Johnson Apacible and Tim Paek, Senior Researchers, proposed the deal of creating a touchscreen keyboard that would enable users to text blindly, without paying attention to the screen. Usually, texting on a touchscreen requires the user’s full visual attention and so to make this more convenient to individuals, researchers developed ‘Word Flow’
Instead of tapping every single letter, Windows 8.1 users will just need to draw a line that connects all the letters of the word one is trying to write. Highlighting the functioning of Word Flow, its official site also further stated, ‘When you continuously draw that line, you are defining a shape. Eventually, you stop thinking about the letters altogether and develop muscle memory for that shape.’
‘Shapes connecting groups must also be recognized by a software tool, known as a decoder, to identify the words they signify,’ as stated by Microsoft.
Asela Gunawardan, Researcher also highlighted, “We are also working on ways to come up with accurate decoding as well.” The fast texting feature will be most beneficial for regular tweeters and thick-thumbed texters.
