Floating Tool Ring as "flickpad"

Floating Tool Ring as "flickpad"

InkSeine's Floating Tool Ring (http://research.microsoft.com/InkSeine/), which has become my main screen capture tool (http://sumocat.blogspot.com/2008/02/inkseines-floating-tool-ring-rocks.html), is also adding to my list of reasons (http://sumocat.blogspot.com/2008/03/windows-vista-finally-tempting-me.html) to upgrade to Windows Vista (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista). Apparently it's a good place to perform Pen Flicks (http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/ee4eb1e6-b3ff-4627-9da7-9676f3a28c621033.mspx) when working in an inking application.

Pen Flicks are a way to execute set commands in Vista. A downward stroke could trigger a down scroll, cut, or whatever you have it set to do. Ironically, this doesn't work so well in inking applications. A downward stroke in the inking area draws a downward stroke; it won't register as a flick. But it will if you do it over the FTR.

In addition to the use in inking apps, I see this as being useful in web surfing too. In Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/), I use Grab&Drag (http://grabanddrag.mozdev.org/) to flick the page around and All-in-One Gestures (https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=12) to execute web surfing commands (back, forward, new tab, etc.). The former would conflict with Pen Flicks and the latter cannot access OS-level commands, like copy and paste. Pen Flicks on the FTR would resolve this.

Of course, I'm not running Vista so this is just speculation on my part, but the possibility is revving up my interest to try it out for myself. Shout-outs to GBM (http://www.gottabemobile.com/Combine+The+InkSeine+Tool+Ring+With+Pen+Flicks+On+Tablet+PCs.aspx) and Ken Hinckley (http://community.research.microsoft.com/blogs/alpineinker/archive/2008/03/27/flick-that-tool-ring.aspx) for sharing the news.
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