< .( reversed (start stroke at bottom)
> .) reversed (start stroke at bottom)
[ .e reversed (start stroke at bottom)
] .3 reversed (start stroke at bottom)
* .k mirrored (start at top, loop is on right)
: . down-up
| . up-down
_ . right-left
I also discovered that \ (the first part of the "x" stroke) is a
shift; it gives you access to the non-ASCII characters like the pound
sterling, yen, Greek letters, etc. It also gives you the ` character
when followed by the "tab" sign (up, then right).
That addresses all my character accessibility concerns. I guess I'll
be calling in an order this afternoon -- it looks really useful,
although more expensive than I would have thought. (I supposed I
can't blame Palm too much for charging what the market will bear --
I'll probably grit my teeth and pay the $80, but I wouldn't go any
higher. The only reason I'm willing to pay that much is because of
how painful the regular HWR is.)
Someone earlier said that Graffiti was what HWR should have been
originally. I'm not sure I agree with that; if the Zoomer had come
out from the beginning saying that you had to use a bunch of different
strokes instead of the ones you learned in kindergarten, people would
have said, "No way!" It's only now, after we've recognized the
difficulties involved in full HWR that something like Graffiti becomes
emotionally acceptable.
-- William M. Miller, wmm@setech.com, wmm@world.std.com Software Emancipation Technology, Inc., +1 (617) 466-8600 245 Winter St., Waltham, MA 02154-8709