GLOSSARY
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GLOSSARY
Absolute positioning. A method for positioning the screen cursor. Wherever you place the pen on the
tablet, the cursor will jump to the same corresponding point on the screen. This is normal pen behavior.
See also
Active area. The drawing area of the tablet where the pen is detected.
Context aware. A WACOM feature that provides eraser support for some non-eraser aware applications.
When you use the eraser to select text or objects in a supported application, and you lift the eraser off the
tablet, the UltraPen will delete whatever is selected.
Cursor. See
DOS real mode. A version of DOS that is not running under another operating system or called from
another software application.
DOS shell. A version of DOS that is running under another operating system or software application.
Double click-distance. The distance in screen pixels where a double-click will be recognized. To make
double-clicking easier, expand the tap area that accepts a double-click.
Eraser-aware application. A software application that supports the UltraPen’s eraser. These
applications take advantage of the eraser in different ways, depending on what makes sense for that
application. See also
