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Is there a link to this product? name? L. _____________________ Linda M. Feltner Artist, LLC P.O. Box 325 Hereford, AZ 85615 (520) 803-0538 www.lindafeltner.com 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: >> 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 > > -- > Chris Gralapp, MA, CMI > Medical/Scientific Illustration > 415.454.6567 > [log in to unmask] > chrisgralapp.com > > > ________________________________________________ > > 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