PenAndInkSettings.PenHandedness Property

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.UI.Input.Inking

Gets the user's preferred hand (left or right) for pen and ink input, and related UI.

public:
 property PenHandedness PenHandedness { PenHandedness get(); };

PenHandedness PenHandedness();

public PenHandedness PenHandedness { get; }

var penHandedness = penAndInkSettings.penHandedness;

Public ReadOnly Property PenHandedness As PenHandedness

Property Value

PenHandedness

The user's preferred writing hand. The default is Right.

Remarks

This value can be set by the user through the Pen & Windows Ink settings screen.

In order to minimize UI being hidden by the user's hand, this setting affects the direction and orientation of menus and other interface elements that are displayed based on pen movement and gestures.

See also

• Pen and stylus interactions
• Get started: Support ink in your UWP app
• Ink analysis sample (basic) (C#)
• Ink handwriting recognition sample (C#)
• Save and load ink strokes from an Ink Serialized Format (ISF) file
• Save and load ink strokes from the clipboard
• Ink toolbar location and orientation sample (basic)
• Ink toolbar location and orientation sample (dynamic)
• Coloring book sample
• Family notes sample
• Inking sample (JavaScript)
• Simple inking sample (C#/C++)
• Complex inking sample (C++)
• Ink analysis sample