[iPAQ] RE: [Handhelds] Keyboard? (was: Re: scribble update )

I actually saw, such a thing in Neil Reynolds office today. Maybe he will
say more???

--George

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom_Kirksey@ingersoll-rand.com
> [mailto:Tom_Kirksey@ingersoll-rand.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 12:00 PM
> To: handhelds@handhelds.org
> Cc: ipaq@handhelds.org
> Subject: [Handhelds] Keyboard? (was: Re: scribble update )
>
>
>
> Is anybody currently working on an on screen keyboard?
> Pen/Stroke input
> is fine, but I like a pen-tap keyboard. I can tap as fast as
> I can write
> and my hand doesn't cramp when tapping.
>
> It seems, IMHO, that a keyboard would be a lot easier to put
> together than
> trying to get scribble to work better. It would seem to be a simple
> mapping exercise.
> Using the buttons as modifiers (or one button to shift
> between multiple
> layouts) would allow many commands and macros to be a tap away.
>
> Hit the "keyboard button" to bring up the keyboard in "basic
> qwerty" mode.
> Hit button again to enter shift mode. Hit it again to go to
> a user defined
> command and macro mode. Two or more buttons would work even
> better for
> shifting between layouts (one forward, one back). The combination of
> button(s) and tap keyboard seems like it would work fast and easy.
>
> BTW, I came up with an idea over the weekend to use the buttons as a
> keyboard. Basically, you have three rows of six characters across the
> bottom of the screen. You use the up and down buttons to
> highlight a row
> (the rows scroll, with three visible at a time). You use six
> buttons (1,
> 2, left, right, three, four) to select a character from the
> highlighted
> row. Since the character you select is directly above the button that
> selects it, typing is sort of intuitive. Does this make
> sense or is it a
> dumb idea?
>
> Tom
>
>
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Received on Thu Sep 21 16:12:04 2000