It's getting better all the time!

[lydy]

So, I was bitching at the Mnstf meeting about how much I missed Grafitti. I had it on my PalmPilot, of course, and loved it unreservedly. I was not as much of a fan of Grafitti 2.0, which had way too many two-stroke characters and was generally more annoying. I also find Swype to be unusable. I am a touch-typist, and my index finger generally only knows the location of about four letters. Rachel did a quick search and discovered that there is a Grafitti app for Android, which I am using right now. So happy, now.

It appears to use the older, better version. It works fine with a finger-tip, although for longer stuff, I might prefer a stylus. And boy is this faster and easier than the virtual keyboard. And, apparently, I haven't forgotten Grafitti.

So freaking happy.

Comments

[jiawen]

Cool!

Sometimes progress goes in the right direction. :)

[fmsv.livejournal.com]

I found that there's also a PalmOS emulator for Android, and discovered that I too still remember Graffiti.

[laurel]

This is awesome because I too probably remember Grafitti well and I have an Android device whose keyboard (or at least lack of physical keyboard) vexes me. I'm with you on the second iteration of Grafitti too.

[casacorona.livejournal.com]

Hey! Thanks for posting that. Off to the app store....

[dreamshark.livejournal.com]

Wow, blastfromthepast! It has been years since Grafitti has crossed my mind, but I used to be pretty good at it too. I have no idea whether my muscle memory recalls it now, but I'd be happy to give it a try. Anyone know if there is an IOS implementation?

[lydy.livejournal.com]

I couldn't find an authorized one. There is a note in the Wikipedia article about an unauthorized app released in 2008 or something like that. I wasn't sure it it was unauthorized by Palm or unauthorized by Apple.

I was surprised at how completely Grafitti was still there in my muscle memory. Not just all the letters, but the punctuation, the taps and strokes for the punctuation and the capital letters, pretty much the whole magilla. It felt natural, like coming home. I knew I was fond of it, but didn't realize how thoroughly it had integrated into my sensorium. The only other thing like it is touch typing, and it makes sense that they are similar.

I just paid the nice people $2.99 for the pro version, not so much because the advertising was irritating (it wasn't) but because I really wanted them to have some money. My life, it is improved.