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Pen mode.
A method of positioning the screen cursor. Wherever you place your pen 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 pen. Also, pen mode allows you to quickly position the screen
cursor without having to first find it and then move it across the desktop. See also mouse mode.
Pixel.
The smallest unit of measure on your display screen.
Pressure sensitive.
A quality of the Wacom 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 active area where the pen is detected.
Radial Menu.
A hierarchical menu (in radial format). Each level of the menu consists of eight menu slices
which may contain various features and options to choose from. You can customize the buttons of your pen
to display this menu.
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.
Tablet PC Input Panel (TIP)
. The Microsoft Windows Vista Tablet PC Input Panel enables you to use your
Wacom pen to create handwritten notes or work with an on-screen keyboard. The Input Panel dynamically
converts your handwriting to text. The information you create can then be inserted into other documents,
spreadsheets, or illustrations.
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.
The pen display supports all Wintab-compatible applications under Windows.
