Hi, this is the author of wmkeyboard. Thanks for the detailed write-up. Here are my thoughts:
Yes, it is designed as a kitchen sink, or rather, it’s turned out that way due to improper planning. I’m in the process of streamlining things a bit more, and there are still a few things to iron out. And yes, some people like this and some don’t; I’m someone who does. I initially built this keyboard only for myself and shared it, not anticipating that it would get the traction it is getting right now. And yes, I have already thought about moving things to be purely opt-in, like plugins, and I was just working on that before reading your comment. You can also make the wmkeyboard suggestion bar scroll to the side with this setting and you can edit not only symbols layout but any layout and screen in the keyboard, even things like the handwriting input panel or the emoji panel or number input or anything else. It also has a visual layout editor which I believe heliboard and Florisboard lack and also I don’t think they allow changing the other layouts that wmkeyboard does. Oh, also, you can import settings, layouts, themes, etc., from Heliboard, Florisboard, and more for easier switching.
But this comes in a not too distant third. That’s saying a lot from me.
Yes that is saying a lot about you and your ability to utilise this keyboard. Most of the user reviews I’ve heard say that they’ve been using multiple keyboards including the ones you mentioned and this one is the best they’ve tried
Also I’ve taken note of the overly cumbersome settings navigation and onboarding and will make them more easy and straightforward in the future
I totally missed the import function, that’s a really really nice trick right there!
I missed a bunch apparently lol.
The big thing that makes me jump through hoops to keep Swype over anything else is the detection and prediction accuracy for my fumble fingers. It really is a me thing, as I’ve seen other people do way better than I can manage on others. But it keeps my arthritis fingers and dyslexic brain able to type faster than I can on a regular physical keyboard.
I’m going to try yours again when I have something lengthy to write, because that’s where a keyboard matters the most for me.
No joke though, I am very pleasantly surprised at how close yours gets to Swype. Floris is maybe a tad closer, but I’ve also spent more time with it so far, so that’s maybe a less fair comparison. I don’t know how the glide detection and prediction works under the hood, but I know that a ton of keyboards outright suck at it. Tbh, gboard has gotten worse in that regard when I’m forced to use it. So you’re out doing a giant corporation, and that’s no joke.
Hi, this is the author of wmkeyboard. Thanks for the detailed write-up. Here are my thoughts:
Yes, it is designed as a kitchen sink, or rather, it’s turned out that way due to improper planning. I’m in the process of streamlining things a bit more, and there are still a few things to iron out. And yes, some people like this and some don’t; I’m someone who does. I initially built this keyboard only for myself and shared it, not anticipating that it would get the traction it is getting right now. And yes, I have already thought about moving things to be purely opt-in, like plugins, and I was just working on that before reading your comment. You can also make the wmkeyboard suggestion bar scroll to the side with this setting and you can edit not only symbols layout but any layout and screen in the keyboard, even things like the handwriting input panel or the emoji panel or number input or anything else. It also has a visual layout editor which I believe heliboard and Florisboard lack and also I don’t think they allow changing the other layouts that wmkeyboard does. Oh, also, you can import settings, layouts, themes, etc., from Heliboard, Florisboard, and more for easier switching.
Yes that is saying a lot about you and your ability to utilise this keyboard. Most of the user reviews I’ve heard say that they’ve been using multiple keyboards including the ones you mentioned and this one is the best they’ve tried
Also I’ve taken note of the overly cumbersome settings navigation and onboarding and will make them more easy and straightforward in the future
I totally missed the import function, that’s a really really nice trick right there!
I missed a bunch apparently lol.
The big thing that makes me jump through hoops to keep Swype over anything else is the detection and prediction accuracy for my fumble fingers. It really is a me thing, as I’ve seen other people do way better than I can manage on others. But it keeps my arthritis fingers and dyslexic brain able to type faster than I can on a regular physical keyboard.
I’m going to try yours again when I have something lengthy to write, because that’s where a keyboard matters the most for me.
No joke though, I am very pleasantly surprised at how close yours gets to Swype. Floris is maybe a tad closer, but I’ve also spent more time with it so far, so that’s maybe a less fair comparison. I don’t know how the glide detection and prediction works under the hood, but I know that a ton of keyboards outright suck at it. Tbh, gboard has gotten worse in that regard when I’m forced to use it. So you’re out doing a giant corporation, and that’s no joke.