I don't know if this is useful information, but my tablet, an IBM ThinkPad, must use a special stylus. The location of the mouse pointer is actually detected BEFORE the pen touches the screen. I believe everything through the stylus so you can set things on your screen (like your hand, which they seem really gung-ho about recommending).
The tablet is new to me, so I really can't tell you much more. It was purchased by my employers, so I don't even have any useful product research information for you.
Hope that's helpful knowledge in some way! -Michael
On 8/16/06, IOhannes m zmoelnig zmoelnig@iem.at wrote:
hi.
since i am a complete noob with regards to graph-tablets, i would be thankful if somebody could answer this: do modern graph-tablets work with any stylus (read: normal pen, finger,...) or do i need a special one?
i know that the stylus usually is the sensor for pressure, whereas the tablet is the x/y sensors. i only need x/y information, pressure is not necessary.
the idea is, that people can draw simultaneously in the analog (on paper with their usual tools (pencil,...)) and in the digital (e.g. graphtablet below the paper) world. they are used to draw in the analog world, and should not be forced to adapt new technolgies.
any ideas? for small budgets???
fmgas.dfr IOhannes
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