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Re: [OM] Pen and pad

Subject: Re: [OM] Pen and pad
From: Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 09:16:34 -0700
Thanks Ken, some interesting ideas for me to explore. Other's
experiences are harder to assess from online reviews.

At 5/13/2019 03:52 PM, you wrote:
>I still have a CTE-440 that I use once in a while. Unfortunately, my
>hand-eye coordination really struggles with using a pen that is
>disjointed from the screen. The mouse puck has long since died.

I had a Wacom once, as I mentioned, but in the move from
MA to AZ I got rid of a lot of stuff, thinking I will not need
this anymore. Since I did a lot of CAD work, 1980's using a
microVAX, I don't remember having an issue with disjointed
screen. Afterall, the mouse is disjointed already.

>As I am a Windows person, I have come to really like touchscreens.
>It's really hard to use a computer that isn't. I mention that because
>several weeks ago, I picked up a Wacom Bamboo pen. It works on my
>Android devices as well as my laptops. Well, it works well on ONE of
>my laptops. The other has only about half a screen that it works on.
>
>Unfortunately, Adobe is a little slow in actually adapting to "Ink"
>and there are a few setting issues to address. I'm not totally
>satisfied with it, but it isn't horrid. You can do some things, but
>not others. Overall, the performance of my old CTE-440 is better and
>gives full features (pressure sensitivity, press to click, etc), but
>the Bamboo takes up zero desk real-estate and goes everywhere I go.

I actually have no idea how the "pressure" of the pen will work
for me. I have read that the recent Wacoms have a rougher
surface to simulate paper, but that it wears out the nibs quickly.
I'm suspect? that I may prefer smooth surface, but have no
idea for sure.

Others also mention some tablets allow you to set up a
pressure curve, so you can make the pressure much lighter
to your own taste. From what I have seen, the Wacom Intuos Pro
and the XP-PEN Deco 03, that you can set up a pressure curve.

>As a compromise setup, I'm running Spacedesk on my computer and a
>7-inch tablet. This is rather slick as it allows me to extend the
>Windows Desktop right onto my tablet and I can throw one of the
>screens onto it and do my drawing right there. Not a bad option.
>Again, Adobe is a little clunky, but it works.

Can this be done with the Yoga?

>My primary reason for getting the Bamboo is because I have to go
>paperless for work. I'm trying to get adapted to OneNote and am having
>a blast with it. With the Bamboo, I don't need to go out and buy
>myself a new Samsung Note (would sexting on a Note 7 be considered a
>hot date?). It works with any tablet, as well as my Lenovo Yoga.

I do have a Lenovo Yoga. Never thought of trying that out.
Not sure I can make it an extension to PS on the PC though.
I like Samsung hardware but not the bloatware or restrictions.
I'm also very suspicious of the Yoga, still trying to figure out
how to completely reload windows from scratch to get rid of
all the crap it comes with, and potential backdoors.

I never considered the yoga as a possibility.

WayneS
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