how can you choose another keyboard

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i can't even choose wii controller in tnt? i just got tnt lite 2.0 going and i just realized i can't even use wiimote because tnt won't let you change keyboards. this sucks bad, that would be great if someone figured out a way to bypass this little security measure they have to keep you from using other keyboards.

Yea, i paid $20 for a bluetooth keyboard i can't use because of that...

I am a developer though :) I already have the android source on my computers so perhaps i will have some time to look tomorrow at how exactly they do it in the code.

Usually that stuff is restricted but perhaps there is a way around as root. I know there is a command you can run to force apps to install to the SDcard on my droid under froyo, perhaps the same command can change this setting.

Has anybody tried loading up the stock froyo settings app?

--Robert

FYI: it's in android-source/packages/apps/Settings/src/com/android/settings/LanguageSettings.java

        Settings.Secure.putString(getContentResolver(),
            Settings.Secure.ENABLED_INPUT_METHODS, builder.toString());
        Settings.Secure.putString(getContentResolver(),
                Settings.Secure.DISABLED_SYSTEM_INPUT_METHODS, disabledSysImes.toString());
        Settings.Secure.putString(getContentResolver(),
            Settings.Secure.DEFAULT_INPUT_METHOD,
            mLastInputMethodId != null ? mLastInputMethodId : "");

Read from

       mLastInputMethodId = Settings.Secure.getString(getContentResolver(),
            Settings.Secure.DEFAULT_INPUT_METHOD);
String enabledStr = Settings.Secure.getString(getContentResolver(),
                Settings.Secure.ENABLED_INPUT_METHODS);
final TextUtils.SimpleStringSplitter splitter = mStringColonSplitter;
            splitter.setString(enabledStr);

the Settings.secure permission is restricted from normal apps- but maybe we can gain that permission if we put the app in the /System/ folder?

This would be a major accomplishment if you figure this out. For the life of me I don't know why they would have done this...makes no sense.

Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

I did find a way into the accounts and settings (sync settings) - but I don't have checkboxes to enable syncing on contacts and calendars for some reason....

Perhaps i did the tntlite2.0 upgrade wrong - i did NOT do a factory reset because I didn't want to reinstall everything :)

I'll try to remember to post the sync settings launcher app tonight after i get home from work- all it does is fire the necessary intention to get into the app (com.android.providers.subscribedfeeds/com.android.settings.ManageAccountsSettings)

Hopefully they screwed up the settings app, which i can probably fix by making a new one, but if they hosed the settingsProvider that is supposed to store this stuff we might be screwed :(

I just figured out how to write a video streaming app (from android) for my work, so this should be easy by comparison :)


On a dissapointed note- my sound is still F-ed up after the 11/22 update (randomly stops working, plays static and floods the logs w/ errors) anybody else have this problem?

Thanks for working on this, this is one of my biggest complaints with tnt.

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If anybody could find a way to get around this:

PackageManager W Not granting permission android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS to package com.DroidMunkey.gTabletHacks (protectionLevel=3 flags=0xbe44)

I would have this finished.

Sticking it in /system/app doesn't work so i must be missing something - it's rejected in: android-source/frameworks/base/services/java/com/android/server/PackageManagerService.java if anybody else wants to take a look

I figured it out, but they screwed something else up in the system and must have disabled it on purpose...

if i select a different keyboard the input box expands to take up the entire screen when i click on it!

So if you have an alt keyboard selected and you hit the search key, you can't see the history below, or the icons next to the box to do the voice search/location selection!!!

see attached image

Very annoying.. wasted an entire day to figure this out. I suppose it wasn't a total waste though I learned alot about the android core :)

Are there any other settings missing that people need? I might put together an app that will let you do this despite the annoying bug if people are still interested.

I already wrote an app like HomeCatcher, but it shows me the "recent apps" list, since you can't long-press the damn home-key anymore. Anybody interested in something like that?

BTW- since nobody spells out in plain english how to get the WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS permission, here it is for those of you hitting this page via Googling my error :)

1) You need to request the permission in your app manifest
2) the app has to be in /system/app/
3) it has to be owned by root w/ the correct permissions (nobody tells you this part!)
4) when you reboot, the app will be automatically installed, and you will get the additional permissions (if it's already installed, you have to uninstall it before you reboot!)
5) you will NOT be able to uninstall the app after you do this (just delete it, but make SURE you manually 'clear cache' for the app in settings->applications->manage->yourapp before you delete it or all your extra settings data will be orphaned in memory!!)

su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cat /sdcard/YourApp.apk > /system/app/YourApp.apk
chown 0.0 /system/app/YourApp.apk
chmod 0644 /system/app/YourApp.apk
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
reboot

Originally Posted by KinkyMunkey

I figured it out, but they screwed something else up in the system and must have disabled it on purpose...

if i select a different keyboard the input box expands to take up the entire screen when i click on it!

So if you have an alt keyboard selected and you hit the search key, you can't see the history below, or the icons next to the box to do the voice search/location selection!!!

Thanks! Mind if I ask you which alternate keyboard you are using? On my another device I also get this exact same huge textbox if I some alternate keyboard (e.g. the Better Keyboard), but not all (e.g. the Thumb Keyboard).

Also: which ROM are you using? Does it matter (with respect to your 5-steps procedure)?

Are there any other settings missing that people need? I might put together an app that will let you do this despite the annoying bug if people are still interested.

I already wrote an app like HomeCatcher, but it shows me the "recent apps" list, since you can't long-press the damn home-key anymore. Anybody interested in something like that?

Absolutely! (I know that it's available via roebeet's TnT Lite 2.0.2 supplement, but I'd like to stick to 2.0.0's contact & calendar...)

Thanks!

Save time just install zpad . Cleaner look runs faster and can use other keyboard inputs.. played super Mario bros 3 with wiimote this morning. I just need a stand now