User manual SONY MRW620-U1

[. . . ] Instead of pen and paper, you use the Stylus and the Touch Screen. Simply write in the input area in the lower part of the screen. The interpretation of your handwriting appears in the same place as where you wrote it. How to display Decuma Latin Help Decuma Latin Help is accessed in different ways depending on your SONY CLIÉ handheld. Either select Decuma Latin Help from the Edit menu in Decuma Latin or make a full-screen pen stroke. [. . . ] You can also access Decuma Latin Help by tapping the button. 1 The pictures can vary slightly depending on your SONY CLIÉ handheld. 3 The OnSpot Concept Decuma OnSpot Technology offers a new concept for handwritten input, mimicking the way in which writing is done with pen and paper. One single input area is used both for writing and presenting recognized letters and for editing and correcting the text. The displayed letters guide you to the optimal way of writing (where and how) enabling you to get the highest hit rate out of Decuma Latin. How to write with Decuma Latin 3. 0 Write word-by-word as you normally would, using the baseline of the input area. When you reach the end of the baseline, you can send the written text to the application in two ways 1) Place the Stylus before the arrow at the start of the baseline and continue by overwriting the existing text. This sends the existing text and a succeeding character space to the application. 2) Tap the arrow at the end of the baseline this sends the existing text to the application, but without a succeeding character space. If the text exceeds the width of the input area, insert a hyphen to indicate that the last word is incomplete. Then place the Stylus before the arrow at the start of the baseline and continue. 4 Easy editing using natural gestures Editing text or a single word can be done with natural and intuitive gestures by mimicking editing done in normal note taking. The gestures below are all used on paper and consequently used in the OnSpot Concept. These gestures are done directly in the input area, which helps you to keep your focus and maintains the natural flow of your handwriting. You can also perform the same actions by tapping the corresponding button on the Decuma Latin input panel. Space Just as on paper, leaving a space between words results in a space in Decuma Latin. Insert a space To insert a space between two letters write an elevated "v" between the letters. Delete Strike through the letters that you wish to delete with a horizontal stroke from right to left. 5 Replace Replace a misinterpreted letter by writing a new letter on top of it. Carriage return Carriage return is written with a stroke in the direction of the arrow. Tabulator Tabulator is written with a stroke in the direction of the arrow. 6 Character sets When using Decuma Latin 3. 0, your handwriting can be recognized in two different modes: as general characters and as numbers and special characters. These modes improve character recognition and help to avoid conflict between characters that are similar in shape. You should also watch out for dots which have not been correctly acquired by the touch screen. 10 Number one `1', lowercase L `l' and uppercase i `I' can easily be mixed up. The same goes for the number zero `0' and the uppercase letter `O'. It is, therefore, important to add distinctive features to characters that are similar. This will help Decuma Latin to differentiate between similar shapes. Examples of this are: l 1 I O 0 You can return to the default alphabet by tapping the Reset button under Reset Decuma Alphabet. This will erase your personal characters from the Decuma Alphabet. 11 Shortcuts Decuma Latin 3. 0 allows you to define shortcuts for lengthy text that you write frequently. You might want to add a star to represent your e-mail address or a heart to represent the name of a close friend. Decuma Latin recognizes your shortcuts based on the number of strokes they include, the order in which the strokes are written, the shape of the strokes and the position of the shortcut on the input area. You should, therefore, enter your shortcuts with care and as naturally as possible for the best performance. You should also watch out for dots which have not been correctly acquired by the touch screen. Add your shortcut by choosing Shortcuts from the Options menu. [. . . ] You can add up to 10 shortcuts Write your shortcut in the box representing the input area and write the interpretation in the text box next to it. Your shortcut can contain up to 6 strokes. 12 Settings Settings in the Options menu allow you to customize Decuma Latin's features. All the features can be enabled or disabled to suit you and your way of writing. Check the box "Enable Decuma Latin as default input method"2 to choose Decuma Latin as your default input method. Info Info in the Options menu shows the version of Decuma Latin on your SONY CLIÉ handheld. Choosing input method can vary depending on your SONY CLIÉ handheld. [. . . ]