JdeBP

I finally got around to installing ThumbKey, an alternative keyboard input method for Android.

I was braced for a mediocre clone of #MessageEase.

It is better than MessageEase.

I particularly like that with the "writer" layouts I can enter em-dashes and ellipses as a matter of course, and that the "compose" layouts allow easy input of accented characters. The return-swipe to get a one-off capital, overriding auto-caps, also helps with FediVerse CamelCase.

Goodbye, GBoard!

#InputMethods

Nov 19, 2024 at 8:16pmWeb
Show threadJdeBPNov 24, 2024

The "symbol" layout (for English) is just a strict subset of the "writer" layout, and the plain layout a strict subset of the "symbol"; so I have whittled down my layout list in order to add maths and Greek.

Greek might not be that useful:

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Not quite right for any Greek that I might type. PC still beats Android device, here.

#ThumbKey #InputMethods