Apr 08 2019 09:35 AM
When comparing both browsers side by side it is very clear that Chromium Edge is not really usuable on a touch device.
Apr 08 2019 12:32 PM
@kitron Yeah, currently the touch experience is a total mess on Blink rendering engine. I really hope that MS can introduce the uniquely smooth multi-touch, scrolling and panning in this instance of its browser. EdgeHtml is still the best web engine for touch input on Windows.
Apr 09 2019 10:48 AM
Yes, touch isn't quite there. But I found that going into edge://flags "Endable Experimental Scrolling" helps... just a bit. It isn't close to the old Edge, but I understand it's a work in progress.
I use a Surface Pro 3, primarily in tablet mode. Having proper touch, swipes, is VERY important. I do hope that if/when they port this over to Android they carry over all the touch/swipe features.
One gesture that is completely missing is "Double Tap to Zoom". I constantly use this gesture on the old Edge.
Apr 09 2019 02:13 PM
@kitron Thank you for the feedback. Touch is very important to Microsoft, and is one of the areas where we are working to not only improve Edge, but all Chromium based browsers. You can learn a little more about our Open Source aspirations at our blog: https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2019/04/08/microsoft-edge-preview-channel-details/
Elliot
Apr 09 2019 08:00 PM
Apr 18 2019 03:12 PM
@Elliot Kirk Just installed Chromium Edge Dev on my old SP3, running Insider Slow Track, which I largely use in portrait tablet mode. It is pretty much impossible to touch the address bar and get the address highlighted - it either opens or closes tabs above the bar or opens the bookmark below the bar where I'm touching. Not really usable for me atm.
Cheers,
Tony.
May 19 2019 02:42 PM
Yeah, the . . . menu at the top right doesn't work with touch at all. Hopefully this will all get fixed soon.
May 19 2019 05:38 PM
May 20 2019 12:35 AM
@PerryReed Ah, that's a new bug, it certainly worked in previous versions - doesn't even work with the Surface Pen. But I can now select the address bar!
Jun 24 2019 02:15 PM
The back button in tablet mode (bottom left next to windows button) needs to act like a browser back button in order for browser apps to work properly.
Love the ability to make browser apps BTW, and that the swipe keyboard now works with said browser apps, something which doesn't work with Chrome.
Sep 18 2019 08:19 AM
Just wanted to add that I care about the touch experience in Edge so deeply that I am willing to block major Windows updates if they are going to replace old Edge before new Edge catches up with touch scrolling and handling including rubber band and smooth scrolling and zooming. I literally don't care about any other feature new Edge is going to introduce before touch is fixed.
Sep 18 2019 09:27 AM
Hi @Stilgar, I was just playing with the touch scrolling with the latest Microsoft Edge Dev channel on my Surface Pro 3. I see the rubber band is working, pinch to zoom is working, and scrolling is fairly smooth. I tested side by side with the current version of Microsoft Edge. The current version seems to scroll faster, but not by so much that I felt it was unusable. Other than that difference, I didn't notice much difference at this point. What channel are you using? Are you seeing a vast difference in touch behavior between the current version of Microsoft Edge and the latest Insider builds? Thanks - Elliot
Sep 18 2019 11:20 AM
@Elliot_KirkI have not tried the beta Edge because I didn't read a blogpost announcing the touch improvements only the intention to have some. Is your experience different from other Chromium browsers? Also did you need to enable any flags?