The 4/5 setup screen is confusing because the OK button is hidden. I actually though it wanted me to type in PLAY and got frustrated until I figured out it was just an animation. But I couldn't see the button until I scrolled accidentally and the OK button appeared.
Keybee: a new keyboard layout designed specifically for touchscreen devices
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Re: Keybee: a new keyboard layout designed specifically for touchscreen devices
#22Writing anything on modern touchscreen smartphones is so frustrating. I think the problem is that the touchscreen is always going to be an inferior interface to a physical button. I remember what it was like using PDAs and smartphones with actual physical keys. After a brief period of adjustment to a new device, I was soon typing without any mistakes. It was such a low-friction transfer of my thoughts to digital form…
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Re: Keybee: a new keyboard layout designed specifically for touchscreen devices
#23I think the concept is cool, I've always been interested in alternative input methods. However, I agree that patenting it is bullshit.
The keyboard is interesting, it takes a while to get used to the new layout but once you get the hang of it it seems fun.
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's because Keybee is designed for one thumb typing. So it is correct to use mostly the right thumb. Happy new year..!!!
Do you have a flipped version for left-handed typing then?
this, tried it for a while just to realize that it was meant for right handed people, it felt cumbersome.
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#25> Yes, all the greatest tech innovations are free. So Keybee is free and it will be always free because the keyboard is the basic human > Keybee was invented, developed and patented by Marco Papalia That is dishonest, it isn't free if it is encumbered by patents. Also i'm not sure how this works considering the author is from Italy and EU doesn't consider software patentable.
While I fully agree with you, there are several issues here:
- the word "free" has several meanings in English, i.e. "free" as in "no charge" and "free" as in "freedom" (free access, free software, etc.) - the answer given there does not indicate which one of those is meant.
- patents have most likely been granted in countries that recognise them - this does not prevent from the patent being put into public domain. However, the second sentence in question 17 seems to indicate that the license bears a fee, which also contradicts one of the meanings of "free above.
Either way, the Q&A/FAQ is full of marketing mumble.
Re: Keybee: a new keyboard layout designed specifically for touchscreen devices
#26"swipe typing" is already streets ahead speed-wise on mobile devices. One touch per word. And having a little travel distance is actually a benefit as it helps distinguish the words.
Re: Keybee: a new keyboard layout designed specifically for touchscreen devices
#27The 4/5 setup screen is confusing because the OK button is hidden. I actually though it wanted me to type in PLAY and got frustrated until I figured out it was just an animation. But I couldn't see the button until I scrolled accidentally and the OK button appeared.
I agree and did exactly the same. Also it describes twipe but the animation shows it typed.
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#28I'll have a "P" please, Bob.
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#29I really like the twipe straight up from '123' through '.' to ' ' but it feels like an implementation mistake not to consider that action a space after a dot which is supposed to return the keyboard to ABC. Instead it stays on 123.
Re: Keybee: a new keyboard layout designed specifically for touchscreen devices
#30I'll have a "P" please, Bob. https://youtu.be/7Kes23z_oAw?t=2m1s
Haha. That was my first thought too. This is in desperate need of an easter egg where you get to go on a gold run!