Looking at this Keybee layout it seems not very usable. The biggest change when typing on touchscreen is using your two thumbs instead of ten fingers, and IMO for the flow is more important that letters alternate the left (L) and right (R) thumb, instead of minimizing distance. This way one finger can move while the other is pressing. I'll take their "Hello there is a starman waiting in the sky" as an example. On a qwerty layout the letters you type with L and R are evenly distributed and the longest run with the same thumb is 3: "There" is LRLLL. On Keybee however, the same sentence is typed almost entirely with the right thumb (dominant hand, so I would probably use it to type the middle letters W, H, A and space). Now the longest run is 16! I guess this would be a bit more balanced is I figured out which of the middle keys to take with my left thumb, but it doesnt seem worth it especially with the enormous keyboard. As part of the younger generation I can type blind and relatively fast and error free on touchscreen. If you really need to type a long email just switch to a regular keyboard, having ten fingers typing is much faster than any layout using only your thumbs will achieve.
No need to be flipped because the Keybee arrangement starts from the center of the keyboard. So it is optimized for left and right handed at the same time.
I thought you did not understand but rethinking I think Marco is mostly right, actually.
If I am a right hand user, the right part of my keyboard is covered by my hand, and is easier to be used. I've seen this in keyboard which don't have any keys on a 1/4th circle on the bottom right of the screen.
If I am a left hand user, the left part of my keyboard is covered by my hand and is easier to be used. But the left part of the keyboard has less important keys than the right part.
Essentially, a mirror of the keyboard would be more optimal for left hand users. Although the issue is less important than on say QWERTY. Because the amount of space on the outer rings (most strain) is still the same for left and right hand users. And that's Marco's point.
The amount of space your fingers can move back is smaller than the amount of space they can reach up. Going back puts more strain on the fingers. (Anecdotal experience.) (EDIT: and the arm, as well.)
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Looking at this Keybee layout it seems not very usable. The biggest change when typing on touchscreen is using your two thumbs instead of ten fingers, and IMO for the flow is more important that letters alternate the left (L) and right (R) thumb, instead of minimizing distance. This way one finger can move while the other is pressing. I'll take their "Hello there is a starman waiting in the sky" as an example. On a qwerty layout the letters you type with L and R are evenly distributed and the longest run with the same thumb is 3: "There" is LRLLL. On Keybee however, the same sentence is typed almost entirely with the right thumb (dominant hand, so I would probably use it to type the middle letters W, H, A and space). Now the longest run is 16! I guess this would be a bit more balanced is I figured out which of the middle keys to take with my left thumb, but it doesnt seem worth it especially with the enormous keyboard. As part of the younger generation I can type blind and relatively fast and error free on touchscreen. If you really need to type a long email just switch to a regular keyboard, having ten fingers typing is much faster than any layout using only your thumbs will achieve.
That's because Keybee is designed for one thumb typing. So it is correct to use mostly the right thumb. Happy new year..!!!
Having the keyboard centered on the ipad seems to suggest otherwise.
Typed on Keybee.
You can move it to the left or right.
Do you have a flipped version for left-handed typing then?
No need to be flipped because the Keybee arrangement starts from the center of the keyboard. So it is optimized for left and right handed at the same time.
I thought you did not understand but rethinking I think Marco is mostly right, actually.
If I am a right hand user, the right part of my keyboard is covered by my hand, and is easier to be used. I've seen this in keyboard which don't have any keys on a 1/4th circle on the bottom right of the screen.
If I am a left hand user, the left part of my keyboard is covered by my hand and is easier to be used. But the left part of the keyboard has less important keys than the right part.
Essentially, a mirror of the keyboard would be more optimal for left hand users. Although the issue is less important than on say QWERTY. Because the amount of space on the outer rings (most strain) is still the same for left and right hand users. And that's Marco's point.
The amount of space your fingers can move back is smaller than the amount of space they can reach up. Going back puts more strain on the fingers. (Anecdotal experience.) (EDIT: and the arm, as well.)
Perfect..!!!
this, tried it for a while just to realize that it was meant for right handed people, it felt cumbersome.