I'm looking for a way to add alternative text input modes to pocket PCs and
smartphones, beyond - for example - T9, multi-tap, and standard
auto-complete.
Sadly, from what I've discovered so far, it seems that these modes are quite
hard-coded in the system, and I've not been able to find any infos on the
SDKs about ways to bypass them.
Could someone please point me to any source of valuable infos on this
subject ?

Thanks !!

Andrea

Re: Alternative text input modes - how ? by Krishna

Krishna
Mon Apr 19 18:41:39 CDT 2004

Currently only OEMs (phone manufacturers) can add a new input method.
Smartphone SDK does not provide ISVs to add alternative text input methods.

Smartphone's bigger cousin Pocket PC supports it, its called SIP (soft input
panel).

Kris

"Andrea Brajuka" <abrajuka@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I'm looking for a way to add alternative text input modes to pocket PCs and
smartphones, beyond - for example - T9, multi-tap, and standard
auto-complete.
Sadly, from what I've discovered so far, it seems that these modes are quite
hard-coded in the system, and I've not been able to find any infos on the
SDKs about ways to bypass them.
Could someone please point me to any source of valuable infos on this
subject ?

Thanks !!

Andrea




Re: Alternative text input modes - how ? by Andersen

Andersen
Tue Jul 13 23:00:03 CDT 2004

Could you details how the OEMs (phone manufacturers) can add a new input method ?
What interface or function (specification) should I provide for the OEMs ?

Thanks ...

"Krishna Kumar" wrote:

> Currently only OEMs (phone manufacturers) can add a new input method.
> Smartphone SDK does not provide ISVs to add alternative text input methods.
>
> Smartphone's bigger cousin Pocket PC supports it, its called SIP (soft input
> panel).
>
> Kris
>
> "Andrea Brajuka" <abrajuka@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eRiV6cjJEHA.752@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I'm looking for a way to add alternative text input modes to pocket PCs and
> smartphones, beyond - for example - T9, multi-tap, and standard
> auto-complete.
> Sadly, from what I've discovered so far, it seems that these modes are quite
> hard-coded in the system, and I've not been able to find any infos on the
> SDKs about ways to bypass them.
> Could someone please point me to any source of valuable infos on this
> subject ?
>
> Thanks !!
>
> Andrea
>
>
>
>

Re: Alternative text input modes - how ? by Eddy

Eddy
Mon Jul 19 13:44:11 CDT 2004

There is a sample input method, called "phoneime", in the OEM Adaptation Kit
that OEMs receive.
We're looking into making this available in the SDK in the future.

--
Jason Fuller
Software Engineer
Mobile Devices Product Group
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"Andersen Chang" <Andersen Chang@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BFCDD865-0171-4AAF-AA24-75D2EB669E10@microsoft.com...
> Could you details how the OEMs (phone manufacturers) can add a new input
method ?
> What interface or function (specification) should I provide for the OEMs ?
>
> Thanks ...
>
> "Krishna Kumar" wrote:
>
> > Currently only OEMs (phone manufacturers) can add a new input method.
> > Smartphone SDK does not provide ISVs to add alternative text input
methods.
> >
> > Smartphone's bigger cousin Pocket PC supports it, its called SIP (soft
input
> > panel).
> >
> > Kris
> >
> > "Andrea Brajuka" <abrajuka@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:eRiV6cjJEHA.752@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > I'm looking for a way to add alternative text input modes to pocket PCs
and
> > smartphones, beyond - for example - T9, multi-tap, and standard
> > auto-complete.
> > Sadly, from what I've discovered so far, it seems that these modes are
quite
> > hard-coded in the system, and I've not been able to find any infos on
the
> > SDKs about ways to bypass them.
> > Could someone please point me to any source of valuable infos on this
> > subject ?
> >
> > Thanks !!
> >
> > Andrea
> >
> >
> >
> >



Re: Alternative text input modes - how ? by krasnobaev

krasnobaev
Tue Jul 20 17:49:54 CDT 2004

If writing an input method is not available to Software developers
(not OEM) how the following applications are developed:

DailySoft Chinese Input Method from
http://www.armstation.com/hk/download/#cim

and
MultiPlay Keyboard from
http://www.keytouch.net/products.html

I would like to do exactly the same. That is to write something like a
keyboard driver intercepting user's keystrokes and translating them to
WM_CHAR messages and sending these messages to the active application.
Does anybody can point me where can I find more information?