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I use openboard but it gets me mad sometimes when I start deleting characters and it removes the space between the last word..sometimes it's really annoying!
That weirdly only happens on jerboa for me
Is it while using Jeroba for Lemmy? I had that problem with that app so I switched to Sync for that reason.
No way I didn't see that! I thought it was while using the English keyboard since it doesn't happen in message apps and the only place I use English keyboard is in Lemmy (jerboa) .. I'll switch to other app
That's a Jerboa bug with any keyboard AFAICT. Insane how this hasn't been fixed yet.
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I use FlorisBoard. It's not perfect, but it has a fully featured clipboard and undo-redo functionality. Missing the swipe tho.
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I use Gboard but with internet access disabled for it. I haven't found a comparable open source keyboard yet.
Same. Tried openboard again two weeks ago, but had to switch back. The predictions were just too bad
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I use thumb-key, made by dessalines. I downloaded it from fdroid
If you check out screenshots, you'll see that its a very non traditional type of keyboard that requires time and effort to get the hang of.
Once you do, you will be able to type roughly as fast as you would with predictive swipe
That is really out there!
Probably not going to use it (since I'm already too used to normal keyboards), but props to the devs for developing something different.
Understandable. I had to take some time to learn it, and I sometimes do stop for a bit when I dont exactly know how to spell something lol
I just noticed, that keyboard was created by one of the Lemmy Devs.
Quite fitting to see it posted here
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Just adding Simple Keyboard here as well. It has no features besides typing. It's literally just a keyboard. Been using it for a bit and like it, but it won't be for everyone.
+1. Took some time for me to adapt, but since then it's been a good experience. Been using since 2022.
Any keyboard with no internet permission should be "privacy-respecting", as it can't (as I understand it) send any data back to the developers. I'm personally a big fan of Unexpected Keyboard, though it's definitely something to get used to.
my dumbass thought you were referring to a physical keyboard
Open source physical keyboards do exist though
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I use open board since forever and always hoped they get gesture... Why would I need to find it this way haha.. Thanks
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Thanks! Giving it a try, so far it's my favorite.
I use an OpenBoard fork with gestures after giving up Gboard.
https://github.com/erkserkserks/openboard/releases/tag/v1.4.5-gesture-typing
Does it support ota updates by any chance?
This was a one off that hasn't been updated in almost a year. I doubt it's getting any more updates.
Might want to look into Obtainium, automatic updates from any git repo.
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All good but Florisboard has an internal clipboard with past entries. If you use its buttons (change in the settings, top row) and not the android ones, the system never gets your clipboard
I'm using openboard rn
@ashtrix shared a link for open board with gestures, this is what I use now
I just tried Unexpected keyboard, it's easy to use and open source : https://github.com/Julow/Unexpected-Keyboard you can find it on F droid
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Privacy respecting, but not open source:
Typewise
(Also a lot less typos and faster writing once you get used to it.)
Florisboard is my daily driver and I have unexpected keyboard so I can do proper VNC sessions from my phone.
Right now I'm using SwiftKey, but if I can find an open source keyboard alternative with good customization and keyboard resizing (vertical and horizontal) I'd happily swap away.
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my favorite is unexpected keyboard. it takes a while to get used to but once you do it's way faster than any othet keyboard.
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Related: how good privacy wise is the default AOSP keyboard found in no-Google-services ROMs like Lineage and /e/? Does it still phone home?
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