Derek Pressnall skrev:
I've had an idea for a novel input method that would work on touch
screen devices.
The idea is to present a graphic that is similar to a standard phone
keypad layout, with standard lettering and number positions. To enter
a specific letter, you touch the button associated with that letter
and drag your finger/stylus in a particular direction to indicate
which letter to choose. For example, to enter an "a", press the number
2, then drag to the left and release. A "b" would be "press 2, drag
upwards and release", and a "c" would be "press 2, drag right then
release". And so on. To enter the number 2, just press and release
without dragging. To be easily usable, the method shouldn't require
you to drag completely off the button, but should also require a
minimum drag length.
Take a look at the octakey.py demo in the key2key.tgz on:
https://projects.openmoko.org/frs/?group_id=42 (You can find it in svn too).
It's an adoption of http://www.micropp.se/openmoko/ without splash
pop-up and with 8 drag directions. Sounds pretty the same.
You need py-gtk and python to run.
Feel free to play with it, I'm more working with key2key.py right now
(slightly harder drag input - You have to hit other keys, not only drag
in right direction. On the other hand You get more functions as any
other key can be a secondary target).
And finger-keyboard is a good project to join if You want to experiment
with input methods.
/LaH
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