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Finding an Optimal Keyboard Layout For Swype

Posted by Soulskill on from the designed-for-2015 dept.

New submitter Analog24 writes: The QWERTY keyboard was not designed with modern touchscreen usage in mind, especially when it comes to swype texting. A recent study attempted to optimize the standard keyboard layout to minimize the number of swype errors. The result was a new layout that reduces the rate of swipe interpretation mistakes by 50.1% compared to the QWERTY keyboard.

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  1. The what keyboard? by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    reduces the rate of swipe interpretation mistakes by 50.1% compared to the QWERY keyboard.

    I think you accidentally a letter.

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  2. Awww maaaaaan by AlCapwn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Swyper, no swyping.

  3. Re:The old "let's learn a new keyboard" routine by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    And I bet you don't own a TV either, right?