Opinion on physical keyboard

[nutymez]

I just a have a problem with no Tab key on the keyboard.. but I see a post here that may fix that.. thanks.. but I have a question, how do you make word prediction and spell correction stick on the physical keyboard..

[KilgoreBA]

It took me about a week to get used to using the TP2 after being so used to the TP but after that, this keyboard wins. The spacing and layout is perfect. I just don't understand why they did away with Ctrl and TAB. I used both of these buttons all the time. Using the mentioned program to modify what certain keys do works fantastic though.

You will get the hang of it, just give it some time and don't use the on soft keyboard, no matter how tempting. Force yourself to get used to the slide out keyboard and you will. I went from the 6600, 6700, Treo 700w, 6800, 6900, TP, and now Touch Pro 2. Each time I have had to get used to the new keyboard and I eventually do.

[Adrianh85]

Wirelessly posted (AdrianH85(TP2): Opera/9.5(Microsoft Windows; PPC; Opera Mobi/16643; U; en) HTC_Touch_Pro2_T7379)

i love the onscreen tp2 keyboard with the size of the screen! i barely use my hardware keyboard anymore! hd2 is my next phone!

[CovKid66]

I really liked my 6800 (Mogul) keyboard, and I think that's why I disliked the TP1's so much...too cramped with the extra row of keys, and I made constant mistakes as a result. The TP2 is a dream compared to both really. Even with the same number of rows as the TP1 it just doesn't feel cramped. The offset keys help I believe, as does the spacing between keys. I find it easy to type. I do make some mistakes, but I don't think you'll ever get a perfect score with any keyboard on a phone.

[CovKid66]

Originally Posted by aamon17

yes, it's called Rhodium keyboard controller. I mapped the FN key to be the CTRL key when coupled as FN+A, FN+C, FN+X, & FN+V. And I mapped TAB to FN+Z. The long key press idea doesn't work for me having to wait for it. It is a matter of preference in either case.

I agree. Fn+C/V/X worked better for me than long-press C/V/X to emulate CTL+C/V/X. I also mapped Fn+Left Arrow and Fn+Right Arrow to CTL+Left Arrow and CTL+Right Arrow actions so you can move backwards and forwards one word at a time in text.

[kern417]

i think its funny because i always used to complain about the 'm' placement on the vzw tp but now i find myself hitting the up arrow by mistake when i'm looking for the 'm' key...guess i got more used to it then i thought

[chappy]

To quote a friend of mine "the keyboard is a little bit of heaven"

[shappy0869]

After using the soft keyboard on my Touch for the last two years, I am very happy to have a physical KB again. It is totally worth the added bulk!

[tstall2]

I love the left arrow/right arrow tip to go back one word or forward one word (I didn't even know ctrl/arrow did that)... I have it doing this only in my mail program and defaulting to normal shortcuts otherwise.

What other shortcuts have people mapped?

Here are mine:
fn/A-C-V-X mapped to ctrl/a-c-v-x
Mute button to screen rotate unless in a call where it defaults back to mute. I have long press mapped to the comm manager
Power button remapped on long press to a program that allows me to slide to reset.
Fn/. mapped to app-key (93). This emulates tap and hold (very cool)
Fn/t mapped to tab
Fn/space mapped to left win key which is the start menu
Fn/enter mapped to "Close active window". works like the OK button
Fn/mailbox mapped to TF3 programs tab
Fn/SMS mapped to taskmanager
SEND mapped to taskmgr for long press
HOME mapped to TF3 programs tab for click, left win key(start menu) for double click, TF3 home tab for long press
BACK mapped to messaging for double click, pocket Alarm for long press
END mapped to Enter key for press, Default key action (End call) for long press
VOL UP mapped to up for press, volume up for long press
VOL DOWN mapped to down for press, volume down for long press (secondary rule setup during phone conversations to restore mappings to default values)

I particularly like the volume up/down and end key remappings that allows me a basic d-pad type operation (without the left/right obviously)

[Tim Smith]

I love the keyboard.