Digitizer Drivers for Windows Touch and Pen-Based Computers
Updated: March 19, 2009
This paper provides information about digitizer drivers for Windows Touch and pen-based computers for the Windows family of operating systems. Windows Touch is the name for the touch and multitouch capabilities that are built into the Windows 7 platform. The paper also describes how Window 7 interfaces with digitizer drivers for human interface devices (HID) and provides guidelines for driver writers.
This information applies for the Windows 7 operating system.
What's New:
Revised after multitouch HID specification proposal ratified.
Revised to highlight Windows 7 Touch technology.
Previously titled "Digitizer Drivers for Touch, Multitouch, and Pen Devices."
Included in this white paper:
| • | Touch Digitizer Drivers |
| • | Multitouch Digitizer Drivers |
| • | Pen Digitizer Drivers |
| • | Reporting Physical Dimensions |
| • | Top-level Collection Guidance |
| • | Capability Discovery and Configuration |
| • | Touch and Pen Support |
