Recommended usage for Windows 8 touch?

FrankGrimes

I've got a Surface 2 tablet and find it hard to navigate the full site mode using touch as when I click the forum category buttons at the top of the page, the menu disappears before I can select my chosen forum.

I don't like using the touch interface and would prefer to find a way to use the full site in Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 in touch mode - is this possible or is the touch site the only recommended interface for this setup?

LoLth

Hi Frank,

I dont know about the surface 2 (ye fancy pants!) but I have tried it on the Surface RT - I had the same issue with the touch site and the drop down menu disappearing, not just boards though, a lot of sites that have javascript dropdowns.

option 1: keep touching until you are over your choice then release. <-- annoying, doesnt always work

option 2: hit desktop, open IE , load up www.boards.ie (non-touch) and use that. its a bit more awkward , especially if you have large fingers, but it does work with a touch screen.

option 3: suffer until either Boards.ie address the menu issue in IE 11 touch - I'll check the developement forum and see if its mentioned in there - OR - wait until windows 8.1 finally get a proper plugin manager for IE 11 (oh and the ability to install java would be lovely!) - OR - Boards.ie release a boards app for the MS Store.

In any case, I'll move this thread over to site developement where hopefully one of the devs will see it and can give a better explanation or be inspired to investigate further themselves.

LoLth

moving this from helpdesk as it is not an issue with the UI that a user needs to learn, its an issue with Windows 8.1 IE 11 touch and how the touch site behaves on that particular platform.

Its almost unusable. seriously, I feel Frank's pain. I cannot use boards on a surface tablet.... I cant use most sites on a surface not to mention the pain just trying to log out of gmail!

Overheal

I've bumped the issue a few times. I'm sure it's a known thing. Probably no ETR though

Boards.ie: Alvis

Good morning.

Yes, this is a known issue.

We plan on making the navigation menus more touch friendly, especially on W8 touch devices where they are unusable. It is unfortunately a lower priority though, as we have quite a lot on our plate right now so I can't give an ETA on this. Will post in here once I have any updates.