vista and writing on your tablet
Microsoft Vista will bring some changes for the Tablet PC. Hopefully, the new operating system will take the Tablet PC functionality to a new level. Zdnet reports that:
‘In Vista, the new incarnation of desktop Windows, due next year, the software giant will let people give the operating system examples of their own handwriting in an effort to improve handwriting recognition. The personalization feature, which is optional, is one of a number of Tablet PC enhancements disclosed this week as part of an updated test version of Vista.
Other new Tablet-specific features in this latest version of Vista include new “gestures” designed to make it easier to navigate through Web pages, send e-mail and manage other frequent tasks without having to switch to a keyboard.
Many of the changes are designed to make the software more predictable than prior versions, and ultimately expand sales of Tablet PC systems. “You get frustrated, and you are going to stop using it,” said Ian LeGrow, a group program manager in the Tablet PC unit. ‘
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