MessagEase Stamp AKA MessagEaseST or MEST! the fastest text entry system for your Clié For a complete description of the features download MessagEaseST's manual at:
Version 1.4
(virtual stamp) Copyright ©
2003 ExIdeas Inc. |
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1. Install your virtual MessagEase stamp on your Graffiti area. |
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Find the folder corresponding to your Clié model and follow the instructions provided in that folder to install your virtual stamp. (If your PDA does not have a virual Graffiti area (most PDAs are like that) please see our website for obtaining physical stamp overlays. |
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Step
2. Install the software: This depends on
your Palm OS version:
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For your Clié NR series with Palm OS4.x:
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For your Clié Nx or NZ series with Palm OS 5.0:
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Now
go to any application and start entering text!
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Please consult our extensivePDF manual for many features of MessagEaseST. Please
also visit our website for updates
and news on MessagEase Also visit our Yanoo Users groups to share and exchange ideas |
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MessagEaseST:
give you a faster, more intuitive way for entering FULL text. You can
directly enter all letters, numbers, and special characters found on a
regular computer keyboard and many more.
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Why it works:
MessagEaseST (Stamp) is a faster alternative to MessagEaseST
uses the same revolutionary keyboard invented by ExIdeas, making entering
text fast, intuitive, and easy. Visit |
For a summary of the options and their description tap on the (i) button on the MessagEaseST Configure page. While you can enjoy using MessagEase ST for about a month without registering for it, to continue using it beyond that Evaluation period youll need to register it. Please see the Register page (reached from the configure page) for further details. |
The innovative and patent-protected ideas behind MessagEaseST renders its principle keys fewer, and their size larger. This in effect optimizes your stylus movement while entering text. Since the keys are fewer (to enter all letters, you essentially tap or drag on only nine keys) they are bigger and easier to target |
Download MessagEase and MessagEaseKB (keyboard extension) if you have not done so already. These two programs are available for free. Both are complete with no expiration date. They demonstrate how you can learn and use the keyboards based on the innovative MessagEase technology. MessagEase includes a learning game to help you gain familiarity and speed. It also demonstrates MessagEase's language independence as it has Japanese (Katakana) capability. |
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How to enter text? MessagEase's keyboard is based on fundamental ergonomic ideas, enabling you to enter frequent letters with single taps on relatively larger keys. You enter other letters and characters with single drags, starting anywhere on those large keys and dragging to one of 8 principal directions (top, top- right, right, etc.). To enter the nine most frequent letters E, T, A, O, N, I, R, S, or H, just Tap on its button. For example, to enter "A" tap on the button marked A (the top-left button). To
enter letters U, P, B, J, D, G, C, or Q, drag from the center button
(marked O) toward that letter. For example, to enter U, drag up from center
button. You can start your drag from anywhere on the button, as The spacebar is the big green button in the middle. Tap on it to enter a space; drag down on it to enter a linefeed. The button with the left pointing arrow is the backspace button. Tap on it to backspace, drag right on it to delete the character to the right of the cursor.
Entering
Capital Letters: Drag up on the R button to change to the Shift Mode.
In this mode the very next character will be entered in upper case. Drag
up twice to change the mode to Caps Lock. Drag down on |
Enter special characters by dragging on its location on the number keyboard (or the similar location on the letter keyboard). You can enter any special character found on a full computer keyboard just by a drag. For example, drag-left on button 3 to enter a "?". Entering more special characters: You can combine 2 characters to enter special characters beyond those found on a regular computer keyboard using the Combine command (drag-up-left from button A). For example, for "ê" enter "e", then enter "^", then enter Combine (drag-up-left from button A). Alternatively, if you just enter a letter and then enter a Combine command, then next combined form of that letter will be entered. You can use this feature to enter all printable ASCII characters. MessagEaseSt also allows you to reprogram your special characters locations to contain any character you choose, thereby making it easier for you to enter your frequently-used accented or unusual characters. Please see our online manual for a complete list of all combined characters and for the instructions for programming your keyboard. In addition to regular text, you can issue all common editing commands with a tap or drag by using the command button (The middle button, right on top of the button marked with the star). A right-drag on that button will issue a Copy command, and a down- right drag will issue a Paste command. You can also enter Command or Shortcut symbols using this button. You can even program some of keyboard locations with these commands or completely design and define your own set of elaborate editing (scripting) commands. (See our online manual for details.) Memory: You can store and recall up to 200 frequently used phrases, paragraphs, or even chapters of unlimited length, for easy text composition. To store a text in Memory, enter it, highlight it, and then tap on the command button twice; and then tap or drag on a letter or character address (or one of the Star locations). To recall, tap on the command button, then tap or drag on the character address where you saved it. To recall from a Star location you don't need to tap the command button first. In addition to simple text, you can include commands or shortcut sequences in your saved Memories. These sequences will be executed upon recall. Please see our manual for details. |
Calibrate:
It is a good idea to run Palms Welcome program to calibrate your PDAs digitization before you calibrate your keyboard. If you are using a PDA with a virtual (displayable) Graffiti you do not need to calibrate your keyboard. But you do need to install your MessagEase keyboard software separately and set the keyboard orientation accordingly here. See our online manual for the details. |
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Set Up:
Drag Size: You
can change the minimum size of a drag. Specifying the drag length you
prefer improves MessagEaseSTs drag recognition. If your taps sometimes
get interpreted as drags, perhaps because they slip, specify a longer
minimum drag size. On the other hand, if your drags are very short and
are sometimes taken for taps, specify a shorter drag Circle ANI: By default, a circle starting on a main letter (ANIHORTES) produces the uppercase form of that letter (on-spot capitalization). You may, however, choose to have either a circle in the clockwise direction (cw:#) or a circle in the counter-clockwise direction (ccw:#) enter the corresponding number. For example setting this option to cw:# will let you enter the numeral 1 by drawing a clockwise circle on the A button. A counter-clockwise circle on that button will then produce an uppercase. Drag on Arrows: This option configures the Up/Down arrow on the Command button to perform one of three functions: 1) Page: If you select this option, then a drag on the Up/Down arrow enters a Page Up/Page Down command. 2) Select: This option will change a drag on the Up/Down arrow to the select-to-start/end functions. 3) Field: If you select this option, a drag on the up/down arrow enters a previous/next field command. Special Chars: You can select MessagEaseSTs default character set (Default), or define and use your own (You Define). (See the chapter on Programming Character Locations.) If you want to select your own character set, then you must select Storable so that you can program your own character set. Once done, it is prudent to lock your keyboard so that it is does not get accidentally overwritten. This can happen if, for example, you try to store a single character in a memory location while still in storable mode. At any time, you can tap on the Restore button. This will reset your character set to the default setting. |
KB
Low Edge: (for physical stamps only) Check this box if after careful
calibration taps on the last two rows of your keyboard produce erroneous
results. Key Click: You can uncheck this box to turn MessagEases
keyboard click sound off. You can also use the command sequence provided
in the Command and Control chapter to program one of your memories to
turn your keyboard click on or off. Auto Cap: By default MessagEaseST capitalizes your input by following the Palm OS capitalization convention. Unchecking this box will turn off automatic capitalization. (Currently Palm OS 5.0s Auto Cap cannot be disabled!) |
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