Toward an optimized arabic keyboard design for single-pointer applications

Authors:
Abir Benabid Najjar
Affiliations:
King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Venue:
Proceedings of the 15th annual conference companion on Genetic and evolutionary computation
Year:
2013

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Abstract

This paper introduces an ongoing project that aims to design an Arabic keyboard for applications that predominantly use single pointer input device. Such applications are available in mobile devices like Portable Data Assistant (PDA) and Smart phones, as well as in gaze controlled interfaces which constitute an on-growing mode of communication, especially for people with mobility impairment. In this paper, we focus on the optimization of the key arrangement based on the movement time of one pointer (finger, stylus, eye...) and character transition frequencies in the Arabic language. Experimental results show that the optimized layout improves the overall typing speed and outperforms the commonly used Arabic keyboards.