Version 0.6.2 release

Version 0.6.2 of the Cantonese keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 March 2011.


Bug fixes

• Fixed the occasional messed hardware keys capitalization.
• Fixed the whole edit box deletion when long pressed the back space soft key on Android 2.2.
• Keep the shift state for the second key of double tab pair-keys.
• Clear the candidates selection bar after the selection of 'To' suggestions, for the GMail app.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.6.1 apply.

Version 0.6.1 release

Version 0.6.1 of the Cantonese keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 February 2011.


Bug fix

• Fixed the occasional crash when using the keyboard in landscape mode, with candidate selection hot keys enabled.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.6.0 apply.

Version 0.6.0 release

Version 0.6.0 of the Cantonese keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 February 2011.


New Features

• 2 options of candidate selection hot keys, long press 1234567890 keys or long press qwertyuiop keys, for the hardware keyboard.
• Options to switch the smart punctuation on and off.
• Options to make candidate bar overlapping underlaying app, for the prevention of covering up of edit box on small screen machines.

Screenshots

1234567890 candidate selection hot key for hardware keyboard

qwertyuiop candidate selection hot key for hardware keyboard

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.5.3 apply.

Version 0.5.3 release

Version 0.5.3 of the Cantonese keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 1 February 2011.


Bug fix

• Fixed the occasional crash when the keyboard start up.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.5.2 apply.

Version 0.5.2 release

Version 0.5.2 of the Cantonese keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 1 February 2011.


New Features

• 4 new keyboard layouts: Normal key with number, Tall key, Double tap pair-key with number, Long press pair-key with number. Total 8 choices.
  
• Options to swop symbol keyboards display order.
• Smart punctuations. Auto switching of full width punctuation after Chinese characters.

Changes

• Dedicated full stop and comma keys for the Normal key keyboard layout.
• Minor performance turning.

Bug Fixes

• Clear the candidates bar after sending message in Gtalk app.
• Work around to prevent 'y', 'u', 't', 'o' and 'p' keys returning 'i' for the Big key keyboard layout on Android 2.2.
• Fix the Cap lock and Alt lock of hardware keyboard.

Known Issue

• The keyboard will be disabled and be replaced by the default IME when external storage is remounted or the machine is rebooted, if it is moved to the external storage on Android 2.2. This is the limitation of the Android 2.2. The issue can be prevented by moving the keyboard back to the internal memory.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.5.1 apply.

Version 0.5.1 release

Version 0.5.1 of the Cantonese keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 November 2010.


Bug fix

• Fixed the incorrect candidates listing when the 'Show rarely used characters' option enabled.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.5.0 apply.

Version 0.5.0 release

Version 0.5.0 of the Cantonese keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 1 November 2010.


New Features

• English words suggestion with auto spacing.
  
• Support installation on external storage for Android 2.2 with limitation. The keyboard will be replaced by the default IME, when external storage is remounted.

Change

• Performance turning.

Known Issues

• Cap lock and Alt lock not supported on hardware keyboard.
• 'y' and 'u' keys always return 'i' for the Big key keyboard layout on Android 2.2.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.4.2 apply.

How to use

After the downloading of the keyboard from the Android Market, back to the home screen by pressing the 'Home' button.

Press the 'Menu' button to pop up the system menu.

Tap the 'Settings' menu to switch to the system settings screen.

Tap the 'Language & keyboard' option to switch to the keyboard settings screen.

Check the 'Cantonese keyboard' by tapping the right check box to activate the keyboard.

Open the app which you want to use with the keyboard. ('Contact' as an example for this how-to.)

Long press a text box that you want to edit, to open the 'Edit text' dialog.

Tap the 'Input method' option to open the input method selection dialog.

Tap the 'Cantonese keyboard' option to select it as the default input method.

Tap the input box again to display the keyboard.

Here it is.

Enjoy using the keyboard.

Version 0.4.2 release

Version 0.4.2 of the Cantonese keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 1 September 2010.


New Features

• DEF key for the selection of underlined default candidate.
• Selection of default candidate by the hardware space bar.
• Options of default selection definition.
• Looking up of related words and associated phrases after the moving of text cursor.

Changes

• Minor performance turning.
• Options of candidate bar paging buttons location.
• Options for showing keys for password text box.
• Options of switching normal key keyboard layout on landscape orientation.
• Strong and weak vibration mode.

Screenshots

Normal key keyboard layout

Pair-key keyboard layout

Big key keyboard layout

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.4.1 apply.

Version 0.4.1 release

Version 0.4.1 of the Cantonese keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 June 2010.


Bug fixes

• Fixed the occasional malfunction of associated phrases look up which causes the hang up of the system.
• Clear the candidates bar after tapping 'Enter'.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.4.0 apply.

Version 0.4.0 release

Version 0.4.0 of the Cantonese keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 June 2010.


New Features

• Associated phrases (聯想詞).
  
• Choice of 4 colors for candidates selection bar.
• Candidates navigation paging buttons.
  

Screenshots

Normal key keyboard layout

Pair-key keyboard layout

Big key keyboard layout

Bug fix

• Fixed the wrong processing of ALT key, while Auto-capitalization is on, for hardware keyboard.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.3.2 apply.

Version 0.3.2 release

Version 0.3.2 of the Cantonese keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 1 June 2010.


Changes

• Relocate keys 'g', 'h', 'j' and 'k' of the big key keyboard.
• New logic for the filtering of Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.3.1 apply.

Version 0.3.1 release

Version 0.3.1 of the Cantonese Keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 May 2010.



Changes

• Reordered the sorting sequence of some rarely used candidates.
• Added a big key keyboard layout for both typing speed and accuracy.

Screenshot

Big key keyboard layout

Bug fix

• Fixed the occasional malfunction of Auto-capitalization.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.3.0 apply.

Version 0.3.0 release

Version 0.3.0 of the Cantonese keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 1 May 2010.


New Features

• Learning of related words. Current selected candidate (child) and the left adjacent character (parent) will be stored. When the parent is inputted again, respective child will follow for fast selection.
  
• Options of candidates navigation and selection by hardware direction keys and track ball.
• Long press to toogle case of the pressed key for normal key keyboard layout.
  

Change

• Removed the 'Enter' key for the short message text view of the standard Message application. No more accidental sending.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.2.1 apply.

Version 0.2.1 release

Version 0.2.1 of the Cantonese Keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 April 2010.



Changes

• Reordered the sorting sequence of candidates so that frequent characters will appear first on the candidate bar.
• Added an option to show or not show rarely used characters.
• Removed the 'Simplified' option of 'Candidates character type' setting, since it is not logical to show simplified Chinese candidates only for daily use.
  

Bug fixes

• Fixed the occasional jumping of candidates while scrolling the candidate bar.
• Fixed the listing of wrong selection history for the apostrophe key. (i.e. ' )

Platforms supported

• Google Android 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.0.1 and 2.1
  

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.2.0 apply.

Version 0.2.0 release

Version 0.2.0 of the Cantonese keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 15 April 2010.


New Feature

• Option to show candidate selection history on the beginning of the candidate bar for fast picking up of frequent selection.

Screenshots

Normal key keyboard layout with highlighted selection history


Pair-key keyboard layout with highlighted selection history

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.1.0 apply.

Version 0.1.1 release

Version 0.1.1 of the Cantonese Keyboard for Android is available for download on the Android Market Tools category for free. This is a testing version and will expire on 1 April 2010.



Change

• Rebuild to make it showing on the Android Market of small screen Tattoo.

Inheritance

• All features, terms and conditions of the previous version 0.1.0 apply.