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    Wow!

    I just opened my Xmas present early and started to have a play with my new wireless tablet.

    I have turned off my mouse and I am forcing myself to only use the new pen. On the barrel of the pen there is a rocker switch for left click and right click, or you can just tap on the surface for a click/double click.

    Really weird not to have a mouse tucked into my palm.

    The strangest thing is that the active surface of the tablet mirrors my laptop screen so that if I want to get to the corner I have to move the pen to the corner of the active surface. This results in a lot more arm movement instead of just moving your wrist to move the mouse and the cursor.

    Those using a Wacom for LR3 and CS5, or whatever PP programs you are using, do you limit your use of the Wacom to a minimum of tasks, or are you using the Wacom for all tasks as well as general computer use?

    The other interesting concept is getting used to holding the pen tip above the surface rather than dragging it across the surface. I am holding it 1/2" above the surface and the cursor moves freely; when I use the rocker switch I can do everything that we do with the left and right mouse buttons.

    Any and all "speed up learning curve" suggestions appreciated.

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    Hi Jay - I've had my tablet for a while, although not wireless, and find it most useful within PS5. At first I tried what you are doing, using it for everything on the computer but just couldn't get comfortable with some things. Now I use it just in PS5, switching from my mouse to the pen when I go from LR3 to PS5. It's extremely useful with brushes and for selecting areas. Maybe if I had more patience I could have made the move completely over, who knows. I do think you'll like it in your workflow though. Best of luck - Mark

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    Hi Peter, you have done a remarkable design with - it seems - all you touch!

    Love Artie's blog

    Perhaps someday I will have enough images to justify knocking on your door for web design assistance.

    Interesting to learn that you do not use a Wacom.

    The first thing I am doing is putting my mouse in a drawer so that I get used to the pen. There is a rocker switch on the pen for left clicks and right clicks; the pen is very responsive. If I want to open something I just touch the icon - pen on screen - and it opens very quickly.

    What takes a bit of getting used to in addition to simply manipulating the pen is that there there are larger arm movements when you are using the pen instead of a mouse for general computer work. The table surface mirrors the screen - you can "shrink" the surface" - so that the corners of the screen are the corners of the tablet. I now understand a lot of comments by posters on NatureScapes indicating that they went from the large to the medium tablet. The medium seems ideal.

    I am going to see how quickly I can shrink the mirror when doing general computer work and then enlarge for PP.

    If you consider the tablet, the wireless is cool. Also, while the tablet package includes the standard pen, there is an optional Classic pen which is thinner. I purchased the Classic and having played with the Standard for a day to make sure i was keeping the tablet, i am now using the Classic thinner pen and the Standard is in a storage box.

    The precision I have found in my first couple of days of play convinces me that for serious PP this is an excellent tool. Having said that the question then arises: will I ever grow up and do anything seriously? :confused: :p :D
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    Jay = which model did you get?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Nelson View Post
    Jay = which model did you get?
    At least here in Australia there is only one wireless model!

    It is the medium size tablet.

    Having had a few days to play I would not get the small - too small; I would not get the large - too large!! :o :(
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    The medium size is the best option IMO. I have used small tablets for years but a few months ago got a medium Intuos4 which is a definite step up and the active surface is plenty large enough - I really like the more paper-like surface texture. The only reason I could see for a larger tablet would be if painting/drawing with Corel Painter.
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    Jay, first off Merry Xmas to you and yours!

    I'm a professional photographer and shoot a ton of weddings which leaves me on the computer most of the day editing images.

    I've been using a small and cheap Wacom tablet and pen since my wrist started to give me serious issues this past summer from using a mouse so often. I didn't want to dive in head first as cost was an issue for me, this being my first year in business.

    After using the pen and tablet solely for a month for all computer usage i found a mouse very frustrating to use! 6 months later and i'm still feeling that way.

    Give it some time and i assure you that it will become second nature to use. Keep that mouse in your drawer! :)

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    Hi Scott, is there enough of a population in Newfoundland :o to shoot "a ton of weddings"?

    Just kidding.

    Yeah, my experience is the same, and I am keeping the mouse in the drawer.

    I am finding that sometimes the cursor starts to wander and I have to tape the surface to bring it under control.

    Happy Holidays to you too.
    Cheers, Jay

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    Scott/Everyone:

    I posted this on the Wacom Europe Intuos 4 Forum - very active and interesting for those using a Wacom. Nothing like it that I have found anywhere else.

    http://forum.wacom.eu/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5515

    Is there a way to quickly switch back and forth from a small map to the full surface?

    When doing general computer work I would like a small area so that I do not have to move the cursor clear across the table surface to go from one corner of my screen to the other. Of course, when working on an image I do want the full surface.

    The only way I can find to do it now is to right click on the battery icon, open properties, and then open mapping.

    I need a shortcut to mapping!

    Edit: this is also an issue because by limiting myself to the pen I loose the wheel and every time I want to scroll I have a relatively long distance to go to the edge of the tablet.
    Cheers, Jay

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