01-12-2003, 08:30 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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TextMaker: What's the Verdict?
Pocket PC Thoughts reader Todd is considering purchasing TextMaker, and now that it's been out for a while, he was wondering what his fellow Pocket PC users thought of it. Time for a poll!
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01-12-2003, 09:06 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 633
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Can I suggest the addition of a "Just Show the Results" Option please?
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01-12-2003, 09:13 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 115
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Sorry for the utterly flawed vote, but it was the only thing I could think of as an equivelent to "I don't need it and won't be trying it."
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01-12-2003, 09:30 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 88
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Originally Posted by kennyg
Sorry for the utterly flawed vote, but it was the only thing I could think of as an equivelent to "I don't need it and won't be trying it."
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Ditto. But of course we don't think that you're flawed. 
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01-12-2003, 10:30 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 15
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TextMaker is a wonderful application. I use it every day, and I'm still realizing how great it is. I can't think of anything I can do in Word 2000 that I can't do in TextMaker. Well worth the price, even on a tight budget like mine.
Of course, a full size keyboard is necessary to make TextMaker truly useful, and I highly recommend spending the extra money for the desktop version.
Another plus - installing HP's free printing utility allows you to save RTF documents out of TextMaker to print them from your Pocket PC. How cool is that?
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01-12-2003, 10:33 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 103
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Anyone know when they are going to release thier spreadsheet program? I am currently holding off even thinking about buying TextMaker until that is released (and see if they have a decent price on the two combined). At the price just for the PPC standalone version, I find it bit pricy.
Other than that, it seems like a good word processor. I was going to hammer out a paper for a class on it, but the PC eval copy is refusing to open files made on my PPC.
-Dan
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01-12-2003, 11:02 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 67
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Here is the verdict of infoSync.no about Textmaker:
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Conclusion
Overall, TextMaker is a true wonder of a program. Given a portable keyboard, I would be happy to create a long and complicated document with this application without fear of missing a feature or losing my work. In its efficient use of space (both storage and screen) and equally efficient programming, it stretches the limited platform of the Pocket PC to new limits. In sheer power alone it happily leaves its rivals in the dust: in fact, I�d go so far as to say that this is the most important PPC program now available for almost any mobile professional. Those complaining about its cost obviously don�t realise quite what a landmark this is - proper mobile document creation is now a reality."
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Wow! That sounds pretty impressive...
Their Textmaker review is here:
http://www.infosync.no/show.php?id=2817
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01-12-2003, 11:05 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,878
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Originally Posted by DrtyBlvd
Can I suggest the addition of a "Just Show the Results" Option please?
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What about "View Results" under the "Submit Vote" button?
Steve
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"My eyes are rolling back in my head so far I can see my grey matter bubbling and frothing from reading this thread....bleh." JD
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01-12-2003, 11:07 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 498
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The old HPC version textmaker can print document so good that i used everyday in my Jornada 568, but this PPC version removed this SO IMPORTANT function, i have to pass it.
I believe a lot of people here Don't know textmake could print pictures and documents seamless before.
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01-12-2003, 11:50 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 59
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I like Textmaker, but there are things that I struggle doing and the documentation isn't good enough yet to help me. They would really benefit from a support forum or mailing list to help us help each other.
While I'm on the subject; how DO you do multiple level numbered headings?
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