Tuesday, July 8, 2003
Something Cool About Pocket PC 2003 - Autocomplete
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "THOUGHT" @ 01:00 PM
The autocomplete feature when you are entering data in Pocket PC 2003 is much smarter than the same feature in 2002 and earlier devices. 2003 either keeps a record of what you've done or goes back and looks at the work you have moved the cursor to and reactivates autocomplete. In 2002 and earlier, as soon as you tapped somewhere else or entered a space, that was it. Autocomplete only worked on the next word you entered.
In the above image, I had typed "This is a test" then pressed ENTER twice and typed "Hello." I moved the cursor back to the word "test" and autocomplete picked back up as if I had never left it. It also works after deleting text. If I select "Testimony" from the list, then delete "imony" autocomplete will present me with more choices.
2003 isn't so much about an overhaul or a whole new platform. It is about literally dozens of little things that I am still discovering. I'll bring those to you in the coming weeks. Every day I am enjoying 2003 more because of these little enhancements.
In the above image, I had typed "This is a test" then pressed ENTER twice and typed "Hello." I moved the cursor back to the word "test" and autocomplete picked back up as if I had never left it. It also works after deleting text. If I select "Testimony" from the list, then delete "imony" autocomplete will present me with more choices.
2003 isn't so much about an overhaul or a whole new platform. It is about literally dozens of little things that I am still discovering. I'll bring those to you in the coming weeks. Every day I am enjoying 2003 more because of these little enhancements.
