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Old 04-13-2010, 11:40 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by sordie View Post
As such, the software detects the pen as if it is touching the screen, when in fact, it is just above the screen. I am talking hairline above the screen,but not actually touching it.
In my limited experience with WACOM technology, this is fairly normal. The digitizer doesn't respond to the physical touch of the pen, but rather to the proximity of the sensor located in the pen. I've always been able to "write" on a WACON screen by holding the pen really close, but not touching, if I wanted to.

I don't know if they have adjusted the sensitivity with the latest firmware, and maybe it's a little more "trigger happy" than before, but I don't think you're ever going to fully eliminate the effect you describe above.

It's important, to help with this, that you calibrate the pen in the exact position/grip/etc that you normally use to write with. I may be wrong, but I believe the calibration routine not only lines the dots up on the screen, but also adjusts for the angle and proximity of the pen.

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