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A couple months ago I posted about hitting 100k gestures here, if you're interested in reading more about the data collection project. If you're already familiar, this is an update to say I met my original long term goal, and am continuing my journey to be a walking dataset for the project. I'll see you in like, October for 500k gestures if I actually make it there; I'm projected to at the rate I'm going.
Interesting updates since I last posted:
Eclectic recently did an interview on Fireside Fedi (PeerTube) about the project, if you're interested in listening to more about the process.
Heliboard 4.0 is close to officially releasing, and has beta releases out if you want to check it out early. It has a number of new features, though the big change for gesture stuff coming is the option to do passive gathering, which can be enabled on a per-app basis, and entries manually reviewable before submission.
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In case someone unfamiliar finds this post, in March, HeliBoard began its project to create a FOSS gesture library. This is the feature which allows users to swipe their fingers across an on screen keyboard, in order to produce words. Currently—if you are using this feature at all—you are utilizing a proprietary library, such as from Google.
Right now, it's in the collection phase, as this will need a mountain of user data to analyze before anything substantial can happen. This phase is planned to last until several months from now, and the more people send in words, the better!
Info on the project: Video (PeerTube) | Text Tutorial
Maybe seeing someone who's serious about sending in data will inspire others to send some too. Here's hoping, anyway! I've been doing a fair bit, but a handful of people doing a lot less would easily exceed my output. Ape together...strong!
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