Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions

Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by zck on Thursday January 06, 2022 @03:54PM (#29829996)

I bet the 76% accuracy is coming from the CharaChorder's input method. From its website (https://www.charachorder.com/product-page/charachorder):

> CharaChorder’s internal processor arranges the letters on-screen in real time faster than the human eye can perceive.

So if it inputs one word, deletes it, and writes a new word every time you press a new letter, that would result in some decreased accuracy, even if the user doesn't ever correct anything.

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Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by Accacin on Thursday January 06, 2022 @04:57PM (#29830873)

Yeah, this thread is full of people who didn't take enough time to read anything. We're all too quick nowadays to get angry and type without thinking, sadly.

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Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by darkwater on Thursday January 06, 2022 @05:01PM (#29830920)

> We're all too quick nowadays to get angry and type without thinking, sadly.

Well, CharaChorder won't exactly help with that...

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Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by Buttons840 on Thursday January 06, 2022 @06:16PM (#29832016)

Spam out epic rants in record time!

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Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by meltedcapacitor on Thursday January 06, 2022 @05:00PM (#29830917)

They're typing too quick with their CharaChorder. :-)

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Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by kmonsen on Thursday January 06, 2022 @05:03PM (#29830950)

could they not do that on device and only spit out the correct characters when it feels certain?

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Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by Groxx on Thursday January 06, 2022 @07:39PM (#29832983)

Probably. But then it's harder to learn because you have no feedback until you finish something. And for chorded keyboards especially, you're kinda always learning, because the dictionaries are huge and you often keep tweaking them to fit your personal needs.

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Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by zck on Thursday January 06, 2022 @05:12PM (#29831089)

I don't see why not. The UX would not be as good, though.

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Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by bawolff on Thursday January 06, 2022 @08:16PM (#29833341)

That sounds even more like cheating.

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