[Idea] Raise the keyboard on long devices
asked 2020-01-07 23:14:34 +0200
I have just moved to Xperia 10 form Jolla 1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact - wonderful, 4,5" blocky phones. And I can't stand that I have to move my hand and loose proper grip, just to access interface parts or gestures. You can mostly go around them, but the biggest hurdle is the keyboard, which is very problematic.
What if the keyboard was higher up? You would loose screen area, but it was fine with other phones, and this would mean you could have both big screen AND comfort of not having to move your hand.
I think iOS did that to a lesser extend when they made the screen longer on iPhone X.
I would be extremely grateful for an option or a patch like that.
You want the keyboard to move further up the screen?
Spam Hunter ( 2020-01-08 12:55:43 +0200 )editYes, right now it is too low and I have trouble with holding the phone
JacekJagosz ( 2020-01-08 13:01:34 +0200 )editOkay, not sure how it will pan out in reality but give this a try, assuming you're not afraid to use terminal.
Navigate to
devel-su nano +96 /usr/share/maliit/plugins/com/jolla/KeyboardBase.qmlhere you will see the line looks like this;change that line to look like this;
This also has a dire effect on the keyboard in landscape view, more so as you increase the 1.25 figure
You can use
systemctl --user restart maliit-server.serviceto restart the keyboard.I did this with Messages open and a half written text, this way you can see the changes you make quite quickly.
It's not perfect, but is somewhere near what you are asking for.
Here's how it looks on Jolla1
Spam Hunter ( 2020-01-08 17:18:27 +0200 )edit@Edz This is exactly what I wanted, thank you! You should post it as an answer. One more thing, is there a way to set it only for vertical layout? Because in horizontal the keyboard covers most of the screen.
JacekJagosz ( 2020-01-08 21:02:11 +0200 )edit@JacekJagosz
As I already stated, it has an unwanted effect on the keyboard in landscape.
There probably is a way to prevent it, I'll take a look at some point and if I work it out, I'll post it here.
Spam Hunter ( 2020-01-08 21:34:16 +0200 )edit