Digitizer Questions. "dee.cee.vee" <w.ever[ at ]w.ever.com> 11/30/2008 2:42:36 PM I have never owed or even used a notebook-tablet with digitizer. I tried looking on the web but could the answer to my questions. My soon (I hope) to arrive tablet is the HP 2710P. Do all Computers Use the same digitizer? Do they use a battery? If So, is it a common type? I saw one video on youtube and the person doing the Video was demonstrating how you use the pen and it looked like you had to always hold the pen the same way. The Same angle, or you would find It difficult to use the on screen keyboard (for example) True? I was thinking that maybe I should order a second one - Do I need to order one made for HP? That's all for now I guess. I will be like a Kid at Christmas for a few days. waiting for Santa to bring my new toy ! -- Writing. not typing _ on my tablet laptop.. Please forgive the wrytos! Diane Whatever

Re: Digitizer Questions. "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> 11/30/2008 3:48:38 PM for clarification, the digitizer is the tech in the screen and the stylus is what you use to poke the screen ;-) Generic styli such as those used for pocketpc's and most of the small umpc's _do not_ work with the digitizer screens. You will need to obtain the stylus for your computer from the oem or store that stocks those styli. I would _assume_ that any stylus used for any waacom screen would work on any other, but have not tested this. There are some "custom" waacom styli available... google time. >> to always hold the pen the same way << yes and no... it's optical. Our eyes are far more accurate than we imagine. On a tablet, you are not writing on the actual surface, but, rather, on the clear cover a couple of mm above that surface. Your expectation is that the script will appear where the centerline of the stylus intersects with the surface where the writing will appear. When you "calibrate" you essentially define the difference between where your stylus touches the clear cover and where the writing will appear on the lcd surface... since the stylus is normally held at an angle, hold it at a different angle such as in the other hand, and the script will appear in an unexpected location... and, points and clicks will miss your intended target. To see this, open a new journal document, get a magnifying glass and take a close look at where things appear when the stylus is held in each hand. Hope this is of value, Beverly Howard [Microsoft MVP-Mobile Devices]

Re: Digitizer Questions. "dee.cee.vee" <w.ever[ at ]w.ever.com> 11/30/2008 4:41:28 PM "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in message news:O3OQJMwUJHA.1164[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > for clarification, the digitizer is the tech in the screen and the stylus > is what you use to poke the screen ;-) > > Generic styli such as those used for pocketpc's and most of the small > umpc's _do not_ work with the digitizer screens. > > You will need to obtain the stylus for your computer from the oem or store > that stocks those styli. > > I would _assume_ that any stylus used for any waacom screen would work on > any other, but have not tested this. > > There are some "custom" waacom styli available... google time. > > >> to always hold the pen the same way << > > yes and no... it's optical. > > Our eyes are far more accurate than we imagine. On a tablet, you are not > writing on the actual surface, but, rather, on the clear cover a couple of > mm above that surface. > > Your expectation is that the script will appear where the centerline of > the stylus intersects with the surface where the writing will appear. > > When you "calibrate" you essentially define the difference between where > your stylus touches the clear cover and where the writing will appear on > the lcd surface... since the stylus is normally held at an angle, hold it > at a different angle such as in the other hand, and the script will appear > in an unexpected location... and, points and clicks will miss your > intended target. > > To see this, open a new journal document, get a magnifying glass and take > a close look at where things appear when the stylus is held in each hand. > > Hope this is of value, > Beverly Howard [Microsoft MVP-Mobile Devices] > Thanks Beverly, in a fen days (hopefully) I will Check it out. That video I mentioned said the accuracy of the touch also has to do with the size of the screen. Larger screen, more accurate.

Re: Digitizer Questions. "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> 11/30/2008 4:48:25 PM >> Larger screen, more accurate << Relative... very relative... you can put much more detail on a posterboard than you can on an 8"x11" piece of paper ;-) Enjoy the toy, Beverly Howard [Microsoft MVP-Mobile Devices]