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Title: Apple, don't cripple the Pencil's navigation in iOS 9.3 Post by: HCK on February 23, 2016, 09:00:23 am Apple, don't cripple the Pencil's navigation in iOS 9.3
Apple's pressure-sensitive tool is incredible for drawing and writing on the iPad Pro's screen, but its navigational ability is just as important. When the Apple Pencil launched alongside the iPad Pro, I was primarily excited to test it as a drawing and writing tool. I'd hoped that it would, at last, satisfy my yearning for a perfect iPad stylus, and it did: The Pencil is an incredible tool for artists, drafters, and calligraphers alike. But unlike a real-world pencil or pen, the Pencil is also a competent navigational tool on the iPad Pro's screen. You can tap on brushes or buttons with it, of course, but also perform any of iOS's other finger-based gestures: swiping menus in or out, selecting text, and scrolling lists. Navigating with the Pencil I've never been much of a navigational-stylus-on-the-iPad person, so it initially surprised me when I began using my Pencil outside of traditional drawing and sketching apps. But on the iPad Pro, it feels right — especially if you're...<br clear='all'/> <a href="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/247392395809/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dc5404b/sc/28/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/247392395809/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dc5404b/sc/28/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/>[/url] <a href="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/247392395809/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dc5404b/sc/28/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/247392395809/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dc5404b/sc/28/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/>[/url] <a href="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/247392395809/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dc5404b/sc/28/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/247392395809/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dc5404b/sc/28/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/>[/url] <img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/247392395809/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dc5404b/sc/28/a2.img" border="0"/> (http://da.feedsportal.com/r/247392395809/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dc5404b/sc/28/a2.htm)<img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/247392395809/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dc5404b/sc/28/a2t.img" border="0"/><img width='1' height='1' src='(http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/4dc5404b/sc/28/mf.gif)' border='0'/> Source: Apple, don't cripple the Pencil's navigation in iOS 9.3 (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/5R56fcdA5rQ/story01.htm) |