TabletWorks Release Notes

Release 10.07.0007 September 2008

Contents

  1. General Information
  2. Installation Information
  3. Release Notes

General Information

Description

The GTCO CalComp TabletWorks driver is designed to provide a simple way for software developers to communicate with GTCO CalComp digitizers.  

Version 10 is a major change to previous GTCO CalComp TabletWorks drivers, and includes an all-new Wintab implementation, as well as the alternate TabletWorks ActiveX control.  Both APIs are available after installation. Supported Devices

Supported Operating Systems

Known Issues

Installation Information

Installing the TabletWorks Software
  1. Uninstall (described below) any previous Wintab (TabletWorks) or Tablet Interface drivers before installing this release.
  2. Using the TabletWorks CD, run the Setup.exe file to begin the installation process.
Installing the USB Tablet Adapter

The USB Tablet Adapter drivers are not installed during this installation process. They are simply copied to the installation directory, in the USB Tablet Adapter Driver subdirectory.  By default, this is C:\Program Files\GTCO CalComp\TabletWorks\Driver.  To manually install the drivers:

  1. Install the TabletWorks Software.
  2. Turn off your digitizer.
  3. Attach your digitizer to the USB Tablet Adapter.
  4. Turn on your digitizer.
  5. Insert the USB Tablet Adapter into a USB port on your computer.
  6. The Found New Hardware wizard should pop up. 
  7. Tell the wizard to search for the drivers in a specific location, and browse to the Driver subdirectory of the Installation directory.
  8. The driver is unsigned. On some versions of Windows, you will need to respond with Yes or Continue Anyway when you are warned that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing.
  9. On some versions of Windows, the Found New Hardware wizard will pop up a second time.  Use the same subdirectory as above.
Uninstalling the TabletWorks Software
  1. Open the Windows Control Panel (Start->Settings->Control Panel).
  2. Open Add/Remove Programs.
  3. Select TabletWorks from the list of installed programs.
  4. Click the Remove button.
  5. Click the Yes button to confirm that you want to remove the TabletWorks software.
  6. Select Yes/No to remove all user data including button assignments and mapping.
 

TabletWorks Release Notes

This section lists corrections and enhancements made to the TabletWorks Software.
 Release 10.07.0007 September 2008 

·         Corrections

  • Fixed a problem with the WISPTIS excluded device list not getting installed on 64bit systems.

 Release 10.07.0006 June 2008 

·         Enhancements

  • Updated the installer to automatically re-start the computer for the Windows Vista Operating System.  This resolves an issue where the Wintab API did not work until the computer was re-started.
  • Added Smart Menu II functionality to TabletWorks (TabCon API Only).
  • Updated the installer to add the Smart Menu II to the WISPTIS excluded device list.

·         Corrections

  • Fixed the issue in AutoCAD using WinTab connection where "Double-picking" was occurring.
  • Removed the change that was made in 10.06 where the mouse moved along the edge of the mapped area. This conflicted with the way that customers were using the software. Now the mouse stays at the edge of the mapped area until it re-enters it.

 Release 10.06.0011 March 2008 

·         Enhancements

  • Accuprobe is now recognized as a transducer (in TabCon) with an ID of 200.
  • Added support for Accuprobe to TabCon.
  • Added the "Pressure Stylus" to the list of Forced Cursors. 
  • Added a "Return to Default" option for button assignments.
  • Added a double-click sensitivity adjustment for the Stylus.

·         Corrections

  • Fixed the issue where the Super L II was not working properly with the transducers.
  • Fixed the issue where the SmartMenu and TabletWorks were not sending button data.
  • Fixed the issue where the buttons were not working on serially connected Roll-Ups, Roll-Up IIs, and Roll-Up IIIs.
  • Fixed the Citrix Terminal Services issue.
  • Fixed the issue where the digitizer behaves as a mouse when the Wintab TCP Port is enabled, even though it is de-selected in the TabletWorks control panel.
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  • Fixed the issue where the buttons assignments were not working in AutoCAD 2007.
  • Fixed the issue where the Super L III and the Smart Menu were not sending digitizer coordinates when they were connected.
  • Fixed the issue where the Smart Menu changed coordinate data occasionally.
  • Fixed the issue with the programming button assignments for the 4-Button Diamond Cursor.
  • Fixed the issue where the serial Tablets were getting disconnected when the system went to Stand by mode.
  • Fixed the error that appeared about installing TabletWorks on Windows 98 machine.
  • Fixed the issue where USB Tablets didn't show the Firmware Version.
  • Fixed the issue with the Page Down button being used as a Button Command.
  • Fixed the issue where the mouse stopped moving at the edge of the mapped area.
  • Fixed the issue where the Right Button was doing the functions of 2 buttons.
  • Fixed the issue where the Summagrid VI would not stay connected if a Roll-Up III was also connected.
  • Fixed the issue where the button assignments were not working on the SummaSketch 3.
  • Fixed the issue where the 4-Button Diamond Cursor did not assign buttons correctly on the Summagrid IV.
  • Fixed the issue on Vista where the TabletWorks icon disappears from the System Tray.

Release 10.05.0005 April 2007

·         Corrections

  • Fixed a problem with pressure pens not working in Adobe Photoshop.
  • Fixed a problem with the Pressure Threshold not being applied when using the Pressure Stylus as a mouse.
  • Fixed a problem with relative mouse mode not moving the pointer when the cursor is moved very slowly.
  • Fixed a problem with the pointer jumping to the upper-left corner of the screen when a cursor set to relative is fist placed on the tablet.
  • Fixed a problem on 64 bit systems where the Microsoft Tablet Input Subsystem would try controlling the digitizer.
  • Fixed a problem with AccuTab digitizers not using the entire tablet area.
Release 10.04.0002 October 2006

·         Enhancements

  • Added support for the AccuTab VI, DrawingBoard VI, and Super L VI.

·         Corrections

  • Fixed a problem on Windows Vista with the Microsoft WISPTIS.exe driver.  Windows XP systems will require a Microsoft Hot Fix (KB923966) available soon.
Release 10.03.0004 May 2006

·         Enhancements

  • The Mapped Area will be active as soon as it is selected using the tablet.
  • Added the option to Import and Export button assignments for each cursor type.

·         Corrections

  • Fixed a spiking problem that occurred when the cursor was taken out of prox and brought back in while a button was pressed.
  • Fixed the problem where the Mapped Area not being drawn when its coordinates were entered manually.
  • Fixed the problem where button assignments were being lost when a different tab was selected.
  • Reduced the frequency of the occurrence of the WTInfo() call failing.
Release 10.02.0003 November 2005

·         Enhancements

  • Added Digikon and DigiCAD support. (5-btn cursor doesn't display correctly in Control Panel, Wintab will report the 5-Btn cursor as a 4-Btn.)

·         Corrections

  • Fixed a problem with button commands not working in AutoCAD.
  • Reduced the occurrence of a problem with Wintab reporting the incorrect "Active Cursor."  This problem can't be completely solved because of Hardware Limitation/Features.  Wintab-compliant applications relying on the reported "Active Cursor" should request the Cursor ID be sent with each Wintab packet to verify the initial "Active Cursor" with the Cursor being reported in the Wintab Packet.
  • Fixed problem with Preferences dialog not being displayed for Citrix and Terminal Services in Windows NT.
  • Fixed Wintab application delay when no device is connected.
Release 10.01.0019 June 2005

·         Enhancements

·         Corrections

Release 10.00.0018 March, 2005

·         Initial Release

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