florisboard / florisboard/florisboard

Access extended popup characters by tapping

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Kotlin
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Description

I am using AnySoftKeyboard for a while now and one feature I really like and am used to is to access extended popup characters (actually only the first one) by double tapping. I cannot find if this behaviour is controlled by some setting, so it seems that it is built into the Latvian keyboard (maybe in other layouts as well, but I am using this one) as additional characters for a letter can be accessed both by long pressing and double tapping.
Additionaly, if a letter has more than one extended character then it could be accessed by more taps:

- first extended character - double tap;
- second extended character - triple tap;
- and so on.

Coud it be possible and reasonable to implement this in FlorisBoard?

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Begin by locating FlorisBoard's handling for popup characters and tap or long-press gestures, then compare the Latvian layout's extended characters with the requested double-, triple-, and further-tap behavior. Done means the documented tap sequence works for letters with one or more extended characters without breaking existing long-press access.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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