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jwjohn
02-01-2003, 02:19 PM
I was messing with a Ipaq at work the other day and I like the transcriber feature.

Is there anything like that I can get for my NX?
tifosiv122
02-01-2003, 03:42 PM
Originally posted by jwjohn
I was messing with a Ipaq at work the other day and I like the transcriber feature.

Is there anything like that I can get for my NX?

There are a few programs that let you write anywhere on the screen (Jot for example) but I don't know of any that will 'transcribe' full words...anyone out there know of one?

Erik
BornABruin
05-14-2003, 03:58 PM
The Transcriber program definitely is one of the best things about my Compaq IPAQ. I too would be interested in someone producing a similar piece of software for the Palm OS.
LockeEVP
05-14-2003, 04:18 PM
Do a search on Palm Gear for Teal Script.
Alistar
05-14-2003, 04:28 PM
Tealscript is not the transcriber function.
The transcriber function is a handwriting recognition utility.
You write a word and the iPaq or whatever interprets that word, like the newtons only it actually works pretty well.
I got about 75%-80% accuracy with no training when I was playing with one for a couple of hours.
yOyOYoo
05-14-2003, 04:52 PM
the one thing I like better about PPCs is their version of graffiti input. It just seems so natural and intuitive. I like that fact that there is a seperate category for capital as well as lower cased letters. I hate having to stroke "up" in graffiti to capitalize a letter.
keesercc
05-14-2003, 05:27 PM
transcriber was hitch number one I had when trying to decide between a PPC and a CLIE. transcriber is the kryptonite to my CLIE.
LockeEVP
05-14-2003, 07:22 PM
Tealscript lets you tell the Clie what to recognize-you can even make multiple ways to recognize each letter.
OcellNuri
05-14-2003, 08:03 PM
I'd love to see a transcriber program developed for PalmOS. I obviously don't know of any... Seems like it would have to be OS5 only though. The hit on a Dragonball chip would be pretty big.
lelit
05-15-2003, 04:34 AM
AFAIK Paragon Software is working (http://www.penreader.com/technologies/Handwriting.html) over porting their Pen Reader recognition program to Palm OS 5 . It is not so powerful as Transcriber (it can't recognize cursive writing), but anyway you can write words as a whole, not letter-by-letter, and in any place on screen. Besides, it can boast multy-language support, including cyrillic etc
kenbotwinick
05-15-2003, 11:43 AM
I'm not sure why anyone wants handwriting recognition. Do you know anybody that can write nearly as fast as they can type? I don't. Unless they can't type at all, in which case they probably aren't tech heads using these fun techno toys.

I use MessageEase by Exideas.com. It is a way to type on Palm OS devices. I can easily get 40-50 words per minute. If I really try I'm sure I could get 60. Since I bought Message Ease, an external keyboard has become a nicety instead of a necessity. I couldn't even imagine using standard Graffiti ever again...

Just my two cents...