User's Manual

CHAPTER THREE - PL3000 BASICS

Transcriber Input Panel

A transcriber is a handwriting recognizer. Using the

transcriber input panel enables you to input by

handwriting on the touch screen. The learning curve of

this input method is much longer than the soft-key input

method. It needs some personalizing, meaning that you

select letter by letter what kind of letters you are going

to input. In practice, you may be learning to write letters

and numbers as the transcriber expects you to

handwrite them.

The basic idea is to handwrite a word at a time, but

it is also possible to write a character by character, for example. After each word

or letter (or letters) wait for a second (an adjustable property) the transcriber

translates your handwritten input into the internal character format, clears the

display, and your application displays the input as the transcriber recognized it. To

get started with the transcriber input method, open a Microsoft WordPad:

Before you begin, select the transcriber as the touch screen input method (see

the section ‘Touch screen input panels’ on page 17).

1. Tap on the Start icon on the taskbar, the Start menu opens on the

screen

2. Tap the ‘Programs’ menu item, the submenu opens on the display

3. Tap the ‘Microsoft WordPad’ menu item, the Microsoft WordPad

application opens its window on the display

4. Press the ‘square’ key to trigger the transcriber

5. On the button bar of the input panel, tap on the forth button on the left-

hand side to select whether you are going to insert upper cases,

lower-cases, or numbers.

6. Tap on the first input panel button on the left-hand side of the button

bar and select writing direction on the ‘Quick Settings’ tab. The

transcriber does not have an omnidirectional property. It recognizes

letters, numbers, and words written in one direction only: horizontally,

vertically, or diagonally according to your choice.

Now you can start gaining some experience of handwriting input with the

Transcriber. The WordPad shows words (also letters and numbers) as they have

been recognized. However, the result may not be satisfactory, so tap the second

input panel button on the left-hand side of the button bar, and select what kind of

letters the transcriber should expect. Be aware that tapping the selected

handwritten letter shown on the top of the opened window, the transcriber shows

you how that particular letter should be written to be recognized correctly.