I have been using the pen interface for almost a

[first_of_many]

I have been using the pen interface for almost a year, and I really wish it was easier to use for things like e-mail, web browsing, etc.

I thought all the programs used the same handwriting recognition engine, the one built into the PC.

But lately I have found the my Franklin Covey TP 3.0 seems to do much better at recognition. (I usually use TP in ink mode, but since it does so much better with converting to text, I now often compose e-mail in TP, and copy and paste to my mail program.

Do different programs use different 'recognition' techniques? Is there hope for a smarter, better interface?

[digitaldoc]

quote:Originally posted by first_of_many

I have been using the pen interface for almost a year, and I really wish it was easier to use for things like e-mail, web browsing, etc.

I thought all the programs used the same handwriting recognition engine, the one built into the PC.

But lately I have found the my Franklin Covey TP 3.0 seems to do much better at recognition. (I usually use TP in ink mode, but since it does so much better with converting to text, I now often compose e-mail in TP, and copy and paste to my mail program.

Do different programs use different 'recognition' techniques? Is there hope for a smarter, better interface?

>>I thought all the programs used the same handwriting recognition engine, the one built into the PC.<<

They do unless you are using a third party engine like Pen Office and others. Your observation in Franklin is an interesting one. I wonder if the TP is forcing you to change the way you write in that specific application? I have noticed the same thing at times with different applications. However, I chalked it up to multiple applications open, less memory available, the CPU may be clocked down and other potentially intruding variables.

[first_of_many]

Maybe you are rightabout the input panel changing the way I write. I had the TIP set to two lines, where the TP input block is one line, so I end up writing larger. This may result in better recognition.

Still, I hold out hope for a better recognition engine, and also support for things such as e-mail addy's and web page characters.

[digitaldoc]

quote:Originally posted by first_of_many

Maybe you are rightabout the input panel changing the way I write. I had the TIP set to two lines, where the TP input block is one line, so I end up writing larger. This may result in better recognition.

Still, I hold out hope for a better recognition engine, and also support for things such as e-mail addy's and web page characters.

[u]Larger </u>(14-16 font size) and not [u]slanted </u>works best for me.

[charliekowalchuk]

True, but I love XP SP2
It's so much easier