Sure. On 04-05-2011 15:36, Sumant Srivathsan wrote: > I can try taking this into the Microsoft jungle, and see if this is > something they're already working on (if it's for the XBOX, it might be > portable to PC). Is that okay? > > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Aadisht Khanna <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hello, > > someone I know just passed a query on to me, and I thought people on > silk would probably be able to help. > > He knows two school-age children with a neuromuscular disorder (but > doesn't have details of which one), which prevents them from writing or > typing. However, they are able to use X-Box controllers. > > At present, they're using something called XPADDER which lets you use > the controller as a mouse on a PC, and also assigns some keys to the > controller buttons. For text entry, they use an onscreen keyboard. > > Mouse+onscreen keyboard is still a cumbersome and time-consuming way to > enter text, so they're now trying to see if they can combine this with a > software T9 keyboard so that predictive text reduces the time > requirement. > > I'll use his own words for now: > > QUOTE: > > in short: we need an application that defines the buttons on a xbox > controller as the command functions of the normal keyboard and can type > in a on screen T9 numerical keypad with word prediction function as > found on mobile phones. > > Perhaps even better, but not found on any site on the internet would be > a combination of a numerical keyboard (like the num keypad accessory for > laptops and mobile phones) and the Xbox controller (imagine a xbox > controller cut in half, with a num pad glued to it), so you can have the > mouse functions under your left thumb and writing function under your > right thumb. > > hopefully you are able to help us in combining (or developing) the > requested functionalities! > > END QUOTE > > Does anybody know of something that can solve their problem? > > > > -- > Regards, > > Aadisht > Email for lists: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Personal Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Mobile (TN): +91-96000 23067 <tel:%2B91-96000%2023067> > Website: http://www.aadisht.net/ > Blog: http://www.wokay.in/ > > > > > -- > Sumant Srivathsan > http://sumants.blogspot.com
-- Regards, Aadisht Email for lists: [email protected] Personal Email: [email protected] Mobile (TN): +91-96000 23067 Website: http://www.aadisht.net/ Blog: http://www.wokay.in/
