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> there are lots of repeated key-hits, right? Nope, one key per letter. T9 uses an internal dictionary to figure which word you meant, with some memory for pre
by Izkata 1y ago
> there are lots of repeated key-hits, right?
Nope, one key per letter. T9 uses an internal dictionary to figure which word you meant, with some memory for preferred words when there's multiple matches and adding custom words.
- 49531 1y agoExactly this, and occasionally you'd have multiple words come up for the same number combo, but in a consistent manner where the user could learn how many times you needed to hit the 'next' button to get the word you wanted.
- extraduder_ire 1y agoThe phone I used t9 on the most had the "next" button on the * key, an option to sort based on frequency, and replaced the word with "spell?" before cycling the list allowing you to manually edit the word and add it to your dictionary. I assume disabling that sorting function was preferred for people blind-texting.
- bee_rider 1y agoOh wow, that’s wild.