For years we have been holding off on upgrading the ED Provider (i.e.
Residents, Attendings) Stylistics from XP SP1 to XP SP2 because of the loss
of Write Anywhere.
The clinical documentation system that's used is a 'point and click' type of
application. The provider selects a template (based on a chief complaint)
and they circle items based on the patient's history and current condition.
If further elaboration is needed, the provider uses the Write Anywhere
setting to literally 'write anywhere' and the documentation is inserted into
the note.
Since XP SP2 doesn't support this functionality the workflow for the
providers would have to change. This poses an issue when caring for a
multitude of critcal patients. The TIP window changes the size of the
application window which actually disrupts the display of information.
We can't stay on SP1 forever...we've been on it too long already.
Has anyone found a comparable option out there?
Is Microsoft re-thinking this?

>> Is Microsoft re-thinking this? <<

Microsoft has never been active in this forum nor responsive to any
problems posted here.

In light of your mission, recommend that you consider contacting
microsoft directly through another connection such as getting your legal
department to query them via certified mail as you are unlikely to get
any helpful response from them here.

Sorry that I don't have better information for you.

Beverly Howard

I was extremely disappointed with the TIP program as well, Write Anywhere on
Pocket PC's worked like a charm, and after expecting more writing space on a
tablet I ended up with less. I genuinely don't know why you'd then restrict
the user to writing in a tiny 2x4" bubble that then expands to obscure what's
beneath it as you go.

This is the first I've heard of SP1 having Write Anywhere, so i might look
into rolling back. Previously I've tried RitePen, which is a 3rd party
application that allows write anywhere as well as customisable gestures, but
it didn't work very well for me. I don't know if that's because i have a
passive digitiser though, it seems to get good reviews.

Good luck, please post back if you have any success, and if you do contact
Microsoft and are looking for support for a petition to reimplement it or
something, I'd certainly contribute. In fact if you did something like that
and posted a link to something here, I'd expect the majority of users would
like to see that feature back.