Alternative input, like Dasher

[Jon Phillips]

On Sat, 2007-01-20 at 01:56 +0100, Ulrik Rasmussen wrote:
> 20 words? That's actually a pretty acceptable speed I think. I can achieve 
> about 30 words per minute on a regular cell phone, so I can imagine it will 
> be possible to get there with quickscript or similar, through practice.
> 
> I've been playing a little with an idea I had, so I tried putting something 
> together in javascript and php, to see what it would feel like. I believe an 
> approach like this would result in some nice speeds too, after some practice: 
> http://hwiz.dk/moko/ .
> 
> -Ulrik

Hello, please add these ideas to the wiki:
http://www.linuxtogo.org/gowiki/OpenMoko/Software

Jon

> Derek Pressnall wrote:
> > Quoting Ulrik Rasmussen:
> > > Do you know how many words/characters per minute it is possible to 
> achieve?
> > 
> > I ran some tests a while ago, using the Zaurus version of quikscript,
> > here's what I posted to a zaurus forum at the time (based on my
> > personal results):
> > 
> > : 1) Handwriting recognition: barely 5 - 7 words a minute, due to
> > recognition inacuracies
> > : 2) On-screen keyboard: about 15 - 20 words a minute
> > : 3) Quickscript: Just achieved 20 words a minute, and still improving
> > : 4) Hardware keyboard: 30 - 35 words a minute
> > : 5) Normal computer keyboard: 85 - 100 words a minute.
> > 
> > This was after using quikscript for about a couple weeks or so, and
> > entering some standard typing speed tests (i.e., "the quick brown fox
> > jumps over the lazy yellow dog").  I would expect quikscript to end up
> > closer to 30 - 40 words a minute with continued practice (however I
> > don't take notes too often on a pda anymore).
> 
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