Just a heads up, glide typing requires loading a closed source library in Heliboard. Instructions are in the readme and it's pretty straightforward, but it's something to be aware of.
This is on pretty much all keyboards. It's on the standard G Board even. Look into the settings of whatever keyboard you're already using, it's likely just turned off.
Thanks for the link! In my opinion if people are learning about Open Source every time this comes up, it should only be the misinfo that gets removed, or they should just make a megathread for FUTO and moderate mentions everywhere else.
It might be a discussion the mods have seen n times, but for lots of us who aren't online all the time, it was the first time, and we got removed with no warning.
Its so disconcerting to come back to your discussion and see everything removed.
I also use that, mainly because of the Gboard theme (called FloriStyle). Makes it kinda like Gboard except open source and not from Google, which is exactly what I wanted. It has basically the same functions (except for typing suggestions, that's still being worked ob) but I'm pretty sure it's more customizable, even aside from the themes.
This is a very basic feature, you have a lot of options to choose from like the other comments have suggested. I use Heliboard personally with glide typing.
26 Comments
brisk@aussie.zone · 38 pts · 253d
HeliBoard let's you move the cursor by swiping on the space bar. Is that what iOS does?
Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 253d
Thanks, that's exactly what I'm looking for
brisk@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 253d
Just a heads up, glide typing requires loading a closed source library in Heliboard. Instructions are in the readme and it's pretty straightforward, but it's something to be aware of.
oeuf@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 253d
Why have we had to live without an open source version for so long?
Nednarb44@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 253d
SwooshBakery624@programming.dev · 9 pts · 253d
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 253d
TomAwezome@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 253d
Nednarb44@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 253d
brewery@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 253d
Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 253d
I'm not sure what glide typing is but I installed the keyboard and I can move the cursor with the spacebar.
brisk@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 253d
Also known as gesture typing or swype, typing by dragging your finger for each word rather than tapping each letter.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 253d
This is on pretty much all keyboards. It's on the standard G Board even. Look into the settings of whatever keyboard you're already using, it's likely just turned off.
darkan15@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 253d
Fossify Keyboard can do it
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 253d
Why is there so much removed in these comments?
NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 252d
Oh shit is Lemmy (at this instance) going the way of reddit? I don't like mods much at all. Shouldn't I decide what to read or not?
Unless is was completely off topic or something horrible I guess.
oeuf@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 252d
What I came back to find out...
TomAwezome@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 251d
Yeah, some of what I wrote got removed by a mod too. In the modlog, here's the link they provided as the reason why: https://lemmy.ml/comment/16469376
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 251d
Thanks for the link! In my opinion if people are learning about Open Source every time this comes up, it should only be the misinfo that gets removed, or they should just make a megathread for FUTO and moderate mentions everywhere else.
It might be a discussion the mods have seen n times, but for lots of us who aren't online all the time, it was the first time, and we got removed with no warning.
Its so disconcerting to come back to your discussion and see everything removed.
Ulrich@feddit.org · 1 pts · 253d
removed
beyond@linkage.ds8.zone · 1 pts · 252d
People promoting proprietary software, which directly goes against the rules and purpose of this community
dogs0n@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 253d
FlorisBoard is a good option, very customizable too https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard
Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 253d
I also use that, mainly because of the Gboard theme (called FloriStyle). Makes it kinda like Gboard except open source and not from Google, which is exactly what I wanted. It has basically the same functions (except for typing suggestions, that's still being worked ob) but I'm pretty sure it's more customizable, even aside from the themes.
zerozaku@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 253d
This is a very basic feature, you have a lot of options to choose from like the other comments have suggested. I use Heliboard personally with glide typing.
rcbrk@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 252d
certified_expert@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 248d
Where is the vertical dedicated key?
rcbrk@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 248d
TomAwezome@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 253d
bonenode@piefed.social · 2 pts · 253d
TomAwezome@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 253d
brisk@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 253d
WbrJr@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 253d
nublug@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 253d
unexpected keyboard also does this, as well as a dedicated arrow keys button. it's also open source and on both fdroid and play store.
JASx@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 251d
JASx@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 251d
Ulrich@feddit.org · 2 pts · 253d
Pretty sure most all of them do that?
Giraffe@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 245d
Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 252d
Thanks folks! Floris and floris and heliboard do exactly what I'm looking for, floris seems better in my cojple of bours of testing
ruth_booth@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 252d
quickRed@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 253d
ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com · -3 pts · 253d
dogs0n@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 253d
They want an Open Source app...
timt@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 253d
Works just fine in Gboard too.