Re:Text editing on mobile isn’t ok
by happymellon on Sunday September 24, 2023 @02:18PM
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I got downvoted a lot when I mentioned missing T9 previously.
It could be nostalgia, but I was pretty quick and generally accurate sending short messages.
Not sure I would want to type a document on T9.
Agreed I remember being faster than my friends who preferred the “abc” mode. Not sure if all phones did this but my phones would sort the words by frequency of use for each combination of button presses so T9 kept getting faster the more I used it.
I tried t9 when I in the name of simplicity went for a Nokia candy bar. It was utter shit. I think it only worked because there was no good alternatives back then.
Re:Text editing on mobile isn’t ok
by hollandheese on Sunday September 24, 2023 @02:29PM
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T9 was so terrible I didn't use text messaging until I got my first iPhone.
Actual Keyboard >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Touch screen typing >>>>>>> T9
Re:Text editing on mobile isn’t ok
by justsomehnguy on Sunday September 24, 2023 @03:26PM
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T9 was terrible for you.
You could literally type the message without taking the phone out of the pocket because it was extremely predictable and you knew the menu structure by the gut.
Agreed, I would routinely text without looking. I do now too, with SwiftKey, but it's much less deterministic.
Re:Text editing on mobile isn’t ok
by hollandheese on Sunday September 24, 2023 @05:43PM
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It's more like T9 wasn't terrible for you. There's a good reason it died off. Touch screen keyboards are better for 99% of the population.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T9_(predictive_text)