OH, clever. that keeps it all together, and from sliding all around. hm. Thank you! Linda _____________________ Linda M. Feltner Artist, LLC P.O. Box 325 Hereford, AZ 85615 (520) 803-0538 www.lindafeltner.com 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 > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv