In part 1, I explained why Windows Tablet PC users don’t have a very user friendly experience when inputting text into Java Swing applications. I presented a prototype solution to the issue that had some problems. Since then, I’ve:

• worked out some bugs
• added support for JTextAreas
• come up with a way to enable floating TIP on all JTextComponents in a Swing application
• updated the demo application
• decided to release some source code in case anyone want’s to critically review it

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I became a Tablet PC user this past summer when I acquired a TabletKiosk i7210 eo (an Ultra Mobile PC) running Windows XP Tablet Edition. My primary job is as a Java developer and I have done a fair amount of development using Java’s Swing windowing toolkit.

I very quickly learned that apps written using this windowing toolkit don’t work like regular windows apps on a tablet PC. They don’t offer access to the floating text entry window (Floating TIP) forcing the user to enter text via the text input panel at the bottom of the screen, a more cumbersome method of entry.

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