Pointing/Locator input

The book and stylus are acclimated as pointing devices, such as to alter a mouse. Note that a abrasion is a about pointing device—one uses the abrasion to "push the cursor around" on a screen. However, a book is an complete pointing device—one charge put the stylus is absolutely area the cursor goes.

There are a cardinal of animal factors considerations back absolutely substituting a stylus and book for a mouse. For example, it is abundant harder to ambition or tap the aforementioned exact position alert with a stylus, so "double-tap" operations with a stylus are harder to accomplish if the arrangement is assured "double-click" ascribe from a mouse.

Note that a feel can be acclimated as the stylus on a touch-sensitive book surface, such as with a touchscreen.