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       Handy trick to make your onscreen buttons tactile!
       By: Phoensoul Date: July 3, 2016, 5:34 pm
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       Hi, all!
       I've been using Tablet Pro since November 2015 with my Surface
       Pro 4, and I love it! One thing I found tricky, though, was
       keeping my fingers in the right place to use the floating track
       pad/mouse. I wanted a way to FEEL the buttons, without
       compromising visibility or the sensitivity of the screen. I came
       up with a great solution that's super-effective, extremely
       cheap, completely customizable, and can be undone instantly with
       no ill effects for my machine!
       Here's how to do it:
       1. Purchase a sheet of static cling window decorations. I'm
       talking about the ones that are basically images printed on
       clear vinyl and then die-cut so you can peel them off and put
       them on your windows. Make sure they are NOT sticky on the back!
       You can usually find them in the holiday/seasonal decoration
       section at dollar stores.
       2. Find a blank area between the printed area that will suit
       your needs, then cut out the shapes you want. For the track pad,
       I cut a hollow rectangle, about 5mm thick with an open area in
       the middle that matched the dimensions of the track pad without
       the scroll bar. For individual buttons, I just used a hole punch
       to make little circles.
       3. Place your clear buttons and guides on your screen, so they
       line up with the buttons or pads you want to use without
       looking. For the track pad, I made it so the right side of the
       rectangle was directly over the up down scroll arrows. For L/M/R
       mouse buttons, I found I could just put down one dot on a
       non-button area as a reference spot, and then find the buttons
       by their direction and proximity from that spot.
       4. Try them out! Your fingers will be able to feel the edges of
       the static clings, and will not stray nearly as easily. Best of
       all, you can make the layout completely transparent and see
       right through the static clings with almost no distortion.
       5. Stash them away. When you're not using them, just leave them
       where they are if you aren't using your pen. Or, peel them up
       and stick them somewhere for quick retrieval. I just stick mine
       to the underside of the kickstand for my Surface Pro 4!
       Obviously this is best suited to layouts that only have a few
       buttons, since if you put too many on, it'll be hard to tell
       which is which without looking, which defeats the purpose. I've
       considered adding texture using drops of clear glue to help
       differentiate them (before applying them to the screen, of
       course!) but I haven't tested that yet to see if it messes with
       the sensitivity. So far, just having a few tactile reference
       points has done the trick for my needs.
       If you try my method, let me know what you think, and if you
       came up with any improvements!
       Cheers!
       Paula
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