You "grapped" (I’ll assume "grabbed") an LCD from work that wasn’t being used????
I think that’s called THEFT, isn’t it? I don’t know the value amount to term it GRAND THEFT, but I do believe it falls under basic THEFT…
Where did you say you work, again???
Well, thanks for watching-out for my moral and ethical values, but the computer I put the monitor on IS my work computer, not my home machine or whatever machine you think I put it on. It would be awfully hard for me to have stolen this monitor as you suggest since my boss walks by my desk every day.
Thanks for passing judgment on me and calling me a thief. If this forum is full of people like you, I think I may opt not to participate any more.
If this forum is full of people like you, I think I may opt not to participate any more.
only when we forget to take our meds! 🙂 at least she bumped your post! <G>
Hang around, she’s a hit and run poster. She’s pretty much appointed herself judge and jury around here as far as what’s acceptable.
FWIW, I did the same thing back when I when I was working in an office. We didn’t have any LCDs back then but plenty of 15" CRTs were gathering dust. I don’t use a tablet that much but when I do, I don’t really notice too much of a difference.
Bob
Thanks for the reply, Bob 🙂
Now that I have 2 monitors, I’ve noticed that my cursor seems to shake a bit when I’m must holding my hand still and the pen isn’t touching the tablet. Although I don’t have arthritis (or so I hope), now that the width of my tablet is equivalent to the width of both monitors, every tiny-weenie movement to the left or right is magnified x2! Yikes!
You could maybe try remapping the tablet so the whole tablet covers just the left screen. Then have the mouse to use on the other monitor. But I think that would get old pretty quick. Hmm, you could always tell your boss you need a 9×12 to be "more productive" for the team 😉
I don’t know how you work, but I have 2 19" CRT monitors and a Intuos 6×8. I’m usually working on the left monitor with palettes or other windows on the right. It doesn’t bother me with the tablet covering both monitors, I guess I’ve just gotten used to it. I thought about upgrading to a bigger one. I think when this one breaks I will.
Thanks for the reply, Matt 🙂
Sounds like we both work the same way with Photoshop, only you’re adapted to using dual monitors and I’m not 😉 I never use a real mouse (unless of course my tablet fails!), so I’m thinking that maybe dual monitors aren’t for me simply because I want to "do the impossible"… i.e., I want my tablet to be mapped 1:1 with my main screen, yet I still want the second screen 😛 .
I figured that if I liked working with two monitors at work, I’d buy another one for my home machine… I might have just saved myself a few hundred dollars! 😀
Todd
Everyone to their own taste, of course, but I’d advise sticking with two monitors for a week, at least, I never really thought of this before, unless your 1:1 mapping requirement is important for particular work, scaled drawing, for example, it hasn’t occured to me that my cursor is moving too fast. Two monitors are very useful, especially if you can’t afford to ‘grab’ a huge one from work (no ethical issues on my part, grab what you can for the best productivity (and enjoyment)).
The dither on the pen may be a resolution thing, or too much Guiness…. John
I swap between one and two monitors with my Wacom regularly. I’ve found that I get used to the way that they remap within a couple of minutes and then I’m off and running! Give it a try, you might find that you can adjust to it too.
Todd,
You could try working the tablet in relative (or mouse) mode, unless you write a lot on it.
Also, about the shaking, this could be caused by electro-magnetic interference in the pen (monitor?)
I once got the advice to switch off the monitor to see if that caused the cursor to shake! But seriously, since you have two now, you can test that.
Rob
Rob,
Also, about the shaking, this could be caused by electro-magnetic interference in the pen (monitor?)
Unlikely if they are both LCD (Since they don’t have the same kind of power build up that CRT’s do).
If you have a battery backup near the tablet that could also cause electromagnetic interference.
I once got the advice to switch off the monitor to see if that caused the cursor to shake!
Not the brightest crayon in the box were they!? The advise should have been to move the monitor and tablet further apart to find an acceptable distance. The interference can usually be measured in inches and is even visible if you put two cheap CRT monitors next to each other. So if that is the problem you shouldn’t need to move the tablet far to correct it.
