HW input without stylus

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Don_Horhe

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Hi everybody, I'm new to the forum, though I've been using Pleco for about a year. I currently run Pleco on a HTC Touch HD, a WM phone with a stylus and, for a number of different reasons, am thinking of getting an Android phone. I would like to ask the people who run Pleco on an Android phone how they find the handwriting input without a stylus. Sure enough characters like 一二三人天王 would be no issue at all, but when it comes to inputting stuff like 翻 and 霸, is using a finger precise enough? The reason I'm asking is that I've become very reliant on using a stylus for HW input, and the presence of a stylus is the main reason I'm looking into buying a Samsung Galaxy Note instead of Galaxy S2/S3 when it comes out, or another Android phone.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
 
Alexis

Alexis

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I used Windows Mobile (and Palm before that) for Pleco before moving to Android. I did not notice any drop in usability when I switched to android. Handwritten characters does not look as pretty, but recognition is still just as good. I also like the fact that (if your phone is compact enough), you can navigate with your thumb while holding the phone with one hand.
 
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scykei

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I've been using Pleco for months on my iPod Touch before I got my iPad and I never used a stylus. Most of the time, I just scribble my finger on the screen and the handwriting recognition still manages to make out even the more complex words very accurately. Most of the time, I never even need to lift my finger off the screen when drawing the characters.

So, yeah, it's pretty reliable for me even without a stylus.
 
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Wan

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Exacly the same question, but adding another “obstacle”: Android version, no stylus, 3" screen. Is it possible or not? Is the Android version of Pleco configurable to use a large part of the screen as input field, as in the WM version?
Thanks
 
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