Option to bring back old number input

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You knew this one was coming ;)

Not a fan of the new swipe input. It's much slower and less accurate, 
especially at larger puzzle sizes. 

Original issue reported on code.google.com by jarrett....@gmail.com on 8 Sep 2013 at 8:10

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I guess I'd call it an enhancement, but yes, I'd love to have the option back, 
if that's possible.

The swiping is clever, but it takes the most used buttons and puts them behind 
a sub-menu. If screen space is at an absolute premium, I'd agree, but I'd 
shrink everything else first, rather than make input slower. I can tap 
1-2-3-4-6 much faster than I could ever swipe it.

The swiping means you're going over the board, so you can't easily see what you 
picked (thus the marquee thing, I guess?), and normally I'd be examining the 
board while filling it in (which I can't when my fat hand is in the way). 

Hope I'm not sounding too critical, but I love the game and I'm not sure I'm 
dextrous enough to get used to the new interface.

Original comment by MarkHow...@gmail.com on 8 Sep 2013 at 8:56

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I appreciate this free app, really I do. But I don't like this change at all. 
Is there a way to go back to the previous version? In fact, I'd prefer a 
version before that because I didn't care for the change in how the puzzles got 
generated which made then harder.

Original comment by gmw4...@gmail.com on 9 Sep 2013 at 1:37

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Totally agree. I miss the old number input. Thus does not work well on my phone.

Original comment by katiemaj...@gmail.com on 9 Sep 2013 at 2:01

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I love Mathdoku!  But please, please, please allow the old input method.  
Actually, I'm not a fan of all the new changes but most importantly the input 
method.  I'm going through some serious Mathdoku withdrawal at the moment.  If 
I had to gripe about one more little thing, I would suggest allowing maybes to 
be turned off.  I don't use them and an accidental tap slows me down.  I play 
for time and I'm quite fast.  I'm a fellow Android hobbyist and I truly 
appreciate this outstanding app!

Original comment by ernestgf...@gmail.com on 9 Sep 2013 at 10:36

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Agreed. I would go so far as to argue with the point that the new input design 
is "clever"  - it's creative, but I don't know that I'd call it clever, since 
it is difficult to use.

Please, please, please, bring back the old input method. The current one is 
basically unusable for my old, fat fingers.

Original comment by pww...@gmail.com on 9 Sep 2013 at 11:46

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I would go so far as to call the new input method completely unusable. I 
typically play 9x9s and, with the old input method, I could fill all the maybes 
in under five minutes... 3 if I was hurrying. With this new input method, I 
frequently make mistakes by clicking on the wrong cell and it takes the better 
part of an hour to fill in the grid of maybes. On top of that, it's really hard 
to fill in numbers along the edges. E.g. try putting a five in the right most 
column along the right edge.

I can't use your application until this is fixed. Which is too bad because this 
used to be a really good game.

Original comment by jbouz...@gmail.com on 9 Sep 2013 at 12:28

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Mathdoku has been my favorite game on my phone for quite a while, but the new 
swipe to choose numbers really leaves it unplayable for me. I would simply 
downgrade if I could. I hope that you decide to add the old user interface back 
in! 

Original comment by gregsl...@gmail.com on 9 Sep 2013 at 1:55

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I only use 9x9 grids and the new number input makes this very difficult I would 
also like an option to allow the old way of inputting numbers. 

Original comment by Sheena2...@gmail.com on 9 Sep 2013 at 9:11

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I totally agree.  I play this game all the time, but will stop until the old 
input method is put back in the game.  Using swipe is way to cumbersome and 
frustrating.

Original comment by bigrollt...@gmail.com on 10 Sep 2013 at 1:14

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I agree. Love love love the game, but not a fan of the circular input. It's a 
cool idea but less efficient than the old way. Please include an option for the 
old input. By the way, this is the only game I have on my phone. Thanks for the 
(mostly) awesome program!

Original comment by lau...@gmail.com on 10 Sep 2013 at 2:13

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I love the game but this swipe method makes me hate the game. At least make it 
an option. This was a very bad idea

Original comment by scottg0...@gmail.com on 10 Sep 2013 at 2:49

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I echo the comments of the others.  Please bring back the old style number pad. 
 The swipe thing is too hard to use. 

Original comment by NancySch...@gmail.com on 10 Sep 2013 at 8:28

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I'd like to also add to requests for the old methoid - the new way of entering 
numbers is clever, but too fiddly and is to the detriment of what is my 
favourite Android game. Please give us the option of the old number entry 
method. Thanks !

Original comment by RogerPUt...@gmail.com on 10 Sep 2013 at 8:29

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Agree with above.  New input method is "cute" and very, very annoying.  How can 
we download old version?

Original comment by cplager on 10 Sep 2013 at 5:51

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The new number input system is terrible on my HTC ONE..  It is passable on my 
Samsung tab 2.  Please bring back previous input method.

Original comment by mkaplin...@gmail.com on 10 Sep 2013 at 7:13

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This WAS an unbelievably great game.  Then you expanded the allowable cell 
shapes, and I wished you offered the option to go back.  But it was still my #1 
game.  Now, AAAAARGH!  It's unplayable with those rings.  Different doesn't 
mean better.  Please offer the old input method!!

Original comment by brad.b.c...@gmail.com on 11 Sep 2013 at 12:31

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+1 on this topic. This new input makes me very sad. I'm willing to pay for this 
game is only you would bring back the old input. The game was so good as it 
was. I also agree that turning off maybes would be great. Thank you! 

Original comment by christin...@gmail.com on 11 Sep 2013 at 11:51

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I agree, it's much more awkward to enter numbers with the new input interface. 
It also makes it much more difficult to see the values and boundaries of any of 
the cells underneath the interface. Maybe it's different on other devices, but 
on mine (Galaxy S4), there's a lot of empty space at the bottom of the screen 
that would allow the previous number buttons to be displayed. Please make the 
method of number input an optional setting!

Original comment by m...@blueearth.net on 11 Sep 2013 at 3:04

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FYI and FWIW, it is possible to revert to the old version of the app, since it 
is available via the web site; I'll highlight the steps, but not provide 
details - if you don't understand the details without me telling you, then you 
probably should NOT do this - only the wary and well-informed should proceed. 
NO GUARANTEES, NO WARRANTIES, NO RESPONSIBILITY, you are on your own.

1: Google Play Store, disable auto-update of Mathdoku
2: Device security settings, allow unknown sources
3: From your device, visit this page, click on downloads, download the 1.96 APK
4: When prompted, choose "package installer" (I used "just once", YMMV, cf note 
above re guarantees, etc.)
5: Start the app a few times, it may die once or twice.
6: Revert your security settings (return to prohibiting unknown sources)

I think that's it. YMMV, IANAL, YAOYO (you are on your own). 

Original comment by pww...@gmail.com on 11 Sep 2013 at 3:38

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It looks like they're re-adding keypad input. See this revision:

http://code.google.com/p/mathdoku/source/detail?r=573

And this one:

https://code.google.com/p/mathdoku/source/detail?r=575

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Original comment by bbux...@gmail.com on 11 Sep 2013 at 9:59

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Thanks for all your feedback. The latest APK and Play version now has the digit 
buttons back.

Original comment by bbux...@gmail.com on 11 Sep 2013 at 10:00

• Changed state: Fixed

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Thank you!

Original comment by trendfin...@gmail.com on 11 Sep 2013 at 10:12