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Thread ID: 127510	2012-10-27 08:37:00	Windows 8 - Touch keyboard	somebody (208)	Press F1

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1309126	2012-10-27 08:37:00	I decided to take the plunge and upgrade to Windows 8 today. So far so good... the UI is taking some getting used to but there are aspects of the OS I quite like. I don't use a mouse; I use a Wacom tablet instead as my primary pointing device. The problem is as follows: 1) If I don't install the Wacom drivers, then the tablet behaves like a mouse, i.e. in "relative" mode. I prefer having it in "absolute" mode, where the top left of the tablet = top left of your monitor, bottom right of tablet = bottom right of monitor etc. I can't see any way to kick it into this mode without installing the Wacom drivers. 2) If I do install the drivers (originally intended for Windows 7), and turn on this mode, Windows decides that my 24" monitor is a touchscreen, which means whenever I focus on a text field, the on-screen-keyboard pops up until I either minimise it, or start typing with my real keyboard. This gets quite annoying 3) For some reason, I think because of 2), Windows sometimes can't seem to decide whether I'm on a touchscreen device or a keyboard/mouse driven device. Sporadically, hot corners won't work, but if I click somewhere on the screen using my laptop's touchpad, then it comes right. 4) Possibly related to the problems above... when a UAC prompt pops up, my "mouse" will stop working for about 5 seconds. Then it'll normally come right. I've had a few occasions where I've had to reboot I've spent a few hours searching for a solution to this but haven't had any luck. Does anyone have any suggestions? My suspicions are that it's a dodgy Wacom driver, but I don't really have any other options at this stage.	somebody (208)
1309127	2012-10-27 09:10:00	:2cents: Never heard of them before. Assuming its one of These (www.wacom.com) You may find the Windows 7 drivers are not compatible fully with Windows 8. From their FAQ if you search for Windows 8, Cintiq 24HD touch will support Windows 8 when it’s released. For the full benefits of simultaneous pen and multi-touch, customers will want to upgrade their software as it becomes available. Currently the sites only show Windows 7 - give it a few days and they may have newer drivers. :2cents:	wainuitech (129)
1309128	2012-10-27 09:34:00	:2cents: Never heard of them before. Assuming its one of These (www.wacom.com) You may find the Windows 7 drivers are not compatible fully with Windows 8. From their FAQ if you search for Windows 8, Currently the sites only show Windows 7 - give it a few days and they may have newer drivers. :2cents: Yup - I have an older version (purchased in either 2007 or 2008... and at the time it was an end of life model), and am attempting to use the W7 drivers.	somebody (208)
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