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- Price: Purchase; iTunes account required $9.99 to buy
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- Date added: January 30, 2009
- Total Downloads: 3,952
- Downloads last week: 4
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 3 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
The free productivity app WritingPad quietly and neatly eliminates the problem of stabbing the iPhone's keyboard in order to type an e-mail or note. Instead of entering letters one by one and waiting for the predictive text to kick in, you use your finger to trace a line from one letter to the next, so it will essentially looks like a squiggle on the keyboard. You don't have to concern yourself with avoiding letters you don't need, or with double letters like "o's" or "n's." You don't even have to worry about manually entering a space between letters because WritingPad will do that, too. In the event your word isn't there, it helpfully lets you add one to the library by entering it letter by letter and then pressing the Space key.
WritingPad struggles with contacting "I'm" and makes it hard to easily access common symbols like the exclamation mark. It also won't work in landscape mode at this point. These are minor detractions, but the fact that you can e-mail notes to your contacts makes up for it. You may not use WritingPad to replace your e-mail in-box when composing e-mails, but it's convenient to use and can give your typing finger a rest.
Publisher's description
From ShapeWriter :CNET Editor's Note: Note: The "Download Now" link directs you to the iTunes App Store, where you must continue the download process. You must have iTunes installed in order to open the link, and you must have an active iTunes account to download the application.
Store notes and send e-mails using ShapeWriter Pro on your iPhone. ShapeWriter Pro is a revolutionary text input technology that enables you to enter text into iPhone by tracing shapes rather than typing letters. Each shape traced on the soft keyboard with your finger is recognized as a word. Error correction is fast and easy.
What's new in this version:
Version 2.0 changes the name and features various improvements.
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Version: ShapeWriter Pro for iPhone 2.0
Pros: It was tough moving from the Palm to the Touch in only one way: keyboard. Using ShapeWriter has been the very best experience I've ever had typing on a handheld. You can actually write complicated stuff! And there's a clipboard. Copy, Paste, Undo!
Cons: The special typing and clipboard only works inside the app. The only way to get stuff out of it is via email. No folders or other organizational touches. Limited fonts through Touch Settings (not accessible from app) and no colors or styles.
Summary: I adore this product because I'm a writer, and needed something that will let me jot down not just notes, but maybe lots of stuff, the muse willing. I thought the stylus on the Palm was barely adequate, but fingers on the Touch keyboard was making m... read more >>
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