all..

i am looking to use the tablet pc os with a full size pc and monitor..
first.. can it be done out of the box.. second.. if it has been done what
issues have been found... i am looking for a large touch screen 20"+
monitor... any recommendations.. ??? also if it has been done what hardware
was used

thanks.

r

Rob, the Tablet PC Edition superset which runs on Windows XP Pro is not
available at the local computer shop. It only comes on OEM Tablet PCs or
via a subscription to MSDN. Tablets use digital screens, with the exception
of only a couple vendors.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> all..
>
> i am looking to use the tablet pc os with a full size pc and monitor..
> first.. can it be done out of the box.. second.. if it has been done what
> issues have been found... i am looking for a large touch screen 20"+
> monitor... any recommendations.. ??? also if it has been done what
> hardware
> was used
>
> thanks.
>
> r

MSDN is where i coming from.. is this hardware setup at all possible??



"Chris H." wrote:

> Rob, the Tablet PC Edition superset which runs on Windows XP Pro is not
> available at the local computer shop. It only comes on OEM Tablet PCs or
> via a subscription to MSDN. Tablets use digital screens, with the exception
> of only a couple vendors.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:95F78DB0-40DC-4853-A35F-8570193FE93B@microsoft.com...
> > all..
> >
> > i am looking to use the tablet pc os with a full size pc and monitor..
> > first.. can it be done out of the box.. second.. if it has been done what
> > issues have been found... i am looking for a large touch screen 20"+
> > monitor... any recommendations.. ??? also if it has been done what
> > hardware
> > was used
> >
> > thanks.
> >
> > r
>
>
>

"Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> MSDN is where i coming from.. is this hardware setup at all possible??

Probably but maybe not be that useful - a touch screen will likely not
capture motion fast enough for handwriting recognition, and it certainly
won't be comfortable to write on as you'll have to hold your hand away from
the surface. Try looking into one of Wacom's external digitized screens.

i dont really know if we will be using the hand recog. since we are looking
to use full size high res touch screens..... but.. you believe that this is
possible to use some/ most / all of the features of this OS.. OR.. is there a
recommended touch screen app that can be used to most of this extent with
standard XP.. we really like what was built into the tablet pc OS...

r

"Mike Williams [MVP]" wrote:

>
> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D0CD6A5D-E0BA-4899-8B71-20BB45329DEE@microsoft.com...
> > MSDN is where i coming from.. is this hardware setup at all possible??
>
> Probably but maybe not be that useful - a touch screen will likely not
> capture motion fast enough for handwriting recognition, and it certainly
> won't be comfortable to write on as you'll have to hold your hand away from
> the surface. Try looking into one of Wacom's external digitized screens.
>
>
>

What functionality do you need from the Tablet PC OS if you don't need the
recognizers? A touch screen will not be able to accurately capture
handwriting which it seems is not what you want to do anyway.

With that said, you should be able to accomplish anything else you wanted to
do using plain old XP Pro + touch screen. The touch screen will just act as
a mouse. And if you wanted to use standard ink collection API's for things
like drawings, you could just install the Tablet PC SDK on XP Pro.

--
Josh Einstein
Einstein Technologies
--------------------------------------------------------
Add ink input to Outlook with Tablet Enhancements for Outlook! Only $19.99!
http://www.einsteinware.com

"Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C2E827F1-E750-4C27-9E0A-46B6366946F0@microsoft.com...
>i dont really know if we will be using the hand recog. since we are looking
> to use full size high res touch screens..... but.. you believe that this
> is
> possible to use some/ most / all of the features of this OS.. OR.. is
> there a
> recommended touch screen app that can be used to most of this extent with
> standard XP.. we really like what was built into the tablet pc OS...
>
> r
>
> "Mike Williams [MVP]" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D0CD6A5D-E0BA-4899-8B71-20BB45329DEE@microsoft.com...
>> > MSDN is where i coming from.. is this hardware setup at all possible??
>>
>> Probably but maybe not be that useful - a touch screen will likely not
>> capture motion fast enough for handwriting recognition, and it certainly
>> won't be comfortable to write on as you'll have to hold your hand away
>> from
>> the surface. Try looking into one of Wacom's external digitized screens.
>>
>>
>>

i dont think that its the handwriting recog that being looked at for
testing.. more of the full touch and stylus functioniality with the full
package of monitor keyboard mouse etc.. there will however be areas where a
hand writing interpreter would be needed... its still a gray area since this
is just an idea for testing.. we are looking for hardware that can make this
functionlity a truer test other than adding to XP pro..

"Josh Einstein" wrote:

> What functionality do you need from the Tablet PC OS if you don't need the
> recognizers? A touch screen will not be able to accurately capture
> handwriting which it seems is not what you want to do anyway.
>
> With that said, you should be able to accomplish anything else you wanted to
> do using plain old XP Pro + touch screen. The touch screen will just act as
> a mouse. And if you wanted to use standard ink collection API's for things
> like drawings, you could just install the Tablet PC SDK on XP Pro.
>
> --
> Josh Einstein
> Einstein Technologies
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Add ink input to Outlook with Tablet Enhancements for Outlook! Only $19.99!
> http://www.einsteinware.com
>
> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C2E827F1-E750-4C27-9E0A-46B6366946F0@microsoft.com...
> >i dont really know if we will be using the hand recog. since we are looking
> > to use full size high res touch screens..... but.. you believe that this
> > is
> > possible to use some/ most / all of the features of this OS.. OR.. is
> > there a
> > recommended touch screen app that can be used to most of this extent with
> > standard XP.. we really like what was built into the tablet pc OS...
> >
> > r
> >
> > "Mike Williams [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:D0CD6A5D-E0BA-4899-8B71-20BB45329DEE@microsoft.com...
> >> > MSDN is where i coming from.. is this hardware setup at all possible??
> >>
> >> Probably but maybe not be that useful - a touch screen will likely not
> >> capture motion fast enough for handwriting recognition, and it certainly
> >> won't be comfortable to write on as you'll have to hold your hand away
> >> from
> >> the surface. Try looking into one of Wacom's external digitized screens.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Rob, I think you'd be better off looking at some of the digitized monitors
if you're leaning toward Tablet PC functionality. Touchscreen technology is
only available on a couple models, doesn't allow the user to rest their hand
on-screen like digital and is really more for the little hand-held devices
with specialized software than a Tablet PC.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2686ED77-3FB0-4D4E-9C00-5D13ABCCCDD7@microsoft.com...
>i dont think that its the handwriting recog that being looked at for
> testing.. more of the full touch and stylus functioniality with the full
> package of monitor keyboard mouse etc.. there will however be areas where
> a
> hand writing interpreter would be needed... its still a gray area since
> this
> is just an idea for testing.. we are looking for hardware that can make
> this
> functionlity a truer test other than adding to XP pro..
>
> "Josh Einstein" wrote:
>
>> What functionality do you need from the Tablet PC OS if you don't need
>> the
>> recognizers? A touch screen will not be able to accurately capture
>> handwriting which it seems is not what you want to do anyway.
>>
>> With that said, you should be able to accomplish anything else you wanted
>> to
>> do using plain old XP Pro + touch screen. The touch screen will just act
>> as
>> a mouse. And if you wanted to use standard ink collection API's for
>> things
>> like drawings, you could just install the Tablet PC SDK on XP Pro.
>>
>> --
>> Josh Einstein
>> Einstein Technologies
>> --------------------------------------------------------
>> Add ink input to Outlook with Tablet Enhancements for Outlook! Only
>> $19.99!
>> http://www.einsteinware.com
>>
>> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C2E827F1-E750-4C27-9E0A-46B6366946F0@microsoft.com...
>> >i dont really know if we will be using the hand recog. since we are
>> >looking
>> > to use full size high res touch screens..... but.. you believe that
>> > this
>> > is
>> > possible to use some/ most / all of the features of this OS.. OR.. is
>> > there a
>> > recommended touch screen app that can be used to most of this extent
>> > with
>> > standard XP.. we really like what was built into the tablet pc OS...
>> >
>> > r
>> >
>> > "Mike Williams [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:D0CD6A5D-E0BA-4899-8B71-20BB45329DEE@microsoft.com...
>> >> > MSDN is where i coming from.. is this hardware setup at all
>> >> > possible??
>> >>
>> >> Probably but maybe not be that useful - a touch screen will likely not
>> >> capture motion fast enough for handwriting recognition, and it
>> >> certainly
>> >> won't be comfortable to write on as you'll have to hold your hand away
>> >> from
>> >> the surface. Try looking into one of Wacom's external digitized
>> >> screens.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

"Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C2E827F1-E750-4C27-9E0A-46B6366946F0@microsoft.com...
>i dont really know if we will be using the hand recog. since we are looking
> to use full size high res touch screens..... but.. you believe that this
> is
> possible to use some/ most / all of the features of this OS.. OR.. is
> there a
> recommended touch screen app that can be used to most of this extent with
> standard XP.. we really like what was built into the tablet pc OS...

If you are just building a touch-screen kiosk app then tapping on the screen
is simply going to emulate a big heavy mouse-click in ANY version of
Windows. It doesn't sound like you are using any Tablet features.