--- In qalam@yahoogroups.com, "i18n@..." <i18n@...> wrote:
> Richard Wordingham wrote:
>
> >
> > This needs to work for thick people, not just smart people,
and the
> > odds seem high that the average Vai is thicker than the
average
> > person, simply for environmental reasons. Your Vai sample
is
> > definitely smarter than the average Vai, and obviously have
more get
> > up and go than average if you're meeting them in New York!
>
>
> Won't the market release another keyboard if the users can
express what
> might work better?? Why not plan for iterative or competitive
releases?
> Why does it need to be perfected on the first go?

We are just discussing options, Barry. But this is likely not a
market driven situation. There needs to be conviction that if the
market has created *numerous* glyph-based keyboards for
Chinese, which is market driven, maybe there is something
behind this idea. It is the priniciple really. In a particular situation
it is not evident what will happen.

I brought up handwriting input for Tamil a while ago - think it got
poohpoohed. I have asked kids how it compares for Chinese
and the answer is 'my parents like me to do it this way so they
know I am writing properly.' Hm. Not much fun. However, it may
be the best for Vai. I was wondering what squawk was all about
at www.yuvee.com

Suzanne




That is what *I* am
> having trouble grasping and I don't think I am thick at all :)
>
> Why not plan for the long term - what will it look like in 7 or ten
> years as computers get more common? Frankly I think this
might be a case
> where some sort of handwriting might win out - can the folks
we are
> discussing *write* the characters? It seems conceded that
they can
> *read* them at least, correct?
>
> Might a variation of this
(http://alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/sharktext)
> work for Vai? Why or why not?
>
> Best,
>
> Barry