• Big Keys for old phart

    From Jim the Geordie@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 13 19:34:23 2024
    Any recommendation for bigger keyboard app for 14 cm screen android.
    I'm either clumsy or my fingers are too big (or both) :o?

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  • From Jim the Geordie@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 13 21:14:13 2024
    In article <MPG.40d54c0eea8c4604989731@paganini.bofh.team>,
    jim@jimXscott.co.uk says...

    Any recommendation for bigger keyboard app for 14 cm screen android.
    I'm either clumsy or my fingers are too big (or both) :o?

    Sorry. Forget that. Didn't know I could change size on what I already
    have.
    Swiftkey or Gboard?
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  • From Bob Henson@21:1/5 to Jim the Geordie on Fri Jun 14 08:05:35 2024
    On 13.6.24 9:14 pm, Jim the Geordie wrote:
    In article <MPG.40d54c0eea8c4604989731@paganini.bofh.team>, jim@jimXscott.co.uk says...

    Any recommendation for bigger keyboard app for 14 cm screen android.
    I'm either clumsy or my fingers are too big (or both) :o?

    Sorry. Forget that. Didn't know I could change size on what I already
    have.
    Swiftkey or Gboard?

    I keep switching between the two - I can't decide. Gboard seems to work
    better with regard to predictive text and learning my style, but
    Swiftkey has it for layout possibilities - Gboard makes some keys I use regularly hard to get at quickly. Currently on Swiftkey, but it's
    getting very complicated and I may go back soon. All I can suggest is a
    long trial of each one, and then decide. Try Swiftkey first maybe?

    Regards,

    Bob


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  • From Jim the Geordie@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 14 09:35:23 2024
    In article <v4gq3u$2p8ou$1@dont-email.me>, bob.henson@outlook.com
    says...

    On 13.6.24 9:14 pm, Jim the Geordie wrote:
    In article <MPG.40d54c0eea8c4604989731@paganini.bofh.team>, jim@jimXscott.co.uk says...

    Any recommendation for bigger keyboard app for 14 cm screen android.
    I'm either clumsy or my fingers are too big (or both) :o?

    Sorry. Forget that. Didn't know I could change size on what I already
    have.
    Swiftkey or Gboard?

    I keep switching between the two - I can't decide. Gboard seems to work better with regard to predictive text and learning my style, but
    Swiftkey has it for layout possibilities - Gboard makes some keys I use regularly hard to get at quickly. Currently on Swiftkey, but it's
    getting very complicated and I may go back soon. All I can suggest is a
    long trial of each one, and then decide. Try Swiftkey first maybe?

    Regards,

    Bob

    Trying Swiftkey on my phone and Gboard on my tablet. We shall see....

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  • From Bob Henson@21:1/5 to Jim the Geordie on Fri Jun 14 10:47:17 2024
    On 14.6.24 9:35 am, Jim the Geordie wrote:
    In article <v4gq3u$2p8ou$1@dont-email.me>, bob.henson@outlook.com
    says...

    On 13.6.24 9:14 pm, Jim the Geordie wrote:
    In article <MPG.40d54c0eea8c4604989731@paganini.bofh.team>,
    jim@jimXscott.co.uk says...

    Any recommendation for bigger keyboard app for 14 cm screen android.
    I'm either clumsy or my fingers are too big (or both) :o?

    Sorry. Forget that. Didn't know I could change size on what I already
    have.
    Swiftkey or Gboard?

    I keep switching between the two - I can't decide. Gboard seems to work
    better with regard to predictive text and learning my style, but
    Swiftkey has it for layout possibilities - Gboard makes some keys I use
    regularly hard to get at quickly. Currently on Swiftkey, but it's
    getting very complicated and I may go back soon. All I can suggest is a
    long trial of each one, and then decide. Try Swiftkey first maybe?

    Regards,

    Bob

    Trying Swiftkey on my phone and Gboard on my tablet. We shall see....


    Good thinking!

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  • From Andrew@21:1/5 to Bob Henson on Fri Jun 14 20:30:23 2024
    Bob Henson wrote on Fri, 14 Jun 2024 10:47:17 +0100 :

    Trying Swiftkey on my phone and Gboard on my tablet. We shall see....


    Good thinking!

    I like open source keyboards and I try not to use Google voice typing,
    where voice input can be done if you use the open source equivalents.

    Long ago I tested every free keyboard on Android and settled with this.
    <https://i.postimg.cc/59HnPBxx/keyboard01.jpg> openboard & hackers keyboard

    There's a detailed thread on this topic so no sense in adding more here.

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  • From Jim the Geordie@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 14 23:56:24 2024
    In article <v4i98v$gqc$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>,
    andrew@spam.net says...

    Bob Henson wrote on Fri, 14 Jun 2024 10:47:17 +0100 :

    Trying Swiftkey on my phone and Gboard on my tablet. We shall see....


    Good thinking!

    I like open source keyboards and I try not to use Google voice typing,
    where voice input can be done if you use the open source equivalents.

    Long ago I tested every free keyboard on Android and settled with this.
    <https://i.postimg.cc/59HnPBxx/keyboard01.jpg> openboard & hackers keyboard

    There's a detailed thread on this topic so no sense in adding more here.

    Error 404

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  • From Andrew@21:1/5 to Jim the Geordie on Fri Jun 14 23:33:19 2024
    Jim the Geordie wrote on Fri, 14 Jun 2024 23:56:24 +0100 :

    Long ago I tested every free keyboard on Android and settled with this.
    <https://i.postimg.cc/59HnPBxx/keyboard01.jpg> openboard & hackers keyboard >>
    There's a detailed thread on this topic so no sense in adding more here.

    Error 404

    Thanks for clicking on the link provided. Most people don't even do that.

    That link came from this thread.
    *If not the default, what free Android keyboard are you using*
    *& why do you like it?*
    <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/CmZAI0OsXDs/>

    Here are the images that are apparently 404 which were in that thread.
    <https://i.postimg.cc/P5CJH6hv/keyboard01.jpg>
    <https://i.postimg.cc/k5p16ccB/keyboard02.jpg>

    Those new links should work.

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  • From Jim the Geordie@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 15 10:52:39 2024
    In article <v4ijvv$i0$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>,
    andrew@spam.net says...

    Jim the Geordie wrote on Fri, 14 Jun 2024 23:56:24 +0100 :

    Long ago I tested every free keyboard on Android and settled with this.
    <https://i.postimg.cc/59HnPBxx/keyboard01.jpg> openboard & hackers keyboard

    There's a detailed thread on this topic so no sense in adding more here.

    Error 404

    Thanks for clicking on the link provided. Most people don't even do that.

    That link came from this thread.
    *If not the default, what free Android keyboard are you using*
    *& why do you like it?*
    <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/CmZAI0OsXDs/>

    Here are the images that are apparently 404 which were in that thread.
    <https://i.postimg.cc/P5CJH6hv/keyboard01.jpg>
    <https://i.postimg.cc/k5p16ccB/keyboard02.jpg>

    Those new links should work.

    Thanks.
    Now I'm even more confused :o?
    Not tried Fleksy.
    I would quite like a keboard with numbers constantly visible,

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