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• ship-project ship_1.0.0 file released: ship_1.0.0.tar.gz

  posted 190 days ago

• Major release

  The handwriting recognition has been split into it's own Sourceforge project, and I have added a shared client library providing system-level access to this resource to any program. This project now only provides the Java client, which has been updated to use the shared library if it's installed, or defaults to the previous direct XML-RPC channel otherwise. I have also installed a web page for this project, which provides more details and links.

  posted by bwaldow 190 days ago

• File released: /ship-project/ship_1.0.0/ship_1.0.0.tar.gz

  posted 190 days ago

• Next version soon...

  25 Jan 2009 Hello, The Stylus/Handwriting Input Panel (SHIP) is a system for Cursive and Printed writing entry for computers using an X11 User Interface. The first version works well for me now. My Linux system allows me to enter text by recognising my handwriting on my Fujitsu slate computer. Other than conceptually, I always intended that this implementation would be discarded in favour of a more usable approach. I have been interrupted by personal issues due to an employer going out of business and me having to move, but I am beginning work on this system again and intend to have something of a Version 1.5 available in the next month or so. The current system immediately recognises handwriting and converts it to text discarding the actual strokes written. The recognised text is pasted to the desired application window. I call this Immediate Recognition. It is of limited use, but is fully functional now. More useful is what I call Latent Recognition. This allows the original handwriting strokes to be saved as a primary data format, which could be recognised at any later time by the computer, for instance, in searching through notes. This requires the recognition be always available to the system as a service. The Version 1.5 release I mention above will provide this using the current implementation, and will allow people to begin developing general Tablet facilities. With recognition available as a system service, any input field could be modified to allow handwriting input, and any document could save the original handwriting for later processing. Theres work to be done implementing that, but it will be broadly possible. This Version 1.5 will still rely on the current MS InkServer approach I am providing in the released software it works but is inconvenient. I also have (conceptually) a Version 2 in mind, which will still use the MS libraries, but will be much more convenient and make the service much less obtrusive. I do not have the software skills to write it (I don't know MS Windows COM), but I have a plan, and there is a good likelihood of releasing it later this year. I will need help, and I will write more about that soon. The current software has worked well for me for nearly a year, and I see that many people have downloaded the packages. I have not heard any complaint (or other feedback) in that time, so I presume that its working for you as well as it is working for me. I cant fix what I dont know is broken, so if you are having problems, please leave me a message in the project forums. Thanks, Bret

  posted by bwaldow 288 days ago

• SHIP beta release v.0.9.3

  I have added instructions for installing the MS Ink Server, and added a missing required file. I would be very pleased to hear about successes or problems getting the system working. I also changed the format for specifying UI colors to be more convenient.

  posted by bwaldow 523 days ago

• ship-project ship_0.9.3.tar.gz file released: ship_0.9.3.tar.gz

  posted 523 days ago

• File released: /ship-project/ship_0.9.3.tar.gz/ship_0.9.3.tar.gz

  posted 523 days ago

• ship-project ship_0.9.2 file released: ship_0.9.2.tar.gz

  posted 537 days ago

• SHIP beta release v.0.9.2

  Update to User Manual only - no code changes. Added section about input modes and how to switch between them.

  posted by bwaldow 537 days ago

• File released: /ship-project/ship_0.9.2/ship_0.9.2.tar.gz

  posted 537 days ago