German Layout

[Monstanner]

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Feature description

I don't know which layout you want to take over from Simple Keyboard. However, in 5.4.8 umlaut keys was implemented as separate keys. I also proposed a feature request at the time. Unfortunately, however, things turned out differently. My suggestion was that theoretically two layouts for German should be offered. Because the 5.4.8 layout is more or less the keyboard on the PC / laptop. The layout of 5.4.7 was ok, but not perfect, because the umlaut keys in the pop up characters had to be manually selected by swiping. For example, if you press long on the a key, the default is á instead of ä. Same for u and o. Instead of ü and ö, 7 and 9 are the choice. Those were just the things that I missed. That's why I would say that everything about the German layout should be collected here first, if there were maybe other things about Simple Keyboard and the German layout that I didn't notice.

Why do you want this feature?

It would solve the lack of a German layout.

Additional information

No response

Edit: Fix typos

[naveensingh]

I don't know which layout you want to take over from Simple Keyboard. However, in 5.4.8 umlaut keys was implemented as separate keys.

Isn't the layout from 5.4.8 already there in Fossify Keyboard? No keyboard layouts have been removed. In Fossify Keyboard, you have to enable additional keyboard languages from 'Settings -> Manage keyboard languages':

Simple Keyboard (German) vs Fossify Keyboard (German):

[naveensingh]

In Fossify Keyboard, you have to enable additional keyboard languages from 'Settings -> Manage keyboard languages'

We might have to rethink this behavior though. The app should detect and enable the local language by default.

[Monstanner]

I don't know which layout you want to take over from Simple Keyboard. However, in 5.4.8 umlaut keys was implemented as separate keys.

Isn't the layout from 5.4.8 already there in Fossify Keyboard? No keyboard layouts have been removed. In Fossify Keyboard, you have to enable additional keyboard languages from 'Settings -> Manage keyboard languages':

Simple Keyboard (German) vs Fossify Keyboard (German):

Thanks for the hint, I overlooked it. Yes, it's the 5.4.8 layout, which is not really good in my opinion, as described above.

[Monstanner]

I don't know how long we should go on until someone else contributes here. I therefore summarize here again what I think should be changed.

• German layout of version 5.4.7
• The pop-up characters of a, o and u should not be á, 9 and 7, but ä, ü and ö
• If you click on the number layout, it should be a € instead of a $. (This is a new one, but I missed it when opening the issue.)

You could consider whether you have two German layouts with and without extra umlaut keys, but with the € change, so that you don't have any fragmentation. At least if that's not too much work.