Daniel D - 28 May 2008 01:30 PM

you don’t need multi-touch display to try out MultiTouchVista. just connect additional mice and use them. very helpful for development.

Can you tell me the easiest way to use 2 mice on my XP laptop?  I’ve recently started working with your framework and want to test out some apps (without having to fire up my table)

Is it possible to use the touchpad on my laptop in addition to the mouse port that’s on the back?  Or do I need to use usb mice?  thanks

yes you can use touchpad with a normal mouse.

I couldn’t figure out how to enable both the touchpad and the normal mouse at the same time.  I’m also about to post in another thread about compiling those 4 solutions before opening the test app (MTVista)

I’ve been able to enable both a mouse and touchpad on my laptop (dell latitude d820)..  (this was also the default behaviour of my laptop)

If you run vista and have a Dell laptop you can go to “Control Panel” -> Hardware and Sound -> Mouse
Then you should see a seperate tab called “Dell touchpad”, if you go to that en click the picture then go to “Device select” you have several options saying touchpad enable/disabled, and at the bottom there is another checkbox that says “Disable touchpad / pointing stick when external USB mouse is present”

Make sure that Touchpad is enabled, and the disable touchpad checkbox at the bottom is not selected ..

Thanks Helza1, I ended up using a usb mouse like you.  I guess I can’t use 2 mice that are both considered ps/2 (touchpad and regular mouse).

I have both mice working now, but they are both controlling the same cursor.  I’m supposed to have 2 cursors to test MTvista, right?  I still haven’t been able to do the test application, but when using Multitouchable Framework sample application I only have one cursor.

One you load up the Multitouch.Service.Console application you should all of a sudden get multiple red dots… 1 red dot for each input device.... Your mouse cusros will still be there and move, but it will move whenever you move one of the mice/touchpad.. the red dots will however move independently of each other. And if you click on a button it will send the click event to whatever button is located below the red dot of that specific device ..

Helza1 - 09 July 2008 10:18 AM

I’ve been able to enable both a mouse and touchpad on my laptop (dell latitude d820)..  (this was also the default behaviour of my laptop)

If you run vista and have a Dell laptop you can go to “Control Panel” -> Hardware and Sound -> Mouse
Then you should see a seperate tab called “Dell touchpad”, if you go to that en click the picture then go to “Device select” you have several options saying touchpad enable/disabled, and at the bottom there is another checkbox that says “Disable touchpad / pointing stick when external USB mouse is present”

Make sure that Touchpad is enabled, and the disable touchpad checkbox at the bottom is not selected ..

Didn’t knew that by connecting mouse touchpad is disabled on some laptops.
On my Toshiba PORTEGE M400 I can use usb mouse + touchpad + tablet stylus (pen) at the same time.

I hate having the touchpad active when i’m using a mouse, when i’m typing my arm often hits the touchpad and makes the mouse move.. really annoying

on m400 touchpad has a good placement. i never accidently touch touchpad. i can’t event explicitly touch it while i’m typing

In my feeble attempt to put my bias aside, here is the way I see it.

Lux is a great framework that is being developed, it is probably the best suited for what the community is trying to do.  If you already know how to program in a language that supports WPF go for it, just know that I(and other GNU/Linux users) will be left out, and if you write a good app we may just have to copy you and waste our time If you do not know how to program, I would recommend Python.  Its cross platform, supports Lux, and is easier to learn then C++.  C++ is another good option, though a bit harder to learn.

Good Luck!

Alex

xelapond - 14 July 2008 10:20 PM

In my feeble attempt to put my bias aside, here is the way I see it.

Lux is a great framework that is being developed, it is probably the best suited for what the community is trying to do.  If you already know how to program in a language that supports WPF go for it, just know that I(and other GNU/Linux users) will be left out, and if you write a good app we may just have to copy you and waste our time If you do not know how to program, I would recommend Python.  Its cross platform, supports Lux, and is easier to learn then C++.  C++ is another good option, though a bit harder to learn.

Good Luck!

Alex

This sounds like an ultimatum. Join us or we will copy you!

lol

If/when Lux will be released i’ll definetly check it out.. until then WPF is my choice of language ...

Now stop with t he GNU/cross platform propaganda already (not meant seriously)

You speaking my words Helza1. I just wanted to make a post about propaganda, but you made this more diplomatically

Hah, we really don’t have a choice.  When it comes to MT there is so little written that we will be forced to copy you.  In the “real” world it usually goes the other way around.

I can’t give an exact date for when Lux will be released, but probably within 2 months or less.  We have to wait until Community Core get released.

Ill stop the propaganda if you stop the WPF

Too sad that you have to copy us to make something :D