Re: [NTLK] Serendipitous Simple Pleasures on Newton design

From: Helvécio Mafra (helvecio.mafra_at_newted.org)
Date: Fri Feb 28 2003 - 19:36:50 PST


On Friday, Feb 28, 2003, at 13:18 Brazil/East, Brian Braunschweiger=20
wrote:

> I have had a Newton 2100 about 6 months now and still use it mostly
> as an occasional note taker but not for much else. Mostly I have been
> slowly betting up to speed on hardware and software. Partly because I
> didn't have the manual for awhile (I do now in PDF) but don't read it
> and partly because it is a bit bulky just for notes.
>
> I have some other comments and questions I will post separately but
> in using the Newton I've had some "Wow" moments.
>
> The first came after I finally got a battery and started using it.
> Mine has a cover but it often got in the way of ease of use. One day
> the cover got folded back and low and behold it locked into place on
> the bottom of the Newton! Now I could choose to have it hanging or
> locked in place.
>
> The second Aha moment came with the stylus. I have been using a
> plastic eMate type of stylus and am basically happy with it. I
> usually just slid it loose into the holder but one day it somehow got
> pushed al the way in. I was trying to figure out how to get it out
> and happened to push on it and it popped up just enough to grab it.
> Not a bug - a feature!

Keep using your green friend and you'll be amazed lots of times. One=20
example: when taking notes, instead of using Text (the button with a=20
capital A on the bottom of the screen) try usin Ink Text (a handwritten=20=

"a" that can be chosen on the same spot).

After you finish taking your notes select all the text (tap and hold on=20=

the beginning of the text to be selected then drag to the end of the=20
selection). Now double-tap over the selected text. It will change to=20
Text.

It really amazed me the first time I got it to work :)

Cheers,
Helv=E9cio
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