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Why does Gboard replace spaces with characters I add between words? (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For example, if I type out a sentence and decide I want to add asterisks around a word for emphasis, why does Gboard replace the space between the previous word and the emphasized word instead of just adding the new character? Is this added functionality for something I just don't understand?

Edit: I believe I have fixed the issue by disabling the "Smart Compose" option.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I have this issue on iphone and I hate every keyboard on iphone. I assume it's apple's fault, somehow, because keyboards are so much worse than when I was on Android. I like the rest of it, but the keyboards drive me nuts.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As an Android-smartphone user with an iPad, agreed. Typing and any text operations on iOS are terrible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

last time i used an iphone (years ago) I really liked the keyboard. it took me a long time to be happy with android's. now i'm comfortable with openboard, and keeping an eye on florisboard

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

now i'm comfortable with openboard, and keeping an eye on florisboard

Sadly, the swiping options on these ones are useless or nonexistent. I find only gboard tolerable for this form of text input now, which is really crap. Swype was king. Long live Swype.