That's not the case on my W510 - I can certainly swipe down from the top with the mouse. Of course, ALT+F4 also works.
Andrew Coates, ME, MCPD, MCSD MCTS, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft, 1 Epping Road, NORTH RYDE NSW 2113 Ph: +61 (2) 9870 2719 * Mob +61 (416) 134 993 * Fax: +61 (2) 9870 2400 * http://blogs.msdn.com/acoat From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Keir Nathan Sent: Wednesday, 4 April 2012 8:25 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: Win 8 Tablet gestures I remember reading somewhere that the swipe from top or sides of the screen doesn't work on PC because the swipe has to start off the screen, and that's impossible to do with a mouse cursor. Regards, Nathan Keir Systems Analyst John Deere Financial Limited A.C.N. 078 714 646 Australian Credit Licence Number 391484 Incorporated in Queensland, Australia 166-170 Magnesium Drive, Crestmead, QLD, Australia 4132 PO Box 1544, Browns Plains BC, QLD, Australia 4118 +61 7 3802 3274 (office) +61 7 3802 3142 (fax) keirnat...@johndeere.com<mailto:namey...@johndeere.com> www.JohnDeere.com.au<http://www.johndeere.com.au/> CONFIDENTIALITY. This message, including attachments, may be confidential. If you believe this message was sent to you in error, do not read it. If you are not the intended recipient, any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error and delete it. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com<mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com> [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]<mailto:[mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]> On Behalf Of Stephen Price Sent: Tuesday, 3 April 2012 7:00 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Win 8 Tablet gestures Makes me kind of wonder how these tablets are going to take off... I don't recall hearing of anyone having an issue with closing an app on an iPad. I'm also worried that making an OS that can do both PC's and Tablets will suck at both rather than being great at both. Time will tell I guess. Being late to the party doesn't always mean a fail. Take Google for example. I guess they can learn from everyone's mistakes. The close application gesture (my description of it), you touch the middle, top of screen and slowly drag down. You should see the whole screen turn into a smaller version. you can then drag and snap it (which doesn't actually work on the Asus eee slate - something to do with the screen resolution being slightly different ie a bug) and then you can also decide you dont want it and kind of "throw it" off the bottom of the screen with a flick. maybe that will work for you? (described different). I'll see if it works for me when i get home On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Peter Maddin <petermad...@iinet.net.au<mailto:petermad...@iinet.net.au>> wrote: Thanks Can't seem to get anywhere with swiping the screen as described. If I use a mouse, and go to the bottom left of the screen, I can get the start option. If I use the mouse towards the left top of the screen I can see the applications. If I right mouse click over the application thumbnail, I get a context menu option to close it (the one and only option). I can swipe from the left side to move to other applications. I can touch and hold on the right hand side to get the charms displayed. I thought that having to use a mouse to do some things was a bit disappointing but then maybe it's my inexperience. Maybe I should look at an introductory tut on win8 Regards Peter Maddin Applications Development Officer PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA Phone : +618 6396 4285<tel:%2B618%206396%204285> (Monday, Wednesday,Friday) Phone : +618 9346 4372<tel:%2B618%209346%204372> (Tuesday, Thursday) Mobile: 0423 540 825 E-Mail : petermad...@iinet.net.au<mailto:petermad...@iinet.net.au>; peter.mad...@health.wa.gov.au<mailto:peter.mad...@health.wa.gov.au> The contents of this e-mail transmission outside of the WAGHS network are intended solely for the named recipient's), may be confidential, and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure in the public interest. The use, reproduction, disclosure or distribution of the contents of this e-mail transmission by any person other than the named recipient(s) is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient please notify the sender immediately. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com<mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com> [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com<mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com>] On Behalf Of Mark Thompson Sent: Monday, 2 April 2012 8:09 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: Win 8 Tablet (second try) > Once you start a metro application, is there a way of shutting it down > outside of ctrl-F4? Try clicking (or swiping) from the very top of the screen and dragging down to the bottom.
