BoltBait Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I'm thinking about buying a drawing tablet for my PC as my Pocket PC screen is frustratingly small. Does anyone have recommendations for anything that works with Paint.net? Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1lancer Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I have one of these and it works great and fast! http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews87360.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Ummm... that's a link to a laptop. What I want is a drawing tablet. Not a tablet PC or a laptop. Basically it is a drawing surface that you use a kind of eletronic pen to draw on. The results are seen on the computer screen. Here is the kind of thing I'm looking for: Drawing Tablet Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 go with the wacom graphire4....its a little expensive, but its a great pad. there are less expensive pads, but w/ the wacom you'll never have to worry about it not being compatible w/ your programs of your computer. Quote  Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffi Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 i agree with barkbark. go with Wacom. they have different tablets, pending on uses. if you want cheap, go with graphire. if you want high quality, you can go for the high-end tablets. I had owned an intous 2 and now own an intuos3 and love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Are these all compatible with Paint.net? I've never used this type of device before. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 My sister has a Graphire and loves it. It basically works as a mouse, with the pad representing the screen. If you move the pen over to the top left corner of the pad, the mouse moves over to the top left corner of the screen. When you tap the pad, it is recognized as a mouse click. You can use it for drawing as well as basic OS navigation. So basically, it will work with Paint.NET the same way a mouse would. I don't think PDN recognizes pressure sensitivity from USB tablets, so it'd be just like a mouse, only with the freedom of hand drawing. Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Cool. The guy in the next cubicle from me just told me that he owns one. He's going to let me borrow it tomorrow. I'll post my thoughts after using it. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I thought there was some pressure sensitivity compatibility with Paint.NET?? Quote  Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Paint.NET supports Tablet PCs (the special laptops). Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 If I remember correctly, pressure sensitivity is recognized on Tablet PCs, but not with USB pads. You'd have to get Rick or someone with experience for a definite answer, though. Edit: Yeah, there he is with the real answer. He wasn't there before I clicked Reply, though... Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westrock Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 It basically works as a mouse, with the pad representing the screen. If you move the pen over to the top left corner of the pad, the mouse moves over to the top left corner of the screen. When you tap the pad, it is recognized as a mouse click. You can use it for drawing as well as basic OS navigation. My Dad had a "digitizer" that was similar. It had a large pad area, maybe about 14"x14" and then a special looking mouse. It had two ways of operating. One was like Dan mentioned where wherever you used the mouse in relation to the pad is where the cursor was on the screen (absolute movement). The other mode was normal mouse mode where moving the mouse would move the cursor from its current position (relative movement). To be honest I hated the absolute movement because you ended up having to move your hand all over this large area. And if you were used to using a mouse, you would pickup the digitizer mouse and place it back on the pad to continue moving and it would back track the cursor. In relative mode it was great. But he had it for CAD stuff, and I was trying to use it for games....so there you go. However I will say that the feel was awsome....it was kind of like a good optical mouse....only back in 1995 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Fox Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Is pressure sensitivity from tablets a planned implementation? It sure would be a great addition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 Is pressure sensitivity from tablets a planned implementation? It sure would be a great addition. Rick, even if you don't add actual pressure simulation, how about adding a new pencil mode similar to how this program works: SketchIt! It has a very natural feel. Well, my friend finally brought me the tablet he has. It is called "Pablo" by KB Gear Interactive. I'll see if I can hook it up tomorrow. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted September 3, 2006 Author Share Posted September 3, 2006 Well, my friend finally brought me the tablet he has. It is called "Pablo" by KB Gear Interactive. I'll see if I can hook it up tomorrow. Well, this thing's worthless. I can't get it to work with XP. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2killx Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 http://www.penpower.net/product/llc403.html Sorry it's chinese, but I find it useful to draw and write chinese characters (you don't have to worry about the chinese part) it works in english too. It's pressure sensitive. Quote I built my first computer at age 11! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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