Microsoft Surface Pen API & Delphi

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Microsoft Surface Pen API & Delphi
I'd like to access the new capabilities of the new Pen which comes with the Microsoft Surface 4 tablets. Specifically I'd like to know the pen pressure and if the eraser is being used. Has anyone tried to do this using Delphi? So far I have little.

- Steve #MicrosoftSurface #MicrosoftPen #Delphi

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  1. Andrea RaimondiJanuary 31, 2016 at 7:56 AM

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  2. Stuart ClennettJanuary 31, 2016 at 9:25 AM

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  3. Balázs SzakályJanuary 31, 2016 at 11:11 PM

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  4. Lars FosdalFebruary 1, 2016 at 4:25 PM

    Are these RT APIs, I wonder?

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  5. Steve MaughanFebruary 2, 2016 at 3:17 PM

    Lars Fosdal I'm not sure

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  6. Steve MaughanFebruary 2, 2016 at 3:18 PM

    Attila Kovacs HID = "Human Interface Device"?

    At one level yes. But I still need to be able to access the eraser or pen pressure.

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  7. Steve MaughanFebruary 2, 2016 at 3:46 PM

    Attila Kovacs I'm almost certain the pressure sensor is in the pen

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  8. Steve MaughanFebruary 24, 2016 at 7:01 AM

    After quite a bit of research I found that Lars Fosdal was right these are part of the WinRT API. The unit is WinAPI.UI.Input.Inking. I cannot find anything which is Delphi specific.

    Marco Cantù are there any plans to wrap this type of API into a component to make it easier to use with Delphi? The Surface range is one of Microsoft's successes. I'd love to be able to incorporate the pressure sensitivity and eraser into my application.

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  9. Steve MaughanFebruary 25, 2016 at 1:10 PM

    If you're a TMS customer and interested in MS Ink then you might like up-vote this component request. See here:
    https://plus.google.com/+SteveMaughan/posts/3CQ6Z8oPivT

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