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GitHub - OpenKneeboard/OpenKneeboard: An open source Kneeboard

Has anybody tried this one? @SPilot95 @HBTEA

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I use Openkneeboard with my Wacom and it is excellent. It has proper integration of the API so supports pen hover pointer and weight .

I have various OK tabs setup so I can cycle through airport and airspace PNG files, and a custom form I made in Google docs that I write on when taking notes from ATC.

It can show one or two Kneeboards so I can always have my form ready for scribbling on .

Highly recommended!

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Hi @SPilot95 ! Chris, Author of FSdesktop and FSKneeboard here. It sounds like you tried FSdesktop but it didnā€™t work out for you? What is it that you are missing?

If you are primarily looking for a tool to read charts and take notes in VR, maybe FSKneeboard might be a good option to try as well. You can find it at https://fskneeboard.com :slight_smile: Let me know if you have questions, need support and/or want to provide valuable feedback regarding either FSdektop or FSKneeboard :partying_face:

Cheers,
chris

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Does this work in VR with a Wacom tablet like Mike5285 describes? If so, Iā€™ll be happy to try it. But I havenā€™t used MSFS in over a year waiting for a better hardware to come out. I donā€™t have a VR headset anymore waiting for a better one to come out.

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Chris, if you could integrate the wacom SDK into fskneeboard then it would be amazing. As it is you canā€™t use it with a tablet, the pen isnā€™t really a mouse, they have different behaviours so the SDK is the only way to overcome the various problems.

Also FSDesktop, Iā€™ve tried 0.1.0 and I have two problems. The first is that mouse clicks donā€™t seem to be recognised in parts of a window covered by other windows. The second is lack of mouse drag and double click. I know you have those on the roadmap, any ETA for some of those enhancements please?

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For now you can try Openkneeboard which is free and also works in 2D. If you already have the wacom itā€™ll cost you no more than a little time to evaluate.

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Thanks, Iā€™ll check it out. Using a mouse to write notes doesnā€™t work for me. By the time I scribble one letter, ATC has finished giving me the entire clearance. Purchasing an XR-3 + subscription just to see notes with pen and paper in VR is way out of the the price range of most hobbyists

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Yes thatā€™s the exact trouble I had and solved by Openkneeboard+wacom.

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Hi,
I have now a wacom tablet and I am struggling to setup Openkneeborad to be able to write notes with the pen and see them in VR. Can you please tell me what you have done? I have now wacom recognized by Openkneeboard, with the buttons assigned, but how do I setup a window capture that I can write on? Thank you!

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