Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!ginosko!uunet!crdgw1!ge-dab!cadmat!bowden From: bowden@cadmat.DAB.GE.COM (Bowden) Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng Subject: Re: one-finger keyboard Message-ID: <2470@ge-dab.GE.COM> Date: 20 Oct 89 13:44:01 GMT References: <1989Oct6.221013.8269@agate.berkeley.edu> <1259@cbnewsj.ATT.COM> <783@cogsci.ucsd.EDU> <1989Oct16.012114.23142@agate.berkeley.edu> Sender: news@ge-dab.GE.COM Reply-To: bowden@cadmat.UUCP (Bowden) Organization: GE Simulation & Control Systems Dept., Daytona Beach, FL Lines: 17 I would propose a concept something like a "slider" to select the next letter, number, or punctuation the person wanted to output. This idea would allow a person to move a finger positionally left or right, and the result would be that the one-character display would show the result. For example the display might sequence through the alphabet from a to z as the person moved his(her) finger left to right across the slider (an area sensitive to finger movement). Next, the digits (0-9) might be shown, and lastly, punctuation. (I'm sure other symbols could be added.) Perhaps another display would show the result so far. Gary -- Gary R. Bowden General Electric Company UUCP: ...!mcnc!ge-rtp!ge-dab!bowden 1800 Volusia Ave, Rm 4112 Phone: (904) 239-2553 Daytona Beach, FL 32015