I recently installed J802 on my Galaxy Note 2 (Android 4.3, soon to be
4.4). Also, I have just updated all the packages/libraries. JQT seems to be
working as it should, except for three issues:

1. The Samsung keyboard that comes with the phone is nice, and works fairly
well for J, IF I turn off all the Predictive Text, Auto-Replacement,
Auto-Capitalization, Auto-Spacing, and Auto-Punctuate functions when I go
into J. This is a pain, since I like those features most of the time, just
not when using J. Otherwise, every time I type "i." (integers or index of)
I get "I." (indices or interval index), among other weird effects. And it
takes considerable contortions to force a lower-case "i" anywhere in the J
script.

What I need is an automatic "auto-function block" when J starts up, that
just turns off all the auto-typing functions when I launch J, and turns
them back on when I leave J.

The suggested keyboard for Android (
http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Android/Keyboard) would be nice, but there
doesn't seem to be any instructions on how to install it on that page, nor
is there any link to the install file. At one time I remember had that
keyboard installed on my phone, but the problem then was that once
installed, the J keyboard showed up on ALL the Android apps, not just J.
And the Auto-everything still seemed to function, even with the J keyboard.

2. Speaking of leaving J, the "go-back" button on the bottom of every
Android phone is supposed to back out of any application when it is pressed
enough times. However, that doesn't happen with J802. The "go-back" key
does nothing when it is pressed in a J session. The only way to get out of
the J session is to long-press the main Android button, to get a list of
all the running apps, and then swipe the J session off the screen, which
kills the app. This probably needs to be fixed.

3. Finally, I have no idea what all the "F" buttons along the bottom of the
screen are supposed to do, but for me they do nothing, except for F6. F6
pops up a "Labs" dialog box, with the words "no lab selected". In any case,
I have been unable to find how you select any labs.

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Skip Cave
Cave Consulting LLC
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