xt9 half qwerty tips:
XT9 is actually incredibly intelligent software. It uses complex algorithms based on what keys were near the one you actually typed, and combines them with its dictionaries to guess what you were trying to type. And it does very, very well. Anything that can guess the word 'friend' from the keystrokes 'ddeuabd' or 'thorough' from 'ggoedoujgg' is pretty darn clever.
* first thing to do is tick on the all the xt9 settings except 'next word prediction' which is mildly amusing at first but after a while just plain annoying.
* To stop the default keyboard from always going back to 'ABC' aka multitap, change/create the registry key 'CarrierDefaultTextMode' as outlined here:
http://www.ppcsg.com/index.php?showtopic=97265
* Use the 'Alt' key to access numbers and symbols on the top of the keys. Pressing and holding does the same thing. If you want to type all numbers/symbols double press 'Alt' to lock it on, press ONCE again to go back to normal. Double press the shift key to type in ALL CAPS.
The little 'xt9' icon at the top of screen tells you what format you're typing in.
Shift key toggle:
- xt9 = normal
- XT9 = single capital
- XT9 underlined = all caps
Alt key toggle:
- 12# = single number
- 12# underlined = all numbers
* every so often XT9 uses a strange default word. My issues were 'boy' for 'not', and 'st' for 'at'. You can fix this by selecting the word you want three times in a row. This seems to 'teach' it and sets it as the first word it chooses each time.
* the first row of symbols can be quickly accessed by pressing * and the relevant number (e.g. *4 gives an apostrophe, *7 will give you a smiley).
If anyone figures out how to change the symbol map, pls let me know!