Add invalid state to keyboard commands and show localized `Not in Wikidata`

[andrewtavis]

Terms

• I have searched open and closed feature requests
• I agree to follow Scribe-Android's Code of Conduct

Description

This issue would add the invalid input functionality to Scribe-Android keyboards. In Scribe-iOS, when a user tries to execute a command on a word that's not a valid value in the given database, the localized version of the string Not in Wikidata is displayed to the user on the command bar.

• Note that this issue is blocked by either [Plural] Insert noun plural when a user enters a noun into plural command and hits enter #272 or [Translation] Return translation based on an entered value and pressing the return key in Translate Mode #266

A screenshot of this in Scribe-iOS is seen below:

The functionality is:

• The user selects the Scribe key
• The user selects a command like Plural that will be made in [Plural] Insert noun plural when a user enters a noun into plural command and hits enter #272 or Translate in [Translation] Return translation based on an entered value and pressing the return key in Translate Mode #266
• The user enters a word that's not in the given nouns or translations tables like ANY_BUNCH_OF_RANDOM_LETTERS
• The user hits the enter (return) key to execute the command
• The command bar shows Not in Wikidata in the keyboard language
  • The current keyboard state is invalid
  • The Scribe key is returned to it's base state so that the command can be tried again
  • If the user starts typing again, then the command bar disappears and autocompletions are shown (i.e. keyboard state is idle)

Note

The invalid state messages can be found in the interface files in the language directories of app/src/main/java/be/scri/helpers.

Contribution

Happy to discuss this and review when a PR is open! 🚀

[smalik2811]

@andrewtavis I would like to take this one. Also if possible, could you share the video of how it works in the iOS, that would make the things more clear 🙂

[andrewtavis]

Thanks for your willingness to work on this, @smalik2811! Here's a video for how it works in iOS, as requested 😊

Simulator.Screen.Recording.-.iPhone.16.Pro.-.2025-02-05.at.19.44.16.mp4

Please let us know if there are further questions!

[smalik2811]

Thankyou for the video. Also I would like to clarify what happens when the user clicks the Scribe key in the Invalid state? Does it switch back to the Idle mode?

[andrewtavis]

In file state the Scribe key will result in the command options being shown :) So when the "Not in Wikidata" message is shown, then the user can press the Scribe key to see the commands and maybe retry the one that didn't work.

[smalik2811]

Hello @andrewtavis, I have been working on the Invalid State and I have managed to get the current functionality by hiding the views from the command bar. However that's not enough I would also have to update the background drawable of the scribe key and restore it when the the keyboard exits the invalid state which makes the logic little complicated and does not follow SOLID principles.

I was wondering if we could create a seperate layout file for the Invalid state that would make the logic more clean and easy to maintain. What do you recommend?

Additionally, could you also share the colors that should be used for the info icon in the invalid state for both the light and dark mode.

Invalid.State.webm

[andrewtavis]

Thanks for the great work here as always, @smalik2811!

I was wondering if we could create a seperate layout file for the Invalid state that would make the logic more clean and easy to maintain. What do you recommend?

I think a separate layout file for the invalid state would be great :) Feel free to go in that direction! 🚀

Additionally, could you also share the colors that should be used for the info icon in the invalid state for both the light and dark mode.

The color we use for this is the same as the placeholder text for the command bar - commandBarPlaceholderColor in iOS:

• Light mode: #8A8A92
• Dark mode: #777777

Let me know if there's anything else I can do to help!