I wasn't sure where to post this, so if a moderator could put it into it's proper place, that would be great.

So... I was wondering if anybody knew of a T9 (known as "word" in most new phones) keyboard application. No matter what, typing is going to be a lil' slow on the 770 (or n800), but a T9 interface would let us increase key size to something a bit more managable.

From my searches on Meamo, it doesn't exist. Looks like I'm making it. Hooray!

So what's needed?
1) Keyboard overlay
-I've never worked with touchscreens before... Tips?
2) Word list
-I don't want to have to make this...
3) A way to switch between regular keyboard and T9 keyboard.
-Not too hard.
4) Text learning.
-Should it be automatic?
-On my phone, it is. Contacts are also automatically learned.
-I honestly have NO IDEA how to do this. :P
5) Predictive text.
-a simple search function
-easy enough to whip up

Your thoughts? Volunteers?

I've only worked with Java and C. I'll have to use Perl, I assume.

~Tabor

Which identifies a need that I'm not sure anyone has addressed. Does anyone know of a Bluetooth thumb-board. About the size of a standard cell phone, battery operated, with a back light but which could be paired to any number of PDA type devices including the N800.

It might be a niche market, but I'm thinking I'd buy one.

I guess something like this needs host mode and a lot of hacking (it's Sony after all ) but I could image that this would be useful if I had N800 or 770..
http://www.madcatzstore.com/store/vi...idCategory=114
OK, it's not numeric pad with large keys but it's cheap & wireless

Something like this maybe?

http://www.cell4you.com/Product.asp?intProdID=11403

Has anyone seen it?

Yeah, these are really good. I don't know how they work with ItTs, but I had one for my Palm Lifedrive.

Meh. It would take an eccess amount of physical hacking to get it to work. I have no desire to do that...

But actually, what I meant was a T9 ON SCREEN keyboard. :P I should've made that clearer.
Again, using a T9 keyboard cuts the amount of keys needed in half. Lets us make the keys a LOT bigger.

I agree.
We are use to mobiles to write sms and we are quite speedy.
Having that option to write on the n800 would be great

So, I've hit a setback. Mostly involving the actual ownership of a device... :P
But if anybody can isolate the code for the keyboard, that would be super-duper.
I figure I can just manipulate that into what I want. Euugh. But that would mean a reflash is requisite to install... Hrm...

Need ideas. Has anyone made an alternate on screen input? Maybe what you did for your app?

Maybe this link has some clues?

http://www.jw-stumpel.nl/stestu.html

There was something about GTK in it.

I have been DYING for a way to use my Nokia E70 as a keyboard for the N800. It's a great keyboard, it's backlit, and its always in my pocket. If someone wrote a keyboard driver for series60v3, I would pay in a heartbeat.

As for the keyboard someone linked to, I've read that it's not so hot. Here are some reviews:

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/revie...i_keyboard.php
http://www.pocketnow.com/index.php?a...reviews&id=725