06-14-2007, 08:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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What Is Your Primary Input Method On Your Pocket PC
What is your primary method for entering data, such as typing emails, entering appointments, etc. on your Pocket PC device?
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06-14-2007, 08:06 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 218
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I use the on screen keyboard, but used to only use Block Recognizer. I came from a Palm so long ago, and graffiti was easy. But I found that I was boogering up the screen (don't like the idea of screen savers; who are you saving it for? :roll: ), so switched. My screens stay unscathed, and I've gotten pretty fast with input.
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06-14-2007, 08:10 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 211
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I'm definitely faster with FITALY than the slide-out keyboard, though that's my next input method of choice, especially for e-mail replies most of the time. However for note-taking and general use, I find it easier to tap through FITALY than to try to balance holding a a stylus for that need to tap against just typing text. If I could manipulate everything through the keyboard, that might change, but until then I will probably stick with FITALY unless doing something that is purely text-input.
-Pete
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06-14-2007, 08:21 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 554
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It all depends on a size of a text. If I need to enter email address or a password, on screen qwerty keyboard is the method of choice. But if I have to write an email, text message, or word document, of course, I would use transcriber. It is faster than typing, and easier than typing.
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06-14-2007, 08:31 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 54
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I am surprised by the response so far.
Being a long time pocketpc user, I always thought a big advantage of pocketpc over palm was that you can use regular handwriting instead of learning graffiti. I always used the letter recognizer since the beginning.
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06-14-2007, 08:36 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 237
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The on-screen keyboard, though my device has a slide-out.
The slide-out is great for long text entry, but to be honest I don't use it nearly as much as I thought I would.
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06-14-2007, 09:44 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 357
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I love FITALY. I used to use a combination of FITALY and Calligrapher, but Calligrapher got too bloated. I usually prefer the smaller/lighter devices which do not have a keyboard so that's a compromise I make for the annoyance of pulling out a stylus. I can still type faster on FITALY than with the slide-out keyboard or Treo thumboard anyway.
Now, for one-handed typing on the HTC Touch, I've installed the T9 PhonePad... it's perfect for the Touch! Beautiful.
I'm surprised so many people use the on-screen Qwerty keyboard. That must be the most annoying input method available. Great survey!
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06-14-2007, 09:47 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 276
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I use the onboard QWERTY keyboard but I also use Pocket Controller and if the program has a PC version, I use that as well. All of them make their way to the PPC. 
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06-14-2007, 09:55 PM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,389
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I used the letter recognizer since the Win CE 2.11 days. I think it was called Character recognizer then. Worked a little different but basically the same thing.
When i got my hp2215 i really started using the clip on thumb board a lot. It was very nice and fairly small.
Oddly enough, as time has passed i have started using the on screen qwerty for short things. I can type a lot faster on it than with letter recognizer.
For most things I use the slice out keyboard though. Much faster for me.
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06-14-2007, 10:10 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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I prefer Fitaly, but I was having issues with it loading on the Treo 750 so I use the hardware keyboard on it mostly now. I still use Fitaly on the JAMin, though, for the rare time that I enter something on it.
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