[PATCH REQUEST] Text Assist Language

mandaman2k · 03/12/2011, 05:06 AM

Hi,

I was wondering if it were possible to make a patch to change the language of the text assist to one different from the OS language.

For example I like to use my phone with english menus and all, but I live in Mexico so all of my texting is in spanish, so I thought it would be nice to have a patch which would let you choose the language you write in.

Thanks in advance

mandaman2k · 05/15/2011, 09:38 PM

anyone???

TreoRock · 05/15/2011, 09:41 PM

I wish there was a way I could get both Spanish and English on my Pre 2. I'm having a hard time with the autocorrect.

-- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums

konus · 06/10/2011, 08:21 AM

+1 i write in english and german and it is not useable with auto-correction on.

pertus · 06/15/2011, 07:10 AM

+1!

greg.hoch · 06/15/2011, 09:10 AM

yes, please!

PalmGeist · 06/18/2011, 07:41 PM

Por favor, Bitte

Dreamcatcher · 06/20/2011, 04:58 AM

I would also love an easy way to switch languages :-)

MRdeJong · 08/16/2011, 12:40 PM

I am native Dutch working in an international English environment. I refuse to accept that this can't work on this 1Ghz device with 16Gb of memory while it worked brilliant on my Tungsten|C almost 10years ago (ok in combination with Documents to Go). So please more languages and easy switching. It's 2011 for crying out loud. And yes I am willing to pay for this (although even Google Chrome/Firefox and yes even M$ IE browser does this for free)

autodidact · 08/17/2011, 01:41 PM

I just turned off autocorrect as well, since writing in Norwegian made 95% of the words change to rubbish and made writing very inefficient.

Jozz · 08/25/2011, 05:26 AM

I'm Dutch as well and would like this too. At the moment I disabled the autocorrect, because it was quite annoying when texting.

Stefan K · 09/12/2011, 04:24 PM

+1, this is a pain when you switch between different languages in your communication! I would require this for the TP

Orion Antares · 09/12/2011, 04:33 PM

Has anyone considered trying to build installable "learned words" auto-correct libraries for this purpose?

Stardust · 10/03/2011, 05:48 AM

+=1

A "learned word" library is a good idea! But how do you do this efficiently?

filmor_ · 10/03/2011, 07:32 PM

If someone accomplishes this, it would be awesome to use the notification area for switching languages

k4llle · 10/04/2011, 04:24 AM

Or device menu...

dodnet · 10/04/2011, 06:36 AM

There is an easy solution for changing the text assist language on the Touchpad:
Just add another keyboard (same layout) with the desired language. You can change the language with a new key on the keyboard. The text assist uses the language of the current keyboard.

migu_be · 12/13/2011, 08:00 AM

Hi Dodnet,

the additional Keyboards works for the languages in the system.
Dutch e.g. is not listed

As such, we would need a way to add a new Keyb layout & get a dutch word-list in the system.
Does any one know the location of the dictionaries .db ?

Also, it would be good to have a keyboard or patch (notification bar?) to switch on or off autocorrect easily

tx

mauro1 · 08:44 AM

Another problem with the additional keyboards approach (vs the learned words approach) is with regards to multi-lingualism. Like the multi-lingualism that results, por ejemplo, when two people communicate in piu d'una lingua in comune .
I'm sure that the previous sentence throws for a loop anyone (person or system) that doesn't share the same three "dictionaries" I used to write it. If you then consider the fact that a poliglot may have interlocutors in any subset of its own common languages, or superset if one consider languages where mastery is limited, then any scheme that establishes a single language is flawed if it tries too hard, as it'll get in the way.

PS: yes, me too +1,000 for having an autocorrect feature that is usable in multi-lingual situations.

geileszeuch · 01/18/2012, 05:59 AM

Longing for this patch, too.

03/12/2011, 05:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
mandaman2k Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 39 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	[PATCH REQUEST] Text Assist Language Hi, I was wondering if it were possible to make a patch to change the language of the text assist to one different from the OS language. For example I like to use my phone with english menus and all, but I live in Mexico so all of my texting is in spanish, so I thought it would be nice to have a patch which would let you choose the language you write in. Thanks in advance
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05/15/2011, 09:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
mandaman2k Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 39 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	anyone???
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05/15/2011, 09:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
TreoRock Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: CA Posts: 3,099 Likes Received: 26 Thanks: 350 Thanked 125 Times in 80 Posts	I wish there was a way I could get both Spanish and English on my Pre 2. I'm having a hard time with the autocorrect. -- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums __________________
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06/10/2011, 08:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
konus Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Dresden, Germany Posts: 50 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 18 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	+1 i write in english and german and it is not useable with auto-correction on.
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06/15/2011, 07:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
pertus Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Spain Posts: 18 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	+1!
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06/15/2011, 09:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
greg.hoch Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 42 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	yes, please!
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06/18/2011, 07:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
PalmGeist Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 32 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 18 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Por favor, Bitte
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06/20/2011, 04:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
Dreamcatcher Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 99 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 23 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts	I would also love an easy way to switch languages :-)
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08/16/2011, 12:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
MRdeJong Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 16 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I am native Dutch working in an international English environment. I refuse to accept that this can't work on this 1Ghz device with 16Gb of memory while it worked brilliant on my Tungsten\|C almost 10years ago (ok in combination with Documents to Go). So please more languages and easy switching. It's 2011 for crying out loud. And yes I am willing to pay for this (although even Google Chrome/Firefox and yes even M$ IE browser does this for free)
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08/17/2011, 01:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
autodidact Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 215 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 11 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	I just turned off autocorrect as well, since writing in Norwegian made 95% of the words change to rubbish and made writing very inefficient. __________________ {I never liked playing with cards — until webOS made it useful}
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08/25/2011, 05:26 AM	#11 (permalink)
Jozz Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 105 Likes Received: 10 Thanks: 10 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	I'm Dutch as well and would like this too. At the moment I disabled the autocorrect, because it was quite annoying when texting.
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09/12/2011, 04:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
Stefan K Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	+1, this is a pain when you switch between different languages in your communication! I would require this for the TP
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09/12/2011, 04:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
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10/03/2011, 05:48 AM	#14 (permalink)
Stardust Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 4 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	+=1 A "learned word" library is a good idea! But how do you do this efficiently?
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10/03/2011, 07:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
filmor_ Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Köln, Germany Posts: 172 Likes Received: 73 Thanks: 13 Thanked 150 Times in 54 Posts	If someone accomplishes this, it would be awesome to use the notification area for switching languages
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10/04/2011, 04:24 AM	#16 (permalink)
k4llle Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 80 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Or device menu...
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10/04/2011, 06:36 AM	#17 (permalink)
dodnet Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 97 Likes Received: 23 Thanks: 12 Thanked 27 Times in 16 Posts	There is an easy solution for changing the text assist language on the Touchpad: Just add another keyboard (same layout) with the desired language. You can change the language with a new key on the keyboard. The text assist uses the language of the current keyboard.
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12/13/2011, 08:00 AM	#18 (permalink)
migu_be Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 109 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 41 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Hi Dodnet, the additional Keyboards works for the languages in the system. Dutch e.g. is not listed As such, we would need a way to add a new Keyb layout & get a dutch word-list in the system. Does any one know the location of the dictionaries .db ? Also, it would be good to have a keyboard or patch (notification bar?) to switch on or off autocorrect easily tx
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12/13/2011, 08:42 AM	#19 (permalink)
mauro1 Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 200 Likes Received: 9 Thanks: 21 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Another problem with the additional keyboards approach (vs the learned words approach) is with regards to multi-lingualism. Like the multi-lingualism that results, por ejemplo, when two people communicate in piu d'una lingua in comune . I'm sure that the previous sentence throws for a loop anyone (person or system) that doesn't share the same three "dictionaries" I used to write it. If you then consider the fact that a poliglot may have interlocutors in any subset of its own common languages, or superset if one consider languages where mastery is limited, then any scheme that establishes a single language is flawed if it tries too hard, as it'll get in the way. PS: yes, me too +1,000 for having an autocorrect feature that is usable in multi-lingual situations. __________________ ----- Palm Pilot -> IBM WorkPad -> Handspring Visor -> Palm VIIx -> Palm T\|X -> Palm Pre -> [ Unlocked US GSM Palm Pre 2 and 16GB HP TouchPad ] Last edited by mauro1; 12/13/2011 at 08:44 AM. Reason: added a PS
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01/18/2012, 05:59 AM	#20 (permalink)
geileszeuch Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 17 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Longing for this patch, too.
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