Single Handed Input method?

[farnold]

I am looking for a better way of one handed use. I would wonder pretty much if not someone else has thought about that as well...

Isn't there an input method that works by just using the jog dial? I mean something like:
UP - change current letter to next one (so change from "a" to "b", "c", ...)
DOWN - just vice-versa
RIGHT - add one character
LEFT delete one character
FITE - enter

Why I want that? To have a method to select a contact for a call by just using one hand in the car...

Any suggestions?

[jpiek]

O god no ;)

Better would be :

Keyboard on-screen, use the jog-button to move a 'cursor' over the screen. for example a key on the keyboard turns blue if the cursor is on top. Press the jog-button to select...

then you can move around on the keyboard and 'tap' key's onehanded..

[k_dima]

ImagiNet Finger Clix will help you
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=10595

[farnold]

Better would be :

Keyboard on-screen, use the jog-button to move a 'cursor' over the screen. for example a key on the keyboard turns blue if the cursor is on top. Press the jog-button to select...

then you can move around on the keyboard and 'tap' key's onehanded..
Mate, I like your thinking, but how would you i.e. delete a digit if you tyoed the wrong key then?

[jpiek]

Better would be :

Keyboard on-screen, use the jog-button to move a 'cursor' over the screen. for example a key on the keyboard turns blue if the cursor is on top. Press the jog-button to select...

then you can move around on the keyboard and 'tap' key's onehanded..
Mate, I like your thinking, but how would you i.e. delete a digit if you tyoed the wrong key then?

Like you normally do with the stylus on the keyboard: With the backspace key ;)

It's just alike typeing on the keyboard with the stylus, the only thing you cant't do is tap 'start' or 'ok' :(

[drj]

Finger Clix is FREE to Imate users BTW..... www.clubimate.com to download.

[farnold]

Better would be :

Keyboard on-screen, use the jog-button to move a 'cursor' over the screen. for example a key on the keyboard turns blue if the cursor is on top. Press the jog-button to select...

then you can move around on the keyboard and 'tap' key's onehanded..
Mate, I like your thinking, but how would you i.e. delete a digit if you tyoed the wrong key then?

Like you normally do with the stylus on the keyboard: With the backspace key ;)

It's just alike typeing on the keyboard with the stylus, the only thing you cant't do is tap 'start' or 'ok' :(
Hehe, Johan, I think you missed my point, mate :) I want to use only my left hand while driving or walking... no stylus possible then...

I find it surprising that I seem to identify this as a problem while you all seem to be pretty happy the way you do it... am I missing something there?

[Jargon]

Check out Phone Plus: http://www5.domaindlx.com/phoneplus/features.htm

[farnold]

Thanks, Jargon. I saw that and I have to admit it's probably the one coming closest to what I am looking for.

New and improved PhonePlus! version.
Much faster, less memory uses, more skins, more connectivity features, 2003 enabled, and much much more...
Might require some waiting for the XDA II version though :)

[jpiek]

Mate, I like your thinking, but how would you i.e. delete a digit if you tyoed the wrong key then?

Like you normally do with the stylus on the keyboard: With the backspace key ;)

It's just alike typeing on the keyboard with the stylus, the only thing you cant't do is tap 'start' or 'ok' :(
Hehe, Johan, I think you missed my point, mate :) I want to use only my left hand while driving or walking... no stylus possible then...

Read again... just go with the jog-button to the backspace key and press the jog-button... ;)

[farnold]

OK, Johan, you're right there, mate! I installed it and played a bit with it. Yes, I can use it with just one hand, but puh... that browsing through contacts is not really a solution for me. I've got around 3,000 contacts in Outlook and they only way to use T9 is - again - either the fingers on the screen or the pen which both require more than just one hand. I was hoping I could actuallu select the keys via d-pad...