Notices

I am more enthusiastic about QwikScript the more I use it. This message is written entirely with QwikScript. One thing I notice is that the double letter mistakes that I find way common using a virtual keyboard on my N800 have entirely vanished. ( I tested typing over 70 wpm according to Mavis Beacon herself, but of course that wasn't on my tablet or with QwikScript.)

I think that this will become quite comfortable, after a LOT more practice. I'm going to start using it as my exclusive way of producing text on my N800. Goodby virtual keyboard!

Kudos for this little gem.

What I am most excieted about is that qwikscript is also available for the Zaurus and for the Palm (albeit pre-OS5 versions only).

Neither version supports accented characters. If we want to keep the layouts compatible, we have to be careful with such enhancements. I believe the palm version is already a bit different.

BTW my other preferred pen input method is the atomik keyboard, which does not seem to be available for maemo (it is great on the palm TX though)

Anyways, thanks a lot.

Hi. I did the port initially for Qtopia / Zaurus. I'm glad to see that somebody else found it useful. I saw a few questions about how it compares to other input methods, regarding speed and such. What I found was that you may be able to input text faster with an on-screen keyboard, but the real advantage to the QS idea is that once you become familiar with the strokes, you can "touch-write" without having to look at the input area. With an on-screen keyboard, you're always looking at the screen to make sure you're hitting the right key. One thing that hindered speed with QwikScript was trying to get the accuracy down. I think if you took a cue from some of the more modern input methods and combined QS with a dictionary to auto-correct for accuracy, you would have a very useable and fast "eyes-free" input method. I love the newer input methods like Swype on the android that intelligenly assist you, but I haven't found anything comparable to QwikScript that will let you write while your eyes are focused somewhere else. So I hope the idea lives on. These days everything is based on finger-touch, and styluses have mostly gone out of style, but I would still like to have something better that could be used without looking.