Hi!

I've (already) opened the issue on GitHub and that can/should be kept for the final technical specs.

https://github.com/dessalines/thumb-key/issues/602

I'd like to open the thread here to work out and discuss any details.

The layout would use the full width and is suited for two-hand typing:

Some of my immediate questions would be:

• Does this fit the idea behind the ThumbKey app? It is for thumb typing, after all.
• How to get a good layout? The hype is on AI but people have been doing this through trial and error for a while now.

Ok so this looks kind of interesting.

I wanna try it out and see if I can get used to it.

How long did it take for you people to get up to proper writing speed? I need to use the hungarian (magyar) layout so that's quite a few more keys to remember.

(yes I did write this just to practice a little)

I used to use the MessagEase keyboard and I would like to add two features:

1. Swipe "there and back" to select another character
2. Swipe off and back diagonally on the spacebar to engage Ctrl and/or Alt

Unfortunately, I don't know much about coding this kind of thing. How would I even do it?

I found this app that can be a good complement to Thumb-Key, e.g. to add "autocompletion" using text shortcuts to quickly write name, address, emails, or entire phrases.

I really like the idea behind Thumb Key, but I miss being able to use modifiers (ctrl, alt) like I can with Unexpected Keyboard, for example.

Is there interest in this? I never developed for Android, but if it will be accepted I don't mind learning to do this myself.

Just started using the app and I cant see it.

@thumbkey Is anyone else's enter key semi-broken now? I can't hit enter in Tusky or Simple Notes anymore (after upgrading to 2.4.0) - in Tusky it simply does nothing, and in Simple Notes it closes the keyboard.

Yeah, of course not all symbols will fit, but wouldn't it be better to minimize the context switching? Numbers for example are used very often, I really don't see why I have to go to a different page to be able to type them.

Corollary, is it possible to easily create a custom layout for personal use? Or do you have to check out the code and build yourself etc?