![]() When you start using the Modbook, you "calibrate" the pen meaning, you use the pen utility to tell the computer where you see the tip in relation to where you see the cursor. And with a brisk stroke, somewhat behind the pen, too. That's "below" as in deeper into the picture plain. With the Modbook, the cursor is about an eighth of an inch below the pen tip. I don't experience any offset at all with my standard tablet but with my regular tool, I never see the pen tip- only the cursor it's piloting. By that I mean where the cursor is in relation to where you see the tip of the pen. ![]() Open the Ink control panel from your system preferences.įinally, there's also a bit of a problem with "offset". If you have a Mac, chances are you can launch the application and try it with your mouse- you'll get a sense of the software's capabilities and its worth. I found the input to be tedious at best, intrusive and annoying in the long run. I'm good at hand printing, do it regularly, and have experience with a Wacom pen. My experience so far using it on the Modbook is that no one should rely on it except in extreme circumstances. ![]() Macs ship with Ink, software that recognizes hand printed input and converts it to machine readable text. Having to pause and pull down a menu really breaks your rhythm and the toggle on the pen doesn't allow the wealth of programmable strokes that's needed. They might hold the shift key while drawing to constrain the angle and "straightness" of a line or hit "x" to toggle between colors, "B" for a brush, or "Command-z" to un-do. For most drawing uses, though, designers use the pen in one hand and hit keyboard shortcuts with the other. For many purposes, that's probably good enough. There's a little screen utility that comes with it that lets you "type" on a screen keyboard using the pen. Second, the Modbook doesn't have a keyboard. I'm up for the latter, but need to get software first. Or, you might just need a visual demonstration of what naturalistic antialiased brushstrokes are, and a little practice time to familiarize yourself with the tool. There's no duct tape to be seen on this third party product.įirst, if using a pressure sensitive pen to input naturalistic, antialiased brushstrokes into a drawing application doesn't excite the heck out of you, you may prefer a Tablet PC for mathematics written, and even recorded, on a Connect whiteboard. Unfortunately, I still don't have software that responds to pressure sensitive pen strokes (ie, Photoshop, Flash) I do have Ink, though so while I wait for something useful, I can get some unpleasantries out of the way. I'm interested primarily in the Modbook as a field tool for any discipline that requires field sketching: drawing and design, of course, but architecture and botany, too. It's a single unit that lets you draw directly on screen. The Mac Modbook is a third party mashup of a Wacom tablet and a small 13 inch MacBook. Over the next month I'd like to report on the use of a "Modbook".
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