Add dedicated number keys row on virtual keyboard

Feature Requests
#1

The virtual keyboard hasn’t 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 wouldn’t reduce too much the size of the displayed application.

Eventually, it can be enabled via a setting.

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#2

agree! Especially on x10
Should probably be configurable otob

#3

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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#4

Nice to know, as a workaround. Thank you.

But I’m confident this feature can be provided by default, it is not a big effort and the benefits is real. :slight_smile:

#5

Yes, hopefully. There are many interesting improvements to add to the default keyboard (swipe feature, themeing, resizing, more languages, etc.).

#6

@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)

#7

I know but not all languages as in Android. For instance, Arabic isn’t available hence my own layouts.

#8

I added this to the beginning of fi.qml to get number row visible.

KeyboardLayout {
KeyboardRow {
CharacterKey { caption: “1” }
CharacterKey { caption: “2” }
CharacterKey { caption: “3” }
CharacterKey { caption: “4” }
CharacterKey { caption: “5” }
CharacterKey { caption: “6” }
CharacterKey { caption: “7” }
CharacterKey { caption: “8” }
CharacterKey { caption: “9” }
CharacterKey { caption: “0”}

}

After killall maliit-server command keyboard looks fine

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But when rebooted my Xperia 10 lll numbers are not fine anymore.

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What can i do to get numbers on right positions?

#9

Just for reference, this is how @orangecat has the english layout with extra numerical row:

    KeyboardRow {
        CharacterKey { caption: "1"; captionShifted: "1"; symView: "😊"; symView2: "😮" }
        CharacterKey { caption: "2"; captionShifted: "2"; symView: "😉"; symView2: "😐" }
        CharacterKey { caption: "3"; captionShifted: "3"; symView: "😘"; symView2: "😛" }
        CharacterKey { caption: "4"; captionShifted: "4"; symView: "😎"; symView2: "😄" }
        CharacterKey { caption: "5"; captionShifted: "5"; symView: "😃"; symView2: "😕" }
        CharacterKey { caption: "6"; captionShifted: "6"; symView: "❤"; symView2: "😞" }
        CharacterKey { caption: "7"; captionShifted: "7"; symView: "😍"; symView2: "😢" }
        CharacterKey { caption: "8"; captionShifted: "8"; symView: "😀"; symView2: "😭" }
        CharacterKey { caption: "9"; captionShifted: "9"; symView: "😁"; symView2: "😠" }
        CharacterKey { caption: "0"; captionShifted: "0"; symView: "😂"; symView2: "😴" }
    }

Which works for me.

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#10

Thank you @poetaster I will try that.

#11

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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