Hi. Does Windows XP Tablet Edition support dual active digitizers? In other
words, could I hook up an external active digitizer display (e.g. Wacom
Cintiq) to my TC1100 and have one app, say Journal, active on one display and
Word on the other, using the pen as input on both? If yes, has anyone tried
this, and what external displays have they used? Sorry if this has been asked
before. Thanks for your thoughts.
--
MoS

Interesting thought, but you can already expand your real estate with an
external monitor from your Tablet PC. Personally, I haven't seen the
Cintiq, but Wacom lists a telephone number (1.800.922.9348) where you could
ask.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Man of String" <ManofString@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:051B313C-CEE7-4DF7-B8B7-234E650721D6@microsoft.com...
> Hi. Does Windows XP Tablet Edition support dual active digitizers? In
> other
> words, could I hook up an external active digitizer display (e.g. Wacom
> Cintiq) to my TC1100 and have one app, say Journal, active on one display
> and
> Word on the other, using the pen as input on both? If yes, has anyone
> tried
> this, and what external displays have they used? Sorry if this has been
> asked
> before. Thanks for your thoughts.
> --
> MoS

Thanks for the swift response. I'll give Wacom a call. But one follow up
question; In the external monitor scenario, what if you're only using the pen
as the pointing/input device? How then do you interact with the app (e.g.
input data, make a selection, draw, etc.) that's displayed on the external
monitor? Best, MoS

"Chris H." wrote:

> Interesting thought, but you can already expand your real estate with an
> external monitor from your Tablet PC. Personally, I haven't seen the
> Cintiq, but Wacom lists a telephone number (1.800.922.9348) where you could
> ask.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "Man of String" <ManofString@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:051B313C-CEE7-4DF7-B8B7-234E650721D6@microsoft.com...
> > Hi. Does Windows XP Tablet Edition support dual active digitizers? In
> > other
> > words, could I hook up an external active digitizer display (e.g. Wacom
> > Cintiq) to my TC1100 and have one app, say Journal, active on one display
> > and
> > Word on the other, using the pen as input on both? If yes, has anyone
> > tried
> > this, and what external displays have they used? Sorry if this has been
> > asked
> > before. Thanks for your thoughts.
> > --
> > MoS
>
>
>

Yes and no. 8-) You can use the Extended Desktop PowerToy
(http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d.../tabletpc.mspx) which
creates a small window of what is displayed on the external monitor, thus
manipulating items with the pen. Remember, without the digitizer, the
second monitor will never react to a pen near its surface. 8-)

Otherwise, the normal mouse/keyboard is necessary. Another pretty neat
method doesn't require a regular connection with an external monitor, but
your LAN instead: MaxiVista (http://www.maxivista.com/) allows you to use
several external monitors without physical connections.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Man of String" <ManofString@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:20A756EB-6458-4E07-AB6B-F4921B14BA27@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the swift response. I'll give Wacom a call. But one follow
> up
> question; In the external monitor scenario, what if you're only using the
> pen
> as the pointing/input device? How then do you interact with the app (e.g.
> input data, make a selection, draw, etc.) that's displayed on the external
> monitor? Best, MoS
>
> "Chris H." wrote:
>
>> Interesting thought, but you can already expand your real estate with an
>> external monitor from your Tablet PC. Personally, I haven't seen the
>> Cintiq, but Wacom lists a telephone number (1.800.922.9348) where you
>> could
>> ask.
>> --
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>> "Man of String" <ManofString@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:051B313C-CEE7-4DF7-B8B7-234E650721D6@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi. Does Windows XP Tablet Edition support dual active digitizers? In
>> > other
>> > words, could I hook up an external active digitizer display (e.g. Wacom
>> > Cintiq) to my TC1100 and have one app, say Journal, active on one
>> > display
>> > and
>> > Word on the other, using the pen as input on both? If yes, has anyone
>> > tried
>> > this, and what external displays have they used? Sorry if this has been
>> > asked
>> > before. Thanks for your thoughts.
>> > --
>> > MoS
>>
>>
>>