S9 Input Method for Android#

S9 is an Android input method that utilizes swipe motions to distinguish different characters on a single key.

State of Project

I (Gilbert) have decided to stop working on this for a variety of reasons. I thought someone would be interested in picking it up or forking it, so I put it on GitHub.

For a list of "things to do", see "wiki" and "issues."

Demo

Watch here

Installation

If you want to play around with it (it's still WIP), download S9.apk from repo and do the following:

1. Install ASTRO file manager from market
2. Goto settings -> applications -> check "unknown sources"
3. Transfer attached .apk to SD card.
4. Open ASTRO manager, find S9.apk, open it with app manager, install
5. Settings -> Language & Keyboard -> make sure S9 is checked
6. Find some input field, long press -> input method -> choose S9

Developer Tips

Here are some resources to get started:

• Creating an Input Method
• How to use Multi-touch in Android 2
• Creating Binary Dictionaries

The Sample Soft Keyboard, android-greek-ime, and the LatinIME source code are great places to figure out how to do things.

Contact

gilbert.kf.leung AT gmail.com

License

See attached MIT's license.