01-05-2004, 06:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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Review Of Input Methods
http://www.mtekk.com.au/browse/page455.html
MTekk has reviewed five input methods using the new XDA II. They are:
� FITALY
� FSB (Full Screen Keyboard)
� Word Logic
� TenGO
� Quickwriter
� Resco
Head over there if you are looking for a better input method than what you are currently using. You can browse my Pocket PC page of course to see which one I use. ;-)
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01-05-2004, 07:12 PM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,303
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Interesting. I was expecting FITALY to walk it & was surprised to see it only got 5 out of 10. I tired it for the trail period but was not sure about committing. I can see how it would be faster if I stuck with it, but I'm not sure...
WordLogic with 9 out of 10 looks worth a look though. I will install it and see how I get on. Whenever my wife uses my PPC she likes to use Letter Recogniser, so it's definitely each to their own. :!:
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01-05-2004, 07:25 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 813
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Hmmm, I thought I recognised that Icbar skin from the tengo picture!  I would have rated Tengo higher though.
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01-05-2004, 07:30 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 300
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I use Wordlogic for ages and I can say that it ROCKS! 8)
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01-05-2004, 07:46 PM
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Review Coordinator Emeritus
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 451
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Great review... personally, I rank Fitaly quite a bit higher. It's difficult to get good enough with Fitaly to really benefit from its design within the context of a review. So I think Fitaly got two strikes for its learning curve... once because the curve exists (no denying that), and again because the learning curve prevented the reviewer from becoming proficient enough in the time available to experience the best of the product. I'd give it a 9/10.
I was a big WordLogic fan a couple of years ago, but I went away from it because I felt it need improvements, and none have come forth. It's nice, but somewhat short of perfect, and it really needs to evolve. It's been a while, but one of my major gripes was the lack of gesturing for caps. In its current state, I'd give it a 7/10.
I tried Tengo, and I encountered all of the same issue with it as did Mike. I think his rating for that product was right on target. I really didn't care for it overall.
Just my 2 cents about the methods that I've tried... right now, I'm really enjoying Decuma OnSpot, and I think that's going to prove to be one of my favorites.
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01-05-2004, 07:47 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 89
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QuikWriting
I am intrigued by this QuikWriting thing. Has anyone got it to run safely on their machines? How does it mangle your screen protectors  ?
(I tried a demo of Fitaly, it was OK, left little round spots in the keyboard area after an intense weekend notetaking session. Yeah I have cheepo screen protectors).
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01-05-2004, 08:06 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Fitaly definitly has a higher learning curve, but greater rewards once learned.
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01-05-2004, 08:18 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 426
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Has anyone ever tried Keystroke CE? I'm curious how it does.
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01-05-2004, 08:21 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,998
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
Fitaly definitly has a higher learning curve, but greater rewards once learned.
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I agree completely. I've tried pretty much every input method I could find and always come back to FITALY.
I liked WordLogic a lot but found I was only fast with WL when performing word processing tasks such as writing email messages. It's very fast as long as you're sticking within the known english language. Otherwise I find I'm back to the normal keyboard entry which is painful after getting used to FITALY.
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01-05-2004, 08:25 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,386
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
Fitaly definitly has a higher learning curve, but greater rewards once learned.
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This is true, but it took me about 90 minutes of dedicated practice before it became my fastest method of SIP input.
So it's tough, but it can be overcome with dedicated practice over a short duration.
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Linear Mode
