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Palm’s Treo series is very popular and useful(for me) because of its integrated QWERTY keyboard - it really speeds up data entry compared to most stylus based input methods. Since my hp ipaq rx4240 had no keyboard and only a German dictionary for Transcriber, entering data was a pain. SPB Full Screen Keyboard promises to help…but can the product stack up?
After installation, the program takes you to the hardware button configuration screen. You can then assign a “toggle” button - pressing this button opens the keyboard.
Using SPB Full Screen Keyboard is easy - tap the field you want to enter data into, and press the button assigned. And voila - here’s the keyboard. Press the bottom left button to close the keyboard and enter the text… . SPB includes an English dictionary into the program. This allows Full Screen Keyboard to propose words as you type - very handy, especially on handhelds with a non-German Windows CE dictionary installed.
Configuring the program is a bit hairy, as you cannot access the configuration dialog except via the “input” panel in the System Control Panel. However, the effort pays - a variety of options can be configured there:
Full Screen Keyboard can be customized with a variety of skins - here are a few examples:
This review looked at version 3.0.1 of SPB Full Screen Keyboard on a hp ipaq rx4240. The program is extremely stable and needs about 1.2MB of RAM.
To cut a long story short, this app has increased the usefulness of my ipaq rx4240 by at least 200%. If you enter data on your handheld, get this application by all means. You will save LOADS of time and stress. Typing is very comfortable on my small-screened ipaq, people who dislike to use their fingers for typing will benefit from the bigger keys. The price of 9.95$ is a true steal - this is a must have!
