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  1. Fitaly user speaks out... by isaac · · Score: 4 · on One-Finger Keyboarding?
    I use Fitaly on my Palm V (more specifically, FitalyStamp, an overlay that replaces the Grafitti area) and it's great. I was quite used to Grafitti (having owned one PalmOS device or another since my Pilot 5000 in '96), but I find I'm much faster (upwards of 30wpm at times) and more accurate w/ Fitaly.

    That said, I don't see Fitaly replacing the standard mechanical keyboard. Where it might be useful, however is in touch screen devices like point-of-sale terminals or (especially) vertical-market devices for inventory tracking or insurance claims processing.

    And to the people wondering what the "blank keys" to either side of "n" and "e", they're space bars, naturally.

    Finally, I'm pretty sure the link in the article is obsolete. I use http://fitaly.com to get to Textware Solution's homepage frequently, and haven't seen a link to twsolutions.com in a long time.

    -Isaac

  2. Fitaly user speaks out... by isaac · · Score: 4 · on One-Finger Keyboarding?
    I use Fitaly on my Palm V (more specifically, FitalyStamp, an overlay that replaces the Grafitti area) and it's great. I was quite used to Grafitti (having owned one PalmOS device or another since my Pilot 5000 in '96), but I find I'm much faster (upwards of 30wpm at times) and more accurate w/ Fitaly.

    That said, I don't see Fitaly replacing the standard mechanical keyboard. Where it might be useful, however is in touch screen devices like point-of-sale terminals or (especially) vertical-market devices for inventory tracking or insurance claims processing.

    And to the people wondering what the "blank keys" to either side of "n" and "e", they're space bars, naturally.

    Finally, I'm pretty sure the link in the article is obsolete. I use http://fitaly.com to get to Textware Solution's homepage frequently, and haven't seen a link to twsolutions.com in a long time.

    -Isaac

  3. Alternative Input methods - Fitaly Keyboard by Daevyd · · Score: 1 · on Interfaces For The Handicapped?
    While reading this discussion, I've noticed many comments and mentions of controlling devices from the computer, and the inadequacies of standard keyboards. In my travels (mainly for alternative entry methods for handheld devices), I came across the Fitaly keyboard .

    This keyboard is presumably on-screen (think Palm) but seems like an obvious candidate for a conversion to hardware (anyone? My days are full with work and Uni, and I don't have much (read: any) experience in this area).

    No, I don't work for fitaly, etc, etc

    (FWIW: I'm not handicapped, but I am interested in alternative input methods mainly in relation to effective UI...)

    David Jackson

  4. Alternative Input methods - Fitaly Keyboard by Daevyd · · Score: 1 · on Interfaces For The Handicapped?
    While reading this discussion, I've noticed many comments and mentions of controlling devices from the computer, and the inadequacies of standard keyboards. In my travels (mainly for alternative entry methods for handheld devices), I came across the Fitaly keyboard .

    This keyboard is presumably on-screen (think Palm) but seems like an obvious candidate for a conversion to hardware (anyone? My days are full with work and Uni, and I don't have much (read: any) experience in this area).

    No, I don't work for fitaly, etc, etc

    (FWIW: I'm not handicapped, but I am interested in alternative input methods mainly in relation to effective UI...)

    David Jackson

  5. Alternative Input methods - Fitaly Keyboard by Daevyd · · Score: 1 · on Interfaces For The Handicapped?
    While reading this discussion, I've noticed many comments and mentions of controlling devices from the computer, and the inadequacies of standard keyboards. In my travels (mainly for alternative entry methods for handheld devices), I came across the Fitaly keyboard .

    This keyboard is presumably on-screen (think Palm) but seems like an obvious candidate for a conversion to hardware (anyone? My days are full with work and Uni, and I don't have much (read: any) experience in this area).

    No, I don't work for fitaly, etc, etc

    (FWIW: I'm not handicapped, but I am interested in alternative input methods mainly in relation to effective UI...)

    David Jackson

  6. Scratching & clawing by rallymonkey · · Score: 1 · on Lernout & Hauspie Going Into PDA Space

    If you use a PalmPilot you will become pretty proficient at Graffiti; typically 20WPM minimum. Though a chording keyboard might be nice, I also use an onscreen keyboard layout called FITALY. This baby gets 40-50WPM, it really is pretty amazing once you get over the learning curve. Costs $25 though.

    Continuous speech for a PDA would be excellent. Though just using it for switching apps or dialing numbers would not be as simple as pushing a button or swiping a shortcut IMO.

  7. Say No to QWERTY/Yes to FITALY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Wearable PCs Under Linux
    It should have a fitaly layout for the keyboard. Much better for one-finger typing.

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    www.fitaly.com

  8. If you don't like Grafitti by Kiwi · · Score: 4 · on Thumb Keyboard For PalmPilot
    If you don't like Grafitti, the Fitaly on-screen keyboard. is an excellent alternative. The learning curve is a bit steep, and it costs a whopping $25, but once you know how to use it, it is twice as fast as Grafitti.

    - Sam

  9. Re:A Wish List by Kiwi · · Score: 2 · on 3Com & Psion to Join Forces for Wireless Internet
    In response to your wish list: Voice Reconition will come along when they make a mic input for the Palm.

    - Sam

  10. Re:Text input? by Your+Pal+Dave · · Score: 1 · on Palm Vx Coming Soon

    There's also a little commercial addon called the FITALY keyboard (http://fitaly.com)which is a pop-up keyboard with the letters arrainged for the most efficient stylus input. Sort of like the Dvorak keyboard for hunt and peck typing. It has gotten a lot of good comments on usenet. I haven't played with the demo enough to decide if I want to spring the $25 though.

  11. Adapting to new writing by snicker · · Score: 1 · on Grafitti Causes Paralysis?

    Well, I was taken for a minute... but I really don't understand the problem anyway. I seem to be unique among my friends in that I routinely change my handwriting for different tasks: I write my lower-case x differently in math equations than I do in words, and I last week changed the way I wrote my 1s, 2s and Is... does anyone else out there do this? I consider all of my habits (from the way I brush my teeth to the way I tie my shoes) mutable and change them frequently to try and improve on them.

    One reason I have been working on my handwriting is for my comics - I don't want to have to use a lettering guide, so I just have been trying to write in straight lines in all cases...

    Graffiti is wonderful, though I find myself using the keyboard for long stretches of text (like copying quotes into my outliner). I tried using the Fitaly keyboard for a while but found it too small... or something. I just didn't like it. That gestural keyboard recently /.'d was interesting though, the NYU demo...

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