Joshua 'Schwa' Gargus wrote:
>> The Windows 95/98
>> handwriting recognition software commonly used on these things is
>> licensed "per install".  In other words, if it gets re-installed on
>> a PC that it was formerly installed on, it counts as another install
>> and is charged for again.
>
>Do you have a copy of that software?

No, I don't.  I am led to believe that this software is always
pre-installed by the PC manufacturer and that the install media is only
in their possession.

>> So my
>> question is this:  how feasible is it to use Squeak in place of the
>> native handwriting recognition, copying text out of Squeak and
>> pasting it into other native OS applications, like the web
>> browser?
>
>If I were doing this, I'd write a small morph that would recognize
>characters and append them to the clipboard.  Run Squeak in a small
>window just big enough for this morph.  You could add extra goodies
>like a 'clear' button (pretty much necessary), a 'delete' button if
>the last character was wrong, and a 'clear' button to clear the
>clipboard.  It would be quite easy.

This is pretty much what I had in mind, except there are two clear
parts to it in order to replace the "native" pen application.  One is
handwriting recognition and the other is an on-screen keyboard.  What
you are suggesting sounds sort of like a hybrid of the two.

Through a bit more thorough searching on the Web, I have now found
another promising application called ritePen for only $19.95.  I'll
check it out as well.

Maybe I'll start playing with voice recognition as well.  The tablet
has a built-in mic and speaker ...

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