Comments on: Crocodile keys hope to improve text entry accuracy

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:03:40 +0000

Besides the look, this design lacks theoretical support. A salvaged idea for physical keyboards doesn’t quite work as well for a touchscreen virtual keyboard.

Here is my take if you are interested:
“Not registering a tap in the dead space can be more annoying than getting the wrong character. So ultimately the implementation has to honor a tap in the dead space and interpret it as the key closest to the coordinate.”

http://josephlai.com/2009/tech/triangular-keys-for-your-touchscreen-virtual-keyboard

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:59:06 +0000

I like very much Dasher
as an alternative way to enter text. With a little practice it is very efficient.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:02:54 +0000

Well then do I have something for you. Hate Virtual Keyboards you say!? Maybe not after you read this:

http://www.swypeinc.com/

Cheers!

PS, Croc Keys are tight, seems to reduce mis-entry.

By: Shanky Baba

Shanky Baba — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:42:04 +0000

I like the layout… definitely it will reduce the accidental typos by pressing of adjacent buttons!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:38:17 +0000

Ya, if Apple hasn’t done it, it must suck!

Actually, the concept behind RIM’s SurePress for the Blackberry Storm makes a ton of sense, they just haven’t nailed the implementation yet.