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Active area. The area of the pen display tablet where your Cintiq input tools are detected.
Application-specific settings. Cintiq 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 active area of the pen display tablet.
Click force. The amount of force you must apply to the tip of your pen for a click to occur.
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.
Eraser-aware application. A software application that has built-in support for the pen 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 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 Cintiq pen.
Additionally, your handwritten content is searchable within Journal.
Modifier. Modifier keys include S
for Macintosh. You can customize your Cintiq tool buttons or ExpressKeys to simulate a modifier key.
OPTION
Mouse acceleration. A setting that allows you to adjust the screen cursor acceleration when your Cintiq
input tool is in mouse mode.
Mouse mode. A method for positioning the screen cursor. When you place a Cintiq input 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. See also pen mode.
Mouse speed. A setting that allows you to adjust the speed at which your screen cursor moves when your
Cintiq input tool is in mouse mode.
Nib. The replaceable pen tip.
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