It works flawlessly as expected and advertised but one very minor issue that I am facing with it is that I can not use
my Trackpad gestures to scroll through the Timeline (You can upvote on my feedback here).
They also provide videos that demonstrate how these gestures work — a welcome change from Windows 8's
trackpad gestures, which weren't explained anywhere in its interface.
Even when docked, I found myself mostly using the touchscreen, which feels a little faster than mousing around; that might change when Acer's drivers update to support
trackpad gestures, but I'd still recommend sticking with a touchscreen device when you upgrade to Windows 8.
When a new product swoops in, things change and that change can be hard; just think of keyboard shortcuts,
trackpad gestures, and even the position where buttons to close and minimise windows are (top left on macOS, top right on Windows).
Not exact matches
Navigating the interface with the new Siri Remote involves a
trackpad located atop the remote that responds to
gestures.
Mac computers require pre-installation of a driver, with some models allowing the same
gesturing experience as using the Mac
trackpad, being ideal for multi-platform schools.
The physical Smart Keyboard mimics the heritage of the BlackBerry
trackpad by responding to touch
gestures, making web browsing, reading, and writing with flick typing a much easier and more intuitive experience.
Accessories include Nokia Power Keyboard offers a fully functional keypad with
gesture trackpad, which offers up to five hours of extra battery life and two built - in USB ports.
The upcoming Adam from Notion Ink also packs something of this type, though it's only restricted to a
trackpad that has been accommodated at the rear and lets you control mouse
gestures by scribbling with your fingers from behind.
Knowing how much you can do simply by swiping on the PlayBook screen, it's awesome to see those
gestures carried over to the
trackpad navigation as well.
But I actually think the
trackpad is a kind of crutch anyway, due to the fact that you need to remember to press the cursor key once only, just like a screen
gesture — switching between a cursor pad on my Windows notebook and my Android tablet would drive me slowly insane, or at least my fingers will eventually shut down in epileptic fits.
The
trackpad is very handy and RIM has implemented the
gestures very well.
It can display app shortcuts and toolbar icons, it can detect stylus input, it can be used as a
trackpad, and it can detect
gestures like pinch - zooming.
Our first impressions of the 13.3 - inch Spectre XT were pleasant, and the TouchSmart variant retains the comfortable keyboard, while adding an accurate glass
trackpad that handles Windows 8's multitouch
gestures amicably.
The keyboard also includes shortcuts for Google voice search and a laptop - style
trackpad supporting multi-touch
gestures.
As for the
trackpad underneath the keyboard, it's decently sized and overall accurate, but did not support multi-touch
gestures in our tests.
The keys offer a good amount of travel and the
trackpad supports multi-touch
gestures.
To read through an EPUB, use scroll and swipe
gestures on
trackpad.
In addition, there is an advanced Force Touch
trackpad to provide highly responsive input support through its built - in force sensors and Force Click
gesture support.
A free utility for OS X 10.7 and above that lets you configure
gestures for your mouse and
trackpad.
The third - generation MacBook continues to use the same design as the original version, featuring a full - size edge - to - edge keyboard with a speaker grille located above to save space, MacBook Pro-style black display bezels, and a Force Touch
trackpad that enables Force Click, allowing users to use pressure - based click
gestures.
When that model first came out, the idea was that people could use so - called touch zones on either end of the
trackpad to more easily pull off certain
gestures specific to Windows 8 — you know, like swiping in from the right to expose the Charms Bar.
And the spacious Force Touch
trackpad gives your fingers plenty of room to
gesture and click.
But do you know about the 3D Touch
gesture that will transform the keyboard into a
trackpad?
It handled all
gestures and navigation without issue, and it doesn't emit a cheap - sounding rattle when tapped like the
trackpads in many other budget laptops.
The
trackpad never dropped swipes in our testing, and it worked well for two - and three - finger
gestures that the ZenBook struggled with.
The Force Touch
trackpad was made larger to provide more room for
gestures, and the keyboard was also updated with a second - generation version of the butterfly keys found in the 12 - inch MacBook.
The
trackpad never dropped swipes in our testing, and worked well for two - and three - finger
gestures.
The Dell's Precision Touchpad is responsive and works well for standard
gestures, but like its predecessors, it lacks an easy way to disable the
trackpad.
Tapping on the screen, entering a key command, or making a
gesture on the
trackpad all become second nature quickly.
Its precision touchpad was smooth and enjoyable in everyday use; the
trackpad responded to all of our two - and three - finger
gestures with ease, and we never accidentally moved the cursor with our palms while we were using the keyboard.
The
trackpad feels comfortable to touch, and it has precision drivers, so the built - in Windows
gestures are there.
The keyboard dock has precision - engineered keys for comfort with extended use, USB 3.0 (on the keyboard dock) and a multitouch
trackpad that supports
gestures in Windows 8.1.
It's a basic
trackpad with
gesture support that works 40 percent of the time on the first try.
I haven't found a similar
gesture with the
trackpad or the touchscreen.
Their latest is the Bamboo Pad, a touch surface with the
gesture control the likes of an Apple Magic
Trackpad, with some added functionality for drawing and jotting down notes.
Directly underneath the display is the Z2 Play's fingerprint sensor, which is quick to read and can even be used as a
gesture trackpad for navigating around.
This means the
trackpad is fully compatible with Windows 10
gestures, and supports basically the best and most accurate tracking experience available in modern Windows machines.
The
trackpad accepts most basic
gestures like pinch - to - zoom and two - finger scrolling perfectly.
The
trackpad also can't do many multi-touch
gestures.
This also ensures those
trackpads don't «misfire» and accidentally trigger
gestures when you're just trying to move the cursor around.
The same
gestures will work on a Apple Magic
Trackpad, too.
The
trackpad supports multi-touch
gestures, but it's engraved with tiny horizontal grooves that made it nearly impossible for us maneuver the mouse pointer with anything approaching precision.
It also comes with the Type Cover, which features perfectly spaced, backlit keys and a large
trackpad that supports multi-touch and
gestures.
iOS apps running on a traditional MacBook would create new
gesture dilemmas (likely translating them to the
trackpad) for Macs that don't have touchscreens.
We've been using the touch feature in conjunction with the keyboard more than we had anticipated — it's more efficient for scrolling through documents than
gestures on the
trackpad, we've found.
On the top you get a small
trackpad, quite like a MacBook which enables a whole sort of other
gestures like swiping and tapping, making the remote experience even richer.
Unlike Windows Hello, however, Notebook users — assuming the technology comes to fruition, of course — will need to position their hands above the
trackpad when mimicking a
gesture, because the required sensors are embedded in the
trackpad panel.
Ditto for the
trackpad, whose smooth quality and responsiveness is complemented by its full support of Windows 8
gesture controls.
The newly designed glass
trackpad offers twice the work area of previous
trackpads, contains five integrated click buttons, and supports 20 Windows 8
gesture commands.