Double tap to left click and drag on trackpad

Question

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.

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

I love the Type Cover 2 because of the backlit keyboard but when I move, resize, and drag objects, I would have to click on the lower left key on the touchpad and use another finger to move and resize objects. Its more convenient to just double tap and hold as a lot of people are used to.. Is there a setting I can go to for this?

Thank you.

Answer 4

Hello, I'm trying to drag using the touchpad on my Touch Cover 2 and can't seem to make it work using the usual double-tap gesture.

By drag, I mean, for instance, drag a window by its title bar, move a file, or simply select text. Clicking the touchpad left button then moving my finger on the touchpad works, but I'd like to do it by double-tapping the touchpad then dragging, as is usually standard on touchpads.

The Touch Cover documentation specifies that to left-click and drag, you can "Tap, then tap and slide one finger in any direction", so I'm assuming this gesture is supported. All the other gestures specified here work fine too.

Any help is super appreciated!

Thank you

Answer 5

Hello Eve‪coder

Thank you for the update.  We don't have any additional information on this at this time.

Best regards