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Text input with a PDA is not as easy as it should be, especially when compared to a desktop set up with a standard keyboard. The abundance of attempted solutions to the text input problem for mobile devices provides evidence of the difficulties, and suggests the need for more imaginative approaches. We propose a novel gesture driven layer interaction model using animated transparent overlays, which integrates agreeably with common windowing models.
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Hudson, J.A., Dix, A., Parkes, A. (2005). User Interface Overloading: A Novel Approach for Handheld Device Text Input. In: Fincher, S., Markopoulos, P., Moore, D., Ruddle, R. (eds) People and Computers XVIII — Design for Life. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-062-1_5
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