10-22-2003, 04:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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Expanding Platforms For TextMaker and PlanMaker
http://www.softmaker.de/tmpoll_en.htm
SoftMaker is considering expanding the platforms they support for the world class word processor TextMaker and the as yet unreleased spreadsheet PlanMaker. They want your help to decide where they should focus their development efforts. Choices include the Mac, both OS9 and OSX, several flavors of Unix and the P800. Go vote for your favorite alternate platform. They already support Pocket PCs, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.
I'm interested in a something myself so lets do a quick poll on TextMaker. how many of you use TextMaker for your portable word processing needs?
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10-22-2003, 04:05 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 114
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I probably would use Textmaker, but it's so darn expensive! Even when it's on sale, it is still expensive. I just can't justify spending that much money on an application that augments the built-in option. I know that the feature set for the software puts Pocket Word to shame, but still can't justify it.
I'd be curious to hear why other folks aren't using it.
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10-22-2003, 04:55 PM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 182
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Cost is the major factor for me as well.
Edit: With all those mentioning the size, I do remember that the amount of space it takes on my device was another factor in my decision not to use it.
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10-22-2003, 05:01 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 454
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I am using it because I'm a professional writer, and I just can't send a document to my editor with things like inch-marks instead of smart-quotes in it. That example alone is such a small feature, but it's the main reason I switched programs.
The feature-set of TextMaker is vast. It's almost too much for me. But I'm also writing my third novel in it, and there's just no way to go back and fix up things like 'dumb'-quotes and hyphens instead of em-dashes. (AutoFormat? Not on my document, thank you!)
PocketWord is nice and simple, and sometimes I wish I could use it. But it just doesn't do what I need it to do. I can't be mangling my editor's original documents by opening them in PocketWord, and I need a fuller set of characters than it wants to give me.
So, no, I don't suppose TextMaker is for everyone. But it is the choice for me.
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10-22-2003, 05:54 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 717
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I was hell bend on using TM. I really liked the feature set and all the options it offers but… It is far too much and far to complicated to actually get anything done on a small screen like that. I use Word to get the main ideas across, just so they are down on “paper”, then bring the document over to a PC and in a fraction of the time that it takes to peck around the PPC screen I would get it all edited on a PC. If I did not use a PC and needed to submit documents right off the PPC then yes, but since PPC relies heavily on a PC anyway this seemed very redone.
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10-22-2003, 06:14 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 89
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Fourth poll option
I too would like to use it but can't. The expense isn't really all thaaaat bad when it's on sale... I figure if I really would use it it would be worth that price. For me it's just a bit on the large size. I only have a 3650 and running the demo off the CF card was definitely not an option.
Why can't we have a halfway point? Something like PocketWord that actually KEEPS your auto-indent settings and the fonts you deliberately chose, but add things like tables and a better file format.
Actually, I'd like to see a mini-FrontPage (or Mozilla Composer) for PPC. That would be just about perfect.
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10-22-2003, 07:07 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 430
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I have a copy of textmaker, but it is not installed at the moment due to lack of space. I used to use it to write simple HTML text files, but WM2003 has improved support for this in Word, so now I do it there.
Installed, Textmaker is around 7Mb. That would fill about 80% of my free space (memory and storage). Its hard enough running apps with the limited space I have left now :evil: . Bring on PPCs with 128 MB RAM!!! :roll:
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10-22-2003, 08:09 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,911
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It cost way to much for me.
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10-22-2003, 08:11 PM
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Thoughts Media Review Team
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 749
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I use Textmaker extensively to take notes during meetings, drafts of documents; work on reviews for Pocket PC Thoughts, etc.
But...you need to have a full-size (or folding) keyboard attached as well, to really make the most of it.
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10-23-2003, 12:38 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 17
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Ed,
The list of choices in your poll is incomplete, 'cause I don't fit into any of them. :wink:
Suggested Additions:
O I use Pocket Word but am wanting for better
O Desktop compatability concerns keep me strapped to Pocket Word
O Wow! I can do word processing on my Pocket PC?
Of course then I would want to check both the first and second of my suggestions. :mrgreen:
EricR
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