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The board

How row and column scanning works, and how to correct mistakes.

The highlight moves by itself, so you never have to aim. You only choose when.

Scanning

Rows

Each row lights up in turn. Select when your row is lit.

Keys

Each key in that row lights up in turn. Select when your key is lit.

Back to the top

After a key is chosen, scanning restarts at the top row.

Keys

KeyDoes
A phrase on the top rowSpeaks it at once and copies it. Your typed text is untouched.
␣Adds a space.
⌫Deletes the last character.
↩Ends every row. Leaves the row without typing, if you picked the wrong one.

If you pick a row and choose nothing for two full passes, scanning returns to the rows by itself.

Why the letters are in that order

Letters are ordered by how often they appear in English, not as on a keyboard. With scanning, every position costs time, so the common letters are reached first. E is two steps away and Z is eight.

Phrasesspeak at onceLettersmost commonfirstYes0No1I needwater2I needhelp3Thankyou4Pleasewait5↩6␣1E2T3A4O5⌫6↩7I2N3S4H5R6D7↩8L3C4U5M6W7F8↩9G4Y5P6B7V8K9↩10J5X6Q7Z8.9?10↩11⌫Delete: removes thelast character↩Back: leaves the rowwithout typingfewer movesmore moves
The default board, drawn as a map. The number on each key is how many times the highlight has to move to reach it from the top of the board: row number plus position in the row. At the default speed each move takes 1 second, and you also make two selects. With the phrase row removed, every letter is one move closer.

The bottom strip

The strip shows the signals as Glint receives them: the eyebrow trace with its threshold, the breathing trace, whether you are talking, and your pulse. Pulse is display only.

Gestures

How to raise your eyebrows and breathe out so that Glint recognises it.

Settings

Scan speed, quick phrases, telemetry and deleting your data.

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ScanningRowsKeysBack to the topKeysWhy the letters are in that orderThe bottom strip