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Pen mode.
A method of positioning the screen cursor. Wherever you place your Cintiq input tool on the pen
display tablet, the screen cursor will jump to the corresponding point on the screen. This is known as
absolute positioning, and is the default setting for the Cintiq pen. Also, P
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mode allows you to quickly
position the screen cursor without having to first find it and then move it across the desktop. See also
Pixel.
The smallest unit of measure on your display screen.
Pop-up Menu.
A window that displays a list of keystroke functions and other actions you can perform.
You can customize your Cintiq input tool buttons or ExpressKeys to display this menu.
Pressure sensitive.
A quality of the Cintiq pen tip and eraser that senses the amount of pressure being
applied. This is used to create natural-looking pen, brush, and eraser strokes in applications that are
pressure-sensitive.
Pressure-sensitive application.
Any application that supports pressure-sensitive input.
Proximity.
The height above the pen display tablet
where the Cintiq input tools are detected.
Screen cursor.
The pointer on the display screen. Screen cursors come in different shapes (such as an
I-beam, arrow, or box), depending on which application you are running.
Tilt sensitive.
A quality of the Cintiq pen tip and eraser that senses the amount of tilt between the tool and
tablet. This is used to create natural-looking pen, brush, and eraser strokes in applications that are tilt-
sensitive.
Tool ID.
A feature that makes each Cintiq input tool unique. If you are working with two identical pens, the
tablet will recognize each one as a separate tool. This is particularly useful if you have customized each pen
differently.
USB.
Universal Serial Bus. A hardware interface standard for connecting computer peripheral devices.
USB ports support hot-plugging, which allows you to connect or disconnect a USB device without turning off
your computer.
Wintab.
An interface standard used by Windows applications for receiving tablet information.
Cintiq supports all Wintab-compatible applications under Windows.
