Vent and Rant - Editing on Android

kennyc · 03-10-2011, 05:43 AM

in particular Honeycomb but in general. Anyone else hate it?

The one thing I'm truly hating is trying to select, edit text. The new Android 3.0 (honeycomb) text selection is supposed to be easier, but either way I can never get the stupid cursor(s) to select what I want. Very unresponsive and difficult!

wodin · 03-10-2011, 01:39 PM

Yup, my experience too. It's probably my biggest complaint with Android.

boswd · 03-10-2011, 02:02 PM

I wonder how this is different. On the Droid X, to edit you touch the screen and a red bulls eye like dot appears. You run your finger in any direction and it magnifies the words you are scrolling through and you stop where you need to.

I love it and my apple iphone friends are very jealous of it. but don't know it that is a Moto thing or Android and if Honeycomb supports that.

It's really cool and easy to use. With all my typo's I can live without it.

=X= · 03-10-2011, 02:08 PM

Yeah that is one area of all of these touch screen devices that don't work well, or as well as a computer device.

I don't have a honeycomb device, but on my 2.2 devices I find highlighting the word works best, do not try to when you highlight make sure to select the word, not the space between a word. Then use the tags to move the cursor or select the word.

=X= · 03-10-2011, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boswd

I wonder how this is different. On the Droid X, to edit you touch the screen and a red bulls eye like dot appears. You run your finger in any direction and it magnifies the words you are scrolling through and you stop where you need to.

I love it and my apple iphone friends are very jealous of it. but don't know it that is a Moto thing or Android and if Honeycomb supports that.

It's really cool and easy to use. With all my typo's I can live without it.

That is a Moto feature... that I wish made it into Android.

Graham · 03-10-2011, 02:52 PM

I think mine is Samsung-specific but works like a dream. When you tap you get a little blue tag hanging down off the cursor that makes it very easy to drag to the place you want. That and Swype for quick text entry is excellent.

Graham

Skydog · 03-10-2011, 02:59 PM

Yes -- my biggest frustration! I have been practicing with the green "tabs" for copy and paste with some success. With the slight delay it is problematic.

My biggest problem is cursor placement. I recently "shared" a link from a news website via email. In the body I tried and tried in vain to place the cursor above the link to add a salutation and note. Couldn't do it. So I had to compose a new email and manually insert the link after the fact.

Or simply try to place the cursor for text correction!

boswd · 03-10-2011, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by =X=

That is a Moto feature... that I wish made it into Android.

interesting this is a Moto thing but not on the Xoom but I guess the xoom runs pure stock Android, if I'm not mistaken and Moto has no skin whatsoever.
That would explain why it wouldn't be on the Xoom

Great feature though.

kennyc · 03-10-2011, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skydog

Yes -- my biggest frustration! I have been practicing with the green "tabs" for copy and paste with some success. With the slight delay it is problematic.

My biggest problem is cursor placement. I recently "shared" a link from a news website via email. In the body I tried and tried in vain to place the cursor above the link to add a salutation and note. Couldn't do it. So I had to compose a new email and manually insert the link after the fact.

Or simply try to place the cursor for text correction!

Exactly my frustrations!

Skydog · 03-10-2011, 06:22 PM

There's got to be a way to overcome this frustration without pulling our hair out. Did the developers not type at all?

kennyc · 03-10-2011, 06:57 PM

I don't think so. If it only had arrow keys to move the cursor, that would help....hell even the msdos command screen is easier.

wodin · 03-10-2011, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skydog

There's got to be a way to overcome this frustration without pulling our hair out. Did the developers not type at all?

Wait a minute, have you seen his avatar? What hair?

=X= · 03-10-2011, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

I don't think so. If it only had arrow keys to move the cursor, that would help....hell even the msdos command screen is easier.

There are keyboards like SlideIT and I think SwiftKey that have arrow keys on the keyboard.

BTW the demo I saw for Swiftkey on the Xoom is awesome.

=X=

Skydog · 03-10-2011, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wodin

Wait a minute, have you seen his avatar? What hair?

Skydog · 03-10-2011, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

I don't think so. If it only had arrow keys to move the cursor, that would help....hell even the msdos command screen is easier.

No kidding! MSDOS is a relief in comparison. The problem has to be Honeycomb.

So... how do we get this fixed?

03-10-2011, 05:43 AM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Vent and Rant - Editing on Android in particular Honeycomb but in general. Anyone else hate it? The one thing I'm truly hating is trying to select, edit text. The new Android 3.0 (honeycomb) text selection is supposed to be easier, but either way I can never get the stupid cursor(s) to select what I want. Very unresponsive and difficult!

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03-10-2011, 01:39 PM	#2
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	Yup, my experience too. It's probably my biggest complaint with Android.

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boswd Banned Posts: 2,391 Karma: 1001781 Join Date: May 2010 Device: The Nook, Nook color and Droid X	I wonder how this is different. On the Droid X, to edit you touch the screen and a red bulls eye like dot appears. You run your finger in any direction and it magnifies the words you are scrolling through and you stop where you need to. I love it and my apple iphone friends are very jealous of it. but don't know it that is a Moto thing or Android and if Honeycomb supports that. It's really cool and easy to use. With all my typo's I can live without it.

03-10-2011, 02:08 PM	#4
=X= Wizard Posts: 3,671 Karma: 12205348 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7	Yeah that is one area of all of these touch screen devices that don't work well, or as well as a computer device. I don't have a honeycomb device, but on my 2.2 devices I find highlighting the word works best, do not try to when you highlight make sure to select the word, not the space between a word. Then use the tags to move the cursor or select the word.

03-10-2011, 02:52 PM	#6
Graham Wizard Posts: 2,743 Karma: 32912427 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Device: Kobo H20, Pixel 2, Samsung Chromebook Plus	I think mine is Samsung-specific but works like a dream. When you tap you get a little blue tag hanging down off the cursor that makes it very easy to drag to the place you want. That and Swype for quick text entry is excellent. Graham

03-10-2011, 02:59 PM	#7
Skydog Wizard Posts: 2,257 Karma: 7400001 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Circling Earth @ Mach .83 Device: Elipsa 2E, Sage, Libra Colour, Libra 2, Clara 2E, Oasis3, Voyage	Yes -- my biggest frustration! I have been practicing with the green "tabs" for copy and paste with some success. With the slight delay it is problematic. My biggest problem is cursor placement. I recently "shared" a link from a news website via email. In the body I tried and tried in vain to place the cursor above the link to add a salutation and note. Couldn't do it. So I had to compose a new email and manually insert the link after the fact. Or simply try to place the cursor for text correction!

03-10-2011, 06:22 PM	#10
Skydog Wizard Posts: 2,257 Karma: 7400001 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Circling Earth @ Mach .83 Device: Elipsa 2E, Sage, Libra Colour, Libra 2, Clara 2E, Oasis3, Voyage	There's got to be a way to overcome this frustration without pulling our hair out. Did the developers not type at all?

03-10-2011, 06:57 PM	#11
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	I don't think so. If it only had arrow keys to move the cursor, that would help....hell even the msdos command screen is easier.

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