[iyonix-support] Re: USB graphic tablet

On Tue 22 Jan, Bernard Boase wrote:
> 
> On 21 Jan, Dave Higton <davehigton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > In message <8faf19634f.boase@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >           Bernard Boase <b.boase@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >> Anyone had success in using a graphics tablet?
> 
> > What make and model is the tablet?
> 
> Well, it's a cheapish but reasonably functional tablet bought from
> Maplin. It's from the Far East and is Model WP5540 from
> UC-Logic Technology Corp www.uc-logic.com and features:
> 
> - 1024 pressure levels.
> - left mouse button at pen tip.
> - middle and right mouse buttons on pen shaft.
> - tablet hot-spots arranged round the periphery of the tablet.
> - 3-button wireless mouse with 400dpi resolution.
> - mini-CD with some supporting software for Windows and MAC OS X.
> - trial versions of Photoshop and Corel support software.
> 
> Interesting comments so far, plus an excahnge off list with Paul 
> Reuvers of http://www.xat.nl/, author of !HID. He confirms that most 
> tablets should work immediately

Mmmm I know a sample size of 4 is not statistically significantly but none
of the worked on the Iyonix:-(

So I would say 'some' may work as mouse replacement!


> if only as a mouse replacement, and 
> that !HID can support additional features if it knows the "magic 
> command" to turn the unit into a real tablet (i.e. not just a mouse).
> 
> Then additional input information could be generated, but that 
> presumably still has to be communicated to an app, perhaps by the 
> Eesox SWI mentioned by Martin.
> 
> Meanwhile my tablet doesn't yet function even as a mouse on the 
> Iyonix, so it's probably not going to have any use under RISC OS.
> 


Chris Evans

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