Linux learns multi-touch

[Caleb_IX]

Linux learns multi-touch - News - The H Open Source: News and Features

A team of developers from the Interactive Computing Lab at the ENAC (Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile) aeronautics academy in Toulouse, France have successfully created proof-of-concept multi-touch drivers for Linux. Unlike the Multi-Pointer X (MPX) technology that's currently being integrated into X.Org 7.5 and X Server 1.7, the ENAC drivers works directly with the kernel and can provide native multi-touch support. In principle, the technology could then be used with other devices, such as embedded devices. The multi-touch support requires the latest 2.6.30 Linux kernel, in addition to several other requirements.

[dragonbite]

Gotta catch up! Touchscreens are the way the future is going to work.

I like the OLPC ver. 2 setup where the keyboard is a touch screen or it opens up flat and can play a game using both screens.

[TaraIkeda]

yeh but linux has had touchscreen support for a while now, I have seen some games at where I work use linux as a basis.

[dragonbite]

Originally Posted by TaraIkeda

yeh but linux has had touchscreen support for a while now, I have seen some games at where I work use linux as a basis.

I think the article is that drivers for mutli-touch screens are coming being developed.

This may help tablets and smartphones in the short run, but I think this is the early stage the next phase of user interface.

[Caleb_IX]

Originally Posted by TaraIkeda

yeh but linux has had touchscreen support for a while now, I have seen some games at where I work use linux as a basis.

Multi-touch means that you can use more than one fingers...have look on the demo...you can find it when zou click on the link