diff --git a/metadata/com.android.inputmethod.latin.txt b/metadata/com.android.inputmethod.latin.txt index dc8429f992..9aa729efde 100644 --- a/metadata/com.android.inputmethod.latin.txt +++ b/metadata/com.android.inputmethod.latin.txt @@ -1,19 +1,28 @@ Categories:System License:Apache2 +Website: Source Code:https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/inputmethods/LatinIME -Issue Tracker:http://code.google.com/p/android/issues +Issue Tracker:http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list?can=2&q=keyboard&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Owner+Summary+Stars&cells=tiles Summary:Stock keyboard Description: -The current version comes with English, Spanish, Russian, Brazilian, Italian, +Despite the splash screen, there is no gesture typing in 4.4.2. +There is only limited amount of monochrome Emoji characters, +though they may be supplemented if you have another keyboard installed. +Other recent differences include: white hinting, quicker entry of user-defined +words, better suggestions in landscape and layout changes. + +The current version comes with English, Spanish, Russian, PT-Brazilian, Italian, German, French, dictionaries; there are more language word lists in the repository but they'd need to be compiled. -There is the ability to input a limited amount of Emoji characters. -Note that you can't install this if you have a ROM that already has LatinIME. -The build recipe contains a package name change variable, but on Android 4.3 -it still couldn't be installed as a user app; you'd have to -remove the original from /system/app via root, before installing this. +Of course, you can't install this if you have a ROM that already has +the com.android.inputmethod.latin package installed. +You could build it yourself with a different package name, but on Android 4.3 +it still couldn't be installed as a user app, unless the original allowed +the dictionary provider to be exported, which is unlikely. +So, you'd have to remove the original from /system/app (and dalvik-cache) +via root, before installing this. . Repo Type:git @@ -66,8 +75,17 @@ Build:4.4.2-ARMv7,4424 Maintainer Notes: Note that, like other AOSP apps, there are now special tags with 'sdk' in them; not sure what the difference is. + +Possible tweaks: + Could compile with dictionary provider exported to allow access from other apps, but +of course it's only relevant if installing other similar packages ''after'' this; see, +https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/provider-element.html + sed -i 's/exported="false"/exported="true"/g' AndroidManifest.xml && \ + + Split up packages based on user dictionaries. . +Archive Policy:8 versions Auto Update Mode:None Update Check Mode:None Current Version:4.4.2