iPad Pro with Pencil as graphics tablet input for Krita

[Boudewijn Rempt]

On Sun, 20 Dec 2015, Wolf Vollprecht wrote:

> I was wondering if it would make a nice feature to integrate a VNC kind-of server into Krita such that an iPad Pro could stream from Krita and send back
> the pen pressure / position and tilt.On the iPad there could be a Krita Companion app that connects to the VNC server. 
> 
> In my opinion the iPad Pro makes for a relatively cheap and powerful drawing "tablet". If it could be used in such a way it would be a cool competitor to
> the quite expensive Cintiq products. 
> 
> There exist several VNC solutions for the iPad and also software like "duet" that allows to use the iPad as an external touch-capable monitor to Mac or
> Windows computers.
>

Er, no... In the first place, Apple forbids GPL software on iOS, which makes me want to stay away from the platform. And then, a 13" HD Cintiq is 739 euro including VAT while the cheapest iPad Pro is 919 euro -- not exactly cheaper!

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Boudewijn Rempt | http://www.krita.org, http://www.valdyas.org