why is texting like keyhole surgery?

JethroUK

google android

when I type text (or usually say it) I have to do it through a tiny little slot at the bottom of the screen - yet immediately above there is massive empty box

what's all that about?

why is editing texts like doing keyhole surgery when there's all that room?

i must be missing something obvious

JCP

Try touching the "keyhole" - you should get a much bigger space to type into

Aldrich22

JCP wrote: »

Try touching the "keyhole" - you should get a much bigger space to type into

I don't, it just brings up the keyboard and moves the "keyhole" up the screen.
Mike

grumbler

What's "google android"? The OS in general or some particular application?

Aldrich22

grumbler wrote: »

What's "google android"? The OS in general or some particular application?

Good point. I assumed the op meant the stock android text message application.
Mike

Silk

JethroUK wrote: »

when I type text (or usually say it) I have to do it through a tiny little slot at the bottom of the screen - yet immediately above there is massive empty box

i must be missing something obvious

The "massive empty box" is where the conversation fits when you are exchanging texts to the same person, the idea is that you are able to read the conversation rather like you can read previous posts on this thread when you are replying

JethroUK

MikeWhite wrote: »

I don't, it just brings up the keyboard and moves the "keyhole" up the screen.
Mike

Same here - I figure the huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge empty box directly above must have some purpose i aint figured yet

MikeWhite wrote: »

Good point. I assumed the op meant the stock android text message application.
Mike

I did indeed

Techhead_2

Surely you've had some incoming messages in all the weeks you've had the handset ( see OP's previous posts) which would show?

Aldrich22

Techhead wrote: »

Surely you've had some incoming messages in all the world's you've had the handset ( see OP's previous posts) which would show?

In my case, the previous message thread is shown but it takes up about 85% of the screen, leaving just a single line to compose the reply in. I think that it would be useful if the message reply area enlarged when being typed into?
Mike

Techhead_2

MikeWhite wrote: »

In my case, the previous message thread is shown but it takes up about 85% of the screen, leaving just a single line to compose the reply in. I think that it would be useful if the message reply area enlarged when being typed into?
Mike

It does if you type more than one line? The OP says he has empty space.

Aldrich22

Techhead wrote: »

It does if you type more than one line? The OP says he has empty space.

It's too early for me:silenced:
You are quite right, I get up to three lines (still not quite long enough but better than one).
Mike