A friend was quizzing me about handwriting input in LC over the weekend. I had to admit I had no idea as to whether handwriting input was available or not at the current time.
I did some forums and google searching but failed to determine definitively whether handwriting in LC was a current feature or not.
I could see that one <i>could</i> use the pen a and drawing features to create something from scratch but this kind of 'start from scratch' type-of-thing usually turns into a long winded nightmare... just wondered if LC was 'handwriting i/p ready' ?
Oh yeah - she doesn't need any form of 'recognition' or 'conversion-to-typeface' (at the moment (!!) - but I'm sure she will in the future IF the basics of handwriting is available) - that's one complication out of the way !
She also asked whether it was possible to create a 'video' of the screen and gave me the example of -1- wanting to make notes and drawings (with a stylus prefarably but maybe also with the keyboard) and, -2- whilst doing so, have LC capture the screen as she was working/updating it and finally, -3- have LC create a video of the whole thing for playback. Not too sure if I'm explaining that particularly well.
I gather both items / functionalities would be core in an app she has in mind to track people's logic / thought processes in working out puzzles / filling in forms on tablets etc. etc...
Being an experienced programmer but a total novice to LC, I wasn't sure if either of these features (handwriting and screen capture to video file) were available. I know I could do this in a previous incarnation with a different product BUT have totally committed myself to LC (well, at this for this year
) so would only get involved with helping her IF it were possible with the existing arsenal available to us in LC.At the mo I'm deep in it with other projects (with LC) but any pointers, help, tips and general feedback would be greatly appreciated... and, who knows, may lead to future app development.
Hope you won't be shy with any ideas !
Regards.
