On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 1:42 PM, Bill Spitzak <spit...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ping Cheng wrote: > > graphics tablets: >> * extended axis event support >> * tool change notification (could be just button events? not sure) >> >> >> Will tool id, serial number, and tool type be supported here? >> > > Shouldn't each tool be a different pointing device? It at least needs to > know which tool is being used when moving it, it can't be deferred until > the first button is being pushed. > Good point. > > Are tablets capable of handling more than one tool at a time? If this is > at all plausable I think they all have to be different pointers since > otherwise there is no way to indicate which x/y position is which tool. > Otherwise I guess a "tool changed" event would work. > Even when there is only one tool on the tablet at a time, artists/users may have different configuration for different tools. Application needs to "remember" which tool, such as air brush 1 vs air brush 2, matches with which setting so it can switch setting automatically when a specific tool is detected. Ping
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