Am I supposed to be changing my clothes a lot? Is that the helpful thing to do?

Anya ,'Storyteller'


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Jon B. - Jan 20, 2012 8:32:16 am PST #19236 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Is there a swype type dealie for the iPhone? The ones I found have gotten terrible reviews.


Consuela - Jan 20, 2012 8:36:08 am PST #19237 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I would like to get Swype on my Kindle Fire, but I haven't seen it listed.

The Fire is, I must say, not a good option for anyone used to customizing their own machines: you don't get direct file directory access, and a lot of apps available aren't designed to work on the Fire specifically (so they don't work, or not very well).

For instance, I have a great, and simple, clock alarm app on my phone, but I can't find a similar one for the Fire through the Amazon shop. The ones I have found don't ring, or don't allow me to set an alarm just on weekdays, and so forth. Annoying.


Maria - Jan 20, 2012 8:37:05 am PST #19238 of 25501
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

Liese, I may have to look into Tasker. You and ita ! are uniformly in praise of it. I am still discovering so much about the Android OS. I don't think I've scratched the surface.

Jon, none that I've found. It's a shame too. That would fix my biggest complaint with the iPhone.


Jon B. - Jan 20, 2012 9:00:13 am PST #19239 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I wonder if the Apple SDK allows access to the iPhone keyboard in the integrated way that would be necessary for a robust Swype-type app?


Gudanov - Jan 20, 2012 9:05:48 am PST #19240 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

How is it y'all know about the Droid 4 and I don't? I'm disappointed in the corporate intranet.


§ ita § - Jan 20, 2012 9:24:46 am PST #19241 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

MFNLaw, also look at Locale. They perform similar functions, but Locale has a lower barrier to entry/learning curve.

It might be useful to find out if your requirements exceed that before diving into Tasker, which is pretty much a programming environment.

aka, I was happy with Locale for a while, but then got really picky. I think I'd prefer if I could do what I want in Locale, because it's way easier to use.

HTC was where I first used Swype. I don't know what version you're on, and what I have running on my Tab is better (and what's on the Nexus is fine too, I'm just resentful that the @ key and the .com key aren't there), but it was certainly representative of the Swype experience.

I would like to get Swype on my Kindle Fire, but I haven't seen it listed.

Does the Fire permit loading of externally sourced APKs? Swype's not in the Android market either--you have to go to the Swype site and sign up for a beta to get it if it's not included on your device automatically. Which...confused me.

Does iOS have alternative keyboards at all? I might want to look at that for my Touch.


tiggy - Jan 20, 2012 9:27:05 am PST #19242 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

Maria, i bought this for my brother's gf for Christmas and was surprised that it wasn't at all bulky and worked really well. [link]

there's also this one, but i don't know anything about it. [link]


Rob - Jan 20, 2012 9:31:10 am PST #19243 of 25501

And I still can't find the way to retract the keyboard any other way than changing orientation.

The back button on the bar should do it.


Consuela - Jan 20, 2012 9:35:01 am PST #19244 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Does the Fire permit loading of externally sourced APKs?

I don't know. I need to find a Fire forum, I think.


Liese S. - Jan 20, 2012 9:39:35 am PST #19245 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Hmm. Astrid will let you look at tasks for "Today" but there isn't a way to look at tasks for a specific date in the future? Or, like, "Tomorrow"?