Wishlist/Text Input
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* [http://patrickbaudisch.com/publications/2007-Vogel-CHI07-Shift.pdf Shift] | * [http://patrickbaudisch.com/publications/2007-Vogel-CHI07-Shift.pdf Shift] | ||
* [http://www.inf.ufsc.br/~guy/text_input.html Another text input] | * [http://www.inf.ufsc.br/~guy/text_input.html Another text input] | ||
| − | * [http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/ Dasher] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasher Wikipedia link]): A side-scrolling probabalistic text entry method that's well suited to stylus use. One disadvantage is that it makes little use of muscle memory so you need to pay close attention to the screen while entering text. | + | * [http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/ Dasher] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasher Wikipedia link]): A side-scrolling probabalistic text entry method that's well suited to stylus use. One disadvantage is that it makes little use of muscle memory so you need to pay close attention to the screen while entering text. An andvatage is that it is not limeted to english text, but can be used with any language/alphabet. A video presentation is also [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5078334075080674416 available] |
* [http://www.micropp.se/openmoko/ Finger splash] (Idea presented on [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-March/003984.html OpenMoko community mailing list]) | * [http://www.micropp.se/openmoko/ Finger splash] (Idea presented on [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-March/003984.html OpenMoko community mailing list]) | ||
* [http://www.strout.net/info/ideas/hexinput.html HexInput]: A keyboard-style input method optimized for stylus use. | * [http://www.strout.net/info/ideas/hexinput.html HexInput]: A keyboard-style input method optimized for stylus use. | ||
Revision as of 20:13, 29 May 2007
Current version supports input using on screen keyboard. You can also use Bluetooth keyboards and with (battery) powered USB hub can also use USB keyboards.
Near computer can also use networking over Bluetooth or USB and then ssh into device or run X11 programs remotely and thus use whatever input possibilities other computer supports.
For further predictive text input information see: Predictive text wikipedia
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New input methods
- Shift
- Another text input
- Dasher (Wikipedia link): A side-scrolling probabalistic text entry method that's well suited to stylus use. One disadvantage is that it makes little use of muscle memory so you need to pay close attention to the screen while entering text. An andvatage is that it is not limeted to english text, but can be used with any language/alphabet. A video presentation is also available
- Finger splash (Idea presented on OpenMoko community mailing list)
- HexInput: A keyboard-style input method optimized for stylus use.
- MessagEaseST (YouTube demo)
- Morse Code
- Quikwriting
- Shape Writing
- Werner Almesberger's finger input suggestion (Draft layout as pdf)
- XMerlin
Patented input methods
- EdgeWrite, a unistroke character/word input method (reminiscent of Palm's Graffiti)
- Fitaly Keyboard
- Input method used by Garmin (Maybe patented?)
- SpeedScript
- T9 See http://www.tegic.com/about/patent-list.asp for legally addability for users in some countries.
- TenGO
- AgileText
Text input method surveys
Here are some surveys / overviews of text entry methods that I turned up using Google:
- Text entry A web page with a survey of text entry methods by John Williamson
- Poika Isokoski, A Minimal Device-Independent Text Input Method, has a chapter listing existing approaches ca. 1999
Other ways to enter text
- Once there is hardware with multi-touch screen support, gesturing with 2-3 fingers might offer interesting possibilities.
- Use voice to dictate text
- Use Optical Character Recognition and Barcode Recognition on an image that exists on the file system or via a picture that has just been taken (even if it is a temporary picture only for this purpose).
- Dutton Speedwords
Interesting hardware input devices
- Credit-card sized bluetooth keyboard (Note: apparently supports only Bluetooth Serial Port Profile and not HID; supportable, of course, perhaps using existing user space daemon kbdd)
- Bluetooth laser virtual keyboard
- Frogpad
- Freedom Mini, apparently not manufactured anymore but still sold and works out of the box with Bluez' hidd. Has a spring-loaded hinge for squeezing a phone/PDA against the keyboard; seems like a Neo could attach nicely but don't have one to actually test. --Mjr 10:30, 15 May 2007 (CEST)
- experimental ring-mouse
