Bring back the ball point pen
I hate using the fountain pen because I want all my writing to look consistent. The fountain pen has places where it's thicker and places where it's thinner and it drives me crazy. The ball point pen was way better because it was consistent. Bring it back!
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Timothy Ross
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Kinda feels like the current pen tools are trying to be artsy, so I get why folks miss that simple ballpoint vibe. I found tweaking pressure sensitivity helps a bit, but it still doesn’t hit that steady, no-surprises line. A proper ballpoint option would keep handwriting from looking like calligraphy practice. If the team brings it back, I hope they keep it clean and predictable so notes stay quick instead of fussy.
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Bryan McGrew commented
If you select the pen icon and then tap on the pen icon a second time, you will get a menu that lets you choose a fountain pen, a ball pen, or a brush pen. It also lets you adjust settings for each style.
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Asher Walters commented
right? I wish they would give us the option. The person who replied to you is annoying lol "don't like the pen because of the inconsistencies? Well actually its just how it works, good luck "
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freya rey
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That's a completely understandable frustration! It sounds like the variation in line width—the thicker and thinner lines—is what you dislike most about using a fountain pen.
This variation in line width is actually a key characteristic of fountain pens, and it's called line variation or 'flex'. It happens because the pen's nib (the metal tip) responds to changes in https://www.md-ezpass.com pressure and the angle at which you hold the pen, causing the tines to spread slightly.