14 DAY TRIAL // The first service pack for Windows 7 might include a fix for a problem related to the new Natural User Interface of the operating system. Microsoft has detailed an issue affecting Windows 7 Home Premium, Ultimate and Professional running on touch-capable computers, which involves frozen speed settings for the double tap gesture.
“Consider the following scenario: open up the "Control Panel;" browse to "Hardware and Sound" -> "Pen and Touch" -> "Touch" tab; under "Touch Actions", select "Double-tap" and click "Settings..." Change the Speed setting slider from “Fast” to “Slow” or from “Slow” to “Fast”. After you change the speed setting, double tap at different rates and you will notice no difference between fast and slow speed setting,” Microsoft stated.
Windows 7 comes with multi-touch support by default, although the feature is limited to computers that have the necessary hardware to allow customers to use the operating system’s NUI. Double tap is a gesture equivalent to the double click performed with the mouse. In this regard, Windows 7 should allow end users to change the speed of the double tap just as it does for double click. According to Microsoft, this is not the case.
“This is an issue with Windows 7 touch settings. This setting does not have any effect after you change it,” the company explained. The promise from the software giant is that a fix is coming, although an exact delivery method has yet to be decided. Microsoft could simply push an update via Windows Update, or integrate the fix into Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7. “Microsoft is aware of this issue may produce a solution in an upcoming release or service pack,” the company added.
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