On Feb 11, 2013, at 4:30, Gary L. Gray wrote: > Hi, > > I searched the list archives and didn't see my question addressed, so I > thought I would post to the list. > > I would like to annotate PDF files using a Wacom pen (DTU-1631) display > attached to my MacBook Pro. The idea is that I will create PDF documents like > this one (Dropbox loads the file in an odd way, but you can click download): > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/eifhgv438e3eqxm/sample_pages.pdf > > and then will write on them using the pen display during lectures, save the > final result, and post it for students after class. > > I have tried: > > Adobe Acrobat Pro 10 > Bamboo Dock > Deskscribble > inkBook > Open-Sankore > PDFpen > Preview > Skim > > Skim works the best in that: > > * it supports showing the slides in presentation mode on the external pen > display > > * it supports the back end of the Wacom pen as an eraser > > * it antialiases the lines drawn (they look great) > > What I am finding is that when drawing using my mouse on my MBP display, it > is very responsive. On the other hand, when drawing on the external pen > display, there is a long delay between what I draw and when it shows up. It > captures everything, but the delay makes it unusable. > > Am I doing something wrong or is there some setting I should be using that I > am not? Should I be using something other than Skim to do what I wish to do? > > Thank you for your help. > > Gary
Are you using 1.4.2? This one should have greatly improved drawing performance. Christiaan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer Buy your Sophos next-gen firewall before the end March 2013 and get the hardware for free! Learn more. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sophos-d2d-feb _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
