(novice)note taking available?

bokjeid · 11-26-2010, 07:49 AM

I saw it on the specification details but couldn't find out the review about note taking yet. Is stylus pen used? Please show me some info about this..

Logseman · 11-26-2010, 10:33 AM

Stylus input is necessary due to the screen technology. You can't tap with your fingers.

Jori · 11-26-2010, 12:11 PM

Several forum members from both the English and German sub-forum have been asking about the annotation capabilities of the pocketbooks 603 / 903 for some time now.

However, as pocketbook team members hardly seem to react, I have come to the believe that taking notes (i.e. writing down your own thoughts via stylus, virtual keyboard or bluetooth keyboard) is not in the capability of the 903

(though i'd love to be taught otherwise).

The note taking function that pocketbook advertises on their homepage seems to be restricted to copying segments from already existing documents for later referral.

In the German sub-forum, it has been mentioned that the 903 does not support handwriting recognition (yet).
However, it seems another option might be to scribble your notes and save them (possibly) as a picture file.

Though I do understand that functionality of the new devices is limited by the use of eINK technology, I sincerely do believe that Pockebook team should let their customers know about possible restrictions, as there seem to be quite a few forum members who took a leap of faith and ordered the 903 because of its supposed annotation capabilities.

LoneTech · 11-26-2010, 02:15 PM

They have been demoing the notes program, and the SDK does include drawing with the pointer in the notes function, so I expect at least that is in there. The notes the SDK uses are stored as HTML with BMP files for both the drawn graphics and selected portions from books (where the HTML has links back to the book). Here's a video showing notes on the 903. This is not, however, scribbling in or on books, and margin note taking has been mentioned as on the wishlist, I think.

Edit: As for keyboard and text entry, that was a selling point of the 302, and there's no good excuse for its absence. It was promised months ago. Apparently PB have made themselves busy with the newer models.

bokjeid · 11-26-2010, 08:02 PM

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ANSWERS!! NOW I SEE IT..^^

11-26-2010, 07:49 AM	#1
bokjeid Addict Posts: 217 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: DR1000S	(novice)note taking available? I saw it on the specification details but couldn't find out the review about note taking yet. Is stylus pen used? Please show me some info about this..

11-26-2010, 12:11 PM	#3
Jori Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 540 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Germany Device: PocketBook Pro 903	Several forum members from both the English and German sub-forum have been asking about the annotation capabilities of the pocketbooks 603 / 903 for some time now. However, as pocketbook team members hardly seem to react, I have come to the believe that taking notes (i.e. writing down your own thoughts via stylus, virtual keyboard or bluetooth keyboard) is not in the capability of the 903 (though i'd love to be taught otherwise). The note taking function that pocketbook advertises on their homepage seems to be restricted to copying segments from already existing documents for later referral. In the German sub-forum, it has been mentioned that the 903 does not support handwriting recognition (yet). However, it seems another option might be to scribble your notes and save them (possibly) as a picture file. Though I do understand that functionality of the new devices is limited by the use of eINK technology, I sincerely do believe that Pockebook team should let their customers know about possible restrictions, as there seem to be quite a few forum members who took a leap of faith and ordered the 903 because of its supposed annotation capabilities. Last edited by Jori; 11-26-2010 at 12:19 PM.

11-26-2010, 02:15 PM	#4
LoneTech Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 7767 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: PocketBook Pro 903	They have been demoing the notes program, and the SDK does include drawing with the pointer in the notes function, so I expect at least that is in there. The notes the SDK uses are stored as HTML with BMP files for both the drawn graphics and selected portions from books (where the HTML has links back to the book). Here's a video showing notes on the 903. This is not, however, scribbling in or on books, and margin note taking has been mentioned as on the wishlist, I think. Edit: As for keyboard and text entry, that was a selling point of the 302, and there's no good excuse for its absence. It was promised months ago. Apparently PB have made themselves busy with the newer models. Last edited by LoneTech; 11-26-2010 at 02:42 PM.

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Logseman Orisa Posts: 1,999 Karma: 1035571 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Device: Onyx Poke 5	Stylus input is necessary due to the screen technology. You can't tap with your fingers.

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