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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
Current tablet PCs don't work well since the stylus just acts like a mouse rather than a touch screen stylus on a PDA etc.
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I don't understand what you're saying. A Tablet's stylus doesn't just act like a mouse. It can also be used for text entry, or free-hand scribbling in whatever apps support this. In fact, the comparison to a PDA stylus is almost perfect if you buy one with a passive digitizer (not that those are better than active digitizers).
- In non-text entry portions of the screen, the pen works as a mouse. Similar to selection on a PDA.
- In text entry portions of the screen, you can use the TIP (Tablet Input Panel) or RitePen to get ASCII characters from your handwriting. Similar to using Graffiti or whatever on a PDA for text entry.
- In handwriting enabled apps, you can handwrite in the app. Similar to a PDA in a few notes apps. But on Tablet PCs, there are more apps available that take and store your freehand writing than on PDAs.
The perfect example for your needs is to open your PDFs in
PDF Annotator, and then you can highlight, or scribble notes right on the PDF pages, such that they'll be e-mailed or printed to look just like you used a red pen and yellow highlighter to make you comments.