[giraf]

sorry, wrong forum, moved...

[giraf]

If some of you talented people could implement a T9 dictionary and make it possible to write messages using the numeric keypad, i would pay almost a milion dollars in donations!

Ah, maybe that's a bit on the large side, but it would be fantastic. I hate that stupid little qwerty keyboard. Can write so much faster on regular T9.

So anyone up for it? Is it even possible?

[iph0n3]

i like his idea and i will tweak it a little. sure T9 is great and everything but how about like a Suretype 2 letters per key instead of 3 but that is just my take on it. I would love bigger keyes and T9 would work well in SMS, but it is possible just a lot of man hours and digging through code to work it out

[iphonejeff]

thread moved

why do u want t9?

[slick2404]

I think the qwerty keyboard is awesome, spell check and common used words are very well thought of

[iph0n3]

it isnt that awesome though in SMS or "portrait" mode it is horrible but if you could use suretype in "portrait" that would be amazing. to tell you the truth i would buy my girlfriend one.

[lifesmymachine]

id much rather have a lanscape keyboard than t9, t9 is very useful on phones with numeric keyboards but i dont see it being practical on a toufch screen with the ability to use a full keyboard

[nwriko]

i wholeheartedly support your request!

there is nothing wrong with the qwerty keypad. i absolutely love it. having said that, there is no way one can write using the present system WITHOUT looking. it is instead very doable when using t9.

[heath_rox]

so do you have a t9 keybord on your comp if not then i think you can use qwerty farster

[maol]

How could we need a T9 input method, when Apple re-invents input intelligency :

http://www.apple.com/iphone/gettings.../keyboard.html

Moreover, if developpers correctly select the right keyboard type for each input field, your input is filtered / modded so it matches the desired result.

For exemple, you can force default capitalization :

1. None
2. Words
3. Sentences
4. All caracters

You can activate / desactivate correction (for exemple for a LastName field)

You can choose one of these types :

1. Default
2. Alphabet
3. Numbers @ Punctuation
4. URL
5. Number Pad
6. Email Addressing
7. Single Email Adressing

Can you do that with T9 ???

[mavrik101]

You're all missing the point. Yea, i can type like a madman on my computer qwerty, but that's not the same as typing on my iphone qwerty. Also, I would like the numeric keypad with t9 so i could type with one hand, and not have to look at the screen while inputting. Not asking to totally replace the qwerty, just the option of using a program with numeric t9.

Different strokes for different folks!

[nmass]

i know this is an old post, but why not do this? it is something that everyone would use at one point in time. like driving or during a class, it would make it alot easier for people to text & stay focused on other things as well

[badmannie]

Would you not just make the same mistakes ok a touch screen t9 keyboard as you would ok a qwerty keyboard?you would still have to look at the screen to make sure you were hitting the 4 key instead of the 1 or 7

[confucious]

T9 is very popular and lots of people can type very quickly on it. If it can be done I think it would be surprisingly popular, not that I'd use it myself.

What I'd find a lot more useful would be a method of editing the built in dictionary - or have I missed this feature?

[wannagotopopeyes]

Originally Posted by confucious

T9 is very popular and lots of people can type very quickly on it. If it can be done I think it would be surprisingly popular, not that I'd use it myself.

What I'd find a lot more useful would be a method of editing the built in dictionary - or have I missed this feature?

I second this. I think t9 would be a good idea and be beneficial for SOME people, but I think everyone wants an editable keyboard dictionary