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Drawing with a stylus on a touch pad on a laptop
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Could anyone help me with this please?
I want to buy a stylus with a narrow nib that I can use to draw on a touch pad (not a touch screen) on a laptop.
In computer shops, they sell styluses although these are designed for touch screens. Even more, they have blunt nibs - if that's the right word - about the size of a smartie, so you can't accurately position the line on the screen.
I'm using free software (openoffice draw) to produce a series of location maps. Most of the lines can easily be done because they are straight, but I also want to draw freehand to show natural features. I can trace the route with a finger, or better still, the edge of my finger nail, although the resulting line looks uneven on the screen. I've tried alternative pointers made of wood, metal, rubber, and none are registered by the touch pad.
Is there any other solution ?