[Illume-keyboard] The numeric keyboard should only contain numbers

[dolf1074]

There are many time you have to insert a number and it is better to have a keyboard solely for entering numbers.

For example: It is unhandy for typing in a GSM number when creating a contact with the numeric keyboard in Illume. You have to enter the numbers precisely and accurate, else you have a wrong number.

[Pander]

Replying to dolf1074:

There are many time you have to insert a number and it is better to have a keyboard solely for entering numbers.

For example: It is unhandy for typing in a GSM number when creating a contact with the numeric keyboard in Illume. You have to enter the numbers precisely and accurate, else you have a wrong number.

A fix is already available, download here:

 http://www.opkg.org/package_106.html

and for details, see:

 http://trac.enlightenment.org/e/ticket/184

Please also consider using the following alphanumeric keyboard:

 http://www.opkg.org/package_101.html

[Pander]

And installing this browse keyboard:

 http://www.opkg.org/package_144.html

[Pander]

Please hide the original numbers keyboard by renaming Numeric.kbd to _Numeric.kbd_ because the alternative version is much better. The same could be done for the alpha Default keyboard to _Default.kbd_. In total, hide 2 keyboards and 3 new.

[Pander]

The hiding is now done automatically by the packages.

[ainulindale]

As this is a matter of configuration, I consider that as fixed. If you disagree, please reopen :-)

[Pander]

I hope this can be reopened. Espcially for the default qwerty and default numeric keybaords, they are far from optimal. These two alternatives plus the browse (=surf) keyboard:

•  http://www.opkg.org/package_180.html
•  http://www.opkg.org/package_106.html
•  http://www.opkg.org/package_144.html

Should be installed as default. Making it so for SHR will also push Illume to adapt them sooner.

Reason form implementing this is that the 'out of the box' SHR installation is as user friendly as possible.

Could you and other SHR developers/maintainers please compare these keyboards with their defaults, compare findings and decide whether or not these should be standard keyboards for SHR?

(PS I have no right to reopen issues, althoug the GUI is offering them)

[TAsn]

Pander asked to reopen it (no idea why he didn't do it himself).
I don't agree with him, though we have to take his request under consideration, and reopen the debate.

[alfa21]

I use efficiently and only the qwo keyboard for all my tasks ;)

 http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Qwo

[dos]

Please provide bb files, and then we could provide that keyboards. I'm happy with defaults, as they are usable for me.