Re: Startup

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From: normc (normc_at_socal.rr.com)
Date: 08/25/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:44:36 -0700

Carlo Ma. Guerrero [MVP] wrote:

> I don't see any advantage using Small Keys if I can use Big Keys with
> Gestures...

More keys, Carlo... more keys!

> I may lose the CAPS lock key but it is easily augmented by the
> Gestures feature.
>
> Small keys also lessens the accuracy rate thereby making data entry less
> than optimal on a soft input panel.

I'm curious to know how old you are and how many wpm you can type on a
normal keyboard.

I'm 70 with diabetes (i.e. sometimes faced with low blood glucose
shakes). I type 65 - 70 wpm. The small keys are not a problem for me.
  Nor are the gestures of any advantage.

I can understand how large keys and gestures might be of value to you
and others, but it is a shame that the availability of more keys is not
published or promoted.

>
> Using Large Keys with Gestures selected:
>
> Capital letters = tap on letter and slide stylus upwards
> Space = tap on any key and slide stylus to the right
> Backspace = tap on any key and slide stylus to the left
> Enter = tap on any key and slide downwards

The gestures feature is one of the very few unique features described,
not in HELP, but in the SETTING themselves
>
> This definitely does away with the extra tap on the Shift button or makes
> the Space Bar practically useless.
> It does away with the Enter key or the Backspace key.

I've been touch typing for at least 50 years. This means I know where
all the keys are. Having the number of keys limited and using gestures
just slows me down. I can see that for someone who has never really
learned to type (i.e. hunt and peck), large keys and gestures could be
of value. BUT, it would be best for everyone, if they knew of all the
capabilities of their device. Right?

>
> The only thing you really lose is the ability to use multiple key presses
> such as doing a Ctrl+Shift which is actually rarely used on a Pocket PC...
>
> Big Keys with Gestures
>
> Possibly equal in usefulness for most users but much better in terms of
> Accuracy.
>

The bottom line here is that you failed to even mention that you get
more keys. Darned if I can figure out why.

Thanks again for your inputs. You help to prove my point(s).

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