DotDash Keyboard

Are you looking for an on-screen keyboard that will work with your phone's small screen and slow CPU? Do you know or are you willing to learn Morse code? If you answered "yes" to both of these questions, then this may be the keyboard for you!

IMPORTANT: This is an "Input Method", also known as a "soft keyboard" or IME. It acts as a replacement for the default Android on-screen keyboard. As such, it doesn't show up in your applications list. Instead, after installing it you will need to go to your phone's "Language & keyboard" settings screen and tick the checkbox next to "DotDash Keyboard" to activate it. Then, (if you're using Android 2.3 or less) long-press in any text field (such as the "To" field of a text message), and in the menu that pops up select "Input method". Then choose "DotDash Keyboard" from the list.

DotDash Keyboard is an Input Method, a drop-in replacement for Android's on-screen keyboard. It allows you to enter text via Morse code, using three main buttons: Dot, Dash, and Space (as well as Shift and Delete).

- Type a letter by entering its series of dots and dashes

- Press Space to end a letter and move on to the next one

- Press Space twice to insert a space between words

- Press Delete to clear the letter in progress, or delete the last letter typed if there is no letter in progress

- Type the symbol ".-.-" for the Enter key

- Swipe up off the keyboard for a Morse code cheat sheet

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Q: Isn't this an awful lot like that "Gmail Tap" April Fool's Day joke?

A: It is quite similar, but it's no joke. This is a real, working on-screen keyboard which I've been using full time on my cheapo phone since February 2012. Imagine my surprise when my personal software project was perfectly replicated two months later in Google's April Fool's Day video, right down to my rationale for designing it! I was planning to add a few more features before releasing it, but the video made me decide to publish this sparse but fully functional version ahead of schedule.

Q: This is nothing like the setup I use for ham radio.

A: No it isn't. Sorry! I'd like to add some more ham-friendly features, such as audio feedback, and timing-based input using one paddle, two paddles, and/or iambic, but I haven't gotten there yet.

Q: But really, why three buttons instead of just one?

A: This was actually a design decision. Not only does my phone have a tiny screen, it also has a very slow CPU. I found that input methods based on drawing on screen (or other usage of timing) frequently screwed up when my phone's CPU would bog down. By having a separate button for dot, dash, and space, it doesn't matter how slow the phone processes things, as long as it eventually registers each screen tap in the correct sequence.

Q: Can I switch back and forth between this and my original keyboard?

A: Sure! Just go to your phone's "Language & keyboard" screen and make sure both keyboards are ticked. Then, long-press in any text field and bring up the "Input method" menu again. This will let you switch back and forth as much as you want.

Q: I still don't like it!

A: Well, if you search Google Play for "morse code keyboard" or "morse code IME", you'll find several other Morse code soft keyboards. They're each slightly different, so one of them might suit you. If you don't want to learn Morse code but like the idea of reducing the number of buttons on your keyboard, consider trying a T9 keyboard. That's the numeric keypad old cell phones had. There are several on-screen versions of T9 in Google Play, or your phone may even have shipped with one.

Q: Are you sure this isn't a joke? It doesn't show up in my applications list.

A: This is an "Input Method", and so it doesn't show up in your applications list. See the note labelled "IMPORTANT" at the top of this description for setup instructions.

</div> <div class="id-app-translated-desc" style="display:none">您是否正在寻找一个屏幕上的键盘，将与您的手机的屏幕小，速度慢的CPU？你知不知道或者是你愿意学习莫尔斯电码？如果你回答“是”，以这两个问题，那么这可能是键盘为您服务！

重要信息：这是一个“输入法”，也被称为“软键盘”或输入法。它作为一个替代默认的Andr​​oid屏幕上的键盘。因此，它不会在应用程序列表中显示出来。相反，安装它后，你将需要去手机的“语言和键盘”设置屏幕，并勾选旁边的复选框“DotDash键盘”来激活它。然后，（如果你使用的是Android 2.3或以下）长按任意文本字段（如“收件人”字段中的文本信息），并在弹出的菜单中选择“输入法”。然后从列表中选择“DotDash键盘”。

DotDash键盘是输入法，一个简易替换为Android的屏幕键盘。它可以让你通过莫尔斯电码输入文字，使用三个主要的按钮：点，短跑和空间（以及Shift键和Delete）。

  - 通过输入一系列的点和破折号键入一个字母

  - 按空格键结束了一封信，并移动到下一个

  - 按空格键两次，在单词之间插入空格

  - 按Delete键清除正在进行的字母或删除最后一个字母输入，如果有正在进行中无信

  - 输入符号的输入键“-.-。”

  - 向上滑动关闭键盘的摩尔斯电码小抄

常见问题：

问：这不是一个可怕的很多这样的“Gmail中点击”愚人节玩笑？

答：这是很相似的，但它可不是闹着玩的。这是一个真实的，工作屏幕上的键盘，我一直用它在我的小气鬼手机全日制自2012年2月试想一下，我吃惊的是，当我的个人软件项目是完全复制的两个月后在谷歌的愚人节视频，一直到我的理念来设计吧！我正打算释放它之前添加一些更多的功能，但视频却让我决定提前公布这一稀疏，但功能齐全的版本。

问：这跟我用业余无线电设置。

答：不，它不是。对不起！我想添加一些火腿友好的功能，如音频反馈，并基于定时的输入使用一个桨，二拨片，和/或抑扬，但我还没有得到那里。

问：不过说真的，为什么三个按钮，而不是只有一个？

答：这实际上是一个设计决策。不仅我的手机有一个小屏幕，它也有一个非常缓慢的CPU。我发现基于在屏幕上（或时间安排的其他用途）绘图输入法经常搞砸了的时候我的手机的CPU将陷入瘫痪。由于具有了点，破折号和空间一个单独的按钮，它并没有多么缓慢电话流程的东西，只要它最终注册的每个屏幕点击正确的顺序。

问：我可以来回切换，这和我原来的键盘之间？

答：当然！只要到你的手机上的“语言和键盘”屏幕，并确保两个键盘都打勾。然后，长按任意文本字段，弹出“输入法”菜单了。这将让你来回切换，就像你想要的。

问：我还是不喜欢它！

答：嗯，如果你搜索谷歌播放的“莫尔斯电码键盘”或“莫尔斯电码输入法”，你会发现其他一些摩斯密码软键盘。他们是每一个稍有不同，因此他们中的一个可能适合你。如果你不想学习莫尔斯电码，但想减轻你的键盘上的按键数量的想法，考虑尝试一个T9键盘。这就是数字键盘旧手机了。有几个屏幕上的谷歌播放T9的版本，或者你的手机甚至可能已附带之一。

问：你确定这是不是一个笑话吗？它不会在我的应用程序列表中显示出来。

答：这是一个“输入法”，所以它不会在你的应用程序列表中显示出来。请参见本说明书以了解安装说明的顶部标有“重要提示”的说明。</div> <div class="show-more-end">