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Heather
09-02-2002, 03:18 PM
Hi - I just bought a Ipaq 3955--I love it, but the handwritting function could be better. Has anyone found any handwritting software better than the Transcriber?
christak
09-02-2002, 04:10 PM
Caligrapher is available -- I haven't used it but some claim it is better.

I have pretty good luck with Transcriber -- Have you "trained" the software for the way you write? Have you adjusted the software to take more time to improve "corectness"? Look for those "adjustments" in Transcriber -- They'll make a difference...
AnswerDude
09-02-2002, 04:12 PM
Transcriber for some users needs to get "tuned up" a little to match users' style of writing. This article should help a bit.
http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/tips/transcriberperf.asp

The speed of recognition vs. quality and recognition delay are very crucial, try changing it and see how it improves.

The other trick is to write big, I mean like font size 16 or bigger big. Write upper case bigger. And the direction of the pen strokes is as important as the shape, you need to adjust it accordingly.

For something better than transcriber;
http://www.paragraph.com/calligrapher.html

It's a big brother version of transcriber, lots more features but not free
gadgetdad
09-03-2002, 05:16 PM
Of the included input options, I find the "block recognizer" the most efficient. The keyboard is too small and too slow, the "transcriber" option is not bad but you MUST invest the time to train it, as the other respondents have already suggested.
I tried Calligrapher on an older Windows CE device about a year or two ago and it was already pretty impressive then.
Personally, I'm sticking with block recognizer (especially as a returning CE - Palm OS - Pocket PC user)...
Thinkingman
09-04-2002, 02:18 PM
HI:)
The problem is that it has to be trained. Unforutnatley it doesnt come straight out of the box recognizing everyones handingwriting. It would be nice of course if it did.
I have found it to be that it works sometimes great and sometimes not.
christak
09-04-2002, 06:58 PM
Training takes about 15 minutes, tops... You folks are making it sound like a big deal -- It's not!