Hi, You might want to check out the Gesture Based Keyboard by Hewlett Packard Labs India launched 2 years back.
http://www.hpl.hp.com/news/2006/jan-mar/keyboard_release.html http://www.hpl.hp.com/india/research/aad-gkb.html Regards, Mayur On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 1:55 PM, majid dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks everyone for the quick answers. that's loads of information. > I'll provide some feedback of my studies/searches/researches in the > meantime. > > Best, > Majid. > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 7:40 AM, Keyur Sorathia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Hi Majid, >> >> You can go through "key lekh", developed for Indian (devnagiri) language, >> which will give you a good idea about language/culture based keyboard. >> >> Here you are. >> http://www.idc.iitb.ac.in/~anirudha/papers/ex06-joshi.pdf<http://www.idc.iitb.ac.in/%7Eanirudha/papers/ex06-joshi.pdf> >> >> You can also contact Prof. Anirudha Joshi who was in the team of developing >> this keyboard. >> >> Cheers!! >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 9:34 PM, alok nandi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Majid, >>> >>> >>> Some examples of keyboards ref. Indic languages are here >>> >>> http://www.bhashaindia.com/Developers/IndianLang/Typingdnagari/dnpages.aspx >>> >>> and many more on the web in "Indic Language Computing". >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Alok NANDI >>> design.architempo.net >>> indiainflux.architempo.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> At 16:47 10/11/2008, Michael Micheletti wrote: >>> >>> Hi Majid, >>>> >>>> I did some quick searching using Google Images for "Arabic keyboard" and >>>> "Hebrew keyboard" to look at examples of keyboards with non-Latin >>>> alphabets. >>>> You might also try "Cyrillic keyboard" etc. Found an article from Sun >>>> about >>>> different keyboard support in Solaris that may be an interesting >>>> perspective: >>>> http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-2521/6mi67tj4s?a=view >>>> >>>> Not sure if any of these are the best ways to do things, but at least >>>> it's >>>> an easy way to get familiar with how others have solved similar problems. >>>> And it looks like there is a need, when I searched for "Farsi keyboard" I >>>> saw page after page of stickers. Hope this helps, >>>> >>>> Michael Micheletti >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 3:58 AM, majid dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >wrote: >>>> >>>> > *Greetings,* >>>> > >>>> > I am about to search/research/(re)design some keyboard tailored to the >>>> > local/native language and culture (of my own country). I'm in the first >>>> > stage of gathering data/related >>>> > articles+essays/advices/rules/possibilities/do's and dont's/methods >>>> > /models/studies/references/books/case studies, etc. I was wondering: >>>> > *1.* that if any similar project has been done in any country around >>>> the >>>> > world? >>>> > *2. *What is the logic/method/philosophy for arrangement of the buttons >>>> > (alphabets+numbers+key commands+all others) on keyboards? >>>> > *3. *How can we optimize/(re)design keyboards based on brain/mind >>>> > characteristics of people living/speaking in certain cultures?in which >>>> way >>>> > Language(alphabet letters/pronunciation)/Life style/(visual) culture >>>> would >>>> > affect keyboards? >>>> > >>>> > I think every native/mother-tongue language provides unique >>>> understanding >>>> > and mind framework that in this case would interact with keyboards. >>>> e.g. >>>> > the >>>> > concept of "Home" (think it as a button on keyboard) would be different >>>> in >>>> > different cultures, would be different in different languages scripts; >>>> and >>>> > it would make a different picture of Home. >>>> > >>>> > *Cheers, >>>> > Majid. >>>> > *-- >>>> > Industrial Design, BA, >>>> > University of Tehran. >>>> > ----- - - - - - - - - - - - >>>> > P.O.Box: 15635-119, Tehran, Iran. >>>> > ----- - - - - - - - - - - - >>>> > : : once upon a time Design : : >>>> > http://1to3Design.blogspot.com >>>> > ----- - - - - - - - - - - - >>>> > ________________________________________________________________ >>>> > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! >>>> > To post to this list ....... 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