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Re: [Digital BW] Wacom redux

2002-11-27 by Moreno Polloni

> I read the thread about the Wacom tablets and went out and bougjt the
> 6x8. So far I hate it. I can't draw to save my soul and I find I have
> much more control with my optical mouse. The pad seems too big for
> one thing. It seems to take the dimensions of my monitor screen and
> reduce it to 6x8 so that the curser goes from end to end.
>
> If I get the smaller one will it do the same at the smaller
> dimension? I think if I had a smaller area to deal with I might be
> more effective. I don't plan on doing any free drawing, just
> photographic editing and such.
>
> Does anyone think I'd be better off with the smaller unit? Has anyone
> else had this same frustration as me and decided to stick with a
> regular mouse or has anyone had the same frustration and ultimately
> got the hang of it and became efficient with it?

Most people like yourself (and me) will feel more comfortable with the 4x5
tablet, mainly because the range of wrist motion required to use the 4x5
tablet is very similar to that of using a mouse.

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