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Nib. The replaceable tip of the Graphire3 pen.
Pen Mode. A method of positioning the screen cursor. Wherever you place your Graphire3 tool on the tablet, the
screen cursor will jump to the same corresponding point on the screen. This is known as absolute positioning, and
is the default setting for the pen. Absolute positioning (Pen Mode) allows you to quickly position the screen cursor
without having to first find it and then slide it across the desktop. See also
Pixel. The smallest unit of measure on your monitor screen.
Pop-up Menu. A window that displays a list of keystroke functions and other actions you can perform. You can
customize the tool buttons of your Graphire3 pen and Cordless Mouse to display this menu.
Pressure Sensitive. A quality of the Graphire3 pen tip and eraser that senses the amount of pressure being
applied. This is used to create natural-looking pen and brush strokes in applications that are pressure-sensitive.
Pressure-Sensitive Application. Any application that supports pressure-sensitive input.
Proximity. The height above the tablet’s
where the Graphire3 tools are detected. Refer also to the
Screen Cursor. The pointer on the display screen. Screen cursors come in different shapes (such as an I-beam,
arrow, or box), depending on which application you are running.
USB. Universal Serial Bus. A hardware interface standard for connecting computer peripheral devices. USB ports
support hot-plugging, which allows you to connect or disconnect a USB device without turning off your computer.
Wintab. An interface standard used by Windows applications for receiving tablet information. Graphire3 supports
all Wintab-compatible applications under Windows.
