On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:35:23 -0500, Joel <Joel@NoSpam.com> wrote:

>Michael J <michael@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:50:28 +0200, Dave <d@d.durbs> wrote:
>>
>> >On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:51:06 -0600, Joel <Joel@NoSpam.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Tablet is lot more then selection and cutout etc.. but for some very basic
>> >>tools like cloning, erasing, masking etc. when you get a hang of it then you
>> >>wouldn't wanna go without it.
>> >>
>> >> *BUT* it will take quite sometime to get rid of the mouse (could be 2-3
>> >>months) then few months to master the toy. I have been using tablet for
>> >>nearly 2 decades or never use mouse for over a decade.
>> >
>> >
>> >I keep on using both, because while it is impossible to do a signature
>> >with a mouse, it is clumsy to use a pen for clicking here and there
>> >and why will I use a pen to crop with etc.
>>
>> Thanks for all the continuing input people. I recently got done
>> watching a video from Photoshop Cafe, "Photoshop Secrets - Wacom
>> Tablets and Photoshop," with Colin Smith and Wes Maggio (no plug
>> intended). After watching this vid I must say, I HAVE TO HAVE ONE!
>> Wow, I don't think I could have imagined how useful these things could
>> be and how far they have come with the technology. It's even inspiring
>> me to draw, (plus it should come in handy with Flash 8 as another
>> benefit). For my main purposes of selection, I don't know if the
>> tablet will be mega-more precise than a precision mouse/track ball,
>> but at least equally so and man will it ever be more efficient than a
>> mouse after you get used to it. Especially toggling back and forth
>> from direct select to quick mask mode. And the EASY opacity changes
>> for transparency with the brush pressure levels? One word: awesome. In
>> fact, after seeing what these things can do, I think I'm going to go
>> with the 6x8 Intuos3 rather than the 4x6. I've been contemplating
>> having a tablet since '02. I think it's time to get one.
>>
>> Michael
>
> It's no difference than a regular pen, but as long as you keep reaching
>for the mouse then you will never be able to get the max out of the pen. As
>I said, it's much more than selecting, or it's little easier but not much
>difference comparing to mouse, but for other then it's day and night
>difference.
>
> As I mentioned, learn not to use mouse but PEN only on everything for
>around a month or so, and hopefully you will no longer need mouse by then.
>And if you still using mouse for other then PEN may not be a good idea as
>you will never be able to master it.

Hey Joel thanks for the input. When I get my tablet in a couple days
(ordered through Amazon) I plan on unplugging my mouse, putting it up
in the closet and not looking back. If I might say, I think I'll take
to the tablet well. I used to have a precision thumb-track-ball that I
used for design in Lightwave 3D. All my friends HATED that thing and
could never get used to it. But I loved it from the start and could
pretty much zip to and stop on a pixel on the display using it. I
think the tablet will be much the same way. Before even getting it, it
already seems more intuitive to my brain than the mouse.