Re:Touch Typing on a Gamepad
by sfRattan on Thursday August 06, 2020 @12:06AM
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Soft- or hard-modded original (2001) Xbox consoles had a community developed web browser called 'linksboks' with a similar analog stick and button pad keyboard concept.
There were groups of four characters in screen's corners and centered on the edges, eight groups in all, with the characters of each group color coded to match the A, B, X, and Y buttons on the controller[1]. You picked a group with the analog stick, and pressed the color-matched button to type. It was great!
Sadly, I can't find any screenshots that feature the linksboks onscreen keyboard.
There were groups of four characters in screen's corners and centered on the edges, eight groups in all, with the characters of each group color coded to match the A, B, X, and Y buttons on the controller[1]. You picked a group with the analog stick, and pressed the color-matched button to type. It was great!
Sadly, I can't find any screenshots that feature the linksboks onscreen keyboard.
[1]: https://www1-lw.xda-cdn.com/files/2013/01/Xbox_controller_s_...