After first being spotted in development in July of 2023, the Gboard beta is beginning to roll out an “Undo” button...

After first being spotted in development in July of 2023, the Gboard beta is beginning to roll out an “Undo” button…

    • CrayonRosary@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Why not HeliBoard?

      Last time I saw anyone mention FlorisBoard, a whole post’s comments section was recommending it. Almost like the post got brigaded by astroturfers shilling FlorisBoard. At the time it didn’t even have autocorrect or other basic features. It felt like the Twilight zone.

      Now, I don’t trust anyone who recommends it because it had literally no features over an already established keyboard like HeliBoard, yet a entire post of evangelists coming out of the woodwork. Makes no sense.

      • recursive_recursion they/them@lemmy.caEnglish
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        2 days ago

        oh uhh I used the sprout emoji from FlorisBoard to symbolize growth.

        Are FOSS apps inherently for newbs?

        not really sure how to answer this as Free Open Source Software (FOSS) apps are just more trustworthy than proprietary apps.

        It mostly depends on the development age of the project.

        Being brutally honest FOSS apps that are:

        • Newer tend to be more clunky and are harder to trust because the dev might be inexperienced and might not continue development.
        • Older might have some crust but are more trustworthy as the dev is likely to polish and iron out any cruft.

        So “Are FOSS apps inherently for newbs?” is kinda hard to answer.

        If instead I was asked: “Is x FOSS app easier to use than y proprietary app?” this I could probably give you a more definitive satisfactory answer.