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On using a touch screen for writing - mkaito - 2012-01-24
Hey there!
Been googling on this for a few days, but can only find vague references and no opinions/impressions on the matter, so I hope you can forgive me for buggin' ya =)
I recently acquired an Android phone, and the first thing that went in it was AnkiDroid, of course. I soon found out about the whiteboard feature. For those who don't know what this is, it's basically a drawing layer on top of the anki screen that allows you to "write with your finger", so to speak. I've tried using this for reviews, writing the kanji on screen before revealing the answer and comparing. Not bad, I guess.
My worries are that the muscle memories won't really sink in the same way they do while writing with an actual pen on actual paper. The scribbles on the whiteboard evidently look horrible, and I would never be able to grade myself based on proportions of the resulting kanji.
Has anyone done reviews with touchscreen drawing? What are your thoughts? I've only done this for a few days so far, and I'm not sure I'm fine with the outcome.
On using a touch screen for writing - jettyke - 2012-01-24
hmm hmmm...
sounds interesting.
On using a touch screen for writing - chamcham - 2012-01-24
Have you tried using a stylus on your phone?
On using a touch screen for writing - TwoMoreCharacters - 2012-01-24
I do it sometimes. I figure it's like writing the character with your fingertip on the palm of your hand, it's the stroke order and the layout of the radicals you're practicing. Obviously it doesn't translate to being able to write good-looking characters, but you still practice your ability to write them by producing them from memory.
On using a touch screen for writing - mkaito - 2012-01-24
Actually, I did. it seems a stylus won't work on a capacitive touch screen because they rely on the electric charge in our body to work.
On using a touch screen for writing - JimmySeal - 2012-01-24
Have you tried this:
http://lifehacker.com/5277112/make-a-diy-iphone-stylus-for-precision-greasy-fingers
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2010/02/diy-iphone-stylus.html
On using a touch screen for writing - mkaito - 2012-01-24
TwoMoreCharacters Wrote:I do it sometimes. I figure it's like writing the character with your fingertip on the palm of your hand, it's the stroke order and the layout of the radicals you're practicing. Obviously it doesn't translate to being able to write good-looking characters, but you still practice your ability to write them by producing them from memory.I thought about this too. From this point of view, there's no replacement for proper, on-the-desktop reviews.
On using a touch screen for writing - mkaito - 2012-01-24
JimmySeal Wrote:Have you tried this:I will be scouring our local shops for one of these and see how it goes. This would certainly make things a lot easier.
http://lifehacker.com/5277112/make-a-diy-iphone-stylus-for-precision-greasy-fingers
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2010/02/diy-iphone-stylus.html