If you install the jconsole app, provided by Micheal Dykman, it comes with a nice keyboard for J.
https://github.com/mdykman/jconsole_for_android/tree/master/dist On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:54 AM, William Tanksley, Jr < wtanksle...@gmail.com> wrote: > I use the MessageEase keyboard (free), which gives me instant access > to most symbols, letters, and digits without shifting, although at the > cost of a very nonstandard layout. (You'll want to use the tutor game > to bring you up to speed.) > > On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Devon McCormick <devon...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Thanks for the tip on turning off predictive typing, etc. > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 5:14 PM, Skip Cave <s...@caveconsulting.com> > wrote: > > > >> My install story with J on Android: > >> > >> My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (Android Jellybean 4.3). > >> > >> 1. Went to Settings/More/Security/ and checked "Allow install from > unknown > >> sources" and unchecked "Block or warn before installing apps that may > cause > >> harm" > >> > >> 2. Went to J Software download page. Downloaded 8.01 qtide-signed.apk. > The > >> .apk downloaded quickly, and went into the Download folder in the > Phone's > >> non-violatle storage (not in my added SD Card) > >> > >> 3. Green J icon appeared in apps window. Pressed and held the J icon, to > >> drop icon on main desktop. > >> > >> 4.Tapped green J icon, got a black screen for a couple of seconds, then > got > >> J interactive window. > >> > >> 5. typed 2+2. screen showed 222. Typed i.4. Screen showed I.4 (cap I) > >> > >> 6. Went to Settings/Language & Input/Samsung keyboard setup. Turned off > >> Predictive text. Turned off Auto-spacing. Turned off > Auto-capitalization. > >> Turned off Auto-punctuate. > >> > >> 7. Typed 2+2. screen showed 2+2. Typed i.4. Screen showed i.4. Much > >> better. Does J have an alternate keyboard you can install just for J > only, > >> so I don't have to keep turning the auto-help stuff on and off? I need a > >> keyboard with the lower case letters, numbers, and punctuation all > present > >> & unshifted, with uppercase being the only shift change. > >> > >> 8. Pressed menu button (lower left, below screen). Selected > Tools/Package > >> Manager. Selected 'All', Selected 'Install'. Nothing happened. > Scrolling > >> through Packages is weird. Rather than the Package list moving with your > >> finger, the list stays stationary, and the highlight moves. You have to > run > >> your finger off either end of the list to get the list to scroll. Not > very > >> good for a touch-screen UI. > >> > >> 9. I went back to main screen & tried more stuff with primitives. Things > >> seem to be basically working. Came back a few minutes later and tried > >> Package Manager again. This time it showed all packages installed! Need > to > >> have a progress indicator somewhere. There was no indication that > anything > >> was downloading. > >> > >> 10. Found LaunchPad under Menu/Run. Took me awhile to find it, as I > didn't > >> expect it under "Run". There were TWO 'LaunchPad' selections under the > Run > >> menu.Both seemed to do the same thing. Both selections gave two > choices - > >> qtdemo and wddemo. Most LaunchPad demos seemed to work, both wd & qt. > >> > >> I may have more comments later. > >> > >> Skip Cave > >> Cave Consulting LLC > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Devon McCormick, CFA > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
