Hi, I'm using Fujitsu U1010 (U800) and windows journal to take quick notes.
My question is: why everytime I start writing the tablet doesn't response
immediately? So what I have to do now, I have to tap once anywhere in the
screen first before I start writing. This always happens everytime I leave it
for a few seconds before I start writing again. By the way this also happens
in other applications such as sticky notes but it seems ok when I'm browsing
around the desktop.
Could someone help me with this? Thanks.

It's kind of hard to tell without seeing the problem in action, but it
almost sounds like an application is "stealing" the focus away from the
active application. Ink applications won't accept ink if they don't have the
input focus. So if Journal, for example, is the active application and then
a misbehaving window "steals" the focus away, even though it appears Journal
is still in front as the active application, the first click will activate
it and the second will start inking.

Take note of the task bar the next time this happens. See if the window of
the application you think is in the foreground looked "pressed".

--
Josh Einstein (Tablet PC MVP)
Einstein Technologies
Tablet Enhancements for Outlook - Try it free: www.tabletoutlook.com


"Jimmy.Products" <JimmyProducts@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6CCD5822-F0BA-452D-87BA-2FD3A875FC85@microsoft.com...
> Hi, I'm using Fujitsu U1010 (U800) and windows journal to take quick
> notes.
> My question is: why everytime I start writing the tablet doesn't response
> immediately? So what I have to do now, I have to tap once anywhere in the
> screen first before I start writing. This always happens everytime I leave
> it
> for a few seconds before I start writing again. By the way this also
> happens
> in other applications such as sticky notes but it seems ok when I'm
> browsing
> around the desktop.
> Could someone help me with this? Thanks.
>

Hi Josh,
Thank you for your quick reply. I guess you are right that 'stealing focus'
could be the one that causes the problem eventhough the Journal application
button on the taskbar looked pressed.
I decided to create a new Power Plan profile without changing any of the
settings. And it actually seems like it solves the problem when the computer
is unplugged from the power. However the problem comes back when I plug the
power or wjen I switch to the High Performance Power Plan.
By looking at this, I think the real culprit involves the power management
that controls how the computer prioritize or conserve energy.
Any tips to solve this problem?


> It's kind of hard to tell without seeing the problem in action, but it
> almost sounds like an application is "stealing" the focus away from the
> active application. Ink applications won't accept ink if they don't have the
> input focus. So if Journal, for example, is the active application and then
> a misbehaving window "steals" the focus away, even though it appears Journal
> is still in front as the active application, the first click will activate
> it and the second will start inking.
>
> Take note of the task bar the next time this happens. See if the window of
> the application you think is in the foreground looked "pressed".
>
> --
> Josh Einstein (Tablet PC MVP)
> Einstein Technologies
> Tablet Enhancements for Outlook - Try it free: www.tabletoutlook.com
>
>
> "Jimmy.Products" <JimmyProducts@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6CCD5822-F0BA-452D-87BA-2FD3A875FC85@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, I'm using Fujitsu U1010 (U800) and windows journal to take quick
> > notes.
> > My question is: why everytime I start writing the tablet doesn't response
> > immediately? So what I have to do now, I have to tap once anywhere in the
> > screen first before I start writing. This always happens everytime I leave
> > it
> > for a few seconds before I start writing again. By the way this also
> > happens
> > in other applications such as sticky notes but it seems ok when I'm
> > browsing
> > around the desktop.
> > Could someone help me with this? Thanks.
> >
>

Is there any power management software installed on the tablet? Does it pop
up some kind of indicator when you plug in or unplug? I doubt that it is the
actual power management function that is causing the issue, but it may very
well be that some kind of power management utility (these are very common,
usually OEM-specific) could be stealing the input focus.

For example, whenever I turn my wireless on or off, a HP indicator window
pops up. It doesn't steal focus, but if it had a bug it could.

--
Josh Einstein (Tablet PC MVP)
Einstein Technologies
Tablet Enhancements for Outlook - Try it free: www.tabletoutlook.com


"Jimmy.Products" <JimmyProducts@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D42405B6-7B6E-46DB-88F4-A98B5AB4195F@microsoft.com...
> Hi Josh,
> Thank you for your quick reply. I guess you are right that 'stealing
> focus'
> could be the one that causes the problem eventhough the Journal
> application
> button on the taskbar looked pressed.
> I decided to create a new Power Plan profile without changing any of the
> settings. And it actually seems like it solves the problem when the
> computer
> is unplugged from the power. However the problem comes back when I plug
> the
> power or wjen I switch to the High Performance Power Plan.
> By looking at this, I think the real culprit involves the power management
> that controls how the computer prioritize or conserve energy.
> Any tips to solve this problem?
>
>
>> It's kind of hard to tell without seeing the problem in action, but it
>> almost sounds like an application is "stealing" the focus away from the
>> active application. Ink applications won't accept ink if they don't have
>> the
>> input focus. So if Journal, for example, is the active application and
>> then
>> a misbehaving window "steals" the focus away, even though it appears
>> Journal
>> is still in front as the active application, the first click will
>> activate
>> it and the second will start inking.
>>
>> Take note of the task bar the next time this happens. See if the window
>> of
>> the application you think is in the foreground looked "pressed".
>>
>> --
>> Josh Einstein (Tablet PC MVP)
>> Einstein Technologies
>> Tablet Enhancements for Outlook - Try it free: www.tabletoutlook.com
>>
>>
>> "Jimmy.Products" <JimmyProducts@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:6CCD5822-F0BA-452D-87BA-2FD3A875FC85@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi, I'm using Fujitsu U1010 (U800) and windows journal to take quick
>> > notes.
>> > My question is: why everytime I start writing the tablet doesn't
>> > response
>> > immediately? So what I have to do now, I have to tap once anywhere in
>> > the
>> > screen first before I start writing. This always happens everytime I
>> > leave
>> > it
>> > for a few seconds before I start writing again. By the way this also
>> > happens
>> > in other applications such as sticky notes but it seems ok when I'm
>> > browsing
>> > around the desktop.
>> > Could someone help me with this? Thanks.
>> >
>>

Jimmy.Products

> Hi, I'm using Fujitsu U1010 (U800) and windows journal to take quick
> notes.
>...

What is Windows journal ?
I'm looking for a good way to take notes, too.


Phil l'ancien-

Nope, I'm using the Windows Power options itself. The only indicator that
changes is just the battery level icon on the bottom left side of the screen
when I plug and unplug the power.

"Josh Einstein" wrote:

> Is there any power management software installed on the tablet? Does it pop
> up some kind of indicator when you plug in or unplug? I doubt that it is the
> actual power management function that is causing the issue, but it may very
> well be that some kind of power management utility (these are very common,
> usually OEM-specific) could be stealing the input focus.
>
> For example, whenever I turn my wireless on or off, a HP indicator window
> pops up. It doesn't steal focus, but if it had a bug it could.
>
> --
> Josh Einstein (Tablet PC MVP)
> Einstein Technologies
> Tablet Enhancements for Outlook - Try it free: www.tabletoutlook.com
>
>
> "Jimmy.Products" <JimmyProducts@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D42405B6-7B6E-46DB-88F4-A98B5AB4195F@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Josh,
> > Thank you for your quick reply. I guess you are right that 'stealing
> > focus'
> > could be the one that causes the problem eventhough the Journal
> > application
> > button on the taskbar looked pressed.
> > I decided to create a new Power Plan profile without changing any of the
> > settings. And it actually seems like it solves the problem when the
> > computer
> > is unplugged from the power. However the problem comes back when I plug
> > the
> > power or wjen I switch to the High Performance Power Plan.
> > By looking at this, I think the real culprit involves the power management
> > that controls how the computer prioritize or conserve energy.
> > Any tips to solve this problem?
> >
> >
> >> It's kind of hard to tell without seeing the problem in action, but it
> >> almost sounds like an application is "stealing" the focus away from the
> >> active application. Ink applications won't accept ink if they don't have
> >> the
> >> input focus. So if Journal, for example, is the active application and
> >> then
> >> a misbehaving window "steals" the focus away, even though it appears
> >> Journal
> >> is still in front as the active application, the first click will
> >> activate
> >> it and the second will start inking.
> >>
> >> Take note of the task bar the next time this happens. See if the window
> >> of
> >> the application you think is in the foreground looked "pressed".
> >>
> >> --
> >> Josh Einstein (Tablet PC MVP)
> >> Einstein Technologies
> >> Tablet Enhancements for Outlook - Try it free: www.tabletoutlook.com
> >>
> >>
> >> "Jimmy.Products" <JimmyProducts@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:6CCD5822-F0BA-452D-87BA-2FD3A875FC85@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi, I'm using Fujitsu U1010 (U800) and windows journal to take quick
> >> > notes.
> >> > My question is: why everytime I start writing the tablet doesn't
> >> > response
> >> > immediately? So what I have to do now, I have to tap once anywhere in
> >> > the
> >> > screen first before I start writing. This always happens everytime I
> >> > leave
> >> > it
> >> > for a few seconds before I start writing again. By the way this also
> >> > happens
> >> > in other applications such as sticky notes but it seems ok when I'm
> >> > browsing
> >> > around the desktop.
> >> > Could someone help me with this? Thanks.
> >> >
> >>
>

Hi Phil,

Windows Journal Application came preinstalled with my Fujitsu U1010 (with
Vista Home Premium). I'm not so sure how you can get it outside. However if
you want to find out more you can check this link
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...january20.mspx


"Phil l'ancien" wrote:

> Jimmy.Products
>
> > Hi, I'm using Fujitsu U1010 (U800) and windows journal to take quick
> > notes.
> >...
>
> What is Windows journal ?
> I'm looking for a good way to take notes, too.
>
>
> Phil l'ancien-
>
>
>

Jimmy.Products


> Windows Journal Application came preinstalled with my Fujitsu U1010 (with
> Vista Home Premium). I'm not so sure how you can get it outside. However
> if
> you want to find out more you can check this link
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...january20.mspx


It's preinstalled in my R2H too... didn't know about it ;-)
very handy.

Thx Jimmy

Windows Journal is specific to, and part of, the tablet edition os and I
have not seen any way for it to be installed on any other os nor found
any download options.

There is a "viewer" download available so that you can open and view
journal files generated on the tablet on a standard pc.

If it's not in your start menu, look for the directory;

\program files\windows journal

for the file Journal.exe

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

Beverly Howard


> If it's not in your start menu, look for the directory;
> \program files\windows journal

As I tried to say in my previous post (sorry, english
is 2nd language), Windows Journal does in fact
comes preinstalled on my Asus R2H Origami UMPC,
I just didn't know about it.

It seems very good... but after using it, it seems to
me that Origami UMPC are not very usable as
a primary pen-note-taking tool.
Smallness is a problem, worsened by the
"very landscape 800x480" form factor.


Phil l'ancien-

Windows Journal is a very handy program originally developed for Windows XP
Pro with the Tablet PC Edition launch in 2002 as an example of what could be
done with the pen on Tablets. It is not available for download anywhere,
since it is part of the Tablet functionalities.

Microsoft did come up with a Windows Journal Reader, however, for non-Tablet
PCs so the files produced in Journal could be read on other computers:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
NOTE: It is unnecessary to install this on a Tablet PC because the
functions already exist.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
http://forums.mobilepcworld.net
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in
message news:%23sTad1jJIHA.2712@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Windows Journal is specific to, and part of, the tablet edition os and I
> have not seen any way for it to be installed on any other os nor found any
> download options.
>
> There is a "viewer" download available so that you can open and view
> journal files generated on the tablet on a standard pc.
>
> If it's not in your start menu, look for the directory;
>
> \program files\windows journal
>
> for the file Journal.exe
>
> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
>

On Nov 13, 4:37 pm, "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]"
<BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote:
> Windows Journal is specific to, and part of, the tablet edition os and I
> have not seen any way for it to be installed on any other os nor found
> any download options.
>
> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

Evernote is a program similar to Journal, but has many more features
and runs on all versions of Windows. The full version is available
TODAY ONLY from:

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/evernote.

Download and install today.