Operation Manual

36.6 Taking Notes and Sketching with
the Pen
To create drawings with the pen, you can use a professional graphics editor like GIMP
or try one of the note-taking applications, Xournal or Jarnal. With both Xournal and
Jarnal, you can take notes, create drawings or comment PDF les with the pen. As a
Java-based application available for several platforms, Jarnal also offers basic collabo-
ration features. For more information, refer to http://www.dklevine.com/
general/software/tc1000/jarnal-net.htm. When saving your contents,
Jarnal stores the data in an archive format (*.jaj) that also contains a le in SVG format.
Start Jarnal or Xournal from the main menu or by entering jarnal or xournal in a
shell. To comment a PDF le in Xournal, for example, select File > Annotate PDF and
open the PDF le from your le system. Use the pen or another pointing device to an-
notate the PDF and save your changes with File > Print to PDF.
Figure 36.3
Annotating a PDF with Xournal
Dasher is another useful application. It was designed for situations where keyboard input
is impractical or unavailable. With a bit of training, you can rapidly enter larger amounts
Using Tablet PCs 605