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    Right click desktop message box?! AHH

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Draken12685, Oct 25, 2007.

  1. Draken12685

    Draken12685 Newbie

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    I purchased a new Lenovo X61 tablet with Windows Vista and when I right click on the desktop the dialog/message box with the options (View, Sort By, Refresh, .. etc) opens from the mouse point and goes to the top left?!

    Does anyone know where this funky option is changed? I have always had the box open towards the bottom right.

    Thanks
     
    Draken12685, Oct 25, 2007
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    Bumping this message - Any genius' out there?
     
    Draken12685, Oct 26, 2007
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    No one knows?
     
    Draken12685, Oct 29, 2007
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    braddd Notebook Deity

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    Try a windows vista message board maybe? I've never even heard of this. ]
     
    braddd, Oct 29, 2007
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    I think it all depends on where you do your right click.
    If there is enough room to the right and down for the popup it will show there. If not it will show somewhere else.
     
    Gruntenstein, Oct 29, 2007
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    Found the answer. For those interested, it is just a Tablet option with Windows Vista Business and Ultimate that allows you to have menu's span to the left of the mouse rather than the normal right direction. Their reasoning for this is that when you use the stylus pen to navigate through menu's, and you are right handed, then the menu's appear under your hand unless its elevated above the screen. For a convenience factor they made this option to change all menu's to span to the left of the mouse... rather annoying if you ask me.

    http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070225/vista-tip-open-menu-location/
     
    Draken12685, Oct 31, 2007
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