Context menu sometimes not showing up...
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From: Michael Moser on 12 Mar 2010 06:32 What I find increasingly annoying with my tablet is, that sometimes in Explorer the context menu on items (files, folders) is not showing up. I.e. I put my pen onto an object and wait for the wait-cursor (the rotating "donut") to complete its round but then nothing happens. Even after 10 seconds or so nothing pops up. I then usually have to try several times, sometimes I also try clicking the mouse button (which I configured to correspond to a right click, which definitely should bring up the context menu) and still nothing happens. Usually then "somewhen", i.e. at the 5th or so attempt, the context menu finally appears. What could cause this? I find this most annoying and disrupting my workflow! Michael
From: Jaime on 12 Mar 2010 11:12 When you get the "donut", are you then lifting the pen away from the screen? You shouldn't be waiting once you get the "donut". You didn't say what tablet you have, but my HP has a pen button that can be programmed as the right click, perhaps yours can, then you don't need to wait. -- James Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida "Michael Moser" <michael.nospam.moser(a)nospam.freesurf.ch> wrote in message news:007CB55B-C576-460A-86DC-67D3996B9AD9(a)microsoft.com... > What I find increasingly annoying with my tablet is, that sometimes in > Explorer the context menu on items (files, folders) is not showing up. > I.e. I put my pen onto an object and wait for the wait-cursor (the > rotating "donut") to complete its round but then nothing happens. Even > after 10 seconds or so nothing pops up. I then usually have to try several > times, sometimes I also try clicking the mouse button (which I configured > to correspond to a right click, which definitely should bring up the > context menu) and still nothing happens. Usually then "somewhen", i.e. at > the 5th or so attempt, the context menu finally appears. > > What could cause this? I find this most annoying and disrupting my > workflow! > > Michael >
From: Michael Moser on 27 Mar 2010 10:31 "Jaime" <NOSPAMjaimelobo(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:uzFNs6fwKHA.5340(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > When you get the "donut", are you then lifting the pen away from the > screen? You shouldn't be waiting once you get the "donut". No, I leave the pen on the screen, i.e. equivalent to "left mouse button down". > You didn't say what tablet you have, but my HP has a pen button that can > be programmed as the right click, perhaps yours can, then you don't need > to wait. I have a MotionComputing LE 1700, but I'ld argue it has nothing to do with HW since "normally" the context menu pops up as expected, only sometimes the system gets into some mode (or maybe it's a mood?) where it doesn't. If you read my append to the end, you'ld see, that I have my pen-button configured exactly as you suggest and still the context menu sometimes doesn't show up (neither after resting the pen on the screen NOR if I click that pen-button.over an object). M.
From: Jaime on 27 Mar 2010 14:09 You missed my point, you **shouldn't be** holding it down. The way it works, is to move the pen away from the screen, once the donut appears and you will see the context menu. -- James Wolf [MS-MVP] Orlando, FL "Michael Moser" <michael.nospam.moser(a)nospam.freesurf.ch> wrote in message news:5871DAFE-78C6-46AE-9B3F-DBDF9DF48301(a)microsoft.com... > > "Jaime" <NOSPAMjaimelobo(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:uzFNs6fwKHA.5340(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> When you get the "donut", are you then lifting the pen away from the >> screen? You shouldn't be waiting once you get the "donut". > > No, I leave the pen on the screen, i.e. equivalent to "left mouse button > down". > >> You didn't say what tablet you have, but my HP has a pen button that can >> be programmed as the right click, perhaps yours can, then you don't need >> to wait. > > I have a MotionComputing LE 1700, but I'ld argue it has nothing to do with > HW since "normally" the context menu pops up as expected, only sometimes > the system gets into some mode (or maybe it's a mood?) where it doesn't. > If you read my append to the end, you'ld see, that I have my pen-button > configured exactly as you suggest and still the context menu sometimes > doesn't show up (neither after resting the pen on the screen NOR if I > click that pen-button.over an object). > > M. >
From: Michael Moser on 15 Apr 2010 10:53 "Jaime" <jaimelobo(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:87AE7B37-0601-4E61-8E8D-7B5D7E7FC841(a)microsoft.com... > You missed my point, you **shouldn't be** holding it down. > > The way it works, is to move the pen away from the screen, once the donut > appears and you will see the context menu. > -- Yes, I know. But that's my point or rather my complaint: Normally it *does* behave that way, but if it's in that mood it doesn't. Neither, if I lift the pen directly after the "donut" appears (which - I agree - is the normal and "expected" behavior), nor if I wait until it has finished a circle nor if I wait even longer... Michael
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