On Feb 11, 2013, at 3:57 AM, Christiaan Hofman <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 Christiaan, Following up on my recent inquiry -- is there anything I can send you or do to try and get to the bottom of the drawing lag I am seeing with Skim on my pen display? Thank you. Gary ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
