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I'm guessing they're typing comments on a mobile keyboard, where the period character and the spacebar are right next to each other. With the sort of keyboard s

I'm guessing they're typing comments on a mobile keyboard, where the period character and the spacebar are right next to each other. With the sort of keyboard software that doesn't auto-capitalise.

GotAnyMegadeth 13y ago
Also one that doesn't let you read your comment back to check for errors?
speeder 13y ago
I am using a.android, the WiFi of the place I live broke, and thus I need to use mobile 3g, also HN behaves really badly on mobile, I have to type everything in one go, if I close the keyboard to see errors in the form, it does not open in correct place anymore.
- orangethirty 13y ago
  Im also on an android, and can confirm the keyboard to be shit. This took too much effort to write.
  - andrew_wc_brown 13y ago
    I can triple confirm. When Im typing on my phone I have periods everywhere because of mistyping.
  - mintplant 13y ago
    Try SwiftKey [1]. I've never looked back. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey.phone.trial&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEwMiwiY29tLnRvdWNodHlwZS5zd2lmdGtleS5waG9uZS50cmlhbCJd https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype....
    - orangethirty 13y ago
      I did after you recommended it. It is light years ahead. Thank you.
  - tomjen3 13y ago
    Seems odd, but maybe you aren't using swiftkey? I thought it was standard on Android, these days.
- stephengillie 13y ago
  Using HN on mobile means dealing with an unresizeable text field that is constantly more than half off of your screen. Even when editing, it's not possible to view the entire text box if you want to be able to interact with the text inside it. Mobile HN has been a problem since we started accessing the site with our phones, but has never been addressed.