One thing that WinMo did correctly, is that it allowed you to select an input type (writing, onscreen keyboard, etc) and stick with it. It remembered what you were using last. The new software keyboard (Thank you!) is great, but it would be better if you didn't have to mess with toggling as much.
I work out six days a week, and I use the website dailyburn.com to record my progress. My workouts are logged into fields and then they graph them for me, it's really a cool website. Anyway, all of what I'm inputting when I record my progress is numbers. Weight, miles, minutes, reps --- all numbers. So every time I enter a field, the software keyboard pops up and it's all letter keys, so I have to toggle to numbers. No big deal so far, right? Well, today, for example, my workout consisted of 40 fields. That means I opened the software keyboard and had to then toggle to number keys 40 times. Even when I was in one field and then tapped into the one next to it the keyboard refreshed itself and came back up as letters. Tap, toggle, type. Tap, toggle, type, at least 40 times today in the space of an hour. When I had winmo, the first time I toggled to numbers, but afterwards when I moved into a new field, the keyboard might disappear for a second and reappear but it would remember that I was on the number keypad and come back up with that keypad. I would not suggest adding a row of numbers to the onscreen keyboard. The keyboard already takes up enough room. I would just add a checkbox in the keyboard settings that says "remember keyboard previous state" or "allow sticky toggle" or something. Some people might not do as much numerical entry as I do, but if you want android to be able to handle spreadsheets (google docs) this is something that will definitely need to be addressed on the keyboard at some point. Luckily I have the G1, so the hardware keyboard is perfectly fine. But for devices that don't have that option, the ability to not have the keyboard reset as you move from field to field would be helpful. One other thing I noticed, the suggested words section doesn't seem to know it's own family. I was typing in my email address and it never once suggested "gmail" while I typed. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You don't know how much I appreciate you guys coming in and giving both Mac and Microsoft a run for their money. You guys do great work, and I tell people all the time "It's not a matter of *IF* Google will improve or update it's products, it's a matter of *how soon?* " --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "android-framework" group. To post to this group, send email to android-framework@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-framework+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-framework?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
