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Why does Gboard replace spaces with characters I add between words? (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by JokeDeity@lemm.ee to c/technology

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For example, if I type out a sentence and decide I want to add asterisks around a word for emphasis, why does Gboard replace the space between the previous word and the emphasized word instead of just adding the new character? Is this added functionality for something I just don't understand?

Edit: I believe I have fixed the issue by disabling the "Smart Compose" option.

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[–] blindsight 2 points 11 months ago

To clarify, only if you decide to go back and add the asterisks later. To add an asterisk inline, you need to add a space manually before already.

This is a feature of "smart compose", apparently, and I'm now going to turn it off...