wacom tablet for note taking?

[Cybix]

We're looking at getting a wacom tablet (for my wife to take notes in class)..

She has a MBP, with office (mac)... and wishes to take notes and draw diagrams quickly during a lecture, etc...

What program would she use a wacom tablet with to do this? It really wont be used for graphic design or manipulation.. just note taking..

would love to hear of peoples experiences!

James

 

[Cybix]

hrmmm. did some reading up, seems when you plug a wacom in, 'ink' appears in the system preferences and you can write straight into any app, and even control app's.. neat.

 

[GoCubsGo]

hrmmm. did some reading up, seems when you plug a wacom in, 'ink' appears in the system preferences and you can write straight into any app, and even control app's.. neat.

As far as I know you can't "write in any app". A wacom is designed for graphic artists. I could be wrong since I have not been to their site, but I use my Wacom for photoshop, illustrator, and any design app. I do not use the mouse it came with.

For note taking, the wacom would be nice for graphs and such, but otherwise, it's faster to type.

 

[truz]

He also stated "and draw diagrams quickly". I don't know much about wacoms, but I myself and looking into them as I'm a web designer.

My father is big on drawing house plans as he's in the process of drawing all our houses (mine, sisters, and my parents house) for future use. I was looking at getting this for himself to use as well.

 

[TheMonarch]

I have a tablet, and I suppose you could... Though, I'd be unconventional since the tablet represents your entire screen.

You could remove the screen mapping, but shortly after, everything turns into nonsense [Like handwriting with a mouse].

 

[Sweetfeld28]

Wouldn't this work with the Inkwell program that came with Panther [i think Panther]?

EDIT: I guess it does, i just noticed the Wacom tablets on the bottom right of the same window. DA.

 

[Cybix]

well i looked at the 'help' on my tiger system, and searched for 'ink' and it explains the ability to use a tablet in almost any application to convert handwriting to text.. hrmm

 

[SC68Cal]

Pain in the rear lugging around a wacom tablet. Wonder if her professor does handouts or distributes the diagrams (powerpoint?)