How to set the functionality of the side button on my pen (Microsoft Surface Pen v4)?

[OndraRo]

I want to set my side button to pan the canvas when i hold it, is it somehow possible in Abobe Fresco?

If I wrote something incorrectly, sorry for my English 😅

[Sjaani]

I have not noticed anything for the side button of a pen in Fresco.

Are you able to set specific tasks for specific apps within the Surface Pen's own app?

[OndraRo]

I can set the top button to open a specific app (one press, double press, hold) in the Windows settings but nothing more.

[Imaginerie]

I am not familiar with the stylus function of a windows machine, but on my graphic tablet I can set up a shortcut for each of the button of my stylus. In that case I would need to link the button to the "space" shortcut (the space bar of the keyboard) as it's the shortcut to pan.

See if that helps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlqd5BaeIm8

[OndraRo]

Thank you, I will try 🙂

[Imaginerie]

Let us know if that works, it can be helpful for others users as well 🙂

[Imaginerie · Accepted solution]

Also if that helps for other uses, here is a list of shortcuts I've put together. It helps if you want to use a keyboard (for whatever reason) with your Fresco, or if you plan to use Fresco with a windows desktop machine. Because using Fresco on Desktop is awesome 🙂
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J2UE8Kv8C6C8J0O8My8JJrU_WaD-NcUM/view?usp=drive_link

[OndraRo · Accepted solution]

So I watched the video you sent and I discovered that the back and side buttons of the pen do not work in Adobe Fresco (they work normally as if I had no app open). And unfortunately, I can't even set the pen buttons as keyboard shortcuts (for example, the spacebar for pan).

[Imaginerie · Accepted solution]

Good to know then... Maybe it's time to send a feature request to Microsoft!

[OndraRo]

Or to Adobe 😄

[Imaginerie]

If you can't set it on your machine, it's not going to work on Fresco. I have a graphic tablet where the buttons can be set as shortcuts and it works perfectly 🙂 (I use it for the eraser tool)