Windows 11

[pauland]

other half nicked one of my mice when I bought her a lenovo i5 'too damn quick to use a touchpad'

I much prefer using a trackpad!

I assume it was just that the trackpad setting was too sensitive - easily changed.

[handrawn]

it comes down to gestures - not all trackpads allow you to turn off gestures [maybe that is windows too] - personally I hate gestures - on a fast machine it is just too difficult to control, and she was likewise uninmpressed at how easy it was to do somethging she did not mean to; sensitivity you can adjust but a mouse is easier, especially if for example, your mind is on what you are going to do next, and not where you happen to park the cursor meanwhile

[Egg Bramhill]

50 secs to start affinity designer is abysmal - it takes 4 secs on my win10 amd ryzen 7 2700X cpu desktop

Mine loads in 4 seconds. (No previous files opened)

[Jonopen]

It’s good to hear AD does actually open quickly in Windows.

I’ve definitely got an old computer but up until recently it’s been a good solid workhorse. Performance went to pot after the last Windows 20H2 update. I should have rolled it back but lost the will as the update took so long to do (hours). I now just make lots of cups of tea whilst waiting for things to open!

After suffering a painful case of RSI using a cheap mouse, I now only use my Wacom pen for navigation.

[handrawn]

does your wacom have an onscreen keyboard - that is, does it have a touch button to activate one ? I understand that basically it is the windows onscreen keyboard but whereas if I access it through windows it obeys the no click sound setting, if I access it via the wacom it does not; if you know how I would be grateful

[Jonopen]

does your wacom have an onscreen keyboard - that is, does it have a touch button to activate one ? I understand that basically it is the windows onscreen keyboard but whereas if I access it through windows it obeys the no click sound setting, if I access it via the wacom it does not; if you know how I would be grateful

It does have an on screen keyboard available but I’ve not used it much. I’ll check properly later. I’m down in Cambridge today - going to the Apple shop!

[pauland]

I’m down in Cambridge today - going to the Apple shop!

In case you don't realise, the SSD and memory are not upgradeable after purchase.

[Jonopen]

In case you don't realise, the SSD and memory are not upgradeable after purchase.

I did realise, but thanks anyway. I’m going for 16GB RAM and 512GB storage.

[handrawn]

well there are pleanty of variations to choose from, hopefully you'll get good advice and a nod to the future

cambridge is an expensive place you'll not get away with hull prices for coffee and a cheese toastie

wacom drivers are written for mac and then 'modified' for windows as I understand it; that may mean the access route to onscreen keyboard through the cintiq is 'no-frills' and just ignores the windows settings

[Jonopen]

Sadly no time for coffee and toast, but yes prices much higher. (update: have ordered Mac Mini M1 - due second week of July ).

Re onscreen keyboard. I'm using a Cintiq 16 so no physical buttons on Wacom device. I can call the Windows onscreen keyboard via the default Express Menu 'Toggle Keyboard'. There's no clicking sound for me. I have 'Use Windows Ink' disabled in the Wacom tablet properties under the 'Calibrate' tab. Hope this helps.

Screenshot below showing express menu and onscreen keyboard. Just been looking through some old xar files and found this one of Steve Ledger!



There's now an official Windows 11 page on the MS website:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11