Comments on: Touch panning (a.k.a. kinetic scrolling) in Windows 7 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081113/touch-panning-in-windows-7/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:06:26 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ju http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081113/touch-panning-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-70183 Ju Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:53:31 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3295#comment-70183 Hi, I bought one 7" touchscreen and I can't test panning with this touchscreen for the moment. Can you help me ? Does anyone try this ? Thanks. Ju Hi,

I bought one 7″ touchscreen and I can’t test panning with this touchscreen for the moment.
Can you help me ? Does anyone try this ?

Thanks. Ju

]]> By: Ralph http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081113/touch-panning-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-67337 Ralph Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:33:24 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3295#comment-67337 Hi! how did you activated this feature? Thanks, Ralph Hi! how did you activated this feature?
Thanks, Ralph

]]> By: WrapUp: SkyDrive Jumping to 25GB, the Microsoft Store, and More http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081113/touch-panning-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-67031 WrapUp: SkyDrive Jumping to 25GB, the Microsoft Store, and More Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:27:52 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3295#comment-67031 [...] Windows 7 Getting iPhone-Style Scrolling By now you probably know that Windows 7 will be focusing on making touch-screen devices as useful as possible. One of the ways it will do that is by letting a user scroll around an application in a manner similar to the iPhone. [our Windows 7 review] [...] [...] Windows 7 Getting iPhone-Style Scrolling By now you probably know that Windows 7 will be focusing on making touch-screen devices as useful as possible. One of the ways it will do that is by letting a user scroll around an application in a manner similar to the iPhone. [our Windows 7 review] [...]

]]> By: joe http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081113/touch-panning-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-66869 joe Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:32:00 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3295#comment-66869 Why not just copy the Microsoft Surface UI? If Microsoft could work with its partners to have the Surface UI pop up when the computer is folded into a tablet, the funcionality would be greatly enhanced. Does anyone know if it would be possible to do this, or is this simply too complex? Why not just copy the Microsoft Surface UI? If Microsoft could work with its partners to have the Surface UI pop up when the computer is folded into a tablet, the funcionality would be greatly enhanced. Does anyone know if it would be possible to do this, or is this simply too complex?

]]> By: Ben http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081113/touch-panning-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-66798 Ben Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:29:51 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3295#comment-66798 I agree with Willem and the few others who mentioned it. Touch (and to a slightly lesser extent, pen) input needs a UI designed with larger targets for the fingers. That said, a lot of UI components might be touchable it people ran windows with the correct DPI settings. I noticed that Win 7 automatically set my DPI to 120 when I first ran it. That's good (though my screen's actual DPI is 144...) However, when I set my DPI to 144, various things, notably Firefox's toolbars, seemed to break and get ridiculously huge. Furthermore, applications are still not using bitmaps correctly (they should change to vector graphics, i think), so lots of icons get pixelated. I agree with Willem and the few others who mentioned it. Touch (and to a slightly lesser extent, pen) input needs a UI designed with larger targets for the fingers. That said, a lot of UI components might be touchable it people ran windows with the correct DPI settings. I noticed that Win 7 automatically set my DPI to 120 when I first ran it. That’s good (though my screen’s actual DPI is 144…) However, when I set my DPI to 144, various things, notably Firefox’s toolbars, seemed to break and get ridiculously huge. Furthermore, applications are still not using bitmaps correctly (they should change to vector graphics, i think), so lots of icons get pixelated.

]]> By: bradey http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081113/touch-panning-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-66792 bradey Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:49:24 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3295#comment-66792 as cool as that looks, i would change just a few things. i think i would have at big mouse picture that comes up be smaller, and perhaps make the window move less when scrolling over. otherwise, windows 7 looks and sounds (as in hearing new featured LOL ;) ) great. even better then the amazing windows vista. beauty! as cool as that looks,
i would change just a few things.
i think i would have at big mouse picture that comes up be smaller,
and perhaps make the window move less when scrolling over.
otherwise, windows 7 looks and sounds (as in hearing new featured LOL ;) ) great.
even better then the amazing windows vista.
beauty!

]]> By: redfish http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081113/touch-panning-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-66790 redfish Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:01:29 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3295#comment-66790 How would you switch between touch scrolling and touch-based selection of text? How would you switch between touch scrolling and touch-based selection of text?

]]> By: Brad http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081113/touch-panning-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-66789 Brad Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:31:49 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3295#comment-66789 Windows is becoming more and more modern everytime I see your blog! That is a seriously cool feature. Windows is becoming more and more modern everytime I see your blog! That is a seriously cool feature.

]]> By: Willem http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081113/touch-panning-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-66788 Willem Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:05:49 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3295#comment-66788 Great! Now if Windows would also spend some time improving a touch friendly interface (i.e. bigger standard scroll windows, bigger buttons to compensate for the bigger surface area of the finger and increase one touch success) Windows 7 would be even a nicer product. Great!
Now if Windows would also spend some time improving a touch friendly interface (i.e. bigger standard scroll windows, bigger buttons to compensate for the bigger surface area of the finger and increase one touch success) Windows 7 would be even a nicer product.

]]> By: Accede a las funciones ocultas de Windows 7 | Materia Geek http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081113/touch-panning-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-66786 Accede a las funciones ocultas de Windows 7 | Materia Geek Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:28:37 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3295#comment-66786 [...] habilitar algunas de ellas como por ejemplo la nueva barra de tareas, los gestos multitouch, el touch panning y el fondo de escritorio dinámico. Pero éso no es todo, ya que también liberó una herramienta [...] [...] habilitar algunas de ellas como por ejemplo la nueva barra de tareas, los gestos multitouch, el touch panning y el fondo de escritorio dinámico. Pero éso no es todo, ya que también liberó una herramienta [...]

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