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jayk · 06-03-2007, 11:39 PM

Hey all,

Just wanted to post a note here, I know a lot of you are working on some more advanced apps, and thought you might be interested in this...

I just added support for multiple buttons to tslib/kdrive. This basically makes the eraser and button on fancier stylii functional as your second and third 'mouse' button.

I also wrote a plugin (taphold) that allows those with only the stock stylus to trigger a mouse-button 3 (aka right click) by pressing and holding the tip for a half-second. (this effectively converts all pressure input to be button 3 until you lift the stylus again)

So this basically means you can use multiple-button / right click in your apps and everyone can access them - assuming this tslib/kdrive combo is installed anyway.

My announcement on the iRex forums is here

The files are here.

Feedback welcome!

JayK

PS - This works fine locally... and I don't see any other ways to really improve things... Assuming it works for other folks - I'd be comfortable saying the new stylus code is solid and a general-purpose binary package can be created.

06-03-2007, 11:39 PM	#1
jayk Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 201 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: Iliad	Multiple Button support for iLiad stylus Hey all, Just wanted to post a note here, I know a lot of you are working on some more advanced apps, and thought you might be interested in this... I just added support for multiple buttons to tslib/kdrive. This basically makes the eraser and button on fancier stylii functional as your second and third 'mouse' button. I also wrote a plugin (taphold) that allows those with only the stock stylus to trigger a mouse-button 3 (aka right click) by pressing and holding the tip for a half-second. (this effectively converts all pressure input to be button 3 until you lift the stylus again) So this basically means you can use multiple-button / right click in your apps and everyone can access them - assuming this tslib/kdrive combo is installed anyway. My announcement on the iRex forums is here The files are here. Feedback welcome! JayK PS - This works fine locally... and I don't see any other ways to really improve things... Assuming it works for other folks - I'd be comfortable saying the new stylus code is solid and a general-purpose binary package can be created.