diff -r c3690ec91ef8 -r 923ff622b8b9 src/hbplugins/inputmethods/touchinput/hbinputbasic12keyhandler.cpp
--- a/src/hbplugins/inputmethods/touchinput/hbinputbasic12keyhandler.cpp	Wed Jun 23 18:33:25 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/hbplugins/inputmethods/touchinput/hbinputbasic12keyhandler.cpp	Tue Jul 06 14:36:53 2010 +0300
@@ -61,23 +61,25 @@
 
     int index = mNumChr;
     do {
+        int currCharIndex = 0;
+        mCurrentChar = 0;
 	    //This condition is to avoid get the characters mapped to Asterisk
 	    //Especially for Thai language we have mapped character to Asterisk
         if (buttonId != HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeAsterisk ||
             mInputMethod->currentKeyboardType() == HbKeyboardSctPortrait) {
+            currCharIndex = mNumChr ;
             mCurrentChar = q->getNthCharacterInKey(mNumChr, buttonId, type);
 	    }
 
         if (mCurrentChar != 0) {
             if (focusObject->characterAllowedInEditor(mCurrentChar)) {
-                QString str;
-                str += mCurrentChar;
-                
-                //If the keypad is SCT, we can commit the character immidiately
-                if (mInputMethod->currentKeyboardType() == HbKeyboardSctPortrait) {
-                    focusObject->filterAndCommitCharacter(mCurrentChar);
-                    mCurrentChar = 0;
+                //If the keypad is SCT or button has only one character that is allowed to editor,
+                //we can commit the character immidiately
+                if (mInputMethod->currentKeyboardType() == HbKeyboardSctPortrait || currCharIndex == mNumChr) {
+                    _q_timeout();
                 } else {
+                    QString str;
+                    str += mCurrentChar;
                     QList<QInputMethodEvent::Attribute> list;
                     QInputMethodEvent event(str, list);
                     focusObject->sendEvent(event);
@@ -106,11 +108,16 @@
         if (mDownKey == HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeShift) {
             mLongPressHappened = true;
             mInputMethod->switchMode(HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeShift);                
-        } else if (mDownKey == HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeSymbol ||
-            (mDownKey == HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeAsterisk &&
-            mInputMethod->currentKeyboardType() != HbKeyboardSctPortrait)) {
+        } else if (mDownKey == HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeSymbol) {
+            // launch the smiley popup when long press of Sym key is received
             mLongPressHappened = true;
             mInputMethod->selectSpecialCharacterTableMode();
+        } else if (mDownKey == HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeAsterisk &&
+            // launch the SCT keypad when long press of Asterisk key is 
+			// received in non-SCT mode
+            !mInputMethod->isSctModeActive()) {
+            mLongPressHappened = true;
+            mInputMethod->switchMode(mDownKey);
         } else if (mDownKey != HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeDelete &&
                    mInputMethod->currentKeyboardType() != HbKeyboardSctPortrait) {
             mLongPressHappened = true;
@@ -169,12 +176,12 @@
             return false;
         }
         mDownKey = 0;
-		if ( mLongPressHappened ){
+        if ( mLongPressHappened ){
             mLongPressHappened = false;
             return false;
         }
 
-		if(mTimer->isActive() && mLastKey != buttonId) {
+        if(mTimer->isActive() && mLastKey != buttonId) {
             mNumChr = 0;
 
             // For QLineEdit it works fine. For HbLineEdit, need to set the state 
@@ -191,11 +198,7 @@
             refreshAutoCompleter();
         }
 
-        if (buttonId == HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeEnter) {
-            mInputMethod->closeKeypad();
-            mLastKey = buttonId;
-            return true;
-        } else if (buttonId == HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeShift) {
+        if (buttonId == HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeShift) {
             // single tap of shift key toggles prediction status in case insensitive languages
             // The Editor should not be Web or URL which allows only Latin Alphabet
             if (!HbInputSettingProxy::instance()->globalInputLanguage().isCaseSensitiveLanguage() &&
@@ -254,10 +257,11 @@
         if (!mTimer->isActive() && buttonId == HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeSymbol) {
             return true;
         }
-        if (buttonId == HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeAsterisk || buttonId == HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeSymbol ||
+        // switch the keypad mode when the short key press of Asterisk key in non-SCT mode
+        // or SYM button or Alphabet button is received		
+        if ((buttonId == HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeAsterisk &&
+            !mInputMethod->isSctModeActive()) || buttonId == HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeSymbol ||
             buttonId == HbInputButton::ButtonKeyCodeAlphabet) {
-            //Same asterisk key is used for launching candidate list (long key press)
-            //and also for SCT. So, do not launch SCT if candidate list is already launched.            
             mInputMethod->switchMode(buttonId);
             return true;
         }