When you select the tablet TOUCH RING tab, the currently set Touch Ring functions are displayed. You can customize the Touch Ring to issue zooming, scrolling, or custom keystroke actions.
Touch Ring functions can be defined for use with specific applications. Any changes you make on this tab apply to the currently selected icon in the control panel’s APPLICATION list.
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The SPEED setting can be customized for each function. This controls the rate at which zooming and scrolling occurs, or the speed at which keystroke events are sent to an application.
Tip: To zoom images around the current position of the screen cursor when working in Adobe Photoshop CS3 or later, open the Adobe Photoshop general preferences pane, check the ZOOM WITH SCROLL WHEEL option, and click OK.
Choose a function to perform when the ring is in use. Default settings are:
AUTO SCROLL/ZOOM | Sets the Touch Ring to zoom in most graphics applications and scroll in most | |
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| other applications. Page scrolling is not supported. |
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| Move your finger clockwise along the ring to zoom in or scroll down. |
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| Move your finger |
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| Some applications may interpret zoom events as scroll events, or may |
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| completely ignore zooming. Likewise, scroll events may be interpreted as |
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| zoom events, or ignored completely. |
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KEYSTROKE... | CYCLE LAYERS | Sets the ring to cycle up or down through a stack of layers. |
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KEYSTROKE... | BRUSH SIZE | Sets the ring to increase or decrease the brush size of your drawing tool. |
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KEYSTROKE... | CANVAS ROTATION | Enables you to rotate or flip an entire image in Adobe Photoshop CS4 or later. |
To customize the ring for other actions, select the KEYSTROKE... option. You can then define a custom keystroke function. To learn which keystroke shortcuts are supported by a particular application, see the documentation that came with the application.
Choose SKIP to set the Touch Ring toggle button to skip a function state in the toggle sequence.
See using the Touch Ring for more information.
Important: Some applications can override and control the Touch Ring functions. For details, see using applications integrated for tablet control.
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