On Sat, 5 Sep 2020 15:47:56 -0700 Samuel Sieb <samuel(a)sieb.net> wrote:
On 9/5/20 3:40 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> Thanks! I use xournalpp (successor to xournal). So, I am sorry: how does this work.
It is plugged in through USB(?) or Bluetooth, and where
> does the xournalpp point to (connect to) or take its drawing area from? Sorry, I
have been searching online for more information, but have so
> far drawn a blank (I am not very adept at DDG searching and that is generally true).
Part of the issue is that calling it a writing tablet does
> not restrict the other searches about tablet laptops and generic tablets.
In most cases, it just appears as another mouse. However, it is flagged
as a tablet, so programs that can use that information, like xournalpp,
can get pressure information or multitouch if they're available or other
bits like that.
So, my tablet:
https://www.amazon.com/10x6-25-Graphics-Battery-Free-Shortcut-Pressure/dp...
has arrived. It does work fairly out of the box, (and while made of plastic, appears to be
of fairly decent quality) even though I can not tell what some of the buttons do. Thanks
for everybody's help and suggestions.
But, there is something that i was wondering how to get around, and if someone had an
answer. So, the entire screen of the tablet maps to the screen of the desktop (monitor).
This is kind of irritating, for instance if the xournalpp is only half of the screen. Not
only does it mean that the cursor of the mouse easily switches back to the extents of the
screen, but it also severely reduces the area in which I can write. I was wondering if
anyone had suggestions on how I can map the tablet to the area of the xournalpp window
(that I also do not want to occupy the entire screen).
Any suggestions?
Many thanks and best wishes,
Ranjan