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You can input text writing on the screen, in whatever position you please. A character is input as a single stroke and the whole stroke should not exceed the size of a thumb. The screen is virtually split in three different vertical areas. The red one is for special symbols like !"�$%. The green one is for alphabetic characters. The cyan one is for numbers and cursor positioning. Notice that the stroke is not drawn.

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Alpha input

It doesn't matter where the stroke ends, it must start inside the green section. Uppercase letters are allowed, just input a shift followed by the letter. Red and cyan areas can input a shift (dot). Enter a dot in the green area to show a dot. Look at the alpha table below (Fig1), the red segment shows where the stroke starts and a helping arrow tells the direction of the stroke in case of ambiguities.

Fig1. Alpha


Digit input

It doesn't matter where the stroke ends, it must start inside the cyan section. A dot in this area inputs acts like a shift. This section groups both Fig2 and Fig3. Look at the tables below, the red segment shows where the stroke starts and a helping arrow tells the direction of the stroke in case of ambiguities. You may ecounter difficulties when inputting '3' and '8', remember: straight lines and 90 degrees angles, no esitation. Cursor input enters non printable characters.

Fig2. Digit

Fig3. Cursor


Special symbols input

It doesn't matter where the stroke ends, it must start inside the red section. A dot in this area acts like a shift. The red characters in Fig4 need to be "shifted". The Red segment shows where the stroke starts and a helping arrow tells the direction of the stroke in case of ambiguities.

Fig4. Symbols