 earlier this year so I get happy 
with all these apps.)
Above all, thanks for helping bring my device closer to all the other fancier 
devices, for providing helpful suggestions (you're good at being professional 
and responsive), and for letting me be one of the first to test out this new 
version.  It feels like a whole new world has opened up to me!  Awesome!!!  If 
you could see me now, I'm almost doing a "happy" dance :)  

Now I'm off to have my next 3 dreams to come true, so pray that they come true 
now.  Yeah!  :)

Warmest thanks and regards, Cynthia :)

Original comment by cynthiaf...@gmail.com on 20 Apr 2015 at 10:07

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Hey there!  Is the new version still available on the google drive?  If no, 
then would you put it there for me to get again? --- Thanks, Cynthia

Original comment by cynthiaf...@gmail.com on 21 Apr 2015 at 3:00

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Yes, it's still at 
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6xf1Er-tUT7dVZFTE1xM0ZvSkE#list . I 
intend to use that same location for prerelease versions going forward.

Original comment by Klaus.We...@gmail.com on 21 Apr 2015 at 5:15

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Hi there!  This link gives me 6 items, rather than a download when I click the 
.apk file.  I guess I gotta do something else? .... -- Cynthia

Original comment by cynthiaf...@gmail.com on 21 Apr 2015 at 8:34

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Please try the download again. Google Drive had somehow decided to interpret 
the .apk files as ZIP files. (That's technically what they are, but it's not 
helpful when trying to download them.)

Thanks for your patience, still trying to get the kinks sorted out in 
preparation to moving to github.

Original comment by Klaus.We...@gmail.com on 21 Apr 2015 at 8:56

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This is working as intended - on small devices, it shows a traditional keyboard 
in portrait mode. You can change that in settings.

https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#I'm_stil
l_seeing_the_system_keyboard._How_do_I_activate_it?

There's an experimental compact 5-row layout that's hidden by default. See here 
for instructions on activating it: 
https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/wiki/ReleaseNotes#Experimental_feature
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Original comment by Klaus.We...@gmail.com on 21 Apr 2015 at 10:04

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OK ... I'll check out those links, and I'll consider our work together done for 
now. ... Again, thanks for all your help.  Cursor keys are awesome.  I was 
cursor-ing all over the notes that I took today at a security seminar here on 
campus.  Cursor-ing is very convenient.  Thanks, and best regards, Cynthia

Original comment by cynthiaf...@gmail.com on 21 Apr 2015 at 10:42