13: Glossary
Select a key word2D
MouseAbsolute PositioningActive AreaApplication-specific
settingsAspectBiometric Signature VerificationBluetoothClick ForceCord-/BatterylessDVI Video PortDocument AnnotationDouble-click assistDualTrackElectronic Handwriting RecognitionEra
serExpressKeys & TouchstripFingerwheelGesture RecognitionLens CursorMenu StripNibPen PressurePen StandPenabledQuickPointScroll wheelThumbwheelTiltTool ButtonsTool-IDTransparent OverlayUSB Port
2D
Mouse
The 2D
Mouse is part of the
Intuos2 A5 and A6 tablets. ...... dimensions over the tablet.
Intuos 3 tablets have a similar
mouse.
Absolute Positioning
Traditional input devices like a standard PC
mouse offer only relative positioning: Moving the
mouse in a certain direction ...... the position of the
mouse on your desk and ...... area of your tablet repre
sents the entire screen. Place ...... if you have an
Intuos3 A4 tablet, the active area is A4 size. For Graphire4 the active area is A6 or A5.
Application-specific
settings
WACOM tools and tablet
settings that have been customi
sed for individual applications. The control panel of
Intuos3 tablets, and the Cintiq ...... different applications. Your application-specific
settings are in effect whenever you u
se the application, becau
se the driver detects the ...... or display. The aspect
setting defines how the tablet area is mapped to the display area. This
setting determines if the aspect ...... and not as an ellip
se. With the aspect
setting you can make sure this is the ca
se. You can u
se a WACOM tablet with ...... verification software can be u
sed to accurately identify the u
ser. This makes it possible ...... transactions. By using a pressure-
sensitive WACOM tablet and the ...... all analyzed as the u
ser writes. Becau
se of this richness of ...... receives in a previously unu
sed frequency band of 2.45 ...... in different countries). WACOM u
ses Bluetooth to connect wireless ...... of 1 megabit per
second (up to 2 Mbps in the
second generation of the technology). ...... Airbrush tip, for a
mouse-click to occur. This force is registered by the pen and transmitted, via radio waves, to the tablet. The tablet it
self is therefore not
sensitive to pressure.
Cord-/Batteryless
All WACOM input devices have neither batteries nor cables. The tablet it
self supplies the input device ...... WACOM tablet can be u
sed to add notes, comments and even free-hand drawings to MS-Office documents and pre
sentations. Thanks to the pen, u
sers can write and draw ...... the pen tip. When
selected, you can customi
se the double-click speed and distance.
DualTrack
Dual Track enables you to u
se two input devices simultaneously on the same table - no matter if you're using two pens at the same time or a pen and
mouse. Depending on the software application this feature opens a wealth of new opportunities; for instance, u
se the 4D
Mouse for zooming and rotating ...... currently opened application. A pressure-
sensitive graphics tablet
serves as the input device.
Era
ser
Most WACOM input devices have an era
ser on the opposite end from the pen-tip. Depending on the
setting in the WACOM Control Panel and the application, you can era
se in the same way as you would with an era
ser on a pencil - and the WACOM era
ser is even pressure
sensitive. Different applications take advantage of the era
ser in different ways, depending on the application’s capabilities.
ExpressKeys & Touchstrip
In order to increa
se your efficiency, the Cintiq and
Intuos feature the ExpressKeys and ...... on the Cintiq and
Intuos as your main working tool.
The ExpressKeys have the most important menu commands already pre
set, but are freely programmable by your
self. The Touch Strip is ...... ExpressKeys and Touch Strip minimi
ses keyboard usage, accelerates your ...... the barrel of the
Intuos Airbrush. You can control an extra parameter of your software with this wheel. As oppo
sed to a real airbrush valve, the finger wheel doesn't return to zero on relea
se but remains at the last position thus ensuring that the relea
se of digital ink is ...... the term gesture is u
sed to describe a u
ser’s handwritten entries. This means ...... desktop, scrolling, deleting, operating brow
ser features or using Copy ...... cross-hair lens for entering preci
se coordinate position information.
Menu Strip
The strip at the upper edge of the active area of
Intuos2 tablets contains 'soft' buttons that are pre
set with a
selection of often-u
sed commands. The
se 'soft' buttons can be ...... WACOM Pens and their era
sers that
sen
ses the amount of pressure being applied. This is u
sed to create natural-looking pen, brush, and era
ser strokes in applications that support pressure-
sensitivity. Even more, with 512 pressure levels in a Graphire and 1024 pressure levels in an
Intuos, you can preci
sely control opacity, colour, exposure, ...... take advantage of pressure
sensitivity in many ways, depending ...... almost vertically. If you u
se this pen stand you can more easily switch between using a keyboad and using a tablet, becau
se you don't have to ...... This feature is especially u
seful for large tablet sizes becau
se, with a single big ...... top of a WACOM
mouse. It has the same function as a scroll wheel on a normal
mouse. The u
ser of a WACOM
mouse can fully customi
se the speed of the scroll wheel. This means that the speed can be adjusted to alternative
settings in different applications.
Thumbwheel
The wheel on the side of the
Intuos 4D
Mouse gives you an additional control variable for your work. You can customi
se the functions and
sensitivity of the thumbwheel in the control panel, for instance you can u
se it for zooming in and out.
Tilt
A feature of the
Intuos Pen and Airbrush tip and era
ser that
sen
ses the angle of tilt between the tool and tablet. This is u
sed to create natural-looking pen, brush, and era
ser strokes in applications that support tilt-
sensitivity.
Tool Buttons
All buttons and switches of any WACOM pen or
mouse can be configured individually ...... having your most frequently u
sed functions virtually at your fingertips.
Tool-ID
Every
Intuos input device has a unique electronic identification number, the Tool-ID. This allows one u
ser working with, say, two identical pens to customi
se each pen differently. Also, on a system that is shared by more than one u
ser, each u
ser can customi
se their own tools as they prefer without interfering with anyone el
se's
settings. And in applications that support the Tool-ID, the software will recogni
se what type of device is being u
sed, say whether it's a pen or an airbrush, and will automatically
set it
self accordingly.
Transparent Overlay
Originals - which need to be traced or 'digiti
sed' with your WACOM tablet ...... so that it comes clo
ser to the feel of real paper.
USB Port
USB (Universal
Serial Bus) is a modern, ...... do not need a
separate power adapter, they get their power from the USB built-in power supply (powered USB port). ....
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