UWP How to detect pen button press

Question

I am developing an app in UWP for Windows 10.

I would like to perform some action when the user presses a button on the Pen (e.g. eraser or barrel button).

Ideally, I would like to have an app-wide listener that is fired when the user presses e.g. the eraser button, even when the pen is "far" from the screen (e.g. 30 cm / 1 foot distance between the pen and the screen).

Is there any way to achieve this in UWP / C#?

Thanks!

Roy Li - MSFT · Answer 1 · 2020-07-29T09:14:02.960

0

You could check the PenButtonListener Class which is newly added in the build 19041.

edited Jul 29 '20 at 09:14

answered Jul 22 '20 at 02:56

Roy Li - MSFT

8,043
1
7
13

I tried, but it is not working. It intermittently doesn't sense the click on the barrel button. Moreover, it works only for the Surface PC series. Have you tried it too? – Cristiano Ghersi Aug 18 '20 at 15:54

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 23 '20 at 08:53

0

On latest windows 10, Windows.Devices.Input.PenButtonListener was added for this.

edited Jul 23 '20 at 08:53

Giovanni Esposito

10,696
1
14
30

answered Jul 22 '20 at 21:57

Fei Su

1

I tried, but it is not working. It intermittently doesn't sense the click on the barrel button. Moreover, it works only for the Surface PC series. Have you tried it too? – Cristiano Ghersi Aug 18 '20 at 15:54

UWP How to detect pen button press

2 Answers2