Changes in mouse operation in Windows 8 system

The win8 system has many new features compared to the previous system. You may not be able to imagine it now, but you will understand it after you have used it. There are many places in Windows 8 that are specially designed for flat touch devices. The most typical one is the new Metro style start screen. Of course, in order to be compatible with ordinary PCs, it is also necessary to maintain the traditional operation mode. So in the Windows 8 development preview, what changes have been made to the mouse operation of the new features of Win8? Let us come together.

Lock screen

After selecting the lock screen in Win8, you will see a brand new screen lock screen. You need to remove the screen to reveal the traditional login interface. Operation method: Move the mouse to the bottom of the screen and then hold down the left button and move it up. The corresponding touch screen is to slide up from the bottom of the screen with your finger. Of course, there is a simpler way to operate, just double click the mouse anywhere on the screen.

Start screen

On the start screen, the places where you can click on the action are obvious. In addition, trying the right button will give you a lot of surprises.

Tile, which is the starting block on the screen, each block corresponds to an application, left click to open the corresponding program.

Tile property, right click on each tile, there will be an App Bar at the bottom of the screen to provide a number of additional operation options, including advanced, zoom in /out, uninstall, unlock and so on.

To move Tile, just drag and drop the file folder in peacetime, hold down the left button and drag the selected Tile to the specified place and release the left mouse button.

User Options, click on the username or user image in the upper right corner to open a drop-down menu list with options for changing user images, locking the computer, logging out, and adding new users.

Navigation, when the number of Tile blocks on the start screen is too large, some applications will go outside the screen range. In this case, you need to drag the scroll bar at the bottom of the screen to scroll the entire start screen horizontally. If your mouse has a middle button wheel, scrolling directly can also achieve the effect of scrolling the start screen.

Charm menu, moving the mouse to the bottom left corner of the screen (the mouse pointer should be invisible) will automatically pop up the Charm menu. In a traditional desktop environment, move the mouse to this location to activate the Charm menu.

Metro Style Applications

In Metro style custom applications, mouse operations can also be customized, although in some key places (and touch operations).

Back (previous application), with the latest return function, we can quickly view the last used application, move the mouse cursor to the left position on the left side of the screen and stay for a while, it will pop up the previous one. The thumbnail of the app. At this time, hold down the left mouse button and drag the thumbnail to the right. After the thumbnail becomes larger and the current application becomes smaller (a green background appears on the screen border), release the mouse to switch to the thumbnail display. Applied.

Note: There will be a change during the dragging process, that is, the current window moves to the right as a whole (a green background appears on the left side of the screen), at this time, releasing the mouse allows the two applications to be displayed side by side on the screen. Up, and can be divided by the middle of the two applications to determine which application occupies the main screen area, or pull the dividing line to the edge to restore a single application display.

Of course, there is an easier way to return to the previous application, which can be done by clicking the left button when the thumbnail appears.