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Ideas for an improved stylus experience.

So, I have a touch PC with an n-trig stylus. When searching, I discovered that stylus implementation isn't really availiable due to only having access to the pointer events by the browser. Additionally, all drawing is done with vectors, so no pgotoshop-like raster eraser is possible. With this in mind, some suggestions: Drawing currently works quite well (for me at least), so no quarrels there. Erasing, on the other hand, could be better. Currently I have to change mode to select (using the menu or hotkey), then select what I wish to select, delete it (right click or hotkey) and then return to drawing mode. A better system, mimicking the experience in other Windows enviroments like OneNote, would be to have a button which, when depressed, lets you delete lines you pass over. Since the drawings are all vectors, you simply take any line or object the pointer passes over while the user is holding the hotkey and pressing down the mouse. This hotkey can then be configued on the user end to correspond to e.g a button on their stylus. When the key is released the user returns to their previous mode. Something like Crtl+draw or Alt+draw. This could of course also be a mode for the pointer accessible on the meny, with a hotkey to switch in and out of or something. Alternatively (or concurrently) a similar hotkey would allow the user to enter select mode, in freehand select or the current box select. Currently one of my buttons is bound to right click, which works really well allowing me to pan around the canvas at will and return to drawing. Only the lack of easy erasing is stopping me from drawing to my heart's content!
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Kraynic
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Sheet Author
Since it requires 10 votes within a certain period of time for a suggestion to remain open, and 200 votes for a suggestion to gain dev comments (unless it is tied into other upgrades they are doing), you might consider getting this closed and adding your vote here (with your stylus comments):&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/7347047/slug%7D" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/7347047/slug%7D</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;
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Roll20 Dev Team
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Marketplace Creator
Thanks for the suggestion! After 30 days, Suggestions and Ideas with fewer than 10 votes are closed and the votes are refunded to promote freshness. Your suggestion didn't build the right momentum this time, but feel free to submit it again! We find that the best suggestions describe the problem you are having, and the solution you want. You can learn more about the process of making suggestions on the Roll20 Wiki! More details can be found here .