Pen support for writing on PDF/EPUB

wvdw · 06-30-2021, 06:46 AM

I know (at least I read it somewhere on github) that koreader supports a pen for input but I couldn't find anything about support to actually being able to write on a PDF or EPUB. Are there any plans to incorporate functionality like this?

I'm asking because the PDF software of the Kobo Elipsa is so abysmal it is really not worth the price tag for me. Koreader would fix everyting reader wise but then you wouldn't be able to mark up your documents.

Thanks in advance.

Frenzie · 06-30-2021, 07:50 AM

Not at this point, unless @NiLuJe has plans. :-P

NiLuJe · 06-30-2021, 12:43 PM

Oh god, no

.

koboje · 07-12-2021, 11:25 AM

Elipsa writing experience is indeed abysmal

So weird that it doesn't have any writing menu in the reading app. Highlighting looks like almost redacting and pen is too thick and you can't do anything about. If you read in landscape, everything you write is blurred as it is magnified by default. Worst of all, beware that it often loses everything you write on pdf.

Nursken · 01-15-2022, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Oh god, no

.

Why can't this be done for markup on pdf? Somewhat discouraging to see that response.

NiLuJe · 01-15-2022, 08:11 PM

It would probably be mildly less painful on PDF, but it's still an extremely non-trivial task.

The question was whether I, personally, had any plans on that front.

Given that I do not read PDFs, do not take notes, and am hilariously short on free time, that was an easy answer to give

.

Frenzie · 01-16-2022, 08:43 AM

I meant @NiLuJe as "a dev with the device" but I think the situation likely hasn't changed in that regard.

Quoth · 01-20-2022, 09:52 AM

Elipsa:
Oddly a BT keyboard works in the default Kobo Annotation but not the Notebooks (except to navigate pages). IMO the only value of the stylus so far is the Advanced Notebook script to text and docx export.

I prefer finger highlight and then typing notes if needed.

06-30-2021, 06:46 AM	#1
wvdw Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2021 Device: Kobo Aura HD	Pen support for writing on PDF/EPUB I know (at least I read it somewhere on github) that koreader supports a pen for input but I couldn't find anything about support to actually being able to write on a PDF or EPUB. Are there any plans to incorporate functionality like this? I'm asking because the PDF software of the Kobo Elipsa is so abysmal it is really not worth the price tag for me. Koreader would fix everyting reader wise but then you wouldn't be able to mark up your documents. Thanks in advance.

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06-30-2021, 07:50 AM	#2
Frenzie Wizard Posts: 1,619 Karma: 724945 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Antwerp Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Not at this point, unless @NiLuJe has plans. :-P

06-30-2021, 12:43 PM	#3
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Oh god, no .

07-12-2021, 11:25 AM	#4
koboje Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2021 Device: Kobo Libra and Elipsa	Elipsa writing experience is indeed abysmal So weird that it doesn't have any writing menu in the reading app. Highlighting looks like almost redacting and pen is too thick and you can't do anything about. If you read in landscape, everything you write is blurred as it is magnified by default. Worst of all, beware that it often loses everything you write on pdf.

01-15-2022, 08:11 PM	#6
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	It would probably be mildly less painful on PDF, but it's still an extremely non-trivial task. The question was whether I, personally, had any plans on that front. Given that I do not read PDFs, do not take notes, and am hilariously short on free time, that was an easy answer to give .

01-16-2022, 08:43 AM	#7
Frenzie Wizard Posts: 1,619 Karma: 724945 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Antwerp Device: Kobo Aura H2O	I meant @NiLuJe as "a dev with the device" but I think the situation likely hasn't changed in that regard.

01-20-2022, 09:52 AM	#8
Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 11,158 Karma: 85874891 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	Elipsa: Oddly a BT keyboard works in the default Kobo Annotation but not the Notebooks (except to navigate pages). IMO the only value of the stylus so far is the Advanced Notebook script to text and docx export. I prefer finger highlight and then typing notes if needed.

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