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	Karel Jansens	2006-09-08 , 10:48
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Originally Posted by Kny

While I completely respect the opinion that a very good handwriting system exists, and that it is a pain in the a** that it is not ported to Linux (for whatever reason), I have to say that the above reply is probably the least constructive I have seen for a while in an internet forum. And I do believe that is saying a lot...

If you were trying to convince them to port it, had suggested a petition for us to sign up to, were working on your own port or WHATEVER, that could in any way attempt at solving the problem of mediocre HWR in the N770 it could have been useful. Complaining about the strange priorities of this or that company and the cruelty of the world is akin to jumping in a pool wearing a jacket - it does nothing to keep you dry, but it sure does make you look silly ;-)

I was trying to solve the actual HWR problem faced by N770 owners, that would like to have the same options as MP**** owners have. So if you have any thing to add to that topic please post again, otherwise start another thread for complaints about the world or praise of the Newton - which, to be fair, seems praiseworthy.

// Kny

What makes you think that I -- and others -- have done nothing to try to convince Phatware to port their software?

But, as it happens, there is a nice, open source, Linux alternative for HWR. It's called Xstroke and although it was originally intended to be a Graffiti-like character recognizer, a developer on the mailing list ra German, Dr. Limburg, IIRC) recently offered to integrate his own HWR algorythms into Xstroke. I have to admit that, due to computer switches, I since have not renewed my subscription to the mailing list, so I can't tell you how the project is faring (Xstroke development was basically halted prior to the above-mentioned post).

As to Newtons, just one last jab: Before I bought my (still to arrive) Archos PMA430, I read up on reviews about it. One reviewer was complaining about the general "suckiness" of PIM applications in PDAs and referred to the (otherwise excellent) Agendus application and its magnificent level of data integration. My first thought was: Dude, Newtons have had that sort of thing built in since 1993!

That's it. For the record: your appreciation of the usefullness of my post was duly noted -- and binned.

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