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"X" too far into corner

10/5/2012 5:50 PM

xraypilot

Joined: 12/21/2011

Posts: 3

"X" too far into corner

I was messing around with my iFLy 700 & went to games. It opened solitare. I could NOT close it. The "X" is way in the upper corner & your finger can NOT activate it. Had to shut it down & reboot to get it off of the screen. MOVE THE CLOSE BUTTON.

10/6/2012 12:55 PM

Gerhard Moeller

Joined: 9/14/2012

Posts: 6

Re: "X" too far into corner

xraypilot,

Hi, I've owned a 720 for 3 weeks and I've had similar, and worse, problems with the touch screen. Frequently in map mode when I touch the menue button, the mode button activates. Almost impossible to navigate the menues or even exit the application without powering down. I have recalibrated the touch screen dozens of times...some times it helped...too often NOT. But this morning, I think I've figured it out! (so far so good in 3 hrs of intensive scrolling thru menues). Previously I'd been callibrating the touch screen with my finger tip or a 8mm soft rubber stylus (designed for a notebook). This morning I calibrated with the smooth plastic tip of a cheap ball point pen (1-2mm). So far, everything responds perfectly! Yes, the touch screen is hinky. There are many forum posts by folks with problems like ours. But try the small smooth plastic pen cap callibration. I'm confident the iFly folkes are working on a better fix.

Gerry (DABR)

10/6/2012 1:41 PM

xraypilot

Joined: 12/21/2011

Posts: 3

Re: "X" too far into corner

Thanks Gerry. Did that. Still, they put that damn "X" way up in the corner (I know it is conventional software design) but a finger can not hit it. Was at least able to use a pen cap to close it as opposed to shutting off the machine. I must say I LOVE this unit; won't trade it for anything (but a 720). It is not a deal breaker because I don't plan on playing this game on it. Hell, if I was the designer, I wouldn't have wasted the time & energy to put it on. Why all the extra bells & whistles anyway (multimedia, image viewer etc.). Who really uses these units for that?

10/8/2012 2:27 PM

Brian

Joined: 9/7/2011

Posts: 4453

Re: "X" too far into corner

gmoeller, it sounds like you need to calibrate the screen (an option from the device start up screen).

The same may apply for issues where you can't click the "X" in top right corner. Try calibrating the screen, and that may fix this issue as well.

You can calibrate the screen as follows:

1. On 700, from the "Config" option, you see after booting up the device.
2. On 720, from the "Setup" option, then select the 2nd icon from top.

Brian Knox, Sr Software Engineer

10/8/2012 5:34 PM

ahc

Joined: 3/22/2017

Posts: 2

Re: "X" too far into corner

No. The 'X' is too small and in the corner where a finger won't fit. Calibration is accurate on my 720 and I have the same problem. The only way to get it is to use a stylus (I use an old Nintendo DS stylus usually). The point is accurate.

Ideally, the way to fix it is to go through all the software and eliminate anywhere that brings up the Windows 'X' button and replace it with a finger sized close button. I realize this UI work can be extensive (especially with dialog box stuff) but it would make the unit a lot nicer.

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