From: Po Lu Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 03:32:42 +0000 (+0800) Subject: Document a problem with Microsoft SwiftKey X-Git-Tag: archive/raspbian/1%30.1+1-3+rpi1^2~2^2~20^2~1567 X-Git-Url: https://dgit.raspbian.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=dc5390d06a65f4d481b8bb20da4f6715c2079ea6;p=emacs.git Document a problem with Microsoft SwiftKey * etc/PROBLEMS (Runtime problems specific to Android): Document incompatibility with Microsoft Swiftkey. --- diff --git a/etc/PROBLEMS b/etc/PROBLEMS index 27761dddf04..2922f5a384c 100644 --- a/etc/PROBLEMS +++ b/etc/PROBLEMS @@ -3623,6 +3623,17 @@ The organization of the Settings app might disagree with that illustrated above, which if true you should consult the documentation or any search mechanism for it. +** Emacs is not compatible with the "Microsoft SwiftKey" input method. + +When enabled, windows are repeatedly recentered around earlier buffer +positions as they are scrolled. The underlying cause is that Microsoft +SwiftKey aggressively forces point towards word boundaries, which motion +is sometimes received and duly processed by Emacs after the window in +question has already been scrolled past its target position, with the +result that the next redisplay recenters the window around this outdated +position. There is no solution but installing a more +cooperative--and preferably free--input method. + * Build-time problems ** Configuration