how to rotate Input Panel?
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From: Mike J Mike on 25 Nov 2009 19:36 I'd like to rotate the Input Panel to about 45 degrees for a natural writing angle. For example, I like to lay back with the tablet propped up vertically on my knees and I'd like to keep the laptop in portrait mode at 90 degrees and at the same time be able to write at about 45-60 degrees. Without the ability to rotate the Input Panel, I'm forced to rotate the whole laptop onto its corner in order to write which is uncomfortable and makes it difficult to view content. I find myself constantly rotating the laptop, alternating between input and reading modes. The same applies, really, to landscape mode. Just think of how you write at an angle, but typically read *not* at angle. Is this possible? I've searched the Windows help files and search engines to no avail.
From: Rainald Taesler on 25 Nov 2009 19:53 Mike J wrote: > I'd like to rotate the Input Panel to about 45 degrees for a natural > writing angle. For example, I like to lay back with the tablet > propped up vertically on my knees and I'd like to keep the laptop in > portrait mode at 90 degrees and at the same time be able to write at > about 45-60 degrees. Without the ability to rotate the Input Panel, > I'm forced to rotate the whole laptop onto its corner in order to > write which is uncomfortable and makes it difficult to view content. > I find myself constantly rotating the laptop, alternating between > input and reading modes. > > The same applies, really, to landscape mode. > > Just think of how you write at an angle, but typically read *not* at > angle. > > Is this possible? I've searched the Windows help files and search > engines to no avail. No, there is no such option. Rainald
From: Beverly Howard on 26 Nov 2009 11:47 >> No, there is no such option. << You must be a pocketpc user ;-) The decade old WinCE input utility "Transcriber" had this nice feature. Have you looked to see if angled handwriting in Journal can be recognized? If so, a workaround might be to write in Journal and cut/paste export it later. Beverly Howard
From: Sven on 26 Nov 2009 13:09 Yea, but it really didn't have an input panel. It was (is) a write anywhere thing. Did have the option to specify how you typically wrote though to increase the recognition potential, as you say. Phatware used to have a write anywhere feature for tablets, but I don't see it anymore. Maybe I am missing it, or some other third party has a solution. "Beverly Howard" <Bev(a)NoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in message news:u88NngrbKHA.4880(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > >> No, there is no such option. << > > You must be a pocketpc user ;-) The decade old WinCE input utility > "Transcriber" had this nice feature. > > Have you looked to see if angled handwriting in Journal can be recognized? > If so, a workaround might be to write in Journal and cut/paste export it > later. > > Beverly Howard > > >
From: Mike J on 26 Nov 2009 14:10
Journal *does* recognize writing on an angle - thanks! I was really hoping for an operating system-wide capability... I hope Microsoft sees this - It seems like a basic requirement for tablet input done right. thanks guys, Mike "Beverly Howard" wrote: > >> No, there is no such option. << > > You must be a pocketpc user ;-) The decade old WinCE input utility > "Transcriber" had this nice feature. > > Have you looked to see if angled handwriting in Journal can be > recognized? If so, a workaround might be to write in Journal and > cut/paste export it later. > > Beverly Howard > > > > . > |