customized cursor to show where apple pencil is hovering on surface
I use the app to teach mathematics and computer science lectures to college students in online mode. One very important feature that is missing at present is that students have to use their attention to determine WHERE on the slide or notebook I am presently writing (i.e. they need to determine where new writing is showing up). Whereas, in a physical classroom, it's easy to see where the professor is and where in the blackboard he/she is writing or modifying a diagram. It would be nice if one could have a big red arrow show up wherever I am writing or annotating, so that students can focus all their attention on the important concepts being covered (and not have to figure out where the new writing is showing up). Currently, this can be done on android tablets such as S6 Lite, where apps such as Pentastic let you choose a custom image (such as a red arrow) for the cursor, and one can then teach using note taking apps (such as Squid). If I am annotating a slide or need to point to something I've written earlier, I don't need to click on an icon to switch on the laser pointer - I only need to hover the S-pen over that writing, and the customized cursor (which also functions as a laser pointer) automatically shows up there. Thanks!
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Varun D Nair commented
Although this feature should be available in good notes, there is another app called Explained everything app, in which there is an option to display and capture touch. We can then make a screen recording and you can see the place where we use the apple pencil. Hope this helps. I highly recommend good notes also brings this option to display and capture touch
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Marc Maier Iriarte commented
I also need this. I am a student and sometimes when studying my neck starts hurting really bad so I try to connect it with my monitor which makes it really hard to write because I don’t know where my pencil is going to write. I would be really thankful if goodnotes added a function where I would be able to activate a cursor.
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Anonymous commented
I am totaly agree with you.
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Ziad Youssfi commented
I am a university professor and I teach large classes. This functionality where a cursor shows up by hovering the Apple pencil would make GoodNotes much more desirable to use in the classroom. I highly urge GoodNotes to implement it, especially that now the iPad Pro supports Apple Pencil hover!
https://support.apple.com/kb/SP883?locale=en_US
Thanks,
--ziad.