Just now I installed Gboard (google keyboard) and it can configure to show digits on the top row. So the problem is mitigated.
On Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 3:16 PM bill lam <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Ian, but I think the kludge for space symbol is low priority. > Brian's suggestion of use comma seems a reasonable workaround. > > On Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 2:44 PM Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > For me it switched to ABC mode when I type space. >> >> What if I provide another custom button on the system keyboard to type a >> space? >> Easy to do, and has a satisfactory feel. (IMO at least). >> It will be in the next update, along with a button to compose locatives >> (like the existing one to compose strings). These leave the kb mode >> unaltered. >> >> On Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 05:45, bill lam <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > I meant 1 space 2 space 3 >> > >> > For me it switched to ABC mode when I type space. >> > >> > On Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 1:29 PM Brian Schott <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > On iOS phone I found I could type 1,2,3 using the system keyboard. >> > > >> > > On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 12:19 AM Ian Clark <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > > >> > > > @ Bill >> > > > >> > > > I wouldn't recommend using those awful extra shift-lock keys like >> > > [.?123], >> > > > [ABC] etc. It's agony to type a number list that way. But I can >> type: 1 >> > > 2 3 >> > > > easily on my "system keyboard" by never leaving the [ABC] mode. >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > (B=) >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > For information about J forums see >> http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
