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Korean input kept breaking in Android terminals with a physical keyboard, so I built my own

I use a tablet with a physical keyboard and Gboard. Every time I typed Korean into an Android terminal app, composing input broke — syllables got eaten mid-composition or committed wrong. SSH sessions, messages, commands in Korean: all painful. The cause is how Korean IME composing text reaches terminal input. With a physical keyboard plus Gboard, it breaks more often than not. So I built…

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A user who utilizes a tablet equipped with a physical keyboard and Gboard encountered a frustrating issue when typing Korean into an Android terminal application. The composing input consistently broke down, with syllables being clipped mid-composition or inaccurately committed. This problem extended to SSH sessions, messaging, and commands in Korean, creating an exasperating experience.

The root cause of the issue lies in how Korean Input Method Editor (IME) processes text when reaching terminal inputs. When coupled with a physical keyboard and Gboard, the problem occurs more frequently. Driven by this frustration, the individual developed TermiPlus, an Android SSH and local terminal client tailored for physical keyboards. The primary advantages of TermiPlus include:

- Seamless Korean IME composing input functionality when using a physical keyboard alongside Gboard

- Support for physical keyboard shortcuts to enhance user experience

- Functionality to manage SSH connections alongside local shell SFTP file browsing

- Capability to save frequently used commands for quick access

- Full support for physical keyboard shortcuts throughout the application

TermiPlus can be downloaded as a free APK from GitHub Releases, with version 1.0.16 compatible with Android 7.0 and above, and weighing approximately 23.5 MB. For further information or feature requests, users are encouraged to open an issue on GitHub.

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