[Xerte] Text Entry Hints

[Julian Tenney]

Interesting problem: how to generate the hints:

 

For example, the word is 'interactive', so generate successive hints
like this:

 

_n___ac__v_

Int__act_v_

Int_ractiv_

 

Where successive hints become more helpful, building on previous hints -
or do we show a new random hint each time, i.e.

 

_nt_ra_ti_e

I_t_r_ct_ve

In__ra__ive

 

So what are the rules?

 

-          Need to wait for at least so many characters to be typed -
fixed or related to the length of the word - wait for more characters to
be typed before hinting longer words?

-          Only show so many hints per word - but short words should get
less hints than long words;

-          Only show a new hint once more characters were typed than the
last time we showed a hint - one more? Or several? Is this related to
the length of the word?

-          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?

-          Should the first character always be included in the hint?

 

Give it a whirl with a few words of different lengths and you'll see it
isn't so straightforward...

 

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 5:24 PM
To: Xerte list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Text Entry Hints

 

>The handsets also have a silly little game you can play  standalone
that works like that.
Word-with-blanks. You type in a letter and it either fills it in or adds
a strike. 3 strikes, move on.

Hmm, wonder if there's a $1 appstore app hiding in there somewhere?
Do some gaming theory research and see if we can turn it into crack. 

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