Re: [SailfishDevel] Starting point for a Swype-like keyboard

2014-04-16 Thread Peter 'p2' De Schrijver
On 2014-04-16 09:35:31 (+0200), Ruediger Gad wrote: > Hi, > > I am no real expert here but I used to look into Maliit some time ago: > > Some pointers: > http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=plasma-active-maliit.git > Specifically look at, e.g., > active-keyboard/org/kde/active/keyboard/LandscapeVKB.qml >

Re: [SailfishDevel] Starting point for a Swype-like keyboard

2014-04-16 Thread Seppo Tiainen
Hi, How about using QML and MultiPointTouchArea as a starting point to get the touch data? Probably you are more interested in Qt... Seppo 2014-04-16 9:58 GMT+03:00 Vivia Nikolaidou : > Hi all, and thanks a lot for your replies! > > We did investigate the patents before deciding to start the p

Re: [SailfishDevel] Starting point for a Swype-like keyboard

2014-04-16 Thread Ruediger Gad
Hi, I am no real expert here but I used to look into Maliit some time ago: Some pointers: http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=plasma-active-maliit.git Specifically look at, e.g., active-keyboard/org/kde/active/keyboard/LandscapeVKB.qml On the Jolla device itself: /usr/lib/maliit/plugins/jolla-keyboard.qm

Re: [SailfishDevel] Starting point for a Swype-like keyboard

2014-04-15 Thread Vivia Nikolaidou
Hi all, and thanks a lot for your replies! We did investigate the patents before deciding to start the project and they do indeed seem to be US-only. So, as long as Jolla isn't even available in the US, everything should be fine. On the other hand, just to be on the safe side, we thought about le

Re: [SailfishDevel] Starting point for a Swype-like keyboard

2014-04-15 Thread dadiego
But how does it work for the other swype like keyboards available for android? I can't see any differences to the original one. Am Tue Apr 15 2014 20:49:46 GMT+0200 (CEST) schrieb Michael Doube: > On 15/04/14 19:39, Martin Kolman wrote: > >> A quick look at the bottom of the Wikipedia entry for

Re: [SailfishDevel] Starting point for a Swype-like keyboard

2014-04-15 Thread Michael Doube
On 15/04/14 19:39, Martin Kolman wrote: >> A quick look at the bottom of the Wikipedia entry for Swype confirms >> my suspicion... (2 US patents). :-( > Well, they look like to be US patents - so considering the Jolla is not > even sold in the USA & it would be an external application anyway, I > d

Re: [SailfishDevel] Starting point for a Swype-like keyboard

2014-04-15 Thread Martin Kolman
15.4.2014 20:03, Michael Doube: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I recently decided to start working on a Swype-like keyboard I really like the idea to have some Swype-like input for Jolla - it's one of the hardest things to leave behind from N9, and something you really notice wh

Re: [SailfishDevel] Starting point for a Swype-like keyboard

2014-04-15 Thread Michael Doube
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > I recently decided to start working on a Swype-like keyboard I really like the idea to have some Swype-like input for Jolla - it's one of the hardest things to leave behind from N9, and something you really notice when going to plain touchscreen key

Re: [SailfishDevel] Starting point for a Swype-like keyboard

2014-04-15 Thread Bartek TaczaƂa
On Tuesday, April 15, 2014 01:07:51 PM Vivia Nikolaidou wrote: > Hi, > > I recently decided to start working on a Swype-like keyboard as a > maliit plugin. My question at this point is about how to get the input > data from the finger movement - as in, the curve that the finger draws > on the scre

[SailfishDevel] Starting point for a Swype-like keyboard

2014-04-15 Thread Vivia Nikolaidou
Hi, I recently decided to start working on a Swype-like keyboard as a maliit plugin. My question at this point is about how to get the input data from the finger movement - as in, the curve that the finger draws on the screen, as well as its relative position to the letters as laid out on the keyb