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LaTeX Gboard Dictionary

Gboard Dictionary for easily typing unicode symbols with shortcuts based on LaTeX.

Shortcuts for Gboard are supported on all Android devices. As of now, these shortcuts cannot be imported to iOS devices.

Usage

It's as simple as typing \sum, \R, etc. on the keyboard and tapping the suggested symbol!

See dictionary.txt for a full list of supported symbols.

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Download as a zip folder to import into Gboard

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How to import shortcuts

Tutorial on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGWikJu37WI

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  1. Open the Gboard keyboard and tap the settings icon. You may need to tap the 3 dots if the settings icon does not appear.

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  1. Under "Settings", select "Dictionary".

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  1. Under "Dictionary", select "Personal dictionary".

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  1. Select the languages you want the shortcuts to apply to. You may select "All languages" or your preferred language.

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  1. Tap the 3 dots in the upper right.

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  1. Select "Import" from the menu.

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  1. Find and select the zip file using your phone's file explorer.

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  1. All done! You should see a message "Import finished." at the bottom of your screen.

Thanks

Thanks to Abraham Murciano for helping to come up with the idea and all who contributed for making this project as useful as it can be.

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