G-board (Gesture Input) for Android
In 24 hours have gone from delight to dismay & back. Found this after I gave up on Graffiti which didn't display well on my Droid. Now that I have figured it out I think I'll like this even better. Took hours to figure out that many of the punctuation marks didn't work because I had not enabled the paid version after I upgraded from lite. There is an easy way to make a space (touch to the left of the center line) but it's really hard to find that tip. A short written manual would make for happier users.
Great idea --- wish I could have an input method that lets me keep my eyes on the text area rather than the keyboard --- but if I can't get four words in before it crashes, it is not the solution.
I've used Graffiti for years. Only now it doesn't work well on big screen phones. Thanks to the MyBoard feature I've got this ap running like it. The lite version crashes, but this pro version seems solid.
Lite was great, but I love the full version! So much easier and more intuitive.
There are a lot of problems with this app. The biggest gripe is that backspace frequently gets confused with something else. There's no gesture for Enter or to hide the keyboard. To input a period, comma, diacritics, or symbols you have to look and hit a precise location which breaks the flow of writing. It would be much better if these were available as gestures too. To input capitals you have to make the symbols way too big. The screen area is too big, it should be more compact.
Wow, it's much better after the last update. The only thing I'm still missing are suggestions from installed dictionaries.
I really like the degree of customization it offers. I got used to it very quickly, the interface is very nice. I am having a hard time figuring out how to use MyBoard - I mean, what do you do after you draw a gesture? MyBoard is not mentioned in the help file. In my opinion, other languages should be included and, most importantly, it should learn the words as we enter them, regardless of language, forming an editable user's dictionary - this would definitely make it a 5-star app! Now, after a while, I see it lacks accuracy, it needs some work done on it. One star out. Hope it doesn't take long, the app is very promising! After so many months, they seem to have given up on te users. Too bad, really. So, another star out :-(
Cannot install in tablet. However can install only after downgraded to ICS from JB.
This is just what I was looking for! It definitely takes some getting used to, but I like it! I upgraded from the free version within 30 mins!
Had a lot of trouble recognizing certain gestures (regularly confused " I" with backspace and "h"). I found the handwriting recognition Program that was already installed on my tablet was much more accurate.
While it took some time to get the hang of it, it wasn't until I upgraded and could alter settings that I really enjoyed using it. Input is slower but more satisfying.
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11/12/15 UPDATE: I recently updated my phone and now it crashes all the time. PLEASE fix it. I dropped your rank from 4 star to 2. OLD REVIEW: I've used Graffiti for years. Only now it doesn't work well on big screen phones. Thanks to the MyBoard feature I've got this ap running like it. The lite version crashes, but this pro version seems solid.