Virtual Graffitti?

[crittersmom]

You've all been so wonderful and helpful in answering all my questions :) You may soon regret that ;) In any case, I was wondering if someone could explain virtual graffitti to me. How is it different from the regular graffitti? What does it have to do with my T665c? Are there any helpful links?

Fortunately, I catch on quick so once I've asked a question I rarely ask it again.

Critter's Mom

[Eric S]

Unfortunately, virtual graffiti has nothing to do with the existing T line. Basically, virtual graffiti is where the LCD display is taller than the normal square display, and the bottom third (approximately, exact amount depends on the PDA) is used for a graffiti area and optionally a taskbar-like object.

This by itself has just a few minor advantages: programs can alter the graffiti area, adding more buttons, backgrounds, and such. The graffiti area becomes backlit, making it easier to use in the dark. It allows digital ink, which is to say you can see what your graffiti looks like as you're drawing it.

However, all this is not why people who are used to VG love it. The reason people like myself love it is because you can minimize a virtual graffiti area, which causes the display area to expand. This way, you can see a longer list of addresses, see more of a web page, have a larger pinball table visible, etc. It can be very addictive. In the case of the HandEra 330, it went one step farther in that the OS had builtin landscape support, which made working on spreadsheets very nice, as the display was 50% wider than it was high when turned sideways.