MacWJ: a simplistic clone of Windows Journal for OS X 10.5+

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The goal is to have a very basic writing-surface app that produces smooth ink-writing, doesn't get bogged down after a paragraph or two of handwriting, and can export to PDF/PNG. Ideally, it will do anything Windows Journal can do, but for now the goal is to do the things that I actually used in Windows Journal. It is usable on relatively slow not-brand-new machines, such as the ThinkPad X41 tablet.

Features:

• write and draw with a tablet pen
• add extra space at the bottom of a document
• insert/remove extra space in the middle of a document
• editable pens: change color, minimum and maximum widths
• pens can be angle-dependent with an adjustable angle (simulate, e.g., fountain pens)
• erase with tablet eraser or with tablet pen and the eraser tool
• rectangular selection with the mouse or with the tablet pen and the rectangular marquee tool
• lasso selection with the tablet pen and the lasso tool
• drag to move selected items
• delete, cut, or copy selection
• cut and copy also set up for pasting in other applications as PDF or TIFF
• paste, including pasting in images and text from other applications
• drag in text and image files

To-do list of future features

Windows Journal features that are not likely to be implemented

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