How many people use Inkwell, and how well does it work?

[Elan0204]

I never really hear people discussing Inkwell, so I was wondering how many people actually use it? If you do, what do you use it for? Simple text input when using a graphics program, or do you write notes, letters, and papers with it?

Also, how well does it work? Do you find that it does a good job recognizing what you have written, or do you have to correct it a lot?

 

[iMeowbot]

The way the yellow text panel jumps around is unnerving, and it keeps timing out and completing words in a way that doesn't match the way I write. I suppose that with some fiddling with the settings and more practice with the edit gestures it could become livable, but with a keyboard right there I've never ha the patience

 

[BrianKonarsMac]

inkwell is one of those things that was a nice idea...but who the hell owns a stylus input device? i've never even seen it put into use...and to be honest, i don't even know how to use it (since i've never had the need to look or find out...).

 

[iMeowbot]

inkwell is one of those things that was a nice idea...but who the hell owns a stylus input device? i've never even seen it put into use...and to be honest, i don't even know how to use it (since i've never had the need to look or find out...).

I don't think you'll even see Ink in System Preferences unless you have a tablet plugged in. Lots of Mac users do have tablets, typically for draw/paint applications.

Here are the gestures you're expected to learn:

And here's what the writing panel looks like:

See how the yellow pane is the same size as what I wrote? If you have the "write anywhere" option set, it keeps growing like that, then disappearing and committing your text if you pause.

There is an alternative mode where you get a dedicated notebook windows for entering text that avoids the jumpy bit, but it adds taps/clicks and forces you to write in a different spot than where the text will ultimately go.

For what it's worth, the handwriting recognition itself is actually quite good. It's just the surrounding interface that needs help.

 

[stevehaslip]

inkwell is one of those things that was a nice idea...but who the hell owns a stylus input device?

errr..... me. I own a graphics tablet, they're used quite a lot by graphic designers and by various other image/video professionals. I thought that they were a bit crap until i tried one, and it makes drawing on the computer so very much easier. I would never consider it for handwriting recognition, typing is alot faster.

 

[iGav]

errr..... me. I own a graphics tablet, they're used quite a lot by graphic designers

me too...

they make the very notion of the mouse obsolete.