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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The problem will be gaining some agreement on an algorithm, and
I&#8217;d rather get something working whilst it&#8217;s still the 21<sup>st</sup>
century&#8230;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>There are some glitches &#8211; because of this line:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>newHint += Math.random() &lt; 0.7 ? '_' : ans.substr(i,1);<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>it is possible that the hint is empty &#8211; or that it shows
all of the letters. Neither is desirable, so I need a better way of picking the
letters at random. Perhaps following some rules like:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>First hint: letters = Math.floor(wordLength / 4); //i.e. about a
quarter of the word&#8217;s letters are shown in the hint<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Second hint, add another quarter of the letters<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Third hint &#8211; add another quarter of the letters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>No more hints &#8211; and if you keep typing the hint disappears
and you don&#8217;t see it again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dave Burnett<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 24, 2009 10:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Xerte list<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Xerte] Text Entry Hints<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br>
Glitch in the eval routine maybe?<br>
In the second entry started to correctly type repair, but got hinted at
&quot;e&quot;.<br>
<br>
I think it is a much more engaging way to handle it.<br>
AFA the algorithm goes, I'd be tempted to throw it in the lap of a language
development type. I'd figure there is some culturally dependent pattern of word
formation/recognition that might come into play and have a set of rules.<br>
e.g. Show consonants first? Vowels? Final letter?<br>
<br>
Seeing this is multi-language, it would also be interesting to see if there
were variations in the above between languages.<br>
<br>
Reminds me of the &quot;What do you see?&quot; experiment where they took a
painting of a bull and obscured it with paint spackle.<br>
Very few north americans/europeans could identify it, but as they moved closer
to the Mediterranean, the recognition rate started to rise.<br>
<br>
But my favourite experiment is still Stanley Milgram's.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Subject:
RE: [Xerte] Text Entry Hints<br>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:50:47 +0000<br>
From: Julian.Tenney@nottingham.ac.uk<br>
To: xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You can see what I have so
far at <a href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/%7Ecczjrt/mediaInteractions/">http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~cczjrt/mediaInteractions/</a>
- it&#8217;s on page two.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Julian Tenney<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 24, 2009 9:29 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Xerte discussion list<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Xerte] Text Entry Hints</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Interesting problem: how to
generate the hints:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For example, the word is
&#8216;interactive&#8217;, so generate successive hints like this:</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>_n___ac__v_</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Int__act_v_</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Int_ractiv_</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Where successive hints become
more helpful, building on previous hints &#8211; or do we show a new random
hint each time, i.e.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>_n<i>t</i>_ra_ti_e</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I_t_r_ct_ve</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In__ra__ive</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So what are the rules?</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Need to wait for at least so many characters to be typed &#8211;
fixed or related to the length of the word &#8211; wait for more characters to
be typed before hinting longer words?</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Only show so many hints per word &#8211; but short words should
get less hints than long words;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Only show a new hint once more characters were typed than the
last time we showed a hint &#8211; one more? Or several? Is this related to the
length of the word?</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Build the hint replacing characters in the answer at random with
underscores? Or always add n new helpful characters to the hint? Is n related
to the length of the word?</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Should the first character always be included in the hint?</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Give it a whirl with a few
words of different lengths and you&#8217;ll see it isn&#8217;t so
straightforward&#8230;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dave Burnett<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 23, 2009 5:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Xerte list<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Xerte] Text Entry Hints</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&gt;The handsets also have a
silly little game you can play&nbsp; standalone that works like that.<br>
Word-with-blanks. You type in a letter and it either fills it in or adds a
strike. 3 strikes, move on.<br>
<br>
Hmm, wonder if there's a $1 appstore app hiding in there somewhere?<br>
Do some gaming theory research and see if we can turn it into crack.</span><span
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