Arizona Willie
Active Member
This morning I had the type cover attached and tried to right click on the desktop to get to where I could change the brightness.
NOTHING happens when I right click. No menu comes up ... nothing.
Is the type cover broke?
Also, how the heck do you get the Surface to scroll up and down with the type cover with no mouse, other than touch scrolling?
I tried dragging the cursor holding < shift > and < alt > and < cntrl > and nothing worked. Without a mouse I can only scroll up and down by using my fingers on the screen.
Observed this trying to use the browser(s). Doesn't even work in IE10.
Ooops .. oh yeah, I can also click on the scroll bar below or above it's current position with the left mouse button and that will move the screen. But not the best method.
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NEVERMIND
When I push on the trackpad I hear clicks like clicking mouse buttons and I was trying to use it like a mouse ... by clicking the buttons.
Just discovered the two finger drag on the track pad for scrolling.
Aaarrrrrgggghhh. Geesh I have a severe case of the dummazz.
Also I discovered the right clicking DOES work but I have to tap the touchpad near the front edge. Tapping up toward the keys does NOT work even though I hear it click.
As you can tell, I never used touch pads on a laptop before. Always used a mouse.
NOTHING happens when I right click. No menu comes up ... nothing.
Is the type cover broke?
Also, how the heck do you get the Surface to scroll up and down with the type cover with no mouse, other than touch scrolling?
I tried dragging the cursor holding < shift > and < alt > and < cntrl > and nothing worked. Without a mouse I can only scroll up and down by using my fingers on the screen.
Observed this trying to use the browser(s). Doesn't even work in IE10.
Ooops .. oh yeah, I can also click on the scroll bar below or above it's current position with the left mouse button and that will move the screen. But not the best method.
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NEVERMIND
When I push on the trackpad I hear clicks like clicking mouse buttons and I was trying to use it like a mouse ... by clicking the buttons.
Just discovered the two finger drag on the track pad for scrolling.
Aaarrrrrgggghhh. Geesh I have a severe case of the dummazz.
Also I discovered the right clicking DOES work but I have to tap the touchpad near the front edge. Tapping up toward the keys does NOT work even though I hear it click.
As you can tell, I never used touch pads on a laptop before. Always used a mouse.
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