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omoplata · 01-13-2011, 01:32 AM

Hi all,

I'm also interested in the things the member 'Physics' who has posted here is interested in. Djvu file support and text searching within the books. I'd like to ask a question about searching.

In the review videos I've seen of the PB902 and PB602, the on screen keyboard used for typing the search words works like this. The alphabet of the keyboard is divided to several segments (five as I remember). Once you choose one of those your choice narrows down to a smaller set and you carry on until you can choose one letter or number. This seems to be the fastest way possible to type in a device like the PB902/PB602 which has no touch screen or off screen keyboard. Does PB903/PB603 use the same kind of keyboard?

I'm waiting for the US release of PB603 (903 is too big for me), and I'm hoping the touch screen will make interaction faster. But it's not going to be that fast if it uses the same kind of keyboard. If so, I might as well go for a PB302, where you can just tap on the keys on the on screen keyboard.

01-13-2011, 01:32 AM	#189
omoplata Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	Hi all, I'm also interested in the things the member 'Physics' who has posted here is interested in. Djvu file support and text searching within the books. I'd like to ask a question about searching. In the review videos I've seen of the PB902 and PB602, the on screen keyboard used for typing the search words works like this. The alphabet of the keyboard is divided to several segments (five as I remember). Once you choose one of those your choice narrows down to a smaller set and you carry on until you can choose one letter or number. This seems to be the fastest way possible to type in a device like the PB902/PB602 which has no touch screen or off screen keyboard. Does PB903/PB603 use the same kind of keyboard? I'm waiting for the US release of PB603 (903 is too big for me), and I'm hoping the touch screen will make interaction faster. But it's not going to be that fast if it uses the same kind of keyboard. If so, I might as well go for a PB302, where you can just tap on the keys on the on screen keyboard.