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Got a Tungsten E (OS5), and would like a Notepad look-alike that uses the 320 x 320 screen resolution properly. The standard Notepad SEEMS to be 160 x 160 on the drawing area, because the lines you draw are very blocky, which makes smalll writing hard to read.
I want something pretty simple - no need for any fancy functionality - and I'm happy to pay if it's good.
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On Sunday 21 August 2005 07:52, Staiger wrote:
> Got a Tungsten E (OS5), and would like a Notepad look-alike that uses the
> 320 x 320 screen resolution properly. The standard Notepad SEEMS to be
> 160 x 160 on the drawing area, because the lines you draw are very blocky,
> which makes smalll writing hard to read.
I am fairly sure that that lines are 1/2-pixel wide (strictly 1 pixel would
be problemtic in lines that are not straight) and takes advantage of the
320x320 screen. I know this for a fact because I used to have Note Pad on a
160x160 screen and it was terrible. Have you selected the thinnest line? I
am pretty sure you have.
> I want something pretty simple - no need for any fancy functionality - and
> I'm happy to pay if it's good.
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On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 06:52:21 +0000 (UTC), "Staiger"
<nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>Got a Tungsten E (OS5), and would like a Notepad look-alike that uses the >320 x 320 screen resolution properly. The standard Notepad SEEMS to be 160 >x 160 on the drawing area, because the lines you draw are very blocky, which >makes smalll writing hard to read.
>
>I want something pretty simple - no need for any fancy functionality - and >I'm happy to pay if it's good.
>
>Could anyone recommend something?
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Actually that CardText looks pretty good. However, I've just bought BugMe!,
which is perfect for my needs. Thanks for the recommendation.
Now, an interesting observation. I was wrong - the standard Notepad is 320
x 320, but for some reason the stuff you draw and write looks horribly
blocky. I've done some careful comparison tests with BugMe!, and the latter
makes your scribbles look LOADS better - much smoother.
Obviously BugMe! has a much better algorithm for drawing to the screen.
Weird, eh?
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On Tuesday 23 August 2005 00:16, Staiger wrote:
> Actually that CardText looks pretty good. However, I've just bought
> BugMe!,
> which is perfect for my needs. Thanks for the recommendation.
Glad you took my advice. *smile*
> Now, an interesting observation. I was wrong - the standard Notepad is
> 320 x 320, but for some reason the stuff you draw and write looks horribly
> blocky. I've done some careful comparison tests with BugMe!, and the
> latter makes your scribbles look LOADS better - much smoother.
I have just taken a closer look at Note Pad. Indeed it tends to draw lines
that are 2 pixels wide, especially when drawling diagonals.
Peronsally, I stopped using Note Pad rather quickly after I had started
using it. It was over 3 years ago. I realised that I would not be able to
archive and search the data. I occasionally use Note Pad to sketch maps if
I go somewhere I don't know well.
> Obviously BugMe! has a much better algorithm for drawing to the screen.
> Weird, eh?
I am guessing that the size of the application is much larger. It might be
slower than Note Pad too because of added complexities.
