[log in to unmask]" type="cite">OH, you're talking about the extended keyboard? (not a separate tray) The keyboardhas two bumps on the bottom close edge. Those bumps hook over something on the tablet?
I have an Apple extended keyboard, but can't quite tell how it hooks a tablet.L.
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On Sep 16, 2013, at 12:09 PM, Chris Gralapp wrote:
Yes, Britt, I have the same kind of keyboard, with an elevated foot on the backside that hooks around the top of my tablet. It stays put as I type and use the Shift- Control-Alt- spacebar keys. It's easy to use all the key commands that I need with my left hand, and draw with my right. I think it is a time saver to work this way.
Chris
On 9/16/2013 11:50 AM, Linda Feltner wrote:
[log in to unmask]" type="cite">OH, clever. that keeps it all together, and from sliding all around. hm.
Thank you!Linda
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On Sep 16, 2013, at 11:37 AM, Britt Griswold wrote:
I do it the Way Cris does, but have a extendable keyboard tray that holds the tablet in front and a side wing on the tray for the mouse. The keyboard is an extended Apple, so very compact. It sits at the top of the Intuos 4 and the keyboard "foot" hooked the top of the Intuos so it does not slide down and get in the way.
Britt
On 9/14/13 11:25 PM, Chris Gralapp wrote:
Hi Linda,
Here is how I use the Intuos tablet--really a weird setup but, it seems to work:
I have the big Intuos Pro. I place it front and center--centered between me and my big monitor. I
set the tablet workspace to be about 2/3 size of the tablet, anchored in the lower right corner. I
am right handed, and this seems comfortable. So, I don't use the whole tablet for my work, just
the lower right 2/3. Then I place my keyboard along the top edge of the tablet, above the area that
I use to draw. This way, I can easily access the keys I need with my left hand (Alt, Ctrl, Shift),
or can easily type when I need to.
I don't use a mouse, I have a trackball instead, which is off to the right, so I can navigate as
needed (mouse could be here). As for the tablet's dedicated navigation buttons, I have found that
they are a bit cumbersome to use, because on mine I need to push too hard to activate them--so I use
the keyboard instead. But the tablet has one thing I absolutely love--the navigation wheel, which I
use to scale my photoshop brushes on the fly--it is really good for this, and has become second
nature. This is a fairly ergonomic way to work, no long reaches, and it works well for a rightie.
Does this make sense? If you need visual clarification, I could send you a photo of my setup.
Best,
Chris
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