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Idea #388: Multitouch support and zoomable interface

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #3077: Multitouch could be THE impact.
Written by openartist the 29 Feb 08 at 01:24. Category: Graphics. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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I'd recommend working with http://nuigroup.com/ to integrate multitouch concepts into the OS in order to make it fit for the next generation of multitouch interface devices.
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Written by openartist the 29 Feb 08 at 01:24.
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smenjas wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 07:08
MPX is already working on this, but it's got a ways to go.

Apple's multitouch patents could be an issue in this area.

rawsausage wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 14:12
Oh, there was a Google Summer project (iirc) for multitouch in X11. It has been waiting for merging into trunk or something like that. X11 also supports zooming already, it's just a matter of small patches.

shadowfirebird wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 22:48
That's incredibly sexy, but how many of us have the hardware to support that now? How likely is it that that hardware will become common in five years' time?

Don't mistake me: if the software was ready and I had the money, I'd pay $$ for the hardware right now. I really want this. But I wouldn't know where to go. And if I wouldn't I doubt the Ubuntu target audience ("an OS for normal people", or whatever) would, either.

So, I'm giving this my +1. But this has to be a "blue sky, maybe one day" project.

Unfortunately.

wladston wrote on the 14 Mar 08 at 04:03
Agree with shadowfirebird. +1 also.

Would be REAL sexy to have this, maybe newer monitors will have this feature .... if there support on the OS, the manufacturers will push it!

thescreamingdrills wrote on the 12 Jun 08 at 16:07
shadowfirebird

"That's incredibly sexy, but how many of us have the hardware to support that now? "

I'm going to guess most of you do. All you need is a cardboard box, a piece of something clear like acrylic, a sheet of paper, and a webcam. This will get you going and allow for testing.

http://ssandler.wordpress.com/MTmini/

Add some LEDs and a projector and and you've got the whole deal for less tha $600.

As openartist said, go to nuigroup.com



Primož Papič wrote on the 12 Jun 08 at 16:14
I don't see a part where you propose zoomable interface,
but KDE4.1 has something like that...


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