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gilbertl
I decided to stop working on it because I want to spend more time on another project. Feel free to do whatever you like with it. Contact me or reply below if you have any questions.
abronte
May I suggest adding where you left off/what needs to be done in the readme or on a wiki page in the github project?
gilbertl
Yes, I will work on that today.
metachris
That looks like a very interesting input method -- thanks for publishing it! One question though: how do I get that onto my Android -- do I need to include it into the OS, recompile everything and flash the device, or can i install it in an existing Android?
barake
This is one of the neat things about Android: the keyboard is just another application. All you need is the apk file to try this keyboard or any other one - there are even some in the Market like ShapeWriter.
olsonjeffery
i went to the github repo and dl'd the apk directly using the raw link. Using it now.. definitely different.
Zarkonnen
That's a very awesome application. I have huge fingers and an Android phone, so I will have to try it out.
nailer
This still requires tapping, unlike Swype and the other alternative keyboards which allow for continuous motion within a word.
elblanco
This reminds me of an input method I've seen on occasion for GP2x apps.
ComputerGuru
Ignore the YouTube comments. That's not a place where people can appreciate things... and not a place where the word "self-respect" has any meaning.
gilbertl
Haha, yes, I will try to ignore them. Actually, the comments have been relatively nice so far.
olsonjeffery
i think this input method is pretty nice... lacks polish though. A todo of missing featyres would be appreciated.. i can see a few things right off the bat: no caps lock and need to change the char display when caps is on. I hope i can make time to contribute.. this is a novel method that deserves further development.
ique
This is what the Japanese input-method is like on the iPhone. For each consonant there is a press, up, down, left or right swipe to produce a kana. It's a pretty interesting method, and you learn how to type faster with it pretty fast. Worth checking out!
gchucky
There's an Android app, called Simeji, that's the same thing. Each button is one of the groups (a, ka, sa, etc.) and then you swipe in each direction for a given sound. I think it's -a if you just touch, -i to the left, -u up, -e right and -o down.