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GLOSSARY

Active area. The drawing area of the tablet where your Graphire4 tools are detected.

Aspect. The ratio between the vertical and horizontal dimension of the tablet or display.

Click force. The amount of force you must apply to the tip of your pen for a click to occur.

Double-click distance. The maximum distance (in screen pixels) that the cursor can move between clicks and still be accepted as a double-click. Increasing the double-click distance makes double-clicking easier, but may cause a delay in brush strokes in some graphics applications.

Eraser-aware application. A software application that has built-in support for the Graphire4 eraser. These applications take advantage of the eraser in different ways, depending on what makes sense for the application.

ExpressKeys. The customizable control keys located on your pen tablet.

Fingerwheel. The control wheel on the cordless mouse.

Mapping. The relationship between your Graphire4 tool position on the tablet and the cursor position on the monitor screen.

Modifier. Modifier keys include SHIFT, ALT, and CTRL for Windows, or SHIFT, CONTROL, COMMAND, and OPTION for Macintosh. You can customize your Graphire4 tool to simulate a modifier key.

Mouse acceleration. A setting that allows you to adjust the screen cursor acceleration when your Graphire4 tool is in mouse mode.

Mouse mode. A method for positioning the screen cursor. When you place a Graphire4 tool on the tablet, you can move the screen cursor with a “pick up and slide” motion similar to using a traditional mouse.

This is known as relative positioning, and is the default setting for the cordless mouse. See also pen mode.

Mouse speed. A setting that allows you to adjust the speed at which your screen cursor moves when your Graphire4 tool is in mouse mode.

Nib. The replaceable pen tip.