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D.3.4 Taking Notes and Sketching with the
Pen
To create drawings with the pen, you can use a professional graphics editor like The
GIMP or try one of the note taking applications, Xournal or Jarnal. With both Xournal
and Jarnal, you can take notes, create drawings, or comment PDF files with the pen.
As a Java-based application available for several platforms, Jarnal also offers basic
collaboration features. For more information, refer to
http://www.dklevine
.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal-net.htm
. When saving your
contents, Jarnal stores the data in an archive format (*.jaj) that also contains a file in
SVG format.
Start Jarnal or Xournal from the main menu or by entering
jarnal
or
xournal
in a
shell. To comment a PDF file in Xournal, for example, select File > Annotate PDF and
open the PDF file from your file system. Use the pen or another pointing device to an-
notate the PDF then save your changes with File > Print to PDF.
Figure D.2 Annotating a PDF with Xournal
Dasher is another useful application. It was designed for situations where keyboard input
is impractical or unavailable. With a bit of training, you can rapidly enter larger amounts
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