How Usable is the Keyboard on the Touch??

[EtherealRemnant]

Well I've rethought my sentiments on the Touch keyboard.

I've now sent about 50 messages with it via text and its really not bad at all with the 12 key on XT9. I'm actually enjoying using it now.

I'd say speed-wise, I'm actually almost as proficient with it as I am with the hardware keyboard now that I've trained it on all my slang and foul language I use LOL.

I'm still not too sure on the web browsing side though... The keyboard sucks up 60% of the screen, the toolbar sucks up another good bit... so you really can only see about 4 lines of text on a web page this way.

Anyone know where the dictionary for the Touch keyboard is stored? I want to flash back to WM6 but I don't want to have to teach XT9 my words all over again lol.

[machtenx]

How does the learning work? I'm using the Touch Keyboard for a little bit now and I'm no where near as fast as I am on the hard keyboard.

Poll results aren't looking so hot for the Touch keyboard =/

[Donatom3]

To Teach a word when you're in XT9 code just start typing then there is a little + symbol on the line that shows the possible words. It'll change that line to "Add Word:". Then it switches to the ABC mode. You type in your word using the standard double taps to get to the second letter, then click on the word or just put a space after it and hte word is now saved.

BTW you really have to try the keyboard out for yourself. My brother who is coming from a Q actually likes the Touch's keyboard. He used it for the first time this morning and was able to type pretty easily without any practice.

[machtenx]

I'm gonna try using this Touch keyboard for a few days.. I'll report back at the end of the week with my results. FYI I can pound away like 30 wpm + on the regular keyboard. I'll be amazed if I can with the Touchscreen.

[Merovingian]

After salivating about the Touch for so long the Sprint store in my area finally had one on demo. Verdict, i'm not buying, main reason is keyboard input.
No matter which keyboard i chose (12 or 20), i couldn't stand it and typing on it was nothing to write home about.

Now if someone can come up with an EXACT soft keyboard replica of a Treo, then i'm sold. Even the TouchPal keyboard was tiresome after a while.

Nice device and super responsive, but give me a Treo with 320x320 and Win mobile 6 and i'm dandy. Will stick with my 700Wx until then.

[machtenx]

I'm leaning towards staying with the Mogul now... on top of the keyboard the battery is also less

[jeffH70]

Did anyone try this Qwerty keyboard from Targus? Looks very interesting...

http://justamp.blogspot.com/2007/11/...mbpad-for.html

[naiserie]

it's taken me 5 days of using it constantly, but i've finally gotten back up to a usable speed with the 20 key + XT9.

it's definitely not something that was easy to learn to use after using a full kb like on the mogul, but after a reprogramming my brain, i'd say it's only a little bit slower.

IMO, a trial of 30 mins at the sprint store IS NOT a good indicator of how easy it is to type on.

[machtenx]

Verdict - I'm buying the Touch you can't make a judgement on this thing til its in your hands... so beautiful

[hippity.hoppity]

Liking the Fullscreen Keyboard. Works very well. The only thing that I would change is to add a keycaps/magikblite function to it.