Modlock is a very simple Auto Hotkey setup that gives you a selection of up to 6 small buttons that you can place on the screen that are activated with your pen. On this computer, where I don't really have buttons to use, I've cobbled together a reasonably smooth workflow using two basic programs- Modlock and Stroke It. For that, I've decided to stick with the x200t Superbright Outdoor, as it fits more of my typical usage patters- typing, surfing, outdoor work and, yes, art too. However, the le1600 is underpowered, and more importantly it has no keyboard, and so it's ended up not being my main computer. One hand focuses on key input (zoom in/zoom out, undo, tab, f11, resizing the brush or eraser, as well changing tools), and one hand just focuses on using the pen. It's amazing how nice it is to press a button and open menus without having to move your pen everywhere. Next, install ATNSOFT Key Manager for 40$ (or try the free trial for a month), and using it you can set each each button to do different things depending on the program in usage. Now, go to Control Panel> Tablet Pc Settings, and set the keys to shortcuts that a keyboard can recognize (letters, numbers, arrows, etc). You flip the slate around (upside down) and get the buttons on the left. As I went over in this post, the le1600 is old and underpowered, but Paint Tool Sai runs very light, and so the two combined together work very good as a digital sketchbook. The answer? Reprogramming the hardware buttons on my le1600, and using small onscreen buttons and pen gestures to get good results on my x200t.įirst, the le1600, because it's the easiest one to summarize.
The problem? How to press buttons without a keyboard or all the menus around. I love Sai, and use it in Full Screen mode on both of my tablet pc's- an old le1600 slate with hardware buttons, and my main computer, an x200t convertible, with no buttons. I recently made this post on my blog, and I thought I'd share it here.Įdit: Here's a link to the blog.