Swype Versus iPhone

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[ColdAsHe11]

If you can text faster with your fingers than why in the fuck is the world record done in Swype? STFU Apple fanboys.

[randolfgermany]

Android 1: 0 Apple

[chrislawho]

@flacksuage if you receive emails on your phone and you don't reply to them, then why do you receive emails on the phone at all ??

I use swype mostly to reply to emails.

Also what if the person you r text messaging is working and the work doesn't allow him to answer personal phone calls while on duty? What's actually my case, so if friends call me, I have to reject, as if they send me a txt, I can reply no problem.

[flacksuage]

@pvmsboy

If you talk to your phone to text someone, then why don't you just call that person?

[farstarfilms]

@pvmsboy dude call make the call its easier now dont get me wrong if u had to send a message without anyone hearing it on ur end or if u dont want the other person ur talking to checheck his voice mail texting would be the answer.

[pvmsboy]

i dont even type, i just talk and my phone does the typing for me.

[BCWhims]

@codahighland I'm not saying the words don't exist, but QWERTY definitely favors the left hand. From the Wikipedia "QWERTY" article: "thousands of English words can be spelled using only the left hand, while only a couple of hundred words can be typed using only the right hand. In addition, most typing strokes are done with the left hand in the QWERTY layout." Also: There was another Swype record at 25.94 seconds.

[codahighland]

@codahighland (Actually, four fingers if you count that I use my thumb for the space bar, and I wrap my left thumb around to drive the shift key as well.)

[codahighland]

@BCWhims On the contrary, consider: "pan" "men" "jam" "worn" "lend" or any word containing "qu". QWERTY may be lopsided but it was still designed with the intent of making a typist alternate hands even if it doesn't completely succeed. And then there's people like me who use THREE fingers on one hand to type while holding the phone in the other hand.

Aside, to disbelievers: The record has been broken; see video dC44zs3TNGU (might be in the sidebar here)

[BCWhims]

@codahighland Being able to use both hands is nice, but QWERTY is sort of a lopsided layout. You're not really getting twice the speed since your left hand is going to be doing more work. It's interesting that you mention Dvorak, because I think its effects would be more noticeable on a touchscreen keyboard.

[BCWhims]

@codahighland I misunderstood. I thought you were saying it was shorter when typing with one finger, and it's cut in half when using two. I generally hold my phone and type with one hand anyway. I'll admit that Swype isn't ideal for something like "zoo," but you probably won't run into too many words that are like that.

[codahighland]

@BCWhims But I believe the current apparent strength of Swype is similar to switching to Dvorak -- the physics and ergonomics don't actually help THAT much but the time spent retraining will increase your speed regardless of what method you're using.