Wintab
WinTab is a Windows-based application programming interface (API) for pen and tablet input. It provides access to data generated by digitizing tablets, such as Wacom devices, for use by graphics and creative software. The API exposes pen data as packets containing coordinates, pressure, tilt, and button states, allowing applications to render or respond to stylus input with high precision.
History: WinTab emerged in the 1990s as a Windows-compatible wrapper around the Wintab standard, created to
Functionality: Applications query device capabilities (tablet range, pressure levels) and then poll or receive input packets
Compatibility and decline: With the rise of Windows native pen input support and Windows Ink on modern
Current status: WinTab remains a legacy but functional API on Windows, with ongoing support limited to certain
See also: Wintab, Wacom, Windows Ink, Tablet PC API, digital pen input.