Re: Improving pen-based interfaces (was Re: scribble update)

The right thing to do with xscribble (or other recognition system) is
to do something similar what Bob Scheifler did with his speech recognition
work for X....

The basic idea is to keep track of what windows want keyboard input (which
can be done by tracking subwindows in applications). If the window is
big enough, you should be able to scribble directly on top of the window.
For small dialogs, tapping on the window might pop up the scribble window
and allow to you scribble into it.

There is code in Bob's atox program which could be stolen for a suitable
hacker to go at it...

Would be lots of fun. Got too much grunt work to go do it myself right
now.
                                - Jim

> Sender: handhelds-admin_at_handhelds.org
> From: Bill Janssen <janssen_at_parc.xerox.com>
> Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 11:46:48 PDT
> To: Carl Worth <cworth_at_east.isi.edu>
> Cc: handhelds_at_handhelds.org
> Subject: Re: [Handhelds] Improving pen-based interfaces (was Re: scribble
> update)
> -----
> A number of good ideas, here, Carl. I'd think one of the first things
> to do would be to implement a version of TWM with pie menus. Anyone
> done that yet?
>
> Another thing that could be done with a transparent xscribble is just
> to have it at the top by default, sending its strokes to whichever
> window is below the starting point of the scribble, perhaps. For
> non-keystroke uses of the pen, one could either press a button to tell
> xscribble to ignore them, or send xscribble to the bottom.
>
> Bill
>
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Jim Gettys
Technology and Corporate Development
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