On Wed, 22 May 2024 08:10:16 GMT, Jose Pereda <jper...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This PR fixes a bug 
>> ([JDK-8289115](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8289115)) that was 
>> introduced with #394, which changed the following line in the 
>> `NotifyTouchInput` function (ViewContainer.cpp):
>> 
>> - const bool isDirect = true;
>> + const bool isDirect = IsTouchEvent();
>> 
>> 
>> `IsTouchEvent` is a small utility function that uses the Windows SDK 
>> function `GetMessageExtraInfo` to distinguish between mouse events and pen 
>> events as described in this article: 
>> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/tablet/system-events-and-mouse-messages
>> 
>> I think that using this function to distinguish between touchscreen events 
>> and pen events is erroneous. The linked article states:
>> _"When your application receives a **mouse message** (such as 
>> WM_LBUTTONDOWN) [...]"_
>> 
>> But we are not receiving a mouse message in `NotifyTouchInput`, we are 
>> receiving a `WM_TOUCH` message.
>> I couldn't find any information on whether this API usage is also supported 
>> for `WM_TOUCH` messages, but my testing shows that that's probably not the 
>> case (I tested this with a XPS 15 touchscreen laptop, where 
>> `GetMessageExtraInfo` returns 0 for `WM_TOUCH` messages).
>> 
>> My suggestion is to check the `TOUCHEVENTF_PEN` flag of the `TOUCHINPUT` 
>> structure instead:
>> 
>> const bool isDirect = (ti->dwFlags & TOUCHEVENTF_PEN) == 0;
>
> Yes, I'll do that, I still have it around.

Reviewer: @jperedadnr

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1459#issuecomment-2124650489

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