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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. Re:Not surprising by Shakrai · · Score: 5, Informative

    the QWERTY layout was designed to SLOW down typists of the day,

    Just so you know, that's a myth.

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  2. Re:Graffiti? by Shakrai · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Touchscreens will never be able to compete with physical keyboards for speed regardless of how you lay out the alphabet. Fine motor skills work best with tactile feedback, which is denied to you when using a flat touchscreen.

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

    Swyper, no swyping.