Model: Toshiba Portege m700
OS: Win XP Tablet Edition 2005 SP2

I haven't found any program that will allow me to use my pen's eraser. The
square block will display when I use the eraser side of the pen, but the
functionality doesn't erase. Even when I click on the eraser icon (in any
program), I still have to use the pen tip to erase. Please let me know if
there is some way to make the pen eraser work.

Thanks,

KR

What pen are you using? The stock, Toshiba pen and even a Cross Tablet PC
pen both work fine here, both ways.
--
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

"Krickles" <Krickles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F9D4776A-BFB5-4E89-A5F2-7259A265077C@microsoft.com...
> Model: Toshiba Portege m700
> OS: Win XP Tablet Edition 2005 SP2
>
> I haven't found any program that will allow me to use my pen's eraser.
> The
> square block will display when I use the eraser side of the pen, but the
> functionality doesn't erase. Even when I click on the eraser icon (in any
> program), I still have to use the pen tip to erase. Please let me know if
> there is some way to make the pen eraser work.
>
> Thanks,
>
> KR

His symptoms, along with his other post about gestures
not working, are telling me he has a tablet with a passive
digitizer. Eraser & gestures apparently only work with active digitizers,
as I finally found out on my U810.


"Chris H" <VistaMobilePC********.com> wrote in message
news:AF62524F-5734-49C6-BF99-D9D17E98823C@microsoft.com...
> What pen are you using? The stock, Toshiba pen and even a Cross Tablet PC
> pen both work fine here, both ways.
> --
> 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
>
> "Krickles" <Krickles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F9D4776A-BFB5-4E89-A5F2-7259A265077C@microsoft.com...
> > Model: Toshiba Portege m700
> > OS: Win XP Tablet Edition 2005 SP2
> >
> > I haven't found any program that will allow me to use my pen's eraser.
> > The
> > square block will display when I use the eraser side of the pen, but the
> > functionality doesn't erase. Even when I click on the eraser icon (in any
> > program), I still have to use the pen tip to erase. Please let me know if
> > there is some way to make the pen eraser work.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > KR
>

Ah, yes. I believe you're correct. Unfortunately, there are manufacturers
around selling "tablet pcs" and not informing the buyers the lack of
functions - including one major manufacturer which is selling a laptop with
a swivel screen, but no digitizer at all, and people wonder what's wrong.
LOL!
--
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

"V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:OwhMch%23fIHA.5752@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> His symptoms, along with his other post about gestures
> not working, are telling me he has a tablet with a passive
> digitizer. Eraser & gestures apparently only work with active digitizers,
> as I finally found out on my U810.
>
>
> "Chris H" <VistaMobilePC********.com> wrote in message
> news:AF62524F-5734-49C6-BF99-D9D17E98823C@microsoft.com...
>> What pen are you using? The stock, Toshiba pen and even a Cross Tablet
>> PC
>> pen both work fine here, both ways.
>> --
>> 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
>>
>> "Krickles" <Krickles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F9D4776A-BFB5-4E89-A5F2-7259A265077C@microsoft.com...
>> > Model: Toshiba Portege m700
>> > OS: Win XP Tablet Edition 2005 SP2
>> >
>> > I haven't found any program that will allow me to use my pen's eraser.
>> > The
>> > square block will display when I use the eraser side of the pen, but
>> > the
>> > functionality doesn't erase. Even when I click on the eraser icon (in
>> > any
>> > program), I still have to use the pen tip to erase. Please let me know
>> > if
>> > there is some way to make the pen eraser work.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > KR
>>
>
>

Well, thanks for the info. My ignorance is going to be expensive.

"Chris H" wrote:

> Ah, yes. I believe you're correct. Unfortunately, there are manufacturers
> around selling "tablet pcs" and not informing the buyers the lack of
> functions - including one major manufacturer which is selling a laptop with
> a swivel screen, but no digitizer at all, and people wonder what's wrong.
> LOL!
> --
> 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
>
> "V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:OwhMch%23fIHA.5752@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > His symptoms, along with his other post about gestures
> > not working, are telling me he has a tablet with a passive
> > digitizer. Eraser & gestures apparently only work with active digitizers,
> > as I finally found out on my U810.
> >
> >
> > "Chris H" <VistaMobilePC********.com> wrote in message
> > news:AF62524F-5734-49C6-BF99-D9D17E98823C@microsoft.com...
> >> What pen are you using? The stock, Toshiba pen and even a Cross Tablet
> >> PC
> >> pen both work fine here, both ways.
> >> --
> >> 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
> >>
> >> "Krickles" <Krickles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:F9D4776A-BFB5-4E89-A5F2-7259A265077C@microsoft.com...
> >> > Model: Toshiba Portege m700
> >> > OS: Win XP Tablet Edition 2005 SP2
> >> >
> >> > I haven't found any program that will allow me to use my pen's eraser.
> >> > The
> >> > square block will display when I use the eraser side of the pen, but
> >> > the
> >> > functionality doesn't erase. Even when I click on the eraser icon (in
> >> > any
> >> > program), I still have to use the pen tip to erase. Please let me know
> >> > if
> >> > there is some way to make the pen eraser work.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > KR
> >>
> >
> >
>

>> Even when I click on the eraser icon (in any program), I still have
to use the pen tip to erase. <<

>> My ignorance is going to be expensive. <<

Can you elaborate on the problem?

While I can understand wanting the ability to use the stylus exactly the
same as a pencil with eraser where muscle memory has been learned since
kindergarten, it would seem that after relearning to tap the icon would
actually be a little faster that physically rotating the stylus.

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

"Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in message
news:en4cDiHgIHA.4436@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Even when I click on the eraser icon (in any program), I still have
> to use the pen tip to erase. <<
>
> >> My ignorance is going to be expensive. <<
>
> Can you elaborate on the problem?
>
> While I can understand wanting the ability to use the stylus exactly the
> same as a pencil with eraser where muscle memory has been learned since
> kindergarten, it would seem that after relearning to tap the icon would
> actually be a little faster that physically rotating the stylus.
>
> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

What I can't understand about erasing/scratching out/gestures
is WHY do they need an active digitizer?

On all the Pocket PC's I have had, you can erase the last
character by just drawing a right to left line in Letter Recognizer.
All PPC's have passive digitizers.

Why can't passive tablets do the same?

>
>

Thanks for the additional replies and I apologize for being delayed in my
response...I traveled all day.

To answer Beverly's question, I'll reference V Green's last post. I was an
avid PDA user and would like the same simple functionality with the tablet
interface. I'm used to a simple backstroke to erase a single letter or group
of letters and then can easily fill in or correct mistakes. Also, I find
flipping the pen over to use the eraser efficient. It's just my preference I
also what I expected. This is my first tablet.

I've contacted Wacom to see if they have a driver I can use with Tablet
2005. They have one for Vista, but I don't want to make that change.

Thanks again. I'll keep checking the post in case more info comes in.

KR

"V Green" wrote:

>
> "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in message
> news:en4cDiHgIHA.4436@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > >> Even when I click on the eraser icon (in any program), I still have
> > to use the pen tip to erase. <<
> >
> > >> My ignorance is going to be expensive. <<
> >
> > Can you elaborate on the problem?
> >
> > While I can understand wanting the ability to use the stylus exactly the
> > same as a pencil with eraser where muscle memory has been learned since
> > kindergarten, it would seem that after relearning to tap the icon would
> > actually be a little faster that physically rotating the stylus.
> >
> > Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
>
> What I can't understand about erasing/scratching out/gestures
> is WHY do they need an active digitizer?
>
> On all the Pocket PC's I have had, you can erase the last
> character by just drawing a right to left line in Letter Recognizer.
> All PPC's have passive digitizers.
>
> Why can't passive tablets do the same?
>
> >
> >
>
>
>

Besides the eraser, the Toshiba pen driver doesn't work with Photosop in all
its features (specially pression sensibility). What I did was download the
Wacom driver for Tablet PC. The eraser run and all the features with
Photoshop. The problem is that the sistem is more unestable and sometimes you
have to reiniciate it.

"Krickles" wrote:

> Model: Toshiba Portege m700
> OS: Win XP Tablet Edition 2005 SP2
>
> I haven't found any program that will allow me to use my pen's eraser. The
> square block will display when I use the eraser side of the pen, but the
> functionality doesn't erase. Even when I click on the eraser icon (in any
> program), I still have to use the pen tip to erase. Please let me know if
> there is some way to make the pen eraser work.
>
> Thanks,
>
> KR