Glossary - Wacom INTUOS 3 User Manual

Active area. The drawing area of the tablet where your Intuos3 tools are detected.
Application-specific settings. Intuos3 tool and tablet settings that have been customized for individual
applications. The Wacom Tablet control panel enables you to customize a tool to behave uniquely in
different applications. Your application-specific settings are in effect whenever you use the application.
See also working with application-specific settings.
Aspect. The ratio between the vertical and horizontal dimension of the tablet or display.
Click force. The amount of force you must apply to the tip of your pen for a click to occur.
Digital Ink. A broad category that typically describes handwritten content which as been created using
pen-based input on a computer. This handwritten content takes the form of sketches, ink mark-up, or
handwriting. The handwriting can optionally be converted to typewritten text or simply left alone for use in its
original format. Depending on your system and applications settings, the handwritten text you make with
digital ink can be converted on-the-fly or at another time.
Double-click assist. A function of the Wacom Tablet control panel that makes it easier to double-click by
setting the size of the double-click distance.
Double-click distance. The maximum distance (in screen pixels) that the cursor can move between clicks
and still be accepted as a double-click. Increasing the double-click distance makes double-clicking easier,
but may cause a delay in brush strokes in some graphics applications.
Double-click speed. The maximum time that can pass between clicks and still be accepted as a double-
click.
Eraser-aware application. A software application that has built-in support for the Intuos3 eraser. These
applications take advantage of the eraser in different ways, depending on what makes sense for
the application.
Fingerwheel. The control wheel on the Intuos3 mouse and optional Airbrush.
Journal. A Microsoft Windows application that electronically simulates a physical journal pad, but with the
advantages of digital note taking. For example, you can create quick sketches and jot handwritten notes
that can be converted to text and sent on to colleagues for digital mark-up. Journal includes a variety of pen,
marker, and highlighter tools, plus an eraser that is easily activated by the eraser end of your Intuos3 pen.
Additionally, your handwritten content is searchable within Journal.
Landscape. A tablet O
top of the tablet. Rectangular tablets will be in a horizontal position. See also portrait.
Mapping. The relationship between your Intuos3 tool position on the tablet and the cursor position on the
monitor screen.
Modifier. Modifier keys include S
for Macintosh. You can customize your Intuos3 tool to simulate a modifier key.
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Mouse acceleration. A setting that allows you to adjust the screen cursor acceleration when your Intuos3
tool is in mouse mode.
Mouse mode. A method for positioning the screen cursor. When you place an Intuos3 tool on the tablet,
you can move the screen cursor with a "pick up and slide" motion similar to using a traditional mouse.
This is known as relative positioning, and is the default setting for the Intuos3 mouse or optional lens cursor.
See also pen mode.
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