Keyboard Debate
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Summary of the problem
Om 2008.8 uses Qtopia for its phone stack. Qtopia has a build-in keyboard primarily designed to compose SMS in English. This keyboard is very impractical to use with a terminal or enter an URL. According to Raster it cannot be turned off, short of recompiling qpe of course.
List of all keyboard bugs in the defect tracking system.
List of available keyboards
The Qtopia keyboard build-in Om 2008.8. See also the [documentation at Trolltech]
The matchbox keyboard.
The illume virtual keyboard a.k.a. Raster's keyboard.
The vkbd system.
List of Howtos
[Om_2008.8_Keyboard| How to use the Qtopia keyboard] shipped with Om 2008.8 ?
How to have a button to make the keyboard appear/disappear ?
How to change the keyboards layout ?
How to change the dictionnary used by the predictive keyboards ?
Your short-term options
- Recompile Qtopia and provide a package.
- Switch to 2007.2, FSO or Debian.
PS: Complaining that management does not listen to the users needs is not an option.
| TODO: find a cartoon to add humor here, the debate can use some relaxation (See: To-Do List) |
Perspectives for long-term resolution
On August 27th 2008, Openmoko inc. announced its intention to focus on the low-level layers. Future "base system" distribution may not include any phone stack at all.
