HeliBoard 1.0

Changes since 1.0-alpha1:

• new icon by @FabianOvrWrt with contributions from @the-eclectic-dyslexic (#517, #592)
• more customizable space bar trackpad and language switch by @arcarum (#486)
• add % to shift symbols layout (#568, #428)
• improve behavior when language switch key is set to switch both language and keyboard
• show links to existing dictionaries when adding a dictionary
• add Kaitag layout by @alkaitagi (#519)
• add Probhat layout by @fahimscirex (#489)
• optionally reverse toolbar order for RTL languages by @codokie (#557, #574)
• allow customizing special layouts (numpad, phone, ...)
  • still experimental, as the base layouts may change
• updated spellchecker.xml to include locales where dictionaries are available, but not included in app
• update translations (thanks to all translators!)
• upgrade ndk by @syphyr (#560)
• upgrade inline autofill code by @arcarum (#595)
• fix issue with toolbar key dialog (#505)
• fix issue with turkish layout (#508)
• fix wrong switch states when rotating in customize colors screen (#563)
• fix issue with recent emojis not loading (#527)
• fix issue with numbers not appearing in certain fields (#585)
• some minor fixes

HeliBoard 1.0-alpha1

Changes since last release as OpenBoard new 1.4.5 v18:

• rename package and app
  • this means you cannot update from the previous version (but you can do a backup and restore)
  • please report if you think I missed some text when updating
  • new icon not yet done
  • settings restore form old version might have issues due to many internal changes / renames
    • please report these issues, they should be fixed before a release
• show toolbar keys in inline autofill mode, by @arcarum (#474, #472)
• add kabyle layout, by @BoFFire (#468)
• adjust colors in setup wizard and settings, by @BlackyHawky (#454, #447
• Prevent debugging parameters from being visible after a restore, by @BlackyHawky (#358)
• make spell checker work when not using the keyboard
• use key code specified in json for popup keys (#466)
• fix wrong dictionary info shown when replacing dictionary (#456)
• better deal with languages internally: get rid of the ZZ region workaround for non-default script, e.g. sr, region ZZ is now sr, script Latn
• allow setting a background image (in advanced settings, experimental section)
• long-press ?123 key in alphabet view for numpad (not working perfectly, see #257)
• use correct gesture color for night theme (#441)
• a lot of minor adjustments and fixes
• add nouserlib version for people concerned about security implications of loading user-provides libraries
  • if this version is installed as system app, and swypelibs are available for the system, they will be used

OpenBoard new 1.4.5 v18

Changes since v18:

• use internal settings for editing the (system) personal dictionary, by @BlackyHawky (#322)
• add Gujarati layout (#417)
• add home, end and select word toolbar keys
• fix scrollbar placement for tool bar on some devices, by @arcarum (#411, #354)
  • may change scrollbar color on tool bar
• fix accented letters not showing up for upper case (#397 and a bunch of duplicates)
• fix dialog behavior, by @arcarum (#420, #413)
• remove spoken key descriptions for emojis and accented letters, should be handled by TTS instead of the keyboard
• some more small fixes and improvements

OpenBoard new 1.4.5 v17.2

This is a release to fix layouts issues. There is no reason to upgrade from v17.1 if you don't use any of the layouts mentioned below.

The main changes intended to be done before a proper release are done, now work on when ready issues can start.
Focus will be on fixing bugs and preparing for a release on F-Droid.
A new name for the Keyboard will be necessary, you're welcome to post suggestions in #3 or in the discussion section.

Changes since v17.1:

• fix issues after simplifying parser code
  • latin layouts with additional keys (es, de_DE, sr-Latn, ...)
  • dvorak and halmak layouts

OpenBoard new 1.4.5 v17.1

The main changes intended to be done before a proper release are done, now work on when ready issues can start.
Focus will be on fixing bugs and preparing for a release on F-Droid.
A new name for the Keyboard will be necessary, you're welcome to post suggestions in #3 or in the discussion section.

Changes since v17:

• increase minimum Android version to Android 5.0 / Lollipop (#343)
• improvements to inline autofill by @arcarum (#371, #386, #392)
• allow customizing symbol layouts (in advanced settings / experimental)
• fix a bunch of issues
  • broken russian layout (#370)
  • flashing toolbar keys (#374)
  • crashes (#373, #390)
  • suggestions background for dynamic colors by @BlackyHawky (#375)
  • some minor things

OpenBoard new 1.4.5 v17

All releases are mostly development versions. They can be used, but may contain confusing or unnecessary settings. Settings may be removed or reset on updates. Consider all releases as beta quality at best.

The main changes intended to be done before a proper release are done, now work on when ready issues can start.
Focus will be on fixing bugs and preparing for a release on F-Droid.

Note that support for Android 4.4 will likely get dropped in the next version, minimum version will be 5.0. Please open a discussion or issue if you are on 4.4 and object to this change.

Changes since v16:

• removed old keyboard parser
  • some previously enabled keyboard might be disabled after the upgrade, just enable them again if that happens
• symbols in key popups are now taken from symbols layout
  • except for a few cases where the row is longer than the corresponding symbols row
  • first row of symbols layout adjusted for consistency (noticeable only if number row is enabled)
• customizable keyboard layouts
  • with a very basic in-app editor that is only suitable for the simple layout style
• customizable popup keys and label (#314)
  • set in preferences, and override in language settings
• customizable toolbar keys (previously pinned keys are removed on upgrade)
• inline autofill support by @arcarum, with a some more people helping and testing (#336)
• improved bn_BD popup keys, by @RHJihan (#347)
• increased keyboard height more when number row is enabled
• one-handed mode now applies to emoji and clipboard views, not just keyboard
• split keyboard now also applies to emoji view
• swipe left in clipboard view to remove entry
• clipboard view now has toolbar, and space and delete keys (same as emoji view)
• improvements for rounded style, by @BlackyHawky (#362, #351)
• minor fixes and improvements (#285, #298, #303, and some more)

OpenBoard new 1.4.5 v16

All releases are mostly development versions. They can be used, but may contain confusing or unnecessary settings. Settings may be removed or reset on updates. Consider all releases as beta quality at best.

Changes since v15:

• add copy, undo and redo keys to toolbar (#253, #149)
• add dynamic colors that follow Android 12+ system colors, by @BlackyHawky (#277)
• add internal logger
  • you can access app logs in about settings
• adjust views, so keyboard, emoji and clipboard views have the same height all the time (#39)
• allow setting width scale for one-handed mode
• store enablement, side and scale for one-handed mode separately for portrait and landscape orientation
• fix issue with voice input icon, by @BlackyHawky (#251, #325)
• fix workman layout, by @paxet (#341)
• further fixes (#47, #307 and some more)
• reset parser setting
  • note that old parser is broken in some cases
• next things, likely to be in v17
  • remove old keyboard parser
  • one-handed mode applies to emoji and clipboard views (#337)
  • inline autofill by @arcarum (#336)
  • make contents and order of toolbar customizable
  • maybe make popup keys more customizable (#314)
  • support for Android 4.4 might get dropped, minimum version will be 5.0
    • please open a discussion or issue if you are on 4.4 and object to this change

OpenBoard new 1.4.5 v15

All releases are mostly development versions. They can be used, but may contain confusing or unnecessary settings. Settings may be removed or reset on updates. Consider all releases as beta quality at best.

Changes since v14.1:

• slightly tune glide typing suggestions
• fix some bugs (#305, #309, #310)
• use visual insets instead of spacers for edge keys (#308, #294)
• faster keyboard loading on start and after theme changes
• finish transition of keyboard layouts to the new parser
  • fix a bunch of issues / inconsistencies
  • there are some remaining differences to the old parser (likely will not be changed)
    • long-press popups for Nepali, Bangla, and Hindi layouts may have additional keys
    • long-press hint labels for Nepali, Bangla, Khmer and Urdu might be missing or different
      • a setting to change source of the hint labels has been added in case you miss the labels
    • currency key popups may be slightly different
    • symbols layout is now the same for Arabic, Urdu and Persian, and slightly different from old one
    • layouts that had very narrow shift and delete keys will have increased width of these keys
    • PC layout uses default functional key layout
    • tablet
      • all layouts have two shift keys or none
      • all layouts have the added ! and ? keys
      • layouts with 4 rows have the same basic layout as for phones
      • no additional popup keys for the comma key
  • please report issues you have with the new parser, in v16 or v17 the old parser will be removed and you will not be able to switch back

OpenBoard new 1.4.5 v14.1

All releases are mostly development versions. They can be used, but may contain confusing or unnecessary settings. Settings may be removed or reset on updates. Consider all releases as beta quality at best.

Changes since v14:

• fixed a bug where it wasn't possible to switch to the old parser
• added some more layouts for the new parser
  • including Serbian cyrillic, may be a workaround for horrible behavior of some Android systems (#280)
• fix bugs introduced in v14 (#301, #302)

OpenBoard new 1.4.5 v14

All releases are mostly development versions. They can be used, but may contain confusing or unnecessary settings. Settings may be removed or reset on updates. Consider all releases as beta quality at best.

Changes since v13:

• multilingual typing: slightly suppress suggestions of other (not currently used) languages
• slightly reduce the occurrence of garbage words when glide typing (#48)
• updated new keyboard parser
  • now used also for remaining latin layouts, and for symbol layouts
  • should only result in minor visual changes
  • reset setting to switch to old parsing, so the new parser will be used on first start
    • the setting will be removed after migration to the new parser(s) is complete, so please report issues that make you switch back
• fix broken fallback user dictionary settings (used in the uncommon case where system settings are not available)
• some changes to debug mode
  • show suggestion infos for all suggestions
  • show language confidence infos on spacebar
• bugfixes (#293, #287, #284, #271)