Space bar narrow width is making me want to switch to Android

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#25

pretty soon you’ll be able to switch to FOSS nemo on manjaro base:

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#26

Any way to get Presage working with your layouts?

#27

No idea :frowning: my layouts are modified and updated files from the default Qml files of Jolla’s layouts.
Might be possible but I never used presage.

#28

Ok, I’ll have a look at what the presage layouts might permit. Thanks!

#29

I can confirm the wider spacebar patch also works just as well with SFOS 4.2.0.19

#30

And also on SFOS 4.2.0.21

#31

I wonder what kind of anatomical oddity it is which allows certain people use about 26 letter keys with no issue (each about 1/3 size of a space bar) and then prevents them hitting the (3x wider) space bar reliably. I do understand why I sometimes hit the wide space bar instead of the regular-width “/” and “.” located around, but how the opposite could happen is a question to me. Just thinking loudly :slight_smile:

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#32

Probably has to do with muscle memory from previous phones and also possibly the computer keyboards, where the spacebar is something like 12x wide. I can see right now when typing, I’m consistently hitting spacebar near the right edge, which is consistent with missing it on Jolla’s idea of “unnaturally” short spacebar.

#33

Happens to me every time. Srsly.

#34

There is another very convenient solution around. Look for keyboard with arrows on openrepos. Many of them feature a wider spacebar.

#35

And also for SFOS 4.3.0.12 (Suomenlinna).

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#36

I’m happy to report this patch still works well for SFOS 4.4.0.58 (Vanha Rauma).

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#37

With the latest Sailfish OS 4.4.0.68 update we’ve widened the space bar following all of your input here and elsewhere. It’s a small change, but hopefully one that will improve typing accuracy without the need now to install patches.

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#38

Is it better now? Please keep on providing your valuable feedback.

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#39

Much better. Thanks.

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#40

It’s a lot better!

Thanks for the update!

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#41

Hi.
It´s great in english, but… in Spanish the space-bar is stil far too small… !!
Thanks for your help.
Nice summer !!

#42

I agree with @CaMpEoN. The space bar should be wider in French too.

#43

I want a space bar as wide as this:

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#44

German is ok, too. But dutch and polish should be wider.