Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago
The way the keyboard is enabled and chosen is how it is done in the Android
system,
and I can't change that. It's not possible (afaik at least) to enable it
automatically, so the user has to both press the check-mark in settings, and
then
choose it.
I don't know when you installed this, but in the newest version, that was
recently
released, you can press Open in Market to get a description on how to use it.
There
you just have to press the first button, check Scandinavian keyboard, then
press the
second button and select Scandinavian keyboard. Do you think this is a
sufficient
description, or should I add anything?
This description can only be shown by selecting Open in Market, or when you
install
an apk-file, and not in the all programs menu, because it would make
unnecessary
clutter in that menu, and I don't think people would like it.
To answer your last two questions. "keyboard" is probably not capitalized
because in
Norwegian we only capitalize the first word, and therefore I didn't think of it.
It was originally called Norwegian keyboard, but the day after it was released
I got
a request from a Swede to make a Swedish layout as well, and then it became
Scandinavian keyboard. Later, I got requests for other languages as well, but
since
it had been out a while I didn't think it would be a good idea to change the
name. I
also didn't know what else I would call it.
Now I know that it's probably not a good idea to use a region in the name, as
it may
expand.
Original comment by trygv...@gmail.com
on 5 Jun 2010 at 1:56
I tried installing some other input methods, and I can see that they it the
same way,
so I guess that is the state of art ;-)
I just tried installing again, and I could only select "Install". But you are
right,
when I wait until it has been installed and go there again then I have the
"Open"
option. That would have been a help, but I did not see any reason to go back to
the
installer to get help.
Could the same help be shown in "Help & about"? That was were I looked.
I think the texts would have worked better for me if they also explained the
essential concepts, such as Input methods that had to be both enabled and
selected.
I have attached a patch with a proposal of changes to the texts. Unfortunately
I also
rephrased most of it to how I would have written. I'm not sure it has improved
the
english, but I think it has made it more boring and clear.
Original comment by kiile...@gmail.com
on 5 Jun 2010 at 3:21
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I agree.
I installed it two weeks ago (and read the help & about) and it was only today
when I read this that I figured out how to enable the keyboard. Even though I
actually did have a different keyboard installed at a point but I had forgotten
that you had to LONG PRESS. Yes, your users really are that stupid.
Thanks for a great keyboard!
Original comment by mortengr...@gmail.com
on 29 Jul 2010 at 3:17
Original issue reported on code.google.com by
kiile...@gmail.com
on 5 Jun 2010 at 1:04