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Show HN: A 2-row, 16-key keyboard designed for smartphones

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83 points QWERTYmini | 1 comments | 10 Dec 25 17:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.375s | source

Mobile keyboards today are almost entirely based on the 26-key, 3-row QWERTY layout. Here’s a new 2-row, 16-key alternative designed specifically for smartphones.
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yjftsjthsd-h ◴[10 Dec 25 19:09 UTC] No.46222098[source]▶
I'm not following.

* Does this still expect you to hit every key but some of them need multiple taps?

* Are they doing fancy autocorrect-like magic to decide which letter you meant, and if so why use this instead of taking it one more step and using http://minuum.com/ ?

* Or is it something else?

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sublinear ◴[10 Dec 25 23:25 UTC] No.46225496[source]▶
I just tried this out, and the need to double-tap was a total deal breaker making words like "success" a failure.

The other problem with the way this double tapping works is that I encountered missed spaces or other weirdness if I type too quickly. It's as if it's having trouble detecting new keydown events when another key is still down for a split second.

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QWERTYmini ◴[11 Dec 25 00:08 UTC] No.46225931[source]▶
There is, understandably, a slight delay with double-tapping, so using simultaneous key presses can help improve speed when typing quickly. Thank you for your feedback.
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sublinear ◴[11 Dec 25 02:49 UTC] No.46227079[source]▶
Sorry if I was unclear, but that's the opposite of what I'm saying. It feels as if simultaneous keypresses are not working once I type faster than a certain speed because of the way double tapping is implemented.

I think I'd prefer tap and hold for the secondary character. Right now spelling is getting totally mangled no matter the technique of the user.

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1. QWERTYmini ◴[11 Dec 25 07:19 UTC] No.46228587[source]▶
Since tap-and-hold has a longer delay, wouldn’t it be more suitable as a method for various extended characters in the multilingual versions? I will check whether there is any interference between simultaneous input and double-tap and take the necessary actions. Thank you for the feedback.