strange desire: Ability to write w/ market pen on screen?

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spearchew

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Hi,

Problem:
I would like to scribble bits and pieces on my CPU screen, with a marker pen.
I realise there exists software that substitutes as a marker pen for doing this sort of thing - but I'd rather do it by hand, with a real pen.

The question is, what is the best way to go about this?

Welcome to any ideas inside or outside of the box

Some of my own:

1) Construct some sort of glass cover for the screen, so I am not actually writing on the screen itself

2) special market pens that can easily wipe off a monitor screen?


Thanks all, I just know someone here will have a good solution!
 
spearchew said:
Hi,

Problem:
I would like to scribble bits and pieces on my CPU screen, with a marker pen.
I realise there exists software that substitutes as a marker pen for doing this sort of thing - but I'd rather do it by hand, with a real pen.

The question is, what is the best way to go about this?

Welcome to any ideas inside or outside of the box

Some of my own:

1) Construct some sort of glass cover for the screen, so I am not actually writing on the screen itself

2) special market pens that can easily wipe off a monitor screen?


Thanks all, I just know someone here will have a good solution!
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Post-it notes?:confused:
 
thanks for the suggestion:

But im actually looking for a physical solution - not something software based. Nor do i have Win7 on the machine in question.

perhaps i should have put this in a DIY hardware forum :)
 
forget lcd screen. touching and pressure will be catastrophic. colors will change lighter and darker maybe. don't do it.
 
You could have a piece of glass cut to fit the outside dimensions of the monitor and then double side foam tape the glass in place or glue it with some type of epoxy. I'm sure there are some plastics which would work, but I am unsure just what kind of plastic would be resistant to the expo markers and the cleaners. But the good think about glass is its resistance to the expo markers and the resistance to harm from harsh chemicals which are sometimes needed to clean the marker compound off the glass. I would probably use 1/4" tempered glass with a rounded edge and a soft rolled edge to prevent cuts.

I can understand the need for this. Kinda like in place like restaurants or a reception area. Having a note right on the screen makes it immediately visible to anyone else who might use the computer, whereas a note saved to the desktop or left open might get minimized, deleted or X'd.
 
Just get a screen protector, just a piece of thin plastic, then an expo marker, just don't bear down on it, use the marker as lightly as possible. Actually any marker does it, not sure about sharpies though, but i used the screen cover that came with this monitor for a project a few years ago, had a map and drew on top of it with the screen protector and it erased easily.

God i cringe every time a friend or person sits there poking pixels, every time we're in the computer lab everyone is doing it and it pisses me off so much!
 
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