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Re: Show HN: The world's most efficient iOS keyboard

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Post by coreywstone » Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 4:59 PM UTC

wingerlang wrote: post #7

> Tap HERO's revolutionary Bolt button to enter a SPACE, or double-tap it for period+SPACE. Hold or 3D-touch the Bolt then drag for superfast access to numbers, cursor control, and your recent emojis and symbols. What's revolutionary about this? These features have been implemented in iOS for very long. > #winning / like a boss It would be nicer without using "meme-text".

Hi wingerlang - thanks for the comment. You're right that the features aren't different - the difference is that instead of accessing those features from usually the lower-left corner of the keyboard area (which is out of the "thumb comfort zone,"), the bolt button is right in the middle where your thumb normally is.

Regarding the text, I was trying to keep it friendly and not boring - sort of Mailchimp-like - maybe I went too far. :)

Re: Show HN: The world's most efficient iOS keyboard

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Post by coreywstone » Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 5:06 PM UTC

romanovcode wrote: post #9

wingerlang wrote: post #7

> Tap HERO's revolutionary Bolt button to enter a SPACE, or double-tap it for period+SPACE. Hold or 3D-touch the Bolt then drag for superfast access to numbers, cursor control, and your recent emojis and symbols. What's revolutionary about this? These features have been implemented in iOS for very long. > #winning / like a boss It would be nicer without using "meme-text".

> It would be nicer without using "meme-text". Yeah, this seems more like a parody because of this "meme" crap. Looks like author tries too hard to be cool/relevent. Speaking of memes, [0]this is a meme about the copytext of the website. [0] https://i.imgur.com/VAeA885.jpg

Well I was a skater as a kid and now a very not-cool father of four, so that meme is not far off. :)

I'm a UX guy not a professional copywriter, so I may have missed the mark a bit. I was trying to keep it friendly and casual, and maybe a bit campy with the "HERO" theme. Anyway, I just removed a couple of the memey lines. Thanks for the feedback.

Re: Show HN: The world's most efficient iOS keyboard

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Post by romanovcode » Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 5:50 PM UTC

coreywstone wrote: post #12

romanovcode wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It would be nicer without using "meme-text". Yeah, this seems more like a parody because of this "meme" crap. Looks like author tries too hard to be cool/relevent. Speaking of memes, [0]this is a meme about the copytext of the website. [0] https://i.imgur.com/VAeA885.jpg

Well I was a skater as a kid and now a very not-cool father of four, so that meme is not far off. :) I'm a UX guy not a professional copywriter, so I may have missed the mark a bit. I was trying to keep it friendly and casual, and maybe a bit campy with the "HERO" theme. Anyway, I just removed a couple of the memey lines. Thanks for the feedback.

Yeah, I would go with more "professional but not too professional" approach. Unless your main demographics are 13 y/o kids that is.

Re: Show HN: The world's most efficient iOS keyboard

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Post by Ginguin » Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 10:09 PM UTC

Have you checked efficiency of yours against something like MessagEase (my current keyboard of choice)? http://www.exideas.com/ME/index.php

This is my daily driver and, while the learning curve was rough, it has increased my speed and accuracy considerably. It makes coding and writing longer pieces on my phone a much simpler task.

Re: Show HN: The world's most efficient iOS keyboard

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Post by coreywstone » Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 11:13 PM UTC

Ginguin wrote: post #14

Have you checked efficiency of yours against something like MessagEase (my current keyboard of choice)? http://www.exideas.com/ME/index.php This is my daily driver and, while the learning curve was rough, it has increased my speed and accuracy considerably. It makes coding and writing longer pieces on my phone a much simpler task.

Hi Ginguin - thanks for the comment. I haven't checked compared them, but you're right - MessageEase and HERO were definitely designed with the same principles in mind. I didn't know they had an Apple watch app - I've considered that for HERO.