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new_otters_raft
piefed.ca
new_otters_raft@piefed.caJoined: 2026-02-15 |
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GreatWhiteBuffalo41
slrpnk.net
greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.netJoined: 2023-06-11 |
My big gripe with heliboard is that I can't change key size. (Unless you can and I missed it please tell me) Going from Gboard to heliboard I struggle to get the right words with swipe due to the size difference and it's frustrating. I have to use gboard on my work phone so there's no just getting used to it unfortunately. Edit to add changing keyboard height has helped quite a bit. I'm still a little off but this is much more usable. |
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hilariouschaos.com
muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.comJoined: 2025-02-09 |
My big gripe with heliboard is that I can't change key size. (Unless you can and I missed it please tell me) Going from Gboard to heliboard I struggle to get the right words with swipe due to the size difference and it's frustrating. I have to use gboard on my work phone so there's no just getting used to it unfortunately. Edit to add changing keyboard height has helped quite a bit. I'm still a...
U can totally customise it but I need to go in deep and mess with the layout json. I did it so I have a tab key on my main keyboard mainly for quick auto complete in terminals. |
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I_Am_Jacks_____
sh.itjust.works
I_Am_Jacks_____@sh.itjust.works Joined: 2025-06-04 |
You can also use Whisper+ from F-Droid in place of Futo |
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TheFinn
discuss.tchncs.de
TheFinn@discuss.tchncs.de Joined: 2023-07-03 |
You can also use Whisper+ from F-Droid in place of Futo
Whisper seems just a tiny bit better except I don't like having to hold the button down. |
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UniversalBasicJustice
quokk.au
UniversalBasicJustice@quokk.auJoined: 2026-01-29 |
You can also use Whisper+ from F-Droid in place of Futo
FUTO has ties to Curtis Yarvin just so y'all are aware. I dig Transcribro from the Accrescent app storestore, personally. |
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UniversalBasicJustice
quokk.au
UniversalBasicJustice@quokk.auJoined: 2026-01-29 |
U can totally customise it but I need to go in deep and mess with the layout json. I did it so I have a tab key on my main keyboard mainly for quick auto complete in terminals.
Able to share/point me in the right direction? |
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calm.like.a.bomb
lemmy.dbzer0.com
clmbmb@lemmy.dbzer0.com Joined: 2023-07-24 |
My big gripe with heliboard is that I can't change key size. (Unless you can and I missed it please tell me) Going from Gboard to heliboard I struggle to get the right words with swipe due to the size difference and it's frustrating. I have to use gboard on my work phone so there's no just getting used to it unfortunately. Edit to add changing keyboard height has helped quite a bit. I'm still a...
Go to Settings > Appearance > Keyboard Height Scale. Is this what you're looking for? |
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technopagan
discuss.tchncs.de
technopagan@discuss.tchncs.de Joined: 2023-06-25 |
That's been exactly my setup for a while. Tried with all the others (Futo Keyboard / Whisper+ etc etc) and THIS setup you listed is the most versatile, reliable, multi-lingual setup I've managed to run on AOSP. Thanks for mentioning it! |
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new_otters_raft
piefed.ca
new_otters_raft@piefed.caJoined: 2026-02-15 |
My big gripe with heliboard is that I can't change key size. (Unless you can and I missed it please tell me) Going from Gboard to heliboard I struggle to get the right words with swipe due to the size difference and it's frustrating. I have to use gboard on my work phone so there's no just getting used to it unfortunately. Edit to add changing keyboard height has helped quite a bit. I'm still a...
I had the same issue, I set it to 110% on my phone. It would be cool if someone put together a guide on common configurations to help it match other apps. |
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GreatWhiteBuffalo41
slrpnk.net
greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.netJoined: 2023-06-11 |
Go to Settings > Appearance > Keyboard Height Scale. Is this what you're looking for?
I needed bottom padding a smidge too |
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GreatWhiteBuffalo41
slrpnk.net
greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.netJoined: 2023-06-11 |
I had the same issue, I set it to 110% on my phone. It would be cool if someone put together a guide on common configurations to help it match other apps.
Keyboard height 109% and bottom padding at 174% is what I set it to after posting this and it lines up within a pixel or two or gboard. IDK how that scales across different phones but this is a pixel 8. |
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limerod
Moderator
limerod@reddthat.comJoined: 2023-06-24 |
I use cleverkeys keyboard and futo voice for superior typing experience. The suggestions are simply unbeatable by anyone. |
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Hanrahan
slrpnk.net
hanrahan@slrpnk.netJoined: 2023-03-14 |
My big gripe with heliboard is that I can't change key size. (Unless you can and I missed it please tell me) Going from Gboard to heliboard I struggle to get the right words with swipe due to the size difference and it's frustrating. I have to use gboard on my work phone so there's no just getting used to it unfortunately. Edit to add changing keyboard height has helped quite a bit. I'm still a...
Same here |
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GreatWhiteBuffalo41
slrpnk.net
greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.netJoined: 2023-06-11 |
Same here
I actually was able to get it pretty freaking close after posting this by changing the scale to 109% and bottom padding to 174% |
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scrchngwsl
feddit.uk
scrchngwsl@feddit.uk Joined: 2023-06-09 |
I use cleverkeys keyboard and futo voice for superior typing experience. The suggestions are simply unbeatable by anyone.
I found cleverkeys to be terrible at swipe/gesture typing. It would fail at even simple, common, seemingly unambiguous words. Heliboard + gboard swipe lib was orders of magnitude better. I still use cleverkeys for termux though as the key gestures are brilliant. |
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boomzilla
programming.dev
boomzilla@programming.dev Joined: 2023-10-10 |
Using Google play services free GrapheneOS on a Pixel 6 (so swipe even works with reduced screen estate) with the FUTO keyboard and this paragraph was completely written with its swipe feature. The only problematic words were GraphenOS and swipe. Writing this by tapping again as I'm actually faster that way. But from what I can say, swiping works really good. I appreciate the authors effort but I won't pull in some Google library again (especially related to monitoring keyboard input) via a hackish way. I'm completely satisfied with FUTO as an all-in-one solution already. The voice input using local models works especially good. I'm not 100% sure but I could swear the devs changed the key sizes in one of the current updates. They're perfectly sized now. The one thing I miss is a TAB key for autocompletition, when I'm logged in on a SSH terminal. But otherwise it's feature complete for me. |
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