G+_Gene Chiu Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Both Swype and SwiftKey were updated today. I tried them both. I decided to go with Swype for both my landscape and portrait keyboards. I was using Kii for landscape and Swype for portrait. Now that Swype also has a split layout similar to Kii, I decided to go Swype for landscape as well. I do miss the Canadian English language I get with Kii. With Swype, I ended up having to select the US English keyboard and also add the UK English language. Not ideal, but it will do for now. Originally shared by Gene Chiu Ok I did a reboot of my phone now. The lag seems a bit less now. I think I'll stick with Swype for a little bit longer to see how I like it. I would really like to not have to use Keyboard Manager to auto switch between Kii for my landscape keyboard and Swype for my portrait keyboard. I've been waiting for either Kii or Swype to step up so I can use just one keyboard for both orientations. So far, Swype has move a step closer than Kii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Robert Marshall Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 What exactly is the difference between a "Canadian English" keyboard and a "US English" keyboard? I have to admit, I've never heard that term before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Gene Chiu Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Robert Marshall Canadian spelling is the same as the UK spelling. For example, we write "colour" and "centre" instead of "color" and center". I cannot select the UK English keyboard because it has the £ symbol instead of the $ symbol. If I select the US keyboard, I get the $ symbol, but the spelling of certain words is wrong. I have to use the US keyboard and then also add the UK language. It is OK, but it does not correct "color" to "colour". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Robert Marshall Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 So the keyboard layouts themselves are not different (Canadian vs. English) it's more along the lines of the spell-check dictionary. I dabbled in Swiftkey on my old Thunderbolt. I thought you could add custom words to the dictionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Gene Chiu Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Robert Marshall I could add custom words, but I shouldn't have to edit my own dictionary considering competing keyboards like Kii and SwiftKey also have Canadian English dictionaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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