Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2015-03-10, 19:08
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Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
OK. Actually I believe that also for all the languages that I listed (except English), the use of the English + Spanish + Portuguese + Catalan layout would be limited mainly to ad-hoc needs: it is...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2015-03-10, 15:36
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Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
Thanks, malkavian. You changes are welcome improvements.
While this layout already works as a good "Pan-American" keyboard variant (English + Spanish + Portuguese + French + Italian), it works also...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2015-03-06, 20:50
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Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
To make the "Masculine ordinal indicator" º confuse less with "superscrift o" and Degree Sign, and to make the "Feminine Ordinal Indicator" confuse less with "Superscript a", please use a suitable...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2015-03-06, 20:28
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Replies: 200
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Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
I will later check and comment this layout. But please make this minor change:
Change the accent above the F label to the genuine accent acute symbol: ´. It has the unicode 00B4 (and at least on...
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Forum: The Other Half
2015-01-20, 16:58
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Replies: 23
Views: 26,661
Re: TOHKBD Layouts
Yes, I like it. Some questions, however:
(1) Where is now ´ (accent agute)?
(2) It looks that even on the original English Qwerty the ' (apopstrophe) is on the S key. Too impractical? I suppose...
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Forum: The Other Half
2015-01-19, 20:41
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Replies: 23
Views: 26,661
Re: TOHKBD Layouts
Yes, with your keyboard you can write Spanish texts. And fhere is the Ç character which is frequently used by Portuguese, Catalan and French.
But for Catalan, you'd need the ` (accent grave)...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2015-01-19, 16:50
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Replies: 200
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Re: Ideal keyboard.. bi- and trilingual variants
Your design of a bilingual Qwerty layout makes sense. It adds Spanish to the Qwerty, but does not make it any worse for English texts. Such a qwerty variant would be ideal for North America, for...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2015-01-18, 18:41
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Replies: 200
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Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
Your suggestion looks good. I would, however, make the keyboard even more compatible with the standard layout by moving the , (comma), . (period) and - (hyphen) keys immediately to the right-hand...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2015-01-18, 18:19
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Replies: 200
Views: 97,708
Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
Yes, indeed. For a more compatible layuout with the Scandinavian standard Qwerty layouts, the , (comma) and . (period) and - (hyphen) keys should be immediately on the right-hand side of the M key,...
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Forum: General
2015-01-17, 12:53
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,796
Re: Full HW QWERTY in very small size: TextBlade
Thank you for your comments. Each of them has a point.
I see the TextBlade keyboard as an interesting innovation which enhances the use of mobile text entry, which can be categorized like this, for...
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Forum: General
2015-01-16, 19:53
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,796
Full HW QWERTY in very small size: TextBlade
Will WayTools' TextBlade make full-size Qwerty keyboards obsolete in mobile use? See this introduction: https://waytools.com/products/textblade/1/trailer
Will part of Jolla users switch to...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2014-01-15, 23:25
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Replies: 200
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2014-01-14, 18:28
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Replies: 200
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2013-10-29, 11:08
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Replies: 200
Views: 97,708
Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
Yes, the key-clicking action is important, but so is the shape of the keys. For optimum text entry, one of the most important features is: you should feel with your fingertips where are the key tops...
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Forum: The Other Half
2013-10-26, 20:32
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Replies: 801
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Re: Building OtherHalf keyboard prototype
Although I have not followed this discussion about the OH keyboard, I got interested i the "LCD OH".
- What does an lcd OH comprise? Is there a 16-column / 4-row keyboard? (a virtual one?). What...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2013-10-22, 21:04
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Replies: 200
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Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
Hi, have you seen this: http://jollatides.com/2013/08/21/jolla-slight-changes-to-hardware/
AFAIK, the "new design" is still the latest. This was reminded also in the comment of...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2013-10-22, 10:08
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Replies: 200
Views: 97,708
Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
In a another comment I reminded about the same fact; the keyboard cannot slide out more than 70%... If you drop the phone, the strain would be really powerful and might break the sliding rails or...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2013-10-22, 09:13
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Replies: 200
Views: 97,708
Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
Do you mean that the hole thru which you shoot video or photos while keeping the keyboard closed, becomes visible if you slide out the keyboard more than about 45%?
I see no problem here. Please...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2013-10-22, 06:50
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Replies: 200
Views: 97,708
Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
Would you mind if on the keyboard there were four arow keys, and a trackpad on its rear (in the middle)?
Trackpad can be used with the middle finger of either hand
Trackpad consumes minimum...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2013-10-21, 15:05
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Replies: 200
Views: 97,708
Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
Good idea! Perhaps the trackball or another pointing device on the reverse side of the keyboard OH can be built in its upper part, which remains behind the phone when you slide the keyboard out...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2013-10-21, 14:45
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Replies: 200
Views: 97,708
Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
Yes, the design of keyboard could be made easier by putting the pointing device (5-way or 9-way rocker, trackball or perhaps even the 4 arrow keys) on the LEFT end of the keyboard. Such a solution...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2013-10-21, 10:13
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Replies: 200
Views: 97,708
Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
If you mean those alternaties which are shown in the 2nd and 3rd picture, yes, at least in theory they could be provided as alternatives. Techically it is easy to add the English variant of the...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2013-10-20, 21:09
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Replies: 200
Views: 97,708
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2013-10-20, 19:59
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Replies: 200
Views: 97,708
Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
That "fan art" sample is just another "English only" keyboard: too few keys are available for decent language-localizing. Yes, some attention has been paid to details, but not enough to make it...
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Forum: Jolla1 & TOH
2013-10-20, 18:37
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Replies: 200
Views: 97,708
Re: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
You stefanmohl are absolutely right about the size: the modifier and Enter keys do not need to be any larger than the letter keys, if also those keys have a spherical shape which is outbowing enough....
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