Enabling Trackpad Handwriting video in Mac OS X Snow Leopard

[Fahad]

So Snow Leopard is out and I will be making new features tutorials. Anyways here I will show you how to enable one of Snow Leopard's new features which is "Trackpad Handwriting".

1) Go to "System Preferences"

2) Go to "Language and Text"

3) Go to the "Import Sources" tab

4) enable Simplified Chinese and make sure "TrackPad Handwriting" check box is checked

5) You can turn it on/off by pressing "Control-Shift-Space" or from menubar menu


Here is a video guide how to do this:

[DoFoT9]

ok this is an AWSOME feature but what if we want english lol!!!!!

is it only on the UMBPs/UMBs that it works? do you need 4-finger capable touch pads?

[Fahad]

ok this is an AWSOME feature but what if we want english lol!!!!!

is it only on the UMBPs/UMBs that it works? do you need 4-finger capable touch pads?

well it's not practical for english users as I can type way faster but for chinese people they got like 3000 letters so they need it.

For 2nd point i think yes you need 4-fingers

[DoFoT9]

well it's not practical for english users as I can type way faster but for chinese people they got like 3000 letters so they need it.

For 2nd point i think yes you need 4-fingers

fair enough, but if apple were to include an optional pen thing then this could potentially turn it into a mini tablet on the go! i bet you any money that millions and millions more people would purchase the laptop if it was built in! could you imagine!

[Fahad]

fair enough, but if apple were to include an optional pen thing then this could potentially turn it into a mini tablet on the go! i bet you any money that millions and millions more people would purchase the laptop if it was built in! could you imagine!

If you got a tablet you can use handwriting by the way

[DoFoT9]

If you got a tablet you can use handwriting by the way

yup i know lol but how sweet would it be to have it on the move!! no external peripherals and stuff

[Fahad]

yup i know lol but how sweet would it be to have it on the move!! no external peripherals and stuff

we're back to point 1, we got this but for chinese, I guess you mean as use trackpad to draw?

[DoFoT9]

we're back to point 1, we got this but for chinese, I guess you mean as use trackpad to draw?

yes sorry, for PS and whatnot. i guess i should have said that! duh

[Omi]

I'm pissed.

What a time saver this would be in Japanese. but blackbooks don't have multitouch

Well, the good thing is the Mac OS japanese dictionary is pretty good for my basic japanese, and doesn't involve a lot of searching for the right kanji.

-Omi

[Fahad]

I'm pissed.

What a time saver this would be in Japanese. but blackbooks don't have multitouch

Well, the good thing is the Mac OS japanese dictionary is pretty good for my basic japanese, and doesn't involve a lot of searching for the right kanji.

-Omi

yeah Mac OS X rocks let's see how Windows 7 will compete with it *although it should compete with leopard* we are 2 months ahead which mean we will be able to fix problems muhahaha