Metro app Holding event in games

Question

I made a game where user navigates a character. Since it is designed for both PC and tablet (with Win8), there are two options how to do it.

1) using keyboard (Key_Down and Key_Up events)

2) using touch and hold (Tapped and Holding events)

Unfortunately there is a problem with Holding event, because it raises after a long time period (I think 1 sec). I had to use word long there becase it really is a long time period in games.

Now, I need a better solution. There is a onscreen joystick in the game compounded from four images that stands for arrows. How do I make player's character move immediately and continuously just by tap-and-hold on the arrow image?

Answer 1

I'am using javascript for metro app dev and there I'am using MSPointerDown/MSPointerUp for nearly the same. Maybe it is simlar in c#? Can this link help?