Using Gestures in Windows for Pen Computing

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q87821
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing versions 1.0, 1.0a

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, you can access commands quickly by using gestures. These gestures are similar to shortcut keys, and can be used for cutting, copying, pasting, and user-defined functions.

MORE INFORMATION

Some ideas of possible user-defined gestures are:

  1. Inserting specific text (similar to a glossary entry) into a document.

  2. Carrying out specific functions that you use frequently -- such as saving or printing a document.

To produce a gesture using Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, use your pen to draw the appropriate symbol. Commands such as Cut, Copy Paste, and Undo use common grammatical gestures, whereas user-defined gestures commonly use a letter enclosed in a circle.

Gestures can be defined for use exclusively with one application or system-wide. Multiple users can save specific configuration information that can be loaded when that person is using the computer; however, this feature is not available when creating user-defined gestures to carry out specific tasks.

User-defined gestures are controlled by the Gesture Manager, which is accessed through the Pen Palette (PENPAL.EXE). The Gesture Manager allows you to assign a gesture to either a series of keystrokes or to a string of text. PENPAL.EXE should be loaded automatically every time you start Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.

User-defined gestures are saved in the PENWIN.INI file. Those gestures defined for use system-wide are in a section titled [sysges] and those for specific applications are in that application's title, for example [TERMINAL].

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: penwin win31
Additional reference words: 1.00 1.00a

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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