![]() However, the benefit of a stylus isn’t limited only to creative applications. The multi-step sequence of “pick a duration, then a pitch” is gone, thanks to a stylus and innovative software. NotateMe allows a composer to write the note directly with a stylus, in much the same way that Mozart might have written with a pen on paper. Until recently, a composer had to first choose a note’s duration (e.g., quarter note), then place the note on a music staff. Both apps work best with a stylus, not a fingertip.Ī stylus eliminates laborious workflows for music composers, too. Illustrators might use Autodesk’s Sketchbook Pro, while animators might try FlipaClip. Ask an illustrator to choose to use a pen or a finger to draw, and most will choose the pen. People who draw may quite naturally prefer Galaxy Note devices to fingertip-first systems. That’s possible, thanks to the architecture and licensing Google allows with Android. With the Note, a stylus is a first-class input method, along with touch, voice, and a virtual keyboard. The “Note” in the name means exactly that: you can create a digital note with a pen. Samsung embraces writing instruments with their Galaxy Note line. Pablo Picasso sketched portraits with a pencil in the early 20th century. Leonardo DaVinci made notes with pen and ink in the late 15th century. Gu Kaizhi painted scrolls with a reed in the late 4th century (C.E.). Yet people have made marks to convey meaning with tools for thousands of years. Maybe Apple and Google are right: digital notetaking with a stylus seems rare. You’ll likely notice that people write (on paper) or type (on a physical or virtual keyboard). Observe how people take notes in your next meeting. The company’s Material Design document states that “ touch, voice, mouse, and keyboard are all first-class input methods.” By omission, Google relegates the stylus’ status to that of a second-class device. Apple leaves stylus-making to third-party vendors. Microsoft promotes the pen with Surface systems. Support for a stylus varies among major vendors. Andy Wolber explains why he thinks stylii aren't second-class input methods. With a stylus, you write words and draw pictures without switching apps. Google: Take note of the stylus in the enterprise
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