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Tom Burton | 31 Jan 2010 03:04

Omniweb and ipad

If Omnni Group somehow build a business case for Omniweb on the iPad, along with Omnigraffle, count me in. I
still cling to OmniWeb on my laptop and desktop. To replace my aging MacBook Pro with iPad, I need on that
platform a browser, an Open Office replacement, OmniGraffle, and preferably OmniOutliner. 

Conversely, if I get all of the above without OmniWeb on the iPad, then I'll dump OmniWeb everywhere in favor
of Safari or Firefox (assuming Firefox ports to iPad).

Tom
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Robert Love | 31 Jan 2010 05:33
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Re: Omniweb and ipad

Was there any mention of handwriting at all with the iPad?  Did I miss it.  Apple has the technology.  Why not
write "milk" with a finger or stylus in your to-do list instead of pulling up the keyboard app? 

On Jan 30, 2010, at 8:04 PM, Tom Burton wrote:

> If Omnni Group somehow build a business case for Omniweb on the iPad, along with Omnigraffle, count me in. I
still cling to OmniWeb on my laptop and desktop. To replace my aging MacBook Pro with iPad, I need on that
platform a browser, an Open Office replacement, OmniGraffle, and preferably OmniOutliner. 
> 
> Conversely, if I get all of the above without OmniWeb on the iPad, then I'll dump OmniWeb everywhere in
favor of Safari or Firefox (assuming Firefox ports to iPad).
> 
> Tom_______________________________________________
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Steffen Börner | 31 Jan 2010 10:38
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Yeah they showed off painting in Keynote with your finger. So it's not handwriting recognition per se. But
actual handwriting. 

Am 31.01.2010 um 04:33 schrieb Robert Love:

> Was there any mention of handwriting at all with the iPad?  Did I miss it.  Apple has the technology.  Why not
write "milk" with a finger or stylus in your to-do list instead of pulling up the keyboard app? 
> 
> 
> 
> On Jan 30, 2010, at 8:04 PM, Tom Burton wrote:
> 
>> If Omnni Group somehow build a business case for Omniweb on the iPad, along with Omnigraffle, count me in.
I still cling to OmniWeb on my laptop and desktop. To replace my aging MacBook Pro with iPad, I need on that
platform a browser, an Open Office replacement, OmniGraffle, and preferably OmniOutliner. 
>> 
>> Conversely, if I get all of the above without OmniWeb on the iPad, then I'll dump OmniWeb everywhere in
favor of Safari or Firefox (assuming Firefox ports to iPad).
>> 
>> Tom_______________________________________________
>> OmniWeb-l mailing list
>> OmniWeb-l <at> omnigroup.com
>> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/omniweb-l
> 
> _______________________________________________
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Eugene | 31 Jan 2010 21:02
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On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 03:38:24AM CST, Steffen Börner <provaluator <at> yahoo.de> wrote:
> Am 31.01.2010 um 04:33 schrieb Robert Love:
> 
> > Was there any mention of handwriting at all with the iPad?  Did I
> > miss it.  Apple has the technology.  Why not write "milk" with a
> > finger or stylus in your to-do list instead of pulling up the
> > keyboard app? 
> 
> Yeah they showed off painting in Keynote with your finger. So it's not
> handwriting recognition per se. But actual handwriting. 

Handwriting recognition has the same fundamental problems as voice
recognition: it is CPU-intensive and it needs user training.

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Eugene
http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
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Beth Katz | 31 Jan 2010 23:03

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I've been impressed with the handwriting recognition in Windows 7.
It's been a while since I've used InkWell on my Mac.

My daughter uses the Chinese handwriting keyboard on my iPhone.
It works pretty well.

And I downloaded an iPhone math game - Write Answer: Sums - that 
lets you use your finger for writing the answer:
http://www.maximile.net/

None of those require the user to train the software to recognize
the handwriting. But they may be CPU intensive.

I also found a pen (Pogo Stylus) that works with the iPhone:
http://tenonedesign.com/stylus.php

But this is moving off-topic for OmniWeb. I'd much rather OmniGroup
put effort into getting OmniGraffle on iPhone and iPad. I haven't
seen a diagramming tool on any platform that I like as well. I'd 
pay for that.

Beth Katz

On Jan 31, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Eugene wrote:
> Handwriting recognition has the same fundamental problems as voice
> recognition: it is CPU-intensive and it needs user training.
> 
> -- 
> Eugene
> http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
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Brian Curtis | 31 Jan 2010 23:48
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Re: Omniweb and ipad


On Jan 30, 2010, at 6:04 PM, Tom Burton wrote:

> If Omnni Group somehow build a business case for Omniweb on the iPad, along with Omnigraffle, count me in. I
still cling to OmniWeb on my laptop and desktop. To replace my aging MacBook Pro with iPad, I need on that
platform a browser, an Open Office replacement, OmniGraffle, and preferably OmniOutliner. 

According to this your wishes for Omni's productivity apps, at least, should be answered:

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/01/30/omni-ipad
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