Is it just me, or is Win 8 right click touch a bit crap?

Andy001z

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Hi,

Ok only a baby in terms of Win 8 usage, but I have been playing with my new Acer Iconia Tab for the past two weeks and I have found that I continually need to use the keyboard mouse buttons for right click options. E.g. In file explorer I have selected my many files but want to go to options for open with, if I try the hold and down touch option nothing happens or more likely it trys to move or copy the files to a new location. It just feels like it is not easy to get to these options anymore with touch.

Am I doing something very wrong or is accessing classic right click menus a struggle with touch screen.

Comments welcome.

Andy001z
 

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    Tablet
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    Acer Iconia W510
My experience with right click on touch hasn't been great. It's been reliable on the Surface Pro, but only when using the pen (stylus) which has a right click physical button on it.
 

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You're pressing and holding down for a couple of seconds to show the context menu, correct?

There are a couple of options to change with that. One is to use the Ribbon more as right clicking and hitting Open with... isn't really a nice way of doing it when the Ribbon has it right there in a tap.

You can also go to the Control Panel, Appearance and Personalization, and then under Display; there is a drop down setting of menu where you can change the actual size of the context menu to be better with touching with a finger. I think setting it to 11 was decent.

There is also overall DPI settings you can change as well.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    ASUS
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    AMD FX 8320
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    Crosshair V Formula-Z
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    16 gig DDR3
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There are a couple of options to change with that. One is to use the Ribbon more as right clicking and hitting Open with... isn't really a nice way of doing it when the Ribbon has it right there in a tap.

There is also overall DPI settings you can change as well.

Thanks, not thought about the ribbon, will have a look at that again, and your config tips are useful.

Thanks
Andy
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8
    Computer type
    Tablet
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Iconia W510
There are a couple of options to change with that. One is to use the Ribbon more as right clicking and hitting Open with... isn't really a nice way of doing it when the Ribbon has it right there in a tap.

There is also overall DPI settings you can change as well.

Thanks, not thought about the ribbon, will have a look at that again, and your config tips are useful.

Thanks
Andy

I also believe there is a touch setting in the Control Panel you can change to make the right clicking a tad quicker when you press and hold. If you go to Start, I think you can type in touch, hit Settings and you should get a few entries there.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    Crosshair V Formula-Z
    Memory
    16 gig DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS R9 270
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
    x2 3 TB Toshibas
    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
    PSU
    OCZ 500 watt
    Case
    A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Touch Mouse
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014
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