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From: G. Jay Kerns on 3 Feb 2010 00:50 Dear Debian users, I will soon be doing online collaboration online and my department has offered to purchase a digital pen or tablet or (?) to allow me to hand-write equations and formulas with the device, such that the equations/formulae would be transferred electronically to, say, images, PDF, ...? I know that such devices exist but I do not know much more than what I could find after some google searches. As I continue looking, here are my priorities, the most important first. - MUST be compatible with Debian (can't get advice from colleagues, they use Windows) - easier is better - I do not need a Cadillac or BMW, but something like a Honda/Toyota might be nice. In my searches I have heard of a Wacom tablet, and I have seen assorted other digital pens. I have heard of a Wizardpen Ubuntu package, and I have gathered that some pens require some tweaking of xorg.conf. In short, if someone has a particularly great "success story" that (s)he would like to share I would be most appreciative to hear about it. Thanks, and Debian rocks. Jay -- *************************************************** G. Jay Kerns, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Mathematics & Statistics Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH 44555-0002 USA Office: 1035 Cushwa Hall Phone: (330) 941-3310 Office (voice mail) -3302 Department -3170 FAX VoIP: gjkerns(a)ekiga.net E-mail: gkerns(a)ysu.edu http://people.ysu.edu/~gkerns/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: jeremy jozwik on 3 Feb 2010 11:20 On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 9:49 PM, G. Jay Kerns <gkerns(a)ysu.edu> wrote: > Dear Debian users, > - I do not need a Cadillac or BMW, but something like a Honda/Toyota > might be nice. something else to consider, the cadillac and bmw have driver support for sure. dont know about the hondas or toyotas. also, wacom has a full line of tablets. from multi thousand dollar large screen lcd tablets, to nice and cheap 5x3 tablets. around $69USD https://direct.wacom.com/stores/5/BAMBOO%20PEN_P1529.cfm more: https://direct.wacom.com/stores/5/BAMBOO_C137.cfm http://www.wacom.com/bamboo/inking.php -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: Jeremy T. Bouse on 3 Feb 2010 11:40 jeremy jozwik wrote: > On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 9:49 PM, G. Jay Kerns <gkerns(a)ysu.edu> wrote: >> Dear Debian users, >> - I do not need a Cadillac or BMW, but something like a Honda/Toyota >> might be nice. > > something else to consider, the cadillac and bmw have driver support > for sure. dont know about the hondas or toyotas. > > also, wacom has a full line of tablets. from multi thousand dollar > large screen lcd tablets, to nice and cheap 5x3 tablets. around $69USD > https://direct.wacom.com/stores/5/BAMBOO%20PEN_P1529.cfm > > more: > https://direct.wacom.com/stores/5/BAMBOO_C137.cfm > http://www.wacom.com/bamboo/inking.php > > I've used a Wacom Graphire3 pen & tablet for years now and have not had any problems with it. I used it with my desktop and replaced my usual mouse completely with it. I think they've [Wacom] retired the Graphire3 line but I think the Bamboo line is the closest to it, I just don't know how the support in the existing wacom kernel drivers are for the newer lines.
From: owens on 3 Feb 2010 11:50 > > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: gkerns(a)ysu.edu >To: debian-user(a)lists.debian.org >Subject: RE: looking for digital pen/tablet on Debian Squeeze >Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:49:05 -0500 > >>Dear Debian users, >> >>I will soon be doing online collaboration online and my department >has >>offered to purchase a digital pen or tablet or (?) to allow me to >>hand-write equations and formulas with the device, such that the >>equations/formulae would be transferred electronically to, say, >>images, PDF, ...? >> >>I know that such devices exist but I do not know much more than what >I >>could find after some google searches. As I continue looking, here >>are my priorities, the most important first. >> >>- MUST be compatible with Debian (can't get advice from colleagues, >>they use Windows) >>- easier is better >>- I do not need a Cadillac or BMW, but something like a Honda/Toyota >>might be nice. >> >>In my searches I have heard of a Wacom tablet, and I have seen >>assorted other digital pens. I have heard of a Wizardpen Ubuntu >>package, and I have gathered that some pens require some tweaking of >>xorg.conf. >> >>In short, if someone has a particularly great "success story" that >>(s)he would like to share I would be most appreciative to hear about >>it. >> >>Thanks, and Debian rocks. >>Jay >> >> Jay Not to hijack your thread but have you considered a simple equation editor rather than a tablet? There are several based on LaTex that are Debian-compatible. Larry Owens, PhD (I teach Physics) >> >>-- >>*************************************************** >>G. Jay Kerns, Ph.D. >>Associate Professor >>Department of Mathematics & Statistics >>Youngstown State University >>Youngstown, OH 44555-0002 USA >>Office: 1035 Cushwa Hall >>Phone: (330) 941-3310 Office (voice mail) >>-3302 Department >>-3170 FAX >>VoIP: gjkerns(a)ekiga.net >>E-mail: gkerns(a)ysu.edu >>http://people.ysu.edu/~gkerns/ >> >> >>-- >>To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org >>with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org >> >> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: G. Jay Kerns on 3 Feb 2010 13:00 Thank you to Jeremy(s) and Larry. On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 11:32 AM, <owens(a)netptc.net> wrote: >>> >>>Thanks, and Debian rocks. >>>Jay >>> >>> > Jay > Not to hijack your thread but have you considered a simple equation > editor rather than a tablet? Â There are several based on LaTex that > are Debian-compatible. > Larry Owens, PhD (I teach Physics) >>> @ Jeremy(s) - thanks for those links and advice. It is very helpful. @ Larry - you are right, there are lots of handy LaTeX equation editors and I use some of them regularly. I didn't mention this earlier, but another important consideration for me is to draw graphs/diagrams/pictures with arrows, etc. on-the-fly, which is harder to do with software. Your point is well taken, though. Regards, Jay -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
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