RE: looking for digital pen/tablet on Debian Squeeze
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>From: gkerns@ysu.edu
>To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>Subject: RE: looking for digital pen/tablet on Debian Squeeze
>Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:49:05 -0500
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>>Dear Debian users,
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>>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, ...?
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>>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.
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>>- 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.
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>Thanks, and Debian rocks.
>>Jay
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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)
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>>Department of Mathematics & Statistics
>>Youngstown State University
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