Windows Phone Thoughts: Stand Up and Be Recognized! Calligrapher v7.3 by PhatWare Reviewed

RiteCalc Calculator


Figure 19: With Calligrapher, calculations are hardly rocket science.

Another useful item is RiteCalc. You can write numbers and operation symbols ending with an equals sign, and Calligrapher will complete the calculation.


Figure 20: Do the math!

You may note that the second icon from the left on the toolbar is different here. It’s probably a good time to bring up Calligrapher’s recognition modes. They include "a" (general); "A" (capitals); "12" (numerals); and "@" (Internet mode – no spaces are added). I found that to use the calculator or to enter lots of numbers, the "numerals" setting is the best, as you might expect.


Figure 21: The select words gesture.

You may have wondered, since Calligrapher is always trying to interpret your screen input as text to recognize, how you perform other screen actions such as selecting text, accessing menus, etc. As for selecting text, one method is illustrated in Figure 21. Simply draw a line from left to right across the word or words you’d like to select.


Figure 22: Selection is very natural.

When you lift the stylus… Voila! Your text is selected.

Single and double taps on the screen are passed through to the Pocket PC OS by Calligrapher… you simply tap and delay slightly. Then you can perform actions like selecting text and dragging windows and scrollbars. Tap and hold actions are likewise passed through, so your application’s context menus are easily accessed.