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This is very cool. Here is interesting application of something like this. My handwriting is pretty bad, and worse still when writing fast. When I am teaching,
by abdullahkhalids 2y ago
This is very cool. Here is interesting application of something like this. My handwriting is pretty bad, and worse still when writing fast. When I am teaching, a lot of what I write is worse than I would like it to be.
I could teach a system like this my very slow neat handwriting. And then as I write on my whiteboard while teaching, it replaces my quick bad handwriting with the neater handwriting.
- rnewme 2y agoWhy not simply have a laser projector, keyboard and canvas textbox then?
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- elashri 2y agoFrom a quick visit to his profile (linked website), he is a physicist. This technology setup is very complicated and against the eternal usage of blackboard in a typical physics department. And to be honest this applies to his suggestion as well but you still at least get the feeling on writing on a board.
- abdullahkhalids 2y agoOf course, all true physics happens on the blackboard, in a notebook (or in Mathematica). But, I am forced to use digital tools occasionally, and I am not opposed to improving them.
- nine_k 2y agoYou also need the skill of lightning-fast LaTeX typing, and the skill of drawing and drafting with a speed comparable to that of a chalk. You need a canvas-driven tool for that, and your eyes would be on the screen for long periods of time, not contacting the audience.
- rnewme 2y agoThere are regular white/blackboards that you write on with regular marker that just has a tracker on it, so content appears on the canvas on screen for those who are remote. More advanced versions also have laser projector that can project animations, moving diagrams and text on the same board. My suggestion is to tap the board on the place he wants to write and just type it on regular keyboard, hardly a distraction!
- Wowfunhappy 2y agoWouldn't it make even more sense to replace your quick bad handwriting with perfect Helvetica?
- abdullahkhalids 2y agoThere is (subjective) charm in handwritten text that is simply not present in digital fonts. I would rather keep that magic alive.
- deepGem 2y agoI think handwriting is a very personal trait. Some people value good handwriting and they write neat even when they write fast. Others don't. Sadly, a vast majority if the world exists in the other camp. This is why they invented typewriters. If everyone conformed to good handwriting and could agree upon a good writing style standard, the world would have been very different.
- eru 2y ago> This is why they invented typewriters. Historically, that didn't seem to be the main reason for the many inventions of the typewriter. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typewriter#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typewriter#History
- imoverclocked 2y agoThat wikipedia article was a great read but I have to agree with GP. > According to the standards taught in secretarial schools in the mid-20th century, a business letter was supposed to have no mistakes and no visible corrections. Certainly, there were other reasons like speed, repeatability, official-looking, etc... too. Most typewriters wanted to be cheaper and on-demand printing presses. Some even managed variable width fonts! :)
- eru 2y agoOh, the original comment is certainly right in spirit, I just wanted to be pedantic. But I'm not sure why you quote something about the md-20th century, when we are talking about the (many) invention(s) of the typewriter? They were already old and well-established technology at that point in time.
- sitkack 2y agoIf you draw your equations well enough, they can get converted into LaTex in realtime and then you could run them in a computational notebook. Esp if you fuse the audio of you explaining the equations along with the LaTex it can correct for errors.
- abdullahkhalids 2y agoWhat software can do this?
- currymj 2y agoapple notes on new iPadOS does this right now -- just cleans up your handwriting to be slightly neater but still look like you.
- eleveriven 2y agoThat's actually a brilliant feature! Without losing the "you"
- egypturnash 2y agoOr you could just find some lettering manuals and improve your handwriting. Practicing at a slow speed will improve your fast work, too.
- znpy 2y ago> My handwriting is pretty bad i know it might sound dumb, but have you tried playing with a fountain pen? The feedback is way different from a ballpoint pen and it also depends on paper and the kind of ink. It makes writing way less "predictable" and a bit more enjoyable. a cheap one (5-15$) with a medium nib might be a good start... some people move on to collect fountain pens, but i do most on my (on paper) writing with a ~20$ Pelikan Jazz.
- xarope 2y agoI've realized that when I use cheap pens on hotel stationery, my handwriting looks terrible, probably because the surfaces are too smooth? Other than fountain pens, are there other alternatives that give more tactile feedback?
- sam29681749 2y agoIMO felt tip pens feel comparatively rough to gel, and ballpoint pen, etc.
- mbivert 2y agoNibs / dip-pens ;-) It's only half a joke: having to regularly dip the pen in ink, be mindful of how much ink you have, having to swiftly wipe it once in a while to avoid drying ink (& flow issues), forces to slow down & take "micro-breaks". This benefits the handwriting, but also the quality of the study. And is surprisingly relaxing. (so called "crow-quill" nibs are relatively cheap, available, carry a fair amount of ink)
- wrp 2y agoWhat you are asking for is more "tooth", something mostly determined by the paper. Most stationery fans prefer smoother papers, but I agree that after a certain point, increased smoothness makes my handwriting worse. If you are stuck using a very smooth paper, I would suggest either a fiber-tip or a drier gel pen. Gel pens with a clicker (e.g. Zebra Sarasa) tend to write drier than those with a cap (e.g. Uniball Signo). Also try a fatter tip. Although this may not be acceptable in many situations, a soft pencil may provide even better control on smooth paper.
- Propelloni 2y agoImproving your hand writing is not hard. For whiteboards start out with using block letters only. It will slow you down in the beginning but not for long. That's one of the "game changing" hints I received during my time as a tutor at university. (One other was to always copy books from back to front; very useful but somewhat outdated now.)
- shiroiushi 2y ago>One other was to always copy books from back to front; very useful but somewhat outdated now. What's so useful about that?
- hammock 2y agoSlows you down if I had to guess
- mbreese 2y agoIf your copies come out of the machine right-side up and they get stacked on top of each other, then you can just take the finished stack from the machine when finished. Otherwise, you’d have to reverse the stack, which in real life or in a computer is an expensive operation.
- albert_e 2y agoThe photocopies come out stacked in the right order maybe?