Touch input settings management
In one aspect a method including: detecting an initial input indicating a user selection disabling finger/human body part touch input for a touch input device of an information handling device; providing a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input; responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, reverting back to a default mode wherein finger/human body part touch input is enabled, unless a confirming input is received within the predetermined time; and responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, selecting a pen only mode of input and disabling finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device of the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
1. A method comprising:
detecting an initial input indicating a user selection disabling finger/human body part touch input for a touch input device of an information handling device;
providing a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input, wherein the confirming input is required to be pen input;
temporarily disabling, during a duration of the dialog box, finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device;
responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, reverting back to a default mode wherein finger/human body part touch input is enabled, unless a confirming input is received within the predetermined time; and
responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, selecting a pen only mode of input and disabling finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device of the information handling device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein responsive to receiving pen input as confirming input, a layer of the touch input device responsive to human touch is disabled.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, responsive to receiving a reverse input enabling finger/human body part touch input, re-enabling finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the reverse input is provided with a pen.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is a table computing device.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is a laptop computing device.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is an e-reader.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is a smart phone.
9. An information handling device, comprising:
one or more processors;
a memory in communication with the one or more processors; and
a touch screen;
the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors:
detect an initial input indicating a user selection disabling finger/human body part touch input for the touch screen;
provide a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input, wherein the confirming input is required to be pen input;
temporarily disable, during a duration of the dialog box, finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device;
responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, revert back to a default mode wherein finger/human body part touch input is enabled, unless a confirming input is received within the predetermined; and
responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, select a pen only mode of input and disable finger/human body part touch input on the touch screen.
10. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the confirming input is required to be pen input.
11. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein responsive to receiving pen input as confirming input, a layer of the touch screen responsive to human touch is disabled.
12. The information handling device of claim 10 , further comprising, responsive to receiving a reverse input enabling finger/human body part touch input, re-enabling finger/human body part touch input on the touch screen.
13. The information handling device of claim 12 , wherein the reverse input is provided with a pen.
14. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the information handling device is a table computing device.
15. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the information handling device is a laptop computing device.
16. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the information handling device is an e-reader.
17. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the information handling device is a smart phone.
18. A program product, comprising:
a non-signal storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code comprising:
program code configured to detect an initial input indicating a user selection disabling finger/human body part touch input for the touch screen;
program code configured to provide a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input, wherein the confirming input is required to be pen input;
program code configured to temporarily disable, during a duration of the dialog box, finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device;
program code configured to, responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, revert back to a default mode wherein finger/human body part touch input is enabled, unless a confirming input is received within the predetermined time period; and
program code configured to, responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, select a pen only mode of input and disable finger/human body part touch input on the touch screen.