Wacom . . .
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- schjetne
I just installed my brand new Wacom tablet, and I gotta say the thing is pretty hard getting used to.
Do you other Wacom users use a mouse in addition to the Wacom pen, or do you use the pen for everything?
I find it pretty difficult to do stuff other than drawing with the pen.
- picturepack0
I use a wacom for everything-- but yeah-it took a bit to get used to it, now I prefer it though..
One thing that's super helpful is settingthe top button to rightclick and the bottom button to 'delete' then you can use it in browsers to go <back and in art applications it's useful for deleting stuff. give it a whirl, you might get the hang of it.
- schjetne0
That would probably be a very useful tip, if my pen had two buttons. But as it's got only one button, it wasn't useful at all. Do most Wacom pens have two buttons?
What I find most difficult right now is to balance drawing and moving the pen around without drawing.
- picturepack0
yeah- most of the wacoms have a two-way button that you can click upwards or down to get different keystrokes.. hmm..
the older ones have one though.
- schjetne0
Mine is brand new. It's one of the cheaper ones, though. Well, it doesn't really matter. I think I'll continue using my mouse for surfing, as I love my scroll wheel, and I don't think I can live without it...
- textarea0
wacom all the way!
Since my wrist problems, I've gotten really used to controlling the cursor with my tablet, and clicking the mouse with my left. A nice solution for carpel tunnel or sore wrist.
- Noyz3190
i've been using my wacom as a total mouse replacement for the past couple of years. it just takes a few days to get comfortable with it. i never really miss the scoll wheel at all, hitting spacebar as pagedown works good enough for me.
- schjetne0
I guess I'll just ditch the mouse. I found a stupid thing about using both a mouse and a pen:
Photoshop doesn't accept the pressure sensitiveness of the pen, since it thinks I'm using a normal mouse.
I'll just have to use those couple of days and get used to it, because if it ain't pressure sensitive, it ain't worth the money my boss paid for it...
- morphosis0
To use both I would suggest your table should be A4 or bigger, or you do not have the room. I duel up both mouse and pen in photoshop and freehand.
It allows you to zoom in, edit and manipulate with out touching you keyboard.
Don't knock the duel technology as it is a god send.
Enjoy
Mark Pierce
- boeser0
I use my wacom for everything, but it should never be a problem to have a mouse next to it. Are you sure PS didn't recognize the pressure levels.
Look at the brush settings.
- schjetne0
It would be great, if it worked. Unfortunately, you can't use all of the features of the pen while having the mouse plugged in (on my computer anyways).
- schjetne0
boeser: I checked the brush settings.
- morphosis0
which Wacom have you got?
- schjetne0
The cheapest one :)
(The name / model isn't printed anywhere on the tablet, and I'm too lazy to get up from my chair and find the manual...
- kR4dr0
it'd be really neat if one could disable the mouse's movement, and just use the mouse's buttons.
- kR4dr0
heh, nevermind I found a way to fix it ^_^
- Nairn0
Cut-outs, smooth curves, random scribbling and (..duh..) freehand fonts REQUIRE a tablet of some sort.
I still use my mouse day to day - but anything in Illustrator/pshop is easier to accomplish with the Wacom.
Now, if only I could afford an A3 one.. :)
- picturepack0
or the cintiq...
*drool*
- ribit0
Photoshop (all versions) should recognize the pen pressure...keep checking those settings...there's a tickbox for that.. well hidden in there somewhere...