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venkatasg / DeTeXt

iOS app that detects LaTeX symbols from drawings. Built using PencilKit, SwiftUI, Combine and CoreML for iOS 14(or greater) and macOS 11(or greater).
https://venkatasg.net/apps/detext
MIT License
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[Feature request] Trackpad Handwriting #7

Closed ChengxianJin closed 3 months ago

ChengxianJin commented 3 months ago

LOVE THE APP!!! Saved my life when writing papers.

However, as a MacBook user with only a trackpad, I'd love to have the option to toggle on trackpad handwriting (where your finger can simply touch the trackpad as if interacting on a mobile screen, without exerting any pressure, and the drawing will register). I believe this is a feature that Detexify has, and I'd love to see it being added here in this amazing app!

venkatasg commented 3 months ago

Hmm right now it is possible to draw using three-finger drag — which may need to be enabled in System Settings > Accessibility > Pointer Control > Trackpad Options > Set 'Dragging style' to Three Finger Drag. I think this is better than trying to implement drawing with single finger (if even possible on macOS) as this may register a false drawing anytime the cursor goes over the drawing canvas of the open DeTeXt window.

Closing this feature request for this reason. Thank you for the feedback though! Hope three finger drag satisfies your use case for drawing quickly.