PenAndInkSettings.SetPenHandedness(PenHandedness) Method

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.UI.Input.Inking

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

public:
 virtual void SetPenHandedness(PenHandedness value) = SetPenHandedness;

void SetPenHandedness(PenHandedness const& value);

public void SetPenHandedness(PenHandedness value);

function setPenHandedness(value)

Public Sub SetPenHandedness (value As PenHandedness)

Parameters

value

PenHandedness

Windows requirements

Device family	Windows 10, version 2104 (introduced in 10.0.20348.0)
API contract	Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v12.0)

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