I think the main thing slowing typing down is not the visual design but lack of predictive input in terms of adjusting the touch area sizes around the keys based on what the user is typing. For comparison, Android 5 doesn't have the buttons at all, just characters and background colour - and typing is still fast.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-keyboard in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1409606 Title: Default keyboard colour scheme slows users down Status in Ubuntu Keyboard: New Status in Ubuntu UX bugs: Opinion Status in ubuntu-keyboard package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I feel the default keyboard colour scheme is slowing me down. It's made up of grey and white. This does not provide adequate visual contrast to be able to type as quickly as I can on other devices. I feel a slight mental pause as I have to expend slightly more effort to distinguish the similarly coloured elements in the keyboard. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-keyboard/+bug/1409606/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
