FrogPad USB User Manual
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Attaches to
Macs, PC's, Tablets,
Macs, PC's, Tablets,
USB host PDA's, Wearable-PC's,
USB host PDA's, Wearable-PC's,
devices such as:
Notebooks, etc!
Notebooks, etc!
FrogPad USB Instruction Manual
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Learning FrogPad
Chapter 1 Do you Frog?
Chapter 2 Understanding the Keys
Left & Right Keyboard Layouts
Chapter 3 How to "Frog"
Chapter 4 Mac Command Key
Chapter 5 Key Arrangement Chart
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Do you Frog? Very soon you will be. If you read the instructions,
review the Tutorial and also have a look at the quick reference
card, Frogging is easy. Within an hour, you will be touch-typing.
(About the same time it takes to learn graffiti on a PDA or similar
device.)
But first, let us discuss the opportunity of FrogPad. FrogPad has
broken the Qwerty code. FrogPad is the most unique and powerful
approach to text intensive data entry. It has been designed to be
the next global standard for human computer interfaces. Execute
any command, used on your regular keyboard with two hands, with
just one hand and your FrogPad.
What does this imply? Although we first marketed FrogPad as
being an ergonomic keyboard, the true value of FrogPad is in the
portable wireless Internet market. FrogPad is the only portable,
compact, and fully functional one-handed keyboard that can provide
accuracy and speed for text intensive data applications. Plus it is
easy to learn.
Here are a few things to keep in mind when you are training on Froggy.
Remember that it took a semester (56 hours) to learn to type 40 wordsa-minute (WPM) on the standard keyboard. It will take you less than
10 hours to learn 40 WPM on FrogPad. Some have achieved 40 WPM
in 6 hours. The fact is 79% of the typing population hunts and pecks.
FrogPad is a natural transition for those who hunt and peck.
If you are from the hand-held game generation, you may be inclined to
hold a FrogPad in both hands and use your thumbs. This approach will
work with FrogPad. However, learning to use the FrogPad is easiest
when you first train yourself on one hand.
What does training mean? As a normal human your attention span may
allow you to stick to the tutorial for 10-15 minutes at a time. (Let us
know how long it is for Super Humans...) Also, remember to keep your
eyes on the monitor and not at the keyboard. You will be touch-typing
within an hour.
Two of the unique patented differences to Froggy are the algorithm and
the intuitive letter layout. This makes it fast and easy to learn.
FrogPad Manual
1. Do you Frog?
Left & Right Keyboard Layouts
Notice the 15 center keys. At the top left corner, the letters that are in black are used in 86% of the
English language. On the bottom left, the letters are in green, which are used in 14% of the English
language. In the most difficult language, Czech, those 15 letters still comprise 70% of that language.
In most Latin-based languages and in Japanese, it is close to 90%. We also define the character
positions for Arabic, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Korean and Pin Yin for future models.
15 Center Keys
Lefty Layout
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NOTE: When referring to the "LEFTY" FrogPad
We will abbreviate with LHL for 'Left Handed Layout'
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2. Understanding the Keys
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We designed the FrogPad around the natural motion of the hand.
Here are a few exercises:
1. Try "Drumming" your fingers on your desk. This natural motion
starts with the pinky finger and goes one finger at a time to the
index finger. Practice this a few times.
2. This next finger motion is the only new thing you will have to
learn. We'll practice first by doing the following:
press and release your desk with your thumb and fingers like this-
• thumb and index finger
• thumb and middle finger
• thumb and ring finger
• thumb and pinky finger
We call this "simultaneous key press".
FROGGY'S
For (RHL) Place your thumb on the bottom left-hand
key <Space>, and your middle finger on the <H> key.
Press both keys simultaneously and you will produce
the letter <l> (Lowercase L).
For (LHL) Place your thumb on the bottom righthand key <Space>, and your middle finger on the <H>
QUICK
GUIDE!
key. Press both keys simultaneously and you will
produce the letter <l> (Lowercase L).
3. Now place your three middle fingers on the Primary Keys (threecentermost keys) and drum your fingers. You will type "t-h-e".
4. Look at the key above the <H>, and you will see the <R>, now use
what you just learned to type "there"
5. Below the <H> you will see the <N>, now type "then"
6. How about vowels? We have those too. Look at the key directly
above the <E> and you will see <A>, and below the <E> is the <I>.
On the far left side you will see the <O> and <U>. Your index finger
is the strongest finger on your hand. Consequently, you have access
to the all the vowels on one finger.
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7. Next, we have all of the diagraphs of the English language, such as ei, ou, th,
wh, st, ed, re, er, ed, in. We took these into consideration as we planned the letter
layout.
8. Be mindful of what keys you've activated, such as the <Shift> key. If you find
that your mouse is highlighting text, press the <Shift> key until the indicator light
goes off. You can also reset the FrogPad by holding the <Shift> key down for 3
seconds. After this action, all indicator lights will return to their normal position
of "off" or inactive.
What are all the lights about??
Some lights blink differently to indicate different conditions.
The Num Lock, Caps Lock, & Scroll Lock lights are controlled by
the host computer (usually, but not always, under the direction of the
corresponding key combinations). The right hand light is controlled
by the FrogPad in response to <Right> & <Left> key action.
The other lights across the top; the Ctrl Light and the Alt Light,
are either 'off' or continuously 'on' depending on what keys you are
using. The GUI light blinks (depending on the condition of <GUI> and <App>}.
Number Mode and Symbol Mode cannot be on simultaneously. For example,
if you are in Symbol Mode and you press the <Number> key, Symbol Mode
will be cancelled and the light will go off. However, Symbol Mode "remembers"
if Number Mode is on, so (Keypad or Keyboard) Number Mode is restored when
Symbol Mode is turned off.
Tech-Talk: How does Froggy work anyway?
When a primary key is pressed, the code is sent to your computer like a standard
keyboard. Some functions have about a one-half second delay which cannot be
changed by users. Note, in particular, that codes for secondary characters are sent
immediately because two keys i.e. the key for a character and the <Space> key
are pressed simultaneously. Thus, codes for secondary characters are sent sooner
than those for primary characters.
The delay-before-repeat and the repeat rate can be set on most computer systems.
For example, this is done under "Keyboard" on the "Control Panel" of most MS
Windows® systems. For some people, adjustment of the delay and repeat rate
may make the FrogPad easier to use.
Thank you again for being one of our early adopters. Your insights will make
Froggie the next global standard for data entry. If you have any questions and/or
at any time get 'stuck', please feel free to email us. You may also find answers to
your questions on the FrogBlog at http://frogpad.zeroforum.com/
The Chief Frog Officer
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