How can we improve SwiftKey?

forward delete key

I like to delete characters to the right of my cursor.

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      • DagmarDagmar commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        It would be beneficial to have this function while the cursor doesn't always end up where I want to put it. I have to tap more times often and forward delete would solve this issue.
        Thanks

      • TimTim commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        This would be VERY useful, especially if you accidentally scroll one letter to the right. Blackberry had a delete and a backspace key, no reason why Swiftkey shouldn't have this option too. Perhaps it could be done via a press and hold -> swipe option, like the period / question mark key, that way we could have backspace, delete, delete current word, ...

      • PowersimonPowersimon commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I agree, I often need to delete only one letter, so I think a swype would be just "too much" for this purpose. Better to add a key.

      • Xavier DéryXavier Déry commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        OR (sorry for the double post) we could be able to SELECT what swiping left, up and right do in the SETTINGS ! ! ! Of course swiping down closes the keyboard and that's never gonna have to change.

      • Xavier DéryXavier Déry commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Naaah, it would be so much better if swiping right had the "End" function ! You touche where you want to fiddle with what you've typed, do it, and then swipe right to get to the end of the line and start typing again ! !

      • Gerald HemelmayrGerald Hemelmayr commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I agree! no android keyboard has this very useful feature - swiftkey would be the one and only :o)

      • dadoodadoo commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        forward delete should be provided. Please , thanks

      • MaxthegoldMaxthegold commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I agree. It is so annoying that Android keyboards don't have a delete key.

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