The novelist's method
IBM engineer and blogger Michael Tolva contacted Richard Powers in disbelief about the dictation of his recent work (see my last post). Here's Mr Powers' reply about his correction UI:
...the combination of stylus and speech is far more fluid and powerful for me than a keyboard ever was. Two taps are usually all it takes to fix a misheard word. Occasionally, I highlight a phrase and speak again. When a word isn’t in the speech lexicon, I handwrite it in. Using handwriting, I can easily change individual letters faster than it would take me to navigate and correct with the arrow keys, backspace, and letter keys. On rare occasions when it’s needed, I can also drop into spelling mode and speak the spelling of a word out loud. As a last resort, for short acronyms, foreign words, etc., I can peck things in with the on-screen keyboard.
Poetry in motion?
