Pointer in screen mode

Philippe D. · 06-19-2020, 05:10 AM

Hi all,

Despite having my Boox Max 2 for quite some time, I only tried to use it as an external display recently, and noticed that in this mode, I cannot use the stylus as an additional pointer (mouse).

Is there any way that this might be possible? I suppose not, but who knows...

I am looking for a way to use a tablet on which I can write with a stylus - this is to make videos for teaching. A colleague showed me how to do this with a Wacom tablet, but you need a cable connection so that the stylus is recognized by the PC. I thought maybe there was a way I could use my Boox for similar purposes... but no luck apparently.

lensmann · 06-19-2020, 06:08 PM

This was discussed here some years ago, and I think the answer was that it can be done, but not via the Monitor app. You will have to set up a VNC connection over USB. Quite a few people found that bVNC worked particularly well. I think this is the thread with the details:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...18#post3784118

EDIT: After posting, I remembered that user mdp had created a modified monitor app which, together with a Python script run on the desktop, did in fact let you use the touchscreen and stylus. See:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...18#post3674318

I'm not sure if it works with the current firmware, but there's no reason why it shouldn't.

06-19-2020, 05:10 AM	#1
Philippe D. Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 3600000 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: France Device: Kobo Aura H2o; reMarkable; Onyx Max 2 Pro	Pointer in screen mode Hi all, Despite having my Boox Max 2 for quite some time, I only tried to use it as an external display recently, and noticed that in this mode, I cannot use the stylus as an additional pointer (mouse). Is there any way that this might be possible? I suppose not, but who knows... I am looking for a way to use a tablet on which I can write with a stylus - this is to make videos for teaching. A colleague showed me how to do this with a Wacom tablet, but you need a cable connection so that the stylus is recognized by the PC. I thought maybe there was a way I could use my Boox for similar purposes... but no luck apparently.

06-19-2020, 06:08 PM	#2
lensmann Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 821920 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: Clara BW, Aura One, Aura HD, Boox Max 2, ThinkBook Plus Gen 2	This was discussed here some years ago, and I think the answer was that it can be done, but not via the Monitor app. You will have to set up a VNC connection over USB. Quite a few people found that bVNC worked particularly well. I think this is the thread with the details: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...18#post3784118 EDIT: After posting, I remembered that user mdp had created a modified monitor app which, together with a Python script run on the desktop, did in fact let you use the touchscreen and stylus. See: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...18#post3674318 I'm not sure if it works with the current firmware, but there's no reason why it shouldn't. Last edited by lensmann; 06-20-2020 at 07:51 AM.

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