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This isn't "insane attention to detail" — it's the basic functionality of the new feature. It's not just a shadow to look cool, it's literally the shape of what
by veidr 2y ago
This isn't "insane attention to detail" — it's the basic functionality of the new feature. It's not just a shadow to look cool, it's literally the shape of what you are going to draw, if you actually touch the screen with the stylus.
Since they can't yet physically morph the rubber tip of the physical stylus to the shape and size of the brush or marker, this is a kind of clever workaround; the best they can do with today's tech.
(And it is indeed one of the two significant new features of this new Apple Pencil stylus, coming from the old one — the first and more important one to me personally being able to find the insanely expensive stylus when my child (or, OK, me myself) misplaces it.)
- perryizgr8 2y agoI think the tip shadow thing has been done before on other devices (Samsung note) but the shadow of the entire pen you're using is new. It looks very cool.
- veidr 2y agoOhhhhh — OK, I watched in on my phone, and did not actually see the faint shadow of the pen body itself, and thought we were discussing the preview of the pen tip. I retract my statement, haha — that is indeed some pretty nice attention to detail. :D