Capturing pen input by a pen-aware shell

An electronic device comprising:

• a user interface;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory comprising computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to at least:
• execute a pen-aware shell that occupies at least a portion of the user interface;
• upon detecting contact from a pen device on the user interface, capture, by the pen-aware shell, input from the pen device;
• upon the pen-aware shell determining the capture of the input from the pen device is complete, convert the captured input to an ink data structure;
• and
• share the ink data structure with an application, wherein the electronic device at least:
• provides a plurality of applications for user selection, wherein the plurality of applications is based on context associated with the ink data structure;
• and
• selects an application with which to share the ink data structure.

A method comprising:

• executing a persistent shell across a background of a desktop;
• upon detecting when a pen touches the background, capturing, by the persistent shell, input from the pen;
• converting the captured input to an ink data structure;
• or
• sharing the ink data structure with an application, wherein sharing the ink data structure with an application includes selecting an application with which to share the ink data based on a context associated with the ink data structure.

One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions that, upon execution by a processor, cause the processor to at least:

• execute a pen-aware shell across at least a portion of a user interface;
• upon detecting pen input on the pen-aware shell, capture, by the pen-aware shell, the pen input;
• convert the pen input to an ink data structure;
• and
• share the ink data structure with with an application, wherein sharing the ink data structure with an application includes selecting an application with which to share the ink data based on a context associated with the ink data structure.