Lasso Tip for Tablet Users

[1viking1]

Did you know that if you use your right click button on your pen, and then
circle something (while still depressing the right click button) your pen
acts as the lasso?

This is my vote for the BEST little feature added to ON 2007. I use it
almost as much as my pens and highlighters. In fact, between scratch out and
this feature, I haven't used an eraser in months (once you have selected the
ink, you can right click on it and point to delete).

It won't work with a touchpad (haven't tried it with an external
mouse--don't use one).

erik

 

[Rainald Taesler]

1viking1 shared these words of wisdom:

Did you know that if you use your right click button on your pen,
and then circle something (while still depressing the right click
button) your pen acts as the lasso?

This is my vote for the BEST little feature added to ON 2007.
...

Thanks fro the tip.
Unfortuately my pen's right-click button normally does not want to
work the right way [siiiigh]

Rainald

 

[Erik Sojka (MVP)]

Yes; support for the lasso tool will depend on the features of the Tablet
you're using.

1viking1 shared these words of wisdom:

Did you know that if you use your right click button on your pen,
and then circle something (while still depressing the right click
button) your pen acts as the lasso?

This is my vote for the BEST little feature added to ON 2007.
...

Thanks fro the tip.
Unfortuately my pen's right-click button normally does not want to
work the right way [siiiigh]

Rainald

 

[Rainald Taesler]

Erik Sojka (MVP) shared these words of wisdom:

Unfortuately my pen's right-click button normally does not want to
work the right way [siiiigh]

Yes; support for the lasso tool will depend on the features of the
Tablet you're using.

My tc1100 has a pen with a button for right-clicking.
It does not do what it shuld most of the time, however.

Rainald

 

[Rainald Taesler]

1viking1 shared these words of wisdom:

Thanks fro the tip.
Unfortuately my pen's right-click button normally does not want to
work the right way [siiiigh]

Did you turn it off in tablet settings (control panel)?

Oh yes.

What is wrong with it?

Most often just nothing happens. The read circly and the icon with red
muse key in red just do not want to appear so that I have to use
pressing with the pen tip on the screen. And even that fails at times
(especially in the border areas, f.e. the TaskTray.

I'm thinking of having the machine checked by HP.

Rainald

 

[Rainald Taesler]

1viking1 shared these words of wisdom:

Ya, I would do that. I have owned my gateway tablet for less than a
year and my pen has been replaced 5 times! I bet HP will be very
willing to help, if you are under warranty.

Thanks for encouraging me.
If I only could live without my Tablet :-( :-(
It's udner "collect and return" warranty conditions, so it will take
some time.
And I do not want to hand out my HDD (because of the data).

Rainald

 

[Kathy Jacobs]

Silly question, but did you try pulling the tip on your pen and replacing
it? I had that problem several times with my TC1000. (Haven't had any
problems with the pen for my IBM tablet, but it is a different kind of pen
than the TC's)

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[Rainald Taesler]

GobinderConvert? shared these words of wisdom:

Rainald- I also have a TC1100 and just tried the right-click lasso
and it worked. So, it may be your teblet. (Have you tried a
different pen- could be that, too!)

Yes, I have second pen (bought used ob eBay). It behaves the same way
[siiiigh].

Rainald

 

[Rainald Taesler]

Kathy Jacobs shared these words of wisdom:

Silly question, but did you try pulling the tip on your pen and
replacing it? I had that problem several times with my TC1000.
(Haven't had any problems with the pen for my IBM tablet, but it is
a different kind of pen than the TC's)

Thanks for the suggestion, Kathy.
I should still have the 3 replacement tips which came with the
machine.
Will try it.

Rainald