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Typing-BB not as intuitive as used to be?
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I've had my red BB for a little over a week, I think.. from day one, I noticed how quickly and accurately it formed the right words, with the exception of, maybe, email addresses. Like it should be. Impressive.
Well, as of last couple of days, the BB has gone "stupid." It still forms the right words some of the time, but if i were to guess, maybe about 50% of the time (from maybe 85-90%)...
ANybody have any clue as to what might be going on? Could it be because of some downloads? I have the ColorPearl and Fitness Software, though the Fitness software has been on since the very beginning....
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05-14-2007, 08:12 PM
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I've had my red BB for a little over a week, I think.. from day one, I noticed how quickly and accurately it formed the right words, with the exception of, maybe, email addresses. Like it should be. Impressive.
Well, as of last couple of days, the BB has gone "stupid." It still forms the right words some of the time, but if i were to guess, maybe about 50% of the time (from maybe 85-90%)...
ANybody have any clue as to what might be going on? Could it be because of some downloads? I have the ColorPearl and Fitness Software, though the Fitness software has been on since the very beginning....
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Mine too went retarded a few months ago, it still annoys the crap out of me. If try to write "I've" it types "Ice", if I write F*** it types out Duck. I can understand it not recognizing the curse words, but it is still annoying.
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05-14-2007, 08:14 PM
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05-14-2007, 08:41 PM
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Yea, it sounds like for both of you, your BB might be "learning" your mistakes, i.e., mistyped words. If you type the correct word three times and "accept" it as correct by hitting the space bar, it shold relearn your "preferred" words. Obviously words like "duck" are correct words, as well as "ice" for "I've".
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05-14-2007, 08:46 PM
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You can also clean out your Custom Wordlist and see if there are word there you don't want (or add the ones you do want). Check AutoText, too.
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05-14-2007, 09:14 PM
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So you guys are saying it's just our two BBs having this issue, right? YOUR BB type ok?
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05-14-2007, 09:17 PM
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When I had the 7100i it would do odd things like the 'ice' vs I've thing. I'd either try the 'type it 3 times correctly' trick, or check the Custom Wordlist/AutoText.
I had words like ygr (for the) get in there and not even realize it.
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05-21-2007, 08:44 AM
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When I had the 7100i it would do odd things like the 'ice' vs I've thing. I'd either try the 'type it 3 times correctly' trick, or check the Custom Wordlist/AutoText.
I had words like ygr (for the) get in there and not even realize it.
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bumping up the thread....
Can I ask you what you mean exactly by "typing it 3 times correctly"? Do you mean physically typing so each letter is correct-deleting the wrong one and punching the key until you get the right one? or do you pick the right letter combination from the auto complete list as you type (or whatever i's called)...? ALso, where do you type? Can it be done as you type a text message (type it 3 times, then delete the first two), or do you use MW or smth like that?
My BB won't get YOU, it keeps coming up as TOU (similarly, TOUR not YOUR), i tried putting it in the CUstom word list, i don't see it but the menu says the word already exists. The only way I can get YOU is type it and then correct TOU to YOU from the letter combinations that BB displays. Very annoying.
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05-21-2007, 09:12 AM
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I totally feel your pain Lyoshka. I am totally in love and addicted to my Pearl but since I write a ton of email each day and happen to type a lot of uncommon names and other proper nouns in the emails, I always end up spending too much time correcting spelling and it is really annoying. I will actually consider the 8300 line if and when it comes to T-Mo because of the QWERTY keyboard.
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05-21-2007, 09:13 AM
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Can it be done as you type a text message (type it 3 times, then delete the first two), or do you use MW or smth like that?
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This does not work, I think you need to type the same word in 3 different messages. I just tried it with I've and I still get Ice! 
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05-21-2007, 09:37 AM
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The only way I can get YOU is type it and then correct TOU to YOU from the letter combinations that BB displays. Very annoying.
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That is exactly how you do it. I have had success with typing (and accepting the correct word via using the space key) three times and subsequently, the BB will give me the correct word as the first choice upon completion.
Type completely the word (don't fix and delete letters along the way) and when it appears, accept the correct word. The best way to use SureType is to watch your thumbs to hit the correct keys and at the end of the questionable word, scroll to the correct word in the highlight and accept it via the space key. |
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05-21-2007, 10:08 AM
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That is exactly how you do it. I have had success with typing (and accepting the correct word via using the space key) three times and subsequently, the BB will give me the correct word as the first choice upon completion.
Type completely the word (don't fix and delete letters along the way) and when it appears, accept the correct word. The best way to use SureType is to watch your thumbs to hit the correct keys and at the end of the questionable word, scroll to the correct word in the highlight and accept it via the space key.
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see that's just it...it does NOT work for me. It worked in the beginning, I think...and then, the BB just went "stupid" on me... i just tried again after reading your post....and 4 times in a row, it's still "TOU" even after i accepted the correct version...... Maybe it's the OS? Maybe I should upload the OS (ROgers, i think?) that the first sticky thread here talks about?? If i type out longer words and go all the way through without correcting it, it gives me a totally bogus words.... which can only be redone completely... (eg, "questionable" just came out as"wiestupbanle") |
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05-21-2007, 10:14 AM
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1- Do you even have SureType turned on? Look at Options > Languages, Input Method.
2- Same place, what is your Input Language?
3- Custom Word List... Edit and delete the word TOU, and all the other mistakes it has learned.
Otherwise, yes, your BB has gone "stupid". Who is your BB hanging out with, maybe when you are not watching, some Nokia phone? lol
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05-21-2007, 10:28 AM
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1- Do you even have SureType turned on? Look at Options > Languages, Input Method.
2- Same place, what is your Input Language?
3- Custom Word List... Edit and delete the word TOU, and all the other mistakes it has learned.
Otherwise, yes, your BB has gone "stupid". Who is your BB hanging out with, maybe when you are not watching, some Nokia phone? lol
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~Input Language is set to English (United States)
~How do I turn on Suretype?? Under Input Options, I have all boxes checked (Compound Words, COntext Learning, Auto Word Learning, Use ADdress Book as Data Source, and Automatic Word Leaning from Messages)
~ There is an Option called "Use Input Language Support".. do I want that checked to "Yes"? right now it's on "No".
~Custom Word List... tried to update it many, many times... now, it has many words, but not as many as I would expect if the phone is "learning" every new word I type... should that indicate a problem?
TOU is not in the Custom Word list and hasn't been (checked before), yet it still types it.....
Do you think wiping everything off and uploading Rogers OS would help?
Current history: this is a Red Pearl...second day I had it and tried to load an app, my browsers were wiped off...i spent 3 hours with cingular support on the phone and we loaded the Black Pearl OS on there, since Red one had bugs.... |
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05-21-2007, 10:33 AM
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Wanted to mention this......... every time, i mean, EVERY time, I add or delete a program through the Desktop Manager, i get a msg, "Applications to be deleted: Blackberry API library, Brazilian language support... and whatever i am deleting." DOn't care about Brazilian Language Support, but should the API library (whatever it is) be deleted??
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05-21-2007, 11:05 AM
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Who is your BB hanging out with, maybe when you are not watching, some Nokia phone? lol
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Hahaha... I guess mine is cheating on me too!
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05-21-2007, 05:10 PM
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Wanted to mention this......... every time, i mean, EVERY time, I add or delete a program through the Desktop Manager, i get a msg, "Applications to be deleted: Blackberry API library, Brazilian language support... and whatever i am deleting." DOn't care about Brazilian Language Support, but should the API library (whatever it is) be deleted??
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NO! Don't delete that. Some people have not had a problem with deleting this, I suspect becuase their BES server just pushes the API library back onto their phones.
I, however, am not connected to a BES so when I deleted it I had to wipe my entire phone and reinstall the firmware because I couldn't figure out how to put it back.
Uninstalling the API library resulted in 1/2 my programs not functioning, and the Browser was deleted! |
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05-21-2007, 06:03 PM
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yes... my pearl... loves tou also.. even if it isnt in the custom word list..
also loves beef instead of need.. even tho i hardly ever use beef....
it has gone more stupid the longer i have owned it....
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05-21-2007, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Lyoshka
Wanted to mention this......... every time, i mean, EVERY time, I add or delete a program through the Desktop Manager, i get a msg, "Applications to be deleted: Blackberry API library, Brazilian language support... and whatever i am deleting." DOn't care about Brazilian Language Support, but should the API library (whatever it is) be deleted??
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When I received my red pearl, the first time I ran the desktop mgr it wanted to delete the API library. There wasn't even an option to uncheck it. Subsequently it caused my phone to lose all of its media and internet functions.
Even reloading the OS and updating to the DM sp1 didn't fix the problem. Upgrading to the TIM release solved that headache.
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05-21-2007, 10:08 PM
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Upgrading to the TIM release solved that headache.
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