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Scrolling down to reach the HTML keyboard, and then back up to see what I typed, is obnoxious. I have a keyboard installed, and it doesn't pop up because something on the page tells my browser it doesn't need to. Was this vibecoded?

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What is the resolution of your phone? It is supposed to adapt to any phone so that the keyboard and all the rows fit on the screen. You are the first person I’ve heard from with this issue since we fixed it for some weirder resolutions.

Idk - a pretty normal one. Why not just let the keyboard keyboard?

Glad you asked, as the answer is, in my opinion, interesting. Developing a game like this seems pretty simple until you have to make a UI that fits on a phone. If you look at the default keyboard on your phone, you will see the suggestion bar or something similar. When space is limited, that space is crucial, and that extra height is enough for a row in the game.

Another benefit of having our own keyboard is that we can remove language-specific characters that may not be handled well by the game's daily functions.

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