I’ve been having a look for one but can’t find any. Am I missing something obvious?

  • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
    25·
    1 year ago

    FlorisBoard is in f-droid, and has swipe. What it doesn’t currently have, and has been in the “to do” list for - I don’t know, over a year - is autocorrect. This makes swipe far less effective than on other boards. But it does work well; there are just a lot of spelling errors to fix.

        • 7heo@lemmy.ml
          1·
          1 year ago

          It freezes. For minutes at a time. Not often, but minutes are too long, and you cannot kill it. Also, it auto hides in the middle of typing when you type “too fast”, there are words you simply cannot swipe (“never” being one, it always gives “nerve”), some that constantly are guessed wrong (common words replaced by a rather obscure alternative), and sometimes, when you type “too fast”, the cursor moves one or to positions backwards as you type.

          Honestly I appreciate the effort it must have been to code, but I’m sad it has all those issues. That being said, it is still more usable than Florisboard…

          The best one I found so far was the AOSP keyboard with swiping enabled via a proprietary blob. But, well, it’s not entirely opensource…

      • biddy@feddit.nl
        1·
        1 year ago

        If it’s feature complete, a keyboard doesn’t need regular updates. According to the other thread it’s not feature complete, so it could be abandoned. Since it’s FOSS any enthusiastic person could stop it from being abandoned.

          • biddy@feddit.nl
            2·
            1 year ago

            I agree in this case.

            But there’s a narrative that software needs regular updates or it’s worthless, but some things are just done and stable.

            • 7heo@lemmy.ml
              1·
              1 year ago

              Oh, yes. Absolutely. The “this software is newer therefore better” or “it gets more updates so I know it’s better software” affirmations make about as much sense as “my complete rewrite of Shakespeare’s work using a vocabulary of 200 words is better because it is newer” or “this mathematical proof uses more paper, so I know it’s better”.

              This “argumentum ad novitatem” fallacy grinds my gear almost as much as the “argumentum ad populum” one…

              Unfortunately, both argumentations are really common in FOSS (and in software in general). 😑

  • Vega@feddit.it
    20·
    1 year ago

    AnySoftKeyboard, I use it and love it, but it need a lot of time to be configured exactly like you want

    • Anonymouse@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      In using ASK with swore, but as you can see, it’s not yelling accurate. I wish that the namespace key would remove the while worked, not letter by letter.

      (I’m using ASK with swipe, but as you can see, it’s not terribly accurate. I wish that the backspace key would remove the whole word, not letter by letter.)

      • Vega@feddit.it
        3·
        1 year ago

        You can set gestures on spacebar to delete whole word. This is why I say anysoft need a lot of time, because probably your needs are already fulfilled, but find the option is an ordeal

    • 1984@beehaw.org
      3·
      1 year ago

      I looked at it briefly and just want to confirm - it doesn’t support simultaneous use of multiple languages, od does it?

      • owlinsight@lemm.ee
        3·
        7 months ago

        It does! You can download the additional languages and then configure it how you want (a very common one is to swipe on the space bar)

        • 1984@beehaw.org
          2·
          1 year ago

          Thanks for the answer. I wasn’t clear enough, I meant being able to write in multiple languages without having to switch to another language, like what e.g. Gboard does.

          • owlinsight@lemm.ee
            3·
            1 year ago

            Oh my bad then. I’m not familiar with Gboard having never used it unfortunately. I don’t think then that you can use multiple languages all at once. I can only say that AnySoftKeyboard is very customizable and as far as convenience goes, one can easily change languages with a swipe. You can also add your own exceptions and abbreviations in different languages

  • linad@lemmy.world
    12·
    1 year ago

    I’d suggest you openboard, this version is a fork of the original one & is being maintained currently . Have a look at the readme and you’ll find how to add gesture swipe.

    • jonathanvmv8f@lemm.ee
      2·
      1 year ago

      Wait, is using GBoard with blocked internet access actually private? I read other people say it is like a keylogger, and probably would bypass the internet restriction.

      • superkret@feddit.de
        31·
        1 year ago

        How would it bypass the internet restriction imposed on it by an independent firewall?

            • ReversedCookie@feddit.de
              11·
              1 year ago

              If you want too break your entire Android system go ahead, also there is connectivity check which bypasses all VPNs even with kill switch on, how do u wanna known if Google doesn’t do this for other connections too in the future updates? Also it take some time for the VPN to load after reboor, in this moment data could be already transfered. Be realistic, don’t play with the fire, instead go with smth safer if possible if you care that much, if not go ahead.