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Re:ReMarkable Paper Pro Move by kstrauser on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @08:50PM (#45122162)
But… don’t you sometimes want a dictionary when you write? That’s not a reading-mode-only tool by a long shot.
Re:ReMarkable Paper Pro Move by Arainach on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @08:57PM (#45122212)
No. I don't use the dictionary on my Kindle. I've never missed it on my reMarkable. Not while reading and definitely not while writing.
Re:ReMarkable Paper Pro Move by kstrauser on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @09:29PM (#45122423)
Huh. Everyone’s workflows are different. I surely wouldn’t want to be without one.
Re:ReMarkable Paper Pro Move by esseph on Thursday September 04, 2025 @01:52AM (#45123979)
It may be once every 2-3 years, if that, when I pull out a dictionary. Never something I seem to need.
Re:ReMarkable Paper Pro Move by kstrauser on Thursday September 04, 2025 @09:49AM (#45127259)
It’s bursty for me, too. I won’t use one for ages, then I read something like Infinite Jest where I’m looking something up every other page. That’s super easy on Kobo readers and I’d hate not having it elsewhere.
Re:ReMarkable Paper Pro Move by esseph on Thursday September 04, 2025 @12:05PM (#45128794)
I'd just use my phone, honestly. It's in my pocket and has access to much of the worlds information.
Re:ReMarkable Paper Pro Move by kstrauser on Thursday September 04, 2025 @01:38PM (#45129947)
And now I'm reading/writing with 2 devices. Eh.
Re:ReMarkable Paper Pro Move by esseph on Thursday September 04, 2025 @02:33PM (#45130645)
You're already carrying that device though, it's not an addition to your pocket. In fact, I'd argue the 2nd device is actually a problem.
Re:ReMarkable Paper Pro Move by squigz on Thursday September 04, 2025 @02:46PM (#45130796)
No, you are. Not everyone reads when they have their phone on them, or otherwise have their phone on them 24/7. When I'm reading, my phone is at least on a table, if not in another room.
Re:ReMarkable Paper Pro Move by esseph on Friday September 05, 2025 @03:17AM (#45135833)
Ah, that's fair!

I guess I consider a device like that, for me, to be mostly used when traveling!

Re:ReMarkable Paper Pro Move by FireBeyond on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @10:39PM (#45122899)
I feel that this is a "writer" around the note concept, versus long-form writing (where a dictionary could certainly make more sense). But I'm sketching, diagramming, etc., more so than anything else (I don't own, though I've been interested in this and the Scribe, and given that I barely use the Pencil on my iPad, I'm having difficulty justifying it to myself, although I might check out the return policies...)