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ETAOI keyboard
ETAOI keyboard is a text input software for touch screen-reliant devices. It is based on ETAOI method for coding.
The keyboard uses five keys. Characters and signs are typed using single and multiple taps, or slides. There are unique combinations of taps and slides for each character.
With no upper limit on the number of keys on which each combination is based, the keyboard can be used for typing an unlimited variety of characters. Combinations encompassing up to three keys are used for typing in Latin-derived alphabets.
ETAOI name is derived from the 5 most frequently used letters in English: e, t, a, o, i. These characters are typed using just single taps.
The same efficiency-driven approach has been followed when assigning combinations of taps and slides to all other letters, numbers and signs: the most frequently used ones are also the quickest to produce. This departs from the QWERTY layout, where the position of specific letters is unrelated to the frequency of use.
Because to its conceptual basis, ETAOI is particularly suited for use with screens of limited size. Once mastered, its five keys allow for touch typing (typing without looking) commonly associated with physical keyboards. Top recorded speeds are currently 55 words per minute.[citation needed]
Since all the keys are presented as just one horizontal line placed at the screen’s bottom edge, the ETAOI keyboard usually takes only a third of the screen space required by QWERTY keyboard variants.
Other features include immediate access to characters other than letters without the need to recall additional screens, by applying the relevant combinations of taps and slides. The software can be used to produce letters specific to only some Latin-derived alphabets. Languages currently supported are Spanish, German, French, Italian and Polish.
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ETAOI keyboard
ETAOI keyboard is a text input software for touch screen-reliant devices. It is based on ETAOI method for coding.
The keyboard uses five keys. Characters and signs are typed using single and multiple taps, or slides. There are unique combinations of taps and slides for each character.
With no upper limit on the number of keys on which each combination is based, the keyboard can be used for typing an unlimited variety of characters. Combinations encompassing up to three keys are used for typing in Latin-derived alphabets.
ETAOI name is derived from the 5 most frequently used letters in English: e, t, a, o, i. These characters are typed using just single taps.
The same efficiency-driven approach has been followed when assigning combinations of taps and slides to all other letters, numbers and signs: the most frequently used ones are also the quickest to produce. This departs from the QWERTY layout, where the position of specific letters is unrelated to the frequency of use.
Because to its conceptual basis, ETAOI is particularly suited for use with screens of limited size. Once mastered, its five keys allow for touch typing (typing without looking) commonly associated with physical keyboards. Top recorded speeds are currently 55 words per minute.[citation needed]
Since all the keys are presented as just one horizontal line placed at the screen’s bottom edge, the ETAOI keyboard usually takes only a third of the screen space required by QWERTY keyboard variants.
Other features include immediate access to characters other than letters without the need to recall additional screens, by applying the relevant combinations of taps and slides. The software can be used to produce letters specific to only some Latin-derived alphabets. Languages currently supported are Spanish, German, French, Italian and Polish.