The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Tablet Driver Affects Size of Aero Peek button?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by rachellikespants, Feb 11, 2010.

  1. rachellikespants

    rachellikespants Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Specs in the sigggg.
    Anywho, I draw using a tablet on my laptop. I've always had the driver installed, so I didn't really think much of the size of my aero peek button.

    It seems to be of normal, skinny size as seen in this image here:
    [​IMG]

    (credit to screenshot on image)

    And here, on an old desktop screenshot of mine, it's fat and ew. This is when my tablet driver was present and installed.
    [​IMG]

    Loldon'tlaughatTaylorLautner.

    So when I went to my friend's house and saw her desktop, I noticed her aero peek button was slimmer than mine, and tried to find out how to change it since I liked it better. But..alas, I couldn't find a way. The tablet I have is a Bamboo Fun tablet by Wacom, and the driver software is what they have on their website for Windows 7. I recently had to reinstall it, and noticed my aero peek button had changed. Upon reinstallation, it reverted to the fatter button.
    I uninstalled it again today, just to see, and lo and behold, it changed size to skinny again -____-
    I don't know if this is just my computer, Wacom's fault, or something else. I wish to have both my tablet driver installed along with the thinner aero peek button D:
     
  2. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    2,972
    Messages:
    7,788
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    i never noticed it, but yeah, on my tablet (hp 2730p), it's more wide as well. makes sense as fitts law for edges doesn't count for pen input, thus it needs to be more wide...

    no clue if one can change that somehow
     
  3. SDreamer

    SDreamer Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    23
    Messages:
    220
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    If I remember correctly Microsoft made it more touch friendly by making icons bigger when a touch device was detected, so the tablet might be activated that to happen.
     
  4. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

    Reputations:
    2,637
    Messages:
    6,370
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    It's fatter on my laptops compared to the desktop..
     
  5. rachellikespants

    rachellikespants Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hmmm, that makes sense. Is there any way to configure properties so that this doesn't happen?
     
  6. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    2,972
    Messages:
    7,788
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    haven't seen one. maybe in the registry.. but how about not considering your version stupid, but actually call it .. "advaaanced" :) because that's what it is :) impress your friends by having a special button..

    but maybe in the registry, you can tweak that.