"Diane Whatever" <I.am@home.com> wrote in message
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>>> >> http://www.ritescript.com/Products/ritePen.aspx
>>> >>
>>> >> This product finally made handwriting usable on
>>> >> my U810.
>>> >>
>>> >> You can write anywhere on the screen - no need for
>>> >> "input box" that stomps all over the application you're
>>> >> using.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> "diane" <omigosh@nother.com.puter> wrote in message
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>>> >>> Is there any other handwriting programs other than the one that comes
>>> >>> with
>>> >>> Vista, something other than tabtip or ?? whatever it is called. My
>>> >>> FlyBook
>>> >>> recognizes my handwriting fairly well but the handwriting looks like I
>>> >>> have
>>> >>> a shaky hand.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> --
>>> >>> Diane Whatever from my HP TouchSmart
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > thanks .. actually, I think I have that program somewhere .. I need to
>>> > look. I think I bought it with my
>>> > HTC Shift .. but not because the handwriting wasn't any good on the shift
>>> > .. I don't know why I bought it.
>>> > I think I may be senile !! my FlyBook is the first tablet I have owned
>>> > that the handwriting didn't flow well.
>>>
>>> Too many things I don't like about ritepen. But mostly editing what you
>>> wrote has to be done One letter at a time. Not even a keyboard to backspace.
>>> and also you need to wait for rite pen to insert your text. Can't just click
>>> "insert." Probably the best writing is with the tablet pad. Maybe it is just
>>> going take Some getting used to.
>>
>> Yeah, all this stuff is configurable. The defaults weren't what I liked
>> either. Too long on the insert delay - I tightened that up almost
>> immediately.
>>
>> You can use gestures to backspace & edit - don't need a soft keyboard.
>> This, in fact, is one of the main reasons I needed RitePen, the U810
>> doesn't have an active digitizer and therefore doesn't do gestures natively.
>>
>>>
>
> I had the U810 .. by the way .. if you find that it takes its sweet time when
> writing on the
> built in pad .. Somewhere in settings. I think it is Control Panel - System
> Devices - HID etc .. The one that has a tab for Power Settings .. click or
> unclick .. Allow computer to turn it off to save power. You will find that
> the touch screen is then ALWAYS READY !! There is never a delay.
>
> Any way .. back to ritepen .. Maybe I have an old program .. but I don't find
> any place for tweaks.
>
> Diane

Right-click the pen icon in the Taksbar (make sure it's the RitePen
one - the built-in TIP one) - pick Settings.

Mine (3.0.17) has 6 tabs worth of settings there.

>
> --
>
> ==========
> Writing, not typing, on my umpc.. Please forgive any wrytos!
> diane whatever