Comment on [Android] How is Florisboard not popular?

leftascenter@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• lemmyng@piefed.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  In addition to glide typing, Heliboard also has some of the best layout customization options out there, such as the option of disabling context-dependent menus. I HAAAAAATE how other keyboards change the keys available on the period key menu on URL bars. I use colons and forward slashes way more often than “.com”, which I use… well, never.

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  • Fortatech@gregtech.eu ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Wait, it cab do that???

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    • lemmyng@piefed.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yes, it’s the “Show TLD popup keys” setting under “Preferences”.

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      • Fortatech@gregtech.eu ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Oh, thank.

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• renard_roux@beehaw.org ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Heliboard is fantastic ❤️

  • glide typing.
  • multiple languages at the same time (without switching).
  • extremely customizable in nearly every way.
  • customize long-press options for each key with multiple / list of options. For instance, I’ve extended the number keys row with my most-used emojis, so holding ‘1’ gives me a pop-up with ‘❤️😍😘🥰’, 2 gives ‘🙂😊😃😄’, etc.
  • ‘snippets’ via custom dictionary with shortcuts (typing ‘xx’ shows my primary email for 1-click insertion, ‘yy’ shows secondary email; endless possibilities). Possible with most keyboards, though.
  • and so much more.

  I haven’t found anything that comes even close.

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