Bug 481 – Virtual Keyboard should get more hints and be smarter

Bug 481 - Virtual Keyboard should get more hints and be smarter


Summary:	Virtual Keyboard should get more hints and be smarter

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Product:	Desktop platform
Component:	Virtual keyboard (halfscreen)
Version:	1.0
Platform:	All Maemo

Importance:	Medium enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone:	Harmattan
Assigned To:	unassigned
QA Contact:	vkb-bugs

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Keywords:	enhancement-it2006, ITOS2007HE-garage

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Blocks:
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Reported:	2006-05-24 15:06 UTC by Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri
Modified:	2008-12-15 09:35 UTC (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Description Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri (reporter) 2006-05-24 15:06:57 UTC

Virtual Keyboard shoud require more hints from users and change itself in order
to help users type quickly.

1) When entering numbers, alphabet should be hidden and numeric keypad enlarged,
to allow users to use thumbs.

2) Applications may differ in what extra symbols user will type more, as an
example: Browser require user to type ":" (as in http://), but ";" is shown
instead. Applications should be able to tell virtual keyboard what extra symbols
it want to be shown. With this "calculator" could have its own keypad removed,
since it would be entered from virtual keyboard.

Comment 1 Maemo QA (deprecated) 2006-05-30 11:51:47 UTC

Claiming ownership.

Comment 2 Maemo QA (deprecated) 2006-05-30 11:53:23 UTC

Request for enhancement, will be forwarded to upstream maintainer ASAP.

Comment 3 timeless 2006-11-21 22:16:31 UTC

for reference you can tap down on the ; and drag up past its top to avoid using
shift. i'm sure it's documented somewhere, but I have no idea where.

I wish I knew where this wishlist went.

Comment 4 timeless 2007-10-15 23:48:37 UTC

https://garage.maemo.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1284&group_id=164&atid=681

Comment 5 Roope Rainisto nokia

2008-11-28 15:25:10 UTC

This stacks multiple requests into one bug; anyway, 2) is in the current plans
for Harmattan release.

Comment 6 Quim Gil nokia

2008-12-15 09:35:08 UTC

Since the request is vague and we are indeed working to have a "smarter"
virtual keyboard in Harmattan, I will resolved this enhancement request as
fixed for Harmattan.

Please reopen or create specific enhancement requests if you are unsure about
this resolutions.