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I am starting remote tutoring this week, using an online whiteboard program such as Twiddla. I recently purchased a set of capacitive styluses to use with a Windows touchscreen tablet I own (currently running Windows 8 CP, but I'm not opposed to switching to Windows 7 for this).
The problem is that when using an online whiteboard program through any of the 3 major browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome), the touch is interpreted as a scroll action rather than as the mouse drag action that would allow me to draw. Instead of being able to write equations, I find myself simply dragging the contents of the window around.
Is there a way to cause the touch input to register in the same way that mouse input or a digitizer pen would?
I feel a little silly that the word "panning" was likely what kept me from finding it. Thanks for the hint about the Windows 8 registry -- you're right, there doesn't seem to be an exposed UI to disable panning. For reference, the registry key is HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Microsoft -> Wisp -> Touch -> PanningDisabled which should be set to 1.
Once this is set, Chrome and Firefox will allow me to draw correctly using a capacitive stylus. Interestingly enough, IE and the rest of the system still pan normally, which I suppose is actually even better for my case. – Greg Jackson – 2012-04-15T07:08:00.820
Also, thanks for the extra info on logo requirements. I plan on getting a Win8 tablet when they start coming out, so I'll make sure to look for that. I realize that an active digitizer is best for my use case, but with what I've got, I have to choose between a capacitive stylus and an old Wacom Graphire that I happen to have lying around (which I used for my first tutoring session, and it's also a pain to write with). – Greg Jackson – 2012-04-15T07:14:51.670
Glad to be of help. And good to see that you've tracked down the regkey. It's interesting that the setting has no effect on IE10 in Win8 -- it's probably a side effect from rewriting the touch handler for Metro/WinRT. – taoyue – 2012-04-15T19:27:53.073