A stylus is a writing utensil, or a small tool for some other form of marking or shaping.
Questions tagged [stylus]
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How to display handwriting input in Windows 10? It seems to have been (re)moved
I have been following two official Microsoft videos on using the handwriting input features in Windows 10 and both appear to have disappeared fro my up-to-date version of Windows 10
(Videos are these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkgeecaMTQQ AND…
S J Beale
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How does the Asus Pen work, technically?
I've received the Asus Pen for use with my Asus computer.
First, note the official Asus page about the pen says the battery supplied is rechargeable, but it isn't. Asus Customer Support has confirmed, the spec has changed, and the webpage is out of…
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Stylus writing on its own, very likely software related
I have an HP Laptop (Spectre X360 to be exact, from late 2015) with Windows 10 64-bit installed and a resistive stylus that is specifically made for that series of laptops.
Normally, if the tip of the stylus is brought closer to the screen, it acts…
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Wacom Intuos pen drawing while hovering?
Every time I open up SAI, I hover my pen over my tablet and it starts drawing without touching.
I've rebooted the tablet driver, removed any preferences, replaced the nib, and restarted my computer. I've restarted or removed anything I could. The…
Vriiskaa
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Fixing imprecise stylus drag in Windows 8 & 10
Shortly after I started using Windows 8, I noticed click & drag behaves differently when using a mouse vs a stylus.
With a mouse, the drag begins at the location where the cursor was when the button was depressed:
With a stylus, it appears that the…
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How do I examine which kind of digitizer hardware for inductive stylus is built in my tablet?
I guess there are only 3 OEMs of these pen devices? this should be N-trig (MS Surface, Sony), Wacom (Galaxy Notes?) and Synaptics (Acer, Dell etc.).
I just tested a new (noname) Windows Tablet with digitizer coming to the stores in these days, but…
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Does the negative end of a battery works better than a capacitive stylus because of electric charge?
I have a tablet with a capacitive touchscreen. I bought a wacom bamboo stylus duo which I thought was a good stylus. But the effect is rather disappointing. I get broken lines all over the screen when trying to draw.
I saw some DIY posts suggesting…
some user
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Pressure sensitive stylus for Lenovo Edge
I just got a Lenovo Edge 15, and was wondering if there were any styluses that would work for it. I've seen Thinkpad styluses for very little and would get one of those if they work. I also tried a Wacom Bamboo stylus but it didn't work.
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How do active stylii work on touchscreen displays?
I recently bought an Acer laptop. Then I tried to buy an Acer stylus. The salesperson at the online store told me that one model would work. It turns out he was wrong, and that my laptop has no active stylus that works currently.
First question:…
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Pen click is backward on Windows 7
I am running Windows 7 on a Lenovo Thinkpad X220 Tablet. After getting a new pen for the device today, it has been working fine.
However, with no known changes, the clicking has been "reversed." Now, the tip will show the location on the screen…
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Coordinate Transformation Matrix with stylus
I have been trying to get the stylus on my Surface Go 1st generation working with WattOS (Debian 12 based, LXDE) on a left screen rotation. Using:
xrandr -o left
I can get the screen to rotate left. I can also then, using xinput, get the trackpad…
Mark Harris
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Does StarLite tablet have stylus support?
I was very interested in buying this device. It support Linux and comes pre-installed with a desktop-environment of my choice (cinnamon, xfce...). However, I couldn't figure out if it has stylus support or not. According to this youtube video, it…
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How to turn off touchscreen earlier when stylus gets detected?
I have an HP convertible with stylus input.
The windows options offer the function to turn off touchscreen, when the stylus is near enough to the touchscreen.
My problem is, that it only switches the touchscreen off, when the stylus is like 1-2cm…
Kiljab
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Fixing "touch ring" lag with wacom pen (not drawing tablet) win 10
So I recently got a 2-in-1 device with a wacom digitizer, for uni. I ran into an issue I have now seen addressed by many people on the web, but none of the recommended fixes have worked for me.
This issue can be found…
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Using cheap Surface Pro clone as a graphics tablet input? (similar to Wacom Cintiq)
Is it possible to use one of those cheap Surface Pro clones (such as a Chuwi Surbook, Chuwi Hi13 etc.) as a graphics tablet input on a Windows 10 PC similar to a Wacom Cintiq?
What I want to do is use the laptop/desktop to run all my processes…
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