-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: tpsDig2 and tracing Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:46:42 -0800 (PST) From: ian sigal <[email protected]> To: [email protected] References: <[email protected]> Hello Lindsay, In no way would I suggest that I know more than Drs Slice or Rohlf, but perhaps I understood your question differently. Maybe you were asking if it is possible to use a tablet, such as the ones by Wacom, to do the outline drawing and define landmarks instead of using the mouse. The answer to that question is yes. I have used tpsdig2 with a Wacom tablet with no problems. I use an Intuos2, which was one of the higher end models a few years ago, when I bought it. But any wacom tablet would do, and probably other brands too, because they are taken by the OS to be just a mouse. I don't think you can use other things, like pressure or pen angle, in tpsdig, but I have not had a need for that. I have used this tablet in WinXP and Vista (yuck!). Have not tried it in Linux or Mac. If you are going to be drawing many outlines I would definitely consider a tablet over using the mouse. My experience was that with the mouse I ended up drawing too many straight lines and sharp angles. The tablet made it easier to draw smooth curves. Also, by switching back and forth between the tablet and a mouse I got less tired during the day. Ian On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 4:17 AM, morphmet <[email protected]> wrote:
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: tpsDig2 and tracing Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:55:33 -0800 (PST) From: Lindsay Eaves-Johnson <[email protected]> To: morphmet <[email protected]> Hello all, Does anyone know if tpsDig2 allows the use of a digital tablet to manually trace outlines? I assume that it would, but am checking before I buy one. Thanks, Lindsay -- ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´ K. Lindsay Eaves-Johnson, MA PhD Candidate University of Iowa Department of Anthropology 114 Macbride Hall Iowa City, Iowa 52242 "I love fools' experiments. I am always making them." ~ Charles Darwin "If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?" ~ Albert Einstein -- Replies will be sent to the list. For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org
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