Look what I found(Code for Virtual Keyboard)

[N3TWORK BURN3R]

So you made QSearch, hey let me ask you. What does it take to download an app and disassemble it? As in something downloaded from the Marketplace and installed.

[sinistersai4d]

OMG.. You're the Qsearch Guy!!!! Thanks! I emailed you once asking you to make the keys shorter and fatter.. you made them shorter! I still don't see why you can't make the top row keys fatter and just lessen the black space between the keys...

But I'm no programmer so what do I know. However Qsearch continues to be my most used application and I seriously browse the internet on my g1 alot more because of it lol... which may or may not be a good thing. T-Mobile should thank you for getting people more into using their data plans.

[jmejiaa]

Wow, It's great to see people using my app. As for disassembling the .apk, I don't think it's possible. When you compress Java files into apk's or .jar's everything changes. What the compiler does is change my code into some other code that java understands, coming from that code to human readable code is usually impossible.

And for the keys being closer, I can't do it unless I completely change the program and the way it is laid out, Android has things called layouts, so in a layout I put 10 buttons, I cannot for some reason decide the space between those buttons. This is a big issue and I'm surprised they didn't allow for it, if in the future the SDK allows it I will change it.

Back on topic, I emailed him and he does not work with Google, he is just implementing one of his own so it will probably be in the Market when he is done, His keyboard is very similar(at least the code) but from that code he is going to make it appear anywhere, if only I had the time to look into it I could beat him to it

[constellanation]

as mentioned somewhere above would one of those layouts allow you to do a 9 touch (i'm actually not sure what its called) keypad in portrait mode. or something thats not the full qwerty pad? in your qsearch that is.

or is it impossible to have it show qwerty in one screen and rotate to another type of screen?

[jmejiaa]

Definitely not impossible and I was considering it, but I want to get the sms app out the door before the new year. I'll continue to update and look into this as long as my free time allows. It would definitely be different code since I would have to take into account the three letters per button. Right now both keyboards are just one screen and Android stretches it out as needed, for a T-9 I would need to create a whole different screen and tell android to show it only in portrait mode plus create new code to handle the buttons with the 3 letters.

Thanks again for all the nice comments, it's awesome to see people using Qsearch. And I think someone asked, the Q is for Quick....QuickSearch

[sinistersai4d]

Also the letter Q looks like a magnifying glass which I thought was cool.

[JimDog]

jmejiaa, first of all, just like everyone else has said, thanks a lot...great app!!!

Secondly, earlier in this thread it sounded like you were thinking of halting development on your Qsms etc....let me remind you that there are plenty of examples of duplicate applications in the market. And I think you have a big enough "following" at this point that even if another VK came out a lot of people will probably still use yours anyway since that's what they are comfortable with.

Anyway, point is, don't stop. We love your app. Keep improving it in your spare time and definitely complete your Qsms idea. Trust me, if you make it, we will use it

[JohnnyLicious]

yes please dont stop building the Qsms i wanna try it out!!

goooo.

[xcarlosx]

oh man do i love qsearch, its on my main screen. i only keep on my home screens the best apps. i believe you should keep on going for it and hopefully you will have the text message application up and running soon. i love my regular keyboard but i would definetly like an on screen keyboard and btw the keyboard that you have right now on qsearch is good, no problem at all.

THANKS!

[Jet]

I need an app that can make SMS virtually free