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[Chris Croome <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

It would be nice if alternative keyboard layouts were available for
Ubuntu Touch.

On Android devices I use the Hacker's Keyboard
https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/ from F-Droid
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard&fdid=org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard
as this allows customisation and easy access to keys such as Ctrl, Esc,
!, : and - and these are keys that take a lot of key presses with the
current Ubuntu touch keyboard (I use vim). In addition key combinations
such as Ctrl-n and Ctrl-p (next and previous channel in IRSSI) are not
possible with the current Ubuntu Touch keyboard.

Having said the above the gestures, double tap for tab, swipe up, down ,
left and right for the arrow keys is great and I now find myself trying
to use these gestures on Android devices...

** Affects: ubuntu-ux
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: ubuntu-keyboard (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: ubuntu-ux

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1377096

Title:
  Ubuntu Touch should allow alternative keyboard layouts

Status in Ubuntu UX bugs:
  New
Status in “ubuntu-keyboard” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  It would be nice if alternative keyboard layouts were available for
  Ubuntu Touch.

  On Android devices I use the Hacker's Keyboard
  https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/ from F-Droid
  https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard&fdid=org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard
  as this allows customisation and easy access to keys such as Ctrl,
  Esc, !, : and - and these are keys that take a lot of key presses with
  the current Ubuntu touch keyboard (I use vim). In addition key
  combinations such as Ctrl-n and Ctrl-p (next and previous channel in
  IRSSI) are not possible with the current Ubuntu Touch keyboard.

  Having said the above the gestures, double tap for tab, swipe up, down
  , left and right for the arrow keys is great and I now find myself
  trying to use these gestures on Android devices...

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