Openmoko Bug #1864: Keyboard needs to have a non-predictive mode

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#1864: Keyboard needs to have a non-predictive mode
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    Reporter:  iknowjoseph                       |        Owner:  openmoko-devel
        Type:  defect                            |       Status:  reopened      
    Priority:  normal                            |    Milestone:                
   Component:  unknown                           |      Version:  Om2008.8      
    Severity:  normal                            |   Resolution:                
    Keywords:  2008.8, keyboard, predictive, pm  |    Blockedby:                
Reproducible:  always                            |     Blocking:                
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Comment(by iknowjoseph):

 Replying to [comment:21 zecke]:
 > Summary (from my point of view):
 >     - One wants to be able to switch keyboard implementations fast
 (qwertz, pickboard, chinese)
 >     - One wants to be able to change "modes" fast (prediction on and
 off)
 >
 > Discussion:
 >
 >    - Fast probably means one to two clicks. Either use a hardware key or
 have it easily accessible in the decoration.
 >
 >    - Does mode vs. keyboard make sense? For the prediction case it might
 not. In Opie we had multikeys which could load any layout and then a per
 keyboard config made sense. Personally I would go for "keyboards" and have
 per keyboard configs with the assumption that keyboard switching is fast
 and config is only used once in a while.
 >
 > A lot of this is probably duplicate to the "how to switch keyboard
 discussion"

 This all sounds good.

 I like flicking the keyboard up to change the mode it's in. How about
 flicking it up to a non-predictive mode? Perhaps differentiated from the
 predictive keyboard by colouring the keys differently?

 Thanks for re-opening the ticket; I tried to do the same myself but lacked
 the permissions to do so.

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