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[Q] Can Galaxy sense the footprint of your finger? [= pressure enabled apps]

Can anyone test whether Galaxy S software / hardware wise can detect the area touched by your finger? If this is possible then pressure related applications would also be possible. Imagine invoking a right click just by tapping your finger in a different way (so as to cover a greater surface) - the music / drawing apps / or GPS scroll speed in such programs or other (e.g. the greater the "pressure" the quicker the scrolling).
Any ideas?

i highly doubt that this is possible and it is definitely not supported by the android api...
edit: i just looked into the api reference and saw that android does support pressure for touch events. i have no idea however if the galaxy s does support this. i think i will try it ...
edit2: sorry but i have to disappoint you, i always get the value 0.15686275 for the motion-event's pressure...but at least the galaxy s supports 5 finger multitouch while the htc devices can't even track 2 fingers right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVlsRCMltDg & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRCDRXYJBCY

afaik this is only possible with resistive screens that report back the pressure, not with capacitive screens.

bommel0815 said:
afaik this is only possible with resistive screens that report back the pressure, not with capacitive screens.
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nje, looks like it will be possible with capacitive screens as well soon: http://www.intomobile.com/2009/12/3...touchscreens-with-multi-touch-coming-in-2010/
edit: okay to be precise ... it will be possible on a capacitive touch enabled screen

[Q] Touch screen calibration - problem with pen?

Is it possible to calibrate the touch screen for use with the s pen?
When using the pen my note seems to 'write' about 1-2mm above and slightly to the side of what i'm actually doing.
Makes things like drawing even reasonably accurate shapes/lines etc near impossible....

fingery said:
Is it possible to calibrate the touch screen for use with the s pen?
When using the pen my note seems to 'write' about 1-2mm above and slightly to the side of what i'm actually doing.
Makes things like drawing even reasonably accurate shapes/lines etc near impossible....
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My note also does the same and mine every note does the same and unfortunately touch cannot be calibrated in any android device(I may be wrong though)

fingery said:
Is it possible to calibrate the touch screen for use with the s pen?
When using the pen my note seems to 'write' about 1-2mm above and slightly to the side of what i'm actually doing.
Makes things like drawing even reasonably accurate shapes/lines etc near impossible....
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have you tried changing the "dominant hand" setting under spen options in your phone's settings menu? if that still doesn't work try Touch Screen Tune from Market.....the developer also has a thread on XDA for this app as welll.
Sent From Galaxy Note Baby!

this is how to calibrate (read that several times in this forum and also works for me and other people:
enable auto rotate > open e.g. smemo in landscape view > draw sth with the pen and touch all the corners and edges with it > rotate back to portrait > now the pen should work accurately

k!DDa said:
this is how to calibrate (read that several times in this forum and also works for me and other people:
enable auto rotate > open e.g. smemo in landscape view > draw sth with the pen and touch all the corners and edges with it > rotate back to portrait > now the pen should work accurately
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I need to try this next time. When I had this problem I started the Note in recovery mode and wiped the cache. The pen then tracked fine again.

Note taking app

Is there a note taking app that supports stylus input (and possibly sync with Google Tasks)? I've heard that there's an app called Memo that's an alternative to S-Memo just without the pressure sensitivity except I can't find it on the store. I've found a few memo/note apps but they all seem to be typing input.

Notepad Apps
coolxal said:
Is there a note taking app that supports stylus input?
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There are many, but they may be hiding out as drawing/painting, or other kinds of apps. Try searching Google Play for things like draw, paint, notepad, chalk, blackboard, or white board.
My favorite so far is an app called "Draw!". It defaults to white on black, which is a bit hard on the eyes, IMO. You can get a dark color on a light background by changing the background color (called "Color" in Preferences, and not the "Color" listed in the main menu, which is a tool). Then, to get the background to update, touch the trash can icon. (Yes, it took me a while to figure that out!)

coolxal said:
Is there a note taking app that supports stylus input (and possibly sync with Google Tasks)? I've heard that there's an app called Memo that's an alternative to S-Memo just without the pressure sensitivity except I can't find it on the store. I've found a few memo/note apps but they all seem to be typing input.
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depends on what you need, but my two favourite note taking apps are Papyrus (infinite canvass) and FreeNote (one of input styles decreases written letters ca. 4x, so you can fit more text on the page)
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

S Pen SDK 2.2 for GALAXY Note series!

Download the Samsung GALAXY Note S Pen SDK 2.2 now!
- Advanced interactions redefine your user experience
The latest version of the S Pen SDK for the Samsung GALAXY Note is now available to download. Apps developed with the new S Pen SDK can interact with the S Pen even when it is not in contact with the Note. The combination of Hovering, Side Button and Pen Gesture can re-define the way a user interacts with the device, allowing you to deliver many new innovative UX scenarios.
Download the SDK at
[English] http://developer.samsung.com/android/spen.sdk
[Chinese] http://developer.samsung.com/cn/android/spen.sdk
[Korean] http://developer.samsung.com/kr/android/spen.sdk
New/Updated in S Pen SDK 2.2
NEW UX Scenario: Let your app interact with the S Pen while hovering over the GALAXY Note
- Updated SPenEventLibrary enables S Pen recognition with no physical contact (Hovering).
- S Pen can call Hover Pointer Icon (i.e. Pen, Text, Color Picker, Color filing) with preset.
Context Awareness: Launch pre-defined features while the S Pen/Earphone is used.
- The package information of the apps used can be recognized while the S Pen
is detached or the Earphone is attached to the device.
- A newly added SPenDetachmentListener, recognizes when the S Pen is detached.
Note: This listener does not support the original GALAXY Note
Easier & Expanded Drawing: Advanced features for your creative apps
- ‘Calligraphy Brush’ has been added to pen input; 5 brushes in total.
- Color filling features enable users to fill with the color selected at SettingView.
- Improved SettingView function and UI; More Pen presets, New Fonts, Mini SettingView
- Special Effects; 33 types of Image Effects including the Scratch Effect
- Images from SCanvasView can be cut/copied/pasted using Clipboard
In addition, it’s not too late to join the Samsung Smart App Challenge, the largest app competition ever. In the ‘Best S Pen Apps’ category, entries will be scored on their creativity and originality and the 20 apps with the best S Pen functionality will be awarded with up to $200,000 in cash prizes. For more detailed information, please visit the official website of the Samsung Smart App Challenge 2012

You really had to start two threads for this? Here and in General?
Why restrict yourself to just these two forums? Haven't you considered Original Development as well?

is this from note 2?

chasmodo said:
You really had to start two threads for this? Here and in General?
Why restrict yourself to just these two forums? Haven't you considered Original Development as well?
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lol...
I enjoy so much your posts Chas :laugh:
Cheers Mate

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Indeed Chas, we only need the one. As it should not be in the dev section anyway, i close this one.​

Note 9 Samsung Notes app. Please help

Dear All,
I have been using the Snote apk i got off Sam mobile, but today I started trying Samsung notes. What I can't figure out is, when you use the Create note shortcut (when one comes out) you can expand the new note and write from the very edge of the screen. But when you save it and edit it (or do a new note within the app,) it will not let you write on the edge of the screen. Instead this is used to scroll up and down using the pen. People moaned the Note 8 was not wide enough, and I agreed. I think the Note 9 does feel wider.....but then they limit your writing width space by giving you a slider bar! Really! Lol.
Does anyone know if you can turn the slider off? You can go up and down pages on everything else without the need for a side slider on both sides of the screen!
Many thanks.
Matthew

[email protected] said:
Dear All,
I have been using the Snote apk i got off Sam mobile, but today I started trying Samsung notes. What I can't figure out is, when you use the Create note shortcut (when one comes out) you can expand the new note and write from the very edge of the screen. But when you save it and edit it (or do a new note within the app,) it will not let you write on the edge of the screen. Instead this is used to scroll up and down using the pen. People moaned the Note 8 was not wide enough, and I agreed. I think the Note 9 does feel wider.....but then they limit your writing width space by giving you a slider bar! Really! Lol.
Does anyone know if you can turn the slider off? You can go up and down pages on everything else without the need for a side slider on both sides of the screen!
Many thanks.
Matthew
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This seems to be just what Samsung decided on margins (there's the same blank space on the left too) ... if you go in the "Brush" tab you get edge to edge again, but then it is added to the note as an inserted image with those same margins. I don't see, or have ever read of a way to turn this off or adjust margin width.
This isn't an issue for me as I don't really go the far to the edge- pen often slips off edge if I get too close to the curve. Plus, I prefer S-Note which doesn't have these margins.
Sorry, this isn't much help... maybe go back to S-Note (there is an official apk on the Galaxy App Store)?

tazm0n said:
This seems to be just what Samsung decided on margins (there's the same blank space on the left too) ... if you go in the "Brush" tab you get edge to edge again, but then it is added to the note as an inserted image with those same margins. I don't see, or have ever read of a way to turn this off or adjust margin width.
This isn't an issue for me as I don't really go the far to the edge- pen often slips off edge if I get too close to the curve. Plus, I prefer S-Note which doesn't have these margins.
Sorry, this isn't much help... maybe go back to S-Note (there is an official apk on the Galaxy App Store)?
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Hi - no thats ok, thank you for replying! S-note is good, and i have used it always on the note 8, its only trouble is, the pen is way less reponsive with s-note in comparison with Samsung notes - so its a shame. Its not the end of the world.
thanks though.

[email protected] said:
Hi - no thats ok, thank you for replying! S-note is good, and i have used it always on the note 8, its only trouble is, the pen is way less reponsive with s-note in comparison with Samsung notes - so its a shame. Its not the end of the world.
thanks though.
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I guess it's a case of personal preference. I find the Samsung notes a downgrade from the S-note and was a shame that Samsung removed the creative features of the S-note app (photo note, idea sketch, easy chart etc). The device is made complete by the software so I cant see the sense in removing useful software which was productivity enabled! I have all these features enabled however (thanks to the guys here) so perhaps you might feel differently if u had those features enabled on the S-note. I know there is a Note 8 thread somewhere and this was discussed and resolved.