Text editing on mobile isn’t ok

Re:Text editing on mobile isn’t ok by SamuelAdams on Sunday September 24, 2023 @10:04PM (#37638950)

This take is a little ironic. In the original iPhone keynote address [1], Steve Jobs specifically called out physical keyboards as a negative user experience. The advantage of the iPhone is that the entire device could adapt to whatever application you were currently using.

That being said I still think you are right. Typing on iOS could be improved.

[1]: https://youtu.be/x7qPAY9JqE4?si=9_jnM2Ys8JiTXGqC

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Re:Text editing on mobile isn’t ok by awinter-py on Monday September 25, 2023 @09:29AM (#37643458)

I would say this vision could be realized if the iphone were able to grow a physical keyboard, and until then the entire device of the blackberry is more adapted to the applications I am using

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Re:Text editing on mobile isn’t ok by knallfrosch on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @08:24AM (#37658235)

To be honest, the problems an adaptive keyboard fixed back then - entering contacts, entering email addresses and passwords have long since been fixed by other solutions. Bluetooth, vCards, contact sharing, QR codes, one-tap logins, password managers..

To say nothing of NOT displaying the keyboard at all. If you look at an old phone, you notice how tiny their screen is, because half of the front side is reserved for a sucky 12 key keyboard.

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Re:Text editing on mobile isn’t ok by pif on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @08:52AM (#37658539)

> The advantage of the iPhone is that the entire device could adapt to whatever application you were currently using.

This is the same argument as with Tesla dashboard: it's true, but incomplete. Virtual keyboard require your visual attention, while physical keyboard can be easily navigated using only touch.

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