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The radial controller tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the Surface Dial, a new input paradigm for Windows introduced alongside Windows Ink. Topics include how the Surface Dial enables simultaneous pen and touch interaction, its use with Windows Anniversary Update APIs, and its role as an innovative hardware input device. The tag also touches on the history of pen input in computing, from early stylus patents to Microsoft's Windows for Pen Computing. Users can find threads exploring the Surface Dial's functionality, integration with Windows Ink, and its impact on creative and productivity workflows.
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VIDEO A New Input Paradigm in Windows – The Surface Dial
With the debut of Windows Ink in the Windows Anniversary Update, we introduced simultaneous pen and touch as the dawn of a revolutionary change in interacting with Windows. In our blog post, we discuss how you can use the APIs that you are already familiar with for touch to handle both touch and...- News
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Windows Ink 1: Introduction to Ink and Pen
Using a pen and computer has an interesting history that goes farther back than you’d think. In 1888, the first patent for a “electric stylus device for capturing handwriting” was issued to Elisha Gray for the Telautograph. In fact, pen input was being used 20 years before mouse and GUI input...- News
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