Newbie Questions - Evaluation
 

Got my n800 yesterday, think I'm going to learn to love it, but still have questions/observation.
1. Observation: Manual/documentation is way too minimal. Thanks in advance for answers.
2. Question: Want to try using Skype. Keeps asking me to enter an account first, under a service. Services listed are just Jabber & Google talk. How do I add a service? Can I just search for a name on Skype and have it added to my skype contacts (like on my PC)?
3. Keyboard: Can't seem to figure out how to switch between finger and stylus keyboards. Can it be done? It seems no matter what I do, it seems to pick the stylus keyboard 99% of the time. There was also text entry contexts where certain keys were disabled (like numeric only), but the designers got the context wrong. Is this a bug? Should I post it somewhere? I may have to get used to it, but I'm not impressed by text input, especially in working with the browser. Still that's the beauty about open source, might have to (try) to roll up sleeves.
4. Observation. As long time Palm-OS user (and occassional developer), the Palm VM is cool to have (just played around so far). If real integration can be done with other apps, it will be amazing. The Palm grafitti stylus text input was the best I have ever used, and would love to see it integrated into OS2007/2008.

Still, I'm very excited and hope to contribute to this forum and the whole N800/810 culture.

Lou

Re: Newbie Questions - Evaluation
 

Hi fella.

Welcome.

Hope i can help a little.

Skype- dunno what your issue is re: service. i am assuming you are operating with os2007, if so you should be able to do exactly as you describe, just search for a name and add them to contacts. if u have os2008 i am not sure if skype is working yet?!?

Keyboard- i find the same as you, we must just have skinny fingers!!! i find the best way to get finger keyboard up us to use the central button in the top left d-pad.

Hope this helps.

Re: Newbie Questions - Evaluation
 

Sound like for some reason you have the "CHAT" and SKYPE mixed up. (Or you think they are related somehow.)

The chat stuff (Jabber, google etc) is ONLY for chat.

Skype is a standalone program. Uses it's own login etc. So go to SKYPE on the net and create an account. Then you can log onto it using the skype client on the N800.

Re: Newbie Questions - Evaluation
 

There's almost no paper documentation, but there's a quite good built-in manual that many people overlook.

Re: Newbie Questions - Evaluation
 

Thanks all who posted.
1. You were right, I was on chat. Definitely thought I pressed Skype... not sure what happened.
2. Thanks for the keyboard tip.
3. I read the onboard manual, but it is skimpy. I will do my best to keep notes and hopefully post some documentation in the near future.

I am excited about it!