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EDIT: Thanks, guys! I ended up downloading Heliboard from f-droid :)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

After trying couple of keybords (mostly AnySoftKeyboard and TypeWise [proprietary]) I have settled on Unexpected Keyboard due to easy switch of keybords to get to japanese keyboard and tts button.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

FlorisBoard

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I use Fcitx5 for its Chinese language support.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I used to use Gboard for Cantonese input. I downloaded fcitx5 reading your comment and tried it for some time. There are some features noticeably missing compared to Gboard.

  • top numeric row
  • single-hand mode
  • simplified and traditional characters selection#

# Found it. It's in the settings bar at the top of the typing area. Click it open and go deep inside it.

What Gboard and fcitx5 both don't have for Jyutping input is glide typing. I wish fcitx5 have it because it is really what could make me switch and not look back. Gboard in general has better finger tap detection/correction because duh Google had more data to train on. But I will definitely start using fcitx5 because being open source is sufficient for me to switch.

For languages that isn't supported by its plugins like Japanese, I have to keep using Gboard though.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Preference for AnySoftKeyboard.

Why is there so many censored posts about keyboard apps?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I like Fossify's, but I won't recommend it - it has no predictive text and no symbols on its main keyboard, the first which is a huge deal for almost everyone. Not sure if they're working on those or if it will never get those features, because if it had those two it would be the perfect keyboard because it's so great in every other sense.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I love the fulliness of unexpected keyboard

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Unexpected keyboard is just the best!

screenshot of the unexpected keyboard while writing this response

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