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Re: Show HN: A 2-row, 16-key keyboard designed for smartphones

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Post by QWERTYmini »

MontyCarloHall wrote: post #3

Smartphone keyboards dynamically adjust the "hitbox" of each key based on what's previously been typed and overall letter frequencies of the language. So when typing "Paris is the capital of Fr..." [*], the A key becomes much easier to hit than its neighbors. Fun fact: back in the day, when this tech was less refined, certain letter contexts made the hitboxes of some keys effectively nonexistent [0]. I wonder if an a…

Thanks for the thoughtful point! Hitbox behavior is largely constrained by OS -level policies from the manufacturers, so major improvements on that side are difficult for now. At this stage, I'm mainly trying to evaluate the layout and the input method itself - and hopefully, in the future, issues like hitbox tuning can be improved as well.

Re: Show HN: A 2-row, 16-key keyboard designed for smartphones

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Post by yjftsjthsd-h »

QWERTYmini wrote: post #10
yjftsjthsd-h wrote: post #7

I'm not following. * Does this still expect you to hit every key but some of them need multiple taps? * Are they doing fancy autocorrect-like magic to decide which letter you meant , and if so why use this instead of taking it one more step and using http://minuum.com/ ? * Or is it something else?

Yes, all characters are entered with tap or double-tap, and it also supports simultaneous taps as an advanced option. It’s fully local, with no autocorrect or prediction. Minuum compresses QWERTY into one row, but QWERTY mini keeps the QWERTY structure to preserve the familiar typing experience. Thanks for your interest!

So like, to type "x" a person would hit the dx key twice?

I guess that's better for precise typing, but for normal prose it's probably faster+easier to just type blindly and let the machine figure out what you mean.

Re: Show HN: A 2-row, 16-key keyboard designed for smartphones

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ugh123 wrote: post #11

Seems like there's 25% wasted space at the bottom for the language globe icon that could be used for something useful

Good point. I’m not sure why Apple designed it that way either. Anyway, the globe icon area is required by the OS, so its size can’t be reduced. Thanks for the feedback!

Re: Show HN: A 2-row, 16-key keyboard designed for smartphones

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Post by QWERTYmini »

yjftsjthsd-h wrote: post #13
QWERTYmini wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, all characters are entered with tap or double-tap, and it also supports simultaneous taps as an advanced option. It’s fully local, with no autocorrect or prediction. Minuum compresses QWERTY into one row, but QWERTY mini keeps the QWERTY structure to preserve the familiar typing experience. Thanks for your interest!

So like, to type "x" a person would hit the dx key twice? I guess that's better for precise typing, but for normal prose it's probably faster+easier to just type blindly and let the machine figure out what you mean.

Both with- and without-autocorrect have their pros and cons. This layout could also work well if predictive features are added later.

Re: Show HN: A 2-row, 16-key keyboard designed for smartphones

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Post by devmor »

quamserena wrote: post #8
MontyCarloHall wrote: post #3

Smartphone keyboards dynamically adjust the "hitbox" of each key based on what's previously been typed and overall letter frequencies of the language. So when typing "Paris is the capital of Fr..." [*], the A key becomes much easier to hit than its neighbors. Fun fact: back in the day, when this tech was less refined, certain letter contexts made the hitboxes of some keys effectively nonexistent [0]. I wonder if an a…

Omg I thought this was just me. How do I turn this off? On iOS, this has been bugging me for a long time.

I would love a way to turn it off as well, this is the source of the majority of my annoying typos.

Re: Show HN: A 2-row, 16-key keyboard designed for smartphones

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Post by toast0 »

2earth wrote: post #16

Nice idea, I might try it! I noticed "copyright info goes here (c) 2025" - which you might want to update!

> I noticed "copyright info goes here (c) 2025" - which you might want to update!

It's still 2025, so that's fine :P post-Berne Convention, there are no forms required for copyright protection to vest, merely fixing the work upon a medium is sufficient.

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