Option to hide the bar above the keys

[TheRupp]

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Feature description

The Fossify Keyboard app permanently shows a bar/area above the keys. It shows the current clipboard text (if that option is enabled) and two buttons on the right side of the bar: one button for the clipboard and one button to go to the settings of the app.

I would like to have an option to permanently hide/remove this bar.

Why do you want this feature?

This bar takes away a lot of space and I don't need/want this bar, because I usually remember the current clipboard text by myself and I go to the settings of my keyboard app only rarely. I disabled the option "Show clipboard content if available".

Additional information

• related: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Keyboard/discussions/53

[Wanou38]

@TheRupp If this bar is hidden, what is your proposal to access settings menu then ?

The bar could be reduced instead, when no content is in the clipboard, to show only the necessary icons.

[naveensingh]

Also, what if we make it collapsible instead?

[TheRupp]

@TheRupp If this bar is hidden, what is your proposal to access settings menu then ?

@Wanou38 The settings menu can always be accessed by opening the "Fossify Keyboard" app. This is slower than a settings button in the bar, but I am fine with it, because I only rarely need to go to the settings of my keyboard app.

[Wanou38]

Also, what if we make it collapsible instead?

I think it could be great.

[sosasees]

when this bar is collapsed, the keyboard's Clipboard and Settings could be accessed by long‑pressing the Emoji key

[naveensingh]

long‑pressing the Emoji key

This launches the language selection dialog...

[sosasees]

the way i envision it is that when long‑pressing the Emoji key while the bar is not there, it pops up three symbols:

• language select
• clipboard
• settings

depending which symbol the user selects, the appropriate function happens

[wooque]

I would suggest long pressing , like in Gboard

[PaulWebb]

Any chance of movement on this? Just a switch to hide bar would be adequate.

[PargsZ]

This feature really would be great. The bar takes away a lot of space.

Also, is it really necessary to have access to the settings via the keyboard itself? We still can access the settings via the app icon.

[naveensingh]

the way i envision it is that when long‑pressing the Emoji key while the bar is not there, it pops up three symbols:

In the latest version, keyboard settings can be accessed by long-pressing on the comma button (#357, #360).