Just an information about: " That will be a very different layout than someone who does short hand or abbreviated messaging." the layouts are not so different as you think... Using the same language on conversations if you produce a layout optimized to that language it will cover the full word and the abbreviated one. Check this paper : http://www.almaden.ibm.com/u/zhai/papers/ZhaiHunterSmithHCIGalley.pdf on "Digraph Frequency"
Guy On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:35, "Andraž 'ruskie' Levstik" wrote: > > On 20:15:37 2007-08-26 "Edwin Lock" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> So you have to get used to it every time again? doesn't seem like a > >> very > >> good idea. > >> My experience is that people like to get used to things and do them > >> like the got used to, not change.. > >> > >> - Edwin > >> > > > > A dynamic input... I like it... But let's put it this way... it > > shouldn't > > be to hard to add an option to either use a dynamic input or a > > pre-defined/custom > > static one. Give the user the final choice. But then that's just me... > > I > > like the user having as much choice as possible. > > > > -- > > Andraž "ruskie" Levstik > > Ok, I didn't actually mean after each and every keystroke. I was trying > to float the idea. The actual implementation would obviously be up to > some kind of experimentation. > > I can't see how removing the unused characters and adding more used > characters could be a bad thing. Granted you let the user decide to > switch and always have the ability to go back to default.. But each user > will have a different vocabulary and thus a different optimization > specifically for them. > > as a bad example take someone who always talks in leet speek when > messaging. That will be a very different layout than someone who does > short hand or abbreviated messaging. If the program could figure out, > say each night or when the user chooses or what not, which letters or > symbols they use most and build an appropriate step heirarchy then you > could optimize the path for fewest drag type operations and more click > operations. Or at least that's how it seems to me. Then once the > sequences are determined, let the user position them on the grid in a > manner that feels right to them. For each user that might be different. > > Anyway, some will like it and some will disable it in favor of the > default or non-assisted but customly defined layout. Personally, I > would not mind having the least used letters changed out for more used > letters based on my usage patters in a semi automatic way, if I could > anchor my most used letters to positions where they feel comfortable. > --Tim
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