Experts in Italian Writing
Overview
Cloanto's Accenti text input system was designed to increase quality and productivity for users and reduce costs for device manufacturers. It aims to deliver error-free Italian special characters, blending fast and intuitive input with compact keyboard layouts.
Some of the problems that are completely solved by the system:
- Most Italian writers are uncertain about the correct use of accents
- Italian PC keyboards are incomplete
- Mobile and on-screen keyboards have additional space constraints
![[ Selected by the Jury of the Italian Smau Industrial Design Award ]](gfx/smaudesign_anim.gif "Selected by the Jury of the Italian Smau Industrial Design Award")
This disruptive and award-winning input system is the result of more than a decade of research and refinements involving several factors:
- Computer and mobile input systems and habits
- Italian language and linguistical trends
- Language uncertainties of Italian writers
- Needs of expert writers
- Subtle but synergistic interactions that may occur between lack of knowledge of language rules and input device limitations
- Multilanguage contexts
- Chained instances, e.g. virtualization and remote access