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Resurrecting flip phone typing as a Linux driver

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Re: Resurrecting flip phone typing as a Linux driver

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Post by bee_rider »

Izkata wrote: post #27
bee_rider wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I bet it just felt fast (there are lots of repeated key-hits, right?). I remember around that time (maybe a little later) I had a slide-out keyboard Samsung of some sort. I got a reputation for writing long texts, haha.

> there are lots of repeated key-hits, right? Nope, one key per letter. T9 uses an internal dictionary to figure which word you meant, with some memory for preferred words when there's multiple matches and adding custom words.

Oh wow, that’s wild.

Re: Resurrecting flip phone typing as a Linux driver

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Post by im3w1l »

zzo38computer wrote: post #25
akdev1l wrote: post #14

Why we don’t have t9 support on tv remotes??? I gotta aim and peck some bullshit or open up some app with a QR code instead. Give me T9

If you are doing searching, then a variant can be that it does not need to predict what words you meant, but will search for all words that match the numbers you pushed. For example, if you try to search for a title and one of the words in your search is entered "223", then either "ace" or "bad" can be in that position, and if there is a title with "ace" matching in that position and a title with "bad" matching in th…

This sounds like it would be mostly great but occasionally really awful if you get a lot of matches.

Re: Resurrecting flip phone typing as a Linux driver

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Post by ortusdux »

zzo38computer wrote: post #25
akdev1l wrote: post #14

Why we don’t have t9 support on tv remotes??? I gotta aim and peck some bullshit or open up some app with a QR code instead. Give me T9

If you are doing searching, then a variant can be that it does not need to predict what words you meant, but will search for all words that match the numbers you pushed. For example, if you try to search for a title and one of the words in your search is entered "223", then either "ace" or "bad" can be in that position, and if there is a title with "ace" matching in that position and a title with "bad" matching in th…

Some phone directories use this method. "Please dial the numbers that correspond to the the first 4 letters of the last name of the person you would like to reach."

Re: Resurrecting flip phone typing as a Linux driver

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Post by szszrk »

rfl890 wrote: post #19
throw0101c wrote: post #16

"Flip phone typing" = T9: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T9_(predictive_text)

the library is named libt9, I believe the author is aware of this...

Then why is a flip phone in the title? That was not specific to flip phones at all.

Re: Resurrecting flip phone typing as a Linux driver

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Post by wildzzz »

zzo38computer wrote: post #25
akdev1l wrote: post #14

Why we don’t have t9 support on tv remotes??? I gotta aim and peck some bullshit or open up some app with a QR code instead. Give me T9

If you are doing searching, then a variant can be that it does not need to predict what words you meant, but will search for all words that match the numbers you pushed. For example, if you try to search for a title and one of the words in your search is entered "223", then either "ace" or "bad" can be in that position, and if there is a title with "ace" matching in that position and a title with "bad" matching in th…

On Android, I always enjoy how the dial pad in the phone app will let you start typing in numbers and it tries to match into a name or number. My favorite one, 666, brings up "Mom" as the first result.

Re: Resurrecting flip phone typing as a Linux driver

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Post by mikepurvis »

akdev1l wrote: post #14

Why we don’t have t9 support on tv remotes??? I gotta aim and peck some bullshit or open up some app with a QR code instead. Give me T9

Speaking of novel inputs, one of the only consistent uses of the PS4/5 controller's integrated trackpad is when games pop up a text input modal.

Always kind of saddened me there weren't more games that did interesting things with it, even things like scrolling around an overworld map.

Re: Resurrecting flip phone typing as a Linux driver

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Post by throw0101c »

rfl890 wrote: post #19
throw0101c wrote: post #16

"Flip phone typing" = T9: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T9_(predictive_text)

the library is named libt9, I believe the author is aware of this...

> I believe the author is aware of this...

What about those reading the headline and deciding whether to follow the link or not?

Re: Resurrecting flip phone typing as a Linux driver

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Post by stronglikedan »

szszrk wrote: post #35
rfl890 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the library is named libt9, I believe the author is aware of this...

Then why is a flip phone in the title? That was not specific to flip phones at all.

Because vastly more people will know what "flip phone typing" is over "T9 typing".

Re: Resurrecting flip phone typing as a Linux driver

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Post by stronglikedan »

akdev1l wrote: post #14

Why we don’t have t9 support on tv remotes??? I gotta aim and peck some bullshit or open up some app with a QR code instead. Give me T9

Because that would require at least 8 dedicated buttons, instead of 5 buttons that can be used for other things when not in the keyboard context (dirs + enter). Of course, some manufacturers will sell you an upgraded remote separately to help make life easier.
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