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}
}
else if( drawing )
drawing = false;
}
Figure 10-2 shows how you might hold Roomba and draw with it, while Figure 10-3 shows a
drawing made with RoombaSketch. The ability to change the pen stroke width while drawing
enables a much more fluid line than is possible with a normal mouse. You can create very
organic drawings. Granted, as Figure 10-2 shows, using Roomba as a mouse requires a bit
more physical movement than with a normal mouse, but with some people complaining that
computer users don’t get enough exercise, you can now point to the Roomba and say, “That’s
my mouse.”
FIGURE 10-2: Using Roomba as a mouse
