Re: Draw and Scribble Notes in GNU Emacs (Schematics)

[Stefan Monnier]

>>> That implementation of yours, as nice as it is, is a different beast
>>> then. I think it is worth to clarify that.
>> Can you describe the job it actually does?
> I think the author is more qualified to tell you, but from what I have
> seen, it works on any device in which the mouse or passive pen does the
> «writing».

AFAIK the code just uses `mouse-movement` events and so it will work
with any device that can be exposed this way.

> However to get a decent writing experience (and we are talking about
> «note taking» here) works, currently, only with a device that operates a
> Bluetooth based pen.  The main reason is that allows you to rest your
> palm on the screen.

Is there any reason to think that such a device would not generate
those same `mouse-movement` events?
[ IIUC this is hypothetical since there is currently no hardware that
  works the way you describe and that also runs Emacs.  ]


        Stefan