Venue 8 Pro - Windows 8 - Can't use sidebar charms in portrait???
So, I've been fiddling with this almost all night and couldn't quite figure out why the charms will not reveal themselves while holding the device in portrait. It was just a blind idea that I switched to landscape and the charms became available. I love this tablet, I guess I can get by with this, but is there a way to enable charms in portrait?
The first two weeks I used the Venue 8 Pro the charms did show by swiping from the right in both portrait and landscape. Now I cannot get them in portrait mode.
Found the fix. I searched for "calibration", went to Tablet PC Settings, and hit the "Reset..." button next to the "Calibrate..." button. The charms now appeared upon swiping from the right.
I redid the calibration and the charms still appeared when swiped.
I've been experiencing the same problem, the long side with the buttons just doesn't respond to swipes (charms in portrait or app bar in landscape). If I tap about 10mm from the edge, I can often see two 'hit' animations, suggesting the screen thinks I'm pressing in two places at once.
Tried all the updates, tried recalibration & resetting calibration. It either has no effect or completely screws up calibration & doesn't fix the issue.
Spent an hour on the phone with Dell today & they're sending me a replacement.
Also, if you do *anything* with calibration, make sure you have a BT mouse or the OTG lead first. One of Dell's 'tricks' completely killed calibration & the only way to fix it was with a mouse.
ahonciano
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Posted November 9th, 2013 10:00
nothing???