From 1a1c0ec9108f1b63219d5f0e7df0ef5e4282573c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sspanak <doftor.livain@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 07:58:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] added longer initial repeat delay for the on-screen backspace

---
 .../sspanak/tt9/ime/SoftKeyHandler.java       | 23 ++++++++++++++-----
 .../tt9/preferences/SettingsStore.java        |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/SoftKeyHandler.java b/src/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/SoftKeyHandler.java
index 01064ba1..0e110132 100644
--- a/src/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/SoftKeyHandler.java
+++ b/src/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/SoftKeyHandler.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class SoftKeyHandler implements View.OnTouchListener {
 	private final TraditionalT9 tt9;
 	private View view = null;
 
-	private static final int BACKSPACE_DEBOUNCE_TIME = 40;
 	private long lastBackspaceCall = 0;
 
 	public SoftKeyHandler(TraditionalT9 tt9) {
@@ -104,18 +103,26 @@ class SoftKeyHandler implements View.OnTouchListener {
 	}
 
 
-	protected boolean handleBackspaceHold() {
-		if (System.currentTimeMillis() - lastBackspaceCall < BACKSPACE_DEBOUNCE_TIME) {
+	private boolean handleBackspaceHold() {
+		if (System.currentTimeMillis() - lastBackspaceCall < tt9.settings.getSoftKeyRepeatDelay()) {
 			return true;
 		}
 
 		boolean handled = tt9.onBackspace();
-		lastBackspaceCall = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+		long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+		lastBackspaceCall = lastBackspaceCall == 0 ? tt9.settings.getSoftKeyInitialDelay() + now : now;
 
 		return handled;
 	}
 
 
+	private boolean handleBackspaceUp() {
+		lastBackspaceCall = 0;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean onTouch(View view, MotionEvent event) {
 		int action = event.getAction();
@@ -131,8 +138,12 @@ class SoftKeyHandler implements View.OnTouchListener {
 			return view.performClick();
 		}
 
-		if (buttonId == R.id.main_right && action == MotionEvent.AXIS_PRESSURE) {
-			return handleBackspaceHold();
+		if (buttonId == R.id.main_right) {
+			if (action == MotionEvent.AXIS_PRESSURE) {
+				return handleBackspaceHold();
+			} else if (action == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) {
+				return handleBackspaceUp();
+			}
 		}
 
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/io/github/sspanak/tt9/preferences/SettingsStore.java b/src/io/github/sspanak/tt9/preferences/SettingsStore.java
index 3c50b1f9..f3829e47 100644
--- a/src/io/github/sspanak/tt9/preferences/SettingsStore.java
+++ b/src/io/github/sspanak/tt9/preferences/SettingsStore.java
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ public class SettingsStore {
 	public int getSuggestionSelectAnimationDuration() { return 66; }
 	public int getSuggestionTranslateAnimationDuration() { return 0; }
 
+	public int getSoftKeyInitialDelay() { return 250; /* ms */ }
+	public int getSoftKeyRepeatDelay() { return 40; /* ms */ }
+
 
 	/************* add word, last word *************/