On Friday 06 November 2009 09:16:41 am Dino K wrote: > So one of the things I see Linux falling behind, whether due to > manufacturer participation or cooperation is Linux and touchscreen based > computing. Besides Android which is specific built and does NOT support > high-res displays greater than 800x400, there is not really much > touchscreen support in the major distros like Fedora, Ubuntu, etc. > > Windows 7 now has full support of touchscreen interfaces, capacitive, > resistive, optical, etc... With the advent of touch computing about to > break out I want to know what people think or if there's some cool projects > out there trying to change this.
>From where I set, Linux has often been in "copy" mode; something runs on Windows, someone sees it and likes it, and then figures out how to do it on Windows. So my guess is that as windows developers create more touch-screen based apps, we'll see more development on Linux. Jeff -- Jeff Lasman Post Office Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only Phone +1 909 266-9209, or see: "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
