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Drawing tablet for a mouse?

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jonal:
I'm thinking about getting a larger drawing tablet to completely replace my mouse because I find the position of holding it quite comfortable. The position just kinda feels natural and you don't need to grip the pen hard at all. Also, absolute positioning :thumb: .  What do you guys think about drawing tablets as an alternative to mice omegle xender ?

Coreda:
They're fine. Can also use relative positioning. Worthwhile testing the stylus has its buttons in comfortable positions, if that will be your main form of clicks.

One other aspect is, when using the stylus, you may find the hand weight more concentrated on one part of the wrist, unlike mice where there's more even distribution and often elevated marginally. The tablet introduces its own height to the desk so adjustable height desks are useful if you tend to keep your forearms at comfortable right angles.

One of the more underrated aspects of tablets is just how quiet and soft the clicks are. Virtually silent and such little pressure for activation. I wish mice switches came in such a variety.

Findecanor:
I'm sorry. I should probably have posted something after reporting it. The parent poster is a spambot, regurgitating an older post made by a legitimate user with the intention of coming back later and editing the post with commercial links.
You can almost always assume it is going to be a spambot it is a new poster with a lowercase username, and a 1 post count, that post is a new topic and it is not in the New Members subforum.

Coreda: You have already replied in the  original thread. ;)

Edit: See also below ...  :rolleyes:

Sc0tTy:
I've been using a Wacom Pentablet as my mouse for almost 10 years.
First a Bamboo Pen & Touch and now a Intous.

I've tried Rollermice, Trackbal mice and normal mice and all gave me different issues.

And its the only mouse-input device that doesn't give me pain, is precise and is comfortable.
I still use a mouse for FPS-gaming though.

It might feel wierd at first and getting the settings right might take a minute.
I have movement while hovering and clicking is a tap on the tablet. Positioning is relative, absolute with multiple monitors is undoable.

Wouldn't have it any other way...

Coreda:

--- Quote from: Findecanor on Thu, 29 August 2024, 06:54:09 ---I'm sorry. I should probably have posted something after reporting it. The parent poster is a spambot, regurgitating an older post made by a legitimate user with the intention of coming back later and editing the post with commercial links.
--- End quote ---

My first guess was spam but when I searched online for the opening sentence the result had the identical title so I assumed the search engine had managed to crawl this thread, so gave them the benefit of the doubt. Ironically if I'd checked it was the thread I'd previously posted in. RIP :p

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