[Feature]: Do not automatically switch to compact hash-keyboard

[arialdomartini]

Description

While typing a toot, the keyboard starts with # instead of return. Even after switching to the ordinary keyboard (with Return instead of #), after a first press of return, the keyboard switches back to # compact-keyboard.

Most of the times, this is not very convenient. Personally, I find it even annoying.

In fact, inserting newlines is very common in toots. Apparently, newlines might be even more common than than hashtags. Also, what is very very common are toots with 2 newlines in a row such as:

@person-you-are-replying-to Some comment here.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit.

A second part of the toot.
This part is separated by 2 newlines.

Formatting a toot like this is pretty inconvenient. It would require pressing Return twice. The first problem is: they keyboard starts without return. Also, unfortunately, the second press would introduce again a # instead of a new line. So, the poor user has to:

• check if the keyboard has a return
• since it usually starts with # instead, switch to Return-keyboard
• press return
• check again if the keyboard automatically switched again to #, which often happens
• possibly, switch again to Return-keyboard
• repeat for the next possible little paragraph.

This is an annoying and distracting exercise.

Why do we assume that by moving to the next line by default people want to insert a hashtag? By (non scientifically and non statistically) reviewing the toots in my timeline, I would say that this case is in fact not common at all. I don't see many toots such as:

@person-you-are-replying-to Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor 
incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
#hashtag1 #hashtag2

On the contrary: hashtags are usually separated by 2 new lines, such as in

@person-you-are-replying-to Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor 
incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

#hashtag1 #hashtag2

Suggested Solution

Either

• turn the automatic switch from ordinary keyboard to compact-keyboard (with hash replacing Return) off.
• or offer an option for disabling it in the settings.

What do think?
Thank you!

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