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@_r@donotsta.re @mutkitta@mastodontti.fi no, it actually works in the exact opposite way you've ever used a japanese touchscreen keyboard? the one where the central key would have あ (a) and you'd need to swipe to get い (i), う (u), え (e) and お (o)? then the next key is か (ka) and the same swipes change the vowel there? so, Flickboard (as well as Thumb-Key and the original MessagEase keyboard that started it all) works kinda like that, there are 9 huge keys featuring the most common letters in the target language, and swiping in different directions gets you extra ones the idea is: big keys = less chance for errors, and if you train to use it for a bit, you can be as fast as with a traditional on-screen keyboard, even without autocorrect (which also means these keyboard don't collect data on what you type)