I need a faster way to type.

Roasted · 10-14-06, 07:03 PM

I've tried two things. First I looked around to see if there was any speech to text software. Unfortunately I couldn't find anything that fit the bill.

So then I started to take a closer look at this transcribe thing, where you write it and it converts it to text. Is there anyway I can train this thing so it recognizes my hand writing better? I'm writing simple words like HI with accurate percision and I'm getting output like ;290()!. It's upsetting. :(

I just simply can't stand using that tiny stylus, and on top of that it's an annoyance to tap each key. Sometime this week I'm getting a new kind of stylus in, it's a cap that fits on your finger which has a point. I think I'll be able to tap-type much faster then, but until then I'm curious to see what my other options are. Ideas?

**Rishad** · 10-14-06, 07:05 PM

Search for TenGO free and TenGO on the board. And if you don't like using the stylus then search for Spb Fullscreen keyboard.

Howard2k · 10-14-06, 07:05 PM

You haven't done the basic training on the transcriber yet? Or you're looking for MORE accuracy?

Roasted · 10-14-06, 07:14 PM

Ah hah. So there is training. My buddy who's sold PDA's for years said I had to train it, yet I couldn't figure out how to train it. Where might I find that? I looked in the manual but I MUST of missed it.

krhainos · 10-14-06, 07:38 PM

As a former PalmOS user, I find the Block Recognizer to be the quickest. Some characters are a smidge different -- but so far the quickest I think. I also find the mini-virtual QWERTY keyboard to be the slowest, but mandatory when typing in passwords that used mixed-case and punctuation.

Roasted · 10-14-06, 07:42 PM

I just got TengoFREE installed. Even after using the tutorial, I have NO CLUE how this works. Can anybody enlighten me?

10-14-06, 07:49 PM

I didnt like tengo either. What i did was to puchase a ppc with build in QWERTY keyboard. Both on sceen and one u can quickly fold out.

Roasted · 10-14-06, 07:55 PM

Maybe a fold out keyboard would do me good. Any suggestions? I guess I'll check newegg for now.

STi Sev · 10-14-06, 07:55 PM

Tengo is worthless, in my opinion.

I use the default keyboard and it works fine.

STi Sev · 10-14-06, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Maybe a fold out keyboard would do me good. Any suggestions? I guess I'll check newegg for now.

ThinkOutside keyboard is the ONLY one to consider.

Dell has one that has nicer color version as well.

AKAJohnDoe · 10-14-06, 07:58 PM

I use the Block Recognizer 90% and the default Keyboard 10%, and prevented the other options from showing via Tweaks2K2.

Roasted · 10-14-06, 08:10 PM

Block Recognizer doesn't like me. I hope the on screen keyboard will be better to use once I get that new finger-cap stylus and I don't have to use this ridiculous skinnyass stylus that came with the axim. Looks like I'm outa options... but looking into that keyboard now...

edit - sorry to sound cheap but the keyboard is a definite no. Too much for me to just talk on aim.

Be nice if there was an on-screen keyboard that had JUST letters. Then for numbers/shift there was a separate key to access them. That might give the keys a bigger area on screen then.

10-14-06, 08:14 PM

If you're looking beyond on-screen keyboards, you might consider Calligrapher; its write-pad option is something I find very useful for entering text. I like the ThinkOutside keyboard very much, too.

Howard2k · 10-14-06, 08:33 PM

Start, Settings, Input will let you train Transcriber. It should have prompted you to do this the first time you tried to use it.

There are also two built in keyboards and one IS larger. Have you tried the larger one?

Roasted · 10-14-06, 08:35 PM

I didn't know there were 2. How can I get to it?

cancel that - found it.

2nd edit - yeah its MUCH nicer. When I get my new pointer that fits on my finger itll be badass then.