Bug 171912

Summary:	KDE should have support for predictive text input
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] kdelibs	Reporter:	Janne Ojaniemi <janne.ojaniemi>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	karaluh, mumismo
Priority:	NOR
Version:	SVN
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Janne Ojaniemi 2008-09-30 17:59:00 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.1.1)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

KDE should have support for predictive text input. This method of input is used by devices like iPhone/ipod touch, internet tablets and phones, where keyboards are limited. If KDE is to be used in such devices, it should have built-in pervasive support for this. And not only would this benefit such ultra-mobile devices. I don't see any reason why this wouldn't support "normal" computers as well. Especially netbooks, with their cramped keyboards.

I think that the work to support this is already halfway done. KDE already supports spellchecking, and this is in many ways related to it. The difference is that whereas spellchecking simply marks the words as mistyped, this system proactively fixes them, and suggests words even before the user has finished typing them.

Comment 1 Jordi Polo 2008-11-25 08:07:24 UTC

I think this is a kdelibs thing, maybe a good addon to the now only spellchecking capable Sonnet