[TIP/REG. EDIT] Drag your soft keyboard anywhere you want for more viewing room!

[lipidfats]

I don't know how I missed this after a year of being a member here (if it was indeed posted already), but this simple registry edit allows you to move your soft keyboard all over the screen (don't forget to soft reset). Here is the posting i found at pocketnow.com:

"There is a variety of native Windows Mobile Professional SIPs (Soft Input Panel): Keyboard, Transcriber, Block Recognizer, Letter Recognizer and there are those implemented by manufacturers like HTC and others: Phone Keypad, Compact QWERTY, Full QWERTY, etc.

What do all these have in common besides being all SIPs? They’re all docked on the bottom of the screen, so that if there’s something you would like to read and it is currently covered by the presently brought up SIP, you have to scroll down. Not anymore! Edit your registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\SIP and change the value of Dragstyle from 0 to 1, followed by a soft reset. The result can be seen in the image below, regardless of your favorite SIP, you now have the option to drag it anywhere on the screen (and off) by tapping and holding on the black band right on top of it and dragging and dropping it to your liking."


http://pocketnow.com/index.php?a=por...t=news&id=6446

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[InvincibleLiving]

this is old news for me since this used to happen on no2chem's mogul roms... i never liked the idea of it though

[lipidfats]

Originally Posted by nautica2450

this is old news for me since this used to happen on no2chem's mogul roms... i never liked the idea of it though

Interesting, well there have to be people like me that never got the news and find it useful... it's just now surfacing on sites like pocketnow.com and 1800pocketpc.com (although they do get news late), so i figured it might be worthy of a post.

I find it very useful though (unless there's something i don't know). At first I was worried i'd drag it off the screen, but it snaps back to place when you close and re-open. On some sites, it doesn't show where i'm typing and I have to constantly close the keyboard to see if i'm typing in the right info... so I'm definitely gonna keep this option.

[[sammich]]

Hah what a nice little tweak! Thanks for posting

[darren.wlsn1]

it was a posted today. its not good. it shortens the screen. either way, old news. http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=49529

[jason25]

I tried it a few weeks ago and couldn't stand the black bar across the top of the keyboard, so I put it back.

[darren.wlsn1]

Originally Posted by jason25

I tried it a few weeks ago and couldn't stand the black bar across the top of the keyboard, so I put it back.

that and the bottom of the screen getting shorter.

[jmorton10]

Originally Posted by jason25

I tried it a few weeks ago and couldn't stand the black bar across the top of the keyboard, so I put it back.

Same here, I don't recommend this at all. By the way, it doesn't give you "more viewing room". If anything, it's less.

~John

[[sammich]]

Are the black bars what you use to move the KB?

[darren.wlsn1]

Originally Posted by saumaun

Are the black bars what you use to move the KB?

yes, but dont even waste the soft reset. its junk.