Double tap to left click and drag on trackpad

Anonymous
2013-10-25T13:45:34+00:00

Hello, I was trying to find a way to click and drag by using the Type Cover 2 trackpad without keeping the left mouse button pressed. Most touchpads nowadays register a rapid double click as a "left click and drag" command and, according to the documentation on Microsoft's website, the Type Cover 2 should as well. However, I tried to use the feature both in Desktop programs and UI apps with no success. How to left click and drag without keeping the trackpad's left mouse button pressed?

Edit: called the customer service, and I was told that the team is aware of the issue and that a fix is planned.

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Anonymous
2014-04-09T01:07:12+00:00

With 8.1 update 1, type/touch cover 2 can now perform double tap-drag. All hail lord Microsoft.

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Anonymous
2013-11-21T02:57:03+00:00

Greetings all,

The “Tap, then tap and slide one finger in any direction"  gesture to perform a “left-click and drag” is not supported in Windows 8.1 for precision touchpads such as Touch Cover 2 and Type Cover 2.

The “left-click and drag” function can be performed on Touch Cover 2 and Type Cover 2 by holding the left touchpad button down and then sliding a finger in any direction.

We’ll be updating the inaccurate information in Touchpad: A built-in mouse.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-12-11T19:59:27+00:00

    That keyboard is such a letdown. The pressure sensitivity is inconsistent and non-configurable, the build quality is poor, and it doesn't work on anything else than a hard, flat surface (no pun intended). And now this.

    I went on and returned mine since in the end, it's nothing more than a glorified, ovrpriced cover. Got a nice $20 neoprene sleeve instead.

    That said, I really like Surface Pro. Despite its few flaws, I wouldn't trade it for any other tablet. Both products should definitely be judged separately.

    As noted above, I have had no problems with the keyboard itself on the Type cover.  I think the pressure sensitivity is good, works on the lap (like I'm doing now).  So I think we can malign the Type cover for the touchpad, but to me, the lighted keyboard and the keys itself doesn't make it a total loss.

    Yeah, Type Cover probably handles typing better on uneven surface. I was referring to Touch Cover, which expects an amount of pressure that was calibrated for very specific uses.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-12-11T17:20:49+00:00

    That keyboard is such a letdown. The pressure sensitivity is inconsistent and non-configurable, the build quality is poor, and it doesn't work on anything else than a hard, flat surface (no pun intended). And now this.

    I went on and returned mine since in the end, it's nothing more than a glorified, ovrpriced cover. Got a nice $20 neoprene sleeve instead.

    That said, I really like Surface Pro. Despite its few flaws, I wouldn't trade it for any other tablet. Both products should definitely be judged separately.

    As noted above, I have had no problems with the keyboard itself on the Type cover.  I think the pressure sensitivity is good, works on the lap (like I'm doing now).  So I think we can malign the Type cover for the touchpad, but to me, the lighted keyboard and the keys itself doesn't make it a total loss.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-12-11T14:41:31+00:00

    OMG, what a good support from MS ! How clever and powerfull questions:

    This EndUser certainly forgot to connect the keyboard, that's why he's got such "issues" !

    Not only MS judged the double-tap such an old fashioned functionality, they just did no touchpad on the Type Cover. All the keyboard is mechanical, but nothing on the pad : no keys, nos surface, no functionality : and you can not imagine that when you order it ! Incredible !

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