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The problem with coding on the phone is the editing experience. Phone keyboards aren't made to edit code. The only thing this editor does to improve that is to
by amadeuspagel 3y ago
The problem with coding on the phone is the editing experience. Phone keyboards aren't made to edit code. The only thing this editor does to improve that is to show a bunch of special characters above the standard keyboard[1]. That keyboard also has its own autocomplete function, which doesn't make sense in the context of a code editor. A code editor for the phone should implement its own keyboard.
[1]: https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/ihz5t_M6QeHCMiHkCz9ZAxOIGiFFnGi5HlcGM3gQ4mNA5Tln3Ft-bvp7SKBWeAZRyA=w2560-h1440-rw https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/ihz5t_M6QeHCMiHkCz9ZAx...
- bitwize 3y agoA lot of the keyboard problems on Android wrt coding, etc. can be enormously mitigated by downloading and using Hacker's Keyboard: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pocketwork... It's pretty much a must for things like Termux.
- amadeuspagel 3y agoBut I guess that isn't ideal for things other then coding and doesn't offer any kind of integration, like autocomplete.
- bitwize 3y agoIt does integrate with Android autocomplete, but I have autocomplete turned off in mine.
- amadeuspagel 3y agoBut android autocomplete doesn't make sense for coding. A code editor that implemented its own keyboard could have something like intellisense with the UI of autocomplete.