12.1" Capacitive Touch Screens? Alternatively, "right click trigger"

Hi there, I'm performing an extensive modification of my MSI Wind12 U230 in which I'm removing the keyboard, and flipping the display over onto the body to create a tablet. The only problem I'm having with finding the parts that I need is that it seems like no one on the entire internet sells a 12.1-inch CAPACITIVE touch screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio, I'm only able to find tactile ones.

Alternatively, if anyone can think of the best way to have a button attached to the side of my eventual tablet that will act as a "trigger" for the right click (i.e. Press a button on the side of the tablet, next touch will be a right click). This will allow me to use a tactile touch screen without much of a hassle.

 

As someone with a fair bit of experience here, I can tell you that you are going to have a seriously hard time finding a 12.1" 16:9 aspect ratio capacitive overlay. The reason for this is simply that, 16:9 is a terrible aspect ratio for tablets. More or less all tablets with screen size 12" or less have a 16:10 aspect ratio. The button idea would probably work but i imagine it would become quite annoying to use.

just my $0.02

 

This. The iPad has probably the best ratio for everything tablet (except for viewing movies, I'd guess), 4:3

 

Tap and hold should do a right-click for a tablet in Windows if that might work for you.

 

Why is 16:9 such a terrible ratio for tablets? That's the only place I find them excusable, when you can turn the tablet 90* and have a pretty long web/print page.

 

Too narrow for most people. Have you tried a 16:10 tablet (like the Transformer or Xoom) vs the iPad? It is a noticeable difference to me.

 

Plus not enough vertical real estate in horizontal mode once you consider the space you lose to an onscreen keyboard or handwriting window.