While texting with hardare keyboard, it keeps adding a period if I double space?

Richcop · #1 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 08:10 AM

This has been driving me crazy, so here is my question, while using the TP2 hardware keyboard for texting how do you change it so that it does not insert a period every time I make an extra space? I tend to double space and it keeps adding a period in every two or three words. I have checked under settings/ input and anywhere else I could find. Thank you for any help on this

**chronster** · #2 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 09:41 AM

well, when do you use a double space? after the end of a sentence. htc is just saving you some time lol. im sure theres a way to turn it off, but yeah, thats the logic behind it.

isdnmatt · #3 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 10:46 AM

You know, I hadn't double spaced until I read this thread. Interesting feature, sorry I don't know how to turn it off. It only seems to do it at the end of sentence though.

kern417 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 11:15 AM

this annoys me too

**AZTECHKA** · #5 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 11:57 AM

hahaha... This was really setting me off too. You know... Sorry I don't have an actual solution for you. But my experience is that I had to slow down a bit and relearn this keyboard. I come from a TP and I also had a hardware keyboard on my text pager my old company gave me. They were both cramped for space and now that I have this great big keyboard I didn't know what to do with all that space. My issue resolved itself in a matter of a few days to a week. I now have had my phone about 6 weeks and don't have that issue any more.
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**CovKid66** · #6 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 12:01 PM

No advice here either sorry, but I thanked ya for the tip on how to actually add a period! Never thought to try that before now

Nagrom Nniuq · #7 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 06:44 PM

Why in the world would you put a double space in the middle of a sentence? Are you one of those people who writes sentences like, OMG !!! I AM SO LUKING FOUR U111!!

Anyhow, there appears to be no conceivable reason where someone would be putting a double space and not wanting a period, but look through the registry as that is where the setting would be. I highly doubt anyone is going to take any time to try to "fix" this for you.

Richcop · #8 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 06:51 PM

Hey, I don't put the double space on purpose, just I don't think it makes the space and hit it again once in a while, but then instead of a space its a period in the middle of my sentence

I mean you can control if it automatically adds a capital for the first word of each sentence under the input settings. I just can't see why there is not setting to stop the automatic period from happening. Does that make it a little clearer Nagrom? You sarcasim certainly did not help. As I saw from peoples replies, I am not the only one that would like to resolve this. Thanks to all!

**Boo Boo** · #9 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 06:53 PM

dont do a quick double space, problem solved

**WhiteBlazer01** · #10 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 07:33 PM

I love this feature! I'll type like I'm trying to break the keyboard, but I don't double space in the mid dle of a sen tence. .