After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyboard
 

I upgrade my n800 to OS2008 last week. But after the upgrade, I found that I am no longer able to bring up the finger keyboard. I know that there is some problem using finger tapping in OS2008. But my d-pad option also doesn't work. In fact, when I click the d-pad central button, it seemed sending a "return" key to the application. I am sure that the using d-pad option is checked in the setting. Do any one know whether I miss some configuration?

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

Just reset the Text Input Settings on the Settings page. I think that will do it. It worked for me a half hour ago.

Good Luck

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

How do I reset the text input setting? There is no "reset" button. Thanks.

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

Tap the following in order:

The cluster of four green and yellow boxes along left side of home view.
"Settings"
"Control Panel"
"Text Input Settings"
"On-screen"
Box labeled: "Enable stylus input methods" (You want a check mark in these boxes.)
Box labeled: "Launch finger keyboard with finger tap"
If you use handwriting recognition tap the boxes so labeled.

That's it.

Good luck.

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

Also, try pressing harder/faster. I find that works most of the time. Just thump the screen with your finger. It may not be your cup of tea, but at least it generally does work.

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

Yep, it works that way, hitting the screen with your finger. But I hate that, because finger recognition worked like a charm in OS2007...

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

You guys are right. It's not that the feature no longer works, but the sensitivity is at some ridiculous level right now. Just tested on Notes and the web browser and that worked with the finger stabbing.

What would it take for Nokia to get this right again?

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

Diablo... ;)

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

I just simply can't get the finger tapping working no matter how hard I tap.

So I am focusing to get dpad working. I reset the text input setting. But that didn't work. the dpad
still sends the "return" key instead bringing the finger keyboard. Any clue?

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

are you using skype chat? this is a known isue with skype for os2008.

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

woah. i just realized that a fast, hard stab at the inpput box works even in skype. the key is fast. i haven't been able to use the full screen thumb board with skype for months.

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

Not skype specfic. I can't use it even in notepad. I installed cjk package. Not sure whether it caused problem.

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

It could be worst, believe me. In my case, when I press the dpad it brings the finger keyboard but after I press the enter button, let's say to go to a website it forgets what I typed and it reloads the last page!

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

CJK package is the problem. It uses its own VK. I had to give up the cjk package, which has excellent IM support. After removing the package, everything is fine.

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

is there a way to lower the sensitibity?

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

I suppose you mean the sensitivity of the touchscreen? There's a theory floating around on this forum (to which I hesitantly subscribe) that if you do the calibration (see control panels), that how hard you press in calibrating determines the sensitivity of the touchscreen. Tap superlightly, it will be sensitive; press hard to calibrate, it will be less sensitive when in use.

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

[sigh]

Remember how in OS2007 next to where you selected whether it should bring up the full screen keyboard with a finger tap there was a sensitivity adjustment?

I miss that.

I also wonder if that setting is lurking in a .conf file somewhere, just waiting to be edited... I know next to nothing about how/if/where maemo deals with the touchscreen or where the input settings are stored, though.

Or is it something the gconf editor could access/change?

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

It's not where it was (gconf). It could be around, but I'm guessing the only way to change it now is judicious hexediting. (Which is not intended as a serious suggestion.)

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

It's fixed in diablo :/

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

i see your post on the diablo forum:cool:. im about 3 weeks new to the n800 and am preety much getting the hand of it. i want to soon start programming on it but that wont be for now. As i see with os2008 it somewhat upgraded in many aspect, my favorite being youtube:D, however it also took away alot of simple things such as adjusting the screen sensitivity, making apps lockable, and they could of added simple things such as socks5 proxy support and better use of the bluetooth. i understand the a2dp thing not being easy to develop but i should be able to send a file to my device through bluetooth from my computer. at least it can still send through bluetooth. anyways what i wanted to ask was "what is diablo?" what is it used for, can i uninstall it, is it a different operating system, and how does it solve the finger/thumb keyboard problem? :confused::confused::confused:

EDIT:
so far from the pictures and some further reading in your posts at the diablo thread it seems to me that diablo integrates into the OS. am i correct?

Re: After upgrading to OS2008, both finger tap and d-pad do not bring the finger keyb
 

hey qwerty this is off topic but i noticed in your sig it says your 15. is that right? i love finding young hackers such as myself. many kids at my school these days no basically nothing about computers besides myspace. so far me and this other kid are working together to unblock websites. for me my motive is youtube :cool::rolleyes::cool:. i dont know if anyone has metropcs phone service but ive so far been unsuccesful in tethering it properly. ill probably start a thread over at howardforums. ive also been unsuccesful in ssh'ing to my home computer. ill probably start a thread here too. does diablo support socks5 proxies?