Map zoom issue, Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Ground Control Software APM Planner 2.0
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I am having an issue trying to zoom the map in the APM Planner 2 on my Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet.

Using a multitouch “zoom” gesture is not recognized by the APM planner. The Surface Pro 3 doesn’t have a mouse, and I cannot find a zoom adjust control on the UI, so I am not able to zoom the map at all.

Any ideas?

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Update: I noticed that there is actually a zoom control on the right side of the screen. Even so, is there any way to support zooming gestures in the APM Planner?

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Use the trackpad on the cover or buy a mouse :wink: Maybe there is some software that allows mouse simulation as a workaround.

APM planner 2.0 is designed for WIMP environment. We have ideas for moving to a technology that better supports touch-screens, but that requires a UI/UX redesign so will take sometime. It will use QtQtick and will enable better support for embedded platforms as well.

Windows 8 Hybrid tablet/computer design is really bad idea IMHO. Windows 8 Phone is much better due to not being a desktop experience as well.

That said I’ll look at the pinch to zoom stuff, as there are trackpads that support multi-touch and maybe that will be a solution in the interim.

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Hi Bill,

I think the UI is already fairly friendly toward touch interfaces. I wonder if there is an easy way to capture the zoom multitouch gesture.

In the mean time, I’ll see if I can find an app to simulate a mouse wheel.

Thanks!

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I think the big challenges are spin boxes and combo boxes, they have a really small hit area (see image for example)