Nugget359

I'm a complete PPC noob, and I don't own an Axim yet. I came from a Handspring Visor Prism, and was just wondering how you type text in on the pocket pc. Thanks.

silentknight

Well you got your options
for one, you can use the
exact same method as on
your Palm, palm calls it grafiti
PPC calls it Block Recognizer
its virtually identical to the palm
grafiti system...

there's also a onscreen virtual
keyboard

and letter recognizer
which is close to block recognizer

and then finally there's
Transcriber...
where you can write
anywhere on the screen, words
or sentences at a time... and it
will recognize when done..

or when taking notes, you can doodle
all you want save it.. and then hit "Recognize"
later.. and it will turn your hand written notes
into text..

And plus you can get your 3rd party apps
such as fitaly (spelling..)

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Sir Robin

I'm a palm switcher too... thanks for the heads up!

silentknight

Welcome to PPC! ..

I came from palms too :-) several of them!..

i am amazed at how the prices have switched!!!

I used to buy Palms because they were SO
much cheaper, but now the Palm device
I want is $600, and the axim only cost
me $300 !!!

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afield689

The best input method I have ever used (other than folding keyboard) is a program called 'FITALY'
It is a different keyboard layout, but after a few days of steady practice, it becomes very fast to input large amounts of text on the go (I work walking around. . .)
Fitaly has shortcuts and more shortcuts, and every umlaut or any other symbol you will need. Using a "tap-n-slide" technique with the stylus, you can decide to produce a capital letter, or any custom punctuation you choose when customizing Fitaly for your needs. You can also customize whole phrases to insert with two taps. This is a great tool for people who want to input a lot of text and just can't use a keyboard for whatever reason. It takes a little used to at first, but it is well worth it.
The link is
http://www.fitaly.com

Nugget359

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Originally posted by silentknight or when taking notes, you can doodle all you want save it.. and then hit "Recognize" later.. and it will turn your hand written notes into text..

Whoa, nice!

Nugget359

is there a specific area where you have to write?

(oh, btw, my new refurbished axim comes wednesday!)

silentknight

Not with transcriber...

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Nugget359

Well, what about the other ones?

silentknight

I am sure there is a way, nothing I have played with though...

I usually use the on screen keyboard.

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schrags11

I came from a Handspring Visor Platinum :D