[BUGA] Re: "Handwriting" (was: Mobile phone/PDA recommendations?)

[Daniel O'Connor]

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:01, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
> You're right that it takes a lot of getting used to.  It's like
> learning to type all over again.  More seriously, though, it seems
> that every character requires at least three more or less straight
> strokes of the stylus.  I can't possibly imagine this ever being
> faster than hunting and pecking with a stylus.

<shrugs>
You never have to lift the stylus - this is a big speed thing.
You have a much larger area to aim for as well.

Speaking as someone who has actually used a PDA for the last 5+ years it has a 
much lower error rate while having a reasonable speed.

> > Although maybe you are a superb hunt & peck stylist :)
>
> I think most people can do that faster.

<shrugs>
I disagree but I am too lazy to do any exhaustive tests :)

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