Current Version: Boost Beta 1.0.22 (26)

Issue: When I send DMs, the keyboard always covers the message input box at the bottom of the UI, making it impossible to see what I am typing.

To workaround, I switch to the WebUI for messages (which is worse for its own reasons) or I write my message in a different app and then cut and paste it into the Boost message field.

  • Paragone@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    14 days ago

    Can you drag the screen-keyboard to another location?

    I only discovered that that is possible the other day, & with they’d put visible/obvious grab-handles on the thing…

    all these years, I hadn’t known.

    hth

    • Krudler@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      14 days ago

      Son of a gun. I thought I had every nuance worked out, you can still teach an old dog new tricks! Thank you for this one, it’s going to save me so much hassle in so many other apps!!

    • ⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      1·
      14 days ago

      Okay, I knew that many keyboards could be moved, but I never actually found a use case for the feature. I don’t know why it hadn’t dawn on me before.

      I just sent you a DM testing out if the input box would flow into new lines (it does) and if I can move my keyboard at the same time as using speech-to-text. (Yes, you can). (And yes, I’m horrible at texting and so I tend to use speech to text.)

      Anyway, it’s not a fix obviously, but it’s a better work around than what I was using before. I feel silly for not thinking of it before, so thank you for reminding me! 💯

      • Rubén@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        2·
        14 days ago

        Another workaround is closing the keyboard and pressing the full screen icon in the reply field

        Fixing it for a new beta

        • ⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@lemmy.caOPEnglish
          1·
          14 days ago

          Thank you, Rubén.

          I feel silly for not noticing that icon. 🤦🏽 It does provide a new layout with the original message at the top followed by the text area control. The keyboard anchors properly at the bottom with the input control properly using a scrollpane for multi line text.

          My only wish, if I may say so, is adjusting the message context at the top pane to show as:

          • (mvp) the last message from the other person, or ideally
          • the whole messages exchange (scrollable) vertically aligned to the bottom (or the last few messages)

          Anyway, thanks for everything. Glad to support what you do!

          @rmayayo@lemmy.world

    • ⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      1·
      14 days ago

      No problem. Not sure why I never mentioned it earlier. I’m pretty sure it’s been there for several versions. I’m just not used instant messaging through Lemmy.