Does anyone else use GBoard on their phone?

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
05/13/2020 at 10:30 • Filed to: Ernie pls, kinjahelp

Gboard (Google Keyboard) seems to interact very poorly with the Kinja editor in Chrome. Doesn’t happen with any other browser or app or text entry platform except for the Kinja comment editor. When I try to edit already-written text (like, say, correcting typos) the cursor jumps around and inserts gibberish and duplicate words completely independently of my input.

Try to match my input in the above gif to what’s actually happening on screen and you’ll see what I mean. I replaced “to my liking” with “in a way that I want” and got a complete mess. Is anyone else experiencing this?

DISCUSSION (21)

facw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 10:52

I use it, but I don’t post to Oppo on my phone. Haven’t had any issues with it in general.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > facw
05/13/2020 at 10:54

It’s literally only when writing a comment on Kinja in Chrome. Doesn’t happen anywhere else, even in the post editor. Other browsers are fine, and the default Samsung keyboard is fine.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 10:55

I use it as well but actually get the same behavior once and awhile!

UserNotFound > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 10:57

Thathatat ahpeens toto emto mee two

shop-teacher > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 10:58

Yep, and that’s been happening with Kinja since I started commenting in late 2013.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
05/13/2020 at 10:58

Yay it's not just me

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 10:59

I don’t, but I use something similar on iOS. And like you, it doesn’t play nicely with Kinja; Safari and Chrome are equally bad, so this leads me to believe that it’s a Kinja thing.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > shop-teacher
05/13/2020 at 11:00

I’ve been experiencing it for years too but it seems to be much worse lately

boredalways > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 11:05

It did it a lot on my Essential phone. But since they've gone out of business and you can no longer get security updates on it, I purchased a Pixel 3XL to replace it. So far so good.

AestheticsInMotion > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 11:13

Probably my biggest pet peeve about kinja. I use SwiftKey on my phone, accessing kinja through Chrome and deal with this as well. Although it seems fine on comments? It’s just the post editor, for whatever weird reason.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > AestheticsInMotion
05/13/2020 at 11:15

See, I only encounter this in comments . The default keyboard and browser work fine but I hate them.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 11:16

Same for me

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 11:17

Been using a paid version of SwiftKey since gingerbread days of Android. Back then it was the only game in town if you wanted a functional keyboard. Now most keyboards are pretty much the same. Except for the iPhone, I don't know how on earth people type with that!!

shop-teacher > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 11:17

It’s always seemed pretty bad to me.

fhrblig > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 11:20

Yep. Happens to me all the time.

boredalways > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 11:56

And I just jinxed myself, but I caught it before it got worse. I will say that enlarging the spot that you want to correct before moving the cursor helps a lot.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > boredalways
05/13/2020 at 11:59

A line break where you’re inserting text usually prevent issues but goddamn is it annoying

Noodles > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 12:24

I have the same problem on drivetribe. It’s definitely worse on kinj a, but dt does the same thing

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 13:23

Yup. All the time. I just deal with it. Sorry I don't have a solution.

and 100 more > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 13:46

I typically use Minuum for everything, but Kinja as well, and... well, nothing really works well with Kinja, unfortunato.

Sysgoddess > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/13/2020 at 19:36

It has happened to me for years but I just thought it was something in my configuration. I don't know if I'm happy or displeased to learn that it's not just me.