Noob here (and I posted some of this already as a reply o an older post: https://lemmy.world/comment/8190997 )

I actually just installed HeliBoard through Obtainium, and have a bunch of questions.

First of all, I’m confused – I installed HeliBoard_1.2-release.apk . I didn’t really know how HeliBoard_1.2-debug.apk and HeliBoard_1.2-nouserlib.apk were different.

Also, I just installed that and nothing else. It’s giving me suggestions, but no corrections. Is that because I didn’t install any dictionaries? If so, how do I install one – do I just click on the download icon here https://codeberg.org/Helium314/aosp-dictionaries/src/branch/main/dictionaries/main_en_us.dict ? And what do I do then? Sorry, noob here.

On the other languages and autocorrect issues discussed here: https://lemmy.world/post/12769494 – it sounds like it used to have the equivalent of GBoard’s globe icon you could click on to switch languages but not anymore? You have to go to settings and uncheck English and check whatever other language you want to use?

And, it seems like I can do the equivalent of Shift + key on a standalone keyboard (for example, to get 1 instead of Q), but I don’t know how to, or what that’s even called.

Thank you!

  • Mom Nom Mom@nom.mom
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    7 months ago

    You’re probably fine with just the release apk - if you don’t know what the debug and nouserlib apk are or do, you probably won’t need them (in my experience, at least). I didn’t need to install a dictionary, just turn on an autocorrect setting.

    it sounds like it used to have the equivalent of GBoard’s globe icon you could click on to switch languages but not anymore? You have to go to settings and uncheck English and check whatever other language you want to use?

    When I deselected “use system language” a list of languages came up and I selected a couple to try with. After selecting the languages - and I don’t know if this is a setting you can change - but I long-pressed the “,” (the comma on my QWERTY key setup) and a menu came up that let me select (by gliding to) a globe icon which switched languages.

    And, it seems like I can do the equivalent of Shift + key on a standalone keyboard (for example, to get 1 instead of Q), but I don’t know how to, or what that’s even called.

    Do you mean by long pressing the letter? Some settings are in the Preferences menu in heliboard setting menu - ‘key hint’ and ‘key popup on press’ I think control what you see.