full screen swipe to delete word by word" gesture (like SwiftKey)

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile

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The request is for a new option in the keyboard swipe-action settings that deletes word by word when swiping left on the delete key. Start from the existing swipe-action preferences and the delete key's touch and gesture handling in the Kotlin keyboard code, then trace how a deletion is sent to the input connection. Done means a selectable option that performs word-wise deletion on that swipe, with the setting persisted and the existing swipe actions unchanged. The issue leaves the swipe threshold and interaction with other delete gestures open, so confirm those with maintainers first.

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Description

enhancement

Hi,
​First of all, thanks for the great work on LeanType!
​I would like to request a feature for gestures: adding an option to "Swipe left on delete key to delete word by word" (or swipe across keyboard to delete text/words), similar to how SwiftKey and Gboard work.
​Currently, the gesture options under keyboard swipe actions do not include a quick swipe-to-delete word functionality. Having this option would make typing and text correction much faster and more natural for users coming from SwiftKey.
​Thanks for considering this enhancement!

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