Free handwriting app for the 750 that actually works? - Treo Forum

cnssupport · 02-05-2007, 05:29 AM

Has anyone identifed a free handwritng app for the treo 750 that actually works without breaking other stuff. I got an unlocked Vodaphone treo 750 from a friend who attended an Asian Telecom exhibit. Every other aspect of the phone worked flawlessly out of the box. The handwriting application was for the chinese language however so I proceeded to search for a workable replacement.

Calligrapher 8.x was a problem. It broke the SMS app and only a hard reset corrected the problem this was a bitter pill to swallow as it reverts the phone back to its original condition, requiring the re-installation of all the 3rd party apps and the re-synching of all outlook data items (email,contacts appointments etc

. Phatware's tech support is also unimpressive, (very slow to respond) and appears to be unaware of the issue with the Treo 750.

I am not a programmer but it appears that some of the other handwriting apps for the pocket pc that have been tried were not really tested on the 750 so they are often problematic. A user on the Treobits treo 750 forum suggested Microsoft Transcriber which works, but not as well as suggested in the manual. It does not show up anywhere in programs, but it is free and does provide basic functionality.

Any treo 750 users out there with working 3 party handwriting apps? Please let me know of your recommendations. Thank you.

cnssupport
"Live long and prosper.....but do it with kindness and compassion" - Spock and Browne

TazUk · 02-05-2007, 12:39 PM

I've moved this to it's own thread as it's more likely to receive replies that way

cnssupport · 02-07-2007, 06:09 AM

It's a miracle! Bible reader from OliveTree fixed Microsoft Transcriber. I installed Bible Reader from Olive Tree - (Olive Tree - BibleReader for Pocket PC (PPC)) as well as the American Standard Version of the bible and miraculaously after the installation I opened "Word" to type down something and I noticed a strange looking icon which I hadn't seen b4. On selecting it I learned that it was the long lost Transcriber functionality which I had been trying to get working for some time in this app. remember I said it worked in Notes but not Word. Well it appears to now work in all apps.

Is it just luck or divine intervention? All I can say is I am happy with both Bible Reader and Transcriber. Hallelulia and thank God!

"Live long and prosper.....but do it with kindness and compassion" - Spock and Browne

gdseric · 10-09-2007, 08:48 PM

It's not "free" and I'm not sure what you're looking to do, specifically, with the handwriting app, but I have had ZERO problems with the latest version of PhatPad (v4.3).

02-05-2007, 05:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
cnssupport A Few Questions.... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Free handwriting app for the 750 that actually works? Has anyone identifed a free handwritng app for the treo 750 that actually works without breaking other stuff. I got an unlocked Vodaphone treo 750 from a friend who attended an Asian Telecom exhibit. Every other aspect of the phone worked flawlessly out of the box. The handwriting application was for the chinese language however so I proceeded to search for a workable replacement. Calligrapher 8.x was a problem. It broke the SMS app and only a hard reset corrected the problem this was a bitter pill to swallow as it reverts the phone back to its original condition, requiring the re-installation of all the 3rd party apps and the re-synching of all outlook data items (email,contacts appointments etc. Phatware's tech support is also unimpressive, (very slow to respond) and appears to be unaware of the issue with the Treo 750. I am not a programmer but it appears that some of the other handwriting apps for the pocket pc that have been tried were not really tested on the 750 so they are often problematic. A user on the Treobits treo 750 forum suggested Microsoft Transcriber which works, but not as well as suggested in the manual. It does not show up anywhere in programs, but it is free and does provide basic functionality. Any treo 750 users out there with working 3 party handwriting apps? Please let me know of your recommendations. Thank you. cnssupport "Live long and prosper.....but do it with kindness and compassion" - Spock and Browne

02-05-2007, 12:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
TazUk Mostly harmless Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kent, UK My Treo: Treo 750v My Carrier: Vodaphone My OS: XP Posts: 3,386 Thanks: 125 Thanked 314 Times in 249 Posts	I've moved this to it's own thread as it's more likely to receive replies that way __________________ Treo 180 > Treo 270 > Treo 650 > Treo 750v (Running WM6) + Treo 500v *"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace."*

02-07-2007, 06:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
cnssupport A Few Questions.... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's a miracle! Bible reader from OliveTree fixed Microsoft Transcriber It's a miracle! Bible reader from OliveTree fixed Microsoft Transcriber. I installed Bible Reader from Olive Tree - (Olive Tree - BibleReader for Pocket PC (PPC)) as well as the American Standard Version of the bible and miraculaously after the installation I opened "Word" to type down something and I noticed a strange looking icon which I hadn't seen b4. On selecting it I learned that it was the long lost Transcriber functionality which I had been trying to get working for some time in this app. remember I said it worked in Notes but not Word. Well it appears to now work in all apps. Is it just luck or divine intervention? All I can say is I am happy with both Bible Reader and Transcriber. Hallelulia and thank God! "Live long and prosper.....but do it with kindness and compassion" - Spock and Browne

10-09-2007, 08:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
gdseric Senior Treonaut Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NW Indiana, USA My Treo: Treo 750 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: Vista Posts: 352 Thanks: 100 Thanked 49 Times in 37 Posts	It's not "free" and I'm not sure what you're looking to do, specifically, with the handwriting app, but I have had ZERO problems with the latest version of PhatPad (v4.3). __________________ ty, ty, tyvm! gdseric Central Indiana, USA Treo 90, 180, 180g, 270, 300, 600, 650, 680, 700p, & 750! (Tried the BlackBerry and MANY other Palm- & Windows-based models ) Last edited by gdseric; 10-16-2007 at 11:29 PM.

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