About stylus, A friend of mine has Adonit Jot Pro which is cost about US$30. I used it for drawing on his iPad and I think it's quite accurate, not sure for iD as I always use my laptop to edit OSM. However, looking I have good experience for drawing, I think you can consider this option.
The Verge has a comprehensive list of iPad stylus. http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/10/2925937/best-stylus-ipad-review Other alternative - a bluetooth mouse? Cheers, Emir On 13 November 2016 at 08:03, john whelan <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not an ipad user so I'm not sure. However using a stylus on other > devices isn't in my opinion as accurate as a 800 dpi mouse. > > In Canada I can buy cheap wireless mice for under $10 but I'm not sure if > they work with an ipad. My understanding is you have to jailbreak the ipad > which doesn't do wonders for an apple warranty and isn't something I'd > recommend. > > Cheerio John > > On 12 November 2016 at 13:35, Mike Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> John, >> >> Thanks. That is my opinion generally as well. I wonder if a stylus is a >> suitable substitute for a mouse on an iPad? >> >> Mike >> >> On Sat, Nov 12, 2016 at 11:14 AM, john whelan <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Typically you need a mouse to get any sort of precision even with a >>> Windows laptop. >>> >>> Cheerio John >>> >>> On 12 November 2016 at 13:03, Mike Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I am working with a group that would like to work on humanitarian >>>> mapping projects in the Tasking Manager, however they only have access to >>>> iPads. I investigated the iOS specific editors here: >>>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Apple_iOS However, I don't think >>>> any of these are integrated with the Task Manager. >>>> >>>> I borrowed an iPad and did some testing of the iD editor on it. It >>>> seems to work, but it is very difficult to draw precisely with ones finger, >>>> and it is particularly difficult to "click"/tap the last node on a way a >>>> second time in order to complete it (the location of the click / tap is >>>> likely to be different enough from the last node to create a new node >>>> instead of finishing the way). >>>> >>>> Does anyone have any advice (apart from telling them to move to a >>>> different platform)? Would a stylus solve the problem on the iPad? Are >>>> there reasons other than the precision of the tapping/clicking that make >>>> the iD editor unusable on an iPad? Do any of the iOS specific apps have a >>>> remote control interface so that they can be used with the Tasking Manager? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> HOT mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >
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