Comments on: DOTRIX LCD watch: Cryptic, but intuitive.

By: mushy

mushy — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:39:58 +0000

Ok thanx Makko.

By: Makkovik

Makkovik — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:54 +0000

I like the idea & the overall look. The quick reveal mode is nice.

By: mushy

mushy — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 06:43:18 +0000

Thanx DZ.

By: dzign555

dzign555 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:04:08 +0000

Nice stuff!! 5y

By: mushy

mushy — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 08:17:59 +0000

Thanx a lot Jose.

By: Jose

Jose — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:43:05 +0000

Great job of encryption albeit with limits by language.
I like the concept. My support
Good luck
5/Y_

By: mushy

mushy — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:21:13 +0000

ok Jorge thanx for that. Sorry I don’t know too much Spanish. The thing is it’s not really that cryptic when you know what’s going on because the dots form the shape of the original words. I just see the groups of dots as words. I guess that’s why TF say it’s “intuitive”. Thanx for your help.

By: Jorge Luis

Jorge Luis — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:19:45 +0000

I mean, considering ‘c’ as a short letter, it would be:
6: seis: (s)1 (e)1 (i)2 (s)1
8: ocho: (o)1 (c)1 (h)2 (o)1

But I suppose TokyoFlash would find a workaround… it’s a truly cryptic watch.

By: mushy

mushy — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:19:49 +0000

French numbers work ok. (‘p’ and ‘q’ count as a tall letters):

0 zero
1 un
2 deux
3 trois
4 quatre
5 cinq
6 six
7 sept
8 huit
9 neuf

By: mushy

mushy — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:10:37 +0000

hehe Actually those Spanish numbers are distinguishable, Jorge, because “i” counts as a tall letter (see text) and so is represented by 2 dots. It probably works for other languages too. Thanx for your comment and vote. Really appreciate it.

By: Jorge Luis

Jorge Luis — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:57:38 +0000

First, I don’t understand the idea… :S then, I fully read the post and found what each dot means. I’m agree that non-English speakers would found it hard to read. In Spanish ’5′/’9′ (“cinco”/”nueve”) and ’6′/’8′ (“seis”/”ocho”) will look the same using this concept.
But, because this, I will say 4* (4.5 isn’t possible )

P.S.: The “eight” reminds me the doodles of Google

By: mushy

mushy — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:42:49 +0000

Thanx for leaving a comment xian. It does say “i” is a tall letter. I don’t know if ‘blur’ has been used.

By: xian

xian — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:23:12 +0000

Damn. That was a tough one for me, Mushy! The ‘i’ was thowing me the most, but I got it. Has the name ‘blur’ been used for a design here?

By: mushy

mushy — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:29:20 +0000

Yes, bricouille, I can imagine it might be tricky if you don’t speak English very well. Maybe the numbers could be displayed in different languages. Thanx for your feedback.

By: mushy

mushy — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:25:02 +0000

Hey thanx alex!