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Model Specific Forums => Gemini PDA => Gemini PDA - Android => Topic started by: SimonL on May 18, 2018, 08:19:40 am
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I've found the settings page for "text correction" in the Gemini Keyboard app and have "Auto-correction" enabled but it doesn't appear to do anything. Neither does auto-capitalisation or the double-space full stop in the preferences list.
Has anyone got auto-correction to work yet? At the moment I'm still faster typing on my Blackberry Keyone (with auto-correct).
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Like you, I, too, type FAST and rely on auto-correction.
So, great question' the answer to which I await from herein.
Cheers!
Ifanafi
I've found the settings page for "text correction" in the Gemini Keyboard app and have "Auto-correction" enabled but it doesn't appear to do anything. Neither does auto-capitalisation or the double-space full stop in the preferences list.
Has anyone got auto-correction to work yet? At the moment I'm still faster typing on my Blackberry Keyone (with auto-correct).
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I'm surprised that this hasn't been discussed more widely. I'm a writer and bought my Gemini as a writing tool. Whilst it's good, auto correct would make it even better. The software suggests that it should be in place, so I'm disappointed I can't get it to work. Personally I would like this rectified as a priority.
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I shall check here daily for a fix or work-around from techies who live to solve such things.
I'm surprised that this hasn't been discussed more widely. I'm a writer and bought my Gemini as a writing tool. Whilst it's good, auto correct would make it even better. The software suggests that it should be in place, so I'm disappointed I can't get it to work. Personally I would like this rectified as a priority.
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I shall check here daily for a fix or work-around from techies who live to solve such things.
I'm surprised that this hasn't been discussed more widely. I'm a writer and bought my Gemini as a writing tool. Whilst it's good, auto correct would make it even better. The software suggests that it should be in place, so I'm disappointed I can't get it to work. Personally I would like this rectified as a priority.
Works for me in when composing SMS messages and Whatsapp messages. Not sure if these are built in app dictionaries... doesn't work composing gmail or when replying here....
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I am probably in the minortity, but I don't like autocorrection. From a programming point of view, auto correction breaks web pages which rely on key up and down events. We had an issue here that meant we had to detect an android keyboard and lock out the page. There will be some apps which auto correct as @mggr pointed out, however system wide auto correct (without the ability to turn off) would immediately see me ditching android and trying to get ofono to work in debian...(told you I was in the minority )
I don't have auto correct on my PC keyboard, so I don't need it on the Gemini. For those who do want it, you might need to download a third party app like TalkToMe Keyboard which takes control of a hardware keyboard (as well as other stuff). The real trick is that auto correction involves messing with the keyboard events and sending multi key presses. By this I mean the key up event isn't generated correctly - only when a word is accepted, and the entire word is sent as a "character" is the word cleared. This is a pain in the **** for programmers (as I said above) who need cross platform compatibility. Hardware keyboards have hardware events (ie. the key is down/up etc). You need a third party app (or change the gemini app) to capture the hardware events, consume them and create software events like the google keyboard to get auto completion. Maybe that is what PC tried, but it doesn't work.
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And of course there are whole web sites (http://www.damnyouautocorrect.com/) devoted to the user-visible problems caused by AutoCorrect…