write on screen?

[makoman50]

does anyone know of a program that runs on mako/revo which allows one to write notes (with the stylus) on the screen? ideally the program should have no background color so that the desktop could still be seen!
cheers
makoman

[brianh]

Have you tried the Epoc program "Sketch"? It is the same as the one that comes in the ROM of Series 5MX, etc., but has been ported to the Revo/Mako screen size. It has some great functionality and is available via email from the following site:

http://www.epocware.com

It is freeware and is distributed via email once you complete necessary fields, etc.

As far as a program that allows for the desktop environment to still be seen, you probably will not find out. The reason for this is because when a program runs, it "overlaps the desktop, therefore hiding it. A custom OPL routine could be written to allow for direct pen input, but the desktop will still be hidden.

If you have any further questions, please post.

Also, you might try Doodler from www.neuon.com

I don't know if it is formatted for the Revo/Mako screen, but could be worth a try.

Hope this helps.

[doogald]

Do you mean write on the screen to replace typing on the keyboard?

I think Calligrapher (http://www.ateliersoftware.com/epoc/clg.html) would be what you would be after. I have used Calligrapher on the CE platform before and it was fantastic - but never on EPOC.

[Erik]

I use Q'Note as an alternative to the Jotter application. It's simple to use. However, you can't use this to edit e.g. agenda entries.

For this purpose I have used Scribble2000, but I found it too tempting to use the keyboard instead of using the Palm like characters for data entry.
After all, I chose the Revo also because it has a keyboard...

Both programs can be found on the freeware sites for EPOC software.

[vcal]

Originally posted by brianh
Have you tried the Epoc program "Sketch"? It is the same as the one that comes in the ROM of Series 5MX, etc., but has been ported to the Revo/Mako screen size. It has some great functionality and is available via email from the following site:

http://www.epocware.com
It is freeware and is distributed via email once you complete necessary fields, etc.
If you have any further questions, please post.
Also, you might try Doodler from www.neuon.com
I don't know if it is formatted for the Revo/Mako screen, but could be worth a try.
Hope this helps.
Hi there, (my first post)
Thanks for those very helpful links!

I know nothing about computers at all, but I found a Diamond Mako in my deceased father's belongings.-WITH the manual.:)
-Saw nothing un the book about that feature. (I really enjoyed it on a cheap Royal Davinci that I've been playing with).
My first dumb question: do those downloadable programs use "bit-mapping" to conserve memory space?
Thanks again for any info.

[jhbj]

Is it advisable to buy those Mako/Revo Software CDs being sold on eBay (e.g. CD being sold by seller fun-gi)? Or should I just search epocware and other sites for the freewares/sharewares that I could really use?

Thanks.

[Jim Cooke]

Doug,

Sketch certainly uses bit mapping for drawings so the resulting files are usually only around 20 to 40k. I don't know about the other programs but almost everything written for the Psion is capable of producing relatively small size files compared to something like the Pockect PC given the smaller amount of RAM available in a Psion.

I'm sorry to read about the circumstances that caused you to have a Mako. Since I'm sure the battery is drained, it's vital that your first recharge be at least 6 and 1/2 hours to bring the battery up to full capacity. This will help prevent some of the battery problems you may have read about with other Revo/Mako machines.

Regards, Jim

[Jim Cooke]

Originally posted by jhbj
Is it advisable to buy those Mako/Revo Software CDs being sold on eBay (e.g. CD being sold by seller fun-gi)? Or should I just search epocware and other sites for the freewares/sharewares that I could really use?

Thanks.

It all depends on your time and internet connection. The CD's I've seen consist of freeware and demo versions of shareware products. You're not going to get any full versions of commercial or shareware programs. If you have the time and a fast internet connection, you can easily download these programs youself. OTOH, if you don't have the time or the fast internet connection, it's probably worth the $10-$20 I've seen these being sold for.

Regards, Jim

[vcal]

Thanks Jim;
FYI-the battery indicator said "0", but data he had was retained. :cool:
So, evidentally he had charged the unit in the last 6-8 weeks or so.
I gave it a good charge (in three hours it came up to 100%, and it seems to be holding normally.-I've since run it down to 40%-at which time I recharged.

Just one other question (and I've read posts on this forum re: battery problems),-do you think it's generally better to always run the unit down really low-like 5%, before recharging? :confused:

[Jim Cooke]

Doug,

<<Just one other question (and I've read posts on this forum re: battery problems),-do you think it's generally better to always run the unit down really low-like 5%, before recharging?>>

I've read things that seem to support not charging until you get down to 20% all the way to charging anytime. With my limited knowledge of batteries, I'm no expert, but NiMH batteries have a finite life cycle for charges and discharges. In general, running an NiMH battery down to a very low level before charging is likely to have a bad effect over the long run since you're using up more of the charge capacity and in effect deep cycling the battery. NiMH batteries are not meant to deep cycle on a regular basis so it seems logical to me that you should charge them whenever they are about 80% or lower.

Battery charging is almost a religious topic with Revo/Mako owners :). Based on my own experience, I'd say charging often is better than running down the batteries.

Regards, Jim