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> Which? Palm OS5 or WinCE? it is an xda2. as far as i've found there's no linux support for the phone module and writing my own is beyond me. mine uses word recognition as far as i can tell. It rarely (if ever) spells things wrong. it's more likely to pick the wrong word. and if you're not writing a word it tends to pick one for you. > criticising something without even trying it. just saying what i expect. if i'd tried it it would't be an expectation :p but you're right that i have no real evidence to base it on. On 10/10/06, Neil Williams <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 10/10/06 13:11:42, Michael Mortimore wrote: > > My pda (admittedly not linux) > > > Palm Graffiti2 is, IMHO, very usable within the very limited resources > of a Palm PDA. It isn't intended as handwriting recognition and if you > are thinking of it as such, the comparison is more than a touch unfair. > > Small PDA's like Palms operate "stroke recognition" and the available > processing power means such devices will never be able to "learn" your > style. You must adapt to the software. Unfortunate, but necessary given > the amount of processor power available on such devices. > > For larger handhelds (iPAQ), Rosetta is quite usable but I still have > to be VERY expansive and quite child-like in the formation of > characters. No matter if the character is lower case or upper case, it > must cover 90% or so of the available area and be as "open" as possible > - the kind of writing most children do at primary school level. > > Note: If your PDA is running WinCE (or Windows Mobile as M$ would like > to claim), you can run GNU/Linux on it. Seek out the Familiar > Distribution, used with Opie (like KDE) or GPE (like Gnome). I write > software for GPE so I'm biased. > :-) > http://familiar.handhelds.org/ > > Also, see my review of installing Familiar: > http://www.dcglug.org.uk/wiki/?id=view/dist-reviews/misc/4 > > (It isn't for faint-hearted.) > > > has handwriting recognition and it's > > more trouble than it's worth. it takes so long to fix recognition > > mistakes that the onscreen keyboard is significantly quicker. I > > found > > myself having to learn the symbols it knows rather than teach it my > > handwriting. It often interprets click and drag as writing when i > > didn't want it to. > > A common problem and very difficult to solve without a seriously > heavyweight CPU (for a handheld). > > Some of the medium-sized Psion devices have sufficient power but once > the device becomes large enough to support a half-decent battery life > of such a thirsty processor, a keyboard becomes quite possible and > often expected. Catch 22. > > Let's face the truth: Most people can't read each other's handwriting. > (And as a pharmacist who registered before computers were commonplace > in GP surgeries, I've seen a LOT of BAD handwriting!!!) Handwriting > recognition may seem like a good idea but in practical terms, the only > way it can ever work is for *people* to relearn how to write clearly > and above all, slowly. > > > I don't know if there's linux software for handwriting recognition > > but > > if there was I'd expect it to be equally awful. > > That's just laughable. You're criticising something without even trying > it. > > 1. You *must* bear in mind the amount of processing power available. > 2. The amount of processing power in a handheld is tiny compared to > what could be available in a tablet (the original query). > 3. Your expectations of free software functionality are not encouraging. > :-( > > Within the confines available, I think Rosetta does a really good job. > Improving it means giving the device more CPU power and that just > undoes a lot of the reason for needing handwriting recognition. > > -- > > Neil Williams > ============= > http://www.data-freedom.org/ > http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ > http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ > > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > > > > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html