[brlug-general] Word Prediction/Completion

[Adam Melancon]

 "I turned it off on the 770, because inevitably, I would type something like 'to,' and press a space, and I would end up with 'tomorrow' or something similar."

It doesn't work like that on N800.  As you type, the spacebar shrinks to the right and it shows you the remaining endings of 4 words on the left of the spacebar.  Click on the ending you want and it fills it out.  Plus you can draw a line on the keyboard to the right for 'space', left for backspace, down for enter, up for the 'shift' of whatever letter you draw it on.  Neat stuff!
Oh! And it detects a stylus press or a finger press on a text entry box.  If you use your finger, you get a fullscreen keyboard to finger type.

----- Original message -----
From: Joe Fruchey  <jfruchey at gmail.com>
To: general at brlug.net
Sent: Tue Jul 10 2007 10:26:19 PM CDT
Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Word Prediction/Completion
Thread hijack!!

The N800 looks pretty sweet, albeit pricey. The 770 otoh, I snagged on
woot.com last week for a mere $130. I am totally digging that thing.

Back to the word completion, though, I turned it off on the 770,
because inevitably, I would type something like 'to,' and press a
space, and I would end up with 'tomorrow' or something similar.

And the Maemo site is for developers, whereas the word completion is
built in to the custom OS (which is Debian-based).

Joe

On 7/10/07, Adam Melancon <adammelancon at gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know what app my Nokia n800 is running in the background, but it runs linux and the text prediction is pretty good.  I'm typing on it right now!
> Perhaps the software that is on the n800 is available for use.
> Try checking http://maemo.org
>
> ps; I too am fixing to have another newborn, I think the Nokia N800 is going to be great for those late night fedings!  The N800 is one of the coolest gadgets I have ever owned, highly recommended!
>
>
>  -- Original message --
> ---
> From: Adam J. Hogan  <ahogan2 at gmail.com>
> To: BRLUG List <general at brlug.net>
> Sent: Tue Jul 10 2007 08:27:19 PM CDT
> Subject: [brlug-general] Word Prediction/Completion
> Do any of you know of a word prediction or word completion program that
> can output text to a desired program?  This function is common in most
> commercial on-screen keyboards but my search has turned up a few dead
> projects that are very undocumented such as oskey and keystone and some
> stuff that's in the works (e.g., onboard).
>
> My immediate need/want: a plugin for pidgin that would allow me to write
> with one hand while I'm holding my newborn.  Long-term Goal: As a member
> of the EBRP School System Assistive Technology Team, I work with
> students that have multiple disabilities and we're always buying
> software to meet these students' needs.  It would be awesome to be able
> to show the school system what free software can do.
>
> Anything would be helpful.
>
> Adam J. Hogan
>
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