On-Screen Keyboard Arrow Keys
#1
With the current Phosh the included on-screen terminal keyboard has changed and while most of the improvements are great where is my unix up-key?
I like to up/down to scroll for my previous inputs. Also what is the left/righ arrow key next to A?
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#2
(03-04-2025, 03:35 PM)biketool Wrote: With the current Phosh the included on-screen terminal keyboard has changed and while most of the improvements are great where is my unix up-key?
I like to up/down to scroll for my previous inputs. Also what is the left/righ arrow key next to A?

With phosh and squeekboard, just create your own layout. Here is mine.

https://github.com/mikeshenson/Phosh-Squ...d-Keyboard
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#3
(03-04-2025, 09:47 PM)mikehenson Wrote:
(03-04-2025, 03:35 PM)biketool Wrote: With the current Phosh the included on-screen terminal keyboard has changed and while most of the improvements are great where is my unix up-key?
I like to up/down to scroll for my previous inputs. Also what is the left/righ arrow key next to A?

With phosh and squeekboard, just create your own layout. Here is mine.

https://github.com/mikeshenson/Phosh-Squ...d-Keyboard

sudo apt install squeekeyboard... installs...(not sure this does anything for phosh)

go to the git..
Code:
mkdir ~/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/
mkdit ~/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/number/
mkdir ~/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/terminal/
wget the
Code:
https://github.com/mikeshenson/Phosh-Squeekboard-Keyboard/blob/main/us.yaml
https://github.com/mikeshenson/Phosh-Squeekboard-Keyboard/blob/main/terminal/us.yaml
https://github.com/mikeshenson/Phosh-Squeekboard-Keyboard/blob/main/number/us.yaml
into the appropriate dirs
reboot...  ???
what am I missing, i dont want the wide only your US yaml
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#4
(03-10-2025, 03:50 AM)biketool Wrote: what am I missing, i dont want the wide only your US yaml
It is hard for me to understand this sentence.
Do you want the wide keyboard?

If so, wget the wide layouts
Code:
wget https://github.com/mikeshenson/Phosh-Squeekboard-Keyboard/blob/main/us_wide.yaml
wget https://github.com/mikeshenson/Phosh-Squeekboard-Keyboard/blob/main/terminal/us_wide.yaml
wget https://github.com/mikeshenson/Phosh-Squeekboard-Keyboard/blob/main/number/us_wide.yaml
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#5
(03-10-2025, 07:39 AM)mikehenson Wrote:
(03-10-2025, 03:50 AM)biketool Wrote: what am I missing, i dont want the wide only your US yaml




Sorry IDK... Brain damage? spaced out between edits?

What I had meant to say was I want only the non-wide keyboard


not sure what I was missing, all files/dirs are in place as specified
and I see what I did in in the post error some cut/paste form the git 
in my Pphone I have the non-wide us.yaml wget'ed from the proper places in the git like this
Code:
~/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/us.yaml
~/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/number/us.yaml
~/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/terminal/us.yaml
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#6
(03-04-2025, 03:35 PM)biketool Wrote: With the current Phosh the included on-screen terminal keyboard has changed and while most of the improvements are great where is my unix up-key?
I like to up/down to scroll for my previous inputs. Also what is the left/righ arrow key next to A?

there was a keyboard with arrows but i don't remember which one

i'll try to check tomorow

ezik
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#7
(03-10-2025, 08:46 AM)biketool Wrote: I see what I did in in the post error some cut/paste form the git 
Are you all set now?

Also, open the local us.yml and look for "M4". I have include M1 through M12. You can change the label and text to what ever you want.

Find:
Code:
   
M4:
        outline: "small"
        text: "M4"
        label: "M4"

replace with:
Code:
M4:
        outline: "small"
        text: "youremail@gmail.com"
        label: "GMAI"
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#8
A community member recently contributed alternative layouts optimized for different use cases..
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19619
http://loopgain.net/pinephone/
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#9
(03-10-2025, 09:41 AM)mikehenson Wrote:
(03-10-2025, 08:46 AM)biketool Wrote: I see what I did in in the post error some cut/paste form the git 
Are you all set now?

Also, open the local us.yml and look for "M4". I have include M1 through M12. You can change the label and text to what ever you want.

Find:
Code:
   
M4:
        outline: "small"
        text: "M4"
        label: "M4"

replace with:
Code:
M4:
        outline: "small"
        text: "youremail@gmail.com"
        label: "GMAI"
I will give this a try when I have time, so far no new keyboard, I searched in both mobile touch keyboard and in the regular settings keyboard settings.
I have been been taking half days sick so probably made mistakes though I checked the above and the files and dirs are all correct, what else is required to activate the non-wide kb?
It really makes me remember how much a terminal user relies on tab and arrow keys having to type EVERYTHING out EVERY time!
I felt like the old layouts were pretty good for a cramped phone touch interface, no idea why they changed it.
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#10
Hi.
I made squeekboard/keyboards/terminal folders as recommended, using Portfolio. Then I copied the us.yaml file to the
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Code:
~/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/terminal/
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folder, and this is also possible using Portfolio. There was a situation that it didn't work. I realized that you need to uninstall Addon Phosh OSK via the software app.
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Finally, it is necessary to log out the user or restart the system.
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This is seen in the attached pictures, you can try the same.
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