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Use cheap graphic tablet as a trackpad

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Mar 15, 20263266 views
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since I have zero experience with tablets, I have a question to ask about this. Is it possible to use (cheap) graphic tablet as a trackpad device, with your finger, and how (if possible at all)? I have a special application for trackpad (x/y controller), and since external (usb) trackpads are very …

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I doubt it, as they are completely different. While touchpads use capacitive sensing, graphics tablets use something else entirely (electromagnetic induction apparently). My Wacom Intuos works without the pen having to touch the tablet, as that is h…

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