Re: Touchscreen Hardware
Hi Dave, we used Touchscreen Hardware with toolbook and vb. Any Touchscreen driver I know maps the touch of the user on the screen to the mouse signal of the OS = the touch is like the click of the mouse (mousedown mouseup xpos and ypos) and your runrev program gets the signal like any mousesignal - this is my experience. In most cases you can use the touchscreen and the mouse simulaneous (but of course the last used gets the control). You just have to be careful about the accuracy of the users in clicking ( a tolerance of 30 pixel min in x and y direction should be handled through your program or the objects to touch on the screen (buttons ...) should be bigger than normal. Avoid to hyperlink small chunks of text as link in fields - very hard to use on touchscreens. Regards, Franz Mit freundlichen Grüßen Franz Böhmisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.animabit.de GF Animabit Multimedia Software GmbH Am Sonnenhang 22 D-94136 Thyrnau Tel +49 (0)8501-8538 Fax +49 (0)8501-8537 ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Touchscreen Hardware
Any information prior about touchscreen hardware experience will be appreciated. The task is to create four interactive centers at a local zoo where children will make observations of animals and make choices based upon those observations. Our plan is to run this with RunRev on Mac Minis, and to access (service) those computers using either bluetooth or rf mice and keyboards. The users will access only through screen touches. Essentially the entire Zoo audience is aged 18 months to 9 years plus mommies and daddies. We are expecting serious wear and tear. Thanks in advance for any information or advice. Dave Brooks ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Touchscreen Hardware
I could have sworn I just answered this question. Maybe it was for a different development tool. Anyway, touchscreens today are durable and easy to use. The input typically plugs into the USB port of the machine. Occasionally they may require calibration. If you deploy iCab you can put it in Kiosk mode, and go that route, too, which has the advantage of being less prone to oops. I'd strongly recommend that you avoid bluetooth. Turn it off and don't think about it. Otherwise the teenagers will pwn you. -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, This is good. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Touchscreen Hardware
Dave, We use the Elo infrared touch screen technology (they call it CarrollTouch). We've tried many variations from numerous manufacturers. This infrared technology is very flexible, accepting stylus or finger touch, and can be easily adapted to different LCD's. On the LCD front, we use the Landmark sun-readable screens (landmarktek.com). They are the brightest and best LCD's for the money. Sunlight has little or no effect on their readability. Everything we do in terms of our kiosks is driven by Rev. We currently run under Windows, but there are Mac drivers available for the Elo controller boards and they work fine (we've tested them). You can contact me offline if you want any additional information in terms of hardware (sound enhancement, credit card processing, power requirements, long-distance wireless options, etc.). Richard Miller Imprinter Technologies On Dec 13, 2006, at 11:35 AM, David Brooks wrote: Any information prior about touchscreen hardware experience will be appreciated. The task is to create four interactive centers at a local zoo where children will make observations of animals and make choices based upon those observations. Our plan is to run this with RunRev on Mac Minis, and to access (service) those computers using either bluetooth or rf mice and keyboards. The users will access only through screen touches. Essentially the entire Zoo audience is aged 18 months to 9 years plus mommies and daddies. We are expecting serious wear and tear. Thanks in advance for any information or advice. Dave Brooks ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Touchscreen Hardware
Thank you VERY much!! Best, Dave B. On Dec 13, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Richard Miller wrote: Dave, We use the Elo infrared touch screen technology (they call it CarrollTouch). We've tried many variations from numerous manufacturers. This infrared technology is very flexible, accepting stylus or finger touch, and can be easily adapted to different LCD's. On the LCD front, we use the Landmark sun-readable screens (landmarktek.com). They are the brightest and best LCD's for the money. Sunlight has little or no effect on their readability. Everything we do in terms of our kiosks is driven by Rev. We currently run under Windows, but there are Mac drivers available for the Elo controller boards and they work fine (we've tested them). You can contact me offline if you want any additional information in terms of hardware (sound enhancement, credit card processing, power requirements, long-distance wireless options, etc.). Richard Miller Imprinter Technologies On Dec 13, 2006, at 11:35 AM, David Brooks wrote: Any information prior about touchscreen hardware experience will be appreciated. The task is to create four interactive centers at a local zoo where children will make observations of animals and make choices based upon those observations. Our plan is to run this with RunRev on Mac Minis, and to access (service) those computers using either bluetooth or rf mice and keyboards. The users will access only through screen touches. Essentially the entire Zoo audience is aged 18 months to 9 years plus mommies and daddies. We are expecting serious wear and tear. Thanks in advance for any information or advice. Dave Brooks ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
