Re: [gentoo-user] Touchscreens under linux

2007-05-23 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Wed, 2007-05-23 at 11:32 -0300, Rodrigo Forlin wrote: > I could make it work under X with the evdev driver, but with > calibration problems. of course, I forgot to mention, the bane of my touchscreen experience! You can often get the touchscreen to "work", but without calibration, which ma

Re: [gentoo-user] Touchscreens under linux

2007-05-23 Thread Rodrigo Forlin
Iain Buchanan wrote this: > On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 22:29 +0200, Timo Boettcher wrote: > >> If I understand correctly, the touchscreen is (if used correctly) just >> another way to control the mouse pointer. Is that right? > > yes. when you touch, the mouse moves to, and clicks at that location.

Re: [gentoo-user] Touchscreens under linux

2007-05-22 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 22:29 +0200, Timo Boettcher wrote: > If I understand correctly, the touchscreen is (if used correctly) just > another way to control the mouse pointer. Is that right? yes. when you touch, the mouse moves to, and clicks at that location. You usually have an option to use r

[gentoo-user] Touchscreens under linux

2007-05-22 Thread Timo Boettcher
Hi! For my Musicbox[1] project, I am looking for a way to control a mpd[2] with a touchscreen. The device I have in mind is a 10,2" VGA / USB touchscreen. I assume it is supported by linux. If I understand correctly, the touchscreen is (if used correctly) just another way to control the mous