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Who needs Surface? Multi-touch comes to Linux
Want a multi-touch computing platform but don't have $10,000 lying around? No problem. The Multi-Pointer X Server has just added multi-touch support to the X server windowing system used in Linux.
MPX also supports multiple input devices. So you can use a mouse and a touchscreen simultaneously. Or 8 mice and a touchscreen. It's up to you.
Unlike Microsoft's Surface platform, MPX does not include gestures. It simply allows you to use multiple inputs. In other words, you don't have universal commands like pinching your fingers together to make items larger or smaller as you can with the iPhone. But you can grab both ends of an object to change its size. Or you can draw pictures or peck at an on-screen keyboard with two hands.
[via eHomeUpgrade]
MPX also supports multiple input devices. So you can use a mouse and a touchscreen simultaneously. Or 8 mice and a touchscreen. It's up to you.
Unlike Microsoft's Surface platform, MPX does not include gestures. It simply allows you to use multiple inputs. In other words, you don't have universal commands like pinching your fingers together to make items larger or smaller as you can with the iPhone. But you can grab both ends of an object to change its size. Or you can draw pictures or peck at an on-screen keyboard with two hands.
[via eHomeUpgrade]
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsnicletJul 14th 2007 7:56AM
I rather prefer an under screen projection.
p-diddyJul 14th 2007 7:56AM
So does multi-touch in this sense mean you have to touch it multiple times to get it to do what you want?
ZING!
Seriously, nice idea, but it was jerky and inaccurate. I'll stick with the mouse.
MarkJul 14th 2007 10:02AM
Surface is so much better though!
keruntJul 14th 2007 9:50PM
Image seems to be projected? Where's the fun in that?
EricJul 16th 2007 9:20AM
Jerky and Linux, damn it sux.