>> BBC report: www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24564738
The changes in 8.1 include:
start button - tapping once on this brings up the tiled interface and a long press opens up system controls
desktop mode - lets people avoid the tiled interface entirely
keyboard shortcuts - removes the need to toggle between different on-screen keyboards when typing numbers and letters
gesture control - some applications, such as those for cooking, can now be paged through without touching a screen
tile sizing - the blocks on the touchscreen interface can be in one of four sizes
web browsing - Windows 8 machines will now display separate web pages side by side
Last edited by: Focusless on Thu 17 Oct 13 at 18:15
|