"HTC Can't Disguise Windows Mobile Flaws" -Katherine Boehret

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Originally Posted by randalllewis

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Third, have all of you critics actually used the HTC keyboard? It may not produce a "bubble" to indicate which key was pressed, but a key press does result in an enlarged and contrasted key to clearly indicate which key was pressed. And the Diamond does include predictive entry as well, which I use and find speeds things up quite nicely.

Fourth, I wouldn't miss the WinMo keypad if it went away. I think HTC was probably trying to be helpful by making so many input style choices available. Personally, I wouldn't care if all the others went away, but choice is a good thing. Perhaps the choice could be made under Settings instead of on the keypad itself, but to me that is not a big deal.

Yes I have used the keyboard and the fact that the selected key is enlarged doesn't really help (at least to me) - normally I have a finger on/over that key so I still don't see which key is selected. Maybe it's good enough for others, but if I want finger friendly input I don't find it particularly friendly...

I agree about the fourth - it's good to have a choice, although the switching is sometimes quite slow so maybe it would be a good idea to select the input methods in settings.

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Originally Posted by randalllewis

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Third, have all of you critics actually used the HTC keyboard? It may not produce a "bubble" to indicate which key was pressed, but a key press does result in an enlarged and contrasted key to clearly indicate which key was pressed. And the Diamond does include predictive entry as well, which I use and find speeds things up quite nicely.

Fourth, I wouldn't miss the WinMo keypad if it went away. I think HTC was probably trying to be helpful by making so many input style choices available. Personally, I wouldn't care if all the others went away, but choice is a good thing. Perhaps the choice could be made under Settings instead of on the keypad itself, but to me that is not a big deal.

Yes I have used the keyboard and the fact that the selected key is enlarged doesn't really help (at least to me) - normally I have a finger on/over that key so I still don't see which key is selected. Maybe it's good enough for others, but if I want finger friendly input I don't find it particularly friendly...

I agree about the fourth - it's good to have a choice, although the switching is sometimes quite slow so maybe it would be a good idea to select the input methods in settings.