[Feature suggestion] [T-Deck] add on screen keyboard with additional "special" characters. #84

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2026-10-27T15:37:48+01:00

adam commented

2026-10-27 15:37:48 +01:00

Ahoj,

using version 0.9.8.prerelease1 of this firmware on Lilygo T-Deck plus, I miss (if it is there, I do not know how to find it) a feature to enter more special characters than which are accessible via the keyboard.

e.g. [], to address users (@[<username>]) and to interact with one bot on our community.

I hereby feature-suggest an on screen keyboard that offers at least all the chatacters that are also available on a typical computer keyboard, even better: Option to offer all diacritics of european latin language based languages, sub-option: Also other european non-latin characters.

Regards!

Ahoj, using [version 0.9.8.prerelease1](https://github.com/dabeani/meshcore/issues/77) of this firmware on Lilygo T-Deck plus, I miss (if it is there, I do not know how to find it) a feature to enter more special characters than which are accessible via the keyboard. e.g. `[]`, to address users (`@[<username>]`) and to interact with one bot on our community. I hereby feature-suggest an on screen keyboard that offers at least all the chatacters that are also available on a typical computer keyboard, even better: Option to offer all diacritics of european latin language based languages, sub-option: Also other european non-latin characters. Regards!

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2026-10-27 15:37:48 +01:00

adam commented

2026-10-27 15:37:49 +01:00

There is a "reply" option that does exactly that (introduced in 0.9.6, see https://github.com/dabeani/meshcore/issues/46), but it of course only works if that person or bot sent a message to reply to. It is not yet possible to mention someone "out of the blue".

There is a "reply" option that does exactly that (introduced in 0.9.6, see https://github.com/dabeani/meshcore/issues/46), but it of course only works if that person or bot sent a message to reply to. It is not yet possible to mention someone "out of the blue".

adam commented

2026-10-27 15:37:49 +01:00

On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:12:33 -0800, SamBouwer
@.***> wrote:

It is not yet possible to mention someone "out of the blue".

That is exactly what I feature-wish to.

And more general to be able to type some basic non-alphanumeric
characters that are not on the physical T-Deck keyboard.

On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:12:33 -0800, SamBouwer ***@***.***> wrote: > It is not yet possible to mention someone "out of the blue". That is exactly what I feature-wish to. And more general to be able to type some basic non-alphanumeric characters that are not on the physical T-Deck keyboard.

adam commented

2026-10-27 15:37:50 +01:00

Additionally, this is also important to be able to configure WLAN networks where the ESSID or password needs other characters than available of the built-in keyboard.

Additionally, this is also important to be able to configure WLAN networks where the ESSID or password needs other characters than available of the built-in keyboard.

adam commented

2026-10-27 15:37:51 +01:00