I Totally Agree, what's wrong with Ms ? They call this a creators update, but they seem to fail creators entirely. PEN BUTTONS!
Surface Pro 3 Pen Button Customization
I am a previous owner of a Surface Pro 2, and loved the capability it provided of customizing the button commands per program through the Wacom drivers. As a new owner of the surface Pro 3, I a very disappointed to discover that the same functionality is not available in the N-trig driver options. As an artist, the primary use of my surface is for drawing inside of programs like Adobe Photoshop. Not being able to customize the button functions on the new pen is detrimental to my efficiency as a digital artist. Without the ease of having quick access to specific commands through the pen buttons, I am forced to either dig through the menus and submenus of the program to execute a simple command, or connect a keyboard to use hotkeys. One of the greatest features of the surface is the ability to draw inside of photoshop as if it were a paper notebook, freeing me from my desktop work space and removing the requirement of the mouse and keyboard. Without the customization of these pen buttons, I lose that freedom.
I spoke to a Microsoft support tech this morning who informed me that "hopefully" in the next month or two, this feature will be added to the pen drivers. While this is a new product, and I understand that some features are still in development, this feature is crucial in the workflow of any artist using this device. I already own a desktop computer and a laptop; so again, the primary function of the Surface Pro 3 for me is drawing inside of programs like Photoshop without the need for a mouse and keyboard.
I don't know if any Microsoft representatives read these discussions, but if there is a way I could be included in any sort of pre-release developmental versions of drivers that introduce this capability, I would love to be a part of it and am happy to provide feedback from an artist's perspective.
Thanks for reading.
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2017-03-31T17:51:51+00:00 As far as I can tell, the only solution is to buy a Wacom Cintiq instead.
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Anonymous
2017-03-09T14:41:37+00:00 did anyone tried this? the video is about customizing the OneNote button to run any programs you want using the software 'EventGhost'.. mybe EventGhost can also do something for the side buttons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k00WYqM\_ubs
I rli need middle click for Maya :(
.. unless Microsoft already provided an update for it.
tnx :)
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Anonymous
2017-02-18T20:06:19+00:00 Even though I'm not a graphic designer, I use the top button to open Edge and "Double-Click" to open Word. I would like to use the two side buttons for Back and Forward mouse buttons. That would be a great use. Because I don't see the Right Click button as a thing, because you can "tap and hold" and have the same outcome. So that function is totally useless.
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Anonymous
2016-04-17T05:35:04+00:00 I'm sure this is a silly question, but how do I change the functionality of any of the surface pro 3 pen buttons?
My pen has two buttons on the side and one on the top. I just want to be able to change one of the buttons to the colour picker tool in Photoshop, so I can use it quickly... I dont have a keyboard, but I want to use hot keys...
If anyone knows how to do this, please help!