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| 02-05-2009 10:41 PM |
| Unregistered |
If you go to http://www.t9.com/us/learn/ and take a few minutes to pick up some tips, you'll be pretty impressed with T9. Learning that the "1" key gives me predictive punctuation was wonderful. And for non "txt spk" people, T9 works great, 'cause what you're typing will actually be in its dictionary...
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| 18-12-2008 04:08 PM |
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Does anybody wanna race?
Typing Is Not Car Racing!
Human beings are not designed to concentrate on typing but THINKING!!!
This was done with brain, mind you.
(just an irony  )
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| 27-05-2008 02:47 PM |
| jonboy |
does T9 exist for nokia N95 8gb??
i used T9 in my sony eric k800i
its not in my nokia................but i have found app callled quickwrite for symbian.........pretty similar...........
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| 18-04-2008 10:05 PM |
| jonnybruha |
Quote:
Originally Posted by n0k1a
I disagree very strongly with the notion of T9 being superior to QWERTY.
One of my favorite received SMSs was 'foot forget to give of a shout', sent by a T9 fan who didn't bother to proofread his messages.  |
That's his fault, not T9's. Had he typed the appropriate punctuation (36618 instead of 3668), he would have written "don't" instead of "foot". And since the next alternative word for "of" is "me", it's also his fault for not knowing that. Once you learn those, there isn't any room for error.
I have heard of some Tap enthusiasts who can type the most complex messages the fastest, but particularly in your example, "don't" (36618) is much easier to type than "don't" (3666, pause, 6611111118) or "dont" (3666, pause, 668).
I still have yet to see anyone post a better speed and I still have yet to receive a message spelled correctly on my phone sent from a QWERTY user.
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| 17-04-2008 03:40 PM |
| Terry1100 |
It's not just over a week since I saw this post and I'll admit to being converted.
I'm using it in pretty much the way I assume it was intended - in other words, when sending e-mails I open up my E90 and use the QWERTY, when sending SMS I'm using T9.
There's no doubt that there is a short but sharp learning curve - and I guess it will get easier once my user dictionary expands - but for now I'm happy (and quite impressed).
One caveat. T9 is now quicker for me sending SMS messages with the E90 closed compared with using multitap - however, I am probably the slowest multitapper in the world so any improvement is relative !
It's not superior to QWERTY - it's just an option that provides a better alternative in some messaging situations. I wouldn't want to give up my QWERTY but it's nice to have the choice.
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| 13-04-2008 07:08 AM |
| n0k1a |
QWERTY is the only way to go
I disagree very strongly with the notion of T9 being superior to QWERTY.
One of my favorite received SMSs was 'foot forget to give of a shout', sent by a T9 fan who didn't bother to proofread his messages.
By far the most effective handheld device I have ever found for text entry (particularly anything beyond a few words) was the Psion Series 3c. The second best device? The E61. None of the many 10-key devices (either with or without T9), nor the many other QWERTY devices (Zaurus 5500, Psion 5mx, Mako (Revo), 6800, 9300, Treo 650, etc.), nor any of the touchscreen devices (same Zaurus, same Treo, various CE/PocketPC devices, various Palm devices, etc.) which I have can touch it, simple as that.
I became quite proficient at text entry with a 10-key phone keypad on the 6190, before T9 was an option. When I got T9-capable devices, I tried it, but it just never cut it for me. One of the first things I do when getting a T9-capable device is to turn it off. One of its greatest problems lies in its unpredictable nature, which is quite ironic considering that it is a predictive input scheme. T9 requires extensive proofreading, which contradicts any notion of increased speed, and/or makes it unusable (or at least highly inaccurate) without considerable visual attention. I have vastly more confidence in the accuracy of text typed on a 10-key keypad without T9. For speed and accuracy, a good QWERTY keyboard is the only way to fly.
Also, I tire of the complaints about QWERTY devices being so 'large'. The E61 is smaller than just the battery pack of a handheld cell phone of not too many years ago! It is also much smaller than many PDAs of even more recent vintages. Additionally, the E61 form factor is the closest to perfection which I have found yet, having no mechanical compromises in the form of flips, hinges, or slides, and also having an absolutely gorgeous display in the proper landscape orientation. Combined with a Krusell Classic case (a work of art in its own right), it is pretty much the ultimate device. Considering that it is smaller than a PDA, and replaces a PDA, a phone, and a variety of other devices, it is simply absurd to say that it is too large.
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| 11-04-2008 10:30 AM |
| Terry1100 |
I'm getting closer to being converted - it managed "perchance" (as in "any post perchance, Gromit")
And I've still got the internal QWERTY to fall back on if I need it.
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| 10-04-2008 09:49 PM |
| Unregistered |
T9 in URLs
t9 works fine for me. Neither approach comes close to true ten fingered qwerty, so for mobile, i'd much rather have t9 with the ability to use it one handed if i choose to, then put up with an ugly keyboard. (yeah, that's right you keyboard phone people.. ugly.. I have my flame proof suit on.. ) One thing that bugs me tho.. why no t9 ability on web addresses??? 90 percent of web addresses are based on words in my dictionary..
eg
all
about
symbian
so why not allow it nokia??
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| 10-04-2008 03:32 PM |
| jonnybruha |
Go to iphonetypingtest.com on your S60 browser with javascript enabled.
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| 10-04-2008 03:22 PM |
| Rita El Khoury |
First of all, i knew that this would be a heated subject, that's why I started by shutting up and letting you all throw tomatoes and eggs @ me.
Second, I seriously understand all your points. It's all about the learning curve, if you're used to something, you won't give up on it easily because it'll take you a lot of time to get used to something else. There are some T9 users who have gone qwerty and who now swear by it, and others that still despise it. And the opposite is correct.
Btw @Johnny Bruha, what is that application you have running to time your speed? I would like to give it a go
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| 10-04-2008 10:36 AM |
| sturgeon |
@Terry1100, type it in and you get "in" then press * (also applies to any other word option)
s.
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| 10-04-2008 09:54 AM |
| libint |
[You should try Adaptxt... It learns how you use language your way and predicts ahead of you...]
I am truly impressed by Adaptxt. Just waiting for it to be officially supported for the e90.
Currently it runs fine on the e90 for the most part, but there are a few minor glitches to be ironed out (an occasional error message in active notes -"an operation failed" or something like that, sometimes it crashes the current app etc)
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| 10-04-2008 09:34 AM |
| libint |
[Also keep in mind that when punctuation falls apart, you end up with words like "foot" instead of "dont" because it's "DON'T".]
"DON'T" as in "So I don't really get the advantage that Rita El Khoury has ....."
One more reason to use qwerty , I guess :-) :-)
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| 10-04-2008 08:25 AM |
| jonnybruha |
Does anybody wanna race?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2339/...fb2f8e0b_o.jpg
This was done with T9, mind you.
Also keep in mind that when punctuation falls apart, you end up with words like "foot" instead of "dont" because it's "DON'T".
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| 10-04-2008 07:55 AM |
| Unregistered |
Mobile Blogger
You should try Adaptxt... It learns how you use language your way and predicts ahead of you...
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