

Instead, you get two large lines for hand-written input. The final keyboard option is handwriting mode, which isn't a keyboard style at all. So, you can quietly tap, making no sound at all, or you can bang away with vigor, generating a very satisfying cacophony of typing noises. The harder you tap the keys, the louder the report you get back. While other mobile operating systems implement a simple click or clack to indicate keystrokes, Windows 8's keyboard sound is pressure-sensitive. Did you mean to press “d” instead of “c”? In split-screen mode, you'll know that you mis-typed right when it happens.Īnother really cool aspect of the Windows 8 on-screen keyboard is the sound it makes. This lets you look at the keyboard and see what you're typing without your fingers getting in the way. Because the keys are actually smaller in this configuration, a larger reverse-color (white, with black letters) pop-up appears directly over the keys you press. Although our primary test platform is a laptop, we can tell this is going to be a killer feature for thumb typists (Windows 8 tablet/slate users) just by gripping both sides of the screen and using the on-screen keyboard.
