Anyone tried this? Works perfectly for me. Any reason why I should go back to the OpenBoard fork with Swipe?

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[–] 15 points 2 years ago

Not only does it not have swipe typing, it doesn't have suggestions either.

There's only swipe delete and cursor movement.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Does it actually have swipe typing? I just downloaded to check and it doesn't seem like it does.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    that's actually really good - thanks!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Florisboard also has gesture typing, however i rarely use it. I find i make a lot more mistakes than i did swipe typing with gboard

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Jeez, I tried it before and just tried again now and I can not find the swipe to text option. I think I'm either blind or stupid. I hope I'm not both

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Long press the comma will bring up the settings button. Then it is on the main page of the settings.

    Gif - https://imgur.com/a/wIzLeMv

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Dude !! You made a video in order to help me ?! Thank you so much.

    I don't have the option for gesture typing though. I have this version installed:

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's bizarre. That's the same version I have. The only thing I can think of is that your system language isn't English and maybe it removes that option. ¯_ (ツ) _/¯ If that is the case it's unfortunate that it doesn't work for different languages.

    You could try switching the system language to verify that that is what is happening. I have no idea what kind of effort it takes to add that feature for other languages but you could always ask the Dev.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Hey fellow Lemmy ... Thx a lot for this tip!

    Was messing around with floris today, which is nice ... But funding this fork is great - missed swiping more than expected

    Unfortunately the development seems stale

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I like openboard because of the similarities to gboard and this fits the bill well. However I do agree that this fork doesn't seem active. But I have a feeling that perhaps it was just a personal project to add swipe to openboard.

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  • ive tried bunch of android keyboards, and havent found anything i like more than florisboard, although sadly its development has been stalled for a while. this one is a bit too raw yet imo

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I'll try it again when it has suggestions.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No spellcheck, no swipe but works for me. Been using this for a long time.. Minimal app at best

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I have been using Simple Keyboard for more than a year now and I'm a big fan of it, no annoying auto corrections or spooky telemetry, and the swipe to move the cursor or delete it's really amazing.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Any keyboard with a clipboard manager? Eg last 10 items copied.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Wish someone would make one with those two finger swipes feature.

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