Handwriting input method
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■ Recognition timeout
Recognition timeout is the
maximum interval time allowed
between two strokes input when
writing a character or letter. Every
time you finish a stroke and lift the
stylus from the touch pad, the phone
begins to count time. If you do not
write the next stroke within the
timeout, it’s considered that you
have finished writing the character
or letter, and the phone begins to
recognise the strokes, and displays a
list of candidates.
The default recognition timeout
setting is Normal. If you want to
write faster or slower, you can
change the timeout in Settings,
Phone settings, Recognition time-
out. Refer to ”Recognition time-out”
on page 45.
■ Use gestures
You can write several gestures for
certain functions.
The gestures include: Space, Enter,
Clear, and Repeat. See the table
below. You can use (Repeat) only
in mode, but other gestures in
all handwriting input modes.
Name Gesture Functions
Space • When the cursor is blinking in the editing window,
writing the gesture inserts a space to the left of
the cursor.
• When the candidate list is shown, writing the
gesture inputs the highlighted candidate and
inserts a space after it.
• When the list of predicted Chinese candidates is
shown, writing this gesture clears the list and
inserts a space to the left of the cursor in the
editing window.
Enter • When the cursor is blinking in the editing window,
writing the gesture inserts a line feed.
• When the candidate list is shown, writing the
gesture inputs the highlighted candidate and
inserts a line feed.
• When the list of predicted Chinese candidates is
shown, writing this gesture clears the list and
inserts a line feed.