Hey guys

I’d like to know if is there any Tutorial teaching how to instal and run the MPX version of that Linux distro.
I’ve built a DI Table and it’s running fine, but i have no software and no Programming knowledge, so I can’t come up with anything new, and when I try to use your software (the Open Sources Avaiable) I Just don’t know how to deal with them!

http://wearables.unisa.edu.au/mpx/

And so I guess that the MPX will help me use the potential of my new Multitouch table!

Many Thanks in Advance
(Sorry for my poor english.)

Welcome to the world of programming!  Very rarely can you just plug programs or libraries together and hope they work, if you could, that would make my job a lot easier I have also had this idea, and I looked into it.  It will require some coding to actually get MPX to take TUIO command that TouchLib puts out.  I will be writing a Linux Distro based on Ubuntu that does allow for easy Multi-Touch interaction with regular programs, though I do not know if I will use MPX.  That is quite a ways out however, for now you might look into touchpy.  Have you gotten touchlib running yet?

It would be beneficial, not only for yourself, but for the community, if you learned a programming language.  Python is very good, and easy to learn. I would highly recommend it.  Getting started writing MT aware applications is really easy with TouchPy and Touchlib within Python.

Anyway, Good Luck!

Alex

AFAIK MPX doesn’t support “real multitouch” yet: http://wearables.unisa.edu.au/mpx/?q=node/147

Hello,
I am having a TUIO client for MPX on my TODO list, I have MPX installed on my macbook and as soon as I find some time (maybe in August at the SummerCamp in Gijon)
I will take the time to implement an Input Driver for TUIO.

best,
Martin.K

Great!  That is really the last link we need to make full on multi-touch possible in Linux.  Join us on IRC.freenode.net, #nuigroup, and most of all keep us posted.

All the best,

Alex

Well its quite easy to learn c++ online if you like computers and are a little curious then you should start learning

Computer programming is really easy to learn and interesting !!!

But I am working on a driver for mpx on x11 and i think i should have a working version in the next month.

Im working with xelapond and other people to create a new linux multitouch distro.

Thanks cya

Gabriel Gb

Nice! :D what dist are you going to use as a base?

since someone i wont name ,XELAPOND,(no offence, just wanted to laugh lol) loves debian i will be working on this dist for now, but the source should compile on about any dist.

Ill try to make them compile on every unix platform(since i have a new mac) but for now its debian and not ready.

Peace

Gabriel Gb

sry for double post

Synergie Interactive : are you from http://www.synergyinteractive.co.uk/ ?

if you need help aroud mpx you can pm me since ill be working some time on it the have some nice shinny drivers lol

Peace

Gabriel Gb

I think Debian is a good place to start off.
I also saw some discussions on Ubuntu regarding multi touch support in the next release, mentioning the NUI group several times.
Since Ubuntu is Debian based, i think it won’t be much trouble integrating it there.

mpx will be integrated into xorg 7.5 which will be part of Jaunty Jackalope which will be released next spring (April 2009)