[AndyHenderson]

I have a laptop with a 'precision touchpad' as defined by Microsoft. That means I get to use gestures in Windows 10. I like the feature a lot, to the extent that I no longer feel the need for a separate mouse.

I also have a HTPC with a remote keyboard that has a built-in touchpad, but it's too old to support gestures. I now find it very frustrating to use when - without thinking - I try to use gestures on it.

So, I'd like a remote keyboard that has an integrated touchpad that supports gestures under W10. The ones I use a lot are:

• 2-finger tap for right-click
  
• 2-finger drag for scroll up, down, left, right
  
• Double single-finger tap to start drag (although I'm not sure that's a gesture)
  

I've looked at a few remote keyboards that offer gestures (e.g. the Microsoft media all-in-one) but I can't find an unequivocal statement that they will provide the gestures I need under W10 (e.g. the Microsoft documentation is specific to W8).

Do you have a suitable keyboard that you know works with W10 and that you can recommend?

Any help much appreciated,

Andy

[faugusztin]

If you mean this one : http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/...d#overview

The the answers are (just tested it for you, on Windows 10) :

• 2-finger tap for right-click - Yes, it works.
  
• 2-finger drag for scroll up, down, left, right - Yes it works.
  
• Double single-finger tap to start drag (although I'm not sure that's a gesture) - can't seem to manage to this one (never used it, so i might be failing to invoke it), but isn't pressing the left button area and dragging easier ?

[AndyHenderson]

That's very kind of you. Thank you.

My laptop's trackpad doesn't have discrete buttons, so I find the double-tap and drag to be the most natural way to do it. It would be a very hard habit to break now.

If you have the time, could you go to Settings / Devices / Mouse & touchpad and see if it says "Your PC has a precision touchpad" immediately below the Touchpad heading and/or if there's a setting for "Allow double-tap and drag"?

Andy

[faugusztin]

It doesn't list the touchpad there separately. In device manager it shows up as mouse.

At Downloads section you can download Mouse and Keyboard Center 2.7, which as first option has "Multi-touch trackpad settings", which gives you this configuration window :


I guess this answers your remaining questions ?

Please note, that by default, the upper row is in "media keys" functionality, to use them as F1-F12, you need to either use Fn key, or switch to F1-F12 with Fn+Caps Lock button combo (Fn Lock).

[AndyHenderson]

Yes, it looks like it does everything I want except the double tap and drag (even the flip scrolling direction which I didn't include in my original list).

I'm going to monitor how I use the old keyboard for a while to see just how much I'd miss that feature.

Thank you again,

Andy