-=PCTechTalk=- Re: wacom products
- From: "kg6ocz" <kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 07:37:02 -0700
thanks..I wouldn't care if it wasn't Wacom..just so it works the same way.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lacey" <stormy1@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 3:43 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: wacom products
> Mary Lou,
>
> You will find that the actually drawing area of the tablet is NOT what
> you're limited to for your drawing area. Just like your mouse pad isn't
the
> size of area you're limited to working with when you're using a mouse.
With
> the drawing tablet we have, the pen or stylus takes over the function of
the
> mouse while you're using it. So for example in Paint Shop Pro, when you
are
> using the pen or paintbrush tool, you use the stylus to write or draw and
it
> pretty much comes out as it would if you were drawing on paper. It takes a
> little while to get the hand-eye coordination down properly but I find
that
> I can sign my name with the stylus and it actually LOOKS like my
signature!
> I sure can't do that with the mouse!!
>
> So in answer to your question (I hope) I don't think you need to worry
about
> getting a big drawing area -- ours is 5 x 7 (I think) and you can just
> scroll around as you can with a mouse, only you have more precise control
> over what you're drawing, or filling in, or coloring or whatever you do
with
> it.
>
> Ours is a Jam Studio Graphics tablet (who have now gone out of business)
but
> you can find the tablets on some US computer dealer websites for quite
> cheap -- much less than the wacom or graphhire tablets and I don't see how
> they are any different. Now.... If I could only get it working on the
kids
> older computer, I could have my computer back to myself!! :)
>
> Hope that helps somewhat!
> ~Lacey~
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "kg6ocz" <kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "pctechtalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 7:00 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- wacom products
>
>
> > Does anyone have any experience with Wacom drawing tablets? they come
with
> a
> > mouse and drawing pencil mouse. The smallest size is for editing 4x6
pics
> > but they do come bigger.. I want something to draw on with color to use
> for
> > developing machine embroidery. Soenthing that doesn't use the curser
> INSIDE
> > the computer..it's too hard to control. I need something I can hold on
> > to..Any ideas? I have checked out several places on line that carry this
> > product but I need a first hand description of what it can do..
> > Mary Lou
> > >>* ^ * <<
> > kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
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