Overview

Text Plus is a Palm OS enhancement that can significantly improve the speed and accuracy of text entry on your Palm device. TextPlus supports intelligent dictionary-based suggestion of words and phrases to speed up your text entry. When you enter one or more letters of a word or a phrase in any Palm application, a list of words and phrases that start with these letters is displayed. When you tap on any of the words or any of the phrases, your choice is automatically inserted at the current cursor location. One unique feature of TextPlus is its frequency-based intelligent search engine, which chooses only frequently used words and phrases for suggestion. The frequency of each word and phrase is updated automatically as you use TextPlus so that the speed and accuracy of your text entry would increase over time. TextPlus is comprised of two major components: the TextPlus text editor allows you to enter long sentences and paragraphs and then paste them to other Palm applications (copy is done automatically), while the new TextPlus Anywhere (TM) technology allows you to use frequency-based word and phrase suggestion in any Palm applications.

TextPlus works with Graffiti and Graffiti replacements such as Jot and TealScript, onscreen software keyboard and other software keyboard replacements such as Keyboard Hack and Keyboard Hack II, Graffiti area keyboard attachments such as FitalyStamp and QuickType, and external hardware keyboard such as Palm Portable Keyboard and GoType Keyboard, as well as virtually all other alternative input methods.

TextPlus works with all built-in applications, as well as most third party applications, including WordSmith, Documents To Go, QuickOffice, etc.

FREE TextPlus databases available (English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Swiss, Portuguese, Swedish, Italian, Norwegian, Medical, Bible, and more ...).

             

Key Features of TextPlus:

• Dictionary based word list and phrase list help complete words and phrases after one or more letters are entered.



• Automatic update of the list of suggested words and phrases whenever you enter a letter or delete a letter.



• Unique Frequency-Based Intelligent Search Engine - the words and phrases displayed are always optimal.



• TextPlus Anywhere ™ technology allows you to use frequency-based word and phrase suggestion in any Palm applications. In addition to Graffiti, TextPlus Anywhere ™ also supports the system keyboard and most other character input devices and programs.



• Graffiti Echo allows you to see your graffiti strokes as you write, increasing text entry speed and accuracy.



• Fully Customizable Dictionary
  
  
  • The frequency of a word or a phrase is automatically updated after it is used in your composition.
  
  
  
  • New words and phrases can be easily added to the dictionary - select and double tap on a word or a phrase in any Palm applications to add it to the dictionary.
  
  
  
  • The update rate (0-10) of the dictionary can be adjusted.
  
  
  
  • The amount of memory used by the dictionary can be limited if necessary.
  
  
  
• Flexible database support allows you to compose in multiple languages and/or multiple subjects.



• Enhanced Sort Support - Word List and Phrase List can be sorted by frequency, by length, or by alphabetical order.



• Complete Editing Support - Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Select, Clear; Keyboard, Graffiti Help; Auto Shift, Auto Insert Space, Auto Complete.



• Font selection for Text Field, Word List and Phrase List.

System Requirement

Palm OS 3.0 or above and 410 KB of memory.

Version History

Version 5.8(02/28/06)
* Automatically lock TextPlus in internal memory on NVFS based devices for improved stability.
* Fixed popup list display problem in certain third party applications.
* Added the support for sliding stylus over the popup lists to change word or phrase selection.

Version 5.7(04/08/05)
Added support for T9 type keyboard used on Palm OS based smartphones.

Version 5.6(11/30/04)
Added support for PalmOne Tungsten T5 and Treo 650.

Version 5.5(09/01/04)
Bug fixes for Treo 600 and Clie TH55.

Version 5.4(11/15/03)
* Added support for HandSpring Treo 600.
* Better support for Palm five-way navigator, now you can use the center button to select the word or phrase in most applications.

Version 5.3(09/16/03)
* Added support for Sony Clie UX 40/50.
* Added support for Garmin iQue 3600.

Reviews

“This application is absolutely the best in its class. I have been using it for over four years on several generations of Palm devices. Over the years I have added all the words I need to my custom database and the frequency based prediction is getting better and better. I just wish that they would develop a version for PC and Tablet PC. “
-- James Walley at palmGear.com

“his is a great application to assist in speeding up your key response on the Treo, which I find to be slow coming right out of the box. This is very much like the predictive text entry that is on the BlackBerry phones and some of the other smartphone, such as the Motorola MPX 220 that use predictive text. Just type in a few letters and choose the word from the list that you want to complete your sentence. I'm surprised that this didn't come standard with the Palm devices right out of the box. Palm developers if you're listening out there, maybe you can implement this in the next device you develop or upgrade the current devices. Kudos to the developer of this fine product. “
-- T Hurst at palmGear.com

"Solid Application! This application continues to get better. I am a long time user and have always been impressed. By far the best in it’s class!"
-- a user from Whiteville, NC at handango.com

"The best one for text entry! The only one that works with an (extensive) dictionary. It "learns" your preferences and can be customized to your vocabulary. Excellent! Now German database is available for free."
-- a user from Berlin, Germany at handango.com

"Excellent! I have tried several of these text entry systems, this one I bought two months ago. Data entry time has been cut by 40-50%. Being able to customize the dictionaries on the desktop as well on the Palm makes it easy to fine tune the system. Takes the pain out of the Palm!"
-- a user from Sydney Australia at handango.com

"Makes my writing time more productive! I'm a writer. I used to write longhand in notebooks or in Word while sitting at my desktop computer. When I bought Dataviz's DocsToGo, I started writing on my Palm m125. Since I've added TextPlus, my ability to get my words down before they vanish from my head has improved dramatically. I add character names, terms unique to my story, phrases I use frequently . . . Between DocsToGo and TextPlus, I've written more in the past three months than in the prior three years. Thanks for the excellent product!"
-- a user from Perry city, New York at handango.com

“I use this program every day and find it very useful. I am an associate pastor at a large church. I have our church directory on my palm. I also have birthdays and anniversaries listed. I use the "link" to tie the birth date to a name and phone number. I use the daily view and weekly view of the calendar most of the time. Text Plus is certainly a great value."
-- Morton at handango.com