Quote Originally Posted by puw View Post
You misinterpreted my intention for non-xara. I'm talking about buying, using, shortfalls with certain types/models, workarounds etc - graphics tablets using Xara. Hope that eases your conscience 'pauland' Ref the purpose of pm's, that's too much of a personal question I have no problem asking what others may think is a stupid question, that some may think "Go and google it" etc. So sometimes to save such members the angst, a pm comes in handy. PM's could be asking "Did you see that program on xyz last night?" PM's take on all manner of forms. But, when it comes to something useful/helpful, that may even arise via a PM, then I 110% agree, get it in a new post!

A typical stupid question about the tablets would be, why do people sketch out on paper, scan it, then sketch over it on a tablet? The initial sketches I see are always very rough and then the tablet sketches are always better. Why not do a rough on the tablet and then make a new layer?

You see pauland, I'm seriously looking at getting a tablet, but all online reference to which one works, all references relate to say PS or CD. Very little, very, very little from Xara users. I would be an unhappy chappie if I got one, only to find I can't use Xara with it and have to go back to the 'drawing board' (like the pun?) and learn an app that I thankfully dropped years back for Xara. Even if I found a post on here with some details about Xara & tabs, it's going to be perhaps too old with the current tablets available.

I would seriously love to make a post asking 'experienced' members for help, advice, recommendations, pitfalls etc - but I came across a post by a member apologising for bringing up the dreaded subject yet again (that apparently "had" been done to death). Back to ANGST and hence PM's of a non-Xara kind of related PM

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Thanks Gary , that was exactly what I was looking for, a rough number idea. I'm sure when signing up I saw a number but can't recall it, but within the FAQ there's no mention of such a number, only 'how to PM'. And there's no "Rule's" sticky that might have this info in it.

I don't know why you think my conscience is bothered.

if you want to talk about using tablets with Xara, do it on the forum publicly. Plenty of people are interested and those that aren't can just ignore it.

people like sketching because the feel comfortable with pencil and paper. It's not the same on a tablet. It's a matter of individual choice.

Commonly sketching on paper is more expressive and throwaway, then people take those rough sketches, scan and refine them on the computer.

Some people like to start digitally.

It's whatever works for you. It's not a question of which is best.

Have your discussions publicly. It's what forums are for.