For some time now I have been using a capacative stylus pen with my Streak (on stock 351). I just wanted to share some usefull apps that works well with the stylus.
Freenote - great note taking app.
EzPdf reader - great reader which lets you anotate on the document* and save these in the actual pdf file.
Skitch/Evernote - Skitch lets you handwrite/draw and is well integrated with Evernote.
Graffiti - will allow you to use handwriting as input method.
Anyone else also using a stylus with your Streak? Do you have any tips?
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mcernvall said:
For some time now I have been using a capacative stylus pen with my Streak (on stock 351). I just wanted to share some usefull apps that works well with the stylus.
Freenote - great note taking app.
EzPdf reader - great reader which lets you anotate on the document* and save these in the actual pdf file.
Skitch/Evernote - Skitch lets you handwrite/draw and is well integrated with Evernote.
Graffiti - will allow you to use handwriting as input method.
Anyone else also using a stylus with your Streak? Do you have any tips?
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I would like to know what the best fine stylus is
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I would like to know what the best fine stylus is
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To my knowledge there is no fine stylus for a purely capacitive screen. You can probably look up what the minimum diameter is for capacitive screens, and see if a stylus uses that minimum, or just make one.
I bought one but just didn't get on with it. I feel the screen is too small to use it effectively, especially for writing.
Perhaps I should persevere?
I guess it depends on the stylus, you can get capacitative stylusi that can draw fine lines.
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I guess it depends on the stylus, you can get capacitative stylusi that can draw fine lines.
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Could you post one? I did a hard search no sucessful.
beginner said:
Could you post one? I did a hard search no sucessful.
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Check out this thread
Interesting ones i see are:
this
Dagi styluses
Apparetnly this one too
Related
I am looking app to handwriting with the GT 10.1 (with stylus)
But all lines are intermittent leave an illegible
You use one that works well or is the problem of GT?
I tried the writepad and others
I found this
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pancerola.and.antipaper.notes&feature=search_result
is very good for GT 10.1
Some else has tested??
I have a 12€ "Kensington K39304EU Virtuoso " and use it for the Sketchbook Pro and love it. Gonna try the Antipaper App and report :>
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I found this
is very good for GT 10.1
Some else has tested??
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Hello,
I downloaded and tested quite a lot of these apps from which Freenote seems to be the most responsive for me. I am using the custom Startburst ROM and overclocked my CPU to 1.4GHz and even then there is lag but it is acceptable on freenote.
Antipaper notes does not seem to work well for me at all. Often missing out on letters completely!
I am still on the hunt for a good app so if you do find one please let me know
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I am looking app to handwriting with the GT 10.1 (with stylus)
But all lines are intermittent leave an illegible
You use one that works well or is the problem of GT?
I tried the writepad and others
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Read this thread before buying any handwriting app for the Samsung 10.1 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1210226
Have u tried asus supernote..
Download here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204931
msaiful said:
Have u tried asus supernote..
Download here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204931
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+1 on this
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dazzle. viestsbi
what stylus's are you using`? i can't find anyone that's pointy enough
Equalixer said:
what stylus's are you using`? i can't find anyone that's pointy enough
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the wacom bamboo is one of the smallest, about 6mm tip. the rest are mostly 8mm tips. The Alu pen is an 8mm tip, but has a thick comfortable grip that makes writing easier.
Hi
When I last looked at HTC Flyer some months back, the pen was only working in dedicated applications. Does anybody know whether this has improved? Has anybody installed the inofficial Honeycomb and can report whether the pen now works in all applications?
Cheers
It works on hc in the sense that you can scroll, select buttons, move through home screens etc
When we get Android 4, it will be supported in all applications
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Thanks to both. I look for a device to take notes in meetings and the like. My preferred application is "FreeNote, note everything" from flyable, available in Android Market. Do you anticipate that the pen is recognized by FreeNote, prior to Android 4?
default5 said:
Thanks to both. I look for a device to take notes in meetings and the like. My preferred application is "FreeNote, note everything" from flyable, available in Android Market. Do you anticipate that the pen is recognized by FreeNote, prior to Android 4?
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The pen does not work in those apps as now we are on Gingerbread. But it is supposed to work on the next Honeycomb update.
The pen works in all app if you update to HC
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The pen works in all app if you update to HC
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Well , kind of...
not because HC thinks its a pen, but because in the HTC HC ROM , the pen mimics your finger in apps that are not specifically HTC Pen enabled. For example in Freenote, the app thinks the pen is your finger and the pen has no more functions than if you use your finger or a capacitive stylus.
Also, ICS won't do anything magical with the pen unless the app is written to use it. ICS has some built-in pen (digital stylus) primitives, but they are not the same as HTCs SDK and don't just magically work. They will recognize the HTC stylus if a application is written to use them.
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Well , kind of...
not because HC thinks its a pen, but because in the HTC HC ROM , the pen mimics your finger in apps that are not specifically HTC Pen enabled. For example in Freenote, the app thinks the pen is your finger and the pen has no more functions than if you use your finger or a capacitive stylus.
Also, ICS won't do anything magical with the pen unless the app is written to use it. ICS has some built-in pen (digital stylus) primitives, but they are not the same as HTCs SDK and don't just magically work. They will recognize the HTC stylus if a application is written to use them.
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This is very helpful information, thanks. It seems you have first-hand experience with Freenote and Honeycomb. Could you share your experience in more detail?
* Is it possible to write in normal size (in Paint mode) at normal writing speed?
* Is it possible to rest the wrist on the tablet while writing with the stylus (i.e., the touch screen gets inactivated when the stylus is in use)?
I played with Freenote a bit on the Flyer Honeycomb, but I don't use it as my primary note taker. I use the HTC notes app which is a custom version of Evernote. It works well and syncs with Evernote in the cloud and on PC. and is specially modified to take advantage of the HTC stylus.
Freenote with the pen works just like it works using your finger to write draw etc. The pen is more accurate, but that's the only difference.
So do those of you that have the pen feel it is worth it?
And I would also like to know if this would be a viable note taking option although I doubt it would be
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So do those of you that have the pen feel it is worth it?
And I would also like to know if this would be a viable note taking option although I doubt it would be
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With the HC update its very beneficial using the scribe pen almost on every app and I only use the notes app which it helps me draw charts, ideas, and record meetings instantly
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So do those of you that have the pen feel it is worth it?
And I would also like to know if this would be a viable note taking option although I doubt it would be
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Yes.
Yes.
Now for the long answers. I have been a user of Windows tablet PC's for years, all but one with Wacom digitizers (N-Trig on the HP Slate 500). With the addition of Honeycomb and Quill, I now have a note taking machine every bit as good and readable as my high end HP 2740p (with the exceptions of no Onenote - not available for Android, and no direct handwriting recognition). AND it is smaller and almost as thin as the SCREEN on the hP 2740p. I'm not sure what process Quill is using for rendering the ink, but it is a smooth and legible as pen on paper. One caveat, I have the Wrapsol screen saver on my HTC Flyer - one, to protect the screen, but equally important to give an even better writing surface than bare glass.
I haven't battle tested it yet (long meeting, lots of notes) but so far it is better than any solution I've tried (heaven help you if you want to take notes on an iPad with a capacitive stylus). The screen, at 7" is a little cramped, but it is so small and light to carry it is a no brainer to take to meetings or taking notes at your desk. On the issue of handwriting recognition, I feel that is an over-sold concept even on the Windows platform where recognition is excellent - if you have that much to write - you should type. I prefer to save my notes as PDF and store in the files on the server for reference, just like a paper notebook. The incredible advantage of Onenote (please bring it to Android Mr. Ballmer) is that it indexes your notes without conversion, so you can search for any word in a handwritten note. I believe Evernote can do something similar, but have not yet tried it.
Anyway, this is the best $299 (now you can get them at times for $239) I've spent in a LONG TIME on computer gear.
Dstraus--I recognize you name from the old tablet pc days. I have used those and still do since the beginning. I have just got the stock ota update to honeycomb and am excited to try out quill. Also it seems pdf viewer from a quick look will be a pdf annotator type experience on androod---hope so at least
Hi all
I am the OP of this thread. Thanks for your advice. I have just bought a HTC Flyer and installed Freenote. Works great! Taking notes electronically is now truly feasible. I can only support the notion that a capacitative stylus is a no go for serious handwriting. I now also register this second copy of Freenote (the first stays on my larger 10" pad, no pen :-( on that).
One thing that I did not get to work: Editor | Stylus | "Electromagnetic pen only". I thought that the magic pen of the HTC Flyer is electromagnetic, but when switching this option on, neither finger touch nor pen is recognized.
PS to dstrauss: the device is in Switzerland clearly more expensive than $239; but a good investment nevertheless
Is there anything I can do to use HTC stylus pen on my HTC on m8 max. I mean anything, installing any app, hacking anything anything. you can reach me on [email protected]
anyone got any recommendations for a good notebook app for taking notes in class? I'm looking for the app to mimic using pen/paper as much as possible since I just bought a stylus to use. Preferably, you could save multiple notebooks and just add pages to the notebook as you need more space to write.
Looked at apps like evernote, catch, but they all aren't tailored for hand written notes, mostly typed up notes.
Asus bundled SuperNote seems to fit most your needs. Personally I dislike that software very much as it's a little buggy and ugly, but I'm forced to use it as it seems to be the only option.
Quill
try Quill
http://code.google.com/p/android-quill/ or look in market
AntiPaper and WritePad Stylus also get mentioned a lot by wielders of styli.
SuperNote seems to be much more feature-rich to me, though--but I'm not inclined to get used to it since it's toast if I ever switch to another device.
I'm waiting patiently for ink support in MS OneNote to appear.
LectureNotes is an excellent note-taking app for use with a stylus. The developer is very active in adding and fine-tuning features based on user feedback.
Antipaper Notes and Writepad Stylus are also worth trying out.
thanks guys! was looking a bit at writepad stylus and quill. leaning more towards writepad at the moment. gonna check out lecturenotes as well.
anyone using pen supremacy? how is that?
I just bought quill seems nice enough.
Anyone know of a good stylus to purchase? does any cheap stylus work?
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I just bought quill seems nice enough.
Anyone know of a good stylus to purchase? does any cheap stylus work?
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look into adonit jot. I've read good things about it.
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anyone got any recommendations for a good notebook app for taking notes in class? I'm looking for the app to mimic using pen/paper as much as possible since I just bought a stylus to use. Preferably, you could save multiple notebooks and just add pages to the notebook as you need more space to write.
Looked at apps like evernote, catch, but they all aren't tailored for hand written notes, mostly typed up notes.
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i really liked the Phatpad on my asus transformer when they had a free beta build. now they charge 5 bucks and i hear it still has a few bugs, but it had more features than supernote. i am pretty sure it would allow you to write with stylus and it would convert to text fairly accurately.
Hi guys,
Me being a student, I was wondering if there was any apps that allow for the import of pdf files to write over them with a stylus to take notes?
I've been trying to use my Prime to take notes in class and my professor puts out pdfs every lecture, it'd be great to be able to take notes on the pdf as he talks about it.
I've been using LectureNotes and recently Papyrus (love it) to take notes, but it doesn't feel as integrated with my classes add id like to.
I saw somewhere that there was an app that converts the pdf file into jpgs to allow the user to write on them. has any one heard of this?
Thanks
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UltraVicious said:
Hi guys,
Me being a student, I was wondering if there was any apps that allow for the import of pdf files to write over them with a stylus to take notes?
I've been trying to use my Prime to take notes in class and my professor puts out pdfs every lecture, it'd be great to be able to take notes on the pdf as he talks about it.
I've been using LectureNotes and recently Papyrus (love it) to take notes, but it doesn't feel as integrated with my classes add id like to.
I saw somewhere that there was an app that converts the pdf file into jpgs to allow the user to write on them. has any one heard of this?
Thanks
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The Asus stock MyReader app allows you to take notes on top of PDF files.
Best apps i have used to take notes are already included in your prime. Super note is amazing! No more physical notebooks for me! And MyReader works wonderful too.
Both apps paired with a Stylus and TouchScreen Tune = awesome
The Asus stock MyReader app allows you to take notes on top of PDF files.
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MyReader? I have MyLibrary is it the same? i had not bothered with it before cause i thought it was just an ebook reader.
I messed with it and it did let me edit a pdf that it already had on the library but it wont pick up the pdfs i loaded in the Prime from class.
I was thinking the same thing of finding out an app for note taking. Then I thought why not just take a screen cap of the full pdf page lol
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Best apps i have used to take notes are already included in your prime. Super note is amazing! No more physical notebooks for me! And MyReader works wonderful too.
Both apps paired with a Stylus and TouchScreen Tune = awesome
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Okay out of curiosity, which stylus are you using? Thank you =]
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Okay out of curiosity, which stylus are you using? Thank you =]
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Sir, I REALLY wanna know too! I am dieing to find a stylus with which I can take notes on my Tablet just as well as I do with a real notebook.
Please answer the following:
1) What stylus do you use?
2) What app do you use to write handwritten notes?
3) Does it really feel just as natural to write with that stylus and app combo as a real life paper and pen/pencil?
Thanks!
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Sir, I REALLY wanna know too! I am dieing to find a stylus with which I can take notes on my Tablet just as well as I do with a real notebook.
Please answer the following:
1) What stylus do you use?
2) What app do you use to write handwritten notes?
3) Does it really feel just as natural to write with that stylus and app combo as a real life paper and pen/pencil?
Thanks!
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Thought I'd add my 2 cents.
I'm a first year University student so I need to take a lot of notes.
1) I personally use a wacom bamboo stylus and I like it alot.
2) I use Supernote pretty much exclusively for hand written notes.
3) It feels pretty natural after a while, however it's never going to feel like writing with pen/pencil and paper as it is just a different experience.
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Thought I'd add my 2 cents.
I'm a first year University student so I need to take a lot of notes.
1) I personally use a wacom bamboo stylus and I like it alot.
2) I use Supernote pretty much exclusively for hand written notes.
3) It feels pretty natural after a while, however it's never going to feel like writing with pen/pencil and paper as it is just a different experience.
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lols my 2 cents
at first i really liked superNote aswell but when trying to catch with some of my professors it felt slow and it bothered me that everything is in line.
that's why i moved to Lecture Notes, i really like how its like a notebook with pages and me being able to write anywhere on the page. then from this i moved to Papyrus, i really like how its like an infinite white board so i can write anywhere. its beta so missing some things but still awesome.
But anyhow are there really no apps that do what i need with pdfs? i don't gave that My Reader app
I used Samsung note stuff for a while but I was never happy with how the pages were handled, and also the speed of drawing on the page was not impressive. The worst issue was that I was not able to sync between my devices because I do not use samsung account etc So I looked around and I tried bunch of apps and I settled with LectureNotes mostly because its indepth settings and it is no bull**** database approach which makes it syncable. A notebookis basically a folder with bunch of files in it in LectureNotes then I use Sycnthing to sync to other devices.
I highly recommend it to YB owners because I feel like it is a great fit and also the speed of drawing in it is much faster than my Samsun 10.1 it feels good. I also use it with real pen tip/notebook to make sketches that works great as well.
LectureNotes offer shortcuts to documents so you can just click an icon and open any document from the desktop.
Anyway I am not affiliated with the dev at all, but he has xda pages and he seems to be super responsive guy. And it is under active development. Check it out, give it a try. My biggest complaint about it is that it does not offer hand writing recognition like the Samsung app does. also no windows app. However it offers PDF exports.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acadoid.lecturenotes
https://www.acadoid.com/
Fow the windows version there is an app called Write which has Android/Win/Mac support as far as I can tell not as feature rich as LectureNotes but seems good as a cross platform note taker. This one uses folders as well so you cna sync between devices.
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I used Samsung note stuff for a while but I was never happy with how the pages were handled, and also the speed of drawing on the page was not impressive. The worst issue was that I was not able to sync between my devices because I do not use samsung account etc So I looked around and I tried bunch of apps and I settled with LectureNotes mostly because its indepth settings and it is no bull**** database approach which makes it syncable. A notebookis basically a folder with bunch of files in it in LectureNotes then I use Sycnthing to sync to other devices.
I highly recommend it to YB owners because I feel like it is a great fit and also the speed of drawing in it is much faster than my Samsun 10.1 it feels good. I also use it with real pen tip/notebook to make sketches that works great as well.
LectureNotes offer shortcuts to documents so you can just click an icon and open any document from the desktop.
Anyway I am not affiliated with the dev at all, but he has xda pages and he seems to be super responsive guy. And it is under active development. Check it out, give it a try. My biggest complaint about it is that it does not offer hand writing recognition like the Samsung app does. also no windows app. However it offers PDF exports.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acadoid.lecturenotes
https://www.acadoid.com/
Fow the windows version there is an app called Write which has Android/Win/Mac support as far as I can tell not as feature rich as LectureNotes but seems good as a cross platform note taker. This one uses folders as well so you cna sync between devices.
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For android I would recommend fiinote. Works pretty well.
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For android I would recommend fiinote. Works pretty well.
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Sorry man, fiinote is slow as hell when it comes to drawing. I still recommend LectureNotes.
hajkan said:
Sorry man, fiinote is slow as hell when it comes to drawing. I still recommend LectureNotes.
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For drawings = artrage
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For drawings = artrage
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Artrage is like 5 times slower than any other Android art app really. I recomend Ravioli, LayerPaint, Sketchbook, Infinite Painter if you want more natural drawing experience. I have no idea what the hell Lenovo was thinking when they thought that Artrage would be a good choice to put as a default art app on this tablet.
is there any chance to replace the hot button note taking app? I identified the default app to export wrongly and would like to replace it
I have a Win10 Yoga Book - great tool, I just wish I could take simple handwritten notes on screen, even if it means picking up a compatible Bluetooth pen, such as the recently released Wacom Bamboo Tip. Has anyone had any luck with taking notes directly on the screen?
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I have a Win10 Yoga Book - great tool, I just wish I could take simple handwritten notes on screen, even if it means picking up a compatible Bluetooth pen, such as the recently released Wacom Bamboo Tip. Has anyone had any luck with taking notes directly on the screen?
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The Bamboo Tip is not pressure sensitive (neither does it use Bluetooth - I might be wrong). If you don't need pressure sensitivity you can actually use your normal Lenovo Pen with WriteIt straight on the screen... No palm rejection though, but I use it frequently and it works quite smooth once you get used to it...
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/es/en/...t-series/thinkpad-tablet-2/downloads/ds106113
jamespmi, what is your setup? I have worked with it for several days on my Win10 Yoga Book using the Real Pen stylus and the results have been a bit less than satisfactory. Perhaps I need to tweak the memory. What works best for you?
tcarole said:
jamespmi, what is your setup? I have worked with it for several days on my Win10 Yoga Book using the Real Pen stylus and the results have been a bit less than satisfactory. Perhaps I need to tweak the memory. What works best for you?
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What I use to do on all PC's first: Flushing the preinstalled OS and setting it up by hand. Debloating it to the max. The difference is more than surprising.
If you don't want to go through the Driver-Headache maybe "Sandman45654"'s Guide would be helpful for you:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/yoga-book/how-to/windows-guide-creating-windows-10-t3718823