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Re:iOS 7 looks familiar by myko on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @03:45PM (#5864254)
The keyboard could easily switch between upper and lower case depending on what the user is actually entering. Why wouldn't they do that? It just seems like an easy win.
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Re:iOS 7 looks familiar by warfangle on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @05:38PM (#5864887)
Yeah, that's what a lot of the premier android keyboards do.
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Re:iOS 7 looks familiar by kunai on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @04:13PM (#5864421)
I don't really see how this is a huge step up in terms of usability...
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Re:iOS 7 looks familiar by dschep on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @04:38PM (#5864561)
Dunno about myko, but every time I use an iOS device it really confuses me. Comparing it to a physical keyboard isn't fair, since on software keyboards shift is stateful. lower/UPPER casing the keyboard is a much larger (very convenient) indicator of that state than the altered shift button.
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Re:iOS 7 looks familiar by snprbob86 on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @04:42PM (#5864584)
I think I'd actually find it quite distracting while I am typing.
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Re:iOS 7 looks familiar by snowwrestler on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @05:26PM (#5864837)
WebOS doees it and it's incredibly distracting; it looks like every key jitters slightly every time I hit the shift key.
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