From 1ef576e941c86b2cf0986ebdd1e094794a456d42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sspanak <doftor.livain@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:24:38 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fixed scrolling the punctuation, then switching to emoji,
 breaking the first emoji

---
 app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/TraditionalT9.java | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/TraditionalT9.java b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/TraditionalT9.java
index 5a0d1485..84a5e6ca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/TraditionalT9.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/TraditionalT9.java
@@ -701,6 +701,9 @@ public class TraditionalT9 extends KeyPadHandler {
 	private void setComposingTextWithHighlightedStem(@NonNull String word) {
 		if (appHacks.setComposingTextWithHighlightedStem(word)) {
 			Logger.w("highlightComposingText", "Defective text field detected! Text highlighting disabled.");
+		} else if (word.isEmpty() || !Character.isLetterOrDigit(word.charAt(0))) {
+			// Leave emoji and special characters alone. Adding bold or italic breaks them.
+			textField.setComposingText(word);
 		} else {
 			textField.setComposingTextWithHighlightedStem(word, mInputMode);
 		}