I checked out your site[1] and stumbled upon Dasher[2]. That is an amazing way to type! Do you still use it? I would love to think further about the typography and spacing to make it clearer, but curious what your experience has been.
Dasher put some of that back, it really is invaluable. But I think it's been abandoned because it's not been updated for years and while I think it doesn't need much more polish in the functionality department; I think it could do with a little bit of a shine in the UI and the typography as you quite rightly point out.
I played with an iPhone app[1] version for a while and was able to get moving pretty fast. It makes text input feel like a game. Also, I realized that a lot of the colors are customizable in the settings.
Looking into the project further, it looks like it was run by David MacKay's research lab (Inference Group) and he unfortunately passed away a few years ago. Will continue looking to see if I can find anyone still working on it. Most interesting innovation in input tech that I have seen in a while!
Do you use Dasher for coding as well?
[1] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dasher-mobile/id1304772617
That really gladdens me to see that there is a mobile app, although in a massive (and really funny) ironic twist is quite difficult for this disabled person to use! I can see how it will be much much easier and faster for able-bodied people though, and I'm so glad it exists.
I do use it for coding sometimes on my, but mostly it's a mixture of an on-screen keyboard and by situation with DragonDictate for Mac using Sublime Text.