▲ 129 ▼ Best free and open source keyboard alternatives to google gboard (www.linuxlinks.com) submitted 3 years ago by muaveri@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] AccurstDemon@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Anysoftkeyboard for me, it has good multilanguage support, lots of customization and even a swype option permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Carighan@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (3 children) What I dislike about ASK is how... disjointed it feels. For example, I cannot use a mixed english+german input and have the same key layout for both languages. But I don't want to swap between keyboards, I need one keyboard setup to do both things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] AccurstDemon@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Yeah thats a real bummer to me as well, but haven't found a better alternative yet permalink fedilink source parent [–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago What keyboard are you using to get around this? permalink fedilink source parent [–] neinoderdoch@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) You actually can use the same layout for multiple languages. Long press enter > override default dictionary or something permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Carighan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago OMG! I did not know this! Wow. TYVM! <3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (3 children) What I dislike about ASK is how... disjointed it feels. For example, I cannot use a mixed english+german input and have the same key layout for both languages. But I don't want to swap between keyboards, I need one keyboard setup to do both things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] AccurstDemon@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Yeah thats a real bummer to me as well, but haven't found a better alternative yet permalink fedilink source parent [–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago What keyboard are you using to get around this? permalink fedilink source parent [–] neinoderdoch@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) You actually can use the same layout for multiple languages. Long press enter > override default dictionary or something permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Carighan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago OMG! I did not know this! Wow. TYVM! <3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AccurstDemon@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Yeah thats a real bummer to me as well, but haven't found a better alternative yet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago What keyboard are you using to get around this? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neinoderdoch@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) You actually can use the same layout for multiple languages. Long press enter > override default dictionary or something permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Carighan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago OMG! I did not know this! Wow. TYVM! <3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago OMG! I did not know this! Wow. TYVM! <3 permalink fedilink source parent