06-11-2003, 09:00 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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Full Screen Keyboard 2.0 Public Beta
The popular Full Screen Keyboard from Spb Software House is now in a public beta for version 2.0. This largely re-written version adds several new features, including:
� Word completion
� Customizable keypress sounds
� New SIP control
� New skins
You can download the beta and check it out. Feedback should be sent to "beta at softspb.com" (spam protected).
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06-11-2003, 09:08 PM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,303
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Very funky skins. Cool program. Only problem with Full Screen Keyboard when I tried it was getting finger oil on the screen when I used it. I guess I'll stick with learning FITALY for now....
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06-11-2003, 10:25 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 8
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FWIW, I use version one and am very happy with it. It's perfect for those times when I want to input longer text. I don't want to bother with fitaly, etc., because those times aren't frequent enough to justify the learning curve. This is like using a thumb keyboard without having to carry it around.
Also, unlike other fullscreen software keyboard solutions, inserting text into a document is a single step solution rather than saving it to the clipboard and pasting. This keyboard shows up as an input option (like transcriber, calligrapher, etc.)
I look forward to the new version.
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06-11-2003, 10:27 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 80
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Very cool program. I always want to find out if only landscape mode is supported. Can the keyboard be vertical? I don't have to turn around my Pocket PC with portrait layout.
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06-11-2003, 10:50 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 73
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Neat. Nice new skins too.
So far, so good. It is installed on my TMobile PPC:PE and it is working as expected. No SD Card issue...yet.
What about the "reverse" skins? The normal skins cause the PPC:PE antenna to be pointed against the palm of my hand. I prefer the reverse skins so I can slip the antenna between 2 fingers. It's more comfortable to me that way.
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06-11-2003, 11:16 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 399
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one word.... WOW!
So far much better then version 1 and it works good so far on PPCPE devices.
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06-11-2003, 11:29 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 541
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They're all images, so there's no reason reverse skins or portrait skins shouldn't be possible.
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06-11-2003, 11:43 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,639
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I downloaded the trial of Full Screen Keyboard, Fitaly and Caligrapher, hoping to find the ideal input method. Coming from the Palm world I was using Block Recognizer but wanted something faster.
FSK didn't work for me, maybe my thumbs are too big but I didn't always get the character I wanted to. This was the main reason I didn't buy it.
With Caligrapher, I really wanted to love it and get it working. I tried hard but could never get the recognition to the level I wanted. It also seem to have a conflict issue with Textmaker which is very annoying. For the price, Caligrapher does not seem to really offer much (if anything) over Transcriber which is free.
So far Fitaly is the only one I have actually purchased. I can't get to the speed I want to, but I'm not having to constantly go back and make corrections.
I'm thinking that the Pocketop IR keyboard might be the next thing to try.
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David
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06-12-2003, 04:17 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 118
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Will it be free upgrade to registered FSK 1.0 users?
As it is, I am unable to use FSK 1.0 on my XDA due to various bugs that have been beaten to death on this forum before and hope that this will be the long awaited 'free bug-fix' rather than a "pay to get bug-fix' disguised behind few new 'features' like the cool looking crocodile skin etc... :-)
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06-12-2003, 05:15 AM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by k_kirk
Will it be free upgrade to registered FSK 1.0 users?
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Hmm - we were supposed to have the upgrade text up on that page. Oops. Spb's upgrade policy, across all consumer-level applications, is that minor revisions (1.1, 1.4, etc.) are free. Major releases (2.0, 3.0, etc.) are 50% off retail prices for previous owners. That would make this about $5 to upgrade.
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Originally Posted by k_kirk
As it is, I am unable to use FSK 1.0 on my XDA due to various bugs that have been beaten to death on this forum before and hope that this will be the long awaited 'free bug-fix' rather than a "pay to get bug-fix' disguised behind few new 'features' like the cool looking crocodile skin etc... :-)
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My first thought was "Why the heck can I use it on my XDA then?" :wink: , but if you honestly don't think the predictive text and other enhancements are worth $5, contact me privately and we'll work something out. Spb has put a lot of effort into this new version, and it's certainly not a "paid bug fix". Remember that the core problem you're complaining about is a core OS problem, and it's taken a lot of resources to work through.
Sincerely,
Jason Dunn
VP Marketing
Spb Software House
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