The virtual keyboard hasnโt really changed since Jolla 1 phone.
To select numbers, we have to switch to alphanumeric mode before reaching them. It is a bit painful especially for passwords or some messages because those characters are often used in this context.
A lot of Android devices provide those characters in a dedicated line on top of the virtual keyboard, just below suggestion bar. It is more convenient to use them from my point of view, and recent devices have a bigger screen so it wouldnโt reduce too much the size of the displayed application.
Eventually, it can be enabled via a setting.
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agree! Especially on x10
Should probably be configurable otob
You can use my keyboard layouts : https://openrepos.net/content/adel/multi-keyboard-layouts
There is one layout with the default English/French/German + a number row (and more interesting layouts too).
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Nice to know, as a workaround. Thank you.
But Iโm confident this feature can be provided by default, it is not a big effort and the benefits is real.
Yes, hopefully. There are many interesting improvements to add to the default keyboard (swipe feature, themeing, resizing, more languages, etc.).
@orangecat You can have multiple languages: in Settings / text input you can select Languages, then you have a list with the language keyboards you can select. When you use use the keyboard swipe the keyboard to the left or right to select another language.(user guide - language and time )
I know but not all languages as in Android. For instance, Arabic isnโt available hence my own layouts.
hattu
7 January 2024 14:45
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I added this to the beginning of fi.qml to get number row visible.
KeyboardLayout {
KeyboardRow {
CharacterKey { caption: โ1โ }
CharacterKey { caption: โ2โ }
CharacterKey { caption: โ3โ }
CharacterKey { caption: โ4โ }
CharacterKey { caption: โ5โ }
CharacterKey { caption: โ6โ }
CharacterKey { caption: โ7โ }
CharacterKey { caption: โ8โ }
CharacterKey { caption: โ9โ }
CharacterKey { caption: โ0โ}
}
After killall maliit-server command keyboard looks fine
But when rebooted my Xperia 10 lll numbers are not fine anymore.
What can i do to get numbers on right positions?
Just for reference, this is how @orangecat has the english layout with extra numerical row:
KeyboardRow {
CharacterKey { caption: "1"; captionShifted: "1"; symView: "๐"; symView2: "๐ฎ" }
CharacterKey { caption: "2"; captionShifted: "2"; symView: "๐"; symView2: "๐" }
CharacterKey { caption: "3"; captionShifted: "3"; symView: "๐"; symView2: "๐" }
CharacterKey { caption: "4"; captionShifted: "4"; symView: "๐"; symView2: "๐" }
CharacterKey { caption: "5"; captionShifted: "5"; symView: "๐"; symView2: "๐" }
CharacterKey { caption: "6"; captionShifted: "6"; symView: "โค"; symView2: "๐" }
CharacterKey { caption: "7"; captionShifted: "7"; symView: "๐"; symView2: "๐ข" }
CharacterKey { caption: "8"; captionShifted: "8"; symView: "๐"; symView2: "๐ญ" }
CharacterKey { caption: "9"; captionShifted: "9"; symView: "๐"; symView2: "๐ " }
CharacterKey { caption: "0"; captionShifted: "0"; symView: "๐"; symView2: "๐ด" }
}
Which works for me.
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hattu
7 January 2024 15:13
10
Thank you @poetaster I will try that.
hattu
9 January 2024 10:06
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Thank you again @poetaster . I finally got the number line to appear the right way.
Gredits of cource to @orangecat too.
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