CalliGrapher® 8.4

• CalliGrapher features
• Starting CalliGrapher
• Modes of operation
• Selecting text
• Entering text in Write Anywhere mode
• Entering text in Write Pad mode
• Correction Window
• Spell checking a document
• RiteCalc handwriting calculator
• Write Anywhere Toolbar
• CalliGrapher Gestures
• CalliGrapher Keyboard
• PenCommander
• Register CalliGrapher

Customizing CalliGrapher

• CalliGrapher Settings dialog
  • Editing Configurations
  • General Options
  • Write Anywhere Options
  • Write Pad Options
  • Recognition Margins
  • Toolbar Editor
  • Hardware Buttons
  • Mode Options
  • Orientation Options
  
  
• CalliGrapher Configuration dialog
  • General Options
  • Recognizer Settings
  • Dictionary
  • Auto Corrector
  • Analyzer
  • Keyboard Settings
  • Pen Settings
  
  
• CalliGrapher utilities
  • Letter Shape selector
  • User Dictionary editor
  • Pen Commander editor

CalliGrapher for Pocket PCs

Features:

• Natural handwriting recognition for your Microsoft Windows-powered mobile device, including cursive, print or mixed. CalliGrapher recognizes arbitrary symbol strings as well as words from its integrated dictionary
• Four input methods in one: Write Pad and Write Anywhere handwriting recognition applications, on-screen keyboard with autocomplete, and PenCommander
• Text correction with easy to remember pen gestures
• Convenient correction interface
• Comprehensive spell checker
• Customization of the recognizer to your own handwriting style
• RiteCalc handwriting calculator
• Pen Commander allows automation of repetitive tasks. Text substitution, special symbols, starting of applications, document formatting, etc., now can be done with just a stroke of pen

Starting CalliGrapher

Reset your mobile device after installing CalliGrapher with the dedicated soft reset button. It may be hidden and accessible with the device's pen only. If you do not know how to reset your mobile device, please refer to the Device Operating Manual.
After the device is rebooted, start CalliGrapher by selecting either the Write Anywhere or the Write Pad input method from the Pocket PC SIP menu. When CalliGrapher is running in the Write Anywhere mode, you will see the icon in the SIP panel window and the Toolbar. When CalliGrapher is running in the Write Pad mode, you will see the icon in the SIP panel and the Write Pad windows.

Modes of operation

When CalliGrapher's Write Anywhere SIP is selected as an active input method the recognition mode can be turned on or off. Recognition mode interprets your drawing on the screen as handwriting. CalliGrapher recognizes it and sends the results to the active application window (the current location of the caret). In the recognition mode single and double pen taps are still processed in the usual way, allowing use of menus and buttons; text selection and other drag operations are done a slightly different manner -- refer to the Selecting text chapter. When recognition is turned off CalliGrapher does not process pen activity - use this mode if your application requires direct pen input, such as drawing or note taking applications. Recognition mode can be turned on and off by clicking on the SIP button. If you want to be able to turn the recognition mode off but still have access to CalliGrapher's Toolbar you can use the Recognition On/Off toolbar button - .

When CalliGrapher's Write Pad SIP is selected as an active input method, the writing pad is displayed at the bottom of the Pocket PC screen. You can write characters or words on the writing pad area between the lines, like you would do it on the paper. The handwritten text is immediately recognized and the recognition result is displayed in the window that automatically appears above (or below, depending on the selected layout settings) the writing pad. To send the recognition result to the application you are working with, tap on the Enter button next to the result window or use the Return gesture.

Selecting Text While in Write Anywhere Mode

As CalliGrapher interprets movement of pen over the screen as writing, selecting text, menu and scroll bar operations are done a bit differently:

There are three methods of selecting text:

• Tap the desired text and hold until you hear the sound. This lets you perform actions such as dragging windows/icons/scrollbars and text. This method is called "delay at the beginning of stroke" or "start delay".
• Alternatively, you can make a selection (text, menu items, etc) or drag (icon, scrollbars, etc.) by drawing a line across the selection and holding the pen still for a second. The ink will disappear and the block of text between the starting point of trajectory and the current position of the pen becomes highlighted, or the dragged object will move to the pen tip location. This is called "delay at the end of stroke" or "end delay".
• Third, you can use the 'select words' gesture. Simply draw a horizontal line from left to right over a line of text and all words under it will be selected.

Entering Text in Write Anywhere mode

CalliGrapher's Write Anywhere mode provides new methods for editing text, both in other applications' text input windows and in CalliGrapher's own pen-aware edit window. CalliGrapher's control gestures facilitate text editing in other applications as well. Gestures allow you to select, remove, capitalize, and perform cut/copy/paste operations using just a stroke of the pen.

Gestures can be used for common operations such as "return", "add a space", and "backspace". In the Correction window, many gestures are positional -- effective point of a gesture defines the text position where its action will be applied to. However, if the gesture's effective point does not correspond to any specific location in a paragraph, the gesture's function is applied to the current cursor position. In other applications, the gesture's action is always applied to either the current cursor location or to the selected text.

Here is the list of CalliGrapher gestures:

	Return: similar to pressing 'enter' on the keyboard. This gesture's effective point is its starting point.
	Space: inserts space. Effective point is the starting point of the gesture.
	Backspace: removes character or selected text. To perform the gesture, draw the line from right to left. Effective point is the starting point of the gesture.
	Select words: This gesture is a quick way to select words in one line. Draw it over the words you wish to select, moving the pen from left to right. All words under the gesture will become selected. This gesture has two effective points -- starting and ending. Note: this gesture is positional only, and works not only in the Correction window, but in most applications as well, though some applications may not respond properly to it.
	Correct: brings up the Correction window and either copies the selected text (if any) into it, or the last segment of recognized text if none is selected. If you hold the pen for a second at the end of this gesture, the whole document will be brought into the Correction window. This operation is particularly useful for spell checking a document. This gesture does not have an effective point and has no meaning inside the Correction window.
	Quick Correct: opens the context menu on top of an active application window or the Custom CalliGrapher keyboard. If a single word is selected, the context-sensitive menu will provide alternatives for the word. If this word is not found in any dictionary, you'll see the 'Add to dictionary' option, or you may invoke the Correction Window and edit it there. If no text is selected, this gesture launches the Custom CalliGrapher Keyboard for selecting a punctuation sign or a special symbol. The keyboard will close automatically after you pick a symbol to insert. To make it stay, click on the 'pin' icon in the top left corner of the keyboard.
	Case Change: alternates capitalization of a letter or selected block of text. Effective point is the first point of the gesture.
	Undo: undoes the most recent change (sends "Ctrl-Z") in the active application. There is no effective point for this gesture. Note: The undo action is dependent on the recipient's application.
	Copy: copies the selected block of text to the clipboard (equivalent of pressing "Ctrl-C"). There is no effective point for this gesture.
	Cut: cut the selected block of text to the clipboard (equivalent of pressing "Ctrl-X"). There is no effective point for this gesture.
	Paste: inserts the clipboard contents (equivalent of pressing "Ctrl-V"). Top point of the gesture is its effective point.
	Tab: inserts the tabulation symbol (equivalent of pressing the "Tab" key). First point of the gesture is its effective point.
	Configuration: changes the current configuration. CalliGrapher can support one, two, or more configurations at the same time. If there is only one configuration, the gesture is disabled. If there are two configurations, the gesture switches between them. If there are three or more configurations, the gesture displays a pop up menu listing all the existing configurations.

Entering Text in Write Pad mode

When CalliGrapher is in the Write Pad mode, the writing pad is displayed at the bottom of the Pocket PC screen. You can write characters or words on the writing pad area between the lines, like you would do it on the paper. The handwritten text is immediately recognized and the recognition result is displayed in the window that automatically appears above (or below, depending on the selected layout settings) the writing pad. To send the recognition result to the application you are working with, tap on the Enter button next to the result window or use the Return gesture. Alternatively, the recognized text can be automatically sent to the application, if you start writing a new line of text on the left side of the ^ marker. Note that the Automatically insert results box in the Write Pad dialog box of the CalliGrapher Settings dialog must be checked. Using the Write Pad dialog box you can also change the layout of the Write Pad control as well as the pen, background and grid colors.

Editing handwritten text

While entering the handwritten text, you can use the following editing commands:

• To delete the last stroke, use the Backspace button or the Backspace gesture.
• To delete any stroke, cross the stroke you want to delete and hold pen for 0.5 seconds. The crossed stroke(s) will be deleted.
• You can finish t's and i's at any time, additionally, you can insert characters or words between already written strokes.
• If a handwritten word was incorrectly recognized, tap on the corresponding word in the result window. The menu with possible alternatives will be displayed. If you see the desired word in the menu, select it to replace the incorrectly recognized word.
• In some situations you may need to move one or more strokes horizontally to create or delete spaces between words. To move strokes located on the right side of the pen horizontally, tap and hold your pen below the baseline (but not on the new line marker). After the timeout (the timeout can be changed in CalliGrapher Settings dialog, by default it is 0.5 seconds) the vertical line will appear and all strokes located on the right side of this line will become selected. Move the pen horizontally to change spacing between strokes.
• To clear the write pad area without sending the recognized test to the application, use the Clear button or the Cut gesture.

Advanced features

• PenCommander: if a single handwritten word is recognized as the existing PenCommand, a new button containing the PenCommand name will be added next to the result window. To execute the PenCommand, simply tap on this button.
• RiteCalc: you can write simple formulas such as 23*7.5-12= or 3.23+32.57= . RiteCalc performs calculations on numbers with up to 7 digits before the decimal point and 2 digits after it. The result of calculations is limited to the same range. You may use the following operands: +, -, ×, *, ÷, :, /. The equal sign (=) at the end of the formula signals RiteCalc to perform the calculation. All formulas must be written as one sentence. For better recognition, write operation signs (+,*,etc) a bit smaller than the digits.
• Keyboard: to switch to CalliGrapher's keyboard, tap the Keyboard button. The keyboard will appear in place of the Write Pad. Because the keyboard is a little taller than the Write Pad, the application will be resized automatically. To switch back to the Write Pad, tap the Close [x] button on the keyboard's title.
• Recognition Modes: CalliGrapher supports 4 recognition modes: mixed (default), upper case characters only, numbers only, and internet address (no spaces). To switch between recognition modes, tap the desired mode button.
• Separate Letters Mode: if you prefer to use CalliGrapher's separate letter recognition mode, tap the Separate Letter mode button. To switch back to mixed handwriting recognition mode, tap this button again. Separate Letters mode can be combined with one of the recognition modes.
• Multiple Configurations: if you have setup more than one recognition configuration, you can switch between different configurations, by tapping on the Configuration button, then selecting the desired configuration from the menu.
• New Line Marker: new line marker appears under the Write Pad's baseline when the Automatically insert results box is checked in the CalliGrapher Settings dialog. If you start writing on the left side of the marker, the current recognition results (if any) will be send to the foreground application and all link, but the last stroke, will be removed. This allows the continuous text input without tapping on the Enter button or using the Enter gesture. If you need to change the position of the new line marker, tap on it and hold the pen for 0.5 sec. When you see the vertical line appearing from the tip of the marker move your pen horizontally to change the marker's position. When you release the pen the vertical line will disappear.

Write Pad Gestures

• If there is no handwritten text on the writing pad, you can use the following gestures:

	Return: similar to pressing 'enter' on the keyboard. This gesture's effective point is its starting point.
	Space: inserts space. Effective point is the starting point of the gesture.
	Backspace: removes the character or selected text. To perform the gesture, draw the line from right to left. Effective point is the starting point of the gesture.
	Case Change: alternates capitalization of a letter or selected block of text. Effective point is the first point of the gesture.
	Quick Correct: opens the context menu on top of an active application window or the Custom CalliGrapher keyboard. If a single word is selected, the context-sensitive menu will provide alternatives for the word. If this word is not found in any dictionary, you'll see the Add to Dictionary menu. If no text is selected, this gesture launches the Custom CalliGrapher Keyboard for selecting a punctuation sign or a special symbol. The keyboard will close automatically after you pick a symbol to insert. To make it stay, click on the 'pin' icon in the top left corner of the keyboard. If the foreground application does not allow text editing, this gesture has no effect.
	Undo: undoes the most recent change (sends "Ctrl-Z") in the active application. There is no effective point for this gesture. Note: The undo action is dependent on the recipient application.
	Copy: copies the selected block of text to the clipboard (equivalent of pressing "Ctrl-C"). There is no effective point for this gesture.
	Cut: cut the selected block of text to the clipboard (equivalent of pressing "Ctrl-X"). There is no effective point for this gesture.
	Paste: inserts the clipboard contents (equivalent of pressing "Ctrl-V"). Top point of the gesture is its effective point.
	Tab: inserts the tabulation symbol (equivalent of pressing the "Tab" key). First point of the gesture is its effective point.

• If there is some handwritten text on the writing pad, you can use the following gestures:

	Insert: inserts the recognized text into the active application. This gesture's effective point is its starting point.
	Backspace: removes the last stroke. To perform the gesture, draw the line from right to left. The line should be at least 4 average characters long. Effective point is the starting point of the gesture.
	Erase: Deletes all crossed strokes (characters or words). To perform this gesture, cross out the words or characters you want to delete from left to right and back without lifting the stylus. The effective area of this gesture equals to its length; all strokes above and below the gesture are also deleted.
	Clear: Deletes all handwritten and recognized text in the Write Pad. There is no effective point for this gesture.

Correction Window

The Correction window provides a convenient way to make corrections using a pen. You can invoke the Correction window via the Correct gesture or with the toolbar buttons "Correct Selected" and "Correct All". Either selected text or the entire document is copied into the window for correction.

The Correction window toolbar buttons:

	Cut - deletes the selected text and places it onto the Clipboard.
	Copy - Copies the selected text onto the Clipboard.
	Paste - Inserts text that you previously copied onto the Clipboard.
	Undo/Redo - Undoes the last change. Press it again to redo the correction.
	Select All - Selects the whole text in the window.
	Insert space
	Backspace
	Highlight non-dictionary words - When activated, all words not found in the main and user dictionaries will be underlined and appear in a different color, hinting that their spelling may not be correct.
	OK - Submit the changes to the original document.
	Close - Close the window and losing the changes done to the text.

The important benefit of the Corrector window is that it lets you use positional gestures. You can point a position of an action and do the action with a single stroke of a pen.
Another feature is that you can overwrite any character just by writing another character over it. Note: write the new character about the size of the printed one.

	Step 1. Before correction.
	Step 2. Correction.
	Step 3. After correction.

Correction Window Pop-Up Menus

There are different types of context menus within the Correction window. They are invoked by double-clicking a word or tapping on the cursor when it is located under a word or under the selected text. If you click the cursor when it is not located under any text, the Custom CalliGrapher Keyboard will pop up -- convenient for entering hard-to-write punctuation marks.

Word Menu

• Alternatives -- List of the recognition alternatives or words suggested by the spell-checker.
• Add Word to Dictionary -- Adds the current word to the user dictionary. This field is present if the current word is absent from both the user and main dictionaries.
• Case Switch -- changes capitalization of the character above the cursor.
• Add Space -- adds a space in front of the selected character.

Selected Text Menu

• Delete Selected -- removes selected text
• Replace Selected with Space -- inserts a space in place of the selected text
• Case Switch -- alternates the capitalization of the whole selection
• Copy Selected -- copies the selected text to the clipboard
• Paste -- inserts the clipboard contents in place of the selection

Using Spell Checker

When CalliGrapher is in Write Anywhere mode, its spell checker can be used with any standard Windows CE application edit window, which supports clipboard operations. To spell-check an entire document, draw the Correct gesture or tap on the "Correct All" toolbar icon. To spell-check a particular selection, highlight a part of the document and draw the Correct gesture or tap on the "Correct Selected" toolbar icon. This will invoke the Correction window displaying words not present in both the main and the user dictionary in a different color and underlined. To make corrections, either double tap any word and select the proper replacement from the pop-up list or overwrite any letter with the correct one.

RiteCalc

CalliGrapher's RiteCalc feature makes it easy to perform simple mathematical operations just by writing a formula such as 23*7.5-12= or 3.23+32.57= . RiteCalc performs calculations on numbers with up to 7 digits before the decimal point and 2 digits after it. The result of calculations is limited to the same range. You may use the following operands: +, -, ×, *, ÷, :, /. The equal sign (=) at the end of the formula signals RiteCalc to perform the calculation. All formulas must be written as one sentence. For better recognition, please write operation signs (+,*,etc) a bit smaller than the digits.

Write Anywhere Toolbar

The Write Anywhere toolbar appears when CalliGrapher is in Write Anywhere mode and is located in the SIP panel area and it provides one-click access to various frequently used functions. The Write Anywhere toolbar can be customized by using the Toolbar Editor dialog. Toolbar editor allows you to select 10 buttons from the following list:

• - Show/hide CalliGrapher keyboard
• - Show/hide Custom CalliGrapher keyboard
• - Open CalliGrapher Settings dialog (CalliGrapher Configuration Manager)
• - Run PhatPad
• - Run PenCommander
• - Open Letter Shape Selector
• - Open the Correction Window to correct the selected text
• - Open the Correction Window to correct all text
• - Undo
• - Cut
• - Copy
• - Paste
• - Select all
• - Insert tabulation
• - Insert space
• - Insert line feed
• - Backspace
• - Change case
• - Create PenCommander command from the selected text
• - Turn CalliGrapher sound on/off
• - Turn recognition on/off
• - Turn PenCommander on/off
• - Recognition mode: 'a' - general; 'A' - capitals; '12' - numerals; '@' - Internet
• - Select writing orientation
• - Select configuration
• - Show CalliGrapher Help
• - Close Write Anywhere SIP (activates the default SIP)
• - Escape key
• - Delete key
•     - Navigation keys
•    - Run PenCommand (or display popup menu with the selected PenCommands)

CalliGrapher Configuration

You may access the CalliGrapher Settings dialog by clicking on the CalliGrapher Settings button in the Write Anywhere Toolbar or with the CalliGrapher item in the system control panel.

• Configurations
• General
• Write Anywhere
• Write Pad
• Recognition Margins
• Toolbar
• Hardware Buttons
• Mode Options
• Orientation Options

Configurations

This page of the CalliGrapher Settings dialog box allows you to create, edit, delete, and disable CalliGrapher configurations.

• Use the check-boxes next to the configuration names in the list to temporarily disable configurations. CalliGrapher keeps all the disabled configurations but does not let you select them.
• Tap Add to create a new configuration.
• Tap Edit to edit the selected configuration.
• Tap Delete to delete the selected configuration.

General

On this page you can set the CalliGrapher General Options:

• Start Write Pad SIP after soft reset -- if checked, CalliGrapher's Write Pad SIP will automatically start after soft reset.
• Start Write Anywhere SIP after soft reset -- if checked, CalliGrapher's Write Anywhere SIP will automatically start after soft reset.
• Show intro screen -- if checked, the introduction screen appears each time CalliGrapher's Write Pad or Write Anywhere SIP is started.
• Enable digital ink filter -- if checked, the ink filter is enabled. The ink filter attempts to smooth digital ink curvature on devices with less-sensitive touch screen to compensate for missing pixels.
• Show SIP icon on Today screen -– if checked, CalliGrapher icon appears on the today screen when Write Pad or Write Anywhere SPI is active. It may be useful to access CalliGrapher from the today screen especially to invoke a PenCommand.
• Sound On -- if checked, CalliGrapher sounds are enabled. This option applies to Write Pad and Write Anywhere modes.
• Classic Menus -- if checked, all CalliGrapher utilities will use "classic" Pocket PC menus, if not checked, soft-key menus are used (available only on Windows Mobile 5.0 or later).

Write Anywhere

On this page you can set the following Write Anywhere options:

• Pen change sound on -- if checked, Write Anywhere activate/deactivate sounds are enabled.
• Show menus when changing modes -- if checked, Write Anywhere displays menus when you click Recognition Mode, Writing Orientation, or the Configuration button in the Write Anywhere Toolbar; otherwise it cycles through all the available options.
• Show toolbar -- if checked, the Toolbar will be displayed while Write Anywhere SIP is active.
• Smooth ink mode (antialiasing) -- if checked, will display smoother-looking handwriting.

Write Pad

On this page you can set the following Write Pad options:

• Show buttons -- if checked,  toolbar buttons will appear above or below the writing area of the Write Pad.
• On Top -- if checked, Write Pad buttons and the window containing the recognized text will appear above the writing pad area, otherwise it will appear at the bottom. This option is disabled if the Show buttons option is not checked.
• Right align results window -- if checked, the recognized text will appear in the result window right aligned. This option is disabled if the Show buttons option is not checked.
• Auto-Replace separate letters -- if checked and Write Pad is in separate letter mode, you can replace a letter by writing a new letter on top of the old one. Note that it might not always work for letters written in multiple strokes.
• Automatically insert results -- if checked, the recognized text will be inserted automatically in the foreground application when you start writing on the left side of the ^ marker located on the writing pad. You can still edit handwritten text on the right side of the marker.
• Highlight non-dictionary words -- if checked, words that are not found in the main or user dictionaries, will be highlighted in the results window in a different color.
• Timeout -- specifies pen hold timeout in milliseconds (1 sec = 1000 ms). The default timeout is 500 (0.5 sec).
• Colors -- to select the desired background and grid colors, tap on the corresponding color button, then select the color from the palette. If you do not find the desired color in the palette, tap the Custom button to use Color Picker dialog box to select a custom color. To change pen color use the Configuration Settings/Pen dialog.

See also:
Using Write Pad

Toolbar Editor (Write Anywhere only)

Toolbar Editor page allows you to customize the Write Anywhere Toolbar. To modify the toolbar, just tap on a button in the list of available buttons and drag it onto the toolbar at the top of the dialog. When you release the pen over a button, the button will be replaced by the one you were dragging.
The PenCommand buttons require you to specify additional parameters before they can be used. When you select one of the three PenCommand buttons, the Configure button appears at the bottom of the available buttons list. Tap the button to display the Configure PenCommand Button dialog where you can select one or more PenCommands for the button.

Hardware Buttons

Hardware Buttons page allows you to assign your favorite PenCommands to the hardware buttons. To assign a PenCommand to a button select the button in the list and then select the command from the Button assignment drop-down box. Select "<Default>" to restore the original action of the button. Tap the Restore Defaults button to reset all the hardware buttons to their default actions.

Please note that on some devices the changes made to the buttons configuration become active only after a soft reset.

Orientation Options (Write Anywhere only)

The Orientations page allows you to disable unused screen orientation modes. When disabled, the modes do not appear in the Screen Orientation menu and they also get skipped cycling through when pressing the Screen Orientation buttons on the toolbar.

Mode Options (Write Anywhere only)

The Modes page allows you to disable unused recognition modes. When disabled, the modes do not appear in the Recogntion Mode menu and they also get skipped cycling through when pressing the Recogntion Mode buttons on the toolbar.

Assign to Button Dialog

Select a hardware button in the list. Tap the Assign button to assign the PenCommand to the selected hardware button. If the PenCommand is already assigned to the selected button the Reset button allows you to restore the original action of the hardware button.

New Configuration Dialog

Enter a name for your new configuration. Select the Use default settings option to create a new configuration based on the default settings; select Copy settings from the existing configuration and pick an existing configuration from the list to create a copy of the configuration.

Color Picker Dialog

This dialog box is used to select a custom color for the selected item. To define a custom color, tap anywhere in the color matrix. To further define your custom colors, you can change the hue, saturation (Sat), lumination (Lum), and the amount of red, green, and blue for each color by moving the pointer on the matrix. Change the hue by moving the pointer vertically; change the saturation by moving the pointer horizontally. Use the slider at the right of the matrix to adjust luminosity. The selected color will appear above the color matrix.

General Options

This page allows you to enter/edit the configuration name and select the configuration icon. The Configuration icon is displayed on the Configuration button in the Write Anywhere toolbar to indicate the selected configuration. If the Show this icon in the Write Pad box is checked, the configuration icon will also appear in the bottom right corner of the Write Pad window.

Recognizer Settings

• Add space after word/phrase -- a space is added after each recognized word if this option is selected.
• Don't add space after single letter -- check this box if you do not what to add a space after a single letter. This box is disabled if the Add space after word/phrase options is not checked.
• Separate letters mode -- restricts recognition to disconnected letters only. If you never connect your letters, select this option for more accurate recognition. This option is applicable only to the Write Anywhere SIP. When using the Write Pad SIP use the Separate Letters Mode button in the Write Pad toolbar.
• Static Word segmentation -- this option switches between dynamic and static word segmentation. It may be useful if you write in mix of print and cursive and/or multiple words on the same line. Depending on your handwriting style results may vary, so try to enable and disable this option while using CalliGrapher to find which segmentation algorism provides the best results.
• Recognition delay -- sets the time CalliGrapher will wait for you to complete a word (dotting your i's and crossing your t's) before putting out the result. As you gain experience with CalliGrapher, try decreasing the number to speed up the recognition. If you feel that there is not enough time for you to finish writing before recognition starts, increase the number. This option is applicable only to the Write Anywhere SIP.

Dictionaries

• Recognize only dictionary words -- If this option is selected, CalliGrapher will recognize only words from main and user dictionaries. If a user writes a word that is not in the dictionary it will be substituted with the closest dictionary word.
• Suggest only dictionary words -- If this option is selected, CalliGrapher will suggest only words from the main and user dictionaries when the spell checker option is used in the Correction Window. Otherwise, CalliGrapher adds words returned by the recognition engine to the suggestions list.
• The Edit button opens the user dictionary edit dialog. It allows reviewing the contents of the user dictionary, and adding and removing words from it.
• The Import button allows to import word list from the text file. The file format is simple: one word per line, spaces are not allowed. Maximum word's length is 39 characters. Note that the existing user dictionary will be replaced with the imported.
• The Export button allows to save the word list for the user dictionary as a text file, which can be edited with any text editing application.

Keyboard Settings

• Layout - select CalliGrapher keyboard layout.
• Enable spell checker in keyboard - Enables spell checker in keyboard.
• Floating keyboard - If this option is checked the on-screen keyboard appears on top of the application and can be moved around the screen, otherwise the keyboard is attached to the active SIP.
• Custom keyboard - click to open Keyboard Editor to edit custom keyboard for the configuration. The custom keyboard is available only in the Write Anywhere mode.

Pen Settings

This dialog lets you control the digital ink (pen) settings in the recognition mode. Note that this settings are applicable to Write Anywhere SIP This dialog lets you control the digital ink (pen) settings in the only.

• Pen Width - controls the line thickness in screen pixels.
• Pen Color - allows you to select the pen color, from the available palette. To create a custom color, tap the Custom button in the Color Palette window.
• If you do not want a single tap on the Write Pad's writing area to be recognized as a dot, check the Ignore single pixel strokes in Write Pad .
• Apply to all - click to apply pen settings to all the existing configurations.

Keyboard Editor Dialog

The Keyboard Editor dialog allows you to create a custom layout for the selected configuration. Tap on a character in the list of available characters and drag it onto the keyboard shown at the top of the dialog. You can also select a button in the layout and drag it to a different position - when you release the pen, the two buttons will swap positions.

If you have multiple configurations and you do want to use the same custom keyboard layout for all the configurations, click the Apply to all button after you finish editing the layout. Tap the Reset button to return to the default layout.

CalliGrapher Keyboard

The CalliGrapher on-screen keyboard is useful for entering symbols which are difficult to write, like punctuation, and accented characters. When you invoke it with the Quick Correct gesture, it will open in custom layout. You can switch to full layout by tapping on the keyboard icon on its toolbar. The Keyboard will automatically hide after you tap a single key. It is useful for adding punctuation or a special symbol to the existing text. To make the keyboard stay for inputting more symbols, lock it with 'pin' button in its top-left corner.
The other way to open the keyboard is to use the keyboard button on the Write Anywhere Toolbar if it was selected in the toolbar editor.
Using the accented character layout you can add European symbols to your text or type in a word with these symbols and adding it to the user dictionary. This will allow CalliGrapher to recognize it when you write again.
To close the keyboard, simply tap the Close button (X) in the upper right hand corner of the keyboard. To type symbols with 'Alt', 'Shift', and 'Control', press the register key (it will be highlighted) followed by the letter of your choice. For example, to type 'Control-V' press the 'Control' key followed by 'V'.
You may perform calculations by using the CalliGrapher keyboard. Just type the arithmetical expression like 32+7= and CalliGrapher will provide the result. For more details please refer to the RiteCalc section.

The Suggestion menu on the top of the Keyboard displays suggested words based on partial words as you type. To view the full list of suggested words, click the arrow beside the suggestion window to see a pull-down list of all suggested replacements. Tap the word of your choice to replace your partially typed word, or tap elsewhere to close the menu without replacing your word.

Letter Shape Selector

This utility allows you to customize the CalliGrapher recognition engine for your unique writing style. To use Letter Shape Selector, open the Configuration Settings dialog box and click the Edit Letter Shapes button on the Recognizer tab, or use the LSS button on the Write Anywhere Toolbar .

You can teach CalliGrapher how you write each letter and number by clicking the handwritten letter shape and selecting whether you write the character in that particular fashion 'often', 'rarely' or 'never'. Disabling unused letter forms helps CalliGrapher work faster and more accurately, since the program does not have to search for unused letter shapes. For example, if you do not use a triangle-shaped letter 'A" as a lower case letter, check 'never'. This helps CalliGrapher select right the capitalization, as it will now consider this shape to be a capital 'A' most of the time. Or, if you do not write 'Q' similar to '2', disable this way of writing 'Q' to help CalliGrapher better recognize the digit '2'.

You can export/import current profile to/from a file using commands within the LSS Tools menu.

User dictionary editor

To check the set of words you have added to your User dictionary, you may start the dictionary edit utility from the Configure page of CalliGrapher Settings dialog. The word list window shows all the words currently contained in the dictionary. Type a new word in the line below the list window and press the Add button. To remove a word from the dictionary, tap in the list to select it and press the Delete button.

PenCommander Button Dialog

The dialog allows you to associate one or more pen commands with a toolbar button [  ].

• In the Mode group select Simple if you want the button to execute a PenCommand. Select a PenCommand from the drop-down list.
• Select Menu if you want to associate multiple PenCommands with the button. In this mode when the button is clicked, CalliGrapher will display a menu containing the selected PenCommands. Check the boxes next to the commands you want to list in the menu.

PenCommander Editor

PenCommander Editor utility allows you to manage the set of PenCommands available in CalliGrapher. It can be started from the Write Anywhere toolbar or with 'PenCmd' PenCommand.
In 'Text only' mode the list window displays only simple PenCommands which deal with text substitutions (e.g. 'btw' is expanded to 'by the way'). In 'Advanced' mode the whole list of PenCommands is presented.

• Tap to create an empty PenCommand. Depending on the mode selected you will be presented with either PenCommander Text Editor dialog or PenCommander Script Editor dialog.
• Click on a PenCommand name to select it and then tap to change it.
• Tap to delete the selected command.
• Tap to view simple commands or tap to view all the commands.
• Tap to enable or to disable the selected command.

If you tap and hold on a PenCommand in the list the popup menu appears that allows you to edit, delete, enable (or disable) the command. Assign to Button command of the popup menu displays the dialog box that allows you to associate the selected PenCommand with a hardware button.

PenCommander Text Editor

When you edit a PenCommand in Text Only mode you can modify its name (which you will write to execute the PenCommand), add an optional short description for your reference only, and add text which will be inserted into a document when you execute the PenCommand.
Note: All symbols you enter in the 'text to insert' field will be pasted in the target document, including carriage returns, spaces and tabulation. When you are done editing, press OK to save the PenCommand and return to the previous list screen.
Toolbar Buttons

• - Undo
• - Cut
• - Copy
• - Paste
• - Select all
• - Delete selected text
• - Show Help
• - Close the dialog box without saving changes

PenCommander Script Editor

In Advanced mode the PenCommander Script Editor dialog allows you write PenCommand scripts in addition to just typing text. The Keywords button provides you with menus of useful commands, special symbols and existing PenCommands which may be included in your PenCommand script. This simplifies entry of PenCommand script statements and eliminates the need to memorize the script language commands.
When you are done editing, press OK to save the PenCommand and return to the previous list screen . After you finished editing/creating your PenCommand, you can try it by writing its name and encircling it.

For full reference on the PenCommander script language, please refer to the UserGuide.pdf document installed on the desktop computer you used for installation of the CalliGrapher application. The link to it should be available in the Start->Programs->CalliGrapher folder.

• - Check syntax
• - Activate recording of the keystrokes you make on the keyboard. Keystrokes are inserted in your PenCommands at the current caret position.
• - Stop recording
• - Insert keyword
• - Browse for a desired file and insert the full pathname
• - Insert coordinates of a screen point. Just tap it with the pen and drag to some location on the screen. When you lift the pen, screen coordinates of the last position of your pen will be inserted in the PenCommand script. This is useful if you wish to emulate mouse clicks from your PenCommand (e.g. simulate clicking on the Windows 'Start' button).
• - Insert PenCommand
• - Show Help
• - Close dialog box without saving changes

PenCommands

In Recognition mode CalliGrapher interprets encircled words (write a word and draw a closed loop around it) as PenCommands. There is a set of predefined PenCommands included with CalliGrapher and you can create a whole lot of new ones of your own using the included PenCommander Editor.
The simple text substitution PenCommands insert a block of frequently used text at the caret position of an active document (e.g. 'sign' PenCommand will type for you the standard footer for an e-mail, 'tm' will paste a trademark symbol which can't be directly written with CalliGrapher).
Advanced mode PenCommands may be complex script language programs, capable of calling other applications and interfacing custom libraries functions. For example 'word' PenCommand will open the Pocket Word application, 'italic', 'bold', 'under' will change the style of the selected block of text in it, 'date' and 'time' will paste the current date and time.
There is also a set of PenCommands devoted to interface Calligrapher's own functions: 'cor' opens the CalliGrapher Correction window, 'PenCmd' opens the PenCommander Editor, 'opt' invokes the CalliGrapher Settings dialog, 'lss' starts the Letter Shape Selector utility.

For full reference on the PenCommander script language, please refer to the UserGuide.pdf document installed on the desktop computer you used for installation of the CalliGrapher application. The link to it should be available in the Start->Programs->CalliGrapher folder.

Register CalliGrapher

When you run CalliGrapher for the first time the Register CalliGrapher dialog box will appear. If you have already purchased CalliGrapher, please enter the registration code* into the edit field and tap the Register button. If you downloaded the 30-day free trial version of CalliGrapher, just tap the Not Now button. While using CalliGrapher in trial mode, this dialog box will appear every time you start CalliGrapher until you enter the registration code. After the trial period expires, you will be able to access only the Register CalliGrapher dialog box, unless you enter a valid CalliGrapher registration code.

If you have downloaded and used the trial version of CalliGrapher and then decided to purchase it, you do not need to download or reinstall CalliGrapher. After you receive your registration code, restart CalliGrapher and when the Register CalliGrapher dialog box appears, enter the code into the provided space, then tap the Register button. To purchase CalliGrapher, please visit PhatWare's web site at www.phatware.com/howtobuy.html.

If you are upgrading from the previous version of CalliGrapher, please read the upgrade policy at www.phatweare.com/support/upgradeinfo.html.

* The registration code is located in the purchasing confirmation email which is automatically emailed to you when you purchase the product only. If you have purchased CalliGrapher in the retail box, the registration code can be found on the CD-ROM cover. The registration code is a case-sensitive alphanumeric string with no spaces. If you have problems finding the registration code, please contact PhatWare technical support.

Important! It is imperative that you keep the CalliGrapher Registration Code in a safe place. You will need it for future product upgrades and to contact PhatWare technical support. We strongly recommend filling out and submitting the Product Registration Form on our web site at www.phatware.com/register to ensure that you are registered with PhatWare Corp.

Advanced Options

Use native touch screen driver

Notes:

1. If this option is disabled, the native Pocket PC touch screen driver is not compatible with CalliGrapher.
2. This option is unavailable if software is used on Pocket PC 2005 or later (Windows Mobile 5.0)

If you are experiencing any compatibility issues with CalliGrapher's touch screen driver, you can use the native Pocket PC touch screen driver instead. To switch to the native driver, check the Use native touch screen driver box, then soft-reset your Pocket PC. To switch back to CalliGrapher touch screen driver, uncheck this box.

Disable Word Completion

Choose this option if you want to disable the Word Completion feature while Write Pad or Write Anywhere SIP is active. The Word Completion feature may interfere with CalliGrapher, however, you may find disabling it inconvenient; for example, while entering email address(es) in the Inbox application. You can also use the Input Options dialog box to disable the Word Completion feature for all input methods. After changing this setting, soft-reset your Pocket PC or restart CalliGrapher.

Use small bitmaps in SIP (VGA only)

Note: This option is available only on Pocket PC devices with full-VGA screens.

By default CalliGrapher uses hi-resolution bitmaps in the input panel (SIP) toolbar on full-VGA Pocket PC devices. Pocket PC system modules such as Blue Tooth, Wi-Fi, Today Screen plug-ins, all input methods including CalliGrapher, etc. are running in the workspace of the same system process. If you have too many system modules enabled at the same time (especially if you use third-party today-screen plug-ins that are known to utilize significant system resources), the system process might hit its limit and some modules will fail to load (note that it is a system hard-coded limit and it does not depend on the available memory). You can reduce the size of system resources required by CalliGrapher's SIP by checking the Use small bitmaps in SIP box.

If you specify a file name in this box (for example: \My Documents\CalliGrapher\WritePadLog.clg, we recommend using the .clg extension) then restart the Write Pad SIP. All successful recognition sessions (including both handwritten and recognized text) will be recorded in this file. The Write Pad log file can be viewed with PhatWare PhatPad 3.0 or later. The log file can grow up to several megabytes depending on CalliGrapher usage, so it is recommended to store it on an external memory card.

Modifying Auto Corrector Word List

To add a new word using the Quick Correct menu:

• Select the incorrectly recognized word in the text document and use the Quick Correct gesture (down and up stroke, see CalliGrapher Gestures for more information) to bring up the popup menu with possible alternatives.
• If you find a correct alternative in the menu, you can select it to replace the selected word in the text document.
• If you want to add the replacement word to the Auto Corrector word list, select the desired alternative from the Auto Corrector submenu. If CalliGrapher's recognition engine returns the same word again, it will be replaced with the specified alternative while handwriting is converted to the digital text.

To add a new word using the CalliGrapher Settings dialog:

• Start the CalliGrapher Settings dialog, select the desired configuration from the Available Configurations list and tap Edit.
• Switch to the Auto Corrector tab and tap the Edit Word List button.
• When the Auto Corrector Word List window appears, tap New in the toolbar.
• In the Add/Edit Word dialog box, enter the Recognized and the Replace With words into the provided spaces. Both words can be up to 40 characters long.
• To add another word tap New in the toolbar again or tap OK when finished.

To edit an existing word:

• Double-tap on the desired word in the Auto Corrector Word List.
• Make any necessary modifications in the Add/Edit Word dialog box.
• Tap Previous or Next to browse the Word List, or tap OK when finished.

To delete a word:

• Double-tap on the desired word in the Auto Corrector Word List.
• Choose the Delete toolbar menu in the Add/Edit Word dialog box.
• Confirm the deletion when prompted.
• Alternatively, you can temporarily disable unwanted word replacements, by unchecking the Enable word substitution box.

CalliGrapher's Auto Corrector

CalliGrapher's Auto Corrector feature improves quality of handwriting recognition by automatically replacing an incorrectly recognized or misspelled word with a specified alternative. Auto Corrector searches its word list for each recognized word and, if found, replaces it with the specified alternative (Replace With) word. You can modify this list using the Add/Edit Word dialog box. Additionally, you can add new words to the Auto Corrector word list using the Quick Correct popup menu if Auto Corrector is enabled.

Statistical Analyzer

CalliGrapher Statistical Analyzer (CSA) is the new technology that improves overall handwriting recognition quality by addressing common recognition errors. If CSA is enabled, CalliGrapher will learn as you use it; the more you use it the faster it learns. While the Write Anywhere mode provides some statistical information the most complete statistics is collected in the Write Pad mode. When enough data is accumulated, CalliGrapher will attempt to automatically fix common recognition errors. The analyzer works on the word level and will not affect recognition of individual characters. CSA can be used with any supported language, but if you use multiple languages, you should have separate statistic files for each language. CSA data is unique to each user, because it learns based on the user's writing habits. Therefore, CSA file created by one user may not work for another user.

Settings:

• Enable statistical analyzer - check this box if you want CalliGrapher to collect statistical data as you write. The information is stored in the file specified in the edit box below. Note that while the Write Anywhere mode provides some statistical information; the most complete statistics is collected in the Write Pad mode. This box is checked by default.
• Use statistical analyzer for recognition - check this box if you want to use CSA during the recognition process. It is recommended that you use CalliGrapher for one-two weeks before enabling this option. When using CSA,  main and/or user dictionaries must be enabled.
• Analyzer data file name - provides a space for you to enter the CSA data file. The CSA file should not grow over 50KB and for faster performance, should be stored in the main memory.

Auto Corrector Settings

Use this dialog box to modify Auto Corrector settings.

• Check the Enable Auto Corrector box to enable Auto Corrector.
• Enter the desired name for the Auto Corrector word list into the provided space below. Tap on the [...] button to browse for an existing file.
• Tap the Edit button to view/modify the Auto Corrector word list.
• Tap the Export button to export the word list as the CSV (Comma Separated Values) file. You can edit CSV files using any spreadsheet or text editor application.
• Tap the Import button to import the word list from the CSV file. The existing word list will be replaces with the imported list.
• Check the Fix mixed capitalization box to fix words with MIxed capitalization.
• Check the Capitalize names of days/month option if you want to always capitalize names of days and month (English language only).

Recognition Margins (Write Anywhere only)

Use this dialog box to set CalliGrapher recognition margins (in pixels). You can set left, right, top and bottom margins. If you start moving the pen outside the specified margins CalliGrapher will ignore pen movements, however after you begin writing within the margins, you can continue writing anywhere on the Pocket PC screen.

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