2006/6/11, Alan Horkan <horkana@...44...>:
On Fri, 9 Jun 2006, Khiraly wrote:
If I read correctly, the monitor has dual mode, so 1200x900 B&W and 800x480 (?) color mode.
Would be great to adjust the Inkscape user interface so it can work on small screens and portable devices generally. (At the moment the About dialog seems to be the only excessively large dialog.)
So if I understand correctly, the problem, is to create a dumped inkscape version, with less capability, no extension, and so on.
They are more likely to want to use the extensions mechanism to allow users to experiment and learn, than leave them out altogether.
If they decide include a Turtle graphics program hopefuly it would include SVG export and allow users to further embellish their drawings in Inkscape.
Btw, is there anybody, who have seriously tried to take note (with a laptop) in a university class? Especially difficult to write down the equation, diagrams and so on. But in a collaborative fashion it would be really easy (2-3 person, one note the text, one write the diagram, etc. So the slower computer aided note will accelerated by 2-3person. In this way it would be usable).
I've heard of people doing exactly the kind of collaborative note taking you describe using Gobby and efforts are underway to produce a collaborative version of Abiword. http://gobby.0x539.de/
I had once,(mad attack). I used a tablet attached to the computer(USB), tablet PCs are very expensive. IMHO this is going to be normal in the future (as Microsoft tablet PC discovered, people love it because is noiseless, as people talking doesn't like typing sounds). I can use the tablet as a plug in because I'm used to it, but people find it difficult to use at first and desist.
Today there is not Software in Linux to make this. And yes, I don't consider Inkscape useful for taking notes. You need fullscreen(without icons/bars), pages, and I like personally to draw white over black (less eyes strain).
I'm talking of Linux here because it will be the only competitor of M Tablet PC. It will eventually catch and surpass MTP but is going to take time. Right now, it's not easy to install/uninstall a Wacom tablet because of xorg file manual config.
Best Regards Jose Hevia